Earth Hour 2018 tackles biodiversity in a changing climate

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Countdown is set for March 24 as World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines urges Filipinos to join the much-anticipated Earth Hour 2018 with the theme #Connect2Earth, which calls on the urgent need to care for our planet’s biodiversity. 

The WWF Ambassadors together with WWF-Philippines President and CEO Joel Palma and Earth Hour Pilipinas National Director Atty. Gia Ibay. In photo are (from left): Mr. Rovilson Fernandez - WWF-Philippines National Ambassador; Ms. Janine Gutierrez - WWF-Philippines National Youth Ambassador; Atty. Gia Ibay - Earth Hour Pilipinas National Director; Mr. Joel Palma - WWF-Philippines President and CEO; Ms. Iza Calzado - WWF-Philippines National Ambassador and Mr. Marc Nelson - WWF-Philippines National Ambassador

This year, Earth Hour’s Manila staging will come home to the iconic Cultural Center of the Philippines in Pasay City, the venue of the Philippines’ first Earth Hour switch-off event 10 years ago. Annually, Earth Hour attracts millions of people around the world to converge around major world landmarks, cities, and communities to hold switch-off events for 60 minutes – starting at 8:30pm, as a sign of commitment to address the plight of our planet and our people. 

WWF-Philippines’ President and CEO Joel Palma shares his thoughts on Earth Hour’s global theme, “Collectively, we must now look deeper and see how our water, food and energy consumption is endangering our planet’s biodiversity. It’s time to connect to Earth and rekindle our role as stewards of the environment.”

From a symbolic moment to a social movement

Earth Hour started as a symbolic lights out event in Sydney, Australia in 2007 and has since grown into one of the biggest global open-source movement for the protection of the environment in more than 7,000 cities and 180 countries.

Over the years Filipinos have embraced Earth Hour, inspiring climate action within our government, communities, businesses, and organizations. “Beyond the Hour” initiatives have inspired national advocacies pushing for low-carbon cities, renewable energy development, sustainable food production and consumption, forest and water conservation, and wildlife protection of endangered tamaraws, whale sharks and Irrawaddy dolphins among others.

The WWF Ambassadors together with WWF-Philippines President and CEO Joel Palma and Earth Hour Pilipinas National Director Atty. Gia Ibay answering questions about the Earth Hour 2018. In photo are (from left): Mr. Rovilson Fernandez - WWF-Philippines National Ambassador; Atty. Gia Ibay - Earth Hour Pilipinas National Director; Mr. Marc Nelson - WWF-Philippines National Ambassador; Mr. Joel Palma - WWF-Philippines President and CEO; Ms. Janine Gutierrez - WWF-Philippines National Youth Ambassador and Ms. Iza Calzado - WWF-Philippines National Ambassador

Together possible

Earth Hour aims to raise awareness on the crucial importance of biodiversity as a viable resource link that families, communities, nations, and future generations all depend upon. Understanding this interconnectedness is key in solving Earth’s most pressing challenges. 

Supporting Earth Hour’s vision, WWF-Philippines National Ambassadors Iza Calzado, Rovilson Fernandez and Marc Nelson led the campaign’s kick-off at the Discovery Suites in Ortigas last February 27, together with National Youth Ambassador Janine Gutierrez to help build public engagement. 

Earth Hour highlights this year will include activity booths, exhibits and cultural performances by local artists to amplify #Connect2Earth messages creating a meaningful celebration to honor our planet. Earth Hour do-it-yourself (DIY) activities and partnerships with businesses and organizations are also encouraged to promote and further strengthen the grassroots movement here in the country. 

Earth Hour Pilipinas National Director Atty. Gia Ibay talks about the Earth Hour 2018 #Connect2Earth.

Using this year’s official hashtag #Connect2Earth, WWF-Philippines is encouraging everyone to harness the power of social media and help share their commitment to a “one planet lifestyle” by sharing stories and photos of their sustainable living actions to care for our planet’s biodiversity via Earth Hour Philippines’ Facebook event page – http://bit.ly/EarthHourPH2018 that will go live by March 1, 2018.

WWF-Philippines’ Head of Climate and Energy Program and Earth Hour Pilipinas National Director Atty. Gia Ibay reiterates, “Sustained and concerted efforts are needed to help solve the planet’s deteriorating biodiversity that is further threatened by our changing climate. Governments, businesses and communities all win significant gains when we all work together and bring positive change for the planet.”

About WWF

WWF is one of the world’s largest and most respected independent conservation organizations, with over 5 million supporters and a global network active in over 100 countries. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the Earth's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

WWF-Philippines has been working as a national organization of the WWF network since 1997. As the 26th national organization in the WWF network, WWF-Philippines is successfully implementing various conservation projects to help protect some of the most biologically-significant ecosystems in Asia.

Let your kids join PROMIL® Four i-Shine® Talent Camp 6, discovering your child’s potential through fun, learning activities

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To help nurture our child’s gift, PROMIL® Four i-Shine® Talent Camp 6, a venue for children to play and learn, continuously commits into helping the next generation of talents and allow them to discover and develop skills set focused in the field of Art, Engineering, Dance, and Music.

Yvette Villegas, the brand manager of PROMIL® Four, said that the i-Shine® Talent Camp 6 brings a whole new fun, and learning experience for parents and their kids.

“We’re so excited to finally open the most exciting PROMIL® Four i-Shine® Talent Camp 6 yet, where we will witness, once again, the awesome talents of the young participants,” Villegas added. “This year, we are also bringing back our camp masters on board, who will help discover, nurture, and inspire their talents so that they will shine brightly.”

This season, the PROMIL® Four i-Shine® Talent Camp 6 showcases four different workshops namely, Music, Dance, Arts, and Engineering. Maestro Ryan Cayabyab returns as the camp master who will lead the Music Workshop, Teacher Georcelle Sy, of the G-Force Dance School for the Dance Workshop, Teacher Robert Alejandro and his team from Papemelroti for the Art Workshop, and a new set of workshops focused on Engineering to be led by Teacher Lei Sta. Maria of Engineering for Kids.

The PROMIL® Four i-Shine® Talent Camp 6 will run from April 2 to May 3, 2018. It will be conducted in different locations in Metro Manila and will be concluded through a recital on May 11, 2018 where the participants of all four workshops will perform.

The PROMIL Four i-Shine® Talent Camp 6 will also visit key cities in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao via road shows to allow children outside Metro Manila to experience the thrill of the workshops.

PROMIL® Four i-Shine® Talent Camp 6 is now accepting enrollees for the summer activity. To enroll, parents should purchase any of the participating PROMIL Gold® Four or PROMIL® Four variants, which has a corresponding discount to any of the kid’s chosen talent workshop. The pre-registration, on the other hand, will be done online through PROMIL® Four i-Shine® Talent Camp 6 website.

Since its inception, the PROMIL® Four i-Shine® Talent Camp helped discover and nurture the young Filipinos’ gift in partnership with parents. It is initiated by PROMIL® Four, a milk brand, specially formulated for children above three years old. It is also the only brand that contains NUTRISSENTIALS®—the combination of the unique and important nutrients that help support mental and physical development to help Nurture the Gift, together with balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.

As parents, we know that our children already have the skills one sort or other. Some kids will have a knack for singing, while others will excel in painting.

Letting them explore on their own is essential to discover and nurture their true gifts. For instance, motivating kids to participate in various activities is a good opportunity to discover their interests. Aside from stimulating their creativity, doing this will also help push children to explore their full potential.

While they are young, allowing your kids to realize their talents is helpful in honing their skills. And as parents, we can be the number one support that they need.

To know more about PROMIL® Four i-Shine® Talent Camp 6, visit www.ishine.ph. 

You may also log on to www.wyeth.com.ph to know more about PROMIL® Four.

ASUS’ All-New Intelligent Phones, the ZenFone 5 Series, Takes MWC 2018 – and the World – by Storm

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Introduced as the first Intelligent Phones, the Newest ZenFone 5 series is designed with the latest and greatest Artificial Intelligence technology offered – and the world is in awe!

BARCELONA SPAIN (February 28, 2018) – The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 was a huge hit as not only did ASUS take the MWC stage for the first time, but the Taiwanese Tech Giant also broke the mold by ushering in a new era of Intelligent Phones through its latest ZenFone 5 Series. With the 5^th Generation of ZenFones boasting the newest Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, innovative full-screen designs, industry leading Qualcomm processors, and quad-camera systems – Media as well as people from all over the globe were left in utter excitement for what is to await them in the newest line-up of ASUS-poweredintelligent phones.

Here are some of the event highlights from MWC 2018, where over 1,000 media from all over the world were in attendance at the Italian Pavilion to witness the launch of the ZenFone 5.

ASUS CEO, Jerry Shen, opens the Back to 5: ZenFone 5 Unveil at MWC 2018 in Barcelona.

ASUS CEO, Jerry Shen, unveils the latest generation of intelligent phones, the ZenFone 5 series:
The ZenFone 5 Lite (to be named ZenFone 5Q in Philippines), ZenFone 5 and ZenFone 5Z.

ASUS South East Europe Territory Manager, Daniela Idi, announces in the ZenFone 5 Lite (ZenFone 5Q locally) with the reveal of the world’s first true, independent quad-camera system

ASUS Global Marketing Head, Marcel Campus, introduces new ZenFone 5 – an intelligent phone with an all-Artificial Intelligence features.

ASUS Global Marketing Head, Marcel Campus, unveils the all-powerful ZenFone 5Z and ZenFone 5.

ASUS CEO, Jerry Shen and Qualcomm President, Cristiano Amon celebrate strong partnership anew atBack to 5: ZenFone 5 Unveil event.

The Era of Intelligence: ZenFone 5Z and ZenFone 5

ZenFone 5Z is an exciting next-generation 6.2-inch, dual-camera smartphone that comes with a beautiful 19:9 all-screen display (ASUS’s first-ever phone to have this feature) featuring a 90% screen-to-body ratio, packed in a 5.5-inch body size. It’s also the first-ever ZenFone model to harness the power of the latest Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with AIE, featuring a 3rd Generation AI platform that includes the Hexagon 685 Vector DSP, Adreno 630 Graphics, and Kryo 385 CPU.

ZenFone 5Z also benefits from the Snapdragon X20 Gigabit LTE modem, delivering speeds that surpass the gigabit barrier for a 'wireless fiber' experience, as well as integrated 2x2 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth^® 5 for ultra-low-power wireless earbuds. The extreme-performance ZenFone 5Z comes with6GB RAM and 64GB ROM, offering breathtaking performance combined with outstanding energy efficiency for long-lasting battery life.

ZenFone 5 features an exquisitely crafted design, an amazing dual-camera system, and is powered by thelatest Snapdragon 636 Mobile Platform. For an instant blast of extra power, the exclusive ASUS AI Boost— available on both ZenFone 5 and ZenFone 5Z — optimizes performance for games and other demanding tasks.

ZenFone 5Z and ZenFone 5 feature intelligent dual-camera systems that adapt and learn, delivering perfect photos every time. Equipped with the latest flagship Sony^® IMX363 sensor with large 1.4µm pixels, an f/1.8 wide-aperture lens, 120° wide-angle secondary camera, four-axis optical image stabilization (OIS) and AI-enhanced camera features — including AI Scene Detection for 16 different scenes and objects, AI Photo Learning, Real-time Portrait and Real-time Beautification — ZenFone 5Z and ZenFone 5 encourage creativity and free the user to concentrate on the subject rather than the camera.

For the Stylish and Chic: ZenFone 5Q

Locally knows as the ZenFone 5Q, the ZenFone 5 Lite is a stylish 6-inch smartphone featuring the world's first globally-announced true quad-camera system with high-resolution and wide-angle cameras at both front and rear. ZenFone 5Q removes the limits on photographic creativity, with a high-resolution main camera — 20MP Sony at the front, 16MP at the rear — and, uniquely, a secondary 120° wide-angle camera at both front and rear. Unlike rival systems, each camera works independently every time for perfect selfies, wefies, landscapes, portraits or groups shots.

The 6-inch Full HD+ IPS display has a Full View 18:9 aspect ratio and an ultraslim bezel, making the pocket-friendly ZenFone 5Q as compact as a standard-aspect-ratio 5.5-inch phone. Powered by theSnapdragon 630 Mobile Platform, ZenFone 5Q combines incredible performance, optimized power efficiency and a 3300mAh battery with advanced security and convenience features — including NFC,triple-slot SIM/microSD card holder, rapid face unlock and fingerprint recognition — for a mobile experience like no other.

Market Availability

The generation of Intelligent Smartphones is said to be available in the Philippine within the second quarter of the year. For more information on this and all other incredible product from ASUS, follow ASUS Philippines on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages, and the ZenTalk forum for more updates.

Apply these Feng Shui principles to your everyday (business) life!

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Feng Shui always makes an appearance on Chinese New Year, but it’s not just some fad. It’s rooted in a deep belief shared by many cultures that affects the lives of so many people.

Whatever religion, nationality or school of thought you belong to, there’s something about Feng Shui’s most basic principles that speak to everyone. Thus, there are things that you as a business owner can learn from its fundamentals.

Globe myBusiness, the micro, small, and medium-enterprise arm of Globe Telecom has compiled several Feng Shui principles which can help you run your business smoothly every day of the year.

• Yin and Yang

This is probably the most well-known and fundamental principle in Feng Shui. It symbolizes two things: balance and continual change.

• Balance

This Chinese New Year can be your chance for a fresh start at keeping the peace between your work and personal life. Get organized: sort out your priorities, make commitments, and make a conscious effort to do your work right while being there for your loved ones as well.

• Continual Change

As an entrepreneur, all kinds of surprises and changes will hit you throughout your business journey. Thus, you need to make yourself flexible enough to bend when you need to, but stand straight when you should. Making the distinction between bad changes and good opportunities will help you know when to adapt your strategy, belief, or habits to achieve better results.

• The Five Elements

Feng Shui’s main elements are fire, water, metal, earth, and wood. They interact with each other in ways that form a chain reaction, which can be either constructive or destructive.

How does this relate to your life? Take a look at your employees. Doesn’t each of them matter in the grand scheme of things? Learn to treat your team as individuals as well as a whole. Remember that even when they’re working like parts of a well-oiled machine, each of them has concerns and needs that you, as their employer, need to be aware of. Be a good boss today!

• Nature

In Feng Shui, it’s more than just the foundation of the world we live in. It’s the source of all life. For entrepreneurs, a love for nature can mean paying attention to your production and consumption, and making sure you aren’t damaging the Earth as you make use of its resources. It can mean being sustainable, and pushing for eco-friendliness in everything you do.

But nature doesn’t include just plants, animals, trees and oceans. Preserve a supportive and humane society by being kind to others and making sure your business is working to improve people’s lives, and not just to make money.

• Chi or Energy

Chi is what the Chinese call your life force. There can be such a thing as good chi, which contributes to healthy relationships and a relaxed frame of mind. But there is also such a thing as bad chi, which attracts negative energy to you and your home.

Basically, if you put good energy out into the world, it will attract the same kind of energy back. So face each day with a smile, and treat people with respect and support. You’ll be sure to not only feel good, but see great effects as well.

• Colors

Color has always played a role in many people’s cultures. Colors have a psychological effect on people that makes them a symbol of certain things—emotions, occasions, or energy.

Discover the psychology of colors and put them to good use in your brand, your workplace, and even your home or way of dressing. You’d be surprised to know how the colors you wear can actually affect the people around you, which in turn can impact your own mood and personality.

Whether you’re a Feng Shui devotee or just someone with a little interest in the belief system, you can put these principles to good use in your life. After all, it’s about putting good energy into the world, finding balance in your life, and making others happy—and these are goals everyone has in life.

And to complement your Feng Shui practice, Globe myBusiness has a number of digital solutions – from connectivity, advertising, productivity, delivery --  to make your business work better.  Learn more by visiting https://mybusiness.globe.com.ph/.

ALL BY ALL (ABA) makes its big entry on the Philippines Market

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“ABA is the perfect solution for people who are looking for a seamless approach in using cryptocurrencies for their numerous online transactions”.  ---

You Won Il

President of ALL BY ALL 
(ABA) Philippines

ALL BY ALL (ABA) is a cryptocurrency company offering a monetary exchange platform where one can start making transactions by signing up on the ABA website or application.

The Filipino economic market is in for a spin as a new player in the cryptocurrency business has been formally launched - ALL BY ALL (ABA) Philippines spearheaded by You Won Il. The grand launch was held February 24 at Cities Events Place at Sgt. Esguerra St., Q.C.

You Won Il, President of ALL BY ALL (ABA) Philippines, introduced to members of the press, stakeholders and potential investors his cryptocurrency company, which is basically a monetary exchange platform.

All by All Founder Lee Seung Chan

To start enjoying the convenience provided by ABA, one has to simply visit their website or app, then sign up. Once the form is completed, the user will receive an electronic wallet or account which they can ‘load’ with Philippine pesos. The electronic wallet can, then, be used for cryptocurrency transactions like online trading and commercial purchases, in lieu of credit cards and traditional currencies.

Some of the advantages of using ABA is that it is faster, ensures more secure transactions globally, and has lower fees.

ALL BY ALL (ABA) Philippines grand launch was grace by investors, stakeholders, media  and celebrities.

ABA is also now preparing for its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) and is also eyeing brisk expansion in other Asian hubs like Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan.

Singer and actress Julie Anne San Jose performed at the All By All grand launch. 

Music performed by band at the All By All grand launch.

Aside from cryptocurrency, ABA will be getting into other businesses like travel and online gaming.