WD® Founds New Storage Association to Promote the Critical Role of Magnetic Storage Technologies

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WD®, a Western Digital® (NASDAQ: WDC) company, announced that it has founded the Storage Products Association (SPA) with other hard drive companies to promote the merits and value of rotating magnetic storage technologies, as well as to make consumers and professionals aware of how critical hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state hybrid drives (SSHDs) are to their digital lives.

SPA members include HGST, Seagate, Toshiba and WD. The organization helps storage manufacturers and users understand and support current and future storage needs, including the key role of hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state hybrid drives, in an effective storage mix for all consumer and business environments. SPA will provide education to its customers, partners, members and users of HDDs and SSHDs. SPA will also participate in industry and user events, and will publish materials about end users’ storage needs and effective usage of a mix of storage technologies.

“Driven by continued, rapid expansion of digital content production, demand for storage is expected to grow in the mid-30s percent range annually through 2020,” said Tim Leyden, WD president. ”While, in that timeframe, a mix of technologies will be deployed to appropriately serve customers, about 75 percent of the capacity is still expected to be rotating magnetic storage devices. Every user of smart phones, tablets and personal computers today depends on the value and reliability of HDDs or SSHDs to secure their precious data, whether the storage is in their device or in the cloud. SPA will help consumers and businesses appreciate the value of their growing content storage needs and the remarkable rotating magnetic technologies that save and protect that content.”

SPA is making its debut at the Flash Memory Summit, beginning today at the Santa Clara Convention Center. At 8:30 a.m. today, SPA member companies will participate in a panel titled, “Solid State Hybrid Drives Help Meet Today’s Storage Requirements” to discuss the role of hard disk drives and solid state hybrid drives. John Rydning, IDC research vice president for hard disk drives, will moderate the panel.

For more information and SPA, go to www.storage-products-association.org

and on Twitter, @storageproducts.

Murang Lipad offers travel assistance to passengers affected by flight cancellations

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Enjoy Wonderful World! Here’s great news for travelers!

Murang Lipad, a division of Triplestar Travel & Tours, announced that it is offering flight reservation assistance to passengers affected by flight cancellations. It services ticket reservation of all major carriers in the Philippines, particularly Tiger Air, Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Air Asia and Jetstar.

To avail of specialized travel assistance, passengers may call the reservations hotline at 849-0100. They may also call Murang Lipad for free by visiting www.muranglipad.com and clicking the WebTalk Button. Office hours are extended from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM daily to accommodate travel needs of affected passengers.

Triplestar has 11 ticketing offices nationwide, particularly in Makati, Manila Domestic Airport, Quezon City, SM Clark, Cebu City, Cebu International Airport, Davao City, Davao International Airport, Puerto Princesa, Tacloban and Bacolod. All are strategically located to cater to passengers’ immediate travel requirements.

For more information about Murang Lipad, 

please like Murang Lipad Facebook  http://facebook.com/muranglipad

 and follow their Twitter http://twitter.com/muranglipad for more updates.

About Murang Lipad

Murang Lipad, a division of Triplestar Travel and Tours Inc., is a one-stop portal offering assistance in product and service comparison of the best travel deals. It aims to offer expert travel advice to consumers about airline tickets, hotel accommodations, and travel and tour packages.

Originally known as Leisure Escape Packages (LEP), a division of South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) that provided ancillary travel services to clients, LEP spun off in January 2009 as a full-service travel agency under the name of Triplestar Travel and Tours, Inc. In 2010, it was appointed as the General Sales Agent of Tiger Airways in the Philippines.

Megan Young, Miss World Philippines 2013

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Star Magic artist, TV Host Megan Young, is now the Miss World Philippines, bested 25 other contestants and became the Philippine representative to the prestigious Miss World 2013 pageant to be held on September 28, 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Megan Young, 23, from Olongapo City was crowned winner of Miss World Philippines 2013 held on Sunday, August 18 at the Grand Ballroom of the Solaire Resort and Casino-Manila in Pasay City. 

The pageant was hosted by Carla Abellana, KC Montero and Victor Basa, with Gwendoline Ruais and Divine Lee as co-anchors.

During the Question & Answer portion, Megan was asked “Why do you want to be Miss World Philippines?”

She said “Miss World PH is selfless and to be selfless, you need to have a heart. If I win Miss World Philippines, I would give myself wholeheartedly to be of service. Beauty with a heart.”

Miss World Philippines 2013: Megan Young

First Princess: Janice Lubina

Second Princess: Zahra Saldua

Third Princess: Bianca Paz

Fourth Princess: Omarie Linn Osuna

Special Awards

Best in Evening Gown: #19 Bianca Paz

Best in Swimwear: #10 Janicel Lubina

Best in Talent: #7 Samantha Mae Bernardo

Best in Fashion Runway: #20 Megan Young

Miss Friendship: #5 Zahra Bianca Saldua

Miss Photojenic: #10 Janicel Lubina

Miss Novu Hair: #22 Patricia Ejercitado

Miss Figlia: #20 Megan Young

Miss World Laguna: #20 Megan Young

Miss World Traveller: #Janicel Lubina

Miss Bench Body: #20 Megan Young

Miss Sports by FILA: #20 Megan Young 

Miss Reducin: #20 Megan Young

Miss Redux Fat: #19 Bianca Paz

Miss Pantene: #5 Zahra Bianca Saldua

Miss Olay: #20 Megan Young

Miss Bold and Glamorous by Revlon: #20 Megan Young

Miss World Philippines: Traveller Janicel Lubina

Heat of Miss World Philippines Award : Patricia Alas 

Bianca Paz, Miss Prudential Life: Patricia Ejercitado

Megan deserve the crown. Not just the beauty and intelligence she have, she is the PH National Peace Ambassador. Last September 2012, Megan Young was chosen by President Benigno Aquino III as a National Peace Ambassador. I AM FOR PEACE is a campaign that seeks to mobilize public support for peace through the involvement of various sectors and known personalities.

Congratulations Megan Young!

MVP Football Festival in Tribeca Private Residences

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A brainchild between Smart and Landco to celebrate MVP’s birthday together with his employees, the MVP Football Festival held at Tribeca Private Residences’ 7-Aside football field was a resounding success. A total of 8 teams and 120 players participated from across various Metro Pacific subsidiaries.

According to Landco’s VP for Sales who played striker for the Landco team, “Football was the avenue we chose since it is a growing and popular sport among the MVP group of companies. We decided to use this event to give employees a chance to mingle with the birthday celebrant in a fun football atmosphere that Tribeca is known for.

The winning team, LANDCO with Alfred Xerez-Burgos III(extreme left) and MVP (extreme right)

It was a festive day of football despite the rain. Despite the heavy rainshowers, MVP stayed to watch the finals match between Landco and PLDT.” MVP also awarded the top 3 winners of the MVP Football Festival: First place went to Landco Pacific Corporation, followed by PLDT and Meralco in second and third place respectively.

Some leisure time with the birthday celebrant and guest of honor, Mr. Manny Pangilinan at Tribeca's Clubhouse 

Landco CEO Alfred Xerez-Burgos III, Manny Pangilinan & Landco VP for Sales Albert Villa-Real

RMAF invites public to The Ramon Magsaysay Award Lecture Series and ceremony

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The Ramon Magsaysay Foundation invites the public to the 2013 Ramon Magsaysay Award Presentation Ceremonies to be held on Saturday, 31 August 2013 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, where the Award will be officially conferred on the five laureates.

The Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) recently announced that this year, three individuals and two organizations from Afghanistan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and the Philippines will receive Asia’s premier prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award.

The five 2013 Magsaysay awardees are Ernesto Domingo from the Philippines, Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (Corruption Eradication Commission) from Indonesia, Lahpai Seng Raw from Myanmar, Habiba Sarabi from Afghanistan, and Shakti Samuha (“Power Group”) from Nepal.

RMAF also invites the public to the Magsaysay Institute for Transformative Leadership’s Awardee Lecture Series featuring the 2013 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees. The schedule is as follows:

Ernesto Domingo

“Medicine as a Social Mission: Ensuring healthcare for the poor”

28 August 2013, Wednesday, 9:00 – 11:00AM

Shakti Samuha

“Transforming Victims to Survivors to Leaders: Shakti Samuha’s Journey”

28 August 2013, Wednesday, 2:00 – 4:00PM

Lahpai Seng Raw

“Advancing Peace Through Inclusive Development”

29 August 2013, Thursday, 9:00 – 11:00AM

Habiba Sarabi

“Rebuilding Lives and the Land in a Socially Divided Nation”

29 August 2013, Thursday, 2:00 – 4:00PM

Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi

“Restoring Public Trust: The Impact of a Smart and Empowered Anti-Corruption Crusade”

2 September 2013, Monday, 9:00 – 11:00AM

The Lecture Series offers a chance for the audience to hear the awardees talk about the issues and social challenges that they are addressing, the solutions they have created, the hurdles that they faced, and the successes that they achieved. All the lectures will be held at the Ramon Magsaysay Hall, Ramon Magsaysay Center, 1680 Roxas Boulevard, Malate, Manila.

All events are open to the public, with no entrance fees. To register, click here. Lucky guests will be able to meet with the awardees after their respective lecture and get a chance to win special prizes from Beauty Avenue, Pinoy Tiangge, Deep Blue Seafari, Outventure, Mistah Travel and Tours, Palamuti, and Dulaang UP.

For more information, log on to www.rmaf.org.ph or call 521-3166.

Facebook : www.facebook.com/rmafoundation

Twitter  : @rmafoundation).