The Philippines says Thank You!

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The Philippines says “Thank You” to the world! 

Here's from the Department of Tourism: 

On February 8, 2014, at 4:40 a.m., Manila time, exactly three months after Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, the country launched a global campaign expressing its gratitude to the world, having received an outpouring of support following the devastating effects of the typhoon.

Visit :  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x3odfwVeFU
and here : http://youtu.be/WYRj5wRURuE

Triggered by an overwhelming sense of appreciation, which has been strongly expressed in social media—for example, #PHthankyou, this groundswell of gratitude is captured in a Thank You campaign created by Filipinos from all over the world. Depicting different ways of expressing their heartfelt appreciation, various messages and images in social media showed the world that foreign support and encouragement has made, and continues to make, all the difference in the country’s ongoing rehabilitation and rebuilding efforts.

Hoping to ensure gratitude is received by everyone, the Philippine Department of Tourism has crafted a thank you message displayed through print ads and billboards in iconic places across the world, specifically:

- Times Square, New York, U.S.

- Piccadilly Circus, London, U.K.

- Potsdamer Platz cor. Leipziger Platz, Berlin, Germany

- Lafayette Mogador, Paris, France

- Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo, Japan

- ION Orchard, Singapore

- Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto, Canada

- Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia

- Paiknam Building, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea

All the people across the globe who have expressed sympathies and who have extended support, financial or otherwise, are invited to witness this message of appreciation from the Philippines and help share the country’s profound gratitude to the rest of the world. Using the hashtag #PHthankyou, people around the world can continue to share their support and appreciation.

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Let's make this "thank you" even louder.

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7107 International Music Festival

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Enjoy the wonderful world of 7107 International Music Festival.

Here's the set duration of the concert!

7107 International Music Festival Day 1 International Artists Set Length

Day 1 of the 7107 IMF will be a wild night of EDM!. Kaskade will headliner the first day of the 7107 IMF with 75 minutes of their sickest house music to probably prove to everyone why he was voted America’s Best DJ in 2011 and 2013. We're excited for the live spin of It’s You, It’s Me, one of the DJ’s most recognizable hits. The Natives, Reid Stefan, Kid Ink, DJ Riddler, and the Asteroids Galaxy Tour will each get 60-minute sets next. Alvaro will also get a 75-minute set.

7107 International Music Festival Day 2 International Artists Set Length.

Day 2 of the 7107 IMF will be dominated by rock bands! The Red Hot Chili Peppers will be headlining the final day with a full concert duration of 90 minutes. We are hoping it will be an extended version of their Super Bowl halftime performance - an awesome example of music perfection to the extreme. They will be joined by Kendrick Lamar, Empire of the Sun, and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, who will each get 60 minutes.Scarlet Heroes and Luciana will get 30 minutes.

The 7107 IMF will also feature 42 world-class local acts: Up Dharma Down, Radioactive Sago Project, Sponge Cola, Pulso, The Ringmaster, She’s Only Sixteen, Yolanda Moon, Runmanila, Jensen & The Flips, Maude, Abra & Loonie, DJ B-Cal, DJ Ron Poe, Nix Dam P, Encounters with a Yeti, Runway Crimes, Rocksteddy, Cheats, Itchyworms, Musical O, Sleepwalk Circus, Hidden Nikki, Skymarines, Child/ren of the Pilgrimage, The Charmes, Popular Days, The Sleepyheads, Not Another Boy Band, Wilderness, Taken By Cars, She’s Only Sixteen, Techy Romantics, Keith Bryan Haw, Marc Marasigan, Aryan, Travis Monsod, Katsy Lee, Carlo Atendido, Patrick Po, Jessica Milner, Motherbasss, and Skratchmark.

The 7107 IMF will be a world-class production with the same people behind the Super Bowl halftime show, the Oscars, Grammys, Coachella, Ultra Music Festival, and Lollapalooza managing the festival.

The venue will be at the Global Gateway Logistics City, a 177 hectare land at the Clark Freeport Zone that can accommodate over 35,000 guests.

For more festival updates and information, you may check out the official 7107 International Music Festival app, which is available for download at the App Store and Play Store.

Users can access the map, schedule, list of concessionaires (food, retail, attractions, VIP, and essentials), as well as news about the festival. The map includes a friend finder you can access via Facebook. The app can also be used to buy tickets, and a portion of sales will be donated for the rehabilitation of Typhoon Yolanda-stricken cities.

Date: February 22-23, 2014 

Venue: Global Gateway Logistics City, Clark, Pampanga 

General Inquiries: info@7107imf.com

Ticket Inquiries: tickets@7107imf.com

Ticket Purchases: http://www.flavorus.com/event/7107-IMF/208209

Website: http://7107imf.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/7107IMF

Twitter: @7107IMF 

Instagram: @WeAre7107

Vibal and HP are perfect partners now enables digital lifestyle with custom printing and technology solutions

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Perfect partners, togetherness beyond printing, Vibal Cloud Services (VCS) custom cloud technologies developed by Vibal in partnership with global brand Hewlett-Packard (HP).

(L-R) Noel Mendoza (Director of Application Services at HP Asia Pacific), Oran Sokol (General Manager-Digital Press, Asia Pacific/Japan, HP Indigo and Inkjet Web press), Agustin Ybud, President of the Printing Industries Association of the Philippines (PIAP); Kat Abelardo (PLDT SME Nation Vice President), Esther A. Vibal (Vibal Group Chair); Gaspar A. Vibal (President and CEO of Vibal Group), Toots Policarpio (DIWA executive director), Paolo Sibal (Vice President, Central Books Supply, Inc.) and Allan Hao Chin (President of Norde International Distributors).

Vibal-HP Open House and Technology Fair held at Vibal’s headquarters in Araneta Avenue, Quezon City last  presents us the printing innovations as milestone makes Vibal the country’s biggest digital publisher.

"These milestone initiatives validate Vibal’s transition into a business beyond printing. Ending the momentous event," shared by Vibal Group President and CEO Gus A. Vibal.

“Our custom cloud solutions will enable highly digital lifestyles and make everyday computing tasks simple, easy, and inter-connected, either physically, virtually, or both. Vibal offers custom cloud solutions that enable Filipinos to experience tomorrow’s technology today,” Vibal adds.

From accessible health records that verify an applicant’s medical history, store transactions that earn consumers special discounts to their favorite shops, and a national database that leads to fast, reliable disaster response efforts – cloud technology and mobile solutions will allow Filipinos to enjoy a truly 21st century lifestyle enabled by smart, mobile, and efficient solutions to everyday tasks and activities.

This is now possible with Vibal Cloud Services (VCS) custom cloud technologies developed by Vibal in partnership with global brand Hewlett-Packard (HP).

During the Vibal-HP Open House and Technology Fair held at Vibal’s headquarters in Araneta Avenue, Quezon City, Vibal Group President and CEO Gus A. Vibal explained that with cloud, government agencies and private firms can take advantage of scalable, on-demand cloud computing to better service digital lifestyle users. The 2-day event gathered government agencies, local printers and publishers, as well as foreign guests to showcase Vibal’s grand forays in digital printing and technology solutions designed for government, education, health and private enterprise.

Another major HP acquisition: the HP T230 digital printer, which is the first installation of its kind in Southeast Asia. This milestone makes Vibal the country’s biggest digital publisher with the addition of the HP T230 to its existing HP Indigo 5500 digital press.

Mr. Vibal shared that data center and IT infrastructure costs can easily surpass PhP40 million – excluding maintenance and administration costs. On the other hand, cloud services subscription (less than PhP300,000 a year) can result to significant savings by paying only for cost-effective hosting and storage services.

Vibal’s venture is made possible through a partnership with HP Enterprise division –the largest global business unit of HP that offers servers, storage, sofware and information technology services that enable enterprise and midmarket business customers to manage their current IT environments and transform them into a business enabler.

Clients can now be offered such printing innovations like high-speed variable printing; world-class, secure, fast and individualized testing systems; as well as other print-on-demand services. The HP T230 offers 400-feet printing speed per minute for mono and full-color jobs; incorporates high-speed data processing based on HP Blade Servers; and supports printing with 100% variable content at full press speed. Print job applications include books-on-demand, personalized notebooks, journals, magazines, variable test booklets, checks and ballots and credit card statements, among others. 

Vibal’s global partnership with HP now extends to both digital printing and data center hardware and cloud services that can be utilized by various government agencies and private enterprises. In partnership with other global technology providers, Vibal’s technology suite of featured solutions now include systems integration, network design and infrastructure; mobile and systems software development, cloud data centers, content digitization and distribution; encryption and digital security servers; and network equipment.

Furthermore, under VCS, the widest spectrum of IT applications will be addressed, such as enterprise applications, high-performance computing (HPC) and analytics; accessible and durable storage; and cost-effective web applications. All sensitive data, applications, and other files will be hosted in a Tier-3.5 data center location – the first in-country data center facility accredited by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), has ISO 9001:2000, ISO 27001:2005, and ISO 14001:2004 certification, and touted as the first green data center in the Philippines. 

For further details, please call 988-5800 local 359;
visit www.vibalgroup.com, and email inquire@vibalgroup.com.

Love Moves presents Julia Fordham

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British jazz pop singer-songwriter, Ms. Julia Fordham, will be in Manila for a Valentine's special concert to be held at the Solaire Resorts & Casino Grand Ballroom on February 14, 2014. 

Here's Julia Fordham "Love Moves"

Love Moves: Julia Fordham Live in Manila 2014 with special Guests: Richard Merk & Annie Brazil.

TICKET PRICES

VIP - P 10,420

Platinum - P 7,294

Gold - P 5,210

Silver - P 3,126 

Tickets available at Ticketworld outlets nationwide and at www.ticketworld.com.ph. Call 891-9999 for ticket inquiries.

For more updates and events visit :

https://www.facebook.com/SolaireResort

and 

http://juliafordham.com/

http://bit.ly/juliafordham2014 

Valentine Serenades with Bo Cerrudo and Robert Seña

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a special evening of music and dinner for friends and lovers with premiere classical balladeer Bo Cerrudo and powerful tenor Robert Sena in “Valentine Serenades” happening on February 13, 2014 8:00 pm at the Grand Ballroom, Solaire Resort and Casino. Accompanying our two world-class acts are Aicelle Santos, Rafa Siguion-Reyna and ensemble from Philharmonic Orchestra.

Experience a Valentine’s show to remember. Valentine Serenade is a uniquely romantic and entertaining show written by Bibeth Orteza and directed by Maestro Rodel Colmenar. As the show promises a blend of classical and Broadway melodies and smooth jazz, this special evening will also feature musical performance styles of Richard Merk and Rachelle Anne Wolfe.

Share a romantic musical experience to remember as few of today’s top performers will serenade our guests with emotionally charged rhythms and alluring classical melodies. This Valentine’s Concert is presented by Laurel Media at one of the city’s most popular annual musical events and elegantly intimate atmosphere, Solaire Resort and Casino.

This show is presented by the Solaire Resort and Casino, PLDT Telpad, McCormick, Fort Victoria and RCBC with media partners, The Philippine Star, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Business World, Business Mirror, Radio High 105.9, Crossover 105.1, Energy FM 106.7, Philippine Concerts, Manila Concert Scene and Astroplus.

Tickets are available at www.ticketworld.com or you may call 891.9999 for reservations.