Samurai Drum Rock: Drum Tao returns to Manila

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“DRUM TAO – SAMURAI DRUM ROCK”, the return of the Japanese troupe with a spectacular show will be on April 19th – 22nd, 2018 at the Kia Theatre, Quezon City.

The world-renowned Japan martial arts and drum-playing extraordinaires, Drum Tao, have an exciting stage show for 2018 with costumes created by fashion designer Junko Koshino.

The Samurai Drum Rock show with Drum Tao is mainly involving drums but also uses other traditional Japanese instruments. One of the most exciting parts that viewers are looking forward to is the glorious blending of martial art routines with the performance.

Watching the show, you will be amazed at how dynamic and lively the performers are on the stage. The stage show usually starts with peaceful, traditional Japanese music, the kind you will usually hear in Japanese restaurants. This, however, provides little clue to the energetic show that is to come.

Watching the show, you will be amazed at how dynamic and lively the performers are on the stage.ard to is the glorious blending of martial art routines with the performance.

The whole performance lasts two hours and presents an innovative world-class Japanese production that has impressed a lot of people around the world. It is great how it is able to present a traditional Japanese art that was mainly only used for festivals in a way that is appealing to contemporary viewers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=RQcEsI9sTy4

Drum Tao has been performing as an ensemble since 1993. While the performances are mainly reflective of Japanese culture, Drum Tao’s work also makes use of Indonesian, Maori and Korean influences.

The members of the ensemble do daily practices and workouts starting 5 am until 10 pm. Each day involves a combination of martial arts training, dance routines, music practice and drum playing. This rigorous daily schedule is done to make sure that they will be able to do the 500 shows that they perform on an annual basis.

Filipino audiences will be spellbound for sure by the perfectly curated combination of melody, beats, choreography, rhythm and martial arts movements. Make sure not to miss out this incredible show.

After playing to audiences of more than 7 million, in 400 cities in 23 countries that include Switzerland, Denmark, Israel, USA, Australia, Spain, Belgium, UK and Germany, critically-acclaimed Drum Tao, will explode onto the Manila stage with its mix of dance and martial arts as the dynamic and innovative Japanese performers beat their Wadaiko Drums in a spectacular 2 hour show.

Drum Tao is world class entertainment at the highest level and a show to be experienced by Filipinos.

The Drum Tao-Samurai Drum Rock will be presented on April 19-22 at the Kia Theatre, Quezon City. Tickets will be available at Php 800, Php 1500, Php 2500, Php 3500 and Php 4500. Passes can be booked through Ticketnet through their online and phone reservation systems.

Limited edition gold Lenovo Legion Y520 gaming laptop now available in the Philippines

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Lenovo recently announced that the limited edition gold Lenovo Legion Y520 gaming laptop is now available in the Philippines. With its new hardware, it is sure to elevate the gaming experience.

It comes with Lenovo’s signature watchband hinge in gold and comes with twice the storage capacity of the original Legion Y520.

It’s also an ideal device for gamers who want a faster device, as buyers are treated with a free memory upgrade of up to 8GB RAM, making it two times faster. Every purchase also comes with a Lenovo backpack.

Specifications of the Gold Edition Lenovo Legion Y520 are as follows:

*  Processor: 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ Processor
* Operating System: Windows 10 Home
* Memory: 4G DDR4 + 4G DDR4
* Storage: 2TB SATA HDD + 128GB PCIE SSD
* Graphics: NVIDIA® GEFORCE® GTX 1050 Ti (4G GDDR5)
* Display: 15.6” Full HD IPS AG (Slim) Display
* Warranty: Two years

The limited edition Lenovo Legion Y520 Black and Gold gaming laptop is exclusively available at Octagon stores for PHP 69,995.

Globe to spearhead long-term sustainability program for Boracay Cancels LaBoracay participation

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Globe Telecom is set to spearhead a long-term sustainability program to help improve Boracay’s environmental conditions in support of the government’s overall rehabilitation strategy for the island.

With the government’s decision to close the country’s favorite tourist destination for six months beginning April 26, Globe is now focusing on its sustainability efforts instead of participating in LaBoracay, an annual festivity held during the Labor Day weekend.

“We continue our commitment to the sustainability principle of care for environment. Globe is one with the government in its commitment for environmental protection and preservation of prime tourism destinations, such as Boracay, for a more sustainable economic growth and development,” said Yoly Crisanto, Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications and Chief Sustainability Officer.

Globe is looking at how it can contribute to sustainable tourism awareness and marine life conservation in coordination with various stakeholders such as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the local government units, and non-government organizations.

“Though our LaBoracay participation is a long-awaited summer event, we understand the need for sensitivity to the island’s biodiversity problems. In lieu of the usual parties and celebrations, we are moving towards a more purposeful program aimed to improve Boracay’s environmental situation,” added Issa Cabreira, Senior Vice President for Consumer Mobile Marketing.

Since 2012, Globe has been contributing to various environmental initiatives and programs including marine life protection, offshore clean-up training, and raising environmental awareness among the youth and local residents. Last year, the company spearheaded volunteer beach clean-up, coral planting, and reef rehabilitation activities during the LaBoracay celebration.

Enjoy hasstle-free online shopping with Shopee, Php 80 OFF on your first purchase

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“Transport Watch” - a vigilant/watchful eye on transport and mobility issues in the Philippines

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“Transport Watch,” an initiative that gives citizens a platform to air their messages to relevant stakeholders. A multi-sectoral transport consortium “Transport Watch,” was launched last April 4 to create a vigilant and watchful eye on transport and mobility issues and improve the state of transportation in the Philippines.

Transport Watch advocates are committed to push for policy and legislation that promotes better transport alternatives, road safety and education, as well as raise awareness of the Philippines’ transport issues to the media and their communities.

The group will not just focus on transport and mobility issues in Metro Manila, it will also tackle issues in the provinces, such as Cebu, Davao, and other key cities in the country. Several speakers shared their insights during Transport Watch’s launch, including Transport Watch convenor Noemi Dado, transport advocate and co-convenor of Two Wheels, One Nation George Royeca and lawyer and former Ateneo Law School dean Tony La Viña. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Asec. Elvira Medina was on hand to speak on issues related to the local transport sector.

An advocate and blogger, Noemi Dado said, Transport Watch gives citizens a platform to air their messages regarding the country’s transport woes to relevant stakeholders. “Transport Watch advocates are committed to push for policy and legislation that promotes better transport alternatives, road safety and education, as well as raise awareness of the Philippines’ transport issues to the media and their communities,” Dado reveals.

Dado stressed that as the Philippine transport sector continues to be besieged with major challenges, including capacity problems and frequent breakdowns of the metro rail transit, underground transport operators, more commonly known as habal-habal, have been growing in number, even swarming to one of the leading social networking sites: Facebook.

As its first order of business, Transport Watch called out Facebook as the newest “Transport Network Company” since underground habal-habal operators have been offering their services through this social network. Habal-habal operators post specific time schedules and the routes they travel and also indicate their mobile numbers on the social networking site–all under the government radar.

Based on research done by Transport Watch, bookings for underground habal-habals are booming on Facebook.

#TransportWatchPH launch with Ms. Noemi Lardizabal Dado, @momblogger , Convenor of #TransportWatch , George Royeca - Transport Advocate ASEC. Elvira Media of Office of Commuter Affairs, DOTr , Dean Antonio Gabriel La Viña, Dean, of Ateneo School of Government and Transport Advocate, Ms. Amor Maclang of Geisermaclang Company.

“The underground transport service operators offer no insurance, no protection, nor proper training and accountability. Because of this, passengers’ lives are placed at risk. Yet because public transportation inadequacy and reliability that have long been under question from the general public remain unaddressed, unregulated transport services like habal-habals that can traverse roads not passable by four-wheeled motor vehicles have gained ground,” Dean Tony La Viňa reveals.

The largest Facebook group used by habal-habal operators has a membership of around 200,000. But how do these underground operators actually work? A passenger will post their pick-up and drop-off location, what time they need the ride and how much they want to pay. Drivers will then PM the passenger to agree on a time and compensation. Once an agreement has been set, the driver then proceeds to the pick-up location.

There are documented cases where passengers are duped or even robbed but tracking them down has become nearly impossible due to the fact that many operators do not give their true identities. And although there have been many documented complaints about the underground habal-habal drivers, the Facebook page administrators suppress such complaints by deleting them immediately, leaving the complaints unresolved and passengers unheard.

Photo via Jane Uymatiao

“The problem is that the government cannot regulate Facebook. The government cannot tell Facebook to ban these underground habal-habal services nor to prevent them from posting on their Facebook accounts,” Dado notes.

“So what is the government doing while our poor commuters are forced to ride underground habal-habals while risking their lives and property in the process? The answer seems to be in the regulation of habal-habals, which will make the operators toe the line, professionalize, and make their service legitimate and efficient,” she suggests.

Because of this, Transport Watch is raising the alarm about unregulated operations of motorcycles-for-hire, particularly illegal habal-habal operations that have proliferated on social media platforms like Facebook.

Dado says, “The launch of Transport Watch is a good thing for the country’s transportation situation. It signifies that concerned individuals have realized that vigilance and cooperation can possibly solve problems and lessen dangers to the commuting public. This is just the beginning. Transport Watch will continue to be the commuters’ voice.”