Grab Taxi for Transportation Convenience

Wazzup Pilipinas! GrabTaxi is an automated smartphone based booking and dispatch platform for the taxi industry in the Philippines. GrabTaxi aims to revamp these local taxi markets by introducing simple, cost effective mobile-based technology to both the supply (dispatch companies) and demand...

Athena : The Goddess of War!

Wazzup Pilipinas! Everyone of us has their own favorite Gods or Goddesses. It's very difficult to choose among them. We sometimes imitate or even idolize them. Greek Gods and Goddesses inspired and contributed a lot in Literature and how we look in different pieces. Even though I liked many Goddesses,...

Globe GCASH Awards Brand-New Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Units To Bantay Bata Donors

Wazzup Pilipinas! Twelve (12) lucky Bantay Bata donors were given a brand-new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 each in a special raffle draw by Globe Telecom subsidiary G-Xchange, Inc. (GXI) in partnership with Bantay Bata 163. Winners were actual Bantay Bata donors from April 26 to June 26, 2013. Every donation...

Globe is Official Technology Partner of Ironman 70.3 Philippines

Wazzup Pilipinas!Leading telecommunications company Globe Telecom will be the official technology partner of the 2013 Ironman 70.3 Philippines, the country's premiere triathlon event scheduled on August 4 at Shangri-La Mactan Island Resort in Cebu City. This is the fifth year that Globe will...

ZEUS!: God of All Gods

Wazzup Pilipinas! Who are Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades? They are the Greek Gods who ruled the sky and thunder, the sea, and the underworld. The one that amazed me was Zeus’s strength and leadership. Among gods and goddesses that belong in the mount Olympus, Zeus was the highest god, for he is the...

ArtWearAble at The Yuchengco Museum : Open Until Sept 7

Wazzup Pilipinas! Contemporary artists see the human body as a canvas for expression as well as for adornment. By creating pieces for the body, they blur the line between functionality and embellishment, storytelling and shock appeal, and design and aesthetics. In line with its direction to feature...

YC James Yen Center : Home to the IIRR

Wazzup Pilipinas! We are pleased to introduce to you an attractive venue for your research, learning, reflection, training and conference needs. The Y.C. James Yen Center offers opportunities for sharing knowledge and practices in its various accommodation and function halls. The Yen Center is...

NUVALI Bags Bronze for Greener Campaign

Wazzup Pilipinas!Great news! NUVALI won the prestigious Bronze Award at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity for the Koi Fish Feed Invite project.A Bronze trophy was awarded to NUVALI’s Koi Fish Feed Invite for successfully carrying out design and environment responsibility all in one....

Sprinto at WU Fest 2013

Wazzup Pilipinas! WU! Manila, a new magazine in town has officially launched its brand through WU Fest 2013. As what they always say, whether you're fresh off the plane or a balikbayan rediscovering your beloved birthplace, WU! is here to help you find out Whats Up in Manila. Or should we say,...

Chinese Merchant Families: Flexible and Border-Crossing Practices as Adaptive Strategies in Spanish Philippines

Wazzup Pilipinas! Changing names, transferring resources, adopting sons, intermarrying with local women--these are just some of the "flexible" and "border-crossing" practices that Chinese merchants and their families have adopted over centuries as a way to adapt to or circumvent colonial and national...

Lifebit: Capturing Life’s Moments Via Mobile

Wazzup Pilipinas!  “We make documenting life addicting.” With this simple statement, Eric Clark Su sums up what new mobile application Lifebit is all about. Eric, the co-founder and CEO of Twidle, Inc. which developed Lifebit, wants an exciting and extraordinary mobile diary that...

Globe GCASH Gives P100k to Winner of OMGCASH Promo

Wazzup Pilipinas! “The OMGCASH! P100,000 Araw-araw Pa-Premyo promo is our way of expressing our gratitude to our growing base of GCASH users for patronizing GCASH through the years,” said Paolo Baltao, president of G-Xchange Inc and operator of GCASH. With OMGCASH! P100,000 Araw-araw Pa-Premyo,...

All-Day All-Play Action at Toonami 3x3 Hoops Showdown

Wazzup Pilipinas!Lourdes School, Claret School & Colegio San Juan de Letran reigned supreme among 12 participating schools.Toonami, television’s most exciting superhero channel, recently hosted the TOONAMI 3x3 HOOPS SHOWDOWN, the ultimate basketball tournament last Saturday, July 13.at the...

IT Jam 2013 : Meet and Mix

Wazzup Pilipinas! Soft Micro Enterprises is hosting the 1st IT Jam Philippines happening on August 16, 2013. IT Jam Philippines calls the participation of developers, designers, entrepreneurs and testers, for exchange of ideas and collaborate for development projects. The event will be designed...

The Amazing Tripartite SpecFic Book Launch! : Three Book Launchings In One Day

Wazzup Pilipinas! The UST Publishing House, Flipside Publishing, and Kestrel DDM invite you to the launch of 'Philippine Speculative Fiction volume 8', edited by Dean Francis Alfar and Nikki Alfar, 'Now, Then, and Elsewhen', a short story collection by Nikki Alfar, and the digital edition of the...

2nd Digital Influencers Marketing Summit

Wazzup Pilipinas! Register today to confirm your seat(s) at http://influencersummit.digitalfilipino.com/ (Early bird rate of P750 can be availed till July 31, 2013 only. Lunch is included.) Relevance, Consistency, Participation. Work with influencers and brand advocates to generate awareness and...

Maghihintay Pa Rin Summarized

Wazzup Pilipinas! ARTISTS: Bianca King, Dion Ignacio, Diva Montelaba, Julia Lee The story begins with Geneva de Villa a wealthy young lady who, despite having all the riches, longs for the love of a complete family. Right after her father died, all her mother Rio did is to tend their business, ...

A Goddess for a Day : Hestia

  Wazzup Pilipinas!Why are people addicted to myths? That’s the question almost everyone had been talking about. For me, reading Greek mythologies is so exciting. It is like being in a whole other dimension. Thinking about the supernatural capabilities of the gods and goddesses really enhances...

Charice : Hottest Lesbian in the World?

Wazzup Pilipinas! Autostraddle.com, n American lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) website has named Filipino singer Charice as the world’s hottest lesbian. Charice could not believe that she topped the list of the world’s hottest lesbians. She is only 21 years old but she has already...

Buddha Bar Manila Now Has Ladies Night Every Wednesday

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Greek God Hades: The Unseen One

                                    Wazzup Pilipinas!I know that most of us think that Hades, a Greek god is bad or an antagonist because he is the "God of the Underworld" but no, he is one of the...

Hades : Behold the God of the Underworld!

Wazzup Pilipinas!Mortals! Bow down before the mighty God Hades! For your souls will be his property when your day has come... Nah just kidding.Wazzup everybody! I created this article to give some information about the scary, hideous, "unseen one", harsh, yet soft-hearted God of the underworld,...

Artemis: The Goddess of the Hunt and Wilderness

Wazzup Pilipinas!Artemis was born the daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister of Apollo. Artemis was born one day ahead of Apollo on the island of Delos. She then aided her mother to Delos where she actually helped in delivering her brother Apollo. This also made her a goddess...

ASUS In Search of Incredible: Experience Home

Wazzup Pilipinas! Experience Living the ASUS Way. ASUS inspires everyone to experience the new touch generation. Following the success of the ASUS Experience Zone earlier this year, ASUS once again will hold another Experience Home Event this July 18-21 at the 3rd floor bridgeway of SM Megamall. Featuring...

Globe Telecom Uncovers 15 Cases Of Illegal Repeater Use, Sale

Wazzup Pilipinas!Globe Telecom reported it has uncovered and resolved 15 cases involving the use and sale of illegal repeaters or signal boosters following concerted efforts by the company and police authorities to tackle the issue. The leading telecommunications company launched the campaign...

Globe Raises Questions Over NTC Results

              Wazzup Pilipinas! Based on the second quarter National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Benchmarking results, it is evident that the Globe network performance has progressively improved. Globe surpassed all NTC standards, which indicate...

Athena : The Bravest of Them All

Wazzup Pilipinas!In this world people have different beliefs, different perceptions, and different point of views and to make it simple all of us have our own individual differences. Some people won’t agree that there are such gods and goddesses. For me, there are gods and goddesses but they did...

Artemis : The Untamed One

Wazzup Pilipinas!When Greece is one of the topics on a discussion, we never forget talking about their Gods and Goddesses. Well, If I'm going to pick one, I will surely pick Artemis. I think that she is very unique among all the Goddesses.She's the daughter of the God Zeus and Leto, twin sister...

Artemis : The Huntress of the Forest

The Huntress of the forest, Healer of sickness,  Protector of the children A forever maiden, Patron saint of childbirth, The illuminating light, The moon goddess ARTEMIS Wazzup Pilipinas! Do you guys know who the major Greek gods and goddesses are? Do you even know...

Athena : Goddess of Wisdom

Wazzup Pilipinas! Zeus, the king of all gods had a relationship with a titaness of wisdom named Metis. Obviously something will happen between them and Metis became pregnant. Zeus immediately found out and feared the possible consequences of what they did. It had been prophesied that Metis would...

Facebook Can Make or Break The World : Rumor Mongering Online

Wazzup Pilipinas! Rant or rave about it - online! A great thing about Facebook, and its likeness like Twitter or Instagram, is that we can use it to bring out a lot, if not all, of our frustrations. It is a medium where we can rant about the despicable acts of individuals or groups that put shame...

Glee Star Cory Monteith Found Dead in Fairmount Pacific Rim Hotel

Wazzup Pilipinas! Glee Fans have a lot to weep about upon the discovery of the dead body of one of its famous lead star. Cory Monteith was found dead in his hotel room in Vancouver, Canada last Saturday, July 13. Cory Monteith plays Finn Hudson in the musical TV series Glee checked in at the...

Celebrities and Fans Express Support For “Superbook”

Wazzup Pilipinas! I brought my two boys at a Superbook event held at the Robinson's Magnolia mall last Sunday. We got there 1 hour early but decided to wait until it starts since we wanted to reserve a front middle seat to get a better view of the show. We actually have a formal invite from the...

Athena : The Goddess of Wisdom

Photo Courtesy of Ms. Maku Mei Manuel Chan Wazzup Pilipinas! First of all, I want to express my salutation and adoration for Athena. I don’t adore her to the extent of worshiping her. I just simply admire her for her qualities. Athena is the epitome of a woman. She is the goddess of strategic...

Globe-SingTel Scholarship Grants Awarded to Top Students of UP, Ateneo

Wazzup Pilipinas! Two senior college students from the country’s top universities were chosen as recipients of this year’s Globe-SingTel Undergraduate Scholarship Program after undergoing a rigorous screening process. Gabrielle Angela Santos and Gabriel Roberto Barrios underwent a difficult...

Demeter of Greek Mythology

Wazzup Pilipinas! Every time I heard about these words; GREEK MYTHOLOGY, I always got a goosebumps. Because I remember how great those deities are. Greeks do believed about them because of the supernatural power they have. They taught that this gods and goddesses were the reason why the things...

Charina Sarte Reinvents the Way People Look at Uniforms

Wazzup Pilipinas!The premiere resortwear designer shares her inspiration on designing uniforms of Globe Store staff in Boracay Gone are the days when uniforms have to be boring and traditional. Enter premiere resortwear designer Charina Sarte who has defied that perception when she forayed into...

Hera : Olympian Queen of the Gods

Wazzup Pilipinas! Hera came from the Greek word Hera, literally "protectress," related to heros "hero," originally "defender, protector." She is the queen of the heavens and goddess of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings, and empires. In Roman mythology, the goddess Hera is known as Juno. She...

Demeter and the Seasons

Wazzup Pilipinas!Demeter is the goddess of harvest, agriculture, grains and farmlands. Demeter is the daughter of Cronus and Gaia and sister of Zeus by whom she became the mother of Persephone. When Persephone was abducted by Hades, lord of the underworld, Demeter wandered the earth in search of...

Demeter : The Sustenance of All Mankind

Wazzup Pilipinas! I was in my junior year, when we have first discussed this 'Greek Mythology'. I was amazed that time and it's kinda interesting to listen to. That's why every time I heard about these words, I always got a goosebumps. Because I do remember how great they are during those...

Goddess Demeter : Reason of Seasons

Wazzup Pilipinas! “Ceres” is the Latin name for Demeter. Demeter is the goddess of corn, grain, and the harvest. She is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. It is Demeter that makes the crops grow each year. The first loaf of bread from the harvest is scarificed to her. Demeter is the goddess...