A Monstrous September On Animal Planet

Wazzup Pilipinas!Beware! The terrifying beasts of the Earth are making a monstrous return on Monster Week this September, as Animal Planet has got you covered with six new series lined up in a jam-packed month of suspense and terror that will keep you at the edge of your seats. It is all about survival...

2 BMX Champions to Explore Manila on Tour

Wazzup Pilipinas! Flatland BMX champions and Red Bull athletes Jorge “Viki” Gómez from Spain and Matthias Dandois from France are slated to welcome biking enthusiasts at the PhilBike Expo 2015 and a series of activations from Sept. 30 to Oct. 5, 2015. Gómez, who turned professional back in 2000...

Comics Mondays with the Comedy Cartel

Wazzup Pilipinas!Start your week right!  The best stand-up comedy act in Manila is coming to Vu’s Sky Lounge!  This September, Vu’s Sky Lounge launches its new themed night - Comic Mondays with The Comedy Cartel, a veteran comedy group who has been performing all over the Philippines...

Azkals Beat Maldives, 2-0, in Tune-Up Match at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex

Wazzup Pilipinas! Cautiously optimistic. This was the latest term used by Azkals manager Dan Palami as he assessed the Philippine national football team’s chances four days before the all-important game against a motivated Uzbekistan on Sept. 8 at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan. For...

#Relationshipgoals or #Thanksbutnothanks: Food Pairs As Actual Couples

Wazzup Pilipinas!Here’s one for all the singles (#hugot)—name your most annoying couple friends (oh come on, we all have one). They’re the couple who just can’t stop talking to each other, about each other and even for each other (yes, some finish each other’s sentences). If they were food, they’d...

Droidz Axis: Your Turning Point

Wazzup Pilipinas! Today, Rotating Cameras are making rounds on Smart phones. Torque innovate the new DROIDZ Axis. Its rotating camera can swing up to 180° for Selfie/Groufie/Photo Op options. The camera features 8-megapixel of high resolution. A 7-inch Display is good for watching movies, browsing...

APEC Economies Strategize to Achieve 45% Reduction in Energy Intensity by 2035

Wazzup Pilipinas! The APEC Expert Group in Energy Efficiency & Conservation (EGEEC), in its 46th meeting held at Marco Polo, Cebu City last August 31- September 2, reaffirmed its commitment to intensify efforts to reduce the aggregate energy intensity by 45% based on the 2005 level by 2035....

Dulaang UP Proudly Presents 40th Theater Season Opener

Wazzup Pilipinas! For its premier offering in its 40th season, Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas proudly presents "#R</3J," a multimedial hallucination on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.   The "#R</3J" play retells the Romeo and Juliet narrative both contrasting and adapting...

Power Mac Center Opens Biggest Apple Authorized Service Provider in the Philippines

Wazzup Pilipinas! Apple Premium Reseller Power Mac Center recently inaugurated its 8th Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) at the Annex of SM City North EDSA. The newly opened AASP, which stands on 173.64 square meters, is the biggest AASP in the country to date and is fully equipped ready...

Kaspersky Lab survey finds online account theft the most feared cyberthreat among users

Wazzup Pilipinas! Kaspersky Lab and B2B International have conducted a survey to find out which cyberthreats Internet users are aware of and which they fear the most. It turns out that theft of online accounts is the biggest concern for users. Hacking of accounts and malware designed to steal...

2015 Korean Film Festival Highlights Depth of Human Relationships

Wazzup Pilipinas!The Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines (KCC) and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea will be opening its annual Korean Film Festival this September to October with the theme, “Strings of Affinity.” In cooperation with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP),...

Porsche Team scores one-two triumph via perfect tire strategy

Wazzup Pilipinas! Porsche Team followed up its Le Mans 24 Hours victory in June with a one-two finish after a dramatic race at the 2015 6 Hours of Nürburgring August 30. The N°18 Porsche 919 Hybrid overcame three Stop&Go penalties (of five, thirty and sixty seconds), for excessive fuel consumption,...

Singapore Night Race 2015 and Live Performances with Singapore Airlines and MasterCard Exclusive Offer

Wazzup Pilipinas!Singapore Airlines, in partnership with MasterCard, offers exclusive Singapore Night Race package for KrisFlyer members and MasterCard cardholders. From just USD830, car and racing enthusiasts can get into the action to the much-awaited night race and live performances of international...

University of San Carlos Turns to Sophos for Simple, Comprehensive Protection of its Campus Network

Wazzup Pilipinas! The premier university in Cebu deploys a suite of Sophos UTM appliances and Sophos Endpoint Protection Advanced to safeguard over 27,000 students and 1,500 employees against sophisticated threats and data loss Cebu, Philippines. September 3, 2015 – The University of San Carlos...

Tanghalang Ateneo Presents 37th Season Line-Up Of Productions

Wazzup Pilipinas! Tanghalang Ateneo, the longest-running theater company of the Loyola Schools of the Ateneo de Manila University, is celebrating its 37th season with the theme "Staging Revolution/s". Growing from a fledgling band of student players to one of the country’s leading school-based...

Swans, Queers, And The Rise Of AIDS Take The Spotlight In Body Positive + From September 12 To 19

Wazzup Pilipinas! Ballet Philippines opens its season with Body Positive +, A Dance Gala for HIV Awareness. Featuring excerpts from Swan Lake, Mark Bogaerts’ Bolero, Enrico Labayen’s Cloth, and other landmark pieces, the show celebrates the dancers’ innate athleticism in the context of the alarming...

Ballet Philippines’ Dance Spring Begins With Body Positive + & Hugot Sa Rosas This September 12 - 20

Wazzup Pilipinas!Two fresh productions are set to bring Ballet Philippines (BP)’s 46th Season off to a good start. On September 12, 13, and 19, the company will perform Body Positive +, A Dance Gala for HIV Awareness. September 20 brings the comeback of Hugot Sa Rosas, featuring Ballet Philippines...

MiCab Welcomes New LTFRB Rules for Ride-Sharing Apps

Wazzup Pilipinas! MiCab, the Cebu-based tech startup celebrated for its locally-developed and low cost taxi-hailing app for the riding public, welcomes the new guidelines on ride-sharing apps crafted by the Land Transport and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB). “As more and more Filipinos use...

Twitter Ads Now Available in over 200 Countries and Territories

Wazzup Pilipinas! Twitter today expanded its self-service ads platform from 33 countries to over 200 countries and territories. Now, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) from Honduras to Hong Kong can more effectively reach target audiences on Twitter in 15 languages. In addition, Twitter announced...

This September on Discovery Science

Wazzup Pilipinas! The many wonders of the world will rule on Discovery Science this month. A broad-based new science series explores our own planet with the same sense of awe and wonder normally reserved for alien worlds. Secrets of the Earth shows you Earth as you have never seen it before....

Michael Learns to Rock: Live at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on September 19

Wazzup Pilipinas! It’s a fact --Filipinos love to sing. We all love to sing-along with an artist during concerts. One such artist that could ignite our passion for singing is Michael Learns to Rock. Yes, their Pinoy fans are now eagerly anticipating their one-night-only concert at the Smart...

3-Year MRT Maintenance Provider Under Procurement After GPPB Approval

Wazzup Pilipinas! Along with government actively upgrading the worn-out facilities of the privately-owned Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) system, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is now undertaking emergency procurement for a long-term maintenance contractor pursuant to Republic...

Let's All Cheer for Philippine Azkals National Football Team

Wazzup Pilipinas! With less than a week before the pivotal match against a strong Uzbekistan squad, the Philippine national football team, popularly known as Azkals, is appealing to Filipinos to show up at the game venue and cheer for the team. Azkals coach Thomas Dooley and players Phil Younghusband,...

Araneta Group Streamlines Franchise Operations with SAP Business All-in-One

Wazzup Pilipinas! SAP AE has announced that Araneta Group, a pioneer in entertainment and leisure development in the Philippines, has implemented SAP Business All-in-One to streamline operations, logistics, and financial systems of its food group Philippine Pizza Inc. This implementation was spearheaded...

Philam Life Renews Partnership with Globe Business

Wazzup Pilipinas! Philam Life, the country’s premier life insurance company, recently renewed its partnership with Globe Business—the information and communication technology (ICT) arm of Globe Telecom. This is to address its growing connectivity requirements for more efficient operations. Leading...

PH Gears Up for Dive Resort Travel 2015

Wazzup Pilipinas!Dive Resort Travel (DRT) Philippines Show 2015, envisioned to be the first and biggest international dive event in the country, will be held on 11 – 13 September 2015 at the SM Megatrade Hall in Mandaluyong City. With the theme “It’s more fun to dive in the Philippines,” the DRT...

CFA Society holds 2nd Philippine Junior Finance and Investment Summit

Wazzup Pilipinas! CFA Society of the Philippines is proud to host the 2nd Philippine Junior Finance and Investment Summit to be held in Metro Manila. Established in 2013, the summit helps future investment professionals establish a clear view of how to build a career in finance, provides an overview...

Globe Telecom Strengthens Drive to Position PH as World’s Digital Hub with Free Facebook and Free Viber Offer

Wazzup Pilipinas! The country’s number 1 mobile brand Globe Telecom continues its drive to position the Philippines as the Digital Lifestyle Capital of the World by giving customers free access to Facebook and Viber with their favorite Globe call, text, and surf promos. As the leader in the country’s...

Globaltronics Launches the 3rd National Digital Arts Awards

Wazzup Pilipinas! Globaltronics officially launched the National Digital Arts Awards (NDAA) 2015 under the theme #DigitalPinoyAko last August 7 at 500 Shaw Zentrum Events Pavilion. About 600 people mostly student participants, media agencies, corporate and marketing executives, and sponsors attended...

Eminent Filipino Fashion Designer Avel Bacudio Wows the World with Epson Fabric Prints

Wazzup Pilipinas! Multi-awarded Filipino fashion designer Avel Bacudio will wow the world again with his ‘F Mode Fashion Show/Expo’ that will be held on September 12, 2015 at the Sta. Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, California. Avel has won several fashion awards, including...

Azkals Hard in Practice at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bulacan

Wazzup Pilipinas! Members of the Philippine national football team, popularly known as Azkals, are now hard in training at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan, in preparation for their crucial match against Uzbekistan, the highest ranked team in their bracket, on September 8. The training...

Using 3D Printing for the Wazzup Pilipinas Trophy Project (Part 1)

Wazzup Pilipinas! 3D printing is awesome! It's a promising capability that may soon be available in every home. It may still be a bit expensive at the moment, but when people start to realize the many possibilities using this technology, the equipment, materials and service would soon be reasonable! We...

DOST Regional Invention Contests and Exhibits 2015 Now Accepts Entries Until September 15

Wazzup Pilipinas! We've made shout-outs to social media a few days ago to announce the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Regional Invention Contests and Exhibits (RICE) 2015 for the National Capital Region or NCR. We were invited to a attend a press conference last week so members of...

United in Support of Breastfeeding: LATCH Photo Exhibit Urges Everyone to Patronize Mother's Milk

  Wazzup Pilipinas! Just in case you missed it, there was a photo exhibit that was on display at Greenbelt 5 Gallery last August 26 to 30, and was organized by a noble organization that's called LATCH (which stands for Lactation, Attachment, Training, Counselling, Help) which offers quality...

Free Entrance at Palace Pool Club for all Azkals-Uzbeks Match Ticket Holders After the Game

Wazzup Pilipinas!Ticket holders of the Philippine Azkals-Uzbekistan match on September 8 are entitled to a free entrance after the game at the hip The Palace Pool Club in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig and experience Vegas style clubbing.The game is considered crucial for the Philippine national...

Tag-Ani: A Tragicomedy About Love at The Age of 70's Extends Show on Sept. 5 and 6

Wazzup Pilipinas!Due to the overwhelming response generated for the two-weekend run of " TAG-ANI", the play has been extended for four performances set on Sept. -5 and 6 (Sat. and Sun.) with a 3 pm matinee and a 7 pm evening show.Performance venue is at 1701 The Little Room Upstairs, Landsdale Tower,...

DOTC Taps Renowned British Firm to Ease NAIA Air Traffic

Wazzup Pilipinas! In a bid to ease congestion at the country’s primary gateway airport, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is enlisting the consultancy services of British firm NATS – renowned worldwide for its air traffic management expertise – to maximize runway use at...

Power Mac Center Launches Spotlight Arts Venue on its 21st Year Anniversary

Wazzup Pilipinas! Wednesday night, August 26, 2015, at Greenbelt 5 Fashion Walk was filled with celebration as Power Mac Center, the country's premiere Apple partner, celebrates 21 years of its continued presence and  service in the Philippines with a thanksgiving event for its partners,...

Movie and TV Personalities Rally Filipinos to Watch Azkals-Uzbeks Match at Philippine Sports Stadium on Sept. 8

Wazzup Pilipinas! With just more than a week to go before the much-anticipated Azkals-Uzbeks match on September 8, movie industry personalities have joined the call for Filipinos to support the Philippine national football team as it guns for its third straight win in the ongoing qualifiers for...

Short+Sweet Theatre Festival at Samsung Hall in SM Aura

Wazzup Pilipinas! Come watch Short+ Sweet Theatre Festival at Samsung Hall in SM Aura! Book your tickets with SM Tickets. A festival of 10 min plays!!  Week 1 - Sept 4 to Sept 6 Main Show- 4, 5 and 6 Sept, 6:00pm to 8:30 pm Wildcard - 5 & 6 Sept, 2:00pm to 4:00 pm Master-Class...

The Tale of the Three Presidentiables: Vice President Jejomar Binay's Statement on INC Protests

Wazzup Pilipinas! Is there a clear act of harassment from the administration towards Iglesia Ni Cristo? Should we tolerate whatever inconvenience was cause by the INC protests? Well, that is what Vice President Jejomar Binay is apparently saying. “Sabi ko nga, alam mo, yang mga rallies, yang mass...

The Tale of the Three Presidentiables: DILG Secretary Mar Roxas' Statement on INC Protests

Wazzup Pilipinas! "Agree!!!...certainly, this early we see who among our presidentiables got the guts and decisiveness to solve an issue/problem without regard of their own self-interest....while other candidates played blindly, in fact rode on, to the situation...Sec. Mar showed his true self!!!...This...

The Tale of the Three Presidentiables: Senator Grace Poe's Statement on the INC Protests

Wazzup Pilipinas! "I am actually happy that this INC rally aimed at protecting their leaders from the laws of our country happened now that the elections are just around the corner. You can clearly see the difference between our 3 Presidentiables. While Binay and Poe made statements to protect...

Giveaway Alert: Submit Your Most Beautiful Food Shots on Instagram and Win Prizes from foodpanda Philippines

Wazzup Pilipinas! We recently had a Foodstagram Fest at Splice Resto Bar organized by foodpanda. Splice is one of the newest restaurants at The Portal in Greenfield District in Mandaluyong. Their mission is simple—to make you feel good with good food. Splice’s modern menu features fun starters...