Business Involvement Week 2015: Creating Greater Legacy and Building Business Beyond Boundaries

Wazzup Pilipinas!The College Student Council of the College of Business in partnership with the college’s five academic organizations ( HRMS, JFINEX, JPIA, PJMA & TMS) will conduct the first “BUSINESS INVOLVEMENT WEEK 2015” on the 27th to 30th day of October.  This event will serve as...

Experts Share Key Trends In PH Real Estate

  Wazzup Pilipinas!The rise of millennial travelers, Filipinos’ increasing spending power, and aggressive expansion of commercial property developers in cities outside Metro Manila—these are just some of the key trends discussed during the Asia Pacific Real Estate Investment Summit Thursday....

DOE Welcomes Zenaida Monsada As Its First Woman Secretary

  Wazzup Pilipinas! The Department of Energy welcomes its first woman Secretary as President Benigno S. Aquino III sworn in the newly appointed Zenaida Y. Monsada on 23 October 2015 at Malacanan Palace. Prior to her appointment, Secretary Monsada served as the DOE’s Officer-in-Charge (OIC)...

Power Mac Center Launches Apple Watch in the Philippines

Wazzup Pilipinas! Get to experience first hand the Apple Watch because the long wait is over. You get to finally hold and wear the different models as you choose among the many varieties which one you will be bringing home to enjoy along with your iPhone. Apple Watch has finally arrived at Power...

All Systems Go for Family Enterprise Excellence Conference 2015

Wazzup Pilipinas!With less than a week into the 2015 Family Enterprise Excellence Conference (FEEC), organizer Premier Family Business Consulting (PFBC) is calling on all interested to book their tickets to the event which will be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel on October 26.According to PFBC Executive...

Crux Carnage: No Mercy, No Worries Halloween Costume Party

Wazzup Pilipinas! PHIL EVENTS SPECIALISTS In Cooperation with Vxi3 and HOUSE ARREST presents Crux CARNAGE No Mercy No Worries Halloween Costume Party at PRIME UPSCALE CLUB Tomas Morato St. Quezon City October 29, 2015, 7pm onwards   Like a stealthy vampire or a sneaky zombie, Halloween...

New Rules Out: LTO Reforms Driver’s License Issuance

Wazzup Pilipinas!As part of its agency-wide reform program, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) is set to implement revised rules governing the issuance of driver’s licenses in the coming days, with the publication of five Administrative Orders (AOs) next week.“The revised rules will serve two purposes:...

UP ACES Post Event Write-Up of the National Civil Engineering Summit 2015

Wazzup Pilipinas!The National Civil Engineering Summit (NCES) 2015 recently ended as a huge success. Once again, the UP Association of Civil Engineering Students (UP ACES) proved its unparalleled dedication in hosting the largest gathering of civil engineers in the country. Since its inception in...

Color Dash Goes to Davao City this November

 Wazzup Pilipinas! Color dash first two years were successfully held in Metro Manila. It gathered thousands of fun, exciting, active individuals of any age to participate in this one day event. Kids, adults, pets were in great spirit as the fun run happens. This themed run is 5 kilometres...

Viber Launches Sticky Fingers 2

Wazzup Pilipinas!Viber, the country’s leading mobile messaging app known for its stickers that ooze with personality, is launching an exciting second run of its global sticker design initiative Sticky Fingers. This time around, Sticky Fingers focuses on having creatives from all over bring their...

AMD Achieves High-End Embedded Performance Leadership with New R-Series Processors

Wazzup Pilipinas!AMD today announced new AMD Embedded R-Series SOC processors that establish performance leadership across a targeted range of embedded application market requirements for digital signage, retail signage, medical imaging, electronic gaming, media storage and communications and networking....

Western Digital Announces Acquisition Of SanDisk

Wazzup Pilipinas!Western Digital Corporation and SanDisk Corporation  today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Western Digital will acquire all of the outstanding shares of SanDisk for a combination of cash and stock. The offer values SanDisk common stock...

Audire – A Unique One-Woman Act All Set To Open Oct. 17

Wazzup Pilipinas!We hear, but do we actually listen? For its 3rd production in this year’s season line-up, The Artist Playground proudly presents “AUDIRE” starring veteran stage actress Angelina Kanapi under the direction of Jeffrey Camañag. AUDIRE (Audire /aʊˈdiːre/: a Latin...

Runway Decongestion Up Next As NAIA Sheds World’s Worst Image

  Wazzup Pilipinas!The Department of Transportation and Communications’ (DOTC) and the Manila International Airport Authority’s (MIAA) efforts to erase the infrastructure backlog at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have started to pay off, as the country’s premiere gateway is no...

Allphones, Globe Telecom invade Masskara Festival with Allphones Shopping Money

Wazzup Pilipinas!With Allphones Shopping Money, customers get to customize and bundle their devices with their choice of gadgets that lets them enjoy their digital lifestyleThis year’s Masskara Festival is set to become another wonderful experience once again as the country’s number 1 mobile brand...

Alex Gonzaga: The First Filipina Face of Proactiv

Wazzup Pilipinas! Proactiv, the skin care product choice among Hollywood’s elite, has been endorsed by many celebrities especially in Hollywood but there has never been a Filipino who directly endorses it as a brand ambassador from the Philippines. Now, that has changed because Proactiv finally...

Queerspotting: The Circus is Coming to Town

  Wazzup Pilipinas!Women of all ages, sizes, and gender identities… Come out, come all! Spectrum MNL is back with another serving of what promises to be an awesome themed party that provides a safe space for women – lesbians, bisexuals, queers, pansexuals, asexuals, transgenders, and more...

Unseen: Revealing the Unraveled, The UST ChES Grand Acquaintance Night!

Wazzup Pilipinas!The wait is over.Drop everything. Be ready. Glow under the rays of the UV light. Together, let's travel the unseen And reveal the unraveled.As UST ChES presents:UNSEEN: Revealing the Unraveled, The UST ChES Grand Acquaintance Night!Happening this OCTOBER 29, THURSDAY, at the Elements...

U-Hop Offers Mass Transport Ride Sharing Solution to Ease Traffic Problems

Wazzup Pilipinas! They say the best way to prove that we are visiting a first world country is when you see their rich and affluent citizens riding the public mass transports. Only when we have made our mass transport solutions attractive for even the class As, it is the only time we can claim...

Globe Transmits Disaster SMS Alerts in Support of NDRRMC

Wazzup Pilipinas!In support of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, Globe Telecom transmitted text messages warning customers of potential danger coming from Typhoon Lando. Only customers in areas affected by the typhoon were given the message.The move is also in compliance...

Five Mystical Mountains in the Philippines

Wazzup Pilipinas!Halloween is fast approaching. For those who want to take their ghost-hunting experience to a different level this year, a trip to a mountain might be just what they need, as the Philippines is known to have supernatural elements lurking (and sometimes interacting with their visitors)...

DOE and Philippine Companies Win ASEAN Energy Awards

Wazzup Pilipinas!Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Loreta G. Ayson was awarded in the recently held ASEAN Energy Awards 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for her valuable contributions in forwarding energy cooperation as Senior Official on Energy (SOE) leader of the Philippines.Usec. Ayson was...

Emerging Trends In PH Real Estate To Be Discussed In Upcoming Summit

Wazzup Pilipinas!The rise of millennial travelers, Filipinos’ increasing spending power, and aggressive expansion of commercial property developers in cities outside Metro Manila -- these are just some of the key trends that will discussed during the upcoming 4th Asia Pacific Real Estate Investment...

CHED Welcomes Passage of UniFAST Law

Wazzup Pilipinas!The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) welcomes the passage of the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) through Republic Act No. 106871 which was signed on October 15 by President Benigno S. Aquino III. The Commission hails it as a Landmark...

IPR Week to Focus on Cross Border Challenges, Cooperation

Wazzup Pilipinas!Amid the rise of cross border issues in intellectual property (IP), the program line-up for this year’s IP Week Celebration, to run from 26 to 30 October, puts focus on the regional and international challenges and cooperation relating to IP protection, enforcement and adjudication....

Jewelmer 2015 Annual Gala: A Journey to the Extraordinary

Wazzup Pilipinas! We were invited to attend the annual gala night of Jewelmer, a Filipino jeweler brand whose pieces are sold in mainstream stores worldwide, and supplies golden pearls to many international designer brands. The Jewelmer brand name, put together by Filipino scion Manuel Cojuangco...

DOE Seeks Cooperation Regarding Row Issues

Wazzup Pilipinas!The Department of Energy (DOE), as part of its mandate to ensure sufficiency and reliability of the nationwide electric power supply, is enjoining all stakeholders to render support and assistance in safeguarding power facilities from any obstructions that would affect the continuous...

adobo Magazine Presents 2015 adobo Festival of Ideas

Wazzup Pilipinas! Celebrating the power of creativity, adobo magazine, the word on creativity, presents the 2015 adobo Festival of Ideas to be held at Resorts World Manila's Newport Performing Arts Theater on Saturday, November 7, 2015. The whole-day affair will be filled with a series of collaborative...

Artistang Artlets of UST Presents John Michael Pena's "Prima Facie"

Wazzup Pilipinas! Artistang Artlets, the Official Theater Guild of the Faculty of Arts and Letters of the University of Santo Tomas, has been in active service to the Thomasian community for the past 35 years. As part of the guild’s thrust to promote theater as an alternative educational tool...

DOE Assures Adequate Supply of LPG and Fuel Amidst Typhoon Lando

Wazzup Pilipinas!The Department of Energy (DOE) assures of adequate supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and fuels nationwide. In reports submitted to the DOE, LPG suppliers and oil companies relayed minimal damage sustained by facilities and adequate supply in areas hit by typhoon Lando (International...

China’s Ministry Of Commerce Decides on Enabling Integration Of Substantial Portions Of HGST And WD Subsidiaries

Wazzup Pilipinas!Western Digital Corporation announced a decision from China's Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM"), which enables the company to integrate substantial portions of its HGST and WD subsidiaries under Western Digital Corporation ("Western Digital"). As a unified entity, Western Digital's...

Independent Web Series "QC" to Hold Screening of Episode 1 "Krus Na Ligas"

Wazzup Pilipinas!In 2014, they produced the first episode of an independent web series entitled Q.C., created by Carlo Pacolor Garcia.Set during the early 2000s, Q.C. is about a gang of misfits who’s always getting themselves into trouble. Until one day, they come across Sito, a rather pensive young...

Globe Supports Mondato Forum on Mobile Finance & Commerce

Wazzup Pilipinas!As the country’s leader in providing innovative digital services, Globe Telecom is supporting the Mondato Summit, an exclusive thought leadership forum on mobile finance and commerce.On October 20th and 21st, the Mondato Summit Asia will be held at the Makati Shangri-la where leading...

Power Mac Center Inspires Tech-Savvy Bicol Youth

Wazzup Pilipinas! Power Mac Center, the premier Apple partner in the Philippines, recently supported the 2nd Bicol Youth Technology Expo (BYTE) held recently at the Pili Capitol Convention Center in Camarines Sur. The expo was organized by the Information and Communication Technology Center (ICTC)...

Passage of Social Enterprise Bill Ensures No One Is Left Behind

Wazzup Pilipinas!As the world hails the International Day of Poverty Eradication and the recent adoption of 17 new global goals during the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Summit in New York City, social enterprises call to the Philippine government to put poverty at zero rates by fast-tracking...

PH hosts the ASEAN Plus Three Tourism Youth Summit

Wazzup Pilipinas!The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) was the proud host of the recently-concluded ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan, and Korea) Tourism Youth Summit 2015 with the theme: “Building the Future through Culture, Identity, and Community” held on 28 September to 03 October 2015 at the...

Coffee, Chocolate and Ice Cream Expo Back-to-Back with Holiday Travel and Dining Deals

Wazzup Pilipinas!Coffee, chocolate and ice cream lovers and connoisseurs have a huge reason to celebrateThe most prestigious coffee, chocolate and ice cream trade show in the country will happen before the year ends.The Coffee, Chocolate and Ice Cream Expo will be held on November 18 to 20, 2015...

Learn About Plane Crashes and Super Systems on Discovery Science this October

Wazzup Pilipinas!This October, Discovery Science examines how some of mankind’s best inventions work - and malfunction. In the new season of Why Planes Crash, pilots and passengers relive the rare and horrifying occasions in which malice, human error or technical faults turn routine flights into...

Assemblage: The Court Of The Owls (Halloween Dance Costume Event)

Wazzup Pilipinas!Ready your costumes as we take flight to the Biggest Halloween Event ever yet! STRIX INC presents ASSEMBLAGE: The Court Of The Owls (Halloween Dance Costume Event)to be held on October 30, 2015 at the World Trade Center at 7PM onwards! Headliners:Thomas NewsonFtampaTom...

Social Enterprise and Policy: Enabling Inclusive Economies

Wazzup Pilipinas!It is widely acknowledged that social enterprises play an important role in addressing social, economic and environmental challenges, in fostering inclusive growth and in increasing social inclusion because they aim to pursue the general interest benefit communities. Social enterprises...

IEshikawa X - Nexus: X Marks the Spot

Wazzup Pilipinas! IEshikawa is an annual event composed of seminars, workshops and competitions which furthers the calibre of Industrial Engineering in the Philippines. It is an avenue for students to constitute innovations for the betterment of our society and to grasp the essence of the profession...

DLSU HackerCup 2015: Launching Great Apps From Today's Ideas

Wazzup Pilipinas!The De La Salle University Center for Complexity and Emerging Technologies (DLSU ComET), in partnership with the DLSU College of Computer Studies and 8Layer Technologies Inc., will be hosting the DLSU HackerCup 2015 on November 21-22, 2015 at the Henry Sy Sr. Hall, DLSU - Manila....

DOST- ICT Office and GISB Inks MOU for Improved Farm Production Through e-Agriculture Solutions

Wazzup Pilipinas!The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Office of the Department of Science and Technology and Social ICT Solutions provider, Grameen Intel Social Business Ltd. (GISB) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to partner in the development of e-Agriculture Solutions...