Manila X Festival Exceeds Expectations

Wazzup Pilipinas! Last Saturday, June 04, Manila X exceeded expectations as the first ever proudly local style and music festival in the country. The grandest fusion of music and fashion brought a multi-sensual feast accessible to every Filipino Zalora was the first to present its romantic summer...

Takeda Digital Healthcare Innovation Challenge Launched First in PH, 10 Days Left to Apply

Wazzup Pilipinas!Takeda Healthcare Philippines, Inc. launched the Digital Healthcare Innovation Challenge in a TechTalks.ph meetup last 19th May 2016 at A Space Makati. The Takeda Digital Healthcare Innovation Challenge, also known as Takeda DHIC, is a search for digital solutions in the area of...

Franchisers Optimistic on Entrep Growth Under New Admin

Wazzup Pilipinas!The Association of Filipino Franchisers, Inc. (AFFI) has expressed big hopes for entrepreneurs after hearing President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s plans for the sector over the last few days.Duterte has bared his 8-point economic agenda, which his administration plans to implement once...

Gordita Supreme: A Tasty Twist at Taco Bell

Wazzup Pilipinas! Taco Bell launched the new Gordita Supreme last June 8, 2016 in their Gateway Mall branch. Gordita Supreme is touted as a best selling and well loved taco in other countries such as US and UK. It is available in the Philippines for a limited time. It features a tasty twist...

CE FOCUS 2016: Green Urbanization Symposium

Wazzup Pilipinas! Civil Engineering Society of De La Salle University - Manila brings you CE Focus 2016: Green Urbanization Symposium. CE Focus 2016 is a one-day symposium that aims to promote and advocate green building and its environmental, economical, social and health benefits in today’s global...

Of Independence, Freedom and True Filipino Hospitality

Wazzup Pilipinas!118 Years of Bitter-Sweet IndependenceIt was the 12th of June 1898, at the Balcony of the Aguinaldo residence in Kawit, when the general himself waved the first flag of the Philippines and proclaimed the independence of the country from the Spaniards. It was a bitter sweet memory...

Miss Global Philippines 2016 Coronation Night Candidates in Swimsuit

Wazzup Pilipinas! Congratulations again to all the winners of Miss Global Philippines 2016 held on June 4, 2016 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater of Resorts World Manila.Miss Global Philippines 2016 Miss Camille HirroTourism Ambassador 1st runner upMiss Perlyn Ocampo Tourism Ambassador...

Globe Secures Support Of DOTC In Bid To Make Mobile Connectivity More Pervasive

Wazzup Pilipinas! Agreement with MRT Line 3 expected to improve mobile internet experience of riding commuters and customers along EDSA Above photo shows Globe President & CEO Ernest Cu (2nd from right) shakes hands with MRT Line 3 General Manager Roman Buenafe (2nd from left) following the...

Philippine Fashion Week Holiday 2016: The Sidney Perez Sio Collection

Wazzup Pilipinas! "Running a successful fashion house requires 90% business accumulate and 10% artistic ability. Most Fashion houses start – ups are manage by the designers themselves who, whilst strong on the design font, may have only a very rudimentary understanding of the business of fashion,...

MSFT Incentives Businesses to Bring Affordable Internet to Scale

Wazzup Pilipinas! Microsoft announced it has awarded seed grants and resources to 12 small businesses, in 11 countries, to help scale their solutions to increase affordable internet access in communities in underserved markets. In the Philippines, the grant received by Wi-Fi Interactive Network...

17% of Private HEIs Nationwide Cleared to Increase Tuition

Wazzup Pilipinas!In its 471st Joint Management Committee and Commission En Banc meeting, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) approved the applications of 304 of 1,659 private higher education institutions (HEIs) for increase of tuition and other school fees for Academic Year (AY) 2016-2017.Of...

LeadSurf Joins Globe Telecom’s Project 1 Phone e-Waste Recycling Program

Wazzup Pilipinas!LeadSurf Executive Eddie Chou (left) and Globe Director for Citizenship Fernando Esguerra (right) drop the first batch of donated defective mobile phones in the Globe recycling bin. Together with them are LeadSurf Application Operations Asst. Manager Allen Lim and Globe SVP for...

Importance of Traveling In Education

Wazzup Pilipinas! Education subjects which offer theoretical knowledge to students cannot be complete without having a first hand experience of physical visits of a place at least to get new ideas for research paper. Education and traveling are inseparable from each other. The goal of this article...

Globe Fires Up PH 1st 700 MHz Cell Site; Generates Speeds Ranging 60-100 Mbps

Wazzup Pilipinas!Photo above shows the 700MHz antenna, 2.5 meters in height, mounted on a Globe cell site in Diliman, Quezon City.Globe Telecom fired up over the weekend the country’s first cell site that utilized the 700 megahertz spectrum, generating speeds that ranged between 60-100 Mbps. The...

CSR Expo Conference:Co-creating the Future Through CSR

Wazzup Pilipinas! The League of Corporate Foundations (LCF) is a network of over 80 of the largest operating and grant-making corporate foundations and corporations in the Philippines. The League has continued to be at the forefront of promoting and enhancing Corporate Social Responsibility...

3 Life Lessons on Adapting to Change

Wazzup Pilipinas!We always hear things like “times are changing” or “change is the only constant thing in this world” or – especially with the recently-concluded National Elections – “change is coming.” In this day and age, change even comes in different forms with different names: innovation, integration,...

Anthology: Stories About Architecture

Wazzup Pilipinas!Architecture has always been the most definitive and visible reflection of a society and its development. As the Philippines continues to grow as a nation and prepares to become a major part of the global community, it is imperative that we strive to discover and explore the architecture...

Impeccable Taste And Flavor At Gumbo On Fathers’ Day

Wazzup Pilipinas!Your dad deserves Gumbo’s impeccable taste and flavors on his special day! Consequently, Gumbo has made available new and exciting dishes your dad and the whole family will surely love! These new flavors available for a limited time only in their menu includes: Grilled Salmon with...

Daddy-Licious Treats At Burgoo

Wazzup Pilipinas!This Fathers’ Day, Burgoo offers new and delicious treats at all its outlets located at T. Morato in Quezon City; Powerplant Mall in Rockwell Makati; The Podium in Ortigas; Gateway Mall in Araneta Center Cubao; Robinsons Galleria in Ortigas; SM City The Block in North EDSA; Mall...

Decoding Dirty Duterte and His Devious Detractors

Wazzup Pilipinas!Eighty-five million intelligent and responsible Filipino voters did not vote for Rodrigo Duterte because they saw through him what kind of a man he is. Unfortunately, they were the silent majority who were either too lazy to get up on their feet and vote, or the ones who never registered...

Pride Night 2016: An Art & Dance Show Collaboration for LGBT & HIV Causes

Wazzup Pilipinas! Celebrating freedom through mindful artistry, LoveYourself, Inc. taps modern day Filipino visual artists to showcase their craftsmanship at Pride Night 2016 at Pineapple Lab in Makati City in support of the cause to erase the stigma about HIV & AIDS, and uplift the morale of...

Miss Global Philippines 2016 Candidates in Long Gown

Wazzup Pilipinas!These are the candidates of Miss Global Philippines 2016 wearing their very intricately designed long gowns on June 5, 2016 during the Coronation Night held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater of Resort World Manila in Pasay city.I'm hoping they were all conceptualized by Filipino...