Cusi Optimistic About the Future of Solar Power Plants with Reliable Storage Facility

Wazzup Pilipinas!Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said Friday that he sees Renewable Energy like solar energy contributing more in meeting the power requirements of the Philippines in the years to come.Cusi made the forecast as he attended the groundbreaking of a 150 megawatt (MW) solar power project...

SAP Cloud Platform Intelligently Connects People, Things and Businesses

Wazzup Pilipinas! SAP SE announced the expansion of SAP Cloud Platform, formerly known as SAP HANA Cloud Platform, with new capabilities and enhancements to provide an industry-leading platform as a service (PaaS). With a comprehensive set of new business services, SAP Cloud Platform addresses...

Lamudi Releases Innovative App for Real Estate Brokers

Wazzup Pilipinas!Real estate agents need to be able to manage their listings reliably, fluidly, and on the move, especially since real estate is moving online. The new version of property portal Lamudi’s app brings real estate brokers an efficient and highly functional way of listing and selling...

Marriott Manila Joins Earth Hour with Dinner in the Dark

Wazzup Pilipinas!As the whole world turns off lights on March 25 for Earth Hour, Marriott Hotel Manila brings back their illustrious Dinner in the Dark at Cru Steakhouse. Due to popular demand, this unique dining experience returns in the most perfect and darkest night. Dinner in the Dark first came...

I-Pay Partners with MYEG, Malaysia’s Leading e-Government Service Provider

Wazzup Pilipinas!I-Pay Ventures Commerce Ventures, Inc. (I-Pay) signed a joint-venture agreement with MY E.G. Services Bhd (MYEG) on March 15, 2017. The 60/40 joint venture will be focused on enabling government and large enterprises to offer services online supported seamlessly by a Payment Gateway,...

NEC's Video Face Recognition Technology Ranks First in NIST Testing

Wazzup Pilipinas!NEC Corporation announced that NEC’s face recognition technology achieved the highest performance evaluation in the recent Face in Video Evaluation (FIVE, *1) testing performed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (*2). Results were released in NIST's...

Papa J, formerly Papa Jack, Joins Energy FM This Monday - March 20, 2017

Wazzup Pilipinas!After all the confusion, mixed with excitement, John Gemperle, widely known as Papa Jack, sat down alongside Energy FM executive Rebecca Ann Sy. The contract signing happened in PBA Cafe, Metrowalk on March 17, 2017. He will be on air from 9pm to 1am, starting Monday - March 20,...

That "Gay Moment" Backlash Over Live-Action "Beauty and the Beast" Movie

Wazzup Pilipinas! "I was innocent and certain. Now I'm wiser but unsure." – Belle  My wife and I went to the Beauty and The Beast live action movie premiere dressed as Belle and the Beast. I'm still a bit pressed for the director obviously didn't watch the original Disney classic...or was it...

Eduard Folayang’s Newborn Baby Adds Inspiration to Upcoming Title Defense

Wazzup Pilipinas! Filipino fighter Eduard “Landslide” Folayang feels extra motivated in his first defense of his ONE Lightweight World Championship title next month as he and his wife have welcomed a bouncing baby girl to their family.His spouse Genevieve gave birth to their first-born child on...

Top 30 Entries in DPC-PLDT Visual Arts Competition on Exhibit Prior to Awards

Wazzup Pilipinas!Thirty entries from all over the Philippines were chosen out of 87 art works submitted for the 31st edition of the DPC-PLDT Visual Arts Competition (VAC31) which challenged fine arts students nationwide to interpret the theme “Habang May Buhay, May Pag-asa”.The finalist entries consisted...

67th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards Issues Call for Entries

Wazzup Pilipinas!The Carlos Palanca Foundation, Inc. has announced its call for entries to the 67th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. This year’s competition is also accepting submissions to the Novel and Nobela categories, which are offered only every two years.Established in 1950 in...

Hontiveros Hits TESDA Chief for Sexist Remark

Wazzup Pilipinas! Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director-General Guiling Mamondiong earned the ire of Akbayan Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday for saying that women “don’t have time anymore for their spouses because they are powerful”. The TESDA chief made the remark...

Vibrainium: Set to Discover the Strongest Brain Marketing Approach

Wazzup Pilipinas! Get ready to wear your capes of excellence and unleash the versatile superhero inside you! Break stereotypes in a world of ordinary mortals. Be the VIBRAINIUM! A much awaited seminar entitled “Vibrainium: Discovering the Strongest Brain Marketing Approach” will be dominating...

"Palit-Ulo" Scheme Revealed in Philippines' War on Drugs

Wazzup Pilipinas!Ma'Rosa, originally titled "Palit-Ulo" (a term referring to the backdoor exchange usually involving corrupt policemen and captured criminals), actually depicts a reality that is happening in the Philippines. We all know that story in this Indie film by Director Brillante Mendoza...

Multiple Burden of Pregnancy and Expanded Maternity Leave Addressed by Women Lawmakers

Wazzup Pilipinas! Multiple Burden of Pregnancy and Expanded Maternity Leave were some of the issues raised by Women lawmakers or legislators at a press conference held in a popular restaurant in Quezon City Present at the table discussion were former Akbayan representative and Senator Risa Hontiveros...

FirstMetroSec Grand Unveiling Highlights

Wazzup Pilipinas!FirstMetroSec Online is a one-stop-shop online platform for stocks, mutual funds, and other financial services, offering a fast, powerful, and seamless online trading experience to investors with access to the widest range of investment products and solutions. Last February 22, more...

Lenovo Launches Kaby Lake-Powered ThinkPads to the Philippines​

Wazzup Pilipinas! Lenovo, the world’s top PC maker, has just announced the latest devices in their ThinkPad lineup powered by Intel’s latest 7th Generation Kaby Lake processor to the Philippine market. Known for its durability, robustness, design, and overall performance when it comes to the office,...

Hontiveros: The Philippines’ War on Drugs is a Deadly Failure

Wazzup Pilipinas!"Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat!. I’d like to thank the men and women of the Philippine Social Science Council, International Alert Inc., and the Philippine Criminal Justice Researchers Society Inc for their hard work in putting this event together, and for having me here today....

Live the Ultimate Dancer’s Life at BP Dance School’s Summer Dance Workshop

Wazzup Pilipinas!Summer can be the most crucial time for a budding ballerina’s career. While most children are on vacations or staycations, the pupils of Ballet Philippines Dance School are hard at work. Three to five times a week, they fill their days with classes in classical ballet, modern dance,...

Metro Race Collective Proudly Presents 1st Circulo Verde Chasedown

Wazzup Pilipinas!On March 19th, 2017, Metro Race Collective proudly organizes the 1st ever Circulo Verde Chasedown - a fixed gear criterium event which will be held at Ortigas & Co’s Circulo Verde alongside guest sports director Ravi Rajcoomar (USAC Sanctioned Race Director) & world-renowned...

Asia’s Top Crime Series* Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Returns for Season Two

Wazzup Pilipinas!No perpetrator can escape the combined brilliance of this elite force! Unit Chief Jack Garrett and his international response team have returned for a brand new season on AXN. The top rated drama series follows the global investigative adventures of the specialized International...

5th Year for Lazada Philippines is Strongest Year Yet

Wazzup Pilipinas!With a record high 91% market share in the Philippine e-Commerce category, Lazada Philippines has plenty to celebrate for its 5th year anniversary. Since its recent acquisition by global e-Commerce giant, Alibaba.com, the country’s dominant online shopping and selling destination...