Bunkhouses: Overpriced and Substandard Pwede Na Ba Yan?

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"Following criticisms that the government's standards were far below international standards, Palace spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said on Wednesday, January 8, that the Philippines doesn't have to follow world standards. ...."We are following our standards. We don’t necessarily have to follow the international standards," he said." - Rappler

The Philippines rarely follow international standards. We don't realize that it is one of the reasons why we cannot successfully compete globally.

This is clearly a case of "Pwede na yan" or "Bahala na yan" which is very common with people in the Philippine government.

The bunkhouses or temporary shelters for typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) victims were also reported overpriced and substandard. It was quoted that P959,360 for a 12 unit bunkhouse (which boils down to about P80,000 per unit) which is to serve as temporary shelter. Gawad Kalinga only spends around P 125,000 per unit for a permanent shelter. Clearly there is a problem here.

Kim Chiu: Losing Sleep Over Brash Statement to Members of the Press

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"On Wednesday morning, a seemingly more positive Chiu posted a photo on her Instagram account with the caption: "People will hate you, rate you, shake you and break you. but how strong you stand is what makes you." good morning!!!:) today is another day!:) God bless everyone!:) #goodvibes #spreadthelove #thankful #grateful brideforrent jan 15 na!:)" - ABS-CBN News.com

This was posted on Kim Chiu's Instagram account after she apparently was losing sleep due to her previous statement to the members of the press during a pres conference for their movie Bride for Rent where she said ""We don't owe you any of our personal lives" when asked about the about the real score between her and on screen partner Xian Lim.

To which she tweeted in her official Twitter account " Cant sleep.... :(

She received both positive and negative reactions in social media where one tells her that she owes her popularity from the press.

DTSI Group Wins Philippine Avaya Business Partner of the Year for the 6th Consecutive Year

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Diversified Technology Solutions International (DTSI) Group recently bagged the coveted Avaya Business Partner (BP) of the Year Award in the Philippines for 2013. This is the 6th consecutive year that Avaya recognized the DTSI Group as a leading Platinum Business Partner.

The DTSI Group has been consistently recognized for its overall exemplary business performance in terms of value selling and revenue among all its partners in the Philippines.

As a global provider of business communication systems, Avaya Philippines has worked closely with the DTSI Group in delivering cutting-edge communications technology solutions since May 2000. “From a business and sales support standpoint, I commend the DTSI Group particularly their proactive sales and pre-sales teams for delivering the Avaya message to our customers and helping us validate in the market the positive Avaya customer experience in a more personal and relevant manner,” said Ed Doctolero, Avaya Philippines Senior Country Manager