James Reid and Nadine Lustre: About to Fly High With "On the Wings of Love" TeleSerye

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Hashtag #OTWOLMediaDay was trending earlier during the launch of the newest Primetme Bida teleserye show of ABS-CBN's Dreamscape Entertainment Television entitled "On the Wings of Love." The "most romantic teleserye" will soon be brought to us starting August 10, 2015 and will star one of the most popular love team in Philippine showbiz - James Reid and Nadine Lustre.

Members of the media had the opportunity to get first dibs to the very first TV series starring the love team known to everyone as JaDine. The media day was hosted by the charming VJ Ai of Myx and co-moderated by Aaron Domingo, Media Relations Manager of ABS-CBN.

The On The Wings of Love Media Day was held at the 14th floor of the Eugenio Lopez Jr. Communications Center Building located at E.Lopez Drive corner Mother Ignacia Street Diliman, Quezon City.

James Reid will portray the role of Clark, a young man living in America who wants to give his siblings in the Philippines a good life after their mother died, and Nadine Lustre will play the role of Leah, a young woman who wants to go to America to be able to help her family.

DOST Hybrid Road Train: Possible Solution to Traffic Congestion

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The Hybrid Road Train, a part of the three-component project of the Advanced Transport Program of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) under the Makina Para sa Bayan Program of MakiBayan, was one of the various technologies that was featured at the 2015 DOST National Science and Technology Week (NSTW)held on July 24 to 28, 2015 at the SMX Convention Center of the Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay city.

The DOST NSTW is set every third week of July and is a show window for Filipino ingenuity, innovation, S&T developments, eye-catching exhibits, interactive gadgets, robotic creations by students, and other local inventions. The NSTW also holds several product launching, press conferences, career talks, product demonstrations, awards and other activities during the week-long celebration. NSTW is also a platform for promoting poverty alleviation and economic development.

Eyed as one of the possible solutions to ease the traffic congestion of Metro Manila, the Hybrid Road Train is a 40-meter long system of interlinked and air-conditioned coaches. It is estimated to serve around 650,000 passengers when rolled out. That will be 60 persons per coach for a total of 240 passengers.

The train weighs about 10 metric tons but can run at a top speed of 50 kph and is equipped with dual braking system for efficient braking. It uses ordinary rubber tires so there is no need for rails. It is also environment-friendly with the last of the five coaches dedicated to its electric power batteries which are used alternately with its diesel fuel. It is also cost-effective since most of its parts are locally sourced like the coaches which are fabricated locally.

Metro Online Influencers Kapihan: Shaping Business and Political Landscapes Towards 2016

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Where else can you find the likes of Lynda Jumilla, senior news reporter of ABS-CBN; Janette Toral, Mother of E-Commerce; honorable Vice Mayor Isko Moreno of Manila; Dr. Ana Maria Tabunda, Research Director of Pulse Asia; Atty. Karen Jimeno, anchor/host of CNN Philippines anchor, and the honorable Senator Antonio Trillanes?

Where else but at the Metro Online Influencers Kapihan!

I got an invite from Paulo Florendo but unfortunately I already had a previous engagement for that day so I missed this opportunity to hear the messages and stories of these influential people who have been using the power of online media for many purposes.

But since I truly support this idea of a "Kapihan" for online media practitioners, I am blogging about this event even though I was not able to attend. It gives me great pleasure to talk about how online media is becoming a powerful force to reckon with that even the traditional media of print, radio and television have started mobilizing efforts to create their own digital strategies as they are accept the fact that the only way to go now is online.

The event that focused on the role of online media and influencers in shaping the business and political landscape of the country towards 2016, was held at the Wheatberry Bakery and Coffeeshop located at 84 Scout Castor cor. Scout Tuazon, Barangay Laging Handa, Quezon City. It was a very familiar place since I already had a chance to do a review of the restaurant.