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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Lazada Announces 3-day Grand Christmas Sale on December 10 to 12

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Have so many friends and loved ones to give gifts this holiday season but short of budget to buy for them all?
Get ready for discounts up to 95% as Lazada, a leading online shopping and selling destination, culminate its Online Revolution sale with a 3-day Grand Christmas Sale on December 10 to 12.

This was announced to members of the media during the Lazada Grand Christmas Sale Media Meeting held at the Makati Shangri-La hotel on December 7, 2015. Inanc Balci, Lazada CEO and co-founder, expressed his excitement for all the things lined up.

Starmobile CEO Ulysses Lao and Cherry Mobile's Lorraine Javalera were also present to share their support to the online retailer. Even Belo Essentials has special promos to all Lazada fans out there with 50% off and Buy 2 Get 1 Free promos.

The e-commerce giant will be offering new Shocking Deals, P12 Deals, and P99 Deals featuring limited quantities of popular branded items at half-price including an Apple iPad Mini 2 Retina (16GB), a hoverboard (one of the fads these days that even a telecom company has it) and a My View 40" Full HD LED TV.

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The P3 Award Philippine Ceremony will be held on 11 December, 2015, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the DOST-ICT Office at CP Garcia Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City. The ceremony will be hosted by the ICT Office in recognition of the valuable contribution of our local partners in this initiative.

The “TV White Space (TVWS) Supported Fisherfolk Registration in the Danajon Reef” was a joint initiative of the Department of Science and Technology’s Information Communication Technology (ICT) Office, the USAID-supported Ecosystems Improved for Sustainable Fisheries (ECOFISH) Project of the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), and Microsoft-Philippines. As a technology trial under the Smarter Philippines Program of the Philippine government, TV White Space—or unutilized broadcast frequencies—was used as a means to establish internet connectivity to support municipal fisherfolk registration or FishR in six pilot municipalities in Bohol over nine months.

The TVWS partnership became the recipient of this year’s P3 Impact Award held last October 2, 2015 in the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. It bested more than 50 other applicants, including finalists from Coca-Cola, the Global Development Lab, Dow Chemical, and General Mills, which speaks of the exceptional impact that this partnership has made. The award was given by Concordia, the U.S. State Department, and the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. The P3 Impact Award is considered a top honor in the arena of public-private partnership development.

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Michelin tires for passenger cars, SUV and light truckshave become more affordable with new suggested retail prices that came into effect starting October 1, 2015.

Vehicle owners are invited to visit the Retailer Locator on the Michelin Philippines local website (http://www.michelin.com.ph/Home/Buying-Guide/Find-Your-Dealer)to find the nearest retailer. New retail prices may vary per retailer of Michelin tires.

“Michelin cares about safety,first and foremost, Thanks to this initiative, we, through our partner-distributors in the country, are happy to make our tires more affordable for our Filipino consumers so they can experience firsthand what makes our tires different from the competition. Michelin tires deliver multiple benefits such as fuel saving and good handling, plus comfort and noise reduction, without ever sacrificing safety. Michelin is able to deliver all these through its extensive innovation coupled with research and development which are translated into Michelin Total Performance, which is our DNA,” said Michael Nunag, Chief Representative of Michelin Philippines.