Overexposed 2016 GAIA: Nationwide Photography Exhibition

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Join the Nationwide Photography Competition and capture how we Engineer the Nature.

Win up to Php 10,000 worth of cash and freebies. Just send your entries by capturing what best represents the interaction of the engineering process and nature.  Registration is FREE! Join now! Visit overexposed.up-crest.org for more info.

Overexposed is a photography contest open to all photographers, photographers-to-be, photo enthusiasts or generally creative persons with access to camera nationwide. Overexposed started on 2010 and is now on its 7th year.

This year, the event will adapt the name, Overexposed 2016 GAIA, with the overall theme focusing on the personification of the nature through engineering. This year’s overexposed will be a culmination of the arts, engineering, and environment. The activities listed below will aim to promote the different fields of art and engineering and to further raise awareness for our environment.

·         Photography Contest   

o   With the theme “Nature Redesigned”, will run until January 8, 2017

·             Art Installation Exhibit

o   Positioned at strategic locations around UP Diliman

·             Photography Workshop

o   Which aims to further improve skills on photography and arts

·             Engineering Discussion

o   With the theme “Green Buildings and Sustainable Infrastructures”

·         Environmental Awareness Act

o   Which aims to raise awareness for the environment

This competition is brought to you by the University of the Philippines Circle of Engineering Students (UP CREST), a duly recognized academic and engineering-wide organization of the 8 institutes and departments of the College of Engineering, UP Diliman. Celebrating its 20^th year, UP CREST shall pursue its mission and vision by producing top quality events for its 20^th Anniversary Week. Included in the event list it Overexposed 2016 GAIA.

This event is powered by OICA UPD, i-Mag Photography Magazine, SparkLab Innovation Center, Trampoline Park, Tony and Jackey, UBER, special thanks to: Orange Segment, Kalibrr, Localove.org. Our media partners:  DZUP Radio Station, ClickTheCity.com, Wazzup Pilipinas, PSST.ph, Astig.PH, INQ Pop, Manila Bulletin, Business World Online and our official radio partner: Magic 89.9

For more information, visit: overexposed.up-crest.org or fb.com/upcrest.oex

Ph to Take Global Center Stage on Miss Universe Coronation Night

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The Miss Universe Organization (MUO)’s lead partner in the Philippines, LCS Group Chairman Luis “Chavit” Singson, said that Filipinos should all be proud that the country will be in the global spotlight come January 30, 2017, as more than half-a-billion Miss Universe fans and supporters worldwide watch the live telecast of the 65th Miss Universe Competition’s Coronation Night.

“ Let us give ourselves a salute and a big round of applause that we have come this far – only a few weeks before the Coronation Night. Soon the country will take the global center stage, as more than half-a-billion Miss Universe fans and supporters watch the live shows in over 190 countries and territories in the entire world,” said Singson during the pageant’s official kickoff party held at the S Maison of Conrad Hotel in Pasay City.

Addressing the audience at the kickoff, LCS Group’s vice-chair and Miss Universe Host Committee chairperson Richelle Louise Singson-Michael gave her assurance that LCS and the other private sector partners, together with the Department of Tourism and the Miss Universe Organization, are doing their best to ensure the success of the 65th Miss Universe Competition.

“It only gets better from here. In behalf of my fellow Miss Universe Host Committee members, thank you for joining us in this amazing journey. I always tell the Miss Universe Organization that there is no better place to hold this pageant than here in the Philippines because we have got to be the biggest fans of Miss Universe,” she said.

Globe Bags The Asset Platinum Award for Excellence in Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility & Investor Relations Benchmarking

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Globe Telecom bagged the Platinum Award for Excellence in Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility and Investor Relations Benchmarking from The Asset, an integrated multi-media company serving the elite community of leading corporate and financial decision makers in Asia.

According to The Asset, the criteria used to assess the companies include a range of metrics of financial performance, which are also a proxy for gauging management acumen. But since the purpose of the awards is to recognize the importance of sustainable growth, companies are also evaluated according to the quality of their corporate governance, social responsibility, environmental responsibility and investor relations.

“The recognition inspires us to pursue our strategy of upholding high standards for corporate governance and to continue with our advocacy for fairness, accountability, transparency, integrity and excellence in order to strengthen our structures and processes. We are deeply honored to be recognized for our efforts in relation to governance, corporate social responsibility and investor relations,” said Marisalve Ciocson-Co, Globe Head for Legal Services and Compliance Officer.

Globe Telecom delivered a record performance in 2015, surpassing the company’s previous year’s record performance, as it posted new highs in service revenues, EBITDA, and earnings even in the face of intense industry competition. Registering broad-based data-driven growth across its key services, Globe solidified its leadership in the digital space by focusing on improving customer experience and by riding with the shift toward greater data consumption across all segments.

Globe also sustained its top line growth momentum for the first nine months of the year with consolidated service revenues of P89.1 billion, up 7% from the P83.4 billion recorded in the same period of 2015. The company’s effective efforts in providing market-relevant data offers, the best of breed solutions to cater to the evolving needs of its customers, backed by the significant improvements in its wireless and wired data networks, have paved the way for its continued success.