Lenovo and Intel’s eSports Tournament, Legion of Champions III 2019, Comes to an Exciting Close

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Team Korea emerges as champion; Team Philippines clinches fifth spot

Lenovo and Intel’s Legion of Champions III 2019 ended with a bang as Team Awe Star from Korea finished at the top of the podium.

Lenovo, the world’s leading PC and smart device manufacturer, saw its Legion of Champions Series III (LoC III) Grand Finals come to the end of its journey in a spectacular fashion, with team Awe Star from Korea, lifting the championship trophy in triumph as part of their first LoC tournament win. The annual eSports tournament, held recently in conjunction with Intel, pulled in an impressive crowd, bearing witness to the intense competition that unfolded over the last three days.

“I’m proud to share that this is the third consecutive year that we have provided an excellent platform for the next generation of gamers to gather, compete and network with each other. It is also a chance for us to engage them and ensure that the Legion brand is evolving with their needs”, said Ken Wong, President, PCs and Smart Devices, Lenovo Asia Pacific. “Since the first edition of LoC in 2017, we have doubled the number of participating teams. The results have exceeded our wildest expectations and we look forward to taking eSports to the next level in Asia Pacific.”

“Intel congratulates the winners of the Lenovo Legion of Champions and is thrilled to be associated with the league. Along with partners like Lenovo, Intel is helping transform the future of esports by inspiring and supporting this vibrant community of fans and gamers by delivering the best in class technology that pushes the boundaries of performance,” said George Chacko, Director of Global Account for Lenovo, Intel Asia Pacific.

Team Awe Star’s triumphant efforts saw them walk with a total prize money of USD$7,000 and USD$5,000 worth of Legion Y530 notebooks, while the first and second runners-up, team Diamond from Taiwan and team Mega Esports from Thailand, took home USD$3,000 and USD$2,000, respectively.

Team ArkAngel of the Philippines clinched the fifth spot, with USD$900 cash prize.


Check out www.legionloc.com/live_stream.php for final rankings.

The Junior Financial Executives - PUP Manila Proudly Presemts 1st Finance Week

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The Junior Financial Executives - PUP Manila chapter an academic organizations in Polytechnic University of The Philippines, launches the first ever Finance week! One of the MOST-ICONIC, SHATTERING and MOMENTOUS event of the year and now as we take it into another level --- with the theme of "1st FINANCE WEEK: Unleash the Power of Every Financial Hero"

FINANCE WEEK formerly Banking Week, is an annual celebration of the Department of Banking and Finance for the successes it achieved for the entire academic year. This is usually a week-long celebration where the organization conducts parade, talent competitions, quiz bees, forums and career fest. The event proper will start on January 30, 2019 and will end on February 1, 2019.




The Junior Financial Executives – PUP Manila is a student-run non-profit organization with over 1500 active members, making it listed as one of the biggest JFINEX chapters in the Philippines. The organization intends to promote financial literacy to its members by upholding awareness about the field of banking and finance. With its initiative of molding its members to become successful finance professionals in the future, the organization has been holding different interactive academic and nonacademic events.

Its goal for the academic year 2018-2019 is to build relationship with likeminded people during its promotion of financial literacy. The organization aspires to create a lasting difference not just to the lives of the members of its department but also to the whole PUP community through finance.

Contact Person: DIANE JESSICA BALBOA

Vice President – Marketing

(+63)93 6023 7528

balboadianejessica@gmail.com




For more information, check: www.facebook.com/JFINEX.ORG.PUP

foodpanda Launched Their Healthy First Food Revolution Campaign to Help You with Your New Year’s Resolution”

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foodpanda, the on-demand food delivery platform, is bringing you the Healthy First Food Revolution to jump-start with your new year's resolution to eat clean by providing special discounts on healthy restaurant options. The campaign has up to 25% off on food you love. However, this doesn’t mean you can’t have a cheat meal or two during the week because foodpanda has your favorite cheat meals on discounted prices too!

Healthy First Food Revolution will run for the whole month of January with the perfect compliment to those new gym memberships you recently paid for. Come home to a healthy meal delivered straight to your door at a discounted price!

These amazing deals will be available on three key cities of foodpanda, from Metro Manila to Metro Cebu and Davao. All customers can expect to enjoy a range of choices from over 50 partner restaurants, such as Juju Eats, Motorino, Subway, Banh Mi Kitchen, Big Guys Pizza, Healthy Kabab Express, and more.

“foodpanda wants to help you start off the year right with a healthier happier lifestyle. We want to promote healthy living, but this does not mean depriving yourself of cheat meals from time to time. In order to have a healthy body, you must first have a healthy mind and no mind is healthy if it is deprived. So don’t be too hard on yourself, just do your best to eat healthily and indulge within reason this month,” says Iacopo Rovere, foodpanda CEO.

As an additional bonus, we’ve managed to cook up some deals together with your favorite go-to workout spots! Make sure to check your foodpanda app regularly for chances to get free passes!

Since we are still on the “season of giving” high, foodpanda has also lowered the delivery fee from 49 php to 35 php!

For more information and updates about the Healthy First Food Revolution, visit foodpanda’s Facebook and Instagram (@foodpanda_ph) account or look out for the pink tags on the foodpanda website: www.foodpanda.ph