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Sunday, June 9, 2019

Singapore-based BCB Blockchain Partners QBO Innovation Hub & Animo Labs to Collaborate on bBockchain Smart City Projects


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Singapore-based BCB Blockchain announced today their partnership with two leading Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), QBO Innovation Hub and Animo Labs to build a blockchain ecosystem for smart city projects. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed with the two parties respectively as joint efforts to reach out and engage researchers, startups and community members to use the Building Cities Beyond (BCB) Blockchain platform and its technologies to create smart city projects and applications.

The MOU signifies the partners’ commitment to work closely in critical areas including, co-incubation of projects, research and development, seminars and trainings, promotional activities, competitions, hackathons and collaborative endeavors for smart city or blockchain development. The project collaboration includes promotional activities, development of tech communities, mentorship, funding of projects and access to global markets across variety of sectors upon successful commercialisation of the projects.






Competitions, Hackathons and Bug Bounty programs will be launched in the final half of 2019 as part of the BCB education initiative. There will be prize money of up to USD$15,000 for winners participating in these events. Selected projects are given opportunities to participate in the incubation programs for commercialisation and fundraising.

“We are glad to have a strong and rigorous collaboration with QBO and Animo Labs, tapping on their expertise, knowledge and experience to create the next wave of applications for the development of sustainable smart cities of the future,” said Vanessa Koh, Co-CTO of BCB. “Providing QBO and Animo Labs a holistic understanding of BCB Blockchain platform and access to hands-on workshops, materials, events and technical support will allow them to deepen their competencies in the area of designing and developing applications and projects for smart cities,” she added.

BCB will work with these leading TBIs to contribute towards the breakthrough of blockchain technology as a strategic platform to accelerate the development of the next generation of smart city applications and projects in emerging countries, with the vision to build eco-friendly cities.

“We believe that blockchain will play a crucial role in the development of smart cities with increasing number of people living in urban areas. We are pleased to work closely with BCB and establishing their BCB Blockchain platform and technology in QBO hub to create the next generation of smart city applications,” said Katrina Rausa Chan, Director of QBO Innovation Hub. “It will be exciting to see the actual implementation of these smart city applications of tomorrow in the Philippines and appreciate BCB’s support to bring them to fruition,” she added.

BCB believes the next step towards a smart city ecosystem will be through its BCB Blockchain, and mass adoption is the key to success. To achieve this, BCB strives to educate the community on blockchain technology and build trust in its platform.

“Through the mutual collaboration between Animo Labs and BCB, we hope that our technological expertise and access to a wide range of research institutions will help to build and promote the growth of blockchain and smart city projects, promoting innovation within the blockchain sphere for smart city solutions,” said Mr Federico C. Gonzalez, Executive Director of Animo Labs.

Commenting on the initiatives, Jhaze Asuncion, Business Development Lead of UPSCALE Innovation Hub of The University of the Philippines (UP) said, “As part of a fast-growing community of tech-based start-ups, we are glad to offer our support to develop this blockchain ecosystem in the Philippines.”

PHLPost Opens Stamps Exhibit to Mark Chinatown Museum Grand Launch



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The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has mounted an exhibition called “Revive” featuring a section that showcased historical artifacts of the old post office building, chronicling the history of the postal service and Philippine Stamps to coincide with the Grand Launch of the Interactive Chinatown Museum.

Located at the 4th floor, Lucky Chinatown Building A in the famous district of Binondo, Manila, guests and museum enthusiast were treated with a glimpse of the rich cultural heritage, colorful festivities and traditions featuring “Binondo: A History of Connections”.

The Chinatown Museum has sections that the public can walk through famous places, and historical collections which can also be seen through multimedia displays for the public to enjoy and appreciate.

With PHLPost participation, it aims to inspire Filipinos to protect, preserve and promote this nationally important historical archive of stamps and collections providing visual, physical and written records of 251 years of postal heritage in the country.

The Philippine Postal System has a remarkable history. It was first established in Manila in 1767. The first known location of the Manila Post Office was on Escolta, next to the Estero de la Reina near Santa Cruz church.

The Manila Central Post Office Building was built in 1926 as a modern colonial architecture, an example of a perfect neo-classical monument built and designed by Filipino Architect Juan Arellano and Tomas Mapua in the heart of Manila. The structure was rebuilt, guided by its original design, after suffering extensive damage during the World War II.

The historic building has been declared an Important Cultural Property (ICP) and will undergo renovation with the assistance coming from the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) next year.

Saturday, June 8, 2019

My Pope Helps You Feel Forever Young



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My Pope Philippines is guaranteed to put a spring in your step this June with feel-good and youthful features for all ages.

This month’s issue will inspire readers of My Pope Philippines to embrace the joy of growing wiser day by day. Open up a copy and you’ll be in for a real treat with 36 secrets to staying forever young, as well as 16 inspiring stories of young movers and shakers from all over the globe who are initiating change in the world with their advocacies such as Millie Bobbie Brown, the youngest Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF; and Carlos Yulo who bagged a historic bronze medal in the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships- men’s floor final. Take your cue from 20-year-old Janrey Nevado, the summa cum laude son of a security guard, and the formerly at-risk-youth of Messy Bessy on how hard work, perseverance, and big dreams are fool-proof traits for success. Professional photographer Shaira Luna also gives us a fresh perspective on success and creativity.

Of course our Youth issue would not be complete without our exclusive glimpse into Lolo Kiko’s cute antics as a young boy, before he became our most beloved Pope! We also bridge the gap between the older generation and today’s youth by exploring what each one can learn from the other.

Just as My Pope Philippines has always done in the past, our June issue sheds a positive light on some of our most pressing concerns. In our pages, we discuss bullying, and the dynamic between parents and teachers, because our youth and children need all the guidance they can get to flourish into responsible, loving, and successful members of our society.

To cap it all off, we bring you St. Joan of Arc, the famous sword-wielding teenager of medieval France, and her awe-inspiring life story. The young girl who became one of her country’s patron saints continues to stir a sense of bravery in the hearts of young people even after centuries later. And why wouldn’t this be the case? As Pope Francis said, “young people are more than the future of our world. Even now, they are helping to enrich it.”

My Pope Philippines is available in newsstands nationwide. Subscribe to the magazine for your monthly dose of feel-good stories and get a chance to win the My Pope Win a Trip to the Vatican Raffle! For more information visit www.mypope.com.ph, call (+63)917.711.1818, or email subscription@mypope.com.ph.
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