Hollywood Producers and Creators among Keynote Speakers at Philippine Blockchain Week

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Philippine Blockchain Week is excited to announce the lineup of globally recognized speakers who will take the stage November 28 to December 4,2022. The inaugural event will feature the biggest names in blockchain technology, crypto and web3 at Marriott Grand Ballroom, Newport World Resorts, Pasay City, Philippines.

Donald Lim, Lead Convener of Philippine Blockchain Week, announced that the 100 plus list of speakers includes Bitcoin Pioneer Charlie Shrem, E! Entertainment co-founder Larry Namer, and IP3 co-founder and Batfilm Productions Producer David Uslan.

Other speakers of the week-long event include;

Sergej Kunz — Co-Founder of 1inch

Ian Utile — Co-Producer of NFT.NYC, CEO of ATTN.

liv Justin Sun — Founder of TRON DAO

Erik LaPaglia — Co-Founder of Miami NFT Week

Chris Nook — Co-Host of The Web3 Show

Zeneca — Founder of ZenAcademy

Jason Brink — President of Blockchain, Gala Games

Sandra H. — Co-Founder of Metapolis

Anthony Francisco — Creative Director of Dolphin Entertainment

Aalia Lanius — President of Unsugarcoated Media

Lito Villanueva — Chairman of FinTech Alliance.ph and EVP Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC)

Ida Tiongson — Chairperson of Pru Life UK and a Trustee of FinTech Alliance.ph

Wei Zhou — CEO of Coins.ph

Tryke Gutierrez — Co-Founder and CEO of Tier One Entertainment

Kevin Seo — Co-Founder of Food Fighters Universe

Jeff J. Hunter — Founder of Crypto Gaming Team

Henry Aguda — Senior EVP of Union Bank

Daniel Robbins — CEO of IBH Media

Kate Hancock — CEO of Metaverse XYZ

Moto Tani — CEO of Animoca Brands Japan

Charlie Shrem — Bitcoin Pioneer, Founding Director of Bitcoin Foundation Tobias Bauer — Principal Blockchain Founders Fund

Koby Karp — Founder Nefertiti

Tara Kwon - Co-Founder and CEO of Hyped Collective

Oscar Tan-Abing, Jr. — CEO of Anotoys Collective

Jay Ha — Co-Founder of IP3



Master of ceremonies will be Sonya Mulkeet, co-founder of Project Nightfall Organization, and Belik Yonatan, content creator of It’s Me Dad.

Donald Lim shared, “We are looking forward to welcoming the world to the Philippines and to creating the premiere space to share the leading space for Filipinos to the insights and knowledge strategic to the growth of blockchain technology in the Philippines. that we can learn from these Web3 experts. The Philippines is predominantly Web2. Outside of the country, they are already on Web3. Filipinos are ready to be involved in the adoption and development of this innovative technology. This is a great opportunity to learn as we transition to blockchain technology.”

Co-founder of Philippine Blockchain Week and Founder of Women of Substance NFT, Chezka Gonzales added, “The Philippines has the promise of becoming the blockchain capital of Asia. To achieve this, we need to learn more about the technology and see it at work. We want more Filipinos to educate themselves about blockchain and experience how it can improve their lives.”

Apart from the talks, Philippine Blockchain Week will also hold gaming expos and an NFT exhibit. The first Philippine Block Awards will take place to honor the men and women behind building the blockchain ecosystem in the Philippines.



Tickets are available at www.PhilBlockchainWeek.com





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BingoPlus sends help to victims of Typhoon Paeng in Hagonoy, Bulacan

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Victims of recent typhoon Paeng in Barangay San Roque, Hagonoy Bulacan received care packages and other basic necessities from BingoPlus, the newest entertainment offering of Leisure & Resorts World Corporation (LRWC).

The area was among those hardly hit by the typhoon during its landfall, with the entire province of Bulacan and other CALABARZON provinces placed under Signal No. 3.

BingoPlus teamed up with One Race Filipino Services to spearhead the assistance drive that reached almost 300 families in Bulacan. Barangay San Roque residents received grocery packs consisting of rice, noodles, canned goods, coffee, bottled water, shoes, and clothes. BingoPlus also brought smiles to 100 children who received toys and snacks.

The brand that vows to provide and promote happiness in good times and bad stayed true to its mission by extending help to calamity victims anew, as it had done in past similar circumstances.

“This is just one way to show how grateful BingoPlus is to its supporters and the Filipino public in general because of their patronage since its launch last January. We want to share our blessings with everyone, especially those who need it most,” says Jasper Vicencio, AB Leisure Exponent Inc. President, the wholly owned subsidiary of LRWC that launched the BingoPlus brand.

BingoPlus is in full support of non-government organizations and local government agencies in helping Filipinos in times of catastrophes, Mr. Vicencio added.

To learn more about BingoPlus, please visit www.bingoplus.com or check out its official Facebook page @bingoplusph.

30 More Years Of Lifeline Rate To Almost 6M Families

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Almost six million "poorest of the poor" Filipino families are now set to be given aid in their monthly electricity bill for 30 more years following the approval of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the law on Extending and Enhancing the Implementation of the Lifeline Rate.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) jointly signed the IRR of Republic Act No. 11552 on October 28, 2022. RA 11552 is also known as “An Act Extending and Enhancing the implementation of the Lifeline Rate, Amending for the Purpose Section 73 of Republic Act. No. 9136 (Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2021).”

DOE Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla said “the lifeline rate program in the Philippines is one of the best designed lifeline rate programs in the world; ours is better targeted.”

The DOE, led by Lotilla, has been tasked to formulate and promulgate the policy guidelines of RA 11552, ensuring the law and its IRR are lawfully implemented. The task is consistent with President Ferdinand "Bong Bong" Marcos Jr.’s administration's steadfast commitment in seeing to it that the benefits of the government's energy policies and programs are felt by the poorest of the poor.



A fair and equitable lifeline subsidy implementation


Qualified marginalized electricity end-users are targets of the signed IRR, pursuant to R.A.1152, in terms of ensuring the subsidy given to the beneficiaries is distributed fairly. The DSWD has expressed its commitment to assist in the implementation in order for the IRR to meet the “fair and equitable” objective.

Thirty more years of subsidy to 6 million electricity consumers

An amendment made on Section 73 of the EPIRA (RA No. 10150) revamps the 20-year-coverage subsidy provision to electricity consumers, giving the subsidy an extended timeline (additional 30 years). This means that those from the marginalized sector who consume electricity will continue to enjoy government subsidy in their electricity bill for 30 more years after the first 20 years in the original RA is up. It’s practically like one person enjoying the benefit of a partially-subsidized electricity bill in almost his entire adult life.

ERC records show that for the first six months of 2022, beneficiaries have already benefitted from the lifeline rate program an average of P541 Million worth of subsidy per month. The actual discounts vary, depending on the lifeline program’s per Distribution Utility (DU) computation approved by the ERC.

 

Qualified households—target of the extended subsidy timeframe

Priority among the end users of the extended subsidy timeframe are qualified household beneficiaries under the “Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program” (4Ps) Act, the master list of which is with the DSWD. The 4Ps is aimed at national poverty reduction through the provision of cash transfer to extremely poor households to improve health, nutrition and education.

ERC Chairman and CEO Monalisa Dimalanta says the ERC will provide the criteria for qualifications of a marginalized end-user while the DSWD will provide the list of qualified household-beneficiaries in order to ensure a uniform and objective procedure of identifying potential beneficiaries.

CAPTION:

(L-R): DOE Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla, ERC Chairperson and CEO Monalisa C. Dimalanta, DSWD Undersecretary for Special Concerns Vilma B. Cabrera and other ERC Officials and employees at the ceremonial signing.

Dimalanta stresses that the IRR is a product of an effective inter-agency collaboration to deliver better public service.

As mandated by the law, the ERC, DOE and DSWD, in consultation with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and other public and private stakeholders, with the approval of the Joint Congressional Energy Commission (JCPC), shall issue, adopt and promulgate the rules and regulations to implement the provisions of RA No. 11552.