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Jilin Provincial Art Troupe’s tours consist of different presentations from Chinese excerpts of stories and dramas, adapted through dances, traditional music, opera performance and other art forms. MANILA, Philippines – Jilin Provincial Art Troupe, a multi-arts group hailing from north eastern China, will perform in various venues across the archipelago for the Chinese Spring Festival in the Philippines until March 9 in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Philippines-China Diplomatic Relations. The troupe’s performances are made possible through the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, in cooperation with the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), Department of Foreign Affairs, City Government of Batangas, National Parks Development Committee, Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry Inc. and The Theatre at Solaire. The Luzon leg of the performances will be staged today, 4 p.m., at the Batangas City Convention Center; March 4, Wednesday, 8 p.m., at the CCP Main Theater; and on March 5, Thursday, 8 p.m., at The Theatre at Solaire Resort and Casino. In the Visayas region, troupe will perform on Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m., at the White Gold Club, Cebu City and in Davao on March 9, Monday, 7 p.m., at the SMX Convention Center, Lanang Davao City. Jilin Provincial Art Troupe is composed of selected best performers from all across Jilin Province. Its programs represent the highest level of Jilin stage art. The group has been in the spotlight of the Spring Festival Gala Read More …

At least one senator is afraid the recently-concluded Senate investigation into the Mamasapano clash could result in a whitewash of the incident, which has given President Benigno Aquino III more ammunition against him and his administration. In a radio interview with dzBB’s Nimfa Ravelo, Sen. Sergio Osmeña III said it would be “easy” for Aquino allies who dominate the Senate to absolve the president of any faults.  “Well, tingnan po natin kasi medyo kontrolado nila ang Senado ngayon so baka ma-whitewash. Pero we will look out for that. Sasabihin naman namin pag tantiya namin mukhang nawa-white wash. At di naman maniniwala ang taumbayan, medyo decided na sila kung sino ang may sala dito,” Osmeña said. Earlier, Sen. Grace Poe, who chairs the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs which is leading the probe, assured the public that there will be no cover up in the hearing or the committee report. But despite Poe’s assurances, Osmeña said he and the public will know if the probe has been compromised. “You can have one hundred and one signs. Basta makikita mo yun sa final report eh, magkakaroon ka ng feeling or belief or certainty na ‘ay, mukhang na whitewash ito ah.’ Pero makikita mo rin yan sa recitation of facts, kung nabungi or may kulang, ayun. There are many ways to engineer, but the final analysis is the result,” Osmeña said, adding that he cannot say if he will sign the committee report yet. “In order to be really fair Read More …

ACER Aspire Switch 12 A company official worth his salt visits the markets where his firm maintains a presence in order to help local teams strategize and expand the business. Often, officials go on these trips to look into the problems of local teams and identify new game plans and policies to further raise revenues and market shares. But for Oliver Ahrens, senior vice president of multinational hardware and electronics firm Acer Inc., his first trip to the Philippines last week marked a departure from his normal experience. “Usually, I only come to a country when there is a need to. The Philippines is an exemption. The Philippines is, really, for us something like a poster boy for business,” Ahrens says during a briefing last week. ACER Iconia Tab 10 A3-A20FHD “If you ask me, the Philippines has, in Asia Pacific, the best go-to-market strategy, and the best new production introduction (NPI) process. Positioning products, and communicating these to the distribution channels—nobody is doing it as good as the Philippines. And this one of the reasons for our high market share here. For me, it is also a learning trip to understand a little bit more how [things are] done here,” he explains. True enough, Acer Philippines Inc. expects to sustain its strong momentum this year, with revenues projected to grow by a double-digit pace anew, while its market share in key product segments could further rise to cement its foothold in the local market. “The Philippines for us is Read More …

The camp of Senator Bong Revilla Jr. will likely file a motion asking the Sandiganbayan for permission to visit his son, Cavite Vice Gov. Jolo Revilla whom the family says accidentally shot himself while cleaning a gun on Satruday morning. The senator’s legal counsel Ramon Esguerra, the incident will most likely prompt their camp to make a legal move to formalize the visit. “I believe it is most likely that we will ask the Court to permit him to visit his son at the hospital. I have no details about the incident but I am sure the matter will be duly investigated,” Esguerra said. The senator is currently at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center over graft cases in relation to the pork barrel scam. “Let us in the meantime heed the plea of the family to join them in praying for Vice Governor Jolo Revilla’s speedy and full recovery,” Esguerra said. The younger Revilla was brought to a hospital on Saturday after he reportedly sustained a gunshot wound to his upper right chest when he accidentally pulled the trigger while cleaning a gun at the family’s Ayala Alabang home. His mother, Cavite Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla and brother Bacoor Mayor Strike Revilla are already at the ICU of the Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Muntinlupa City where he is currently confined. — Andrei Medina/JDS, GMA News

MANILA, Philippines – Four of the biggest names in Philippine business are joining forces to form a powerhouse team that hopes to snag the government’s largest Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project to date. Holding firm Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV), real estate giants Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) and Megaworld Corp., and SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SMPH) have teamed up for the first time to form Trident Infrastructure and Development Corp., a consortium which yesterday filed the pre-qualification documents with the Department of Public Work and Highways for the P123.8-billion Laguna Lakeshore Expressway and Dike Project. With its bid, Trident hopes to design, construct, operate and maintain the Laguna Lake Expressway-Dike Project under the PPP program of the government. Under the agreement of the four big Filipino companies, each of the members will have an equal share of 25 percent in the project. Trident will combine the infrastructure expertise, reclamation and land development experience of AEV, ALI, Megaworld and SMPH. The consortium is also seen to benefit from the combined financial muscle and the national and international network of experts the four companies have. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1  “Trident brings together the expertise, experience, financial strength, and network that is needed to successfully execute a project the size and scale of Laguna Lakeshore Expressway and Dike Project,” the consortium said.  “Trident is a joint venture company incorporated formed for purposes of pre-qualifying for the bidding and evaluating the feasibility of the project,” the super team added. San Read More …