Martha Atienza wins Baloise Art Prize at Art Basel

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Jun 172017
 
Martha Atienza wins Baloise Art Prize at Art Basel

Filipino-Dutch cinematographer Martha Atienza has received the 19th Baloise Art Prize at the Art Basel 2017 in Switzerland. Martha Atienza [via CNN Philippines] Atienza’s winning video installation, “Our Islands 11°16’58.4”N 123°45’07.0”E, 2017”, is a single channel HD video (00:01:12:00 min, loop) with no sound that shows a traditional Philippine procession done underwater. The prize of CHF 30,000 is presented at the Statements sector of Art Basel by a jury of international experts. The prize includes the acquisition by Baloise of a group of works by the Atienza, which are donated to two important museums in Europe: the Nationalgalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the MUDAM, Luxembourg. The Art Basel show gallery captions Atienza’s work as a six- screen life-sized projection of an underwater procession moving from one wall to the next that shows men wearing costumes depicting religious and iconic images in the Philippines such as the Santo Niňo, Ati-Atihan, Yolanda survivors, and even Manny Pacquiao’s boxing gloves. “We watch the procession passing by as if in an aquarium: Christ carrying the cross, men in women’s clothes and demonstrators carrying tableaux with political slogans, threatened from behind by menacing, armed henchman. Through her cast of characters and choice of setting, Atienza presents a both critical and humorous take not only on the state of society in the Philippines but also on the threat of climate change to which the country is increasingly exposed through the warming of the world’s oceans,” according to the 2017 Baloise Prize. Atienza’s works are Read More …

La Salle Chorale Bacolod is Vietnam Int’l tilt winner

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Jun 172017
 
La Salle Chorale Bacolod is Vietnam Int’l tilt winner

The University of St. La Salle (USLS) Chorale Bacolod has been adjudged the Choral Grand Prize Winner at the 5th Vietnam International Choir Competition. La Salle Chorale Bacolod [via Interkultur] La Salle Chorale Bacolod brought home the Hoi An Choir Prize 2017 awarded by an international jury which crowned the university choir group as the biggest winner of the competition – winning the Golden Diploma in the three categories it joined and ranking first in two categories. Chorale Bacolod [via Facebook] The USLS university choir composed of university and senior high school students, along with some alumni, won in the following categories: Category B1 – Mixed Choirs – Level of difficulty II without compulsory piece La Salle Chorale (Philippines) CATEGORY WINNER conducted by: Serry Repique Category F – Folklore La Salle Chorale (Philippines) CATEGORY WINNER conducted by: Serry Repique Category S – Sacred Choir Music Points La Salle Chorale (Philippines) GOLD III conducted by: Serry Repique With their winning performances, La Salle Chorale has also qualified to perform at the following INTERKULTUR major Events within the next 5 years: Q I =World Choir Games–The Champions Competition; World Choir C hampionships–The Champions Round; Grand Prix of Choral Music Q II = World Choir Games–The Champions Competition; World Choir Championships–The Champions Round.   The post La Salle Chorale Bacolod is Vietnam Int’l tilt winner appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Filipino choir groups triumph in Vietnam choral competition All- male Filipino chorale triumphs in Japan chamber contest La Salle video in Read More …

Carla Kuaiwa in Houston’s 50 Most Influential Women

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Jun 172017
 
Carla Kuaiwa in Houston’s 50 Most Influential Women

Filipino-American Carla Kuaiwa has made it to the 2016 list of Houston’s 50 Most Influential Women. Carla Kuaiwa [via Balitang America] Kuaiwa together with this year’s awardees join the over 400 Houston women honorees who have been recognized by the annual “50 Women of Influence” program launched in 2008 by Houston Woman Magazine. “Each in the Class of 2016 is intelligent and interesting. Each spends her time and energy doing what she loves most. Each speaks of her interests enthusiastically and with great joy. Each is actively engaged in activities that move her forward in her career and in life and, at the same time, allow her to make significant contributions to our community. Each gives generously of her time and talents to help local charities and other nonprofits and the clients they serve.  Because of their knowledge and experience, others listen when they speak and follow when they lead. Indeed, all are worthy of special recognition,” said Houston Woman Magazine of Houston’s 50 Most Influential Women of 2016. Kuaiwa is the Director of Hospital Operations for Community Relations, Volunteer Services, Community Benefits, & Occ Medicine at the Memorial Hermann Health System. Her Linked In profile also shows her involvement in the MMHS as Regional Service Line Administrator for Medicine, Senior, Orthopedics, & IP Rehab. Kuaiwa said in a Balitang America report, “You don’t think about awards when you do community service, and for me, it’s just really giving back to the community. And to be recognized for that is Read More …

Do You Know of People Who Are Not Friendly But User-Friendly?

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Jun 172017
 
Do You Know of People Who Are Not Friendly But User-Friendly?

Chinkee Tan In your place of business or work, you cannot avoid people who are USERS. They text you whenever they need something from you, and when you don’t reply they make you feel guilty and bad. But whenever you need something from them, they ignore you. They don’t even have the courtesy to reply. They will try to manipulate you and make you feel bad until you succumb to their evil tactics just to get what they want. And after they’ve already gotten what they want — they dump you like a hot potato. They’re back to their old selves. They won’t even say thank you. The won’t text you again for a long time. All they want is to just suck the life out of you. Now, they’re on to their next victim that they will prey on and use. They’re a living proof that vampires do exist in this modern world! It’s painful whenever you encounter these types of people, especially when they are in power, or they are your closest friends and relatives. Sometimes you really have no choice but to say yes to them. If you’ve been through this lately let me tell you, in reality, you have a choice! CHOOSE TO PROTECT YOURSELF You have a choice to protect yourself and not be used by these types of people. These user-friendly people (people who are only friendly to you if they want to use you!) do not deserve your time and attention. CHOOSE THE Read More …

Why Xi Jinping Threatened War If the Philippines Drills for Oil

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Jun 142017
 

Though nothing Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has said or will say carries any shock value anymore, his surprising announcement on May 19 caused seismic tremors. At a Manila press conference on that day, Pres. Duterte disclosed that while attending the “One Belt, One Road” summit in Beijing on May 15, Chinese Premier China Xi Jinping warned him that there would be war if the Philippines tried to enforce a United Nations arbitration ruling and drill for oil in the West Philippine Sea …

Free Wi-Fi on 24-km stretch of EDSA now available

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Jun 142017
 
Free Wi-Fi on 24-km stretch of EDSA now available

High-speed Wi-Fi Internet for commuters plying the EDSA highway in Metro Manila has been made accessible to the public beginning June 12, Philippine Independence Day. The “EDSA Wi-Fi” project is available at street level throughout the whole 24-kilometer stretch of the major highway, including all 13 stations of the MRT Line 3, from Taft Avenue in Pasay City to North Avenue in Quezon City. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Rodolfo A. Salalima in a media release said the public EDSA Wi-Fi offering is a “gift to the people of this free nation” on the occasion of the Philippine Independence Day. According to Secretary Salalima, this follows through President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to provide free Internet access in public places nationwide. “We work to give Filipinos access to the information and technology that they need in their daily lives. EDSA Wi-Fi will benefit the hundreds of thousands of commuters along EDSA daily.” To ensure the availability and resilience of the free public Wi-Fi service, the DICT has tapped the facilities of the country’s largest Internet service providers Globe Telecom and PLDT, Inc. Both operators have been working with the local government and public works units of Quezon City, Mandaluyong, Makati, Manila, Pasay City, as well as the MRT administration and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), to complete installation of the public Wi-Fi service. With each service provider working on different schemes and access points for this free public Wi-Fi offering, Secretary Salalima highlighted that commuters will have Read More …

Rachelle Ann Go wins Broadway theater fans awards

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Jun 142017
 
Rachelle Ann Go wins Broadway theater fans awards

Rachelle Ann Go has won the 2017 Theater Fans' Choice Awards in New York City. Rachelle Ann Go [by Walter McBride via Facebook] Go was voted the Best Featured Actress in A Musical for her debut performance in Broadway reprising her West End award-winning role as Gigi when Miss Saigon returned to its original Broadway stage in March 2017. The Filipina singer-actress was adjudged the favorite in her category as theater fans from around the world were asked to vote their favorite performances, performers, and productions of the season. Broadway World and Broadway HD announced Go’s win, along with 29 other fan favorites which included two major awards for Miss Saigon – Best Revival of a Musical, and Broadway's Backbone Best Musical Ensemble. Go had previously won Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her performance as Gigi, the bar girl, on the Cameron Mackintosh revival of the musical that was first staged in Drury Lane in 1989.   The post Rachelle Ann Go wins Broadway theater fans awards appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Rachelle Ann Go joins Miss Saigon on Broadway Rachelle Ann to star in West End’s Hamilton musical Eva Noblezada to star in Ms Saigon Broadway revival Kylie Verzosa wins Miss International crown

UK’s Dyson Electronics invests $20 M in PHL expansion

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Jun 142017
 
UK’s Dyson Electronics invests $20 M in PHL expansion

British appliance maker Dyson Electronics is expanding its operations in the Philippines with a $20 million investment this year, eyeing positive growth prospects for the company just over a year since its establishment in the country. Dyson will also increase the number of employees to 400 by end of 2017, and to 500 by 2018. The Calamba, Laguna manufacturing facility of Dyson already had the company investing $50 million when it started operations in 2016, capable of producing 6 million motor units a year. Dyson, whose founder James Dyson is the inventor of the cyclonic bag-less vacuum technology, also locally assembles appliances for export such as vacuum cleaners, hair dryers. Dyson CEO Jim Rowan told media, “The Philippines is really interesting right now, they really appreciate technology and good design, so we’re very bullish that the Philippine market will be a big consumer market for us. So we see good sales generation from the Philippines.” Dyson Philippines produces 20 percent of the company’s total global output. “One of the reasons we chose the Philippines was because we think first and foremost, we can get talent. We felt we can get good engineering talent within the Philippines and the English language proficiency in the Philippines was also a factor that we took into consideration because that meant that we can train up those engineers very quickly. And then access to the supply base. There’s quite a strong supplier base in the Philippines so we could immediately come in and tap into Read More …

Mindset of the millennials

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Jun 142017
 
Mindset of the millennials

Armando Bartolome Millennials refer to those who were born between 1980 and 2000. The businesses which are profitable then may not satisfy their taste which is why business owners are more focused on how they can attract this age group which comprises bulk of the market today. Millennials are not simply sitting back; they are more attuned to jumping into franchising to start their entrepreneurial journey. Due to the low employment rate that matches their skills, starting up a business has been their ultimate choice. So what drives a millennial into franchising? Knowing that having their own business would mean having control over their working hours. Businesses should be visible on social media since millennials comprise the biggest chunk of smartphone users. They should make sure that they are able to reach their customers with a single tap or click. How many of you stop your friends from grabbing a piece of chicken from a plate that has been recently served only to have a picture taken and shared on Instagram? Or showcasing your #OOTD (Outfit Of The Day) as soon as you have unwrapped your newly bought top and jeans? Knowing how much social media has become part of our everyday lives gives businesses a new way to connect with customers. What can be more appealing than making use of eye-catching graphics? Think of how some successful companies are enjoying the spotlight. Millennials want things done instantly. By having apps for different businesses, it enables one to instantly purchase Read More …

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