Why Lea may start refusing photo requests from fans

 Entertainment
Mar 252017
 
Why Lea may start refusing photo requests from fans

Lea Salonga MANILA, Mar 21 (Mabuhay) –Lea Salonga may just start refusing photo requests from her fans. The “The Voice of the Philippines” coach made this statement in a series of posts on Twitter Monday as she narrated how some of her fans made her daughter Nicole cry. “Let me get this off my chest. There were some fans who yesterday approached my daughter. Afterwards she ran back to me in tears, scared,” she wrote. Salonga said she always tries to be accommodating to her supporters “but when you mess with my kid and make her cry, you’ve messed with me. And you do not want to see me angry.” Because of what happened, Salonga said she would not blame her daughter if she develops hatred for fans. “On behalf of all artists, please respect our personal space and boundaries. I may have to start refusing photo requests from fans now. Thanks a lot, you guys. I hope you’re proud of what you’ve done,” she said. Nicole is Salonga’s only child with husband Robert Chien.

American BPO to offer 10,000 jobs in PH

 News
Mar 242017
 
American BPO to offer 10,000 jobs in PH

United States business process outsourcing (BPO) company Alorica has announced it will offer 10,000 jobs in the Philippines as it expands its presence in the country with a new facility in Makati City. The BPO’s new facility provides open and collaborative workspaces for additional workers to beef up its current 35,000 workforce. The 58,000 square foot facility was built in response to the expanding demands for its Philippine services according to Alorica Asia Region President Bong Borja. “Alorica has been earning more business from our clients and adding new clients. Because of this, we need to expand rapidly here in the Philippines,” Borja said in a Business Mirror report. “The 12-storey Alorica Center features modern workspaces, applicant and employee lounges, collaboration areas, training rooms, interview and conference rooms, and recreational spaces, such as a fitness gym, a spacious cafeteria with various food options, full-service clinic, huddle areas, sleeping quarters and parking. Expansive glass walls and perimeter open spaces bring ample natural light, afford beautiful city views and induce socialization.”  Alorica, the largest provider of customer service solutions in the US market, currently operates 12 centers in the Philippines including Metro Manila, Cebu, Clark, Davao and Laoag.   The post American BPO to offer 10,000 jobs in PH appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: BPO sector targets 170,000 new jobs this year Jobs PHL outsourcing sector to add 100,000 jobs in 2014 BPO expected to surpass OFW remittances Australia’s TSA Group expands BPO operations

Imus City pioneers child welfare privilege card

 News
Mar 242017
 
Imus City pioneers child welfare privilege card

Bida Kard [courtesy of the Imus City Govt.] Imus City in Cavite has released a child welfare card – the first such privilege card issued in the Philippines. Presented as the BIDA KArd, the privilege card for children serves like the senior citizen privilege card with store discounts and government services for Imus city residents aged 3-17 years old and who are members of student cooperatives. The first child welfare card in the Philippines can be used as cash card and privilege card to the partner establishments of the city government. The innovative project encourages children and youth to save money and patronize local products that provide discounts and privileges to the card holders. The use of the child welfare cards is also expected to boost the local economy, boost tourism and showcase local products of Imus through the partner establishments. Over 3,000 children and youth members of Imus City student cooperatives were given the BIDA KSrd by Mayor Emmanuel L. Maliksi through the Local Council for the Protection of Children (LCPC) and the cooperation of City of Imus Cooperative Development Office (CICDO), Eskwela Kooperatiba and City of Imus Schools Division Office. “Mahalaga ang pag-iipon para sa mga kabataan upang masigurado na sa panahon ng agarang pangangailangan ay mayroon silang mapagkukuhanan (It’s important that young people save money for their emergency needs),” Mayor Maliksi said during the BIDA KArd launch. In an interview for the radio show Lingkod Kabitenyo of 95.9 Green FM, Dulce S. Bustamante of LCPC said the Read More …

PH wins Best Director, Best Film in Malaysia Int’l Filmfest

 News
Mar 202017
 
PH wins Best Director, Best Film in Malaysia Int’l Filmfest

The Philippines won two awards at the 2017 Malaysia Golden Global Awards (MGGA), one for renowned Filipino filmmaker Brillante Mendoza who bagged another the Best Director award for his film “Ma’ Rosa,” and a Best Film award for Philippines-Malaysia collaboration film “Singing in Graveyards” which stars Filipino rock legend Joey “Pepe” Smith. Brillante Mendoza Mendoza received his second international best director award for his 2016 film The independent filmmaker earlier received the same recognition during the Gijon International Film Festival in Spain. “Ma’ Rosa” tells the story of a well-liked sari-sari store owner Rosa (Jaclyn Jose) who sells drugs as a side business to meet her family’s daily needs while raising bail for her jailed husband Nestor (Julio Diaz). The same film won for actress Jose the first Best Actress win for the Philippines at the Cannes Film Festival in France. “Singing in Graveyards” was hailed as Best Film at the MGGA. The film stars Filipino rock legend Joey “Pepe” Smith who plays a rock star impersonator who’s given a chance to open for the rock legend’s concert.   The post PH wins Best Director, Best Film in Malaysia Int’l Filmfest appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Ma’ Rosa’s Brillante Mendoza wins best director in Gijon Jun Lana wins Best Director in India film festival Jaclyn Jose wins Cannes’ Best Actress award for role in Ma Rosa Teri Malvar 1st Filipino Best Actress in Moscow FilmFest

The Genius of the Filipino

 News
Mar 162017
 
The Genius of the Filipino

The sight of a jeepney is something that shocks every first-time visitor to this country. Mike Grogan The Philippines is the only in the world to use this unique form of transportation. Jeepneys are perhaps one of the most beautiful examples of the local folks’ value of being madiskarte: adapt and be creative when the moment calls for it. In addition to the artistic and diverse designs that have been created on its exterior, the jeepney was originally made from the United States’s leftover military jeeps from World War II. Thanks to the ma-diskarte genius of Filipino engineers, the jeepney rapidly emerged as a popular and creative way to reestablish inexpensive public transportation, much of which had been destroyed during World War II. Today it remains the iconic symbol of Filipino creativity. Walk down any street in the Philippines, and you will be met with example-after- example of the Filipino brand of diskarte. Ball bearings from cars are made into wheels for karitons, steel pails are turned into barbecue grills, while old cellular phones now serve as family radios. Converting something old into another practical and useful thing, even if it significantly varies from its original design, is something Filipinos excel at.    Diskarte is a reflection of the will and determination that lives within all Filipinos to make the best of their given situation. For the past 30 years, overseas Filipinos have been adapting to some of the most environmentally challenging lands, as well as diverse peoples and cultures of the world. Filipino immigrants have embraced Read More …

Taxing JICA-funded projects

 Economy
Mar 122017
 

For many years now, the Government of Japan has been one of the largest providers of bilateral assistance to the Philippines. The Philippines undertakes several projects funded by Official Development Assistance (ODA) loans or grant aid from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). To preserve the JICA fund strictly for the execution of appropriate projects, the Governments of Japan and the Philippines have agreed, under an Exchange of Notes, on a tax assumption scheme, whereby the Philippine Government will assume all fiscal levies and taxes due from Japanese companies operating as suppliers, contractors and/or consultants, and from Japanese employees in the Philippines, in relation to the implementation of such projects.

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