Thursday, May 9, 2019
Converge ICT Solutions deploys its first 400Gbps backbone, a first in the Philippines, to further augment existing domestic network capacity. This rollout gives way to 400G per channel at 64 channels or the equivalent of 25.6 Terabps at full capacity. This is in line with the company's thrust to deliver fast and high-quality service and connection.
Converge ICT is a major telecommunication and cable television services provider and operates fiber-optic broadband networks, cable television, and cable internet in the country.
"This network upgrade will allow us to continuously boost or enhance our domestic service delivery. In preparation for the exponential expansion that is currently being rolled out, this will be able to help us in keeping up with the growing demand of subscribers," said Converge ICT Chief Technology Officer Ronald Brusola.
The backbone ensures that links going to international gateways, data centers and Content Delivery Network (CDNs) will have very high capacity which are relevant to enterprise customers like business processing outsourcing companies. Given this, financial institutions are the first beneficiaries of the deployment of the 400Gbps backbone because they require high capacity connectivity or bandwidth to disaster recovery sites and internet service providers.
With its rollout, Converge ICT broadband customers will also enjoy faster connection without any data cap for very high bandwidth capacity and best quality experience. The removal of the routing function in transport layer also makes the connection simpler and more reliable. The rollout of the 400Gbs backbone is the highest capacity technology in the Philippine market.
"We offer a big capacity package that customers and enterprises want and need. There will be enough room to plan and avoid congestion in the network," Brusola said.
In 2018, Converge ICT strengthened its strategic international Point-of-Presence (PoP) by adding Taiwan to its then-roster countries Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States. In securing its own international PoP lines, Converge ICT aims to be one of the strongest network providers in the Philippines.
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Margarita Fores and Christine Jacob-Sandejas
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This
Mother’s Day, Toshiba appliances pay homage to two extraordinary
moms, both an inspiration to many, who graced the launch of Toshiba’s
latest line of state-of-the-art home appliances: Margarita Fores and
Christine Jacob Sandejas. Fores, mother to son Amado, was named
Asia’s Best Female Chef in 2016 and is the moving force behind
Cibo, a modern Italian caffé concept, and Cibo di Marghi Signature
Caterer, her highly-successful catering arm. Meanwhile, Jacob, mother
to five kids, is a former athlete and is co-anchor of the popular
show New Day on CNN Philippines.
These
outstanding moms prove that even with kids to raise, it is possible
to wear many hats while giving their all in everything that they do.
And with home appliances like Toshiba, each one imbued with the
distinctive
“takumi” spirit, life is
made easier for busy moms with the ease and convenience they bring.
Toshiba’s line
of home appliances include the signature Washers and Dryers,
Refrigerators, and top-loading water dispensers.
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
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As one of the closest coffee-growing countries closest to the Philippines, Thailand is a must-visit destination for traveling caffeine junkies.
For
those who can’t live without their caffeine fix, the search is
always on for a good cup of joe. Next-level coffee junkies, however,
take their caffeine obsession to a different level. They visit coffee
plantations, pick cherries, learn how to roast, and join coffee
cupping activities. In fact, the taste of coffee in the places they
visit are some of the most defining moments of their experiences.
If you
are a traveler seeking this kind of experience overseas, Thailand is
one of the closest coffee-growing countries you can visit. Though
Thailand is not often linked to world-famous coffee, it is home to
many plantations where your coffee dreams can come true. Aside from
giving you a taste of Thailand’s unique coffee origins, this
country’s farm tours have fascinating stories to tell.
From
bean to cup: a glimpse and taste of history
Thailand’s
burgeoning coffee industry scene had a unique role to play in the
Southeast Kingdom’s history and development. For many years, the
highlands where Arabica coffee was grown used to be bleak and barren.
This
is because the tribal communities who lived there survived from
slash-and-burn agriculture, which resulted in massive deforestation
and the depletion of food sources. Poverty drove them to opium
cultivation, drug trafficking, and heroin production. It took
interventions from Thailand’s royal family to turn the tribespeople
from opium to coffee, which now provides a source of livelihood for
these communities.
One
such coffee plantation is Suan Lahu located north of Chiang Mai,
where you can have a short four-hour visit, a day tour, or even an
overnight stay with a host from the Lahu tribe, giving you the
opportunity to immerse in the tribe’s way of life. Here you can go
on a guided hike with the locals, pick coffee cherries, observe
coffee processing, and even roast your own Arabica. From January to
December, you can even enjoy traditional campfires.
Doi
Tung in Chiang Rai Province is another of these opium farms turned
coffee plantations. This community located at 1,389 meters above sea
level is home to more than 3.5 million trees, a source of livelihood
for almost 900 families. Doi Tung’s farm to cup experience immerses
you in different aspects of coffee production, from cherry picking to
roasting and tasting. Aside from its coffee farms and facilities, Doi
Tung is also home to the Mae Fah Luang Arboretum where you can find
thousands of unique temperate plants.
Doi
Chang is one of Chiang Rai’s must-visit destinations for coffee
junkies.
Another
possible destination in Chiang Rai is the village of Doi Chang, which
is situated in an altitude of up to 1,700 meters above sea level. At
the village’s coffee shop, you can take a sip of the organic,
single origin coffee while enjoying the fresh mountain breeze. The
nearby museum called Academy of Coffee lets you learn more about the
region’s produce. Outside the museum, you can look at the coffee
trees filling hills and plots owned by local families. Finally,
there’s the coffee processing plant, which you can see at work
during the main coffee season.
Some of the
world’s finest
Many
of Thailand’s coffee farm tours immerse you in a journey from bean
to cup.
Thailand’s coffee
farms don’t only give you a glimpse of the coffee’s journey from
bean to cup. They also produce some of the world’s best coffee.
Doi
Chang, for example, is home to free-range, stress-free civets that
eat only the ripest, sweetest cherries. These undigested beans are
infused with the flavors of the civet’s diet and the enzymes in the
its stomach. When roasted, these beans have the flavor profile of
citrus-toned acidity, cedary dark chocolate, and raisiny fruit.
The
social enterprise Akha Ama Coffee in Chiang Mai, which also hosts a
three-day Coffee Journey with the local Akha tribe, has also produced
award-winning coffee. Known for its distinct citrus notes and
acidity, Akha Ama’s coffee was selected for the World Cup Tasters
Championship in 2010 and 2011.
While
visiting these coffee farms let you enjoy delicious coffee, it also
lets you support local communities who are making a living and
preserving their heritage. This makes your #THAImazing story both
memorable and meaningful.
To
know more about Thailand’s coffee farm tours, visit
www.tourismthailand.org,
or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TATPhilippines.
Showcasing the 1970’s fashion, senior citizen participants enthusiastically waving at the audience for final look.
Truly that fashion shows are not only for slim, long-legged, and young girls, as this was recently proven by the elderly group in San Jose del Monte City through a fashion show organized by SM in an effort to continuously recognize the talent and skills of the senior citizens.
Dubbed as “Senior Fashionistas”, 45 chic grandmas from different barangay senior citizens affairs offices fearlessly walk the runway at the mall atrium to showcase their renewed confidence highlighting the different fashion trends from 1960’s to 1990’s.
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| Participants are laughing after they are asked to turn right mimicking the traditional right and left turn in a pageant, during the second Senior’s Day at SM City San Jose del Monte. |
More than 500 other senior citizens flocked the venue to support their fellow senior citizens as well as the family and friends of the participants.
The Seniors Day at the Mall in SM City San Jose del Monte is a quarterly event to show love and appreciation to the senior members of the community and also to encourage them to stay active despite the age.
Young at heart grandmom walks the runway in her polka with lacy white dress and a pink ribbon on her hair.
Earlier this year, senior citizens celebrated their first gathering through a dance competition to highlight their talent in dancing and to prove that they still have the energy and groove, and also to promote healthy lifestyle. Same goes for the next senior’s day on the third quarter this year, which is pegged to highlight the food preparation and cooking skills of our beloved elderlies. Date is yet to be announce.
For more exciting and fun happenings, you may check SM City San Jose del Monte’s official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SMCitySanJoseDelMonte/.
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
One
of the much-awaited events this summer, Pinoy Otaku Festival is back
this 2019! Bringing the audience more interactive games and guests
plus a bigger venue. Red Cloud Interactive, Naruto Cosplayers
PH and Robinsons Novaliches bring you Pinoy
Otaku Festival (POF) 2019: Asobu on
May 17-19, 2019 at the Trade Hall of Robinsons Novaliches in Quezon
City.
Bigger
venue, more interactive games – Pinoy Otaku Festival has been known
for its event which focuses on the true Pinoy Otaku identity and
Filipino’s dedication as manifested by the current trend in popular
culture. It is a celebration of Japanese pop culture and
how Filipinos enrich it, by experience our own culture as well
through the latest popular culture as the event combine cosplay,
music and the Filipino's heart of gold for helping people.
The
title theme of the event “ASOBU”
means “Let’s
Play”
and will focus more on interactive experience for all attendee. It
will also include the traditional cosplay competition, karaoke, and
Battle of the Bands.
Pinoy Otaku Festival 2019 Highlights
This
event focuses on giving highlights on the much-awaited on-stage games
and the much-awaited Otaku
Choice Awards to
be held on May 17. During that day, nominees will gather and will be
given awards for their dedication from the different categories as
voted by people thru the online nomination and voting. Tom’s
Workstation by
Tomas Jefferson Hernandez is the official trophy provider for OCA
2019.
Other
event highlight includes POF 2019: Art Attack, Karaoke Battle Royale,
Fantasm: Inter-school, POF 2019: Battle of the Bands, Your Cosplay
Sounds Familiar, Cosplay Championship League, Otaku Bazaar and
booths, Panel discussions, and more.
If
you are into interactive games then try joining and win cash and
freebies during Otaku Deal or No Deal, Anime Quiz, Otaku Singtunado,
Otaku Singing Bee, Name That Tune, and more.
This
year POF 2019 is bringing more interactive panel discussions across
the 3-day event. Topics are selected by the community from a
voting process. Topics this year include: (1) Sexual Harassment
in Cosplay; (2) Status of Esports in the Philippines; (3) How to win
competitions; (4) Piracy and Anime Fandom; (5) How to become a
successful game streamer; and (6) What does it take to be an Idol?
Tons of Special Guests
Featuring
special guests from both Japan and
Philippines: Yohgen, Gekitora, Hiro
Saeki, Kazuki, Gloco
Gaming, Yu-En
Cosplay plus
Filipino bands which are also into both Philippine and Japanese pop
cultures: FREETIX, Kanjiru, Neko
Hunter Band,
and Kulaspiro.
Ariel
Villasanta,
the other half of the comedy duo Ariel and Maverick with Maverick
Relova. They pioneer the comedy reality-show in Philippine TV and now
has an upcoming movie entitled, "The Untold Story of the Kings
of Reality Shows". He stars in Totoo TV, Mommy Elvie's
Problematic Show (TV Series), and Pinoy Meets World (TV Series).
The
event will also highlight the world of idols as it rises here in the
Philippines: Aidoru
Sozai, AOS49, CH4U, IVY!
Musume, JAPHDOLLS
PH, Pepper
Keibu, Poly
V, Sophia
the Artist, Tanchikon,
and Ureshii-san
Tomodachi.
POF
2019 hosts include Kiel from Choji
PH, Tessa
Carbonell, Justin
Villaseran, Geneva
Cabading and Fatima
Jongco.
Event Tickets and Charity
Ticket
price is set at Php
100 per day.
If you will be attending for 3 days, then get the 3-DAY
PASS at
Php 300 (3 Days access to the convention and includes participation
in the raffles).
For
those who want to have more perks at the event, you can avail
the 3-DAY
VIP ACCESS for
Php 500 (3 days access to the convention only, participation in
Animazing Race, Premium Raffles, and many more).
You
can get tickets online via Ticket2Me.
Pinoy
Otaku Festival is partnering with House
of Light and Hands
of God Charity Works,
by giving part of the proceeds (ticket sales) to help support them in
their various activities. House of Light is a support group and
help them create more awareness regarding HIV/AIDS, and Hands of God
Charity Works provides care for less privileged children.
POF 2019 Event Partners
POF
2019 is being made possible in cooperation with CIIT
College of Arts and Technology, MC
Hotel Fairview,
and Hotel
Fox with
the help of VR Café, and Jerry's Life Size Statues and Collectibles.
The
event is also brought to you with the help of various Otaku
organizations as follow: Team
Oke Gakuen, El
Chorizo Cosplay Group, The
Otaku Philippines, Z
Warriors, Toushin
– Ateneo, UP
AME, PNU
NAMI, JDoramaEiga
PH,
and FurryPinas
PH.
Media
Partners include Astig.ph, TechKuya, Wazzup
Pilipinas, Keepsakes., The
Cosplay and Anime Café, OtakuPlay
PH, Game
Seer, Reverie
Wonderland, Ayaldev, Setsu
Ani, Sutil
Si Isco, Zing
- Edge Manila, Mauvish
Crimson, AniRadio
PH,PopLife
TV and Jherzoned
You
can buy tickets online thru the event’s ticket partner, Ticket2Me.
Visit https://www.ticket2me.net/e/1607 to
purchase your tickets.
For
more information visit Pinoy Otaku Festival 2019: Asobu official
website at http://pof.narutocosplayers.com/.
Use the official hashtag #POF2019 and #POFAsobu and check the event’s
official social media channels for more updates.
Manila,
Philippines – Homegrown snack giant Rebisco beefs up its growing
snack portfolio with a new roster of products perfect for
snack-loving Filipinos of all ages.
The
well-loved Rebisco and Hansel Premium line now includes the Japanese
flavor-inspired Hansel
Premium with White Cheese Filling
and the light and crunchy Rebisco
Premium Crackers with Black Sesame Seeds,
deliciously roasted to create that delightful umami
flavor that always hits the spot.
Over
on the chips and curls section, Rebisco adds Tostas—thin
and crispy dual-flavored corn chips. It comes in two flavors—smoky
BBQ and savory cheese—in one pack, for that one-of-a-kind corn chip
experience. Also now available are Goofers
and Cornkalog.
Goofers are crunchy corn puffs with a distinctly sweet and creamy
peanut butter flavor that bursts in the mouth with every bite.
Cornkalog is another corn snack variety, this time with a rich and
sweet corn flavor and creamy filling.
For
the kids and kids-at-heart, the all-time favorite cupcakes now come
in two new mouth-watering flavors—Topps
Sarap Yema and
Topps Sarap Choco
Peanut. Topps Sarap
Yema has yema frosting, peanut candy bits and yema filling while
Topps Sarap Choco Peanut features choco-peanut frosting, peanut
butter filling and nutty chips topping.
For
a fruity burst of flavor, Rebisco offers GumBitz—crunchy
candy-coated bubble gum bits in strawberry and green apple. And for
those who like the irresistible combination of sweet and spicy
tamarind flavor, Dolce
Fruity Bon Tamarind Balls
is now available for a quick perk-me-up snack.
As
the summer season rolls in, health- and weight-conscious snackers can
now enjoy the delightful goodness of Jeanne
& Jamie’s Recipes™--three
varieties of delicious crackers that can be enjoyed as part of a
healthy and balanced diet. The tasty and crunchy Water
Crackers with
flaxseeds and sesame seeds support heart health. It has Omega-3, low
sodium and zero trans fat.
Whole
Thins, whole wheat
crackers with rolled oats, supports weight management goals. It is
high in fiber with L-Carnitine and zero trans fat. Completing the
Jeanne & Jamie’s Recipes™ line are Digestives—semi-sweet
honey biscuits with a hint of nutty oat flavor. It aids in digestive
health because it is fortified with fiber, prebiotic inulin and has
zero trans fat. Inulin is a soluble fiber that helps improve
digestion, among other health benefits.
Chocolate
lovers can now indulge guilt-free with the 100-calorie
Fudgee Barr and Choco Mucho
variants, ideal for satisfying those cravings while staying on track
of fitness goals.
Rebisco
also expands its product offerings with the addition of Bueno
Pasta—firm but
soft-to-the-bite premium pasta made with Semolina wheat. It is
available in spaghetti and elbow macaroni varieties. Bueno Pasta is
the perfect base to any pasta dish, and like all Rebisco snacks, is
best shared and enjoyed with loved ones.
“We
are excited to share these new products with our consumers,”
Rebisco President Jonathan C. Ng said. “Rebisco has always been an
integral part of Filipinos’ snacking culture, and we are committed
to developing new products that will create more opportunities for
sharing and bonding.”
Visit
your nearest sari-sari store and supermarket to enjoy these
delightful new products from Rebisco.
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Shopee 5.5 Double
Double Sale features up to 90% off from leading brands including
Maybelline, Globe, Enfagrow, and Infinix
Shopee,
the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan,
launches a new in-app game called the Shopee ₱1
Game to give users more chances to save on premium items including
the Nintendo Switch, 50” HD TV, iPhone X, and more. Until May 5,
users can score these amazing items at the affordable price of just
₱1.
Ruoshan Tao, Head of
Marketing at Shopee Philippines said, “The Shopee ₱1
Game is another exciting way for us to engage our users by giving
them a wider assortment of brands and products at great prices.
Through this, we honor our commitment in continuing to offer users
the best deals on their favorite items through the Shopee 5.5
Double Double Sale.”
Score the hottest
items for only ₱1
In the days leading up to
the big sale day on May 5, Shopee will be raffling amazing products
for the Shopee ₱1
Game including the Nintendo Switch, HP Laptop, KitchenAid Mixer, and
a Mass 50” HD TV. On May 5, users stand to win a chance to buy an
iPhone X for only ₱1.
In order to participate, users can pay ₱1
upon check out within the day. One lucky winner will be chosen to
take home the featured item of the day for only ₱1.
The announcement of the winner will happen on the next day at 12NN.
Catch unbeatable
promotions across 8 days
The Shopee 5.5 Double Double Sale
promises 8 days of unbeatable promotions across different categories.
Users can watch out for 24-hour promotions on days including:
- 5.5 Flash Day happening on May 1 with flash sales happening 10 times and free shipping for all flash deals with a minimum spend of only ₱99.
- 5.5 Vouchers Day happening on May 4 with tons of shop vouchers and free shipping vouchers up for grabs.
The biggest online
baby sale is coming
On May 2, Shopee will be holding the
5.5 Kids and Baby Day, where users can get up
to 45% off on Huggies products and 90% off on other leading
children’s brands. Users can also watch out for discount vouchers,
Flash Deals, and a special Shopee Facebook live at 1 PM
featuring Regine Angeles.
Happening until May 5,
Shopee 5.5 Double Double Sale offers daily ₱1
Games and daily 100% Cashback Vouchers. Users can catch deals up to
90% off from leading local and international brands such as
Maybelline, Globe, Enfagrow, and Infinix as they bring Shopee users
exclusive promotions.
For
more information about Shopee 5.5 Double Double Sale, visit
http://shopee.ph/5-5
starting April 28.
Download
the Shopee app for free via the App Store or Google Play.
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