Thursday, January 25, 2018

Wilcon launches own brand of energy efficient LED lights
Wilcon Depot, the country's leader in home construction retail store, is always on the lookout for newest product trends and innovation. Wilcon is known for their large-format stores, quality service, and vast product offerings which features the company's own list of house brands—brands that they exclusively sell to the market. For furniture and home interior, Wilcon carries Heim; for bathroom solutions, they have Pozzi; and for all-around hardware needs, they have Direct Hardware. Adding up to this growing list of house brands is Alphalux—a lighting solutions line.



Alphalux lighting solutions meet the market's need for more energy efficient and quality lighting products. The product proposed a brighter solution and offers capabilities that will satisfy every home enthusiasts.
Wilcon is committed to provide products with high standards and superior qualities. Wilcon assures that Alphalux products give value for money and energy-efficiency. The Alphalux product offering includes: bulbs, downlights, panel lights, ceiling lamp, flood lights, filament bulbs, track lights, pendant lights, wall lamps, emergency lights, LED tube, and louver.


Alphalux LED bulbs comes in a wattage variation of 3.5, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15. It provides a 200 degrees beam angle for a wider reach and has 15,000 hours life expectancy. Alphalux LED bulbs has 2 years warranty and 1 year warranty for luminaires.


Alphalux also offers dimmable lights which can work with ordinary switches. The mechanism of dimmable lights allows it to decrease lumens according to the user's settings. It is energy efficient and comes in a wattage variation of 1.5, 5, and 9.

Another innovative feature of Alphalux is its line of changing color bulbs that comes in a wattage variation of 5, 7, and 9. Users can modify from daylight, cool white, and warm white using ordinary switches.

Alphalux products has consistent Color Rendering Index (CRI) that reveals the color of an object compared to a natural light source. Being a new player in the field, Alphalux give a competitive price range that is 10% cheaper than other existing brands.


Alphalux products are now available at all Wilcon branches nationwide. All homeowners and builders can now enjoy lighting without limits with Alphalux.

For more information about Wilcon, log on to www.wilcon.com.ph. You can also follow them at their social media accounts at facebook.com/wilcondepot.ph and instagram.com/wilcondepot.ph.
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Team Lakay’s April Osenio optimistic on turning things around in upcoming bout


“This next bout is so important because my opponent is one of our country’s best martial artists, and a win will really speak volumes of where I am at as a professional." - April Osenio


April Osenio may be on the first losing streak of her young professional career, but the Team Lakay atomweight heroine believes that she can turn her luck around inside the ONE Championship cage.

Hoping to re-insert her name into the winner’s column, Osenio takes on a breakout martial arts superstar in undefeated compatriot Jomary “The Zamboanganian Fighter” Torres on Friday, 26 January.

Both talented martial arts is set to square off against each other on the undercard of ONE: GLOBAL SUPERHEROES, which takes place at the 20,000-seater SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines.

The 23-year-old Baguio City native knows of the tough challenge that lies ahead of her, but she promises to give fans her best effort and turn this into a stand-up war with Torres.

“I would say I have not changed a lot. I have just been working on improving my skills,” Osenio shared. “My style is still the same. I focus on my Wushu and really want to test my opponent’s striking abilities. I am excited to show everyone how much better I am this time around.”

Osenio is coming off a two-bout losing skid, yielding to former atomweight world title contender Jenny Huang in December 2016 via second-round submission before being thwarted by current ONE Women’s Strawweight World Champion “The Panda” Xiong Jing Nan in December 2017.

With the objective to place herself back on the winning track, Osenio chose not to wallow over her first-round stoppage loss to Xiong over a month ago as she jumps right back into action by facing her countryman Torres.

“I’m very excited to be called up to compete again, especially in front of a hometown crowd. Being called up to compete on another blockbuster card shows that ONE Championship believes in me and the skills that I have,” she stated.

“It’s an honor to share the cage with a brilliant and outstanding martial artist like Jomary Torres on Friday. I am ready to give the fans an exciting match,” said Osenio, who is brimming with pride and excitement as she desires to quickly bounce back from her recent string of setbacks.

There are exactly 48 days between her last ONE Championship outing and the upcoming three-round atomweight encounter with Torres, but Osenio assured that she has fully recovered and is ready to give it her all inside the cage.

“I had enough time to recover from my last trip to the cage. I was back in training camp as soon as I got the call. For me, every time is training time. I train three times a day. It’s my responsibility, and it keeps me prepared for whatever comes my way,” she explained.

Despite her distinct advantage in experience, Osenio admitted that she is not taking her opponent lightly as Torres is having an incredible journey in ONE Championship.

Torres shocked the world in August 2017 when the little-known atomweight from the Philippines made her promotional debut against rising Thai martial arts star Rika “Tinydoll” Ishige at ONE: KINGS & CONQUERORS in Macao, China.

While the Thai standout has emerged as one of the most popular talents in Asia’s martial arts scene, Torres stole her thunder on that fateful night when she submitted Ishige in the second round of their exhilarating contest.

Three months after she forced Ishige to wave the white flag in her maiden ONE Championship appearance, Tores out-grappled Indonesia’s Nita Dea en route to a unanimous decision victory at ONE: HERO’S DREAM in Yangon, Myanmar.

“She is having an incredible run as a competitor in this promotion. Jomary Torres is very strong and skillful. This makes my preparation for this next match crucial because I want to show the world that I can hang with the best,” Osenio pointed out.

Setting up camp deep in the high altitudes of the Philippines’ mountainous region, Osenio hones her craft training with her esteemed stablemates at Team Lakay.

Most of her training partners are already well-established in their careers, and Osenio bared that she certainly learns a lot from them.

“Out of all my teammates, I spend the most time training with Gina [Iniong], Joshua [Pacio], Danny [Kingad], and Geje [Eustaquio],” she stressed. “It is so important that we help each other improve because we can a lot from our experiences, especially championship bout experience.”

When Osenio steps back into the cage at ONE: GLOBAL SUPERHEROES on Friday, her crosshairs are not only focused on having her hand raised in triumph, but also to catapult her position higher up the divisional ladder.

“This next bout is so important because my opponent is one of our country’s best martial artists, and a win will really speak volumes of where I am at as a professional. This is one of the toughest training camps I have ever had so far. I am ready to showcase the results on Friday,” she declared.


​For more updates on ONE Championship, please visit www.onefc.com, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ONEChampionship, and like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ONEChampionship.
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Design training program graduates hold “Edit: Objects Redesigned” Exhibit

The works of 15 young designers are showcased in the exhibit “Edit: Objects Redesigned.” The designers have successfully completed the first phase of the New Design Graduates Training (NDGT) program. 

The exhibit features popular pieces that the designers redesigned and introduce to prolong their durability and enhance their commercial viability. NDGT was developed by the Design Center of the Philippines, an agency attached to the Department of Trade and Industry.

 A track under Design Center’s Design Competency Development Program, it serves as an avenue for young designers to enhance their skills and competencies through intensive training conducted by recognized program mentors. It is a 16-month training program divided into three phases.
Photo shows (Center, L-R) Design Center’s Executive Director Maria Rita O. Matute; NDGT Program Adviser Josef Crisanto; and DOST Secretary Fortunato Dela Peña, Sr., with the NDGT participants (first line, L-R) Gerbert Balaoro; Jilyn Astillero; Pauline Kimberly Co; Todd Wyatt Paul Benedicto; Adam Dominiq Domingo; Mark Joecil Escame; Louisa Veronica Ilustre; Alexandra Daphne Legaspi; Angel Kris Mayor; Hannah Grace Tusi; Razel Mari Sta. Rita; (second line, L-R) Rey Mark Aragon; Joseph Raphael Espinosa; Joseph Yap; and Clark Adrian Mendoza.

 The 15 designers will proceed to the next two phases, which include apprenticeship and actual design practice. The exhibit is open to the public and is held at the office of the Design Center of the Philippines at the CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

ONE Championship and Global Citizen Team up to End Extreme Poverty by 2030

The partnership launching at ONE’s upcoming event in Manila, Philippines on 26 January, will harness the power of ONE’s platform to engage millions of martial arts fans around the world to support initiatives and find solutions to the issues associated with extreme poverty. Global Citizen and ONE will collaborate across 24 live ONE events scheduled in 2018, and various outreach activations throughout Asia. Fans will have the opportunity to take action and engage with specific policy areas including, education, food security, hunger and nutrition, global health, gender equality and empowerment.

Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, said: “It is with great excitement that I announce ONE Championship’s partnership with Global Citizen, an NGO with the goal of ending extreme poverty across the world by the year 2030. Just like Global Citizen, ONE Championship aims to inspire the people of the world to come together to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges. Our ONE Championship athletes embody the spirit of perseverance and many have risen through poverty through martial arts, inspiring millions of people around the world with their journey. Through our collaboration across all 24 of our live events scheduled in 2018, ONE Championship and Global Citizen aim to affect positive movement in our society.”

Wei Soo, Co-Founder of Global Citizen, said: “We are thrilled to be joining forces with ONE Championship to bring Global Citizen to Asia. ONE Championship reaches millions of young people around the region and together we will engage them on issues that impact the entire world. Since we launched Global Citizen in 2012, over 13 million actions have been taken, and we are excited to drive more actions and increase our impact for the world’s most marginalized people through this partnership.”

The first action ONE fans can take will be centred on global education. Fans will be able to call on donor countries such as Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, and India, to attend the Global Partnership for Education’s (GPE) replenishment conference in Dakar, Senegal on 2 February 2018, and make a commitment to GPE to support better education for all. Currently, 264 million children around the world are missing out on an education. Over half are girls, and over 75 million have had their schooling disrupted by conflict or natural disasters. At the replenishment conference, the GPE will raise much needed funds that will allow it to continue to support quality, inclusive education to hundreds of millions of children around the world.

Headquartered in New York with offices in Canada, Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom, Global Citizen was founded in 2012 with the goal of building the largest platform where people can learn about issues, take action on what matters most, and join a global movement working to end extreme poverty by 2030. Since then, millions of Global Citizens around the world have taken over ten million actions, which includes millions of emails, tweets, petition signatures, and phone calls targeting world leaders to end extreme poverty by 2030. To date, the actions by Global Citizen’s global community, along with its high-level advocacy efforts and various partners, have resulted in 130 commitments and policy announcements from leaders, including financial aid valued at over US $35-billion, that is set to affect the lives of over 1.3 billion people.

ONE Championship, Asia’s largest global sports media property, is a celebration of Asia’s greatest cultural treasure, martial arts. The promotion engages millions of people across Asia by building local martial arts superheroes, telling their inspirational stories of perseverance and triumph through martial arts, which has been home in Asia for the past 5,000 years.

For more updates on ONE Championship, please visit www.onefc.com, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ONEChampionship, and like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ONEChampionship.

For more information on Global Citizen, please visit www.globalcitizen.org.

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

AXA Philippines Introduces Financial Needs Analysis Platform


AXA Philippines, one of the country’s leading insurance companies, recently introduced the Financial Needs Analysis (FNA) platform to its distributors, customers, and prospective clients. The FNA, both an application and a service from AXA, enables agents to engage with customers easily and explain the importance of life protection in planning for the future and for emergencies. This is in keeping with AXA’s promise to help customers live the life they choose by creating a solid financial game plan in life. A shorter version of the FNA platform may be accessed through the insurer’s website at www.axa.com.ph/efnawhile the full version may be undergone with the help of a financial advisor (Fill out the online form at www.axa.com.ph/appointments to get in touch with an agent).





At the FNA launch event were (L-R) AXA Philippines chief business development officer for distribution Ronald Agoncillo, chief finance officer Don San Jose, chief customer officer Amor Balagtas, president and CEO Rahul Hora, chief distribution officer Marie Raymundo, and chief transformation and operations officer John Hilson.
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Ammunition In Battling Hair Loss – Choose Natural


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Monday, January 22, 2018

Shopee empowers youths to help boost the Philippines’ e-commerce industry

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, partnered with the University of the Philippines Business League to co-present the recent 2018 National Youth Business Convention (NYBC), as part of Shopee’s commitment to empowering youths in the Philippines. The 3-day business convention held from 11 to 13 January was themed ‘Ignite Innovation. Change the Nation’, and saw over a thousand student delegates from the Philippines and across Asia Pacific gather for a series of activities and talks by various industry leaders.


Shopee Head of Business Intelligence Martin Yu with NYBC delegates.
The younger generation has been identified as key drivers of the Philippines’ digital economy, signalling a strong need to groom the next generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs in booming digital industries, and in particular, e-commerce.

“In the Philippines, we see an increasing number of younger people turning to e-commerce to start their businesses. Shopee is committed to helping young budding entrepreneurs in the Philippines take the first step towards building their own businesses by providing them the necessary operational, knowledge, skills and financial support,” said Terence Pang, Shopee’s Chief Operating Officer.

In line with efforts to encourage more youths to participate in the Philippines’ growing digital economy, Shopee hosted a 1-day case competition for students during the event, which required participants to develop a strategy to solve real-world challenges in the e-commerce landscape. In preparation for the case, the student delegates had the opportunity to interact with Shopee employees to help them better understand the various aspects of the business. The winning team, made up of 6 student delegates from top universities across the region was awarded a 3-month paid internship opportunity with Shopee Philippines, after having impressed the judges with their business knowledge and skills..




In addition, Shopee sponsored three deserving student delegates to attend the convention. The three Shopee scholars, Chelsea Agnes Haley Go from University of San Carlos in Cebu, Inad Elizabeth Lee from University of Southern Mindanao, and Ma Sheena Joshiel Olgado from De La Salle University joined 50 other delegates to participate in the case competition and a Shopee office tour.

“The e-commerce industry is booming in the Philippines and across the region, and we are pleased to see so many young Filipinos excited to be a part of it. We look forward to supporting more youth events in the future, and hope to see more Filipinos pursuing a career in e-commerce,” closed Pang.’’

Shopee is available for free download on Google Play and App Store.

To learn more about Shopee, please visit www.shopee.ph.
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