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Smart literacy apps named sole Filipino finalist in GSMA’s Asia Mobile Awards 2019
The roster of mother tongue-based literacy apps developed by leading wireless services provider Smart Communications (Smart) has been shortlisted in this year’s Asia Mobile Awards (AMO 2019). Organized by mobile network operators group GSMA, AMO 2019 serves as the Asia Region’s leading stage for the latest and most innovative mobile products, apps, devices, services and…
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Tap social media, digital tools to grow your business, Facebook tells Cebu companies
Businesses that embrace technology and social media grow at incredible rates, according to an official of Facebook Philippines. With platforms like Facebook, there has never been a better time to have a business idea or solution and connect that idea with someone who will need it, Facebook Philippines Client Partner Chay Mondejar-Saputil said in a…
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VECO cleans up, improves Liloan school for Brigada Eskwela 2019
The more than 500 pupils of the Suba Elementary School in the Municipality of Liloan in Cebu will have better classrooms once the new school year opens. The school, which is located in the northernmost part of the Visayan Electric Company (VECO) franchise, was the utility company’s beneficiary for this year’s Brigada Eskwela. A total…
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Smart fires up LTE in Eastern Visayas
PLDT wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. is ramping up the rollout of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology across the Eastern Visayas to improve the mobile data experience of customers in one of the country’s biggest regions. Smart LTE is already available across the region’s major cities of Tacloban and Ormoc in Leyte, and was recently…
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Golden Prince highlights heritage month with Kabilin cuisine
Simple and authentic, the Humba Cebuana of Golden Prince Hotel and Suites exemplifies the Filipino dishes that it has made available in its ala carte menu beginning in May to highlight the celebration of National Heritage Month. The dish is the typical humba that can be found in Cebuano homes: cooked slow to make the…
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SaladStop! opens 2nd Cebu outlet at Oakridge
SaladStop! has opened its 15th branch in the Philippines and 2nd in Cebu at the Oakridge Business Park. SaladStop! is the leading salad bar chain in Asia. It launched in Singapore in 2009. The chain serves a variety of farm-fresh salads and wraps with premium toppings and dressings as healthy alternatives to fast food. The…
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The Mactan Newtown holds MANGAmazing weekend with Cebu Mangoes Festival
A festive street dance, mango picking activity, and a “mangopreneurs” bazaar will be among the highlights of the first full-scale Cebu Mangoes Festival at The Mactan Newtown in Lapu-Lapu City from May 25-26, 2019. Mangoes have been known as one of the trademarks of Cebu, which even used to have a Mango Avenue, and the…
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Miss Universe Catriona Gray is the face of the new Smart Signature Plans
Catriona Gray’s journey to the Miss Universe crown is an inspiring story of a woman who has reimagined herself to win the most coveted beauty pageant title, bringing pride and honor to our country. Make no mistake about it, Catriona could have simply rested on her laurels with her Top 5 finish in Miss World…
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Negros Oriental, Leyte residents boost disaster preparedness
Parishioners and students from Negros Oriental and Leyte recently participated in disaster preparedness trainings conducted in partnership with Smart Communications. Close to 100 members of the clergy and lay people from the Diocese of Dumaguete attended Smart’s #SafePH training held in Ayungon, Negros Oriental. The activity is part of Smart’s ongoing #SafePH series of disaster…
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Is Colon really the oldest street in the Philippines?
No, writes Dr. Resil Mojares in Integracion/Internacion: The Urbanization of Cebu in Archival Records of the Spanish Colonial Period. There were already streets even before the Spaniards came to the Philippines, Mojares asserts in the book’s opening chapter Calle Colon and the Sites of Public Memory. “In a commonsensical way, one can say that where…
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VECO inaugurates upgraded Consolacion substation
To meet the demands of growing residential developments and the vigorous economy in the northern part of its franchise area, the Visayan Electric Company, Inc. (VECO), inaugurated its upgraded Consolacion Substation on May 10. The Consolacion Substation, which was built in 1995, originally had a 33MVA capacity. Assistant Vice President for Engineering Operations Noel Modesto…
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One Sweet Day: A weekend of wedding & debut exclusives at Marco Polo Plaza
From a single day, Marco Polo Plaza has turned One Sweet Day into a weekend of wedding and debut exclusives on May 25 to 26, 2019. Experience your dream ceremony with Destination Weddings by Designed Dream, where every detail is crafted to perfection for your special day abroad. Marco Polo is on its 5th year…
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Coding the future of payments: GCash breaches 50k QR merchant mark
The use of QR for mobile digital payments is very popular in various emerging and developed economies. In China, for example, mobile digital payments account for over half of the country’s total transaction volumes. In the Philippines, the use of the technology is still in its nascent stage, and has yet to see an explosion…
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Are you #Ready2Go? Travel the Philippines with 2Go Travel, 2Go Supercat
With the Philippines being an archipelago, going around the different destinations by ship is often the best and most scenic way to get anywhere. In the Philippines, the top shipping company, whether for travel or logistics, is 2Go. It is the biggest cargo mover with close to a quarter of the market share. In passage,…
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Naga City hosts inaugural Sun Life 5150 Triathlon Cebu
Cebu is the “crown jewel in Asia” when it comes to triathlons, a race organizer said Friday. That is the reason why when Sun Life Financial Philippines and Sunrise Events decided to stage the first Sun Life 5150 Triathlon Cebu, they knew “this is where we should be,” said Princess Galura during Friday’s press conference…
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GT Northeast Academy – soon to be B.E.S.T. School in Cebu
For the past 5 years, GT Northeast Academy (GTNA) in Tayud, Liloan has established a reputation for academic excellence. It has a reputation for training brilliant and elite students of northeast Cebu. The school, however, offers scholarships to deserving top students from both public and private schools. Enrolling your child at GT Northeast Academy ensures…
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Multi-awarded school holds summer camps to spread strengths-based culture
A Cebu school that cultivates a strengths-based culture will hold two summer workshops between May and July to spread educational innovations geared towards the development of children and the youth. The Children’s Paradise Montessori School (CMPS) plans to undertake the Youth Empowerment and Strengths (YES) camp and the Integrated Boot Camp (IBC). CMPS President Marivic…
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Hunat Sugbo returns for 9th year; organizers move to cut down trash
A fun run started by a hotel to call for justice in the killing of its top official is now on its 9th year. Hunat Sugbo has also taken on Cebu Parklane ‘s advocacy for protecting the environment. The annual Hunat Sugbo is meant to encourage a healthy lifestyle, said Cebu Parklane International Hotel General…
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National Book Store brings Book Binge Bazaar back to Manila, Cebu
National Book Store’s Book Binge Bazaar is back, and this time it’s happening in Manila and Cebu! Shop at National Book Store Mango Plaza in Cebu City and at National Book Store Quezon Avenue in Quezon City from May 1 to 12, 2019 to get huge discounts on books. May 1 is exclusively for Laking…
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Macau in 2 days: Gambling, glitz, and old world culture
They strap you to your seats, turn the lights off so the whole theater turns pitch black, and—just as you start to wonder what comes next—your seats begin to rise. All around you, dark and menacing Gotham City comes to life in the 4D flight simulation ride Batman Dark Flight in Studio City Macau. You…