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The New BlackBerry Z10 Is Now Available in Stores!

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  All BlackBerry fans have a reason to be happy now. Their latest baby, The New BlackBerry Z10 is now available in the Philippines (starting yesterday, March 19). Packed with mind-blowing applications and features, you sure will not think twice of wanting to own one! Among the highlights of Z10 are the Blackberry Hub, Blackberry Flow, BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) Video with Share Screen, enhanced BlackBerry Keyboard, Balance Technology, Time Shift,  the new BlackBerry 10 browser, BlackBerry Remember, the Safeguard Technology, built in support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and the BlackBerry World storefront which boasts of about 70,000 BlackBerry 10 apps. It is available in 2 colors: black and white at a price of Php 29,990 (3g version). Meanwhile, you can also opt to avail of the 3g and LTE versions from local carriers, Sun Cellular, Globe Telecom and SMART. To get to know more about this sleek and distinctive smartphone, […]

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The Philippine Madrigal Singers Seranades Davao As They Go For Gold

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I had a rare opportunity to sit at the front row to watch The Philippine Madrigal Singers live last March 6 at SM Lanang Premier here in Davao City. They were here as part of their Goin’ For Gold Outreach Tour in line with their 50th Anniversary. Back then, I could only hear and watch in the news that they have been doing stellar shows here and abroad, bringing accolades for the country. Watching them perform live is indeed a different story. Every song and every performance is sang flawlessly well. And boy, they were entertaining too! For those who think that classical and traditional music is bland and boring, well, think again. Aside from their repertoire of Filipino novelty and traditional music, they also impressed the younger generation when they sang their version of a current local hit, “Pusong Bato” ( revived by the Kulaog band in 2012). They […]

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Midtown Printing Press: Printing Its Way With The Times

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    As far as I can remember, when I was active with the school paper and yearbook club back in high school in the late 80s and 90s, Midtown Printing Press was already there. Today, after 45 years in the printing business, it has gotten stronger and bolder to face the challenges of the times. With the onset of e-books (short for electronic book, also known as a digital book, ebook, and eBook) and publications on the internet you would think this industry has died. Not with Midtown. Being in the forefront of printing premium quality yearbooks for countless schools and universities not just in the Davao region but all through out the country, it has set a standard on  how printing should be done. The management of Midtown never stopped pursuing for excellence,  they have an admirable thrust of always perfecting their craft in the light of technological […]

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JCI Philippines’ Liter of Light Project

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Filipinos are well-known  for their creativity and ingenuity. Tough times bring out resourcefulness to create useful things we never thought would be possible. I was simply amazed and genuinely proud (knowing that this was a brainchild of a kababayan) when I saw a feature of this on TV : a portion of an empty PET liter bottle filled with a mixture of chlorine/salt/filtered water, and installed by a scrap GI sheet, rubber sealant and rivets would brighten peoples’ homes at maximum cost of P5o each per Solar Liter bulb. For people living below the poverty line, the improvised Solar Liter Bottles provide great impact to their lifestyle. This would mean so much for those who cannot afford to buy conventional bulbs and fluorescent lights that needed to be replaced on a regular basis. For what used to be dark kitchen, dining or living rooms, will now radiate with  hopeful  “liters” […]

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