Idea Hack Highlights Road Safety in the Philippines - Government taps Open Data to support efforts to reduce road crashes.

Metro Manila, - The Department of Transportation ( DOTr ) and partner agencies will gather Filipino developers, IT and digital media talents, and road safety enthusiasts in a national Road Safety Idea Hack, which also features workshops using trafficand road safety data sets at the Crowne Plaza, Ortigas Avenue, Wuezon City on March 13 and 18.

The Road Safety Idea Hack welcomes people from diverse backgrounds, whether in app development, digital media, social sciences, data sciences, road safety advocacy and all who are excited and interested to learn more about open data and road safety.

Interested participants will form teams to produce ideas, analyses, methologies, digital media, advocacy campaigns and app prototypes to improve road safety in the Phils., using Open Traffic data provided by Grab, road crash data aggregated by the DOTr, and other datasets, such as jeepney routes and school locations. Entries will be judged according to expected impact, creativity, feasibility, and presentation. The panel of judges will be announced shortly.

Registered participants who are not joining the competitionare also invited to free workshops on March 13, where they can learn new skills, such as using Mapillary or the Open Street Map, or about how to become a road safety advocate.

Road safety is a critical issue affecting the lives of millions of Filipinos, and through the Philippine Road Safety Action Plan ( 2011 - 2020 ), the DOTr is committed to reduce road crashes by 50%. While crashes can be mitigated with targeted policy and infrastructure interventions, these interventions need to be well-informed by evidence. Hence, the DOTr is enlisting the support of the public to use its new open data sets to find solutions that will help meet the target.

" The DOTr, led by Sec. Art Tugade, is strongly committed to address the country's challenges in road safety and improve the country's transportation. Accurate and reliable data on road crashes and multi-sectoral collaboration are crucial to achieve these goals. Through this initiative, we plan to tap the country's ICT talents and road safety community to develop innovative solutions," DOTr Assistant Secretary for Land Transportation and infrastructure Mark de Leon said.

The DOTr will also be launching a new platform called Data for Road Incident Visualization Evaluation and Reporting  (DRIVER ), a web-based and open-source national system for geospatially recording and analyzing road crashes. DRIVER can be publicly accessed at www.roadsafety.gov.ph and is currently populated with data from Metro Manila, Cebu and Dipolog.

Grab is the leading sponsor of the Idea Hack alongside the World Bank, the Korea Green Growth Partnership, Globe, Petron, Bloomberg Iniatiative for Global Road Safety, Mapilliary, Ateneo School of Government, Imagine Law, Vera Files, Azavea, Mapzen, Far Eastern University Institute of Technology, Incusive Mobility, MapPH, Metro Manila Development Authority, Netsquared Manila, OpenStreetMap Phils., Open Knowledge Phils., Urban Land Institute, Youth Mappers, among others.

" The country is in for an innovative event as people of different professions will be coming together to brainstorm for solutions to road safety problems. Technology and data are at the core of our business and something we've been sharing with the Philippine government since April 2016. Grab highly encourages everyone to participate to help make transportation safer for Filipinos," Grab PH Country Head Brian Cu said.

For more information and to participate in the upcoming Road Safety Idea Hack Week, visit https://ideahack2017.eventbrite.com

March Promos for Shopee’s High Growth Mobile & Gadgets Category

Shopee now turns its focus to further expand its fastest growing category, Mobiles & Gadgets, as both graduation season and summer near. It announced plans to offer an even wider range of gadgets, electronics, and accessories for tech lovers to choose from, like bestselling mobile phones, smartwatches, Virtual Reality boxes, power banks, and USB cables.

“We’ve seen enormous demand for our mobiles and gadgets selections over the past few months, and have been working closely with our sellers to make sure we offer great value for the wide selection of products our buyers want, especially as they search for gifts for new graduates or the latest tech to bring to their summer travels,” shares Macy Castillo, Shopee’s Head of Commercial Business.
Several brands and shops such as MemoXpress, Torque, IntoGadgets, X-Mini, Bavin and My Kronoz Philippines have joined Shopee to provide a wide range of options at different price points.

Next month, Shopee will launch it biggest mobiles and gadgets promo, “March Madness”. Technophiles can look forward to some of the lowest prices for mobile phones and gadgets. Throughout the month, Shopee will be featuring campaigns such as Mobile Mania, which offers the latest and most affordable phones, and Shopee Exclusives, featuring deals on gadgets and accessories only found on Shopee, among others. Users can expect exclusive discounts of up to 85% off, product launches, and gifts and promo bundles, along with more games and surprises for the Shopee Community via the app and its social media channels from March 1 to 17.
“Our main commitment has always been to provide the best experience to our buyers and sellers,” Castillo adds. “Having familiar brands on board and offering unbeatable deals mean we always have a wide variety of affordable tech products to make shopping on Shopee fast and easy.”

BEKOPH ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF “KICK YOUR WAY TO BARCELONA

BEKOPH ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF “KICK YOUR WAY TO BARCELONA

BEKOPH ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF “KICK YOUR WAY TO BARCELONA: THE BEKO GRAND KICK-OFF CHALLENGE”& WITNESS THE VICTORY 2.0 RAFFLE PROMO

Left - Ms. Cecil Placia, Trade Mktg. Head, Beko Phils , DTI-FTEB Rep Mr. Marcos Montanez & Mr. Dyeun Zapanta, Sales & Mktg. Head, Beko Phils. Announcing the Witness the Victory Raffle Promo Grand Winner

BEKO, one of the largest home appliance brands in Europe, is finally in the Philippines.  Entering the Philippine market in July of 2015 and exclusively available in select SM Appliance Center stores, BEKO provides an innovative and reliable range of kitchen and home appliances which make consumers daily lives easier.

“Kick Your Way to Barcelona” with BEKO & FC Barcelona

As part of this global premium partnership with FC Barcelona, one of the top football clubs in the world (lead by Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr., Gerard Piqué, Luis Suárez and Andrés Iniesta), and to strengthen the Beko Philippines Facebook fan page (@BekoPh); BEKO Philippineslaunched the activation promo “Kick Your Way to Barcelona: The BEKO Grand Kick-off Challenge”the very first football kick-of challenge in the Philippines.

With BEKO Philippines awarding one (1) lucky winner with a tax-free, all-expense paid trip to Barcelona, Spain to watch an FC Barcelona match live in April 2017 (inclusive of a roundtrip ticket to and from Barcelona, hotel accommodation, Barcelona city tour, aLa Liga Match ticket, and pocket money), the promo attracted a number of Facebook followers who registered and post their creative selfies welcoming Bako’s arrival in the country with #hellobekoph.  Successful entries qualified for the Kick-Off Challenge that was held on January 14, 2017 at the official event venue partner Sparta Philippines, a sports complex which houses the country’sonly indoor and FIFA 1-star certified soccer pitch.

Beko Executives together with the Grand Qualifiers of the Kick your way to Barcelona Promo

During the Kick-Off Challenge qualifying round, each participant was given 3 attempts within one (1) minute to tryand kick a ball inside a customized mock-up washing machine goal from a designated distance of twenty (20) feet.  Since only 1 participant (Kiana Subido) successfully hit the goal, a second round to determine the remaining final participants was conducted with which, each participants was allowed to kick the ball with unlimited chances within one 1 minute from a nearer distance of fifteen (15) feet.  At the end of the 2^nd round, additional 6 official participants were selected:  (1) Rudolf Peralta; (2) Nichol John Gacasa; (3) Dylan Dylanco; (4) Fatima Marie Gomez; (5) Jayson Biadog; and (6) Rafael Halili.  Participants who were able to hit at least 1 goal were allowed to join as wild card participants: (1) Charmie Christine Tomaneng; (2) Mary Anne Ting; (3) Nicolai Peralta; (4) George Ricafrente; (5) Kim Martin Viray; (6) Kevin James Olayvar; (7) Rico Butlig; (8) Edelyn Ison; (9) Ricky Abella; and (10) John Candido.

Ms. Cecil Placia, Beko Trade Mktg. Head and Mr. Dyeun Zapanta, Sales & Mktg. Head of Beko Philippines together with the Kick your Way to Barcelona Wild Card Finalists

The February 10 final round proved to be more exciting as the sole winner of the Barcelona trip was determined.  To complete the official final 10 participants, 3 wild card participants were chosen through a rapid fire challenge.  Olayvar, Tomaneng, and Candido had the most numbers of goals in one (1) minute thus theycomplete the line-up of 10 finalists.  At the end of the event, Rafael Halili was proclaimed the first winner of the Beko Kick Your Way to Barcelona Kick-Off Challenge as he scored 8 goals within 1 minute.  His lead was followed closely by Gacasa with 6 goals and Olayvar with 5 goals.

Rafael Halili, during the Grand Kick Off Challenge

Mr. Dyeun Zapanta, Sales & Mktg. Head of Beko Phils & Rafael Halili, Grand winner of Beko's Kick Your way to Barcelona Challenge

Mr. Dyeun Zapanta, Sales & Mktg. Head of Beko Phils. awarding the Kick your Way To Barcelona Travel Package to the Grand Winner, Mr. Rafael Halili

Other official event partners include KickStart Football Club who managed the warm ups and the kick-offs, as well as Tropicana and Gatorade.

Witness the Victory 2.0

Alongside this activation, BEKO Philippines also ran the “Witness the Victory 2.0!” Experience Camp Nou and Enjoy Barcelona for Free promo.  Now on its second year,was open to all buyers of BEKO products.  Two (2) winners were also drawn on February 10 and each will also enjoy a trip for two (2) to Barcelona, Spain to watch an FC Barcelona match live.  The tax free prizes also include two (2) roundtrip tickets to Barcelona, hotel accommodationsfor 2, Barcelona city tour, and two (2) La Liga Match tickets.The lucky winners are Michael Ian Erese and Leonora P. Lazaro who bought their Beko Products in SM Clark Pampanga and North Edsa respectively.

The winners were drawn from the customers who purchased Beko products from participating SM Appliance Centers from November 15, 2016 to January 31, 2017.Special Beko FC Barcelona items such as (20) Jersey Shirts, (20) Gym Bags, (20) Soccer balls were also given away.

About BEKO

BEKO is one of the strongest and leading brands in the home appliances sector in Europe and has been the fastest growing brand in the European market.  Given that the brand sells every two seconds somewhere in the world,  BEKO has always embraced the goal of “Being a World Brand.”  BEKO has been the first choice of 4400 million consumers in more than 180 countries by carrying on its Turkish market success all over the world.

Now on its second year in the Philippines, the future definitely shines bright and Beko Philippines is looking forward to improving the lives of many Filipinos and be the official partner of the everyday Filipino in the years to come.  Designed to make your life easier thanks to super-fast programmes and energy saving technology - BEKO delivers exceptional value for money, providing smart, innovative and energy efficient home appliances. These factors, combined with an affordable and reliable proposition, make BEKO the brand of choice for today and the future.

BEKO is the international home appliances brand of the Arçelik Group and belongs to the Koç Holding – one of the largest companies in Europe, ranking among the first 250 on the Fortune Global 500 list. It is also the leading home appliances brand in Turkey, offering extensive and innovative ranges of both home appliances and consumer electronics.The Arçelik Group, with nearly 60 years of experience in the industry, is now a key player in the home appliance industry in Europe, Middle East, and Africa.  Withapproximately 25,000 employees and 14 production facilities throughout the world, the Group provides products and services in over 130 countries with sales and marketing offices located in 25 countries and under 10 different brands.

To know more about Beko and Beko Philippines, like the Beko Philippines fan page (@BekoPH) or visit the website at www.beko.ph.

Contact Information:

DYEUN ZAPANTA

Sales & Marketing Head                                             

BEKO Philippines                                                       

Email: dyeun.zapanta@bhagis.com                          

Mobile No.: 63 917 596 9567                                 

Office No.: 63 2 894 2028 loc. 234

JB BOLANOS

Partner

Plug & Play 360 Marketing

Email: jbolanos.plug.play360@gmail.com

Mobile No: 63 917 8815252

Asia Leaders Forum in Davao

Jose Mari L.Yupangco of Yamaha at Asia Leaders Forum Davao

It is great that leaders unite and get their hands and ideas together for one objective in mind, "to promote the Philippines as the premier business hub in Asia".   Every "Juan"  would collectively benefit from this undertaking.

From the very successful opening series for this year 2017 held at Misono Japanese Restaurant in Makati last January 31, another Asia Leaders Forum in Real Estate will be launched in Davao on March 30, 2017, this time with the collaboration between Yupangco Electronics Corporation (Distributor of Yamaha Sound and Audio Technology) headed by Jose Mari Laurel Yupangco, the grandson of our former President of the Philippines (Jose P. Laurel) and TAG Media and Public Relations headed by Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas (Entrepreneur, Broadcaster, Writer, Public Speaker).  

The confirmed speakers as of this writing are the following:

     Robert Laurel Yupangco (Yupangco Group - President)
     Grace Bondad Nicolas (Tag Media and Public Relations - Co-Founder)
     Nora Terrado (Department of Trade & Industry - Undersecretary)
     James Jimenez (Comelec - Director)
     Christian Leynes (CLL Group of Companies - Chaiman)
     Arch. Jun Palafox (Palafox Associates - Chairnan)
     Joe Maristela (Villanes Realty Inc. - Founder)
     Donald Saurombe and Leeroy Livy (DibX - Co-Founders)
     Elton Tan (E-Hotels  - Chairman)
     Jaime Llames (Philippine Retirement Authority Davao - Head)
     Joey Gurango (Gurango Software - CEO)

In the Jan 31 forum, the speakers were also trail blazers in their on fields of expertise, in the likes of Dr. Elton Tan of E-Hotels, Robert Laurel Yupangco of Zoomanity Group, Engr. Ben Co of BSC Construction, Mario Berta of Flyspaces, Congressman Prospero "Butch" Pichay of Surigao Del Sur, Koo Kwan Kon of Global Morning City Development, Tanya Llana of Victoria Court, LiZan Kuzter of Impact Hub Manila among others. Representatives from SMDC, ProFriends, DMCI, DibZ and Megaworld.

Participation at Asia Leaders Forum will give you the competitive edge you need to beat the myriad of other real estate participants chasing deals. These experts will share with you their strategies and on how to utilize the power in you to promote the Philippines. 

For this year of ASEAN 50th Anniversary and the chairmanship of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, all eyes are focus to the Philippines as the hosting country, it's time to showcase the skills of the Filipinos and the Philippines products and services. Asia Leaders Forum is just one way to promote the backbone of any organization and our world class infrastructures and talents.

Another objective of this forum is to  share to participants the updates with regards to the real estate landscapes in the Philippines & beyond, technology & digital marketing and the government mandates and initiatives to improve the real estate sector in the country and the preparations we are doing for ASEAN 50 since foreign tourist and investors are coming in.

For more information, please contact grace@tagmedia.asia or call09166299381.

Light Network goes Digital

  Light Network channel 33 is achieving greater innovation as it begins its official broadcast on Digital Television this coming March 2017! Through this exciting breakthrough, viewers in Mega Manila will soon be able to experience a clearer and highly-improved video and sound quality of Light Network in their televisions. Once official broadcast begins, people can now watch Light Network anytime and anywhere because not only will the channel be available on digital boxes and digital-ready televisions, but it could also be accessed through handheld devices such as tablets, smartphones and other gadgets.


The “digitalization” is the process of converting our current Analog Television broadcasting into Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), which simply means that our existing television technology will be transformed into an upgraded, higher quality of broadcast system. Through this digital improvement, Light Network will soon be available on multiple digital viewing platforms—broadening its horizon among the television programming sphere.

In an interview with Engr. Antonio Soriano, the Vice President of Technical Operations for Light Network, he said that he is excited for the upcoming Digitalization of Light Network, because the channel had long since been prepared for this huge digital switchover. “Tayo ang unang nag-convert from Analog to Digital transmitter. Wala nang test -broadcast. Official broadcast na agad.” He also said that not all channels are ready to make the digital “switch”, making Light Network the first channel in the Philippines to migrate to the exciting domain of Digital TV, while maintaining its frequency on Channel 33.

According to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), once the innovative technology of Digitalization is fully implemented, it would not only deliver better image and sound quality to our television channels, but it would also be able to provide features such as datacasting, multi-channel platform, One Seg, and most importantly, the Emergency Warning Broadcast System (EWBS), which is used to transmit nationwide warning announcements in times of earthquakes, tsunamis, or other high-alert disasters.

Engr. Antonio Soriano further stated that these features are just few of the many benefits of Digital TV. According to him, through the other upcoming advancements in Digitalization, television will finally regain its essential standing in the lives of people, as compared to the rising media usage for mobile devices. “Yes. Maibabalik ang TV bilang prime Media tool,” he concluded.

Herbalife Triathletes begins with a bang at Tri-United Series

Below are the top finishers of the first race for the Tri-United Series held in Subic Bay Philippines, where Herbalife triathletes LezetteAlbarote, LaarniParedes, MadelArgosino, Ronald Molit and Hiroshi Takei proved that they remain a strong contender for this year.




The Herbalifetriathlon team


Race results:

LezetteAlbarote (1st Place = 40-44AG and 3rd Fast Bike Split)

LaarniParedes (2nd Place = 35-39AG)

MadelArgosino (2nd Place = 18-24AG)

Ronald Molit (2nd Place = 30-34AG)

Hiroshi Takei (3rd Place = 45-49AG)


LezetteAlbarote, 1st place in 40-44 age group and 3rd in fast bike split

Herbalife Philippines Opens South Luzon Quick Response Center to Expand Product Access Point

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 24 – Global nutrition company, Herbalife, marked another milestone in the Philippines with the opening of a newproduct access point in Calamba, Laguna. Named as the South Luzon Quick Response Center (QRC), it is part of Herbalife’s efforts to support its members to bring quality nutrition to more Filipinos in the country.



Herbalife Philippines’ General Manager Bong Valenzuela led the opening ceremony, which was attended by the members of its corporate management team, employees, independent Herbalifemembers, and Herbalife-sponsored triathletes Omar and Laarni Paredes.



Herbalife Philippines General Manager Bong Valenzuela delivers his welcome speech during the opening ceremony of the Herbalife South Luzon Quick Response Center.



Ms. Gina Lyn Ang – Abott, one of Herbalife’s President’s Team members, shares her excitement and rallies local member leaders to take advantage of the newly-opened product access point to bring good nutrition to more people in the community.


About Herbalife:



Herbalife is a global nutrition company that has been changing people's lives with great products since 1980. Our nutrition, weight-management, energy and fitness and personal care products are available exclusively to and through dedicated Herbalife Independent Members in more than 90 countries. We are committed to fighting the worldwide problems of poor nutrition and obesity by offering high-quality products, one-on-one coaching with an Herbalife Member and a community that inspires customers to live a healthy, active life.


We support the Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) and its Casa Herbalife programs to help bring good nutrition to children in need. We also sponsor more than 190 world-class athletes, teams and events around the globe, including Cristiano Ronaldo, the LA Galaxy and champions in many other sports.


The company has over 8,000 employees worldwide, and its shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HLF) with net sales of US$4.5 billion in 2015. The Herbalife website contains a significant amount of financial and other information about the company at http://ir.Herbalife.com. The company encourages investors to visit its website from time to time, as information is updated and new information in posted. To learn more, visit Herbalife.com or IAmHerbalife.com.