Frank Lloyd Mamaril - Concert Director Aliw@40

Meet our Aliw@40 Concert 2018 Concert Director. He is only 33 years old but Communication Arts graduate Frank Lloyd Mamaril has already directed some of the top OPM artists in concert and music videos in the most memorable way.

If you watched Lani Misalucha’s “Love Catcher” concert in 2016 at Resorts World Manila and enjoyed it, the diva and her audience have Mamaril to thank for directing what eventually became Star Awards’ “Concert of the Year” winner. He is also behind “The Voice” discovery Morisette Amon’s first solo self-titled concert at the Music Museum, which sold out seats in the same year, among other live music events. (Manila Times)

The Grand Concert “Aliw@40” with two Young and Top Directors

To celebrate the 40th Year Anniversary of Aliw Awards Foundation, a benefit concert is set and dubbed as “Aliw@40 Concert” ‪on October 4,2018‬ at Aliw Theater with more than 10 performers to make the celebration grand and in full force to give you a night that you willnever forget,  here are the performers in this one night concert:

•    Pilita Corales
•    Hajji Alejandro
•    Jun Pulistico
•    Rico J. Puno
•    Imelda Papin
•    Liza Macuja Elizalde
•    Ballet Manila
•    LA Santos
•    Kuh Ledesma
•    Keith Martin
•    Val John
•    The Infinite
•    3rd Avenue
•    Asia’s Best Singing Competition Winners

What makes the event interesting is the combination of two young, amazing and top directors who are making a difference in their own ways both locally and abroad. The musical director is no other than Direk Adonis Tabanda who just arrived from Dubai for the sold out concert of Morrisette Amon. Concert Director Direk Frank Lloyd Mamaril on the other hand directed the 2016 Concert of Lani Misalucha, the Star Awards Concert of the Year. Both directors are in their early 30s and we’re excited for this collaboration. For them, they will make this event another showcase and a masterpiece for their careers.

Produced by Tag Media Group headed by Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas and Co presented by Ballet Manila, Manila Broadcasting Company and Star City under Liza Macuja Elizalde, the event is a fundraising event for Aliw Awards Foundation to help entertainers who are in need. The Aliw Awards Foundation also was created to give due recognition to entertainers who perform live in the Philippines and abroad by the renowned journalist, Alice Hernandez Reyes.

For tickets and inquiries, please call ‪09778978877‬ or buy it directly via Ticketworld.  The event is still accepting sponsors and exhibitors.

EUROPEAN CHAMBER SEEKS TO ADDRESS WATER ISSUES, BUILD SUSTAINABLE WATER FUTURE FOR THE PHILIPPINES

Parañaque City, August 30, 2018 – The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), in partnership with the EU-Philippines Business Network (EPBN), is hosting the Water Challenge Forum at the Solaire Resort Hotel on the 30^th August, 2018. With the theme “Partnering with Stakeholders in Building a Sustainable Water Future”, this full-day event aims to address the ongoing water issues in the Philippines through providing a platform for the public and private sector to dialogue and support each other’s’ programs and water solutions.   

While much has been achieved in the Philippine water sector, there is still much left to be desired in terms of new developments. It is without a doubt that there needs to be more action taken in terms of securing the country’s sustainable water future. While people can live without most things, water is the very foundation of life and is something that all cannot live without. Despite this being a well-known fact, there is a low public appreciation on the importance of water to this day. Even if Filipino farmers are hit by drought, people suffer from temporary water shortages, and many have no access to clean water, on the whole no one feels that there is a serious water crisis hitting the country, at least enough to be alarmed about. So this leads to a “why act now” attitude.

ECCP President Guenter Taus shares, “Through the Water Challenge Forum, we hope to highlight the need for the private sector to increase their competitiveness by managing resources well, addressing market requirements, and ensuring businesses are built on the foundation of sustainability and resiliency. On the flip side, there needs to be faster development and progress in the water sector from the Philippine government in order to address these water challenges head on.”

The event aims to address four main goals:

To provide an update on recent developments in the Philippine water sector and discuss policy, programs, and projects initiated by the National Government Agencies and Local Government Units;

To engage non-government organizations and international organizations to share their insights and programs on developing the Philippine water sector;

To highlight business opportunities in the Philippine water sector;

And to showcase innovative technologies that address the Philippine water challenges

Speakers during the Water Challenge Forum include representatives from the European Union Delegation to the Philippines, DENR, NEDA, Philippine Water Partnership, National Water Resources Board, UNICEF Philippines, UNESCO-Jakarta, the Local Water Utilities Administration, the World Bank, Public-Private Partnership Center, Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, Maynilad Water Services, Nestlé Philippines, and the InangLupa Movement.

The 2018 Water Challenge Forum is supported by Gold Sponsor Maynilad, Silver Sponsors ARUP, Nestlé, Unitec Pipe Manufacturing Corporation, Media Partner Business World, and Partner Organizations Philippine Association of Water Districts, Philippine Business for the Environment, and the Philippine Water Partnership.

Two days to go, Go Negosyo's Mentor Me On Wheels to kick off in Quezon City!

We will be heading to The Block Atrium for the seventh leg of Mentor Me on Wheels in two days. The free one-on-one mentoring session will happen this August 24, 2018. Attendees will get the chance to sit with a Go Negosyo mentor for a 30-minute mentoring session.

Through MMOW, Go Negosyo introduces mentors to micro-small business owners, offering technical and practical know-how on entrepreneurship through events in more convenient and accessible locations. This program is in line with the current administration’s vision to capacitate micro-small businesses in boosting the Philippine economy.

Interested participants can pre-register through https://www.tinyurl.com/MMOWNORTHEDSA. Walk-ins are also welcome and may register on the day of the event. Limited slots available.

The Mentor Me Mobile App is now available for download on Google Play Store. The iOS version will be released soon.

Become a Go Negosyo mentor! Register via www.tinyurl.com/beagonegmentor. For more information, call 637-9229 or 637-9347.

75 In­dian firms join INDEE flag­ship en­gi­neer­ing show The Philippine Star22 Aug 2018

Some 75 In­dian firms, en­com­pass­ing the en­tire value chain of the en­gi­neer­ing in­dus­try, would be scout­ing for trade and in­vest­ment deals in the Philip­pines and other mar­kets in South Asia by par­tic­i­pat­ing in the coun­try’s flag­ship high tech­nol­ogy ex­po­si­tion ‘INDEE,’ be­ing held in Manila be­tween Aug. 22 and 25, un­der the aegis of the EEPC In­dia with the ac­tive sup­port of the Com­merce Min­istry.

As In­dia and the Philip­pines are in the process of im­ple­ment­ing game-chang­ing eco­nomic re­forms, the two coun­tries are keen on giv­ing fur­ther im­pe­tus to the bi­lat­eral trade of about $2.5 bil­lion dur­ing 2017-18, which has grown well but re­mains be­low the po­ten­tial, said In­dia’s Am­bas­sador to the Philip­pines Jaideep Mazum­dar.

As In­dia and the Philip­pines are in the process of im­ple­ment­ing game-chang­ing eco­nomic re­forms, the two coun­tries are keen on giv­ing fur­ther im­pe­tus to the bi­lat­eral trade of about $2.5 bil­lion dur­ing 2017-18, which has grown well but re­mains be­low the po­ten­tial, said In­dia’s Am­bas­sador to the Philip­pines Jaideep Mazum­dar.

He said the en­gi­neer­ing sec­tor, in­clud­ing au­to­mo­biles, is one of the main ar­eas of In­dian in­vest­ment in the Philip­pines. Con­tribut­ing sig­nif­i­cantly to In­dia’s to­tal ex­ports to the Philip­pines, the en­gi­neer­ing ex­ports are grow­ing apace at ship­ments worth $670.43 mil­lion dur­ing 2017-18. The fo­cus of the bi­lat­eral com­mer­cial en­gage­ment has to be not only on trade but in­vest­ment as well, he said.

EEPC In­dia se­nior vice chair­man Ma­hesh De­sai said close to 75 In­dian en­trepreneurs are ex­pected to showcase smart man­u­fac­tur­ing tech­nolo­gies, metal cut­ting machin­ery, in­dus­trial sup­ply, in­dus­trial and elec­tri­cal machin­ery and sheet metal machin­ery, among oth­ers at the INDEE. It is for the first time that this pres­ti­gious ex­po­si­tion is be­ing held in the Philip­pines , as it would be its 39th edi­tion.

EEPC In­dia se­nior vice chair­man Ma­hesh De­sai said close to 75 In­dian en­trepreneurs are ex­pected to showcase smart man­u­fac­tur­ing tech­nolo­gies, metal cut­ting machin­ery, in­dus­trial sup­ply, in­dus­trial and elec­tri­cal machin­ery and sheet metal machin­ery, among oth­ers at the INDEE. It is for the first time that this pres­ti­gious ex­po­si­tion is be­ing held in the Philip­pines , as it would be its 39th edi­tion.

Both na­tions are un­der­go­ing much needed re­form pro­cesses with strong fo­cus on en­hance­ment of busi­ness, trade and in­vest­ments. Both are mov­ing to­ward a higher growth tra­jec­tory which is likely to sus­tain given the un­der­ly­ing strength of these economies.

In­take ca­pac­i­ties of both economies are in­creas­ing while they both hold an ever strength­en­ing bi­lat­eral re­la­tions. The time is apt to fur­ther deepen the In­doPhilip­pine re­la­tion­ship with mu­tu­ally ben­e­fi­cial mea­sures where role of these types of trade fairs and ex­hi­bi­tions would re­ally be in­stru­men­tal. I be­lieve this INDEE Philip­pines 2018 will be a whole hearted ef­fort to­ward a more con­sol­i­dated bi­lat­eral re­la­tions be­tween In­dia and the Philip­pines with a fo­cus on trade and in­vest­ments, he added.

In­take ca­pac­i­ties of both economies are in­creas­ing while they both hold an ever strength­en­ing bi­lat­eral re­la­tions. The time is apt to fur­ther deepen the In­doPhilip­pine re­la­tion­ship with mu­tu­ally ben­e­fi­cial mea­sures where role of these types of trade fairs and ex­hi­bi­tions would re­ally be in­stru­men­tal. I be­lieve this INDEE Philip­pines 2018 will be a whole hearted ef­fort to­ward a more con­sol­i­dated bi­lat­eral re­la­tions be­tween In­dia and the Philip­pines with a fo­cus on trade and in­vest­ments, he added.

In­vest­ment re­la­tions be­tween In­dia and the Philip­pines are also well es­tab­lished with the foot­prints of In­dian ma­jors like Aditya Birla Group, Is­pat Group, Tata and Mahin­dra in this West Pa­cific archipelago. Dur­ing the last few years, In­dian com­pa­nies have suc­cess­fully ex­e­cuted some small and medium sized projects in this ASEAN mem­ber na­tion that took the to­tal In­dian in­vest­ments to more than $650 mil­lion. Tex­tiles, gar­ments, IT and ITes, steel, air­ports, chem­i­cals, au­to­mo­biles and phar­ma­ceu­ti­cals are mainly the sec­tors that caught the at­ten­tion of In­dian in­vestors.

In­vest­ment re­la­tions be­tween In­dia and the Philip­pines are also well es­tab­lished with the foot­prints of In­dian ma­jors like Aditya Birla Group, Is­pat Group, Tata and Mahin­dra in this West Pa­cific archipelago. Dur­ing the last few years, In­dian com­pa­nies have suc­cess­fully ex­e­cuted some small and medium sized projects in this ASEAN mem­ber na­tion that took the to­tal In­dian in­vest­ments to

WeChatPay, 58Pay and Tag Media Group merged in the Philippines to prepare for the influx of Chinese tourists

WeChatPay from China expansion  has been focused on Chinese tourists abroad rather than launching local versions of the platform.

Right now, there’s an ongoing orientation and training of the platform which was launch recently in the Philippines by some of the companies under Yupangco Group (Filremit, Yupangco Electronics Corporation, Manila Express, Zoomanity Group, Yamaha Music among others). Now launched as 58Pay with Bong De Ocampo and Robert Laurel Yupangco as partners and recently introduced to the public with the media at UnliCity, Century City Mall, Makati.

According to WeChatPay, “We focused on expanding the payments service abroad, but it has stopped short of trying to create a local version of the platform for other countries. Instead, the company has been focused on signing up merchants in many countries to accept the payment system so Chinese tourists can use the payments platform abroad and right now in the Philippines.”

According to Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas, one of the partners of 58Pay, “We are looking for merchants which Chinese tourists are fond to go , just like some outlets and duty free, some famous restaurants like Samgyupsalamat, theme parks, hotels and companies like Air Asia & Jeju Air.

In the Philippines, the expectation is to increase the Chinese tourist especially now that the Duterte administration has a good relationship with China.

To know more about it, please call 09778978877 or 219 3503 to be one of the merchants.

PRRC praised for Maytunas Creek rehabilitation

L-R) Ms. Elaine Aparis of LGU Manila DPS, Ms. Maria Luz Olazo of LGU San Juan-CENRO, Ms. Frederika C. Rentoy of LGU QC-EPWMD, Exec. Dir. Jose Antonio E. Goitia of PRRC, Mr. Emmanuel P. Oblea Jr. of LGU Mandaluyong-CENRO, and Dep. Dir. Anshari C. Lomodag Jr. of PRRC shows their unity toward controlling the pollution in San Juan River through the installation of inter-city trash traps last May


Mayor Carmelita “Menchie” Abalos expressed her gratitude to PRRC Executive Director Jose Goitia and to all PRRC employees for their efforts in cleaning and developing the Maytunas creek.

The developed Maytunas creek linear park has been opened to the public since February 24, 2016.

The PRRC installed waste water interventions at Maytunas creek such as bioremediation and interceptor canal.

According to Goitia, the said creek’s 1,368 linear meters of recovered easements also feature solar-powered and electric lighting fixtures, paver blocks, concrete bench, railings, and ramp for persons with disabilities.

Prior to its rehabilitation, Mandaluyong LGU’s environmental management department head Emmanuel “Sonny” Oblea shared that they used to receive numerous complaints about the massive volume of wastes in Maytunas creek.

Mandaluyong City likewise installed trash traps before but their efforts were unsuccessful due to the massive amount of garbage to clean.

“Hindi pa ‘to [inter-city installation of trash traps] nagagawa, naglalagay na kami ng trap. Sa loob ng isang buwan, apat na beses na naglilinis kami because of numerous complaints,” said Oblea.

Oblea pointed out the important role of PRRC’s leadership and interagency cooperation in rehabilitating the creek that has prevented the flooding in the area.

“But because of the project of the PRRC again, inayos nila yung aming Maytunas creek. I think last year, wala na akong natatanggap na reklamo tungkol sa mga basura na nagka-clog doon sa aming part of Maytunas,” Oblea stated.

 Maytunas creek is one of the 47 identified tributaries of the Pasig River system.

The awful condition of the Maytunas creek in Manadaluyong City before rehabilitation.
The rehabilitated Maytunas creek in Mandaluyong is looking beautiful as a linear park.