MARTIN NGUYEN AND NARANTUNGALAG JADAMBAA STARE DOWN AT ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR OFFICIAL KICK-OFF PRESS CONFERENCE

 Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), in collaboration with City of Dreams Manila, recently held the ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR Official Kick-Off Press Conference last Tuesday, 9 April at t Huhe City of Dreams in Manila.
In attendance were main event competitors, reigning ONE Featherweight World Champion Martin Nguyen and challenger Narantungalag Jadambaa, co-main event participants, reigning ONE Strawweight World Champion Yosuke Saruta and challenger Joshua Pacio, as well as Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, Chatri Sityodtong.

Ticket information for ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR is available at www.onefc.com.

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Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, stated: “ONE Championship is back in Manila, and it’s always a pleasure to visit the Philippines. We’re here to celebrate Asia’s greatest cultural treasure -- martial arts. We’re not here to sell fights, we’re here to build martial arts heroes who ignite the world with strength, hope, dreams, and inspiration. By telling their stories, we share the true values of martial arts with the world, which will always be our mission. See you all this Friday night for ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR. It’s going to be a fantastic show.”

Martin Nguyen, ONE Featherweight World Champion, stated: “It’s my fourth time competing here in Manila, and I’ve always felt at home here. It’s an honor to share my talent with you all. Thank you to all the fans for the support. Challenging the legend Jadambaa himself, it’s such an honor. I would like to thank ONE Championship for placing their trust in me. I’ll bring a hundred percent into the cage, and god willing, I’ll walk out of the arena still champion.”

Narantungalag Jadambaa, ONE World Title Challenger, stated: “First of all, I would like to thank ONE Championship for the opportunity to compete for the ONE World Title once again. This is not about age, this is about passion. Martial arts is my life and I hold the utmost respect for anyone who has the courage to step inside that cage. I will bring even more courage into the cage this Friday. I respect Martin Nguyen for what he has done for our sport and it is an honor to face him. I will do my best and the best man will walk out of the cage with the title.”

Yosuke Saruta, ONE Strawweight World Champion, stated: “Coming to the Philippines and representing Japan and the Japanese culture, it is such a huge honor for me. I know Joshua Pacio has a lot of fans here, and I respect him as a martial artist. All I can say is that we will both bring our best into the cage this Friday night. It’s going to be an exciting fight, and I plan on getting my hand raised in the end as the victor. Thank you all for having me.”

Joshua Pacio, ONE World Title Challenger, stated: “I would like to thank ONE Championship for giving me another chance to fight for the title. I know the magnitude of this matchup and how important this rematch with Yosuke Saruta is. I wasn’t at my best in that first fight, so I want to go out there and prove that I can do much better. He’s a great fighter, and I have so much respect for him. But I have the hopes and dreams of an entire country on my shoulders, and I can’t let the fans down. I’m coming to regain the belt. It’s going to be a war this Friday.”

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About ONE Championship™
ONE Championship (ONE) is the largest global sports media property in Asian history, and the largest producer of millennial live sports content in Asia. Headquartered in Singapore, ONE is the Home of Martial Arts, and is the world's largest martial arts organization, hosting bouts across all styles of martial arts such as Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Karate, Kung Fu, Silat, Sanda, Lethwei, Mixed Martial Arts, Tae Kwon Do, Submission Grappling, and more. ONE hosts the biggest sports entertainment events across Asia, featuring some of the world's best martial artists and world champions on the largest global media broadcast in Asia. ONE eSports, a subsidiary of ONE Championship, runs Asia's largest global eSports Championship Series with some of the biggest blockbuster game titles in the world. In addition to its digital platforms, ONE Championship broadcasts to over 2.6 billion potential viewers across 140+ countries with some of the largest global broadcasters, including Fox Sports, ABS-CBN, Astro, ClaroSports, Startimes, Thairath TV, Skynet, Mediacorp, Great Sports, Tencent, Star TV, Mediaset Italia, ProSiebenSat.1, Dubai Sports, Turner Sports, and more.

MOVE UP - Moving Urban Communities Towards Resilience

MOVE UP NATIONAL LEARNING CONFERENCE honor the journey of Champions in Building Urban Communities' Resilience.

The Moving Urban Poor Communities Towards Resilience or the Move Up Project
started its second phase in the later part of 2017. The project aims to empower and assist communities to become more resilient to both natural and man made calamities such as fires, earthquakes and typhoons. In order to achieve this goal, there are three main interventions that currently being applied: designing and employing alternative temporary shelters for resilient and sustainable livelihood, and sharing latest innovations and technologies on different risk transfer modalities.

For its first phase the project focused on three cities prone to natural and man made calamities: Quezon City, Malabon and Valenzuela City. On its second phase, it expanded to include Navotas and Caloocan. The Move Up Project also has various activities running alongside its big interventions to assure that project targets are met.

The project targets to address the gaps in urban communities' resilience through the following initiatives: Develop the models of Alternative Temporary Shelters ( ATS ) for the most vulnerable urban poor; Develop and implement strategies for resilient livelihood, and Identify mechanisms to engage the private sector in creating demand for risk transfer modalities.

Risk mitigation initiatives enhance and expand the livelihood options of the targeted communities. The risk transfer mechanisms will provide the urban poor communities and local government units the capacity to bounce back after a disaster.

The project is funded by the European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations ( ECHO ).

The Move Up Project is run by consortium of international non-government organizations ( INGOs ) led by Plan International Philippines, together with Action Against Hunger and CARE Netherlands with its local partner ACCORD.

GO NEGOSYO OFFERS FREE NEGOSYO MENTORSHIP TO THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY!

With the right mindset and level of creativity and innovation, most of you will shine and persevere in the business community. The government, with the help of DTI, GO NEGOSYO and the private sector, will be here to mentor you especially in areas on how to use and source money to grow your business and how to reach more markets for your products and services." Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and GO NEGOSYO Founder Joey Concepcion.

Creativity and innovation are considered as great attributes to successsful business model. With these two, artists who are part of the different arts industries such as performing arts, visual arts, fashion and lifestyle, events, crafts, culinary arts, digital arts, and advertising and publishing can turn their passion and creativity into successful enterprises.

Last April 8, 2019, GO NEGOSYO organized a free mentorship on creativity and innovation at the Mega Fashion Hall, SM Megamall.

GO NEGOSYO, in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry, conducted a special installment of Mentor ME On Wheels which focused on Filipino creativity and innovation. The program has traveled long from luzon, Visayas and Mindanao and eyes to reach a total of 30 cities across the Philippines also with the goal to bring free mentorship closer to every Filipino.

MMOW Creativity and Innovation presented mentors from the creative industry to impart their know-how and technical skills to participants. Mentors from the creative industry were Bernie Liu, CEO and President of Golden ABC Inc; Rajo Laurel, Fashion Designer and Founder of House of Laurel; Jay Aldeguer, President of Island Souvenirs Group; Zarah Juan, Founder of Zarah Juan; and 70 more mentors! Moreover, GO NEGOSYO mentors from the non-creative industry also shared their expertise during the event. In the list were Rikki Dee, CEO Foodlink Group and Joel Santos, Managing Director and President THAMES International-Entrepreneurs School of Asia among others.

MMOW on Creativity and Innovation is a mentorship discussion with aspiring and existing MSMEs in the creative industry. It aims to elevate the level of creativity with the help of mentorship and digitalization that will give wider access to market for their products and talents.

Through MMOW and Mentor Me Online-the mobile application for mentoring, GO NEGOSYO and DTI, gives aspiring and existing micro and small entrepreneurs a chance to be mentored for free and offers technical know-how and practical entrepreneurship strategies.

SM Supermalls is the official venue partner of Mentor Me on Wheels Creativity and Innovation.

Download the Mentor Me App on Google Playstore and App Store.

PET SUMMIT PHILIPPINES 2019

The biggest family Pet Trade Show, PET SUMMIT PHILIPPINES, comes full circle this 2019 in the heart of Bonifacio Global City on Apr. 6 & 7 at Bonifacio High Street Central Amphitheatre, all the way to Fifth Avenue for 2 fun-filled days of #SummerOnTheStreet trade show for all pets and pet lovers!

A grand showcase of quality products and services from the country's key leaders in the pets business industry towards a nation of RESPONSIBLE PET LOVING OWNERS.

Proudly presented by Paws & Tails Event Concepts and Management and ALL4PETSParty.com, in partnership with Bonifacio High Street.

Admission is absolutely FREE! Join our official event page for first dibs and exciting updates!

Interested exhibitors may email us at petsummitphils@gmail.com
#PetSummitPhils2019

DOST to showcase R&D result in research confab

To further promote the products and results of government-funded research and development ( R&D ), the Department of Science and Technology ( DOST ) will be conducting its 4th National Research and Development Conference ( NRDC ) on 3 April 2019 at the Reception Hall, Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City.

Bearing the theme " Harmonized R&D towards Acceletated National Growth and Prosperity ", the annual national conference will showcase R&D products and results funded by DOST and by other partner agencies such as the Commission on Higher Education, and the Department of Agriculture, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Information and Communications Technology, Department of National Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health, and Department of Trade and Industry.

Twenty-four experts from the agriculture, academe, food, industry, and pharmaceutical sector will be converging in said event to present the products and results of their research through a laymanized type of lecture. Through this, the DOST and its partner agencies aim to highlight the importance of technology transfer in ensuring that the R&D results will have valuable contribution to the country's economic development.

At the helm of event are DOST officials
such as Secretary Fortunato T. de la Pena, Undersecretary for R&D Rowena Cristina L. Guevara, and Assistant Secretary for International Cooperation Leah J. Buendia. Asec Buendia, who is one of the 24 experts to present in the 4th NRDC, will be discussing science and technology initiatives in the intetnationl landscape.

Spearheaded by the DOST, the 4th NRDC is a regular national conference of all government funding agencies and R&D institutes in compliance with the Philippine Technology Transfer Act of 2009 with the purpose of promoting multi-disciplinary, joint, and cross collaboration in R&D; coordinating and rationalizing R&D agenda; and harmonizing all R&D agenda and priorities. For more information on the event, please contact PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE, Office of the Undersecretary for Rsearch and Development, Department of Science and Technology, Telephone Numbers: ( 02 ) 8372943 or ( 02 ) 8372930.

NRDC 2019: Creating a hub for invention and technology commercialization

The Department of Science and Technology
DOST held April 3, 2019 the 4th National Research and Development Conference NRDC2019 at the Philippine International Convention Center ( PICC ), CCP Complex in Pasay City. The theme of the NRDC 2019 is:
" Harmonized R&D Towards Accelerated Growth and Prosperity . "  The event showcased the significant research and development efforts of government agencies in health, agriculture, industry, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and basic research by Filipino scientists and engineers.

NRDC 2019 aims to bring to the public the products/results of R&D funded by all the government funding agencies such as Commission on Higher Education ( CHED ),
Department of Agriculture ( DA ), Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR ), Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT), Department of National Defense (DND), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Health (DOH), and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and DOST. The event highlighted the importance of technology transfer to ensure that research and development results would contribute to social and economic development.

" I am very pleased that the other government funding agencies have joined us in organizing this event," said DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Pena. " Banking on the goals of AmbisyonNatin 2040, the NRDC 2019, clearly signifies the willingness and readiness of those of us in the government to work together in stimulating the country's
progress and accelerating development. We also recognize the support of our partners from the academe and private sector in pursuing this worthwhile endeavor."

Through the NRDC, the research and development efforts of government institutions in collaboration with universities and research and development institutions are given the opportunity to convene and harmonize their shared objectives to ensure effective implementation and maximize benefit to the Filipino people.

The Awesome Life: Light Network

Expect an awesome-filled dynamic magazine-type of feature show on your TV screen soon!

Coming up is a one-hour motivational and lifestyle-business talk show, “The Awesome Life – Live Life to the Fullest”, hosted by motivational speaker and life coach Al Ian Barcelona (AIB) and co-hosted by Ptr. Jun Sibanico of KLM (Kingdom Living Ministry). 

On its pilot episode, the discussion revolves around new beginnings and living a successful life not just in business but in life as a whole. Mr. Awesome Al Ian Barcelona (AIB) begins with his “Awesome Thoughts” and gave some tips on how to begin one’s journey. To explore other areas of life’s new beginnings, Co-host Pastor Jun Sibanico joins in and shares about the KLM (Kingdom Living Ministry) and its humble beginnings. Not just that, the show also features success stories of awesome individuals such as Coach Reuben Lanot and Visual communication and inspirational speaker, Rock Cleo, as well as AIB and his team’s “3Ts” which stands for Talks, Travels, and Trainings.

Overall, “The Awesome Life” is divided into four major segments explores the meaning of LIFE: L- Learn, I-Inspire,be F-Financially ready, and E – Empower this generation. It aims to inspire, influence and impact its audience by discussing and featuring stories of people, events, and social-business trends in all walks and interest of life.

The program will air every Tuesday, (7-8 pm) at Light TV- God’s Channel of Blessings and every Wednesday (12mn-1 am) and Saturday (7-8am) at GMA News TV.

Note: pilipinason-line.blogspot is one of the partner bloggers of Light TV, God's Channel of Blessings (formerly Light Network).