AXN Celebrates Philippines Independence Day (Show them how you love your country!)

Monday, May 30, 2011





I have been able to enjoy freedom from unbelievable leaps and bounds because of the sacrifices countless men and women fought for in the past. A country of heroes; when often one's blood is exchanged for not his own, but his countrymen. It made me who I am now. Filipino!

There is no other kind of love that would ever compare to one's love for his country. In it's vast archipelago, rich fertile land and stretches of ocean one can't be thankful enough for being born into the Philippines. In celebration of Philippine Independence day, I shall continue to live and make this world a little better than when I found it. I'll try and teach the next generation about what most of our people had to go through in order to give them this democracy and freedom we fought for; and continue to do so in the coming years. I am an inheritor of a very glorious past, my future may be uncertain but I'll continue to be a Filipino by thought, by word and by my actions.

Philippine Independence Day is on June 12th. AXN would like to invite viewers from the Philippines to send their greetings, messages and thoughts about what this particular day means for us. This is our chance to shine on stage on a worldwide level. Make sure your entries are less than 50 words, Tagalog, English or Taglish. Send them before noon of May 31 to their Facebook Fan Page (click here for direct link) or email contests@axn-asia.com with the subject title "AXN Celebrates Philippines Independence Day". The shortlisted entries will be broadcasted on AXN channels all over the world on the 12th and 13th of June 2011. Make sure you show them how much you love the Philippines!


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Nuffnang and Hapee Special Screening

Thursday, May 26, 2011

What makes Nuffnang and Hapee world class is the fact that they are here in the Philippines and they believe in the Filipino people. No matter what shape, form or ethnicity they still consider this one great nation as a stalwart to their companies success in the years that they have been able to do business here.

Hapee, a Filipino brand has been continuing to represent the Philippines elsewhere in the globe by bringing world class products to the consuming public. I believe that in the next few years this will continue to grow as they harness the powers of social media much like what Nuffnang has been able to penetrate for such a long time now. This has definitely made us stand out among the rest and I'm HAPEE to say; I'm proud to be a Filipino!

I'd be so happy if I could get an invite on this major event!







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Ms Earth Philippines 2011 - Cultural Night at Thunderbird Resorts

Wednesday, May 25, 2011



The stage was set to choose the 10 most beautiful Filipinas in the Ms. Earth Philippines Beauty Pageant. They traveled far and wide to spectacular Thunderbird Resorts in Rizal for the Cultural Presentation and true enough we were all set to a magical evening! I sat down quietly among the throngs of people; and got busy clicking my cam because these gorgeous ladies surprised everyone with their talents.


She did a "Veil Dance" to one of Shakira's track




(L) She did an awesome song and belted it out with all her might, quite impressive (R) she did sign language together with the song Price Tag, it was ROCK!


She hand painted a fetus and declaimed something about an Unborn Child... I'll give props to this gal for giving this acting stint a try. Very different from the usual talents you see in pageants.

What won the hearts of the judges for the talent portion was Ms. Tanauan who performed consecutive magic tricks. It was really a sight to behold because things just came out of nowhere LOL. It was really pure entertainment! I forgot where I put the photos though, I think it got lost in the uploads. Anyway, the next one's better!

The National Costume - Filipiniana was next and there were a few hits and misses. They all looked gorgeous though because of Thunderbird resorts stage they were in. They were all able to host Hotbabes and the Blogfest 2011 more events soon! Back to the pageant, they came out one by one impressing me and the audience. They're all so gorgeous!


From Cagayan and Baliuag, shouldn't they just keep these ladies to themselves?? It's just crazy they aren't married yet!




Balanga and Bayugan sent their representatives too. Very ethnic and colorful! I love the rainmaker-bamboo costume. It worked!


Ms. Cebu almost didn't fit getting into the stage because her gown was HUGE! It was really nice when she came out because it was reminiscent of Sinulog Festivals there!



Ms. Cotabato City was my favorite, she looked cute in this ensemble. She's also the lone contestant left to represent Mindanao.



Ms. Casiguran and Ms. Calapan city made their hometowns proud by wearing (L) something from their area au naturelle and (R) very ornate structured terno.


Ms. Narvacan is colorful, and so is this other one embellished with crystals. I felt a little awkward about the color though, not my type. I felt I was in public school and this was the color of the room again. (Mint green??)




Guys, I know what you are thinking. She's cute I know (L). I felt like I was seeing Georgina Wilson. Simple yet elegant. It was not showy but it showed her aptly. Very hispanic huh?! (R) Hello sunshine! With all that smile and this outfit how can anyone not look at her too.



(L) This lady worked what she's wearing, she did different things with the malong. While she on the other hand (R) made all metal pipes on her gown chink when she walked. Pretty good if she represented Las Pinas because it'll definitely represent the Bamboo Organ.



(L) I think I've seen this somewhere before. It must have been worn by other contestants somewhere. I saw her trying to move 4 times but she couldn't walk in it. She was still a sport and carried it though. (R) The pretty lady from Imus wore the green gown, not my type but I think they are trying to wear something like this because it is Ms. Earth after all.







They had pretty ternos. I like the white one better though. Imeldiffic!



(L)The largest gown worn there was a little troublesome to wear but it did catch our eyes. It was so heavy I bet the young lady might have her back sore a little. (R) This lady from Pampanga might be doing Paskuhan Village a thing or two but I don't think its going to work. Her very Asian features might mistake her for someone from Vietnam or Malaysia.



(L) She had trouble carrying that head dress but it looked good on her. Something from a festival again right? I think its good, not going to stand out that much though. (R) Now look at her, very simple yet VERY VERY CLASSY! I like this non OVER THE TOP dress that fits her fine elegant look. With her hair put back like that everybody looked at her like she dropped from heaven.

The night ended with Ms. Tanauan City winning both the Talent Portion and the Best National Costume. I was not surprised. Everyone was happy for her. Although we were a little upset why she didn't get in the top 10. Anyway, there will be another day to meet these ladies in fabulous Puerto Princesa City on June 5, 2011 that's a Sunday and it will be telecast live on ABS CBN at 10:00 PM make sure you get your schedules fixed.


Here's your top 10 Finalists for Ms Earth Philippines 2011!

Thank you so much to Thunderbird Resorts Rizal and everyone who made this trip to the East well worth while. Thank you to Carousel Productions too who I worked with when Star Olympics was still existing. Thanks you also to Iris and Montsch Acosta for the ride back to Manila, you guys are a lifesaver! LOL!

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IBM's Business Analytics & Risk Management Solutions for a Smarter Planet

Monday, May 23, 2011


Industry Solutions Leader for the IBM ASEAN Software Group Praveen Thakur discusses Risk Management and the changing roles of CFO's.

Research and development, database management, information security, consolidation, business analytics, organization and optimization are some of the things a corporation should take very seriously. Information for a corporation is vital and IBM knows this. It can actually make or break success... and scientifically predict its future; it all should be precise and complete. I also do this for a living (yes I do have a day job); and part of the tedious reports I do is manually crunching numbers, generating them 7 different ways in 7 different languages (imagine spreadsheets, multiple tabs). Yes, it is tedious; but VERY necessary... otherwise, there wouldn't be any data to support bigger decisions in operating projects.


Charles Manuel Business Unit Executive of the Business Analytics Division - IBM ASEAN Software Group mentions how important Analytics is in an organization. Ms. Noona (right) explains how the acquisition of COGNOS made remarkable advancements in providing solutions through IBM.


It was nice to see people from the IBM Finance Forum last May 20, 2011. I knew my reports were hard but believed there was a way to automate things of this scale. Charles Manuel Business Unit Executive of the Business Analytics Division - IBM ASEAN Software Group explained the importance of tools used for "Business Analytics and Optimization". It's a holistic approach to integration of large/small scale enterprise data. Their solution is a combination of software, systems, services and research which standardizes business processes and automates generation of information needed to utilize pre-existing and valued information. It also clears out redundancies and inconsistencies found in most stored data silos and only keeps those which are important; saving a lot on resources. He also mentioned the importance of knowing that brands change in real time. Corporations must know how to do it with tools that would be able to manage risks, generate metrics and support forecasting because there should always be a deeper analysis of trends and patterns from previous months/years. Together with COGNOS, SPSS, OpenPages and Clarity Systems they would be able to support the infrastructure and software requirements of enterprise scaled businesses in the ASEAN; one emerging market.


Industry Solutions Leader for the IBM ASEAN Software Group Praveen Thakur discussed ways how we can use Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Platform to Improve Risk and Compliance Initiatives. This particular subject touched on how to manage large data and social media's effects on information explosion. Risk reduction and management costs should be an integral part of any organization. There ought to be a fail safe process and a "way" to use these large chunk of data to the advantage of the business. IBM can work with corporations for analysis of structured and unstructured information but still stay cost effective. This will be one of their main thrusts until 2015. Mr. Thakur also mentioned the changing roles of CFO's in organizations. They are no longer just the plain auditing department and become one of the integral parts of the organization and its operations. IBM's line of Software, Hardware and services for integration are standardized and can cut costs by limiting redundancy, preventing risks and determining trends that would greatly affect the business. OpenPages of IBM can make consolidating risk management practices a cinch!



For the best advise you need about these subjects, you know where to turn to. After all, 100 years experience in the industry might be the best convincing factor in their resume right?!

Kapish!?

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