BaiCon Infest 2021: PINOY Y2K

The biggest gathering of influencers, creators, agencies and partners is happening on October 30 and 31 as BaiCon 2021 happens virtually. They are on their 4th year and it's getting even bigger.

Their theme this year PINOY Y2K.
 

What can you expect this year? Your favorite internet celebrities will be providing dancing, singing, doing skits and different forms of entertainment. The event is organized by CICP (Creator and Influencer Council of the Philippines) and RGC (Republiq Group of Companies).

Jim Guzman the CICP President says "I can't hide how excited I am for BaiCon 2021. CICP was put together in 2019 when we had our creator fan fest in Cebu where we invited lots of creators and partners. There's a constant pressure to set gold standard in influencer marketing and we are ahead of this space. CICP was founded to guide our members, to make most of content creation and this space in marketing. We have had lots of town halls, GMM's, in the past several months, we did events where we invited industry speakers from creators, agencies and brands. That's on top of seminars, with partner groups, CICP has been in the forefront doing that for the industry. The benefits are listed on CICP.com.ph wherein you get discounts, trainings, seminars, talks, much of which are for members. We also have legal committees and they handle including taxation. It's part of the benefits that they get. If you want to know more, please visit our website. BaiCon is instrumental in who we are now.  

Day 1 Schedule

Day 2 Schedule

RGC's COO Bea Evardone says "I'm excited to be part of BaiCon 2021 and we are creative rebels based entirely in Cebu. We are the creatives behind Bai TV, VisMin's Bisaya Entertainment channel that does content from the region. Bai Social has over 90 creators under our management and 300+ in our network. BaiCon Infest started in 2018 and it was small then, when creators and influencers came to Cebu in 2019, 2020 (albeit digital) we had successfully made it possible still connect.  We made sure we discuss digital media and literacy. On October 30 and 31, you may access your favorite artists, creators and influencers in different social channels of BaiCon."

They chose the theme as the 2000's was nostalgic. BaiCon this year is going to be completely FREE. You can access it on Facebook, KUMU and TikTok for FREE. They will also have Spolight Awards on the dates mentioned. There will also be different musical performances including your favorite artists.

Vice President of CICP and CEO of Blogapalooza Ace Gapuz says "We have a solid lineup of influencers in BaiCon Infest 2021. This includes AC Bonifacio, Kween Yasmin, Medyo Maldito, Snake, Alem, David Jones Cua, Davao Conyo, Justine (Marites) Alem Garcia, Kim Cruz, Xavier Gonzales Solis, Inka Magnaye, Angie Cayetano, Kimpoy Feliciano, Anghet, AJ Rafael, Ranz Kyle, Niana Guerrero, Natalia Guerrero, Claire Inso, Cheska Carandang, Dr. Kilimanguru, Mikey Bustos, Bogart the Explorer (Mikey and Bogart will also serve as hosts) and tons of other creators. Esteemed musicians include Kean Cipriano, Mayonnaise. I'm excited because you'll see more than 50 content creators in BaiCon 2021."  

Dindo Marzan the CICP Director for Awards also explained the Spotlight Awards. "Over 15,000 nominations, and over 400,000 public votes... and you decide who wins."

Jako De Leon the CICP Executive Director says "Being a good creator these days is needed. The brands we work with, the role we play, we need to inspire, educate, have our voices shine in the social media world. BaiCon celebrates the creator, to showcase Filipino talent with the rest of the world. This is the time for you to learn to grow, to interact with the best and brightest in the country. This is a time to share your expertise, to witness first class talent wherever you are in the country. I'm excited for BaiCon because to see the talent grow, it's special. The pandemic has made creators evolve, be more creative and there's so much more to watch out for. Good influence will hopefully remain supreme, more powerful in the long run."

CICP Director for CSR Rj Garcia adds "We look forward to the entertainment, the event, but we need to create significant impact in the community. Children are vulnerable at these times, we need to help them. The best way to combat them is through digital media literacy. Funds will given to manuals for children, to educate them how to verify fake news, be responsible on the internet. You may donate for the cause suing BaiCon's channels. #CreatorsUnited Donation Drive. (see CSR tab on main website)"

I had so much fun talking to the organizers earlier, and the lineup of creators and influencers this year is just exciting. Just like you, I wanted to see them in the flesh but since we're still recovering from the pandemic, this event made it convenient for the public to watch, especially because of the different platforms they made it available. I have the schedules posted above but if you need more details about this year's BaiCon, you may visit their website baicon.ph because it's all there!

See you then!

10 Wireless Industry Trends by Huawei's David Huang

What would you think 2030 would look like? During the recent Global Mobile Broadand Forum in Dubai, David Wang, the Executive Director and Chairman of ICT Infrastructure Managing Board for Huawei explained how they have identified what future oriented wireless networks would be defined as and what ICT pros should prepare for the Intelligent World in 2030.

He explained it through 10 wireless industry trends during this keynote speech signifying how the digital economy will become a major driver for economies and why we need to grow with green ways in an atmosphere that's got rock hard network security.

10Gbps for Physical Digital integration

The need for 10Gbps to make information exchange expand and deepen is important.

One Netowrk for IoT Connections

Your devices will connect, including those accesed in cellular networks. Power consumption should be lower, easier to manage.

Satellite to Ground Collab for 3D

Wireless gaps should be improved by satellites. Increase in utilization is near.

Integrated Sensing and Communications for True Digital Replicas

Improvement in communication between digital and radio will happen, integrated, it can happen with ultra wide band MIMO tech.

Intelligence in Every Industry and Connection

Networks will become integrated with AI, things will become autonomous.

Full Link and Cycle Green Networks

Less energy consumption, higher energy efficiency and sustainable networks.

Flexible Full Band Sub 100GHz

Networks will grow, additional sub 100 GHz spectrum should be utilized.

Generalized Multi Antenna for Reduced Per Bit Cost

Multi Antenna technologies would reduce per bit data transmission costs.

Security as Cornerstone for a Digital Future

Simplify security services. Use cloud based synergies to promote digital transformation.

Mobile Computing Network for Device Pipe Cloud Collaboration

Networks will support different kinds of services including vehicles. Have uninterrupted high quality connections using cloud.

For more information about it, you may see their white paper here huawei.com/en/technology-insights/industry-insights/outlook/mobile-2030-10-wireless-industry-trends

100% Organic Supplements by PascualLab's WellGreens

Our lifestyle is certainly different and these days, getting the right amount of nutrition is a little difficult especially if we're busy and not plan meals. We don't really think about what we take in and for that, we take supplements.

Our friends from PascualLab (who's celebrating their 75th year by the way) recently launched WellGreens, a new premium and organic line of products aimed to be your partner in good health. It is in capsule form made with different ingredients like Sinta (which helps lower blood sugar) Mangosteen+Malunggay (for weight management, lactation and better immune system), Lagundi+Cuban Oregano (for moderate cough), Turmeric (to reduce inflammation, lessen muscle sores and pain from osteoarthritis), Ginger (To ease migraine, dysmenorrhea/heavy menstrual bleeding), and Ampalaya (to lessen blood sugar levels and risks of cardiovascular disease). These are made by Leonie Agri Corp which is a PascualLab subsidiary. It is also made with 100% organic ingredients which are grown in the largest organic farms in the country. Leonie Agri Corp has been certified organic by USDA and EU Organic. Locally, they have been certified by the Department of Agriculture (for good agricultural practice), the FDA (for good manufacturing practice) and the Islamic Dawah Council for Halal which ensures you're getting a product with high quality standards. 

 

 

WellGreens is also being endorsed by well known actress Alice Dixson whom we all know takes her healthy lifestyle seriously. She says "If you've followed my career, I've been in commercials before I landed roles on TV and movies. I have always given importance in working out and eating healthy. I'm a mother now and I still make good choices when it comes to my health, WellGreens came to me at the right time!"

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Dante Basco for THE FABULOUS FILIPINO BROTHERS

It's a movie about family, like in the Philippines, we see people do fiestas like crazy. Even without enough money, we see em borrow money just so we could see a full table and afford to feed guests in the hopes they wouldn't be headlines of chismosas telling other people you were a horrible host the next day. Same goes for weddings, which the Fabulous Filipino Brothers Dayo, David, Duke and Danny Boy's story start. Solenn Heussaff looked gorgeous on this film, she plays a lawyer, a lost love that Duke finally found and reconnected with. Cameos from Tirso Cruz III, and appearances personifying lovers and crazy fights will be included so make sure to pay attention to the script. You will also see spaghetti, lumpia, turon, kutsinta and siopao in different ways. In a nutshell, this is movie is problematic on so many levels, cute at times, funny, endearing, romantic, Filipino with lots of heart.

This is the directorial debut of Dante Basco and he says "You know it's perfect to do this with my brothers and sister. It became a family affair, although fictional, there's homage to the past. We started as actors and I've seen them their whole careers, every small role they played, I've been there as a brother and as a fan. To direct them in this movie, it has led us to make this movie. Worldwide, we're in a pioneering time in Asian media. We're in the height of our profile here in Hollywood and people are looking for Asian stories. There's so much great story telling that is going on, we're part of that. It's something we hoped that would happen, I don't know, it's a whole nother thing. Solenn is beautiful, charming, between action and cut, you just had to look at her and talk. We got to know each other a bit, to fall in love with her was not hard to do. It's one of the perks of the job, she's incredibly professional. She was definitely the first pick, we discussed a few options, but she was on top of the list. It's very important that Filipinos watch this film, I made it for us for a reason. There's so many years in my career that I played scenes, as an actor I am blessed with rich culture, be a chameleon, be connected, I'm Filipino and proud of it, it's time to represent as Filipinos and not as different cultures, it's personal to me, to my family, my community, places where I'm from. I hope everyone else can see themselves in us, that's what I hope. I wanna bring some more of the Philippines actors and come here, there's so many great ones I wanna work with in the Philippines."

Ms. Isabel Santillan of Cignal Entertainment says "We're open for pitches from our Kababayan abroad. They don't have to fly here, we have a lot of need in content and they can do it virtually."

Jeff Remigio FVP of TV5 International says "The movie depicts the nature of Filipinos, the best traits, character, we're fun loving, we're resilient and courageous. It's very important for all of us, it shows our struggles, we reflect, we're doing okay as far as Asian community is concerned. There's a lot of stories in our past lives, we've done happy and failed marriages, plight of OFW's, hardships of the Filipino, but there's still so many stories to tell, we're writing much of it everyday. We're going to look at our story, break barriers like what Korea did it. For now, we want people to watch it on Cignal Pay Per View, for now we want to concentrate on that."

 

It's a Filipino family's story, go watch it on Cignal Pay Per View and just look for the title The Fabulous Filipino Brothers. Pretty good stuff!