Mandaue Run for Life 2010 will take place this coming August 1, 2010, 4am, at the Parkmall West Parking. This event is held by the Mandaue Business Movement 2010. You can choose the running category where you want to participate in which includes:

• 3k
• 5k
• 10k
• 15k
• Kid’s Run

The entry fee is P250.00 for all categories. The last day of registration is on July 29, 2010, so register now!

The marathon signals the start of the MBM 2010 events. This will be participated in by various civic and business organizations in Mandaue and Cebu. Proceeds of the marathon will be allocated for the benefit of MCCI’s medical mission and the Dasig Kabataan Foundation in order to help our youth and make better lives.

To register, you may visit Dunkin’ Donuts (SM and/or Ayala), Runnr (Ayala), Parkmall, Holiday Spa, and Philippine Sports Commission Office. For more information, you may also contact:

Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry Secretariat Office
3/flr Financial Center Bldg., A.C. Cortes Ave. cor. P. Burgos St.,
Alang-Alang, Mandaue City
6014, Cebu, Philippines
Tel. No.: (032) 420-2232
Fax N.: (032) 420-2252

Hurry, Register now, and see you there!

It has often been said that our future lies in the children of our country.

But what kind of future is in store for us when Philippine Statistics show that approximately 8 million Filipino children are malnourished?

Various nutrition education programs during Nutrition Month have been implemented to underscore the importance of proper nutrition among schoolchildren.

To teach schoolchildren about nutrition is already something. But to revolutionize it into a nationwide interschool competition for them to learn is something else.

That is why Kraft Cheez Whiz, one of the most-loved cheese brands in the country in partnership with the Department of Education has come up with Palamantasan–the first interschool competition among grade school students nationwide in a quest for nutrition education.

Education is still the key

In line with the Department of Education’s thrust to enhance nutrition education in schools, Kraft Cheez Whiz chose to do a school-based program to further raise public consciousness.  “School is second to home where children learn basic lessons and values,” Alex Dan Tacderas, Category Manager for Cheese and Spoonables, Kraft Foods Philippines shares. “That is why we wanted to direct our cause and execute our program in schools–in both an enjoyable and educational way,” Tacderas adds.

Spearheaded to spread the significance of eating good, Palamantasan will not only last for the whole month of July. This nationwide nutrition advocacy will be conducted until the month of September. “In fighting malnutrition, we vie for sustainability and deep impact on schoolchildren,” Tacderas says.

Students can be Teachers

Apart from Palamantasan being an enduring learning experience, it is a transformative way of teaching those in the elementary levels. “These schoolchildren are at the stage of developing a sense of responsibility,” Paolo Serrano, Senior Brand Manager of Cheez Whiz, Kraft Foods Philippines explains. “This is why we want them to realize the significance of proper nutrition themselves–through a series of fun, creative and learning activities,” Serrano adds.

With the desire to make this competition-based campaign both feasible and fit for the participating schools, different forms of contests were prepared by the well-loved cheese brand. “These are children and we all know they prefer learning in a fun yet challenging way,” Serrano addresses. “We wanted to relay our cause to the schoolchildren through competitions,” Serrano further states.

With contests such as Jarchitecture or Jar Art, Speech Choir, Sandwich Making, Essay-writing and more, the overall wit and skill of the participating children will be challenged. “This is not only to find out how much they know about the importance of good nutrition–it’s about them having the opportunity to learn more, apply it and share it with others,” Serrano says.

Continue to Count on Children

Over the years, educating children about proper nutrition has been one of the primary advocacies of many institutions. Palamantasan revolutionizes the learning experience of school children in corporate-sponsored nutrition education.

With Palamantasan as a promising project to help children become healthier in more ways than one, the country is continuously given the hope of a better and brighter future.

Palamantasan -the first interschool competition among grade school students nationwide in a quest for nutrition education is as well accessible on-line. You may visit http://palamantasan.com for more details.

About Kraft Foods

The combination of Kraft Foods (http://www.kraftfoodscompany.com) and Cadbury creates a global powerhouse in snacks, confectionery and quick meals.  With annual revenues of approximately $50 billion, the combined company is the world’s second largest food company, making delicious products for billions of consumers in more than 160 countries.  The combined company’s portfolio includes 11 iconic brands with revenues exceeding $1 billion – Oreo, Nabisco and LU biscuits; Milka and Cadbury chocolates; Trident gums; Jacobs and Maxwell House coffees; Philadelphia cream cheeses; Kraft cheeses, dinners and dressings; and Oscar Mayer meats.  Another 70+ brands generate annual revenues of more than $100 million.  Kraft Foods (www.kraftfoodscompany.com; NYSE: KFT) is a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard & Poor’s 500, Dow Jones Sustainability Index and Ethibel Sustainability Index.

Post-event article: Kraft Cheez Whiz Palamantasan in Lapu-lapu Central Elementary School Cebu

If your child has the talent and you’ve got the camera, capture the amazing act for Sony Ericsson’s Wonder Kidz, a video contest to discover the country’s next web sensation.  Children can sing, dance or act their hearts out, play sports, express themselves through art, or just be fresh, funny or fascinating being themselves.  Upload the videos on the new Sony Ericsson Philippines Facebook page.  The top ten “most liked” entries will qualify as finalists for judging by a celebrity panel of judges. The winning wonder kid walks away with the new Sony Ericsson Vivaz with HD video, and PhP 50,000 in cash.

From Sony Ericsson’s growing communication entertainment family of handsets, the Vivaz and Vivaz pro offer touch video capture in HD quality.  Vivaz comes with an 8.1-megapixel camera with continuous auto focus for video, 4x digital zoom, touch capture, video light, geo tagging and image stabilizer.  Meantime, Vivaz pro, with its full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, also features HD quality image and video capture through its 5.1-megapixel camera.  Both handsets offer WiFi capability, Facebook and Twitter applications, FM radio, 3D games and impressive music and media players.  Vivaz and Vivaz Pro let you capture, view and share spontaneous moments and memories with the clarity of high definition technology to best record and display your child’s star turns.

To join Wonder Kidz, contestants must upload a 30- to 60-second video of their child to the Sony Ericsson Philippines Facebook page.  Label it with Vivaz Wonder Kidz and a video title.  Entries must have a brief description of the video, contestant’s full name, email and contact numbers.  Contestants are encouraged to promote their videos through their various social networks to become the “most liked.”  Spread the news about your child’s talents caught on video.

Got videos from last year’s school presentation or past holidays?  Sony Ericsson’s Wonder Kidz is about sharing fun and memorable moments from children and will accept past videos as long as the child is still 7 years of age at the time of the contest.

Wonder Kidz comes on the heels of the successful Sony Ericsson Search for the FIFA Flag Bearer, a video contest that brought the Philippines’ first flag bearer to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.  Twelve-year old Megan Grace Lo of Pangasinan carried the FIFA flag with children from across Asia in the England vs. Algeria match.

Entries will be accepted until August 31, 2010.  Upload your kid’s videos now for more chances to be the nation’s favourite.

Contest’s full mechanics:

Related post: Sony Ericsson unveils the smallest Android smartphones in the world at X10 Cafe of SM City Cebu

Categories:

Cebuscapes – Vistas that show the beauty of Cebu’s natural or cultural resources

Changing Cebu – New or rarely-seen views of Cebu, including new buildings or structures

General Rules and Guidelines:

1. Sun.Star Photo Contest is open to all amateur and professional photographers in the Philippines except direct employees of the company and their relatives to the 3rd degree of consanguinity.

2. To join, applicants are required to fill out entry forms which they can get from any Sun.Star Cebu branch (P. del Rosario St., Fuente or Mandaue Branch)

3. Submitted photos for “Cebuscapes” and “Changing Cebu” must have a location, date, name of photographer, brief description and must be identifiably taken in any place of Cebu.

4. All photos submitted as entries must be taken within the contest dates, May-Sept. 2010.

5. Pictures must be colored or black & white.

6. Photos must be shot in raw format. Entry pictures must be in 8×10 prints, free of any watermarks or any markings and submitted with corresponding JPG and RAW/NEF files inside a CD or DVD.

7. Digital manipulation acceptable is adjustments to color, contrast, brightness and sharpness; removal of dust and scratches; cropping; and black and white conversions. Not acceptable are photo composites (combination of two or more photos); the addition, duplication, deletion or moving of objects in the photos; Infrared photos are not allowed.

8. Only two (2) photos per category per month may be submitted free of charge per photographer. A charge of P100/photo will be imposed for additional entries up to a maximum of ten additional entries per category per month.

9. Photos submitted must have been unpublished and should not have been posted in any website or social networking sites.

10. Judging of monthly entries will be based on entry number and not by photographer’s name.

11. Two entries per category will be chosen as winners every month and these will qualify for the grand finals on October 2010.

12. Entries per month must be submitted on or before the following dates: May 31, June 30, July 30, August 31 and September 30, 2010. Winning entries every month will be announced in the newspaper. Non-winning entries for the month will not qualify for the next month’s judging.

13. The criteria for judging are on image quality (sharpness, exposure, and lighting), composition and relevance to the theme.

14. A special prize will be given to an entry that may be chosen as the cover of the Cebu Yearbook 2011 issue.

15. All winning entries will be published in the Cebu Yearbook 2011 issue.

16. The decision of the Board of Judges shall be final.

17. All entries judged as finalists and winners shall become the property of Sun.Star and cannot be reproduced or reprinted by any other publication without the permission of Sun.Star Cebu. Photographers will be given photo credits every time the picture will be published.

Get entry forms at the following locations:
Sun Star P. Del Rosario
Sun Star Fuente
Sun Star Mandaue
Photo shop Baseline Center

Submit entries at the following locations:
Sun Star P. Del Rosario
Photo shop Baseline Center

PRIZES to be won:

- P40,000.oo

- P25,000.00

- P15,000.00

Don’s miss this chance! What are you waiting for? Join Now!

Visit Sun.Star Cebu Photo Contest at Facebook.

For more information call 254-6100 loc. 103.

Live and Loud will feature a school band competition to be participated by bands from Cebu Doctor’s University, University of the Philippines Cebu College, Cebu Institute of Technology, University of Cebu, University of Southern Philippines, Southwestern University and the University of San Jose Recoletos; with performances from Tambayan – one of RCTV shows– bands and Cebu’s pride: Cuarenta, Bethany, Pandora, Missing Filemon, Juress, Uno, Lui and the Line Divides which will all be streamed live on http://www.PldtWatchpad.com.

With this unprecedented union of forces, WatchPad now brings the Cebu flavor to the rest of the Philippines with the addition of RCTV to its growing list of channels. RCTV, which airs locally on Channel 36 on Sky Cable and now nationwide through WatchPad, is Cebu’s only infotainment channel that features everything about Cebu- lifestyle, culture, music, people and places. WatchPad subscribers from all over the country can now experience Cebu’s multi-faceted charm by accessing RCTV’s shows for free on their myDSL-powered PCs. “We are very excited about myDSL WatchPad’s partnership with RCTV. There are so many great talents, hot happenings and exciting parties in Cebu and by tying up with RCTV we hope to bring the islands closer through constant innovation and convergence to further revolutionize broadband and internet television” says Myla Villanueva, Senior brand manager of PLDT myDSL.

PLDT myDSL Watchpad, the country’s pioneering internet TV, just keeps on getting bigger and better by giving myDSL subscribers added value through both local, national and international content. PLDT myDSL subscribers can now experience internet TV viewing at its best and the hottest shows from 18 free channels to choose from on their DSL-powered PCs, some of which are not available on local Cebu cable: Channel [V], CNN, National Geographic, E!, PBO, CNBC, Cartoon Network, Animax, History, The Biography Channel, Crime and Investigation, Living Asia, RCTV, Go, Splash, Smart Shopping, TBN-Word, and myView.

Not yet on watchpad? Log on to http://www.pldtwatchpad.com to get your free username and password.

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Intermission Number:

The Winner!

Front Version:

Marvelous skits! Congratulations!

This is also sponsored by the Cebu Bloggers Society.

See you there!!

“A fireworks show always adds an exciting and climactic flair to any event at any place. With us, we make that our passion and our business. We do not only provide fireworks material, but we take care of the entire showcase – from planning to setting up to execution.” – Pyroworks

What are you all waiting for? Mark your calendars now and witness this spectacular event of the month!

Happy Fiesta!!! Viva Senior Sto. Niño!!!

After a week of having trouble with my internet connection and having busy doing school works, here I am again. It feels great to be back and blog again! Hurray to me!

Last October 10, 2009 was the NESCAFÉ 3in1 Soundskool 2009 Eliminations (Visayas) held in Parkmall, Mandaue City, Cebu. I had the chance to be with my CBS family again. I totally missed them like I haven’t seen them for ages.  The Cebu Bloggers Society (CBS) was given this opportunity to be the media partner of the event, so we came as the Press media. Pretty cool huh? Well as for me, I went there only to have the orientation to our new CBS members because I was still supposed to attend a birthday party but eventually the night was getting older and I felt like I can’t leave the occasion so I just better stay to where I was seated (with the crowd facing the stage with the different college bands performing).

What was the NESCAFÉ 3in1 Soundskool was all about really? Let me give you a brief description of what NESCAFÉ 3in1 Soundskool was all about in case you do not happen to know what it is:

NESCAFÉ 3in1 Soundskool is an inter-collegiate competition open to young, unsigned bands in the Philippines. From its beginnings as a battle among student bands in the Greater Manila Area in 2005, the competition has become of the country’s most anticipated music events. NESCAFÉ 3in1 Soundskool has produced some of the Philippines hottest young bands, including Hilera and Letter Day Story.

This year, NESCAFÉ 3in1 Soundskool is widening its reach to around 400 colleges and universities nationwide. NESCAFÉ 3in1 Soundskool sets itself apart from other music competitions because it not only makes participants experience fame — it also provides opportunities that help young artists build on their craft to become better overall performers.

NESCAFÉ strongly believes in young, talented Filipinos. NESCAFÉ 3in1 Soundskool has committed itself to discovering the best college bands and helping them become famous. Handa ka na bang sumikat? Log on to www.nescafe3in1.com.ph/soundskool for competition guidelines, schedules and updates.

The most awaited moment which made me decide not to leave the event was the part where the 6 Cycle Mind jammed with the crowd. I did not expect to have right in front of me so closely Rhoneil “Ney” Dimaculangan-the lead vocalist of the latter band. That was just so amazing. Everybody enjoyed their music. But before their turn, the previous band which they call the Letter Day Story played also a couple of songs. At first I thought they were also part of the competition, but they turned out to be the NESCAFÉ 3in1 Soundskool 2008 Champ! No wonder they got pretty cool songs which Dex Yu- the lead vocalist have composed primarily. We had the chance to interview them after the event and they were so friendly. They have answered all our questions.

Cebu Bloggers Society (CBS) interviews the Letter Day Story

Part 1

Part 2

Photo Courtesy of sinjin.ph

Now for the winners of the competition in the NESCAFÉ 3in1 Soundskool ‘09 Eliminations (Visayas), here they are:

• School: Iloilo Doctors’ College
• Band Name: Sundae Special

Photo Courtesy of sinjin.ph

• School: AMA Computer College- Tacloban Campus
• Band Name: Lady Suzette

Photo Courtesy of sinjin.ph

• School: University of the Visayas
• Band Name: 3 Hours & 10

Photo Courtesy of sinjin.ph

Photo Courtesy of sinjin.ph

CONGRATULATIONS!

Related Posts:

• Nescafe 3in 1 Soundskool 2009 at Parkmall Cebu
• 6 Cycle Mind at N3scafe 3in1 Soundskool 2009

This is actually an ASUS PC Fair (May 14-24) but to make it more
meaningful, they decided to have a competition on Overclocking skills
using the top hardware from the different brands.

ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated (ASUS), a Taiwanese multinational company, produces motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, PDAs, computer monitors, notebook computers, servers, networking products, mobile phones, computer cases, computer components, and computer cooling systems.

ASUS appears in BusinessWeek’s “InfoTech 100″ and “Asia’s Top 10 IT Companies” rankings. It is the number one in quality and service according to Wall Street Journal Asia and leads the IT Hardware category of the 2008 Taiwan Top 10 Global Brands survey with a total brand value of US$1.324 billion.

So those who have overclocking skills out there, better be ready and join the competition! Good Luck and God bless!