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Global News

Brand Boot Camp 2018 to teach brands how to engage Generation Z
MANILA – For Generation Z, high-speed internet has always existed, “google” has always been a verb, and life without the…
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Digital News

Globe brings 5G technology to the Philippines
MANILA – Filipinos will now have access to advanced wireless technology as Globe Telecom formally announced its fifth-generation (5G) wireless…
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Global News

Greenpeace spearheads World Meat Free Week (WMFM) in the Philippines
MANILA – Environmentalists, youth, women, farmers and consumer advocacy groups in the Philippines are part of a growing movement that this week have put together activities to promote plant based meals, calling the attention of local officials to the need for providing citizens with healthier food options, both for their health and the environment. Greenpeace and partner groups are spearheading celebrations for World Meat Free Week (WMFW) in the Philippines to call on parents, school administrators and public officials to ‘free’ students, employees and workers from dependence on industrialized meat, and instead support healthier plant-based meals in public schools and government institutions. “Public institutions are some of the biggest purchasers of industrial meat. By encouraging them to serve less and better meat, and more plants in their canteens and during meetings and events, we reduce bulk demand for meat,” said Virginia Benosa Llorin, Greenpeace Philippines’ Food and Ecological Agriculture Campaigner. “It is high time for our policy and decision-makers to heed the call, to take concrete and proactive actions,” she added. High red meat consumption has been linked to cancer, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. Five million deaths each year – nearly nine people dying a minute – could be avoided by 2050, if people around the world would shift to healthier diets with more veggies and legumes, and less meat [1]. “The evidence is powerful from a health and environmental perspective; people need to shift their consumption toward more plant-based diets. Governments, towns, cities, and companies need to provide the enabling environment to help people to make this change,” said Pete Smith, Aberdeen University Professor and former Convening Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). According to a recent report from Greenpeace International, global meat and dairy production and consumption must be halved by 2050 to avoid dangerous climate change [2]. Livestock releases as much greenhouse gases as all cars, trucks, planes, and ships put together [3]. In Quezon City, a food truck served plant-based siomai, gyoza and siopao, prepared by the women of Batis Aware (Association of Women in Action for Rights and Empowerment). Batis Aware received mentoring on plant-based snacks preparation, as part of their fund-raising and livelihood development, from…
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The Magazine

Data for Everyone: PH Welcomes Data Science Through Thinking Machines
Stephanie Sy, CEO of Thinking Machines. (Photos by Ara Conza) Encountering the term “data science” can be pretty intimidating. A…
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Global News

Cannes Lions: Young Filipino creatives represent PH in Cannes Lions 2018
MANILA – Representing the Philippines in the upcoming Cannes Lions 2018 is a dream come true for five young, talented…
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The Magazine

Will the Philippines Catch Up: An Overview of ASEAN Creative Economies
Words by Paolo Mercado Illustration by Vnita Sohal This April, the Philippines will host the 30th ASEAN Leaders Summit which…
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Philippine News

The iconic blue bird celebrates its 12th birthday: Looking back at the Philippines’ most followed personalities’ first Tweets
MANILA – What started out as a daylong brainstorming idea of Jack Dorsey (@Jack), Evan Williams (@Ev), and Biz Stone (@Biz)…
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Philippine News

Travel series ‘The Flip Trip’ with Pepe Diokno and Jessica Zafra pilot season looks at Czech-Filipino connections
Czech Republic Ambassador Jaroslav Olša, historian Ambeth Ocampo, writer and book author Jessica Zafra, and filmmaker Pepe Diokno launch travel…
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Videos

adoboLIVE! Zalora CEO Paulo Campos on Zalora and Ayala Malls partnership
Zalora CEO Paulo Campos talks about the Zalora and Ayala Malls partnership which will digitize the customer journey for a…
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Videos

adoboLIVE! CDAP founders Jowee Alviar and AJ Dimarucot on the organization’s mission
Jowee Alviar, Co-Founder and President, and AJ Dimarucot, Board Member, introduces the newly-founded Communication Design Association of the Philippines (CDAP).
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Videos

adoboLIVE! Poma Malantic, Strategic Planning Director, PHD Media Philippines on “Merge”
PHD Media Philippines’ Strategic Planning Director Poma Malantic talks about the future landscape of technology in the Philippines.
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