EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

SUMMIT 2014

Ease of Doing Business Summit attendees joined together for a picture-taking.

by microphoneclubnetwork

The National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines is

planning to be more competitive this year by topping off

last year’s 30-notch jump in the world rankings. In this

year’s annual Ease of Doing Business Summit held at the

Intercontinental Hotel last May 28, 2014 they have laid

out their full force game plan in boosting our country’s

competitiveness. The reforms made by the Task Force in-

cludes: improvements in processes in starting your busi-

ness, reducing the number of steps to be done in order to

save time and also a considerable amount of reduction in

fees in electricity and tax.

All these reforms were designed by the NCC together with

the private and public sector Task Force, based on the Do-

ing Business Report of the International Finance Corpora-

tion. The members of the inter-agency Task Force made

their vows in front of major stakeholders from govern-

ment, business, development organizations, diplomatic

corps and media. In attendance were Budget Secretary

Florencio Abad, Trade and Industry Undersecretary Nora

Terrado, and International Finance Corporation (IFC) Resi-

dent Representative Jesse Ang. Co-Chairman, Guillermo

M. Luz also reminded everyone that competition never

sleeps that is why we should all put a hard work in making

the Philippines an ideal place for business. The NCC calls

for a new kind of people power to revolutionize the bu-

reaucracy to sustain the momentum for competitiveness,

especially as other countries continue to reform. Mr. Luz

also challenges the Filipino youth to strive hard and focus

on reaching their goals by gaining experience and imple-

menting it to be successful in business. The National Com-

petitiveness Council is putting their best effort in making

the future of the economy of the Philippines be in the top

Philippines Celebrates Social Media Day by Reicelene Ignacio

Social Media Day 2014 entitled #BoomPH (Best

of Onl ine Media in the Phi l ip-

pines) was celebrated on June 28, 2014 at the

SM Aura Samsung Hall.

Keynote speaker Jonathan Yabut discussed that

social media is not just for posting selfies.

“That’s the problem with all of us. We’re good

with selfies because we’re good in reacting.

We’re always good in complaining and reacting

against the government.”

He stated that social media can just be an ave-

nue in coming up with ideas to solve the coun-

try’s problems but it is the effort and unity of

the people that would really create an impact.

“We need to admit that social media can only

be effective in mobilizing and moving but some-

one else at the end of the day has to act on it.”

Distinguished media personalities namely Ms.

Raine Musngi (ANC), Ms. Pia Hontiveros (Solar

TV), and Ms. Tina Arceo Dumlao (Philippine

Daily Inquirer) stood as moderators in the three

panel discussions titled The Philippine Digital

Landscape: Current State and Trends, Social

Media for Social Good, and Evolution of Media,

respectively.

Representatives from different social media

platforms were also present to promote their

advocacies.

Globe, SM Cares, SM Supermalls, ThoughtBuzz,

BPI, and Samsung Hall sponsored the event.

Social Media Day 2014 is spearheaded by

TweetUp Manila, a community of netizens that

organizes regular and periodic Twitter Meetups

(TweetUps!) in Metro Manila.

Social Media Day is a global celebration held in

dozens of cities and countries worldwide.

Third National Climate

Conference Opens for

Paper Submissions

by Mina Deocareza

The Third National Climate Conference is now open for sub-

missions. Interested inviduals may start sending papers that

follow the theme, “climate-related risks and disasters” in these

topics:

Climate trends and implications to DRR

Increasing risk and exposure in landscapes, seascapes, and vul-

nerable sectors (IPs, minority, urban poor)

Demography and migration

Urban growth, building urban centers/ resiliency

Community-based disaster response

Available technologies and communication tools

Early warning systems

Lessons from Ondoy, Habagat, Pablo, Yolanda etc.

Interested individuals may submit their abstracts until July 31,

They may submit their entries

to 2014climateconferenceabstract@gmail.com.

The Third National Climate Conference is a project of The

National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Phil-

ippines, in partnership with The OML Center Philippines. It

is set to happen on September 25, 2015.

For more information and form downloads, visit http://

www.nast.ph.

THE COLORS OF ASEAN IN JAKARTA Jakarta, July 25th 2014 – It’s an hon-

our for Indonesia to have the chance

in hosting one of the most important

events regarding the preparation of

ASEAN Community 2015, this Au-

gust. The three main objectives of

ASEAN Community 2015 are namely

the acceleration of vision in political-

security, economic, and socio-

cultural among ASEAN countries. As

one of the pioneers of the ASEAN

countries, Indonesia has a significant

role in conducting notable events for

the organisation. For example, dur-

ing the ASEAN Summit that was held

in Bali 2011, Indonesia contributed

to the nuclear weapon free zone

agreements in Southeast Asia or

Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free

Zone (SEANWFZ).

However, the role of Indonesia can

not be separated from the participa-

tion of Indonesian youth. In the

event entitled ASEAN Youth Expo

2014, Indonesian youth shows their

concern for ASEAN growth. “In the

spirit of welcoming the establish-

m e n t o f A S E A N

Community 2015, we have to pre-

pare our youth to be ready in terms

of knowledge, skill, and network.

They are the driving force to shape

our future towards a forward-

looking ASEAN Community. Hence

we need to constantly socialize the

issue until everyone, especially

young people, know about ASEAN

Community 2015 so they will be able

to realize how important their role is

and get themselves ready,” said Min-

ister of Youth and Sports of the Re-

public of Indonesia, Roy Suryo.

Forty youth delegates from all over

ASEAN countries will gather at fX Sudir-

man, Jakarta from August 8 to 11, 2014

for ASEAN Youth Expo (AYE) 2014.

Themed “Gateway to ASEAN”, AYE 2014 is

hosted by Ministry of Youth and Sports of

t h e R e p u b l i c o f I n d o n e s i a

and organized by On That Point (OTP) In-

stitute of Artistic Speaking in the purpose

of creating a strong network between

ASEAN countries through their youth.

Aryo Moedanton, AYE 2014 Project Offi-

cer and Managing Director of OTP Insti-

tute of Artistic Speaking, hopes this forum

can create a space for discussion which

intrigues innovative ideas to be imple-

mented as real action for a better ASEAN

Community.

The delegates will engage with

each other in a three-day activity includ-

ing workshop, film screening, discussion

session, and cultural learning over tradi-

tional games and cultural expos.

Not only introducing ASEAN cultures, AYE

2014 will also help young people prepare

their future by providing career and schol-

arship expo and workshops. In addition to

gathering all the information you need to

know about your future career and edu-

c a t i o n , y o u

can also enjoy enchanting cultural per-

formance presented by the delegates.

ASEAN Youth Expo is definitely a fruitful

festival for people who want to experi-

ence cultural diversities from

10 countries, get educative information,

expand their network, and even develop

new soft skill; all for no-charge at all.

What are you waiting for? Let’s celebrate

our spirit as the youth of ASEAN!

About Ministry of Youth and Sports Minis-

try of Youth and Sports (KEMENPORA) is a

ministry in charge of the Government

of Indonesia regarding youth and sports

affairs, assisting the President in formulat-

ing policies and coordinating the imple-

mentation of policies, management of

property or assets of State, supervision,

poverty eradication, suggestions, and con-

s i d e r a t i o n s

related to the field of youth and sports.

Institutional milestone dealing with youth

and sports development actually has been

around since the early days of Indonesian

independence. The history of the manage-

ment of sports and youth activities by the

state is known on the composition of the

first Cabinet which was formed on August

19, 1945. Presidential cabinet has a teach-

ing ministry led by Minister of Ki Hajar

Dewantoro. Sports activities and physical

e d u c a t i o n a r e u n d e r t h e

Ministry of Teaching. The term physical

education is used in the school environ-

ment while sporting term is used for

sports activities in the community for

sports branches. The first cabinet which

lasted for less than three months, was

later replaced by the Cabinet II in the

form of parliamentary under the leader-

ship of Prime Minister Sutan Sjahrir inau-

gurated on November 14, 1945.

About On That Point Institute of Artistic

Speaking Inspired by the core in commu-

nication: Speaking & Listening, On That

Point Institute dwells and specialises in

the technique of speaking that we invent:

Artistic Speaking and subsidises accessible

education of communication & freedom

o f e x p r e s s i o n t h r o u g h

#FreeOneFreeOthers program. Estab-

lished in July 25, 2009, OTP Institute’s ob-

jective is to socialise Artistic Speaking to

the greater population in order to em-

power the exercise of responsible free-

dom of expression in everyday life.

OTP Institute is committed to improving

the practice of communication in all sec-

tors across the globe via our different

channels that include but are not limited

to: Education, Corporate, and Govern-

ment. In addition, with the upcoming

channels of On That Point Book Series &

Digital Academy, OTP Institute wishes to

provide an accessible avenue for any indi-

vidual throughout the world to learn and

g r o w t o g e t h e r .

OTP Institute believes that speaking is

more than just getting our point across;

being done correctly, it can liberate peo-

ple to realise that speaking can help en-

h a n c e a n d f o s t e r b e t t e r

understanding between people through-

o u t t h e w o r l d .

For further information, kindly contact :

Pera Malinda Sihite – Marketing Coordi-

nator Asean Youth EXPO 2014

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Globe T@tt Awards 2014

by Julie Flores

T@tt Awards 2014 (Expect

the Unexpected) was

launched last July 1, 2014

at the Cinema 5 of Green-

belt 3.

Multimedia Host Bianca

Gonzalez, Mayor Pie Alva-

rez, and VP for Globe Plati-

num Dong Ronquillo were

present during the event.

The Tatt Council for this

year include Rappler Social

Media Head Stacy de Jesus,

Celebrity Heart throb James

Reid, Mashable Journalist

Bianca Consuji, Award-

Winning Director Erik Matti,

and Sports Maven Mika

Aereen. The Tatt Council

will rigorous process nomi-

nation, deliberation and

public voting.

Globe Tattoo also showed a

visionary film about the

future and took social me-

dia toa whole new level. It

was called Channeling, a

movie that won the title

Best Sci-Fi Feature in the

Phoenix Film Festival.

A raffle draw also took place

during the event. Kathlyn

Rosario was picked and won a

brand new Tablet courtesy of

Globe Tatt Awards.

She was one of a lucky atten-

dees who nominated groups

or individuals in different

categories including The

One, Trending

Twitter Phenom of the Year,

Youtube Phenom of the Year,

Instagram Phenom of the

Year, Best Social Media Move-

ment Award, Best Digital Mu-

sic Artist Presented by Spo-

tify, Best Style Blog/MicroBlog

Award, Best Fitness Blog/

MicroBlog Award, Best Tech/

MicroBlog Award, Best Pod-

cast Award, and Best Lifestyle

Blog/MicroBlog Award.

Globe Tattoo also announced

that from July 1 to 11, 2014

anyone with a Facebook or

Twitter account will be able to

nominate groups or individu-

als in the said 11 different

categories.

The Tatt Council will be short-

listing the nominees down

down to five (5) finalists

per category through the

following criteria: content

quality (20%), Social Media

impact (20%), and rele-

vance to the specific cate-

gory (10%).

The remaining 50% will

then be decided through

public voting. July 10, 2014

will be the screening of

nominations. July 15, 2014

will be the announce-

ment date of the finalist

and starting that day to

August 3, 2014 public vot-

ing will be open.

Winners of Tatt Awards

2014 will be revealed on

August 8, 2014. Winners of

the major categories of

Tatt Awards 2014 will re-

ceive a cash prize of Php

100,000.00 and special

awardees will receive Php

50,00.00. To know more

about the Tatt Awards and

its detailed mechanics, visit

t a t t o o . g l o b e . c o m . p h /

tattawards2014.

Application for DLSU Vaugirard

Scholarship Program Opens by Mina Deocareza

Application for De la Salle Univer-

sity (DLSU) Vaurigar Scholarship

Program, which aims to give

scholarship grant to 50 public

high school graduates, is now

open.

Apart from that, DLSU also waives the

application fee of public high school

students who are taking the DLSU Col-

lege Entrance Test (DLSUCET).

Interested seniors may visit http://

bit.ly/Vaugirard2014 for more infor-

mation.

Microphone Club Radio Drama –

COMING SOON!

by microphoneclubnetwork

The Microphone Club Network (MCN) will soon be

launching our very first Radio Drama. Stay tuned on

our Facebook page for the announcement. We will

be taking voice acting to a whole new level in the

Philippines via the AM airwaves and online. Our mis-

sion is to strengthen, improve and promote the ar-

tistic, professional and economic success of free-

lance professional voice actors in the Philippines.

We are committed to integrity, creativity, and the

pursuit of excellence and we advocate for the high-

est ideals and practices within all aspects of the

voice over marketplace.

A blend of professional voice actors and aspiring

voice artists, we believe that these two elements will

make for a great radio drama that will surely keep

our listeners engaged and anticipating the an-

nouncement of each new episode.

ASEAN Youth Expo 2014 Tools Youth

Towards Positive Change

by Christian Alamodin

The Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs of

the Republic of Indonesia invites movers

and shakers of the youth movement all

over Southeast Asia to expand and im-

prove their knowledge and skills while

forging connections and relationships with

like-minded individuals in this year’s

ASEAN Youth Expo.

The international affair will be held from

August 8 to 11 at the FX Sudirman, in the

heart of the Indonesian capital Jakarta.

The Indonesian Minister for Youth and

Sports affairs, Dr. Roy Suryo Notodiprojo,

will grace the event to answer any ques-

tions the media might have regarding the

contents and motivations for pushing

through with the event.

The Ministry has planned four days filled

with opportunities for youth leaders to

bond and exchange ideas with their peers.

Activities like the Scavenger Hunt and

Congklak (a traditional game for Indone-

sians) will give young leaders an opportu-

nity to get to know and interact fellow

figures from the different member nations

of the ASEAN. The Cultural Night plans to

introduce the delegates to the different

ASEAN nations to foster camaraderie and

a stronger connection in the area.

The exposition of youth talent also plans

to broaden the youth’s knowledge with

events like the Dream Catcher workshop

and the Coffee Diplomacy activity the

youth delegates will undertake.

These activities plan to light a fire in the

hearts of these delegates through intelli-

gent ideas and discussions that will

enlighten the youth regarding the prob-

lems surrounding their respective nations

and the ASEAN as a region and an organi-

zation. Expos for opportunities on scholar-

ship and careers will also help the youth

shorten the gap that separates their coun-

tries.

The ASEAN and its member nations be-

lieve that the youth holds the key to a bet-

ter ASEAN and a better world, and they

hope that this year’s Youth Expo can help

start the positive fire of change that will

engulf the region in love, unity and under-

standing.

About the ASEAN Youth Expo

The ASEAN Youth Expo is in part of the

Republic of Indonesia’s Preparation for

welcoming the ASEAN community in 2015.

The Expo aims to inspire, unite, and moti-

vate their member nations’ youth to ac-

tions that will help foster the fulfillment of

their dreams as ASEAN youth and unity

across the region through different activi-

ties.

About the ASEAN

The Association of Southeast Asian Na-

tions was established in Bangkok Thailand

on August 8, 1967. There are 10 member

states, all coming from the Southeast Asia

region, that meet in order to discuss the

betterment of their economies, regional

peace, and diplomatic cooperation among

them.