World Class Philippines Recognizes 2018 Awardees

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Filipinos are known to be really hard-working, innovative and creative as well, and it is but proper that they be rewarded for all the blood, sweat and tears that they had to undergo just to keep their respective business running smooth and efficiently. It is also highly inspiring to receive a recognition to serve as a reminder to keep doing the right thing towards a better and more profitable yet filled with social responsibility.

World Class Philippines was recently held on June 16, 2018 at the luxurious City of Dreams Manila in Paranaque City to recognize the 2018 companies, brands and individuals who excelled in their respective fields or industries. The award-giving recognizes the achievements in the journey towards world class excellence. True enough, it is with great pride to be among fellow businessmen or entrepreneurs who share the vision of working hard and exerting extra effort to become or maintain being a global brand.

Aside from Wazzup Pilipinas receiving a world-class Philippines award in the filed of Social Media, several other brands also got their share of fame as they go up on stage to receive their own new trophy and plaque to be recognized among the many awardees. Going up there makes us very proud to be Filipinos especially while wearing our Filipiniana attires. Of course, barong from Kultura for the gentlemen like Wazzup Pilipinas founder Ross Del Rosario. We're supposed to get a Renee Salud barong, but due to lack of time it was not finish to make it for the gala night. Anyway, there's still more awards coming soon and we'll soon have the opportunity to show off the creation of one of the Philippines icons in fashion.

The gala and awards night, dubbed as the Gabi ng Parangal, was opened by the ceremonial slicing of the cake and wine toasting with the World Class Philippines Council, Guest of Honors, Distinguished Guests and Sponsors. The cake was provided by Mildred's Baked Products, also an awardee in the field of Cakes and Pastries industry.

Notable personalities during the awards night were Businessman Joel Cruz of Aficionado, Celebrity Ara Mina of Hazel Berry Cafe, Ms. Sandy Santos of Farm Cradle, the MMDA Clearing Ops Team with MMDA Spokesperson Celine Pialago and Team Head Col. Edison Bong Nebrija, MMDA Deputy Chairman USec Frisco San Juan, Mr. Hisayuki Nagatome of Junca Salon, and many more CEOs and owners of business establishments in the country.

Performing at the event during dinner time were Empress Tribe, Chorus Vocales, Sindaw Philippines Performing Arts Guild, Wanlu and his Puppets, and also Ara Mina who gave us a couple of song numbers.

Aside from receiving their respective awards, each awardee has the opportunity to mingle with fellow awardees to network for more collaborations. We've met many business owners whom we learned also share the same commitment to our customers to provide them with the best products and services by eagerly listening to their feedback and desires. After all, we exist because of our customers so it is but proper that we work on their "Likes" and we should "Pusuan" their comments and suggestions, even how negative they are, since it is our way to find out how we could improve on our craft. There may be some rude and aggressive remarks, but still we should be grateful that they are voicing out their concerns. We believe that it is a healthy exchange of thoughts and sentiments to help us grow and evolve to our best version of ourselves.

Now that we have received our awards, the journey doesn't end there because we still have to sustain our momentum towards the top. We believe that as long as there are more new businesses coming in or reinventing themselves, we should also keep ourselves updated in order to catch up or not be left behind by what's trending or the latest.

Please see below for other photos from the awards night. More photos are available at our official Facebook page at http://www.Facebook.com/wazzuppilipinas

For more information, please check the official Facebook page of the World Class Philippines.


Photography by Bert Briones

ASEAN Youth Summit 2018 Opens Delegate Registration

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Uniting the ASEAN youth once again, the University Student Government of De La Salle University (DLSU) opens its doors to Delegates and Observers for this year’s ASEAN Youth Summit (AYS). AYS 2018 invites all the ASEAN Youth to register from June 22 to July 13, 2018.

The qualifications for applicants are as follows:

Must be a citizen from the ASEAN Member-States or ASEAN +3 Member-States (Delegates)
Must be a citizen from non-ASEAN Member-States or non-ASEAN +3 Member-States (Observers)
Must be 15-30 years of age
Must be mentally and physically fit to travel

AYS 2018 aims to connect the ASEAN youth to opportunities in achieving and accomplishing greater goals. Centered on ASEAN’s three pillars – the Economic Community, the Socio-Cultural Community, and the Political-Security Community – this year’s summit holds a case study competition that challenges the youth to critically analyze different issues that persist in ASEAN Member-States. The case study competition encourages its participants to create solutions to these issues from different angles. 

Interested participants may apply as a delegate or an observer. The delegates are entitled to the full package which includes the talks, meals, field trip, and other activities. Delegates will also be able to take part in the case study competition wherein they will analyze the different issues that exist in their represented country and propose long term solutions in line with the goals of the three ASEAN pillars to solve these problems. The observers will not participate in the case study competition. However, they will be able to listen to the same speakers and participate in the same program of the delegates. They are more than welcome to join the delegates’ plenary sessions to give insight and listen to their case study presentations.

All accepted applicants are expected to pay the registration fee of USD 150 which is inclusive of the conference fee, field trip fee, delegate kit, AYS shirt, meals during the program, and the transportation fee from DLSU to other program venues.

Register now at www.ays2018.com or email us at info@ays2018.com for more inquiries.

DOTr- LTO to Start Release of Motor Vehicle Plates Nationwide

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The Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Land Transportation Office (LTO), will release this to automotive dealers and owners nationwide, the plates of motor vehicles registered in July 2016.

DOTr Secretary Arthur P. Tugade will grace the event with LTO Assistant Secretary Edgar C. Galvante, along Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go, House Committee on Transportation Chairman and Cong. Cesar V. Sarmiento (Catanduanes, Lone District), and Cong. Federico S. Sandoval II (Malabon, Lone District).

Vehicle owners who have registered their vehicle during this period may claim their plates at the Authorized District Office (ADO) or through their respective dealers.

One of Secretary Tugade's marching orders when he assumed his post was to make sure that the problem on the lack of vehicle plates be resolved the soonest possible time.

"Itong problema na ito ay matagal na inireklamo at idinaing ng mga kababayan natin. Sino ba naman ang matutuwa na nagbabayad ka ng tama tapos aabutin ng siyam siyam bago makuha ang plaka. Kaya tuld ng ipinangako ng ating Pangulo, heto ho, inayos namin, heto ho, may plaka na kayo" said Secretary Tugade.

The Transportation Chief further adds that it only took political will to solve a problem that seemed so impossible in the past. 

"Unti unti po nating aayusin ang mga problema. Magtiwala lang po kayo sa amin lalo't nagsisipag ng husto ang mga ahensya sa ilalim ng DOTr para guminhawa ang buhay natin. Utos po iyan ni Presidente Duterte kaya sisikapin nating matupad at masolusyunan" said Secretary Tugade.

According to LTO Assistant Secretary Edgar C. Galvante, the plates for the succeeding months of 2016 are already being shipped to the Regional Offices for distribution to the ADOs and dealers.

"Today, we will start the release of the plates nationwide for vehicles registered July 2016," Asec. Galvante said.

As of yesterday, 04 July 2018, the LTO Plate Making Plant has produced a total of 231,332 pairs of motor vehicle plates since it started operating in April. These plates are enough to cover the July to December 2016 requirements.

However, he said that the release of plates will be gradual and will be announced in the succeeding months.

"We ask the vehicle plate owners to wait for their notification. We do not want the owners to rush to the District Offices only to find out that their plates are not yet there," Asec Galvante emphasized.

Motorists who registered their vehicles before 01 July 2016 (2013 to June 2016) will not receive their license plates yet, as these are under a different contract from another supplier. The LTO Chief reiterated that the said contract is still the subject of the Commission on Audit (COA) disallowance.

He however expressed, “We are positive that the COA decision will come out soon.”

On motorcycle (MC) plates, Asec. Galvante said that these will be issued as soon as the Bill for differrently--sized  plates is  enacted.