“It gives us great pleasure to finally ‘Jump’ with the Cebuanos,” said Smart External Customer Service Manager Veronica Gabaldon. “Cebu has always been a city that is ahead of its time, and today that fact remains true with the opening of the Jump Experience Center,” she added.

As the jewel of Smart’s mobile network, SMART LTE will be rolled-out to the country very soon.  Smart estimates that roll-out  will be around September to October 2012.  LTE, which was recognized by critics and telcos around the world as the fastest 4G (fourth Generation) connection technology in existence, will be rolled-out first in the major cities in the Philippines and that includes CEBU.

Gabaldon added “Movies in minutes, lag-free gaming, and high-definition video streaming-these are just some of the things you can experience wireless with LTE,”. “We invite everyone to try out this technology as well as the many smartphones, tablets, laptops, and home & office gadgets on display,” she added.

Smart have been conducting comprehensive beta testing of its LTE network as early as mid-2011.  This beta testings involved around  100 participants from the different sectors in the society.

“Soon, the Philippines will finally jump to the next chapter of telecommunications, as we launch LTE to the public,” said Smart Broadband Internet and Data services head Lloyd Manaloto.

Having a functioning LTE network, this might put SMART on top of the Philippine Mobile and Internet Network Industry.

Are you interested in investing in the financial and property market?  If yes, then you should attend the Cebu Money Summit and Wealth Expo 2012.

The summit event is aimed at novice, intermediate, and more advanced investors and traders looking to invest or trade in stocks, corporate bonds, mutual funds, unit investment trust funds, exchange traded funds, international funds, variable unit linked insurance, endowments, long-term time deposits, preneed plans, retail treasury bonds, T-bills, residential condominium units, raw land, commercial real estate, apartment buildings, foreclosed properties, distressed properties, rental properties, commodities, private equity, private lending, foreign currencies (forex), and other investing and trading vehicles.  That sounds a lot? Yes, Indeed and this now your opportunity, so one should not missed this 2-Day event and start your way to financial freedom in life by learning all the effective techniques on money investments.

Below are the details you need to know in registering to this great event:

Money Summit Cebu

No-Frills Package

-Access to conference and expo

P500 only!

VIP Package

-Access to conference and expo

-Workbook

-Lunch for two days

-Videos and presentations of speakers for Money Summit 2011 AND 2012

Early Bird (July 1-15, 2012): P2,997

Pre-Registered (July 16-31, 2012): P3,997

Regular/Walk-in (August 2-3, 2012): P5,497

To register please click here.

I arrived their around 9PM, I had plan on having dinner there, but since I already had dinner with friends at the City, I just skipped it, though from what I’ve heard, they offer great dinner choices at the Saffron Café.  So I just look forward on the breakfast, on the following morning. For the fast years, I was able to experience eating breakfast at expensive hotels such as Marriot Hotel and Radisson Blue Hotel and they have great breakfast choices there. With my breakfast experience at Crimson, I can say that what Saffron Café offers for breakfast is one of the best so far for me.  Since I have to finish month end reports, I stayed longer for breakfast and enjoyed the delicious foods there.

Previously, I was planning to swim for the night at their swimming pool, but too bad, their pool closes at 9:00PM, so I have to wait till morning.  Finally, after working all morning at the Saffron Café, I finally got a chance to swim at their pool and relaxed myself, enjoying the great views by the shoreline of Crimson.  They also have nice shoreline, which you can stay there to relax and take a nap, complimented with the great tropical drinks you can order at the Azhur Sand Bar.

Finally, what I like best about Crimson Resort is their room accommodations.  They have complete amenities, with a spacious comport room, with tab and shower.  They have wide LED TV which you can enjoy watching your Cable TV Programs, which in my case, I enjoyed watching the semi-final football match between Germany and Italy.  The room is also fully air-conditioned.  The room also has a wifi connection.  And above all, the room has a great bed and comporting pillows.  I had a great sleep and one of the best yet so far.

Overall I had a great experience in my stay there, the staff were very accommodating, that they made sure you are well taken care of, from your arrival, stay, up to the time of your departure.  I look forward for my next visit there.  Indeed I have experience the intimate and authentic services that Crimson is offering to their guests.

For those who love to take pictures, this is the right phone for you, its 12-megapixel camera with Sony Exmor R can take pictures in just 1.5 seconds from standby mode for the fastest capture of any special moments. This smartphone has an HD (1280×720) resolution screen, as well as front (720p) and back (1080p) cameras for HD recording.

For those mobile gamers out there, this smartphone will surely catch your attention. As a PlayStation-certified device, the Xperia S is also in a good shape for mobile gaming. You can play games and share the content such as images , videos from the smartphone to a laptop, TV or a Tablet. The contents can be shared thorugh a wireless DLNA connection or you can use a HDNI cable to connect the Xperia S to the TV.

The Sony Super smartphones can be purchased on the following prices below:

XPERIA S – 27,990

XPERIA P – 22,990

XPERIA U – 13,990

XPERIA Sola – 16,990

HTC, a global designer of smartphones, unveiled  its new  HTC one series last April 19. 2012 here in Cebu at the Penthouse, IT Park.   These new phones will surely get the attention of  the  smartphone users in the Philippines.  ” The best moments in life are captured with a photo or rembered by a song, so it was key for the HTC series one to improve these emotional experiences with an amazing camera and authentic sound experience,” said Lennard Hoornik, President of HTC South Asia Pacific.  ”We are very focused on creating a camera and audio experiences Filipinos will love and use  often and we believe the HTC One series delivers this in a way never seen on a phone before” Mr. Hoornik, added.

With HTC’s  main focused on  Camera and  Audio,  the HTC One series integrates Android 4.0 (ICS) with HTCSense 4,  along with the introduction of  HTC ImageSense, a new suite of camera and imaging features that made the difference of  HTC One from other smartphones in the market.

Below are the details on the Amazing Camera and Authentic sound features of HTC One:

HTC One’s Amazing Camera

With the  integration of HTC ImageSense technology, the HTC One can now compete with the DSL cameras as has big improvements on the lens, the sensor, the software and even integrating customized HTC ImageChip.  The phone’s camera can is now capable on fast image capture, great quality on adverse conditions and enable to quick access on capturing stills and videos. Check out the features below:

• Superfast Capture – Captures key moments in .07 seconds.  With a new superfast .02-seconds autofocus, enables you to continue to take nearly unlimited continuous shos.
• Good Photos in adverse conditions –  with the f/2.0 lens on the HTC One X, this will enable you to capture 40% more light than the f/2.4 lenses available on other high-end smartphones.  HTC One X  also includes HDR, a market-leading technology, for taking great photos even in bad conditions.
• Video  and Still Capture Capabilities –  with the Video Pic, you can capture a photo and shoot video at the same time.   You can also capture a photo frame from a previously recorded video.
• Dropbox Integration With HTC Sense – Now you can integrate dropbox in your phone which will enbale you to edit, save and  share your documents and other kind of files.   With this feature, you can get  25 GB space for 2 years.
• Sharing your photos and more – HTC One gives you a new way to share your photos and videos in a wireless manner into your TV’s HDMI port, through the HTC’s wireless Media Link HD accessory.

Are you planning to get a full high passport adventure?  Get the best mountain adventure ever from the great outdoors has to offer? Now is the great time to experience that adventure you’ve been wanting for.  Get a Geigerrig Hydration pack and this will entitle you for a free Skullcandy High Adventure Passport.    Getting this high adventure passport and registering it at Geigerrig.com will not only ensure you of enjoying these fine mountain resorts, it will also assure you of the eligibility of winning one of the prizes at the back of the 2012/2013 SKULLCANDY PASSPORT.  The registration will also make you eligible of receiving magazines.

Its recommended that the SCULLCANDY PASSPORT must be registered at www.geigerrig.com  2 days before you plan to use any of the vouchers.  Please also make sure that you purchase the Geigerrig Hyration Packs from a Certified Geigerrig Dealer or Geigerrig Representative.

The High Adventure Passport includes the following Adventure Vouchers:

• Jeep Subaru Adventures
• Mountain Biking Day Pass – Canyons Resort
• Winter Ski Pass – Canyons Resort
• Free All Day Winter Lift Pass – Sunrise Park Resort
• And many more….

To check the rest, please visit Skullcandy Passport.

Carry A Geigerrig and Never Suck Again.

Usually when a power outage occurred in our area, we have to call VECO and usually we received  a busy signal when too many calls were made at the same time by other customers.  Now, all we have to do is simply send out a text message.  VECO will reply within a minute, with a text message with information on the cause of the outage and restoration time.  Then VECO will dispatch its e-crew to the customer’s sites to check the cause of the power outage and will fix it for power restoration.

To report the outage, you can choose any of the 3 ways below:

text ASKVECO (space) OUTAGE (space) [VECO Account I.D];
text ASKVECO (space) OUTAGE (space) [VECO pole number];
text ASKVECO (space) OUTAGE (space) [complete address]

The Account ID and POLE Number can be seen in your VECO Bill but for POLE Number, it can also be acquired by checking the nearest POLE in your vicinity.

For Smart/Talk’nText/Red Mobile users, you can text to 391-8326 and for Sun Cellular users and other networks, you can text to 0922-9998326.

ASKVECO OUTAGE is the second in VECO’s TxtBroadcast series designed to make VECO more accessible to its customers.  The Utility company also launched  the firsts series-ASKVECO BILL- last July 2011. This service provide customers easy access on their bill information in advance.  Since then, over 75,000 customers have used the ASKVECO BILL service minimizing the surcharge for late payments and disconnection.

VECO, co-managed by Aboitiz and Garcia families of Cebu, serves the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Talisay and Naga, plus the towns of Liloan, Minglanilla and San Fernando.

]]> http://ivanllesol.com/ask-veco-via-text-messaging-on-power-outages-concerns/feed/ 0 http://ivanllesol.com/switch-off-for-mother-earth-at-the-persimmon-plus/ http://ivanllesol.com/switch-off-for-mother-earth-at-the-persimmon-plus/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:07:46 +0000 ivanllesol http://ivanllesol.com/?p=828 Join The Earth Hour Celebration At Persimmon

Head on to The Persimmon Plus on March 31, Saturday, for a most meaningful Earth Hour 2012 with family and friends and the rest of the global community.

Get to thinking big in commitment to Mother Earth, The Persimmon Plus, at The Persimmon, along M. J. Cuenco Avenue in Mabolo, Cebu City hosts a variety of activities in Switch Off, offering the community a way to contribute to environmental solutions in the largest global demonstration of concern for the Earth.

Switch Off features Cebu Trivia Night, brain-wracking, rib-tickling,
unnerving fun. Cebu Trivia Night is open to anyone and everyone raring to pit wits with other teams sure to claim knowing  everything about the earth and anything under the sun.

It will also be a wonderful display of artistry as Bernardo Flores takes the spotlight with his high fashion collection interspersed with music, fire dancers and commitment-signing. Flores has earned a name for himself in the local fashion centerstage with distinct bridal couture, dressing up a sizeable number of celebrities and personalities.

Percs Republic and Coro Serenata will also be offering upbeat music, bringing everyone to celebrate beyond the hour. The Persimmon Plus is gathering entrepreneurs for the Earth Hour Bazaar offering unique items ranging from food to fashion accessories.

Fretzie Alquiza, AboitizLand’s Commercial Business Unit Marketing Officer said that Earth Hour is aligned to AboitizLand’s promise of nurturing communities. “We are collaborating with a variety of stakeholders to take sustainable action not just on the hour but beyond, thus uniting people to protect the planet.”

The emerging event place of the city, The Persimmon Plus houses Carlito’s Way Diner, Dong Juan, Mr. Coffee, Pan de Manila, Happy Rooster Home Décor Café ensuring the best casual dining experience. It is also a convenient place to do regular grocery shopping (Three Sixty Pharmacy), pampering (Bright Smiles), and other serviced activities (Softwash Laundromat, Cebu Trip Tours, Bernardo C. Flores and Aboitiz Jebsen).

The Persimmon Plus is the commercial hub of The Persimmon, the first vertical community developed by AboitizLand, Inc. It joins the Mactan Economic Zone 2, another AboitizLand industrial development and the rest of the global community, in dimming and shutting off non-essential lights during Earth Hour 2012, from 8:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Like The Persimmon Plus (Official) on Facebook to know more about Switch Off: The Persimmon Plus Earth Hour Celebration.(PR)

The Aboitiz Group is taking its efforts to reduce carbon footprint a step higher by partnering with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Cebu City Government in celebrating Earth Hour 2012.

On March 31, the Aboitiz Group and its partners will join the rest of the country and the world in shutting off lights for an hour, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., as a way to conserve energy and lessen carbon dioxide emissions.

In line with this year’s Earth Hour theme “Uniting Filipinos to Protect the Planet,” the WWF will present a live streaming broadcast of the other Earth Hour activities taking place in Manila and Davao. It will also show video messages of President Benigno Aquino III and international leaders of WWF.

Also before lights will be shut off, Earth Hour co-founder Andy Ridley will deliver his keynote message, which will also be shown through live streaming.

Activities in Cebu will kick off with essay-writing and poster-making contests among high school and college students, respectively, at The Persimmon Plus in Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City. There will also be an eco-bazaar that will display items from recycled waste and organic food.

At 5:30 p.m., Aboitiz Group team members and residents of Cebu City’s 80 barangays will walk from the Fuente Osmeña to the Plaza Independencia as their way of supporting global environmental initiatives.

Aboitiz Group President & CEO Erramon Aboitiz will lead Group executives in the shut-off ceremony. He will be joined by Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, Miss Earth 2008 Karla Henry, Miss Cebu 2012 Pierre Anther Infante and her court, and WWF representatives.

The Aboitiz Group has adopted sustainability as a strategic goal in the operations of its various businesses. Sustainability is striking a balance among People, Planet and Profit. Various activities are being developed across the Group through its five sustainability pillars of Reduce, Reuse/recycle, Rejuvenate nature, Renewable energy and Recharged communities.

Caption: Erramon Aboitiz, President and CEO of Aboitiz Equity Ventures joined by Ms Cebu 2011, Mia Faridoon during the ceremonial switch off last year held at The Persimmon.

One of the world’s major event to look forward this March 2012 is the Earth Hour Celebration. Earth hour has been celebrated for 5 years now around the Globe. This major global celebration began in 2007 in a city. Then it has celebrated by other cities around the world since then. As of last year it has involved to 5251 cities reaching 1.8 billion people from 135 countries in seven continents. The success of this movement is very impressive as it did captured the attention of the world.

A year after, the movement also started in the Philippines. In 2008, when I was still employed in Hewlett-Packard Philippines, one of the major IT companies in the world. Weeks before the scheduled earth hour celebration that year, we have received a corporate email instructing us, hp employees to participate the event. Back then I was not really interested and even the years that followed, but I do support the goals of the movement.

Though for the past years I was not an active and even did not mind the movement, it was last year’s Earth Hour celebration that made me promised to be active and be a part of this year’s Earth Hour celebration when last year I have celebrated it with my 2 best friends in Ayala, Terraces, Cebu. I found this movement worth of joining as I have realized my obligation to protect Earth. In 2010 and 2011, the movement broke international records in terms of city participation when 1076 and 1661 cities, respectively, joined the event.

This year’s Earth Hour theme: ‘I Will If You Will’ (IWIYW) campaign, aims to get more support on this advocacy from individuals, groups, businesses, institutions and organizations to join with the world in saving the planet.

This years Earth Hour celebration in Cebu is co organized by the City Government of Cebu, Aboitiz and the Climate Change Commission.

Other sponsors that should be acknowledge are Aboitiz Power, Aboitiz Foundation, Mactan EnerZone, Balamban EnerZone, City Savings Bank.
Abotiz Land, Cebu Industrial Park Developers, pilMico, Unionbank, MetaPhil, Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc., Globe, McDonalds.

Media Partners: Sunstar Cebu, The Freeman, Cebu Daily News, Killer Bee, and WRock.

You can support Earth Hour by:

visiting the website wwf.org.ph/earthhour
liking their facebook page: www.facebook.com/WWF.Philippines
twitter.com/WWWF_Philippines