The PR & Events Circuit

Technology is ever evolving, but it has always been aimed at aiding everyday tasks. Samsung has taken on the higher pursuit of offering people a better lifestyle. Thus, armed with state-of-the-art electronics and a passion for innovation, Samsung has come up with their new lineup of digital household appliances that will ensure a happy home. Air Conditioner With Triangle Design Among their breakthrough inventions is their new air conditioner with triangle design. In a country that is notorious for its sweltering summers, a proper air conditioner is almost mandatory. But the difference between this new Smart Air Conditioner and an conventional air conditioner is clear. It does not just produce cool air; it has been tailored to be more efficient and cost-effective in this task. Thanks to its carefully engineered triangle design which allows for bigger fans within a more compact body. Thus, it circulates cool air faster, farther, and wider while maintaining a sleek look. Th

The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) and 12 local government units (LGUs) of Cebu yesterday (September 19) entered into an agreement for the repair and construction of 218 classrooms that would benefit an estimated 9,800 students. The classrooms include those in schools in towns severely hit by super typhoon Yolanda last November 8. Aside from building classrooms, RAFI would also assist the LGUs and the Department of Education in school governance. “The challenge is not on fixing the school buildings anymore. What we need is to prepare the students so that they can compete,” said RAFI President Roberto Aboitiz, adding that there is also a need to build the character, competence, and citizenship of the students. He likewise exhorted the LGUs to maintain the same enthusiasm in partnering with RAFI in this project.  Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) President Roberto Aboitiz gestures as he emphasizes the point that aside from building classrooms, all stakeholders shou

Casa Gorordo Museum is closed for eight months starting September 20 for upgrading. Committed to improve the entire facility, including the museum shop, the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc., which manages the facility, is doing so to enhance the museum. The new Casa Gorordo Museum will utilize state-of-the-art presentations, with additional galleries set up, to make the museum experience more interactive and exciting. Programs, exhibits and other activities will continue, however, in other venues.   Kabataan, Kultura ug Kabilin and Kids at the Museum are still set this month and in October, respectively. The museum will be re-launched and opened in May 2015.

Doon Po Sa Amin (DPSA), the biggest and longest-running crowd-sourced community mapping activity in the country, just got more exciting this year with the launch of the open category. This time, all Filipinos can join and become ambassadors of their respective towns. Doon Po Sa Amin (DPSA), the biggest and longest-running crowd-sourced community mapping activity in the country, just got more exciting this year with the launch of the open category. This time, all Filipinos can join and become ambassadors of their respective towns. Organized annually by wireless leader Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), DPSA was launched in 2008 as part of the telco’s corporate social responsibility to help boost tourism through the use of Internet and digital technologies. Teams participating in DPSA are required to promote the country by creating short videos that highlight the best of their hometowns. DPSA, which began as a learning activity for schools, was able to engage, in the last

Cebu-based beauty products maker GT Cosmetics is expanding its soap production through the construction of a third manufacturing plant to meet an expected increase in demand next year with the integration of Southeast Asian countries in the region. GT Cosmetics, which currently celebrates its 20th year anniversary, broke ground for the new plant last August 23 in a 3,320-square meter lot in Barangay Tayud, Consolacion in Cebu. “The new plant will help prepare GT Cosmetics for the integration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),” said Engr. Leonora Salvanes, GT Cosmetics founder and chief executive officer.  Engr. Salvane (center),  GT  Cosmetics founder and chief executive officer, lead the groundbreaking ceremony of  GT  Cosmetics' third  plant  in Tayud, Consolacion, Cebu. With her are Dr. Ely Tecson, DTI Cebu Province Division Chief, Monsignor Sin Iriate, Construction in-charge Engr. Dennis Campit, Liloan Municipal Engineer Remy Udtohan, Barangay Ta

To mark the 35th year of the CCP’s Outreach Program, a series of regional cultural exchanges and community tours billed as “Sining ay Buhay, Buhay ang Sining” will be organized by the CCP Cultural Exchange Department from September to November 2014 featuring the most prominent regional cultural groups. The exchanges will focus on the flourishing of arts and culture in the regions, and how art has made an impact in the lives of the people and the creative industry in the local communities.  Through this program, the CCP CED endeavors to support and motivate local cultural performing groups to achieve artistic excellence and promote local art and cultural expressions in various venues and communities.  The program will certainly be a fitting celebration of the center’s regional cultural work in the last three and a half decades.  To launch the exchanges,  three exceptional performing groups from Luzon will visit the Visayas region this September: Barasoain Kalinangan Foundatio