Pacquiao vs Clottey Live in Marriott Hotel Manila

Brace yourself for another exhilarating boxing match from the undisputed “pound-for-pound best fighter in the world”, Manny Pacquiao! After scoring a TKO over Miguel Cotto last November, the man dubbed “Pacman” was on the hunt for his next big fight. Emerging from the contenders was a hard-hitting welterweight originally from Ghana, Joshua Clottey.

This coming March 14, Sunday, Pacquiao is stepping into the ring again and ready to clash with the former IBF titlist Clottey. As our very own Pacman takes on the powerful fighter known as “The Hitter” inside the cavernous Dallas Cowboys’ Stadium, Marriott Hotel Manila will bring you all the action from the opening bell onward.

Like Pacman’s powerful left and right jabs, Marriott Manila offers two impressive venues on where you can watch “The Event: Pacquiao vs Clottey”: the modern Velocity Sports and Entertainment Bar, or the Grand Ballroom.

For only Php1000, Velocity will treat you to a Champion’s Set Breakfast plus two ice-cold San Miguel beers. Velocity Bar’s casual, cool and contemporary décor is anchored by a multiple large flat screens and state-of-the-art audio systems.  Accommodating up to 200 people, each spot in the place is a prime seat to catch the action; Velocity lets you choose whether to sit at the bar, in booth seats, in a lounge area, or even a screened-off area that mimics a theater experience.

On the other hand, the hotel’s Grand Ballroom telecasts the action via a large projector screen, making you feel like you’re in the Cowboys’ Stadium yourself. For Php1500, you get a Filipino brunch buffet with free-flowing iced tea, chilled juices, coffee and tea.

With all eyes fixed on the massive Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas, “The Event” promises to be a fight like no other. Don’t fail to watch this exciting event! Call 988 9999  and reserve your tickets now.

Housed on the ground floor of the sprawling Marriott Hotel Manila across NAIA Terminal 3, Velocity Bar and the Grand Ballroom are a quick 15-minute drive from the Makati business district and merely 15 minutes from Bonifacio Global City Taguig.

For more information and reservations, call the hotel directly at 988 9999 or visit www.marriott.com/mnlap

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82nd Academy Awards Results and Winners

The 82nd Oscars Awards Night, also known at Academy Awards Night,  announced the results and winners. Below is the list.

• Actor in a Leading Role – Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart
• Actor in a Supporting Role – Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”
• Actress in a Leading Role – Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side
• Actress in a Supporting Role – Mo’nique for  Precious
• Animated Feature Film – “Up” by Pete Docter
• Art DirectionCinematography – Avatar
• Costume Design – The Young Victoria designer Sandy Powell
• Directing – Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker
• Documentary – The Cove
• Film Editing – The Hurt Locker
• Foreign Language Film – El Secreto de Sus Ojos
• Makeup – Star Trek
• Music (Original Score) – Michael Giacchino for Up
• Music (Original Song) – “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
• Best Picture – The Hurt Locker
• Visual Effects – Avatar
• Writing (Adapted Screenplay) – Precious
• Writing (Original Screenplay) – “The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal

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Honda Civic Showdown

BLINGBLINGS, SKIRTS, BOOMBOXES & MORE

February 21, 2010, SUNDAY, 9am to 5pm

Honda Kal Showroom

OPEN HOUSE, Tokens for visitors, Prizes for lucky WINNERS!

Venue: Honda Cars Kalookan

Pacman Did It Again!

Manny Pacquaio once again did the country proud today as he battled it out with Miguel Cotto, and won the match. The nation watched in awe as the world stood in amazement.

The phenomenal rise of Pacman, as he fondly called, is not only because of his skill as a boxer but also as a great influencer. Everything stands still every time he has a fight.

Thus, it’s good to remember how Pacman became what he is today. Thanks to Time Magazine for putting out The Rise of Manny Pacquiao.

Click here to view it!

We Are Ready for Pacquaio-Cotto Fight

Chris Tiu, “Who do you think will win between Pacquaio and Cotto this Sunday?”

Hilary Clinton quipped, “Of course Pacman will win! I mean is there any doubt?”

We are rooting for Manny Pacquaio, too, of course! We have our tickets and we are ready for the fight!

Go Manny!

Congratulations to the Philippine Blog Awards Winners in the Visayas and Mindanao

This year, The Philippine Blog Awards organization truly lived up to its theme, “One Blogging Nation” by recognizing bloggers in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. For that, my congratulations!

I greeted first the winners in Luzon. Now it’s time to greet the winners in the Visayas and Mindanao.

I checked out their blogs, and they all deserve to receive the awards.

Here’s to more successful blogging years and industry in the Philippines!

The DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit 2009

Doing E-Commerce for Real!

The DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit 2009 is an intensive 2-day educational seminar on e-commerce strategies scheduled to take place on November 12 & 13, 2009 at the Hotel Intercontinental, Makati City.

We hope to make this an annual event that will provide an additional venue for learning among DigitalFilipino club members.

The event will focus on best practices (what to do, what not to do, execution, measurement) and we would like to have a great roster of resource persons who can share their insight & lessons learned.

We requested speakers to deliver talks on a big-picture perspective (keynote-style) discussing findings and insight that they haven’t mostly shared before but still reflective of their respective experiences.

We are targeting 150 to 200 participants for this event. Main audience will be DigitalFilipino club members, DigitalFilipino Web Awards past and current entries/winners, DigitalFilipino Social Networking Awards winners, SMEs, enterprises, and entrepreneurs at large.

This event is also targeted at:

1. Entrepeneurs and business owners - Get insight from fellow e-commerce practitioners on what approaches they have taken to expand their business online and the challenges they overcome.
2. Managers - Find out marketing and operations strategy, e-commerce practitioners embraced that worked and didn’t.
3. Investors and business development consultants - Get insight that will allow you to see and/or validate opportunities that can be worth exploring in your current or potential investment portfolio.
4. Educators and consultants - Based on experiences shared, get an idea on what critical skills and resources will be important for e-commerce aspirants to make it online.

Click here for the conference program.

Get a free delegate pass to the DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit here.

Consumer Electronics Live! Manila 2009

Prepare now for the Consumer Electronics Live!

Blog Action Day 2009: Let’s Preserve the Green

Today is Blog Action Day, and the theme is “Climate Change.“ Very fitting theme in the light of what’s happening in the country and in the rest of the world.

I live in a country where typhoons outnumber the number of months in a year. Can the number of typhoons outnumber that of the days of the month? I hope not. But the possibility is there. And the most likely culprit is climate change.

Continue reading…

Congratulations to the PBA 2009 Luzon Winners!

SPECIAL AWARDS
Best Blog Design – The Site Guy
Best Filipino Blog Abroad – The Warped Zone
Best Foreign Blog – My Sari Sari Store
Blogger’s Choice – Micamyx
Best Filipiniana Blog – Pilipino Komiks

TEN BEST POSTS OF THE YEAR

Karnabal by Tuyong Tinta ng Bolpen
Finding Your Soul Mate: A Statistical Analysis by Guttervomit
Lost Gems Of Philippine History: The 1896 Board Meeting by It’s true! It’s true!
The Diving Boys of Quezon Bridge by Dennis Villegas
Twenty Pesos by Lostphotograph
The way of the leaf by SMOKE
Portrait of a dramatic highlight in Nick Joaquin’s A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino by Gibbs Cadiz
Kaya Dumarami ang Bading Kasi… by Manila Gay Guy
The Parable of the Furry White Rabbit by Good Times Manila
The Amazing Bulul: A Story of Epiphany by The Cat Whisperer

BEST BLOGS

Best Technology Blog – Jaypee Online
Best Travel Blog – Langyaw – Sojourns and Off-the-Beaten Path Travels
Best Entertainment Blog – Lessons From the School of Inattention
Best Personal Blog – Writing on Air
Best Food & Beverage Blog – Table for Three, Please
Best Family & Living Blog – Make or Break
Best News & Media Blog – Virtual Journals
Best Business Blog – Negosyo Ideas
Best Sports Blog – Fire Quinito
Best Hobby & Recreation Blog – Bearbrick Love
Best Fashion Blog – Who is Elyoo?
Best Photoblog – I Am a Documentary Photographer
Best Culture and Arts Blog – magnetic-rose.net: Japanese Pop Culture for Filipino Fans
Best Commentary Blog – The Marocharim Experiment
Best Videocast Blog – Entrepbuff.com
Best Podcast Blog – Brink Notes Entertainment Daily
Best Humor Blog – The Professional Heckler
Best Gaming Blog – Blog Mike Got Game!
Best Advocacy Blog – Autism Society of the Philippines
Best Beauty Blog – The Doctor Is vaIN

GLOBE SPECIAL AWARDS

Digital Chief - Aileen Apolo
Digital Elders - Manolo Quezon, Janette Toral, Noemi Dado, Anton Diaz, Gibbs Cadiz

Congratulations to the organizers of PBA ‘09!

As PBA this year is looking at “One Blogging Nation,” catch PBA Visayas Awards Night on October 18 at Ayala City Sports, Cebu City, and PBA Mindanao Awards Night on Oct 24 at Pearlmont Hotel, CDO.