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davidshawnsown · 3 years ago

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COMMEMORATIVE MESSAGE IN HONOR OF THE 189TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE JUNE REBELLION AND THE 77TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE D-DAY SEABORNE LANDINGS

Ladies and gentlemen, to all the people of the United States of America and Canada, to all our remaining living veterans of the Second World War of 1939-1945 and of all conflicts past and present and their families, to our veterans, active servicemen and women, reservists and families of the entire United States Armed Forces and Canadian Armed Forces, and to all the uniformed military and civil security services of the Allied combatants of this conflict, to all the immediate families, relatives, children and grandchildren of the deceased veterans, fallen service personnel and wounded personnel of our military services and civil uniformed security and civil defense services, to all our workers, farmers and intellectuals, to our youth and personnel serving in youth uniformed and cadet organizations and all our athletes, coaches, judges, sports trainers and sports officials, and to all our sports fans, to all our workers of culture, music, traditional arts and the theatrical arts, radio, television, digital media and social media, cinema, heavy and light industry, agriculture, business, tourism and the press, and to all our people of the free world:

Today, in the midst of the global pandemic, and with the end now in sight with vaccinations being done in many countries, we once more honor two memorable events of our history.

189 years ago, in 1832 at a cost of hundreds of lives, the Paris Rebellion of July 1832 was ended when Frnech Army servicemen crushed the rebellion of students and workersof the capital demanding moral reforms and for France’s stronger foreign policies and stronger military so that it can help European independence movements.

77 years ago, under the overall leadership of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Dwight Eisenhower, with the paratroopers that had landed earlier having met their landing objectives and were now fighting behind enemy lines, a million-strong multinational landing force made up of personnel from many Allied national armed forces, mainly composed of personnel from the United Kingdom, Canada, United States and France, together with forces from many more countries, with naval and air support also from multinational forces, landed on 5 pre-designated beaches in Normandy in France, which had been under Axis occupation for over 4 years. This second front would finally begin as in each of these beaches, regardless of enemy resistance and full of determination and courage, these infantrymen, gunners, tankers and support personnel landed on the soils of occupied western Europe to begin the long awaited Allied military operations for the liberation of this part of the world, one that they have prepared for years, just as their fellow servicemen where fighting in Italy, Eastern Europe, and Yugoslavia. The D-Day seaborne landings were one of the first ever in modern times to be successfully conducted and thus proved to be a historic victory, the first of many that would finally bring an an end of the Nazi occupation of most of Europe and bring fascism to a smashing defeat. Working hand in hand, these men and women of the Allied Powers provided the manpower and equipment for the success of one of the greatest amphibious operations of modern history.

As the days and hours came and went, the victory of Normandy would be the first of many victories won in mainland Western Europe by the Allies, the first on the long road to the great victory in the spring of 1945 and the surrender of Germany to the triumphant Allied Powers. It was indeed thanks to these millions of men and women whose bravery and determination, at the cost of thousands of lives lost to the Axis, made the D-Day operation a success as they pushed opened the door towards the long road of victory against Nazi Germany.

Today, we honor and celebrate these two great events that will forever be a part of human history. Forever remembered in books, theater, visual arts, radio and television, these two great events are forever a part of our heritage and our common memory, as these have no dobut became a part of the long history of the human race. Spread on the same day years apart, they deserve to be remembered and commemorated today for generation after generation.

The heroes of 1832 fought for their country’s place in the world, the heroes of 1944 fought for global freedom and independence against Nazi Germany and international fascism. Then as in today, no matter what the situation in the world may be today, we will never let the memories of these events fade and promise once more to let the legacy live on for our future generations, for the sake of our dreams and goals for a better world!

Today, as we mark Canadian Armed Forces Day and Swedish National Day, we also thank the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Swedish Armed Forces for the service and determination for the defense of the freedom and sovereignty of their countries, as well as for the protection of their people and national interests.

LONG LIVE THE 189TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1832 JUNE REBELLION!

LONG LIVE THE 77TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE D-DAY OFFENSIVE OF 1944!

ETERNAL GLORY TO ALL THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE OF OUR WORLD!

ETERNAL GLORY TO ALL THOSE WHO FOUGHT AGAINST THE FORCES OF FASCISM AND LIBERATED THE WORLD FROM THE THREATS AND EVIL ACTIONS OF THE AXIS POWERS!

GLORY TO THE VICTORIOUS PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, SWEDEN AND THEIR UNIFORMED SERVICES!

GLORY TO THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA AND SWEDEN, TOGETHER THE DEFENDERS OF OUR FREEDOM AND LIBERTY AND GUARANTEE OF A FUTURE WORTHY OF OUR GENERATIONS TO COME!

And in honor of the 77th year anniversary of the great baptism of fire of the 101st Airborne Division, and to the entire HBO War Fandom who for all time will always remember this very moment in history as depicted in the 2nd episode of the award winning 2001 HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers”:

LONG LIVE EASY COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AIR ASSAULT), XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS, UNITED STATES ARMY!

CURRAHEE! AIR ASSAULT! ARMY STRONG! HOOOAH!!

1800h, June 6, 2021, the 245th year of the United States of America, the 246th year of the United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps, the 127th of the International Olympic Committee, the 125th of the Olympic Games, the 103rd since the conclusion of the First World War, the 82nd of the beginning of the Second World War in Europe, the 80th since the beginning of the Second World War in the Eastern Front and in the Pacific Theater, the 76th since the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and the victories in Europe and the Pacific, the 74th of the United States Armed Forces and the 54th of the modern Canadian Armed Forces.

Semper Fortis A Mari Usque A Mare

John Ramos-Henderson

Makati City, Philippines

Grandson of Philippine Navy veteran PO2 Paterno Cueno, PN (Ret.)

(Requiem for a Soldier and The Mission Begins)

#hbo war #band of brothers #d-day #easy company #d-day 77 #les miserables #barricade day #les mis #dday77 #hbo war fandom

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Cebu, Dumaguete City lead sport awards winners CLARK FREEPORT –– Cebu province and Dumaguete City have bagged several awards in the Philippine Sports Tourism Awards held in Marriot Clark here on Thursday. Clark Development Corp., Universal Robi... https://trendingph.net/cebu-dumaguete-city-lead-sport-awards-winners/?feed_id=37020&_unique_id=5fd33f7777a00 #awards #cebu #city #dumaguete #lead #philippinenews #philippinesnews #sport #trendingph #winners

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phgq · 4 years ago

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DOT vows promotion of Batangas dive tourism

#PHnews: DOT vows promotion of Batangas dive tourism

MANILA – Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Wednesday vowed to support the continued development of dive tourism in Anilao, Batangas, otherwise known as the birthplace of scuba diving in the Philippines.

During the stakeholders meeting hosted by Mabini Mayor Noel Luistro, Romulo-Puyat encouraged the dive establishment operators, to "strictly uphold" health and safety protocols as well as to work together to improve the readiness of their area for dive tourism during the quarantine period and onwards to the new normal.

“The Department is hard at work not only for the slow but sure reopening of our destinations but also on the persistent but guarded development of the dive tourism industry,” she said.

While Batangas has been opened for divers since October 2020, Romulo-Puyat said challenges remain, including the non-compliance of some dive establishments on the minimum health and safety guidelines, the low revenue and high unemployment rates, the lack of trained medical personnel to operate the hyperbaric chamber, the need for installation and maintenance of mooring buoys to protect dive sites, and the high cost of Covid-19 tests, among others.

For its part, the Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba Diving committed to continuing waiving the accreditation fees for dive establishments and professionals; conducting subsidized training; organizing events that will attract guests; providing either online or hybrid platforms for selling and promoting dive packages.

“We must continue to hold hands and use this period as an opportune time to reassess our programs, projects, and activities to make them more responsive to the needs of the dive tourism sector,” Romulo-Puyat said.

As of Dec. 5, the DOT Region 4A (Calabarzon) has issued 51 Provisional Certificates of Authority to Operate (PCAO) to dive establishments in Mabini, Batangas, 28 of which are PCSSD-accredited.

Anilao has more than 40 documented dive sites and serves as a playground to underwater macro photographers due to the notable presence of nudibranchs and other critters.

It consistently leads as a macro diving destination in several global surveys of world-renowned dive media such as Scuba Diving Magazine’s Readers Choice Awards and Sport Diver.

At present, only dive activities are allowed in Batangas as the province remains under general community quarantine wherein leisure travel is not yet allowed. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "DOT vows promotion of Batangas dive tourism." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1124306 (accessed December 10, 2020 at 04:25PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "DOT vows promotion of Batangas dive tourism." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1124306 (archived).

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Montara Hospitality Unveils Details of Tri Vananda Wellness Project in Phuket

Thailand's Montara Hospitality Group has unveiled plans to develop a comprehensive health and wellness residential community in Phuket, Thailand. Scheduled for completion in 2022, Montara is investing over THB 6,600 million (USD 220 million) in the development of Tri Vananda, which they say will be one of Asia’s largest and most comprehensive wellness residential communities. Tri Vananda will feature 298 villas, anchored by a wellness resort specializing in integrative and functional medicine and cognitive wellbeing, in a sprawling hillside setting dotted with lakes and gardens 20 minutes from Phuket International Airport. Tri Vananda's health center will offer consultation rooms, physiotherapy and TCM treatment rooms, a cognitive health center, and facilities for health diagnostics aimed at treating residents and guests with tailored programs.

A mindfulness center on the lake will have an indoor hall and outdoor areas for meditation. Also situated on the lake will be a spa with thermal rooms, relaxation areas, a hammam, private spa suites, and a fitness center with a 50-meter swimming pool, gym, sauna, juice bar and lake pier for recreational water sports. Finally, a dedicated club designed for children will help to foster a wellness-led lifestyle for younger community members. Two and three-bedroom solar-powered residential villas ranging in size from 270 square meters to 750 square meters have been designed by Habita Architects, renowned for their nature-focused work, together with Arsom Silp Institute of the Arts. The teams in both firms are led by National Artists and UNESCO-recognised architects. 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MESSAGE IN HONOR OF THE 189TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEGINNING OF THE PARIS REVOLT AND THE 77TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE D-DAY AIRBORNE OFFENSIVE

As the whole world enters a new chapter in the long struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic with the arrival of vaccines, we today mark two very important anniversaries in world history, two very important milestones in the history of humanity.

Today we honor the anniversary of the beginning of the 1832 June Rebellion, which occurred in the French capital, Paris, as a republican rebellion of students, industry workers and common people calling for France to uphold its duty as the protector of freedoms of the peoples of the world, as a result of the failed Polish November Uprising months before, so that France and her armed forces could come to the aid of independence movements in the continent.

And today marks the 77th year anniversary since the beginning of one of the greatest airborne operations of the Second World War in the European Theater of Operations. The D-Day airborne landings, the first part of the memorable air and seaborne operations that began the long road for the liberation of western parts of Europe, took place exactly 77 years ago as airborne units from the United States, British and French Armies began to land in designated areas of Normandy in France in advance of the million-strong amphibious landing forces that were to disembark the following day. These paratroopers, including personnel of Easy Company of the 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), were the first wave of solder liberators of Western Europe, whose landings were the first steps towards the first great victory of the Western Front – the victorious liberation of parts of Normandy from Nazi Germany, the first of many to be liberated from the aggression of the Axis Powers. The bravery and courage shown by these paratroopers enabled the amphibious solders, gunners and armored crews, assisted by sailors and aircraft pilots and crews, to make the landings happen.

Today, as we honor the twin anniversaries of these two events, we honor and remember these events’ contributions to the long history of the human race, and the need to forever sustain the memory of these events in our consciousness because of the fact that these events have been forever immortalized in many forms of art, including in literature like Hugo’s Les Miserables and Ambrose’s Band of Brothers, in theater and television. We will never forget the immortal legacy left behind by these events to our history, and we pledge to forever keep them in our hearts for generation upon generation. We will forever cherish those who died during these two great events and carry on the lessons learned and the memory of such great events in our times.

Today, as the world comes closer to the end of the long pandemic that was the cause of the cancellation of the festivities last year in honor of the 76th year of D-Day, in recalling the brave heroes of our times in the form of the medical workers, all essential public and private sector workers and all members of our military, law enforcement and emergency services, we remember once more the heroes of 1832 and 1944 and always pledge to forever honor and remember such immortal legacies today and for the years and decades more to come, for the sake of our children and grandchildren and for the hope of a better world and a more civilized and united society!

LONG LIVE THE 189TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1832 JUNE REBELLION!

LONG LIVE THE 77TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE D-DAY OFFENSIVE OF 1944!

ETERNAL GLORY TO ALL THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE OF OUR WORLD!

ETERNAL GLORY TO ALL THOSE WHO FOUGHT AGAINST THE FORCES OF FASCISM AND LIBERATED A WORLD FROM THE THREATS AND EVIL ACTIONS OF THE AXIS POWERS IN EUROPE AND NORTHERN AFRICA!

LONG LIVE EASY COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AIR ASSAULT), XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS, UNITED STATES ARMY! CURRAHEE! AIR ASSAULT! ARMY STRONG! HOOOAH!!

John Emmanuel Ramos

Makati City, Philippines

1140h, June 5, 2021

#hbo war #hbo war fandom #d-day #band of brothers #easy company #dday #d-day 77 #d-day77 #les amis de l'abc #les mis #les miserables #barricade day

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Euro 2020, Alipay and the plan to change mobile payments in Europe and China

Soccer teams throughout Europe this week will continue their journey towards an unprecedented sporting event.

Across the continent, men’s national sides will play the next rounds of qualification for Uefa Euro 2020. The second 24-team edition of the international game’s second-richest tournament will be played at 12 venues in 12 different countries, as a special pan-European version is held for its 60thanniversary. Meanwhile, the reach of its commercial platform will be underlined by the presence of a second Chinese company among six lead partners.

Last November, Alipay joined consumer appliances manufacturer Hisense among Uefa’s national team soccer sponsors. The mobile payments giant signed an eight-year agreement with the European soccer confederation, becoming a partner of all tournaments played between 2018 and 2026 in a deal valued at €200 million.

“What we are doing is using technology to drive financial inclusiveness around the world,” says Rita Liu (right), the head of Alipay in the EMEA region. “And we think that football is a sport that can be played by everyone and it’s also something that stands for inclusiveness. So we think we share the same vision with Uefa and with football as a sport.”

It was an announcement notable not just for its scale, but also because of Alipay’s limited European presence. In China, it dominates the QR code-based mobile payment space alongside WePay. Owned by the US$150 billion fintech group Ant Financial, an affiliate of billionaire Jack Ma’s Alibaba, Alipay’s primary services are used by 800 million Chinese consumers, while another 588 million have put aside small amounts of money through its Yu’e Bao microsavings platform.

That user base grows to over a billion once its nine partnership with other Asian digital wallet providers – like PayTM in India, Pay in South Korea, GCash in the Philippines and Dana in Indonesia – are factored in.

Over the summer, it announced plans to launch a QR-based network across ten European countries, working with Bluecode, ePassi, Momo Pocket, Pagaqui, Pivo, and Vipps. Nevertheless, its relative inactivity on the continent suggests it is looking at its Uefa partnership differently than other sponsors.

Who is this partnership aimed at?

Alipay’s Uefa partnership includes its share of conventional elements. At June’s inaugural Uefa Nations League Finals in Portugal, its branding was visible pitchside while it also sponsored the player of the match trophy. The design for that award was meant to resemble the image of a player striking a ball, and also of the first character in Alipay’s Chinese name – which means both ‘payment’ and ‘support’.

Those promotional activities are targeted as much at users in China as soccer fans in Europe.

“Even though it’s European football, it’s actually a very well-known global event,” Liu says. “It’s definitely also us leveraging this global sports platform to grow our global brand influence.”

But the partnership also caters to Chinese users in another way. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO),Chinese touristsmade 149.7 millionoverseastrips in 2018 andspent $277.3billion. Europe is the second most popular region for Chinese travellers.

Last year Nielsen produced research – funded in part by Alipay – that suggested the average Chinese tourist spent US$762 on shopping during each trip, and that 90 per cent of them would prefer to use their mobile payment service of choice if possible.

“Even though Europeans cannot use Alipay yet, we are actually enabling the merchants and partners here to accept Alipay,” Liu explains. “As you can see in the news, we are growing very fast in Europe. More and more merchants are accepting Alipay to attract more Chinese business.”

Through hospitality and VIP experiences, then, Alipay will be spending next summer driving awareness among those merchants and expanding the network of those accepting payments through its system.

How will the partnership change Uefa’s digital operation?

Alipay has also been building technical elements into the partnership on Uefa’s behalf. Its mobile wallet is now the first to be accepted on Uefa.com, and was also in use at all venues during the Uefa Nations League Finals.

“So we are bringing digital experiences to the whole event,” Liu says. “That’s what we’re already doing. And in the future we’ll be connecting all these partners we have in Asia, these wallets and these users, to Uefa as well. Hopefully, next year you’ll see the users of all our wallets in south-east Asia or in Asia will be able to use their most familiar way to pay to interact with Asia.”

Alipay’s payment system was on show at the Uefa Nations League Finals in June

Uefa is also selling tickets to Euro 2020 in China through a new Alipay portal, becoming the first sports partner to set up on the Mini Program system.

“Before, you could only buy a ticket on Uefa.com and I think they’re building it on their app, but they don’t have a native Chinese-language app or website yet in China,” Liu explains. Through the Mini Program, they don’t really need to do much to achieve that experience in China.”

Mini Program, Liu continues, is a project aimed at building Alipay out from its origins as a payment system to become a “lifestyle super-app”.

She adds: “Mini Program is basically an open platform within Alipay where developers and businesses can use the modules or portals to build their own mini-app within the Alipay app. The interaction users have within the mini-app is very similar to them using a native app of that business but for the business and developers, they don’t have to start something brand new and build a native app from scratch. They can easily use the modules behind our mini-programme system to start offering that to their customers.

“So it’s something brand new for the ecosystem in China and it has been very popular. It’s getting very popular among our partners and merchants and users. In January this year, we announced that the number of daily active users of mini-programmes had already reached 230 million. That’s a big chunk of Alipay’s users. And also, there are already 120,000 mini-programmes live on the Alipay platform.”

The expectation is that having a body like Uefa involved will encourage others to follow, giving users more reasons to stay within the Alipay ecosystem. “We’re seeing very strong interest in the market,” Liu says, “not just from sports organisations from all over the world, but from merchants and partners – they are also looking to build Alipay mini-programmes to reach Chinese customers better. So I think there will probably be more.”

How is Alipay preparing for a pan-European Euro 2020?

“Success for us next year would be that the players in our ecosystem are all happy, whether it’s our users, our merchants here, our partners at Uefa – they’re all happy,” says Liu. “That’s the simple way to put it.”

Preparing for 51 matches across 12 cities in 31 days will present a stiff logistical task to any of the key partners.

“Obviously, it’s the first time Uefa’s done this, to do it across, basically, Europe – from the very east to the very west,” Liu adds. “I think, of course, that it’s challenging, but I think it’s a great idea for Uefa to do this.”

Uefa has become the first sports partner of Alipay’s Mini Program system to sell Euro 2020 tickets in China

Liu expects Alipay to focus its efforts on cities like London and Rome, where it has a high proportion of users and there is a high concentration of Chinese visitors, creating an incentive to expand merchant networks. Still, she believes the organisation is well set to deliver its activation plans across the continent.

“In Europe, Alipay does have quite a few offices,” she says. “Together with Alibaba we have offices in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. So we have people on the ground across Europe. Of course, we will rely on our agencies. So I don’t think we will have people set up specifically for this project there for a few months but we will mobilise our agencies and also the Alipay team on the ground to do it.”

At the Uefa Nations League Finals, on-the-ground experiences for fans included technology-based soccer games and installations that took fans through the process of using QR code payments. Similar physical and digital experiences are planned for next summer.

“It doesn’t have to be that Europeans can’t use Alipay so we can’t engage with European fans,” Liu says. “There are actually many other ways and we’re exploring that.”

What’s the future for Alipay as a company and a sponsor?

Despite its considerable growth in the payments sector, Liu is careful to position Alipay as a “a tech enabler” with a mission “to make financial services more inclusive to the masses, to individuals and small businesses”. It is working closely with banks, she says, as well as with investment funds on its wealth management services.

“We’re not trying to change banks,” she adds, “we’re not trying to replace banks, we’re working with them.”

The term of the Uefa partnership, along with the company’s role in the new European digital wallet network, will inevitably fuel speculation about a wider launch in the region for Alipay. Liu, however, is non-committal about the prospect.

“There’s no clear timeline for whether or when Alipay will come and really offer our services to Europeans or through partners,” she says. “But our concept is to always start with the users. So what we do needs to solve certain pain points. If people here are very happy using contactless or using other ways of payment, and it’s convenient for them, then there’s no point of changing that. We’re not using technology for the sake of technology. We want to use technology to make people’s lives easier.

“So what’s the pain point of a UK customer? We start from the customers. In China, it’s not because we are offering the QR code as something new from a card or other ways of payment. We made the payment more convenient than traditional payment options in China and, also, the other functions we offer in the app, like wealth management tools and being able to get merchants’ coupons inside the app – the lifestyle enabler concept behind it that made people’s lives easier – that’s why people use Alipay.

Alipay could be integrated into Alibaba’s partnership with the IOC

“If we cannot solve a pain point, then we wouldn’t push the wallet to the users here. It doesn’t make sense.”

Whatever its corporate intentions, Liu believes Alipay has plenty it can bring to its role as a Uefa sponsor between now and 2026. Much as Alibaba is using its sponsorship of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to overhaul the digital operation of the Games, Liu sees potential in an integrated approach.

“We do believe there are many ways that tech can digitise, can improve or can optimise sports fans’ experience,” she says, pointing to Alipay’s research in areas like blockchain, AI and the Internet of Things. “This is something that we’re also exploring – how to use tech to digitise and to optimise sports.”

Alipay, much like Alibaba, sees sport and wellbeing as a “big growth area in China” and one that will create its share of possibilities, even if the company takes a steady approach to adding further partnerships.

“Lots of people are coming to introduce themselves and see if there is more of an opportunity for working together,” Liu says. “Currently, we’re very focused on Uefa because they’re a great partner and it’s a great deal. It’s new for us so we want to do it properly. There’s so much we can do with them.”

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CHAIRMAN’S CUP REGATTA: Breeding The Next Generation Of Filipino Sailors to Give Pride and Honor to Our Country and Will Continue Our Legacy as A Maritime Nation

Subic Bay - an excellent harbour to its geographical location and serves as the premier yacht racing destination in the Philippines and is truly a sailing haven. Regular regattas are being held in Subic Bay not just to promote its tourism but to enhance yachtsman-ship for international competitions and foster camaraderie among sailors.

It has become a playground for Grand Prix keelboats from various countries as they compete in the prestigious international regattas hosted here in our country.

As we set course to another season of the Philippine Sailing Grand Prix, the annual Commodore’s Cup Regatta that has been attracting hundreds of top-notch sailors from all over the globe has been rebranded as “Chairman’s Cup Regatta” to commemorate the leadership that is at the helm of the agency that has played a significant role in the development of the Subic Bay Freeport and the Special Economic Zone. This event is organized by the Subic Sailing Club headed by Mr. Jun Avecilla, Chairman of the organizing committee.

The inaugural Chairman’s Cup Regatta which took place on April 25-30, 2019, few days after the awarding of the first edition of the Hong Kong to Puerto Galera Yacht Race - a classic 650nm passage to Puerto Galera that ended on April 21, Easter Sunday.

The Chairman’s Cup Regatta envisioned to breed the next generation of sailors that will give pride and honor to our country and will continue our legacy as a maritime nation. “We hope that this event will not only produce a new generation of Filipino sailors but also give honor to our rich maritime heritage,” said Zed Avecilla, Executive Director of the Subic Sailing Club.

Sailing, whether a sport or a recreational activity builds character as the skills acquired go far beyond of controlling a boat that can be applied in real life. It enhances creativity, confidence, teamwork, communication, determination, independence and performance are some of the specific character attributes nurtured through sailing.

The highlight of the Chairman’s Cup Regatta (CCR) is the FarEast 28R One-Design Race with eight boats in the division. Other Keel Boat divisions will include IRC Class 1, IRC Class 2 and Cruising Class. There will also be a Dinghy Division composed of the Optimist Class, Streaker Class and the Oz Gooze Class which took place on April 25-26, 2019. To cap off the event, there will be local and international DJs together with one of the top leading bands in the country.

This 5-day event will attract thousands of Filipino sailors and non-sailors to the most exciting and competitive world of yacht racing in the country with among the top-notch sailors around the globe. It also aims to encourage the general public to know more information about the sport as well as Philippine’s maritime industry and hopefully encourage more people to explore our maritime roots.

Special thanks to The Lighthouse Marina Resort Subic for accommodating us!

You may visit them at https://www.lighthousesubic.com/

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2019 K-pop Friendship Concert in Manila

2019 marks the 70th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the Republic of Korea and the Republic of the Philippines. What started with military assistance has now flourished into a deeper connection, not to mention the growing popularity of Korean dramas and Korean music in the Philippines.

With 70 years of friendship, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism presents ‘2019 K-POP FRIENDSHIP CONCERT IN MANILA’ – a cultural celebration through music shared by the two nations.

Happening on March 7, 2019, 6 PM, at the Mall of Asia Arena, Filipino and Korean artists will showcase each culture and music on one stage. This commemoration will be hosted by Kring Kim & Ryan Bang, and the concert will feature a wide range of acts, not focusing on Korean Pop alone. The line-up includes famous Korean Idols and a homegrown Filipino artist.

The up-and-coming K-pop boy group NOIR is coming back to the Philippines for this special event. The band which consists of members from the second season of Mnet’s Produce 101, visited Manila in 2018. Having debuted on April 9, 2018, with the song “Gangsta” from their EP “Twenty’s Noir,” NOIR is hitting the Manila stage for the second time.

The event will also be graced by the charming KPop girl group APRIL. Started in 2015, members, Chaekyung, Chaewon, Naeun, Yena, Rachel, and Jinsol, took home the 2016 Korean Entertainment Arts Award for Female Rookie of the Year. These talented girls also won in the Korean Culture & Entertainment Awards for two consecutive years (2017 and 2018) for the K-pop Artist Award.

Explosive acts will keep pouring in at this event as NCT DREAM, the young and multi-talented sub-unit of NCT, will also perform for the first time in Manila. They are the first NCT unit to ever win on “The Show,” with their comeback song “My First and Last.” This group boasts international recognition, being featured on Billboard’s “21 Under 21 2018: Music’s Next Generation” list and TIME Magazine’s 25 Most Influential Teens of 2018. These cute teens are ready to “Trigger the Fever.”

To represent world-class Filipino talent, Philippines’ homegrown artist, Silent Sanctuary will also serenade the crowd. This five-piece Filipino rock band was formed in Metro Manila, Philippines in 2001. Despite the evolution of their music through the change in their lineup of members, they are still able to maintain their perfect mix of rock music injected with classical instruments, a certain sound that is distinctly Silent Sanctuary. Armed with catchy guitar riffs and heart-pounding melodies from the violins, the band has invaded numerous bars, schools, and other performance venues with the passion to share their music.

With music comes dancing. The popular dance trio, VinSuriChan, will surely get the audience up on their feet. Vince Igno, Dasuri Choi, and Phoi Chan are known for their thrilling videos online with their dance covers of powerhouse groups in the KPop industry such as BIGBANG and INFINITE.

Witness as the Philippines and South Korea stand side-by-side in this one-of-a-kind concert that celebrates culture, music, and friendship – an exchange of talents that highlights the diversity of the two countries. The ‘2019 K-POP FRIENDSHIP CONCERT IN MANILA’ takes place on March 7, 2019, Thursday at the Mall of Asia Arena. Show starts promptly at 6PM. This show can be enjoyed by the public for tickets are free of charge.

To know more details about this event and how to get your tickets, visit ‘2019 K-POP Friendship Concert in Manila’ Facebook page: facebook.com/2019kpopfcm. #2019KPopFCMNL

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IATF moves to allow more events; MICE tourism recovery seen

#PHnews: IATF moves to allow more events; MICE tourism recovery seen

MANILA – The Department of Tourism is optimistic the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions) sector will start to thrive again following the national government's move to allow other types of indoor business meetings in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ).

“The DOT deems this latest development as very encouraging for the country’s MICE sector to spur forward and backward linkages in tourism and other sectors concerned. While the pandemic has taught organizers to embrace technology, some gatherings in a physical set-up can now proceed, with health and safety protocols in place," Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said.

"We are optimistic that the country’s MICE sector shall start to thrive again, with the support of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in crafting the implementing guidelines,” she added.

The Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) signed on Dec. 3 Resolution No. 87, allowing MICE events in restaurants, hotel function halls, mall atria, and venues within hotel premises, which are not used as quarantine facilities.

Venue capacity, meanwhile, will be capped at thirty percent.

According to the DOT, the following types of business meetings will be allowed: workshops, training, seminars, congresses, conferences, conventions, board meetings, colloquia, conclaves, symposia and consumer trade shows.

Puyat, however, noted that political gatherings, cultural festivities, sporting events, product launches, and social events like birthdays, weddings, Christmas and office parties, pageants, award events, and gala receptions shows are still not allowed.

The DOT and DTI were tasked to formulate and release specific guidelines, but local government units may issue additional measures providing for stricter protocols among venues within their jurisdiction.

“The DOT shall continuously work on improving our guidelines and policies, making sure that these remain responsive to the changing needs of the industry, as the COVID-19 situation continues to be addressed,” Puyat said. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "IATF moves to allow more events; MICE tourism recovery seen." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1123842 (accessed December 04, 2020 at 10:57PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "IATF moves to allow more events; MICE tourism recovery seen." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1123842 (archived).

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MERZCI Bacolods Best Pasalubong

MERZCI is the trade name of CM & SONS FOOD PRODUCTS, INC. It is the leading bread and food pasalubong producer in Bacolod City and the island of Negros. It carries a wide array of product lines, namely, BAKESHOP, FAST FOOD, PASALUBONG, and PURIFIED WATER.

The company maintains optimum standards in its manufacturing processes and is constantly updating and improving its product lines. Along with its constant improvements, it strives to deliver customer satisfaction by bringing the highest “Value for Money” to its customers.

In 2014, following its trademark application with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPO), the trade name got updated from Merci to Merzci. With the update in the name, came the upgrades and improvements of the company to produce better products and services to its customers. Thus, launching the brand in October 2014 as “The New and Improved MERZCI”. The addition of the letter Z in the name signifies that the company has been gearing up and focusing on targeting the GENERATION Z as the main market of its products and services. Customers can expect more from the company in the succeeding years – new products, more branches, improved customer service, and new ways to experience, share, and be part of MERZCI.

As of Jan 2018, the company is manned by a 1, 600-strong workforce more or less, with each department effectively working together to produce and maintain quality products for its customers.

CORPORATE VISION

Merzci will be a TOP LEADING BRAND in the Philippine Bakery Industry in Bakeshop and Pasalubong that is aggressively present NATIONWIDE serving quality and reasonably-priced products.

COMPANY MISSION

The company aims to continually provide its consumers with the highest quality products and services to maximize their money’s worth:

· By opening outlets and satellites hubs in key towns and cities in the Philippines.

· By hiring and training qualified and competent employees.

· By delivering high quality products with the best value for money.

· By using state-of-the-art technology and manufacturing equipment and practices.

· By being innovative with current trends in the national and global markets.

· By broadening reach through traditional and non-traditional channels.

COMPANY ROOTS

CM & Sons Food Products, Inc. was established as a family enterprise in 1995 in Bacolod City,

Negros Occidental. Its products are marketed under the trade name “Merci” a French word meaning

“thank you”. Though the trade name is undergoing a rebranding process from Merci to Merzci, the company still believes that it will remain competitive in the food market.

Merzci started as a small bakery, supplying breads to a single store at the Libertad Market. Eventually, its popularity became undeniable due to a growing satisfied customer pool. With its high quality breads at affordable prices, combined with aggressive marketing strategies and the ingenuity of youth, it did not take long for the company to establish its own branches around the city and supply products to satellite dealers all over the province.

Merzci also evolved into a fast food restaurant serving scrumptious and affordable snacks and short-order meals for people on the go.

Complementing its food line, it diversified its business interests in 2003 with the introduction of its bottled purified water brands distributed around Negros Island, namely MERCI PURIFIED DRINKING

WATER and VITALIFE PURIFIED DRINKING WATER. Despite competition from national brands, the two brands successfully sliced a big share in the province’s purified water market in only a few months’ time and up to present. The water brand is also expected to follow suit in the rebranding of its trade name.

The success of CM & Sons Food Products, Inc. may very well be attributed to its ability to cope with the emergence of new markets and opportunities.

In January 2005, CM & Sons launched its newest line – MERZCI PASALUBONG TREATS, to cater to

the growing tourist and balikbayan crowd that regularly come to the province. The pasalubong treats have gained a massive “suki” consumer crowd that prompted the company to open its first pasalubong center in Singcang, Bacolod City in September 2005. This branch is only about five minutes away from the old Bacolod Airport which, at that time, gained a wide acceptance among the locals and travelers alike. Seven months later, a second pasalubong center emerged in Mandalagan in April 2006, which now caters mainly to travelers leaving the city on the way to the north of the island. In 2008, when the New Bacolod-Silay Airport was opened to the public a new branch conveniently located at the Departure Area was opened for its customers who are always on the go. And, most recently last February of 2013, BREDCO Branch was established to cater to Iloilo-Panay travelers making it a poin that, indeed, Merzci will always be a part of a traveler’s Bacolod experience.

For more than two decades, the company has produced quality products from breads to pastries to Visayan delicacies to short order meals and even purified water. Products are made available in the different branches and dealers in the Negros Island, Panay, even reaching as far as Tuguegarao City in the North, Zamboanga City, Manila, and Cebu. Some products are also exported by distributors to Canada, the USA, and other parts of the world.

Believing in the power of advertising and promotions, the company employs various media exposures such as television, radio, print, and even social media to reach its varied target markets. Special events such as concerts, tourism and sports events, and other special activities are also considered by the company as avenues to reach new markets.

MERZCI

Negros Occidental Dynamic Growth (Model Entrepreneur) Awardee

Merzci Bakeshop, Merzci Pasalubong Treats, Merci Purified Drinking Water and Vitalife Purified Drinking Water produced by C.M. & Sons Food Products, Inc. received the Dynamic Growth (Model

Entrepreneur) Award presented by the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) in its Achievement Awards for 2011.

In the awarding ceremony at the L’Fisher Hotel last September 17, 2011, MERZCI was recognized as one of the best performing businesses in Negros Occidental. The award was presented to Mr. Jonathan Lo, President and CEO of C.M. & Sons Food Products, Inc.

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Roger Brantsma Joins 825-Room Hilton Tokyo as General Manger

Roger Brantsma has joined the 825-room Hilton Tokyo as General Manger.

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COMMEMORATIVE MESSAGE IN HONOR OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE JUNE REBELLION AND THE 76TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE D-DAY SEABORNE LANDINGS

Ladies and gentlemen, to all the people of the United States of America and Canada, to all our remaining living veterans of the Second World War of 1939-1945 and of all conflicts past and present and their families, to our veterans, active servicemen and women, reservists and families of the entire United States Armed Forces and the Canadian Armed Forces, and to all the uniformed military and civil security services of the Allied combatants of this conflict, to all the immediate families, relatives, children and grandchildren of the deceased veterans, fallen service personnel and wounded personnel of our military services and civil uniformed security and civil defense services, to all our workers, farmers and intellectuals, to our youth and personnel serving in youth uniformed and cadet organizations and all our athletes, coaches, judges, sports trainers and sports officials, and to all our sports fans, to all our workers of culture, music, traditional arts and the theatrical arts, radio, television, digital media and social media, cinema, heavy and light industry, agriculture, business, tourism and the press, and to all our people of the free world:

Today, as our we mark as one people two great anniversaries of great importance.

First, we honor the 138th anniversary since the defeat of the June Rebellion of 1832, wherein hundreds of people involved were killed by gunfire as they fought against the French Army and the National Guard. Many of the fallen were students and workers, as well as republicans, who agitated for France to once more take the cause of freedom to the peoples of Europe.

And today, we mark 76 years since the date of one of the biggest ever amphibious landings in military history. 76 years ago, the seaborne landing phrase of D-Day occurred in the five marked beaches in occupied Normandy in France, wherein hours after airborne landings within miles of the beaches began to clear German resistance and opened the door to the beginning of the liberation of western parts of Europe from the English Channel coast while fellow servicemen were fighting in Italy’s south and center and the Soviet Armed Forces, together with the Polish People’s Army and the Czechoslovak Armed Forces in the East were fighting in Eastern Europe alongside the Yugoslav partisan movement millions of army personnel from many nations of the Allied forces, escorted by a multinational naval force and aviation, all under the orders of General Dwight Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander, landed in these beaches signaling the start of the final chapters of the war in Western and Central Europe. The mass landings that began on this day and stretched into the following days was only the beginning of the long road to liberation for millions of people in western and central parts of Europe, who for years had suffered long under the cruel hands of Nazi Germany and its allies.

Only hundreds remain of the millions who entered France via sea and air to begin the final stages of the war in Western Europe, as well as of the veterans of the Italian campaigns as well. Their memory as well as of their deceased comrades in arms and the fallen of this operation will remain forever engraved in our hearts and therefore we owe to teach our children, the youth, and future generations of the victory won by the sacrifices of men and women of the Allied Nations in the Second World War and the many operations, including D-Day, that led to the defeat of the Axis Powers in 1945. It is thus our duty and obligation to forever honor and remember the Greatest Generation – these millions of men and women of the armed forces and civil security services and home front workers who through their sacrifices in all fields of endeavor and in the defense of our freedom and independence, won the war and helped defeat international fascism in Europe, Northern Africa and the Asia-Pacific exactly 75 years ago. With just over two months to go before the diamond jubilee of its conclusion, in the midst of the current crisises of this world let us, empowered by their legacy, continue to work onwards to the building of a better world.

These two events, forever honored in books, radio, film, television, paintings, monuments, poems and other forms of act, remembered year after year, are now a part of our modern culture and part of our history and these events are for all of us an inspiration to forever striving to preserve freedom and independence in our world and build on a brighter and hopeful future for our planet and all of humanity. As we forever honor and commemorate such historic moments of our times, let us, with the spirits of this great days with us and in our memories, forge onwards on our long road to a future prosperous, progressive, green free and independent, and a world that is truly world defending.

And to the people of Sweden, as we send National Day greetings to all of you, we hope that, as well all move together onwards an uncertain but bright future the people of Sweden and her Armed Forces , together, will ensure that it will forever be independent, prosperous and free for generations to come.

LONG LIVE THE 187TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1832 JUNE REBELLION!

LONG LIVE THE 75TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE D-DAY OFFENSIVE OF 1944!

ETERNAL GLORY TO ALL THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE OF OUR WORLD!

ETERNAL GLORY TO ALL THOSE WHO FOUGHT AGAINST THE FORCES OF FASCISM AND LIBERATED THE WORLD FROM THE THREATS AND EVIL ACTIONS OF THE AXIS POWERS!

GLORY TO THE VICTORIOUS PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, SWEDEN AND THEIR UNIFORMED SERVICES!

GLORY TO THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA AND SWEDEN, TOGETHER THE DEFENDERS OF OUR FREEDOM AND LIBERTY AND GUARANTEE OF A FUTURE WORTHY OF OUR GENERATIONS TO COME!

And in honor of the 76th year anniversary of the great baptism of fire of the 101st Airborne Division, and to the entire HBO War Fandom who for all time will always remember this very moment in history as depicted in the 2nd episode of the award winning 2001 HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers”:

LONG LIVE EASY COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AIR ASSAULT), XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS, UNITED STATES ARMY!

CURRAHEE! AIR ASSAULT! ARMY STRONG! HOOOAH!!

2300h, June 6, 2020, the 244th year of the United States of America, the 245th year of the United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps, the 126th of the International Olympic Committee, the 124th of the Olympic Games, the 102nd since the conclusion of the First World War, the 81st of the beginning of the Second World War in Europe, the 79th since the beginning of the Second World War in the Eastern Front and in the Pacific Theater, the 75th since the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and the victories in Europe and the Pacific, the 73rd of the United States Armed Forces and the 53rd of the modern Canadian Armed Forces.

Semper Fortis A Mari Usque A Mare

John Ramos-Henderson

Makati City, Philippines

Grandson of Philippine Navy veteran PO2 Paterno Cueno, PN (Ret.)

(Requiem for a Soldier and The Mission Begins)

#hbo war #band of brothers #d-day #les miserables #barricade day #easy company #masters of the air #dday76 #les amis #les mis

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