Monday, March 2, 2015

MTRCB Launches its 2015 TV and Film Infomercial

2015 marks the 30th year of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).  To kick off the celebration of its anniversary, MTRCB formally launched its new infomercial on 23 February 2015 at 2:00 p.m., MTRCB Building.  Directed by renowned film and television director Jose Javier “Joey” Reyes, Jr., DGPI and conceptualized by Mr. Erlito “Lilit” Reyes, the infomercial features actors-spouses Ryan and Judy Ann Agoncillo in a typical morning situation at home.  In such scene, their depicted child picks up a word from a TV feature and asks the elders in the house what it means.
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The infomercial aims to challenge parents and responsible adults to be aware of the media content our children are exposed to, and to be mindful of the MTRCB’s classification ratings.  Parents are also reminded that the primary duty in guiding their children as to the media the latter see still rests in them.
behind the scenes
Details of the infomercial were discussed by Director Joey Reyes, Ryan and Judy Ann Agoncillo, Lilit Reyes and MTRCB Board Members Bibeth Orteza and Manet Dayrit, the latter being Co-Chairpersons of the Infomercial Committee. 
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The launch was culminated by the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the TV Networks and theater operators to ensure showing of the infomercial and to continuously empower the general public towards discerning viewership and thus, among other objectives, inform parents as to the media and entertainment their children may see. 
The infomercial will be aired in all television networks and theaters nationwide starting 25 February 2015.

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UTrade Supports Stock Market Investment Summit

UTrade, the online stock trading platform of Unicapital Securities, will be sponsoring the upcoming “Stock Market Investing Summit”, to be held on February 28 at the SMX Aura, Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. Speaker Michael Garcia, the CEO of MBG Capital, will be speaking about value investing in portfolio management. The summit aims to empower and educate Filipinos by providing direct access to investment experts.

This year’s theme is Invest Like Warren: How to Be a Successful Value Investor. Named after the renowned business magnate and investor, Warren Buffet, it is the first value investing conference in the Philippines, focused on the strategies and principles of high-powered investors such as Buffet.

According to Leonardo Arguelles, Jr., President of Unicapital Securities, “UTrade will be participating in more consumer conferences, fora, and summits to encourage more Filipinos to view the stock market as a viable investment option, especially given the country’s investment-grade rating. By educating and empowering potential investors, we can all build portfolios that can help secure our financial future.”

Attendees will get an opportunity to visit the UTrade booth during the event and learn more about UTrade, in addition to receiving freebies and giveaways.

For more information on the summit, visit www.utradeph.com and www.moneysummit.com, and likewww.facebook.com/UnicapitalOnline.

Sevilla Hanging Bridge

These hanging bridges were originally made for the locals to easily transport goods from one valley to the other. Although this site was not intended for tourists, the experience of crossing this hanging parallel bridges is fun-thrilling and adrenaline-rush seeking since it is literally pinned from end to end hence any small movement would shake the bridge. We opt to skip crossing though because it's drizzling, very slippery and we had a kid in tow.

Crossing the bridge for locals is free but tourists pay a small amount for its maintenance.
You get to enjoy the view of the river, step foot on the other side of Sevilla town, Ilawod while helping the locals, win-win!