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THE most promising startups and tech innovators will converge in Boracay for the first “Geeks on a Beach” event on Sept. 26 to 27.

The two-day conference, organized by TechTalks.ph who brought Startup Weekend to Cebu and Davao, will be a techfest, featuring the world’s most-promising tech leaders who will talk about instructive and useful topics on gaming, mobile apps and graphic design.

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MOBILE messaging is a fragmented sector. Every few months or so, a messaging app for the phone launches. Unlike SMS, mobile messaging makes use of the Internet for connectivity and offers a multi-media environment with photos, sounds and even animated graphics and virtual stickers.

“K, CU” isn’t enough, we now have to include a graphical smiley, Emoji (an expanded smiley set), or even an animated avatar that reflects our moods. One-on-one texting is old school; group messaging is in.

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SMART Communications and IdeaSpace Foundation are encouraging developers to hack their way into Silicon Valley by joining the Philippine leg of the AngelHack Spring Global Challenge, the world’s largest coding marathon.

Winners of the June 8 to 9 hackathon to be held at the Pasig City headquarters of Smart subsidiary Voyager Innovations will get a chance to win hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes, receive local mentorship for 11 weeks and be flown to Silicon Valley where US-based AngelHack will help turn their idea into a startup.

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JAPANESE fashion brand Uniqlo is expanding its store network in the country on the back of the thriving retail industry.

Although the company has no definite plans yet for expansion outside Luzon, Katsumi Kubota, managing director of Uniqlo in the Philippines, said they are considering Cebu as their next destination in the future.

He told reporters he recently visited Cebu to check on some potential malls here and noted that the province is an important market for foreign brands to penetrate because it is already a “developed island.”

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GLOBE Telecom recently launched Globe DUO Korea, an international inbound calling offer for Koreans in the Philippines.

Globe DUO Korea is a service that allows a Globe or TM subscriber to purchase a Korea-based telephone number. Their friends and family back home can call their Korea-based telephone number and calls will be received in their Globe or TM phones. Calls can now be made between two Korea-based numbers, just like making a local call in Korea, resulting in significant savings.

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VALUING heritage takes more than a day or a month. Slowly but steadily, Cebu is reclaiming its own.

Last May 18 was International Museum Day. In the country, May is considered as National Heritage Month.

According to the International Council of Museums (Icom), which started International Museum Day in 1977, this year’s theme is “Museums (memory + creativity) = social change.”

The theme reiterates the role of museums in preserving the legacy of the past and using creativity in making history, pride of place and identity as the bedrock of societal innovations and development.

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I THINK it’s time for her critics to loosen up on Vice President Jejomar Binay’s daughter Ma. Lourdes Nancy. She has been proclaimed as among the 12 winners in the senatorial race, landing in 5th place with more than 16 million votes. Meaning that her critics could no longer prevent Binay’s entry into the Senate.

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I WAS in Mactan Island the entire day yesterday for the company outing of Radyo GMA (GMA) employees at Agus Hotel in Barangay Agus. It was an annual activity where company officers and employees together with their families relax and enjoy. The event was also very timely because everybody was so tired during our election coverage last week. Imagine, we went on the air for 48 hours for our continuous coverage. It was, indeed, a great bonding yesterday.

As I drove going here before noon, I encountered traffic problem near Gaisano Capital.

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THE first bill that congresswoman-elect Aileen Radaza will file when the new Congress opens is one that seeks to create a new province to be named Mactan.

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WHILE most of mainstream media friends hailed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the PCOS for a job - well done, seemingly isolated critical voices are presenting disturbing data online. The percentage of votes per senator was uniform and consistent nationwide as the counting proceeded.

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ALL 12 senators have been proclaimed. Expectedly, there are protests from losing candidates for various reasons. Some lost by very narrow margins, like five votes or less than a hundred.

Let’s allow them to protest. For one, it’s part of practicing democracy. Two, defeat is difficult to take, especially for the long power holders. Three, protests are face-saving tactics. Four, a protest is man’s way of licking his wounds before he ambles to his lonely and dark corner.

For us who’ve gone to vote, where do we go from here?

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MANILA—The Alaska Aces proved their mastery over Barangay Ginebra Kings with a 104-80 rout to sweep the best-of-five titular series, 3-0, last night to bring home their 14th title in the 38th Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.

After a close battle in the first three quarters, the Aces suddenly exploded with a fiery 12-0 run and went on to hold the Kings to only two points in the last 6:31 of the game to secure their first crown under the post-Tim Cone era.

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CEBU Queen City United (CQCU) and Cebu Amateur Football Club (CAFC) booked their second win to top their brackets in the 13th Cebu Interclub Football at the Cebu City Sports Center.

Ryan Hemedia had a hat trick to tow CAFC to a 3-0 win over Mactan Camellanz, their second straight after a win over Don Bosco United in the opening day. CAFC leads Group B with two wins, while Mactan Camellanz United suffered its second consecutive loss.

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THE Cebu Football Association kept its unbeaten run in the Philippine Football Federation – Suzuki Under-23 National Cup after beating Iligan-Lanao FA, 1-0, last night at the Perdices Coliseum in Dumaguete City.

CFA’s Lorenzo Magbanua picked up a cross from Agapito Baclaan from the left flank and took it straight to the net for the lone goal.

The win put CFA on top of Group A with six points, while Iligan-Lanao FA dropped to a tie at second place with Baguio-Benguet FA with four points.

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Philippine officials have advised thousands of Filipino workers to “limit their movement” in Taiwan, fearing a potentially violent backlash over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).   Antonio Basilio, resident representative of Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) in Taiwan, issued the advisory following a reported upsurge of attacks on some of the 87,000 Filipinos working in Taipei, Malacañang said Sunday.   “According to Mr. Basilio, they have issued an advisory to our countrymen to limit their going out … They should avoid doing unnecessary things, in other words, to keep within their workplace and their hom...

Keep on reading: Filipinos in Taiwan told: Limit activities

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RALPH Arche and Merlita Arias Dunkin took advantage of their athletic edge over others as they ruled the 6K accredited broker category in the Primary Homes Run yesterday at the Sumilon Road, Cebu Business Park.

Arche, a triathlete, topped the men’s 6K exclusive category in a walk in the park 24:44 official time, leaving no room for runner-up Nars Jumonong to catch up. He clocked in 33:37, while third placer Lodivino Alvez finished in 36:50.

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IN A few short months, John Philip Dueñas has built himself up into one of Cebu’s strongest triathletes. This time, he cemented this after defeating RP’s top triathlete Arland Macasieb in the Dipolog Centennial Triathlon yesterday in Dipolog.

Dueñas, a former runner who transitioned to triathlon in the past year, banked on his original sport, running, to save him in this race.

Dueñas was trailing the entire race until the run discipline. Macasieb was running ahead of him and Dueñas only caught up and took the lead in the last kilometer.

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THE Cebu Landmasters needed extra time before eliminating Lion-Tiger Aerosols, 93-88, in overtime in the quarterfinal round of the Enervon-Cesafi Partner’s Cup 2013 tournament held at the Cebu Coliseum Saturday evening.

It was not an easy victory for the Landmasters, who had to endure playing without their Cameroonian reinforcement Amhed Salihou, who fouled out of the game still with 8:17 left to play in the fourth.

Stephen Que led the scorers with 19 points.

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THE level of competition in karting is expected to rise in the Visayas with the building of Kartways Sports Park and Resort in Panglao,Bohol.

Karters from Cebu competed in the second leg of the 2013 Kartzone series for the first time, and they hope their presence will drum up interest among locals and that Bohol will form a team that can join competitions.

“It shows karting has developed, the sport is growing. People are trying to understand the sport, not just the traditional sporting events such as basketball and others,” Kartzone race director Lord Seno said.

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NOW on its 13th season, this year’s Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. would be just like the first one and I hope it’s time for changes to be adopted.

I’m not saying we should get rid of the officials. I’m just saying it’s time for some changes, and you can change, of course, without changing officials.

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