Alaminos National High School Classmates

As the much anticipated national elections here in the Philippines is fast approaching, people cant help to think of their bets, so as the Social Weather Stations.

A non-commissioned survey was held by the SWS last February 20 to 23, 2009 clearly showed a tight four-way race of the four “candidates” for president seat namely Vice President Noli de Castro, Senators Manny Villar, Loren Legarda and Francis Escudero.

The First Quarter 2009 Social Weather Survey, taken from Feb. 20 to 23, showed that De Castro is favored by 27 percent of respondents, followed closely by Villar with 26 percent, Legarda, 25 percent and Escudero, 23 percent. They were followed by Senators Mar Roxas, 15 percent; Panfilo Lacson, 14 percent and former President Joseph Estrada, 13 percent. The Social Weather Stations cleared that prior to the survey; they did not prepare a list for the respondents to select from to avoid bias.

Its true that survey results will never determine who will win the race, but it is also true that it has great effect on the mentality of people especially in choosing there bets.

MANILA, Philippines - Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Jose Melo warned yesterday that a “hybrid” exercise of combined manual and automated counting of votes in next year’s polls would further disgrace the electoral process and allow cheating to continue.

Melo expressed concern that another scandal-ridden election like the 2004 presidential polls could occur again if the 2010 exercise is done manually.

(more…)

“Asia is really the new frontier of business,” this is according to Dr. Angel Cabrera, a Spanish educator of America’s top-ranked Thunderbird School of Global Management. Cabrera continued. “That’s why so many more US and European corporations and business schools are coming here, that’s their obsession nowadays. The excitement with Asia is not just about lower labor costs, now it’s about Asia as the most promising market with unprecedented growth, with so many new consumers. The opportunities here in Asia are absolutely amazing. Our Thunderbird School has offices in Beijing and Singapore.”

(more…)

Welcome to the Age of Exploration!

Discover New markets! Hidden in the depth of brand competition and price war market are lucrative sources of potential customers and clients. Tapping this new market would eventually be your next big thing!

Seize New Opportunities! Using traditional brand activation campaign might give you a second thought on its reliability in today’s market. Everything has changed. With shorter attention spans and limited airtime, it is time to look into new ways of making your brand reach and interact effectively to your consumers.

Capture New Trends! How do you stand out and make yourself relevant, preferred and loved… or is this possible at all? Understanding the latest trend and being the first to execute it are the challenge you have to face.

Exploring all these new markets, opportunities and trends will give your company a big leap forward to go way ahead in your industry.

(more…)