Ang SMART ay nagpalabas at ang launch ng kanilang BRO-power “Ipamahagi mo” wireless router

Ang isa sa pinaka nangungunang wireless provider subsidiary Smart Broadband, Inc. (SBI) sa pamamagitan ng kanilang subsidiary Smart Boradband, Inc. (SBI), ngayon ay nag la launched sa Smart Bro Ipamahagi mo, ito ay ang pinaka unang broadband device na ginawa para pwedeng bigyang connection ang mga computers sa loob ng isang lugar tulad ng bahay, para makaminus sa gastos at parehong magkaroon ng malakas na wireless connection sa internet.

“Desktop computers at laptops notebook ay nagiging mura na rin at marami sa mga pamilya ang pwede nang bumili nito at magagamit sa kanilang mga tahanan. Smart Bro ipamahagi mo ay pumapayag din na magagamit nila ito sa ayun sa gusto nila,” yan say sabi ni Danilo J. Mojica, ang pangulo nga Smart Wireless Consumers Division.

Smart Bro ipamahagi mo ay pumapayag na aabot ng 5 computer ang ma e connect sa isang option at maging ligtas ito sa panganib na naka connect sa main user, para magkaroon ng sabay sabay na connection patungo sa SMART’s nationwide HSPA network. Ang HSPA ay ang pinaka bagong embensiyon na kung saan ay papaluma na rin at mapapalitan na ng WIMAX na gawa ng GSM technology at naibigan ng karamihan dahil itoy may malakas na connection ng internet tulad ng de cable na internet connection na masusubukan na rin gamit ang mobile device.

Smart Bro ipamahagi mo ay mabibili na sa planong P 999.00 buwanang subscription, kung saan ay mayroong 90 hours na internet access at may lakas na 2 mbps sa mga kilala at malaking syudad ngunit ito ay mayroon lamang GPRS connection pag ikaw ay nasa probinsiya na kung saan ay may lakas na 5 – 15 Kbps. Pag malayo ka ay lugi ka sa hourly rate connection at kung ang pag gamit mo ay lalampas ng 90 hours ay mag babayad ka na ng P 0.35 kada minute.

Ang pasi-unang cash out payment sa loob ng 12 buwan ay P 3,499.00 kasama na dito ang isang beses na bayarin na P 2, 500.00 para sa device na sin laki lamang ng daliri at pang unang buwan na bayad na P 999.00

Ang pag kabit ng Smart Bro ipamahagi mo ay madali lamang at walang sakit kasi ang gabay sa pag kabit nito ay kasama na sa kit kaya kung ikaw ay may nais na bumili nito ay mag dala lamang ng ID at pruweba sa iyong kasalukuyang tirahan at mag tungo sa malapit na Smart Center sa buong kapulu-an.

“Ang pag asenso ng broadband option na sa kasalukuyan ay mabibili na ng mga subscriber ay nag bibigay sa kanila ng kalayaan ay katiwasayan sa pag karoon ng access sa internet kahit saan. Saan ka man kami ay umaasa na maibigay naming ang ginintuang pag tulong para sa inyong internet connectivity”, dagdag pa ni Mojica.

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Ang SMART nag pahibalo ug nag lunsad sa ilang BRO-powered “ Ipanghatag na” wirelss router

Ang nag una kon ilado nga wireless provider Smart Broadband, Inc. (SBI), Pinaagi sa ilang sangang buhatan sa Smart Broadband, Inc (SBI), karon nag abre sa ilang SMART Bro, ipanghatag na, ang pinaka una nga broadband aparatu nga pwede mag conectar sa daghan nga computers sa usa ka lugar gamit ang wireless system sama sa balay, gamay nga tindahan sa arong maka baton ug barato nga wireless, ug kusog nga pagtugot internet.

“Dektop nga computer kon laptop o notebook barato na ug daghanan sa mga familia ang pwede na nga maka palit para magamit sa ilang kaugalingon nga panimalay. Smart Bro ipanghatag na mo tugot nila sa tiboouk nga gamit sa ilang aparatu ug mga computers” kana matud pa ni Danilo J. Mojica, ang Pangulo sa Dibisyon sa Wireless nga consumante sa SMART.

Smart Bro ipanghatag na mu tugot usab hangtod sa 5 ka computers, kada option para way kuyaw pinaagi sa pinaka mugamitay kon main-user ngadto sa connection sa SMART HSPA network sa tibuok kapupud an. Ang HSPA mao kini ang pinaka bag-o sanglit mukarran na nga kay ma ilisan na sa WIMAX na imbento sa GSM technology, ug naganahan sa kadaghanan kay kusog kusug ang iyang connection susama sa de cable nga broadband nga masulayan na mobile device.

Smart Bro ipanghatag na aduna nay plano nga Php 999.00 kada bulan nga suhiskripsyon nga hangtod 90 ka oras nga pagtugot sa internet ug adunay ka kusgon nga 2mbps sulod sa mga dagkong syudad pero GPRS lamang ang ika hatag nga signal ngadto sa mga nasa bukid, ug layo nga dapit. Ang GPRS aduna lamang ka kusgon nga 5 – 15 Kbps. Ang pag gamit nga mu subra sa 90 ka oras maga bayad ug P.35 centavos kada minute. Uy magasto diay kini.

Pa una nga bayad kon cash sa sulod sa 12 ka bulan nga gamit kay P3,499.00 kun diin kauban na ang usa ka beses nga bayad sa P2,500 para sa presyo sa aparatu nga susama ra kadako sa tudlo ug dugang P 999.00 para sa binulan nga balayronon.

Ang pag pa instalar sa Smart Bro ipanghatag na kay dali lamang ug way sakit, ang geya naa na kauban sa aparatu. Ang pag aplay sa gusto mu sulay kay dali lamang pud ug kon kinsa man galing ang gusto mo aply mag dala lamang ug ID ug kasamtangan nga ngalan pinuy-anan ug ngadto na dayon sa buhatan sa Smart Bro bisan asang buhatan na tibuok ka pupud an.

“Sa pag padayon sa pag uswag sa broadband option nga pwede sulayan sa mga subsridor, ang pag hatag ug kagawasan ug ka hayahay sa pag tugot sa pag gamit sa internet kun asa ka man galing, kami nangamuyo ug nag laom nga ikahatag namo ang bulawanon nga pag serbisyo kaninyo”. Kini matud pa ni Mojica

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SMART unveils and launches their BRO-powered ‘Share It’ wireless router

Leading wireless services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART), through its subsidiary Smart Broadband, Inc. (SBI), today launched SMART Bro Share It, the country’s first broadband device built to enable multiple computers in a common area, such as a house, to have affordable and simultaneous but wireless, high-speed Internet access.

“Desktop computers and laptops have become more affordable, and more families are now able to purchase them for use at home. SMART Bro Share It will allow them to fully and efficiently maximize the use of these computing devices,” said Danilo J. Mojica, head of SMART’s Wireless Consumer Division.

SMART Bro Share It allows up to 5 computers, each given the option to be secured by the main user, to connect simultaneously to SMART’s nationwide HSPA network. HSPA is the latest evolution of the GSM technology, and is likened to having the high-speed, cable broadband experience delivered right to a mobile device.

SMART Bro Share It is available with a Plan 999 monthly subscription, which comes with up to 90 hours of Internet access, at speeds of up to 2 mbps in key cities in the country. Usage in excess of 90 hours will be charged P.35 for every minute.

Initial cash-out for the 12-month subscription is P3,499, which includes the one-time payment of P2,500 for the device, plus the first month’s fee of P999. The monthly subscription fee is P999.

Installing SMART Bro Share It is quick and painless, and instructions are available in every kit. Application for a subscription is likewise hassle-free, and interested individuals just need to present a valid ID with a current address at any SMART Wireless Center nationwide.

“By increasing the broadband options available to our subscribers, and giving them the freedom and flexibility to access the Internet the way they want it, wherever they are, we hope to eventually position mobile broadband as the gold standard in connectivity,” added Mojica.

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Globe Introduces Globe Broadband Tattoo in mini Stick!

Globe Introduces Globe Broadband Tattoo

Globe lives up to its promise of providing relevant and easy-to-use services by introducing Globe Broadband Tattoo, a revamped mobile Internet service available in prepaid and postpaid variants, that allows subscribers to stay connected while on-the-go, without breaking the bank.Globe Broadband Tattoo, formerly known as Globe Visibility, uses a USB stick that works as a modem.

Users simply plug the stick into their PCs or laptops to surf the Web anytime, anywhere. 3G and High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) technology enables high-speed connectivity and fast downloads. With Globe Broadband Tattoo, users can experience speeds of up to 2 Mbps. That makes activities like social networking, chatting, blogging, emailing and even streaming music and movies much more enjoyable yet still affordable.Globe redesigned Globe Broadband Tattoo not just as a connectivity tool for its users, but a lifestyle tool as well.

Users can now choose from a range of three hip and trendy Globe Broadband Tattoo USB designs, featuring artwork in black, orange, or blue. Depending on the user's personal style, they can choose the skin that reflects their personalities and lifestyles the most.The Globe Broadband Tattoo Prepaid Kit comes with a free P100 load that is equivalent to five hours of free Internet time.

On top of that, users pay only P5 per fifteen minutes on the Internet.And once users have consumed their free load, reloading the Globe Broadband Tattoo Prepaid SIM is easy because it can be loaded like a regular prepaid SIM, whether through Share-A-Load, Globe Load or prepaid call cardsUsers may also opt for a postpaid plan for Globe Broadband Tattoo; there is a range of plans for as low as P 799/month with 60 free mobile internet hours each month.Aside from using Globe Broadband Tattoo as a mobile Internet modem, the SIM card inside the USB can also be used for calls and sending text messages at regular cellphone rates.

The USB also comes with a built-in expansion slot where users can insert their own Micro SD card for additional file storage.With a funkier look and free Internet time, the new Globe Broadband Tattoo Prepaid Kit is a steal for only P1895.The new Globe Broadband Tattoo is available nationwide. For more information, please call (02) 730 1000.

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Globe MyPhone S21 Phonekit at Php 1,995 (Ended April 30, 2009)

Grad Gift that makes it all worthwhile:

MyPhone S21 Phonekit at Php 1,995 withFREE P100 LoadWhen you buy the MyPhone S21 phonekit at a Globe Business Center your loved one's MMS for the summer is on us because you get FREE P100 load instantly!

Promo is until April 30, 2009. Hurry and get this perfect graduation gift now!Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the MyPhone S21 Gradation Offer Promo about?

Buy the MyPhone S21 for only P1,995 (see features below) and get FREE P100 Load

Camera
FM Radio
WAP (mobile browsing)
MMS
The P100 FREE load can be used to upload pics in a flash to your Friendster and Facebook accounts!

Just text FRIENDSTER or FACEBOOK to 2222 for FREE info.

2. How will I get my FREE load?You will get your free load in the form of one (1) P100 Globe Prepaid Call Card from the Globe Business Center Cashier after you purchase the phone. You will be required to load the P100 call card on-the-spot.

3. What is the expiry of call cards to be issued by Globe?You will be issued with one (1) P100 Globe Prepaid Call Card. P100 Globe Prepaid Call Card expire in 15 days.

4. What Globe Prepaid SIM comes with the MyPhone S21 Graduation Offer phone?You will get a FREE Globe Starter Prepaid SIM together with your phone.

MyPhone S21 Graduation OfferPer DTI-NCR permit no. 1281, series of 2009.Promo Period until April 30, 2009

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ABS-CBN International Sales

ABS-CBN Global’s International Sales group provides content for the foreign market through program syndication, licensing and program format deals.



We offer a wide range of program ideas:
SeriesMovies
Games
Reality Talent Search
ScriptedAnimation
Educational
Lifestyle / Travel / Food
SportsClips/Footage
News & Current Affairs

Formats

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GMA Network (Corporate info)

CORPORATE PURPOSE

We enrich the lives of Filipinos everywhere with superior entertainment and responsible delivery of news and information.

CORPORATE VISION

We are the most respected, undisputed leader in the Philippine broadcast industry and the recognized media innovator and pacesetter in Asia. We are the Filipinos’ favorite network. We are the advertisers’ preferred partner. We are the employer of choice in our industry. We provide the best returns to our shareholders. We are a key partner in promoting the best in the Filipino.

CORPORATE VALUES
• We place God above all.
• We believe that the Viewer is Boss.
• We value our People as our Best Assets.
• We uphold Integrity and Transparency.
• We are driven by our Passion for Excellence.
• We strive for Efficiency in everything we do.
• We pursue Creativity and Innovation.

INFORMATION

GMA Network, Inc. is the leading free-to-air media broadcasting company in the Philippines. It is principally engaged in television and radio broadcasting, the production of television programs for domestic and international audiences and other related businesses. The company (then known as Loreto F. de Hemedes, Inc.) started operating its radio station DZBB in 1950 through Robert Stewart, an American correspondent, known to many as “Uncle Bob.” Eleven years later, on October 29, 1961, the company ventured into television and started operating TV Channel 7. In May 28, 1974, the company changed its name to Republic Broadcasting System, Inc.

In the same year, Gilberto M. Duavit, Menardo R. Jimenez and Felipe L. Gozon took over the management of the station. In 1996, the company changed its corporate name to GMA Network, Inc. as it diversified into media-related businesses such as movie making, sets and props construction, film syndication, music and video recording, new media, post production services and marketing.

From the “Where You Belong” tagline, the company came up with a corporate equity in 2002 to bring the network closer to the hearts and minds of its viewers using a new tagline Kapuso ng Bawat Pilipino. The equity defines GMA’s relationship with its viewers as Kapuso (one in heart) that fully understands their needs, dreams, aspirations, and even pains. GMA Network has 46 Very High Frequency (VHF) television stations nationwide that include its flagship station in Mega Manila, originating stations in Cebu, Iloilo, Davao and Dagupan, 3 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) stations and 1 affiliate station. GMA-7 produces and broadcasts radio programs across the Philippines on its wholly-owned operating network of 24 radio stations and one minority-owned radio station. Its anchor radio stations are DZBB on the AM band and DWLS on the FM band.

In 2007, the company reformatted its flagship station DWLS-FM and is now known as “Barangay LS 97.1 Ayos!”GMA-7 reaches out to Filipinos across the globe through its international channel, GMA Pinoy TV. GMA Pinoy TV is currently available in the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Guam, Saipan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the British Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia, 16 countries in the Middle East, 11 countries in North Africa and 49 countries in Europe.

GMA extends the winning strategy of its first international channel by treating Filipinos abroad to a second serving of Filipino programs with another international channel, GMA Life TV. GMA Life TV is available in the United States, Canada, Guam, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, 16 countries in the Middle East, 11 countries in North Africa and in 49 countries in Europe. Through a co-production and/or blocktime agreement with ZOE Broadcasting Network, GMA provides the programming for Channel 11, now known as “QTV”.

QTV Channel 11 is women-skewed, with a programming grid primarily designed according to women’s schedules and needs.GMA-7 has played a major role in revolutionizing Philippine television by providing many of the most innovative and trendsetting shows in the country. Its programs boast of the best artists in Philippine entertainment as well as the most respected personalities in the field of news and public affairs.

Aside from bringing the best in news and entertainment, GMA-7 also manifests its social responsibility and commitment to public service through community projects and philanthropic activities that the GMA Kapuso Foundation and Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko Foundation undertake.GMA-7 has gained local and international recognition for its innovative and quality entertainment and responsible news and public affairs programs. For its quality and balanced programming, GMA has received the Best Station awards given by the country’s leading award-giving bodies such as the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) Golden Dove Awards, Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards, Catholic Mass Media Awards, the Rotary Club of Manila and the USTV Students Choice Awards.

It is the first and only network in the country that has won the prestigious George Peabody Award in 2000. Its news program Saksi was awarded the World Gold Medal as Best Newscast in the New York Festivals in 2002, a first for any Philippine news program. It was also the first Philippine broadcasting company to have won the coveted Asian TV Award for Terrestial Channel of the Year in 2005. The company is among the top 10 Philippine companies among Asia’s leading companies in the Review 200 survey of the Asian Wall Street Journal (formerly Review 200 of the Far Eastern Economic Review) for three consecutive years (2002- 2004). GMA News and Public Affairs bagged five medals for its public affairs programs at the New York Festivals in 2008 – an unprecedented feat in the Philippine television industry.

GMA Network also won seven awards and several citations at the US International Film and Video Festival the same year.Aside from bringing the best in news and entertainment, GMA-7 also manifests its social responsibility and commitment to public service through community projects and philanthropic activities that the GMA Kapuso Foundation and Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko Foundation undertake.

GMA maintains the following websites:

http://www.igma.tv/,

http://www.gmapinoytv.com/,

http://www.qtv.com.ph/,

http://www.inq7.net/,

http://www.gmanews.tv/, and

www.gmanetwork.com/ir

SUBSIDIARIES

GMA Marketing and Productions, Inc.
14/F & 15/F GMA Network Center EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City Tel. Nos.: 982-77-77 Fax No.: 928-20-44
GMA Marketing and Productions, Inc., established 1980, is the exclusive marketing and sales arm of the GMA Network, Inc. GMA Marketing provides the link between the Network and its clients, advertisers, and advertising agencies.

GMA Network Films, Inc.

GMA Complex EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City Tel. No.: 982-77-77 loc. 9980, 9981 Fax: 926-1842 (telefax) GMA Network Films, Inc., established in 1995, is engaged in film-making. GMA Network Films complements GMA Network’s programming requirements and talent development initiatives. Prominent films that the company has recently produced include Let the Love Begin, Mulawin, Moments of Love, Till I Met You, The Promise, and its first horror film, Ouija.

GMA New Media, Inc. 12/F GMA Network Center EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City Tel. No.: 857-4664 Fax: 928-4553 GMA New Media Incorporated (NMI), established in 2000, is a total interactive and media solutions company undertaking convergent applications for mobile, web and digital TV. A wholly owned subsidiary of GMA Network, NMI is a pioneer in deploying mobile to TV interactivity while expanding its services into website development, TV production, wireless marketing and innovative broadcast solutions.

GMA Worldwide (Philippines), Inc.

10/F GMA Network Center EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City Tel. No.: 928-5073, 982-77-77 loc. 9381 Fax: 928-5065 GMA Worldwide, Inc. is the program acquisition and distribution subsidiary of GMA Network, Inc. It is engaged in syndicating the network’s series, films and program content to the international market.

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KFC for World Hunger in Chicken?

KFC and World Hunger

KFC Philippines, as part of Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company, has dedicated itself to fighting world hunger.
It has embarked on a campaign that aims to raise awareness, raise funds and encourage volunteer efforts by educating customers through in-store posters and TV commercials.To strengthen the campaign, KFC Philippines partnered with the World Food Programme (WFP) in the Philippines, representing the United Nation’s frontline organization fighting hunger, to support children in conflict-affected parts of Mindanao.

Why focus on hunger?

KFC Philippines believes that hunger is a global issue where it can really make a difference. It is a serious problem with serious facts that are hard to ignore.It is the foremost humanitarian problem in the world and is the leading cause of death, even more than war or disease. In fact, every 6 seconds a child dies from hunger somewhere in the world. With more than 59 million children worldwide going to school hungry, KFC Philippines plans to help by starting with meals for at least 10,000 school children affected by conflict in Mindanao.

Who will benefit from the donations?

Proceeds from the KFC Philippines and WFP campaign will go directly to feeding school children in conflict-affected parts of Mindanao. With as little as PhP 5 a day, donors can help feed a child, and help them stay in school, live happily and healthily without having to learn on an empty stomach.

What has KFC done for the program?

KFC Philippines is helping the plight of undernourished children in conflict-affected parts of Mindanao by supporting WFP’s “Fill the Cup” campaign. Launched in 2008, the campaign aims to provide meals to over 20 million school children around the world, and at least 10,000 school-children through “Food for Education” activities in the Philippines.

Apart from that, all KFC stores will have posters and donation cans for the duration of the campaign to raise awareness and to encourage customers to help in the cause.Last year’s campaign which ran from October-December 2007 raised a total of P209,730.15 that provided around 20,000 hot meals to kids.This year, KFC Philippines aims to beat last year’s collection.Through the coordinated effort of KFC customer donations and volunteer work, and with help from WFP, KFC is confident that it can help the fight against hunger.

How can you help?

Visit the nearest KFC restaurant and donate to help end hunger and save lives.
Or visit

http://www.fromhungertohope.com/ or
http://www.wfp.org/
to learn how you can support the global Hunger Relief campaign of YUM!
Brands and its 35,000 restaurants around the world.
What is the World Food Programme?
How is WFP involved with the Philippines?

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Zorro: is now a Filipino at GMA TV Kapuso

Zorro is now a Filipino - at GMA TV

Don Diego hands over his Zorro artifacts to Antonio, at magsisimula na ang era ng Pinoy Zorro. (The Philippine Version of Zorro begins)Zorro - Philippine VersionThis is one of the Newest Action/Drama Series of GMA Network in the Philippines.

This program is now on top of the most viewed program of GMA Network. The ABS-CBN’s “May Bukas Pa” is not so viewed this time because it maybe doesn’t suit the taste of Filipinos this season. Besides, the ABS-CBN must have to find another program to match the Zorro of GMA.Welcome, watch and enjoy!. Zorro - Philippine Version

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Smart Business Solutions

Smart Business Solutions

Smart Business Solutions is the answer to your company's need for convergence and connectivity. As a communications company, we know how crucial a reliable network is in ensuring the success of your enterprise. That's why using our wide range of services, we've made it our goal to create a Mobile Office for you, custom-built to the unique way you do business. Discover your very own Mobile Office. Contact us now.

Mobile Office Solutions

• Voice Solutions

• Office in My Pocket Solutions

• Wireless Office Solutions

• Wireless Broadband Solutions
Learn more here.

Our Customer Support

• Relationship Manager

• Our communal e-mail

• Business Hotline

• Bill Delivery
Learn more here.

Get in touch with us now!

Questions?

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your Mobile Office?

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Globe Control your bill sa Bagong Load Tipid Plans!

Control your bill sa Bagong Load Tipid Plans!

Set your plan limit. 'Pag umabot ka sa limit, just reload like prepaid para kontrolado ang gastos mo.


1. Choose the Globe Load Tipid Plan for you and get a free handset:

Load Tipid Plan 500 (with 85 free text every month). Available for 12 or 24 months subscription.
Load Tipid Plan 800 (with 170 free text every month)
Load Tipid Plan 1500 (with 375 free text every month)

2. Submit proof of ID, proof of billing and proof of income (amount of which should be commensurate to the value applied for) to Globe Telecom Business Centers nationwide. Applicants must submit the above documents in order to qualify for the offer.

3. Load Tipid Plan line only application (without the free handset) is also available. Only valid and unexpired proof of identification and proof of billing address are required.

4. Select when your Load Tipid Plan will receive it's load: every 3rd, 8th, 18th, or 24th of the month.

5. Once the monthly plan limit is reached, you can continue calling or texting by buying load from any Globe Prepaid loading stations (Globe Load, Share-A-Load, or Prepaid cards). Unused load will be carried over into the next month.

6. Subscribers should maintain the subscription for at least 12 or 24 months, otherwise, the subscriber will be charged with a penalty of P10,000 or Handset Base Price, whichever is higher.
7. One-month advance payment is required and will be off-set with the first month's bill.

8. Load Tipid Plan upgrades or changes to the loading schedule may be requested by visiting the nearest Globe Business Center. Credit requirements apply.

9. Existing Globe Prepaid subscribers can enroll their SIM to the Load Tipid Plans and retain their Globe Prepaid number. Load Allowance Plan dependents can likewise convert their Load Allowance Plan to a Load Tipid Plan and retain their existing number.


Hurry, promo until May 31, 2009 only.
Visit the nearest Globe Business Center or call (02) 730-1000.
Per DTI Permit No. 0666, series of 2009.

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SMART launches BRO-powered ‘Share It’ wireless router

Leading wireless services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART), through its subsidiary Smart Broadband, Inc. (SBI), today launched SMART Bro Share It, the country’s first broadband device built to enable multiple computers in a common area, such as a house, to have affordable and simultaneous but wireless, high-speed Internet access.

“Desktop computers and laptops have become more affordable, and more families are now able to purchase them for use at home. SMART Bro Share It will allow them to fully and efficiently maximize the use of these computing devices,” said Danilo J. Mojica, head of SMART’s Wireless Consumer Division.

SMART Bro Share It allows up to 5 computers, each given the option to be secured by the main user, to connect simultaneously to SMART’s nationwide HSPA network. HSPA is the latest evolution of the GSM technology, and is likened to having the high-speed, cable broadband experience delivered right to a mobile device.

SMART Bro Share It is available with a Plan 999 monthly subscription, which comes with up to 90 hours of Internet access, at speeds of up to 2 mbps in key cities in the country. Usage in excess of 90 hours will be charged P.35 for every minute.

Initial cash-out for the 12-month subscription is P3,499, which includes the one-time payment of P2,500 for the device, plus the first month’s fee of P999. The monthly subscription fee is P999.

Installing SMART Bro Share It is quick and painless, and instructions are available in every kit. Application for a subscription is likewise hassle-free, and interested individuals just need to present a valid ID with a current address at any SMART Wireless Center nationwide.

“By increasing the broadband options available to our subscribers, and giving them the freedom and flexibility to access the Internet the way they want it, wherever they are, we hope to eventually position mobile broadband as the gold standard in connectivity,” added Mojica.

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Globe Introduces Globe Broadband Tattoo

Globe Introduces Globe Broadband Tattoo


Globe lives up to its promise of providing relevant and easy-to-use services by introducing Globe Broadband Tattoo, a revamped mobile Internet service available in prepaid and postpaid variants, that allows subscribers to stay connected while on-the-go, without breaking the bank.

Globe Broadband Tattoo, formerly known as Globe Visibility, uses a USB stick that works as a modem. Users simply plug the stick into their PCs or laptops to surf the Web anytime, anywhere. 3G and High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) technology enables high-speed connectivity and fast downloads. With Globe Broadband Tattoo, users can experience speeds of up to 2 Mbps. That makes activities like social networking, chatting, blogging, emailing and even streaming music and movies much more enjoyable yet still affordable.

Globe redesigned Globe Broadband Tattoo not just as a connectivity tool for its users, but a lifestyle tool as well. Users can now choose from a range of three hip and trendy Globe Broadband Tattoo USB designs, featuring artwork in black, orange, or blue. Depending on the user's personal style, they can choose the skin that reflects their personalities and lifestyles the most.

The Globe Broadband Tattoo Prepaid Kit comes with a free P100 load that is equivalent to five hours of free Internet time. On top of that, users pay only P5 per fifteen minutes on the Internet.

And once users have consumed their free load, reloading the Globe Broadband Tattoo Prepaid SIM is easy because it can be loaded like a regular prepaid SIM, whether through Share-A-Load, Globe Load or prepaid call cards

Users may also opt for a postpaid plan for Globe Broadband Tattoo; there is a range of plans for as low as P 799/month with 60 free mobile internet hours each month.

Aside from using Globe Broadband Tattoo as a mobile Internet modem, the SIM card inside the USB can also be used for calls and sending text messages at regular cellphone rates. The USB also comes with a built-in expansion slot where users can insert their own Micro SD card for additional file storage.

With a funkier look and free Internet time, the new Globe Broadband Tattoo Prepaid Kit is a steal for only P1895.


The new Globe Broadband Tattoo is available nationwide. For more information, please call (02) 730 1000.

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Globe MyPhone S21 Phonekit at Php 1,995

Grad Gift that makes it all worthwhile: MyPhone S21 Phonekit at Php 1,995 with

FREE P100 Load

When you buy the MyPhone S21 phonekit at a Globe Business Center your loved one's MMS for the summer is on us because you get FREE P100 load instantly! Promo is until April 30, 2009. Hurry and get this perfect graduation gift now!

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the MyPhone S21 Gradation Offer Promo about?

Buy the MyPhone S21 for only P1,995 (see features below) and get FREE P100 Load

Camera

FM Radio

WAP (mobile browsing)

MMS

The P100 FREE load can be used to upload pics in a flash to your Friendster and Facebook accounts! Just text FRIENDSTER or FACEBOOK to 2222 for FREE info.
2. How will I get my FREE load?

You will get your free load in the form of one (1) P100 Globe Prepaid Call Card from the Globe Business Center Cashier after you purchase the phone. You will be required to load the P100 call card on-the-spot.

3. What is the expiry of call cards to be issued by Globe?
You will be issued with one (1) P100 Globe Prepaid Call Card. P100 Globe Prepaid Call Card expire in 15 days.

4. What Globe Prepaid SIM comes with the MyPhone S21 Graduation Offer phone?
You will get a FREE Globe Starter Prepaid SIM together with your phone.

MyPhone S21 Graduation Offer

Per DTI-NCR permit no. 1281, series of 2009.

Promo Period until April 30, 2009

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KFC Chicken

There’s no denying that when people think of fried chicken, KFC is most probably at the top of their list. That’s because we take great care in preparing our chicken and make sure that we provide only the freshest and finest ingredients in all of the foods that we offer. Choose from our wide menu of chicken dishes, sides, sandwiches, desserts and more, and discover why everyday, 80 million people worldwide enjoy KFC.

11 Secret Herbs and Spices

For years, Colonel Harland Sanders carried the secret formula for his Kentucky Fried Chicken in his head and the spice mixture in his car. Today, the recipe is locked away in a safe in Louisville, Kentucky. Only a handful of people know that multi-million dollar recipe, and each is obligated to strict confidentiality by contract. The Colonel developed the formula back in the 1930s when he operated the Sanders Court & Cafe restaurant and motel in Corbin, Kentucky.

There, his blend of 11 herbs and spices first developed a loyal following of customers. "In those days, I hand-mixed the spices like mixing cement on a specially cleaned concrete floor on my back porch in Corbin," the Colonel recalled. "I used a scoop to make a tunnel in the flour and then carefully mixed in the herbs and spices." Today, the recipe is protected by some pretty elaborate security precautions. One company blends a formulation that represents part of the recipe while another spice company blends the remainder. As a final safeguard, a computer processing system is used to standardize the blending of the products to ensure neither company has the complete recipe. "It boggles the mind just to think of all the procedures and precautions the company takes to protect my recipe," the Colonel said, "especially when I think how Claudia and I used to operate. She was my packing girl, my warehouse supervisor, my delivery person-you name it.

Our garage was the warehouse." "After I hit the road selling franchises for my chicken, that left Claudia behind to fill the orders for the seasoned flour mix. She'd fill the day's orders in little paper sacks with cellophane linings and package them for shipment. Then she had to put them on a midnight train." Little did the Colonel and Claudia dream in those days that his Secret Recipe of 11 Herbs & Spices would be famous around the world. Source: KFC USA website

Pressure Fried
The great taste of KFC starts with farm-fresh chicken delivered to the restaurants. Then it is pressure-cooked in batches using the secret recipe of 11 herbs and spices created by Colonel Harland Sanders more than 50 years ago.Colonel Sanders was always experimenting with food at his restaurant in Corbin, Ky., in those early days of the 1930s. He kept adding this and that to the flour for frying chicken and came out with a pretty good-tasting product. But customers still had to wait 30 minutes for it while he fried it up in an iron skillet (considered about 25 minutes too long for the average person to wait).

Most other restaurants serving what they called "Southern" fried chicken fried it in deep fat. That was quicker, but the taste wasn't the same.Then the Colonel went to a demonstration of a "new-fangled gizmo" called a pressure cooker sometime in the late 1930s. During the demonstration, green beans turned out tasty and done just right in only a few minutes.

This set his mind to thinking. He wondered how it might work on chicken.He bought one of the pressure cookers and made a few adjustments. After a lot of experimenting with cooking time, pressure, shortening temperature and level, Eureka! He'd found a way to fry chicken quickly, under pressure, and come out with the best chicken he'd ever tasted.

Today, there are several different kinds of cookers used to make Original Recipe® Chicken. But every one of them fries under pressure, the principle established by this now-famous Kentuckian.The Colonel's first pressure cooker is still around, holding a place of honor at the museum dedicated to Colonel Sanders at KFC's Restaurant Support Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

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KFC’s history can be traced back to the man who started it all: Harland David Sanders, or the man popularly known as the face and logo of KFC, “Colonel Sanders.” Sanders was born on September 9, 1890 in Henryville, Indiana and started cooking at a very young age to help out his working mother and family.

Growing up, he took on many jobs—working as a steamboat driver, insurancesalesman, railroad firefighter, farmer and even as an Army private. But it wasn’t until age 40 that Sanders really explored his love for fried chicken.

In 1930, he cooked and served chicken meals for busy families in his small eatery called “Sanders Court and Café” which operated out of his service station living quarters. Eventually, the business boomed, prompting Sanders to expand his restaurant to fit 142 people.

In the next 9 years as chef, he would perfect his fried chicken recipe. In 1935, he was given the honorary title “Kentucky Colonel” by Gov. Ruby Laffoon for his contributions to the state’s cuisine. Since then, Sanders referred to himself as the “Colonel,” and dressed in a “Southern Gentleman” outfit as a means of promoting the restaurant.

In 1939, he switched his cooking method from deep frying to pressure frying, which resulted to extremely faster cooking times. In the following year, Colonel Sanders created his famous “Original Recipe.”Sanders officially went into the chicken franchising business in 1952, when he sold his restaurant after it was by-passed by a major interstate. He traveled the U.S. selling his concept of pressure-cooked chicken for a 5-cent royalty fee for every chicken sold.

By 1955, he established Kentucky Fried Chicken.In the early 1960s, the KFC franchise totaled 600 stores in the U.S. and Canada. In 1964, Sanders sold his share for $2 million to a group of investors, turning KFC into a fast-growing corporation. In 1971 it was acquired by Heublein Inc. and was later sold to R.J. Reynolds Industries. In 1986, KFC was purchased by PepsiCo Inc. and was placed under its restaurant company Tricon Global Restaurants. In 2002, Tricon changed its name to Yum! Brands, now the largest restaurant company in the world with 32,500 stores in more than 100 countries.

Colonel Sanders remained faithful to the restaurant he loved and nurtured for so many years. He traveled 250,000 miles a year to visit KFC stores found all around the world. In 1980, he passed away at the age of 90. Today, his memory lives on through his famously delicious fried chicken enjoyed by millions of people the world over.

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ABS-CBN International Sales

ABS-CBN Global’s International Sales group provides content for the foreign market through program syndication, licensing and program format deals.

We offer a wide range of program ideas:
Series
Movies
Games
Reality Talent Search
Scripted
Animation
Educational
Lifestyle / Travel / Food
Sports
Clips/Footage
News & Current Affairs
Formats

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GMA Network

CORPORATE PURPOSE

We enrich the lives of Filipinos everywhere with superior entertainment and responsible delivery of news and information.

CORPORATE VISION

We are the most respected, undisputed leader in the Philippine broadcast industry and the recognized media innovator and pacesetter in Asia. We are the Filipinos’ favorite network. We are the advertisers’ preferred partner. We are the employer of choice in our industry. We provide the best returns to our shareholders. We are a key partner in promoting the best in the Filipino.

CORPORATE VALUES

• We place God above all.

• We believe that the Viewer is Boss.

• We value our People as our Best Assets.

• We uphold Integrity and Transparency.

• We are driven by our Passion for Excellence.

• We strive for Efficiency in everything we do.

• We pursue Creativity and Innovation.

INFORMATION

GMA Network, Inc. is the leading free-to-air media broadcasting company in the Philippines. It is principally engaged in television and radio broadcasting, the production of television programs for domestic and international audiences and other related businesses. The company (then known as Loreto F. de Hemedes, Inc.) started operating its radio station DZBB in 1950 through Robert Stewart, an American correspondent, known to many as “Uncle Bob.” Eleven years later, on October 29, 1961, the company ventured into television and started operating TV Channel 7. In May 28, 1974, the company changed its name to Republic Broadcasting System, Inc. In the same year, Gilberto M. Duavit, Menardo R. Jimenez and Felipe L. Gozon took over the management of the station.

In 1996, the company changed its corporate name to GMA Network, Inc. as it diversified into media-related businesses such as movie making, sets and props construction, film syndication, music and video recording, new media, post production services and marketing.

From the “Where You Belong” tagline, the company came up with a corporate equity in 2002 to bring the network closer to the hearts and minds of its viewers using a new tagline Kapuso ng Bawat Pilipino. The equity defines GMA’s relationship with its viewers as Kapuso (one in heart) that fully understands their needs, dreams, aspirations, and even pains.

GMA Network has 46 Very High Frequency (VHF) television stations nationwide that include its flagship station in Mega Manila, originating stations in Cebu, Iloilo, Davao and Dagupan, 3 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) stations and 1 affiliate station.

GMA-7 produces and broadcasts radio programs across the Philippines on its wholly-owned operating network of 24 radio stations and one minority-owned radio station. Its anchor radio stations are DZBB on the AM band and DWLS on the FM band. In 2007, the company reformatted its flagship station DWLS-FM and is now known as “Barangay LS 97.1 Ayos!”
GMA-7 reaches out to Filipinos across the globe through its international channel, GMA Pinoy TV. GMA Pinoy TV is currently available in the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Guam, Saipan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the British Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia, 16 countries in the Middle East, 11 countries in North Africa and 49 countries in Europe.

GMA extends the winning strategy of its first international channel by treating Filipinos abroad to a second serving of Filipino programs with another international channel, GMA Life TV. GMA Life TV is available in the United States, Canada, Guam, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, 16 countries in the Middle East, 11 countries in North Africa and in 49 countries in Europe.

Through a co-production and/or blocktime agreement with ZOE Broadcasting Network, GMA provides the programming for Channel 11, now known as “QTV”. QTV Channel 11 is women-skewed, with a programming grid primarily designed according to women’s schedules and needs.
GMA-7 has played a major role in revolutionizing Philippine television by providing many of the most innovative and trendsetting shows in the country. Its programs boast of the best artists in Philippine entertainment as well as the most respected personalities in the field of news and public affairs.

Aside from bringing the best in news and entertainment, GMA-7 also manifests its social responsibility and commitment to public service through community projects and philanthropic activities that the GMA Kapuso Foundation and Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko Foundation undertake.
GMA-7 has gained local and international recognition for its innovative and quality entertainment and responsible news and public affairs programs. For its quality and balanced programming, GMA has received the Best Station awards given by the country’s leading award-giving bodies such as the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) Golden Dove Awards, Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards, Catholic Mass Media Awards, the Rotary Club of Manila and the USTV Students Choice Awards. It is the first and only network in the country that has won the prestigious George Peabody Award in 2000. Its news program Saksi was awarded the World Gold Medal as Best Newscast in the New York Festivals in 2002, a first for any Philippine news program. It was also the first Philippine broadcasting company to have won the coveted Asian TV Award for Terrestial Channel of the Year in 2005.

The company is among the top 10 Philippine companies among Asia’s leading companies in the Review 200 survey of the Asian Wall Street Journal (formerly Review 200 of the Far Eastern Economic Review) for three consecutive years (2002- 2004). GMA News and Public Affairs bagged five medals for its public affairs programs at the New York Festivals in 2008 – an unprecedented feat in the Philippine television industry. GMA Network also won seven awards and several citations at the US International Film and Video Festival the same year.
Aside from bringing the best in news and entertainment, GMA-7 also manifests its social responsibility and commitment to public service through community projects and philanthropic activities that the GMA Kapuso Foundation and Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko Foundation undertake.
GMA maintains the following websites:

http://www.igma.tv/,

http://www.gmapinoytv.com/,

http://www.qtv.com.ph/,

http://www.inq7.net/,

http://www.gmanews.tv/, and

www.gmanetwork.com/ir

SUBSIDIARIES

GMA Marketing and Productions, Inc.

14/F & 15/F GMA Network Center

EDSA corner Timog Avenue,

Diliman, Quezon City

Tel. Nos.: 982-77-77

Fax No.: 928-20-44

GMA Marketing and Productions, Inc.,

established 1980, is the exclusive marketing and sales arm of the GMA Network, Inc. GMA Marketing provides the link between the Network and its clients, advertisers, and advertising agencies.

GMA Network Films, Inc.

GMA Complex

EDSA corner Timog Avenue,

Diliman, Quezon City

Tel. No.: 982-77-77 loc. 9980, 9981

Fax: 926-1842 (telefax)

GMA Network Films, Inc.,

established in 1995, is engaged in film-making. GMA Network Films complements GMA Network’s programming requirements and talent development initiatives. Prominent films that the company has recently produced include Let the Love Begin, Mulawin, Moments of Love, Till I Met You, The Promise, and its first horror film, Ouija.

GMA New Media, Inc.

12/F GMA Network Center

EDSA corner Timog Avenue,

Diliman, Quezon City

Tel. No.: 857-4664

Fax: 928-4553

GMA New Media Incorporated (NMI), established in 2000, is a total interactive and media solutions company undertaking convergent applications for mobile, web and digital TV. A wholly owned subsidiary of GMA Network, NMI is a pioneer in deploying mobile to TV interactivity while expanding its services into website development, TV production, wireless marketing and innovative broadcast solutions.

GMA Worldwide (Philippines), Inc.

10/F GMA Network Center

EDSA corner Timog Avenue, Diliman,

Quezon City

Tel. No.: 928-5073, 982-77-77 loc. 9381

Fax: 928-5065

GMA Worldwide, Inc.

is the program acquisition and distribution subsidiary of GMA Network, Inc. It is engaged in syndicating the network’s series, films and program content to the international market.

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KFC and World Hunger

KFC and World Hunger

KFC Philippines, as part of Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company, has dedicated itself to fighting world hunger.

It has embarked on a campaign that aims to raise awareness, raise funds and encourage volunteer efforts by educating customers through in-store posters and TV commercials.

To strengthen the campaign, KFC Philippines partnered with the World Food Programme (WFP) in the Philippines, representing the United Nation’s frontline organization fighting hunger, to support children in conflict-affected parts of Mindanao.

Why focus on hunger?

KFC Philippines believes that hunger is a global issue where it can really make a difference. It is a serious problem with serious facts that are hard to ignore.It is the foremost humanitarian problem in the world and is the leading cause of death, even more than war or disease. In fact, every 6 seconds a child dies from hunger somewhere in the world. With more than 59 million children worldwide going to school hungry, KFC Philippines plans to help by starting with meals for at least 10,000 school children affected by conflict in Mindanao.

Who will benefit from the donations?

Proceeds from the KFC Philippines and WFP campaign will go directly to feeding school children in conflict-affected parts of Mindanao. With as little as PhP 5 a day, donors can help feed a child, and help them stay in school, live happily and healthily without having to learn on an empty stomach.

What has KFC done for the program?

KFC Philippines is helping the plight of undernourished children in conflict-affected parts of Mindanao by supporting WFP’s “Fill the Cup” campaign. Launched in 2008, the campaign aims to provide meals to over 20 million school children around the world, and at least 10,000 school-children through “Food for Education” activities in the Philippines.

Apart from that, all KFC stores will have posters and donation cans for the duration of the campaign to raise awareness and to encourage customers to help in the cause.Last year’s campaign which ran from October-December 2007 raised a total of P209,730.15 that provided around 20,000 hot meals to kids.

This year, KFC Philippines aims to beat last year’s collection.Through the coordinated effort of KFC customer donations and volunteer work, and with help from WFP, KFC is confident that it can help the fight against hunger.How can you help?Visit the nearest KFC restaurant and donate to help end hunger and save lives.

Or visit http://www.fromhungertohope.com or http://www.wfp.org to learn how you can support the global Hunger Relief campaign of YUM!

Brands and its 35,000 restaurants around the world.

What is the World Food Programme?


How is WFP involved with the Philippines?

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SMART launches BRO-powered netbooks for mobile broadband fans

From the company which offered SMART Bro Prepaid, the country’s first prepaid wireless broadband service, comes a new product designed to be the perfect companion for highly mobile and increasingly tech-savvy individuals.
Leading wireless services operator Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART), through its wholly-owned subsidiary SMART Broadband, Inc. (SBI), just launched the country’s first netbook with built-in, high-speed broadband connectivity, powered by SMART Bro.

SMART Bro wireless broadband modems now come embedded on units of the Asus Eee PC™ 904 GO, one of the newest models from the Taiwanese PC maker’s trend-setting line of ‘netbooks’ – or small but full-featured laptops that are built primarily for computing on-the-go.
The built-in SMART Bro modem and the SMART Bro data SIM that comes with the bundle allow the Asus Eee PC™ 904 GO to connect wirelessly to SMART’s nationwide HSPA network, offering fans of mobile broadband a complete, ready-to-run Internet experience in an all-in-one device, right out of the box.

HSPA is the latest evolution of the GSM technology, and is likened to having the high-speed, cable broadband experience delivered right to a mobile device.

The SMART Bro-powered Asus Eee PC™ 904 GO is available via the Plan 799 monthly subscription, which comes with up to 60 hours of Internet access, at speeds of up to 2 mbps in key cities in the country. Usage in excess of 60 hours will be charged P10 for every 30 minutes.
Initial cash-out for the 24-month subscription is P1,000 for the laptop plus P799 for the first monthly service fee, for a total of P1,799. The same amount goes for the monthly fee for the package. Interested subscribers may apply for the plan at selected SMART Wireless Centers in Metro Manila.

“As we innovate and offer more and more services under our mobile broadband portfolio, we hope to advance our ‘Internet for All’ agenda, to bring the benefits of broadband Internet to the grassroots,” said Orlando B. Vea, Chief Wireless Advisor of SMART

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The Jollibee Phenomenon

Jollibee is a phenomenal success story: what began as a two-branch ice cream parlor in 1975 offering hot meals and sandwiches became incorporated in 1978 with seven outlets to explore the possibilities of a hamburger concept. Thus was born the company that revolutionized fast food in the Philippines.

In 1984, Jollibee hit the P500 million sales mark, landing in the Top 500 Philippine Corporations. In 1987, barely 10 years in the business, Jollibee landed into the country’s Top 100 Corporations. It became the first Philippine fast food chain to break the P1 billion sales mark in 1989. In 1993, Jollibee became the first food service company to be listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange; thus broadening its capitalization and laying the groundwork fo r sustained expansion locally and beyond the Philippines.

As the country's leading fast food chain, Jollibee has grown exponentially on all aspects on operation. From a handful of stores 32 years ago, Jollibee now boasts of more than 600 stores and over 30 international stores.

To achieve its long-term goal to be the country’s food service leader, Jollibee acquired Greenwich Pizza in 1994. A year later, the company obtained the franchise of Delifrance, an international food company. These moves expanded Jollibee’s penetration in the pizza-pasta and French caf�-bakery segments. In 2000, the strategic acquisition of Chowking solidified the company’s position as the dominant leader. The move gave it leadership in the Oriental quick-service restaurant segment.

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Zorro: Isa nang Pilipino si Zorro

Don Diego hands over his Zorro artifacts to Antonio, at magsisimula na ang era ng Pinoy Zorro. (The Philippine Version of Zorro begins)

Zorro - Philippine Version

This is one of the Newest Action/Drama Series of GMA Network in the Philippines. This program is now on top of the most viewed program of GMA Network. The ABS-CBN’s “May Bukas Pa” is not so viewed this time because it maybe doesn’t suit the taste of Filipinos this season. Besides, the ABS-CBN must have to find another program to match the Zorro of GMA.

Welcome, watch and enjoy!. Zorro - Philippine Version

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