Boost your kids’ digital and creative skills with Basecamp’s Design Trail and Vision Hub courses

Kids today are considered as digital natives, making them more perceptive to developments in technology. But as it becomes even more advanced and fast-paced, it must be a challenge to catch up, especially if you are a busy parent. This is where Basecamp, Power Mac Center’s official training provider, can step in.

Armed with a mission to equip kids, teens, and young adults with the digital skills critical in today’s modern world, Basecamp’s “Design Trail” and “Vision Hub” workshop series offer fun and age-appropriate digital courses on animation, game design, web design, video editing, and app development. Design Trail for Kids also has non-digital courses on drawing, painting, and science experiments. Enrollees in the Visayas and Mindanao region will also be provided with modules written in Cebuano. Courses will start on April 11, 2023 and will be ongoing all year long.

“Parents always want the best for their kids, and Basecamp is here to help them provide the best digital learning experience. Just like a real base camp, we serve as a storehouse of food for the imagination and equipment needed by kids to survive the digital wilderness and, figuratively speaking, to scale the mountains ahead. Our courses are conducted by expert mentors who can readily address kids’ natural inquisitiveness and ensure their holistic develop- ment,” said Maleng Raysag, Basecamp Head.

Basecamp prepares youngsters to be the Philippines’ future animation artists, programmers, and filmmakers. It harnesses the power of Apple technology and equips workshop participants with the knowledge, skills, and aptitude to succeed in their chosen path or simply enjoy exploring their talents and interests. In particular, they can improve the following skills:

Storytelling with iPad

Kids who love telling tales will learn to express their ideas through comics brought to life by technology after completing the Design Trail courses “The Art of Comics” and “2D Animation using iPad.” Designed for those aged 7-10 years old, these courses will strengthen their visual communication skills through creating new characters from basic lines, shapes, and colors.

Older teens and young adults aged 16-21 years old, meanwhile, can enroll in Vision Hub’s “3D Creation and Animation for Beginners,” which takes it to the next level through animation techniques and software tools actually used in the industry.

Programming and STEM skills

Today, everything is run by technology, which means that we will need more programmers in the foreseeable future. If your child is constantly immersed in game platforms such as Roblox and Minecraft, might as well get them a more structured training course that can teach them how to build their own Roblox game and publish it on Roblox Studio. They can also familiarize themselves with Minecraft for Education, which is a great tool for learning that builds science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills, unleashes creativity, and engages students in collaboration and problem-solving. Kids can learn the discipline in- volved in creating their own games through various software and programming languages, while teens and young adults can hone their skills in web design, video editing, and app development. These digital courses are conducted either online or face- to-face and available yearround so your kids can fit them in their free time.

Non-digital skills Design Trail for Kids also offers courses designed to develop ana- log skills such as drawing, painting, printmaking, and manga-creation. In addition, young scientists are invited to discover scientific concepts through hands-on activities and inquiry-based learning. These non-digital courses are conducted exclusively in person, in order to increase children’s appreciation for the value of hands-on work and imagination. The Basecamp training center is located at 3/L Glorietta 5, Ayala Center, Makati City.

Davao. We’ve work together with them. As mentioned by Mayor Michelle Rabat, long-long time na gyud ang Davao City nagatabang sa Mati City. So ang ilahang ma-offer is their beautiful natural resources ang ilahang ma contribute sa atoa ug kung naa pud ta’y guests from Davao City we could also promote Mati City as one of the destinations,” Alejandre said.

During the signing of the agreement, Mayor Duterte said that Mati City is close to his heart because he also lived in this city for a while.

“Duol sa akoa ang Mati Kay ganahan ko sa lugar, buotan ug maayo ang katawhan,” Duterte said. Travelers go to Mati City for its mixture of natural wonders, featuring several well-preserved white sand beaches and a premier location for a lot of water sports activities such as skimboarding, surfing, diving, and snorkeling.

Mati City is popular for Sleeping Dinosaur, Pujada Bay, Dahican Beach, Subangan Museum, and many more.

With the inclusion of Mati City, Davao City has already established sister city agreements with 16 cities all over the country.

For Asian countries, Davao City has a sisterhood agreement with Nanning City, Jinjiang City, and the municipality of Chongqing in China; Kitakyushu City in Japan and Bitung City and Manado City of North Sulawesi in Indonesia while in the United States, the city’s twin sisters are Tacoma in Washington and County of Kaua’i in Hawaii.

2023.”

“With its arguments exposed to be farcical and repetitive, the Philippines has lost its bid to yet again delay and ultimately, rebuff an investigation into crimes against humanity committed from 2011-2019, in the context of Duterte’s ‘war on drugs.’ It also lost the argument that victims should not be allowed to comment on the matter, after it opposed the request of victims and the Office of the Public Counsel for Victims to participate,” she said.

She said the Appeals Chamber “has emphasized that the Philippines may continue its domestic investigations.”

She, however, said that the “domestic investigations are not transparent, comprehensive, and conducive enough to earn the victims trust.” (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

Filipino tourists can also pay using the app in many countries with Alipay+. It offers real-time Forex with no service charge. The feature is initially available in Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Qatar, Germany, Italy, France and the United Kingdom.

Officials revealed a physical card with Visa will be available in a few months. The card can be used in 220 countries and territories.

Other features announced help create safe environments for children to thrive.

About 1,037 kids in the province have benefitted from the projects of the NGO, which aims to reduce the number of children forced to work by improving their access to education.

On Wednesday, Jubahib discussed with Vishwakarma the policy reforms and programs of his administration in fulfilling the basic rights of children, particularly for protection, survival, development, and participation.

Vishwakarma, meanwhile, hailed the provincial government for its commitment to expand its partnership in implementing more projects to cover more areas in the province.

Jubahib cited various interventions for the children in the province that includes the Bahay Panaghiusa, which is meant for children in armed conflict situations.

Together with the province, the Department of Labor and Employment, Kaanib Foundation, and ChildFund Philippines have also implemented livelihood projects in four barangays of the province as a means of preventing child labor and trafficking. (PNA) are the rollout of its cryptocurrency and stocks service, where a user can now buy or sell shares of 280 local companies. GCash currently has 79 million registered users. Many of its features are initially available to some users, but will be in full service in the coming months. ident (OSAP) Secretary Anton Lagdameo to evaluate the concerns of the mining industry.

He said that as a Dabawenyo and a Mindanaon, he is also concerned about the mining situation in Mindanao.

“We at the national government are here ready at all times to become your partners in fully realizing the mining potential of our country. He continues to make people understand that such mineral resources are the main commodities needed in the production of materials and equipment,” he said in his message.

Magno also recognized the miners for their contribution to the growth of the economy of the country.

“I appeal to all of you to be ready to make the change we want to see in our country. Help us shine enlightenment to many that mining is a partner and not an enemy. Help us develop mining in the country and improve the lives of the people,” he added.

ly is heading for progress as it opens a lot of opportunities to create large number of jobs, to address the energy crisis, and to help meet the environmental commitment of the Philippines,” he said.

He added that aside from the investments in putting up offshore wind energy facilities, CIP’s projects here will also develop the local supply chain. (PNA) forts of our peace-keeping and security forces in the city of Davao and allow honoring their actions that shaped a better future for our city,” said Acosta.

She mentioned in the resolution that peace and order are considered vital factors in sustaining a harmonious and well-developed locality.

Meanwhile, 10th Infantry (AGILA) Division Commander Major General Jose Eriel Niembra vowed to continue the gains of peace and development not only in Davao City but in the entire area of responsibility of Agila Division.

“Since the declaration of Davao City and the whole of Region 11 as insurgency-free, we have seen and experienced a boom in tourism, socio-economic activities, infrastructure, and many more. We will keep it that way as we stand to safeguard the welfare of all Davaoeños to ensure peace and order,” Niembra said.

lion per year worth of savings for the government.

Landbank is the Philippines’ second-largest universal bank with P2.76 trillion in assets, next to BDO Unibank with P3.73 trillion in assets.

The DBP ranked eighth with P1.035 trillion worth of assets.

The GCG said that the merger, should it proceed, must not result in the abandonment of any of the mandates of the two banks.

Landbank serves the agriculture sector, while the DBP takes care of the needs of industrial enterprises.

The planned merger of Landbank and DBP was first pushed by then-President Benigno Aquino III in 2016 but was abandoned by the Duterte administration due to concerns that this would not serve the public interest because the banks were created for different purposes.

the next 12 months increased to 61.9 from 46.2 during the survey in the last quarter of 2022.

The survey was conducted from Jan. 13 to March 6, 2023 and was participated in by around 1,554 firms around the country.

Results of the latest BES also showed that average capacity utilization in the industry and construction sectors inched up to 74.8 percent from quarter-ago’s 72.1 percent.

Access to financing is also expected to be less tight during the quarter although Alegre said the index for this remains on the negative.

In terms of several economic indicators, survey results also indicate that business firms expect the peso to strengthen against the US dollar, and for the peso borrowing and inflation rates to go up.

He said that while the respondents expect inflation to remain above the government’s 2 to 4 percent target band until 2024, “inflation expectations among businesses may ease in the near term as the number of respondents who expected higher inflation declined compared with the Q4 2022 survey results.” (PNA)