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Seda Abreeza’s Yuletide Chill SAVOR the best of the Season at Seda Abreeza! Celebrate and chill out with your loved ones at Davao’s hippest and coolest lifestyle destination. Avail of special room and food offerings for the ultimate holiday get – away. Check into a Deluxe room for only Php 4,500 nett and enjoy complimentary breakfast for 2, free use of the gym and the pool, unlimited Wi Fi and surprise tokens. Also get a chance to win fabulous bags courtesy of World Traveller & Healthy Back Bag. On Christmas Eve, make your holiday retreat more special by availing of Seda Abreeza’s special room package already inclusive of overnight Deluxe room accommodations , special X’mas Buffet Dinner for 2 with glass of wine, a special X’mas gift plus complimentary breakfast for 2 persons at Misto for only Php 6,300 nett. To cap the year that was, celebrate New Year’s Eve in style away from the usual smog and deafening noise by checking in for only Php 6,000 nett per night and get 2 free complimentary tickets to Seda’s fabulous New Year Countdown Party with free noisemakers, a complimentary bottle of wine and breakfast at Misto for 2 the following day. Seda Abreeza is conveniently located at J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao City. For inquiries on more holiday offerings, please call 322-8888 or 244-3000. Visit Seda’s website at www.sedahotels.com or email at reservations.dvo@sedahotels.com. Seda Abreeza is a joint venture between AyalaLand Hotels & Resorts Corporation and Anflo Management & Investment Corporation.
UAP District D-1 celebrates National Architecture Week 2013
THE United Architects of the Philippines in Davao will celebrate this year’s National Architecture Week (NAW) 2013 come December 8-14, 2013 with week-long activities and corporate social responsibility programs geared at giving back to society. This year, the NAW celebration kicks off at the spacious SM City Davao Annex featuring Architectural exhibits and works of the ‘Forefathers of Davao Architecture’ and other projects of Davao Architects on December 8-10, 2013. This year’s theme “Aligning with the Global Skyline” not only speaks of what the architects have done to change the physical landscape of the country and the world in general, but also speaks of what the architects can do and give back to society. Following the architectural Exhibits which will commence with a cutting of the Ribbon at 10am on December 8, the architects, guests and SM City Davao personnel will have a short Welcome program led by Mall Manager Lynette Lopez. Joining her are UAP District Director of District D-1, Ar. Benjamin K. Panganiban Jr., UAP Kadayawan Davao Pres. Leonida D. Santos, and all the Chapter Presidents of District D-1, before the exhibits will be opened to the public. A motorcade in the morning of December 10, 2013 around the city will significantly thrust the architect’s role and presence in the city. It will soon be followed by a Courtesy Visit to the Mayor’s Office and a Welcome Lunch. In the afternoon, the venue shifts back to the spacious SM City Davao Annex where intense competition among architectural schools in Davao City composed of the University of the Philippines, University of Mindanao and the Ateneo De Davao University will be held at the Event Center from 1pm onwards. This will include the announcement of winners for the on-the-spot rendering contests and a brief launching of the Gawad Kalinga Design Competition. The last day of this celebration on Saturday, December 14, will be a culmination in the form of a teleconference with other architects nationwide as the National Architecture Week is celebrated all over the country. This teleconference will link-up Clark, Pampanga, Cebu City, Davao City and Manila in the evening with reports and activities explained in a “petchaKucha” setting or video-conference setting. The United architects of the Philippines District D-1 is composed of its district director, Ar. Benjamin K. Panganiban Jr., FUAP; UAP Davao Chapter headed by its chapter pres. Ar. Ma. Concepcion S. Dy; UAP MT. Apo Chapter headed by Ar. Carlito N. Dy; UAP Cotabato Chapter headed by Ar. Jordan Julmani; UAP Kadayawan Dabaw chapter headed by Ar. Leonida D. Santos; UAP Socsksargen Chapter headed by Ar. Raquel Pajarillo; UAP Davao Alpha Chapter headed by Ar. Hector A. Magno; and UAP North Davao Chapter headed by Ar. Kelly Coquilla.
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The stellar rise of the Starmobile smartphone
The age of the smartphone is here. Packing more power per inch than desktop computers at times, these modern convenience tools keep people in touch through voice, text and now, even through email and video. Sadly though earlier smartphones tend to be on the more expensive side of the scale with prices that are higher than what a regular man from the street can afford. That was before the entry of the local mobile phone players and this is where Starmobile shines. Just barely a year before they launched, Starmobile now boasts of nearly a million strong and growing. “The future is mobile,” says Starmobile President Michael Chen. “Starmobile is right on pulse and leading the charge to make high tech available to everyone. Today, we share the good news that Starmobile aims to touch one million Filipinos by the end of the year, their lives bettered and made brighter by quality mobile phones and tablets at prices within reach.” Compared to high end smartphones, Starmobiles offerings are much more affordable, demoratizing the smartphone market and opening new ways for the average person to stay connected. Starmobile’s strong and competitive product line expands to include 12 more Android devices: three smartphones, five phablets to beef up the current Starmobile Diamond series and four tab-
Team Starmobile at the opening of the new Starmobile Concept Store in SM Lanang Premier. From L-R: Starmobile Brand Manager Paula Rivera, Board Director Jameson Say, dealer partner Wilson Lu, Sales Director Rudolph Santos, Account Manager Honey dela Cruz and Trade Marketing Manager Aby Labit.
Mutya ng Davao Aubrey Ross Abarcar graces the Starmobile Concept Store opening. lets to complement its bestselling Engage line. Although each product is affordable, the build quality of every Starmobile device is top notch, each boasting of crisp high quality HD displays, powerful multicore processors, and longlasting battery all in a lightweight body. The stellar feat continues with the unveiling of Starmobile Sync—a free, easy-to-use, proprietary Starmobile application which comes preinstalled in all newly released smartphones and 8-inch tablets. Starmobile Sync works to enable feature phone and non-Starmobile smartphone users to seamlessly transfers their contacts, calendar entries, text messages, and more in a few easy steps. “Through
Team Starmobile at the opening of the new Starmobile Concept Shop in SM Lanang Premier. From L-R: Starmobile Board Director Jameson Say, dealer partner Wilson Lu and Sales Director Rudolph Santos. Bluetooth connectivity, the Starmobile Sync allows quick transfer and migration to Starmobile from other brands or devices—really fastracking the rush or the migration to Starmobile. We’re confident that with the Starmobile Sync, we will be able to achieve our one million mark this year,” adds Michael. Starmobile is definitely on a rise. From five stores and kiosks in December 2012, the local startup has now expanded its reach to 45 stores and
kiosks plus over 900 other partner resellers, offering Filipinos nationwide the Starmobile gold standard of product excellence, user experience and customer care. The latest store being the one located at the third floor Cyberzone of SM Lanang Premier. For the latest news from Starmobile, check out www. starmobile.com.ph, or follow Happy Man by Starmobile on Facebook and @ happymanPH on Twitter & Instagram.
The Starmobile Gold Rush Promo offers shoppers golden discounts up to Php3,800 off their favorite Located at the 3rd level of SM Lanang Premier, the new Starmobile store will deliver best value mobile devices Starmobile phones and tablets. and solutions to the Durian Capital with a full range of smartphones and tablets at prices within reach.