Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines 2012 on Thursday, May 10, at 2 p.m. at the Cebu Provincial Capitol Conference Room?

This year, Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines 2012 targets to plant 220,000 native tree seedlings all over Cebu Province in June 30, 2012, doubling last year’s target of 100,000. The event shall put forward the GREENIN Philippines Program to the next level.

The event will be held simultaneously in 50 municipalities and component cities, including Cebu City, making the event a province-wide endeavor. The Cebu Provincial Government has issued an executive order mandating the implementation and institutionalization of Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines throughout the province.

The central event, which targets 7,500 participants, surpassing the 5,000 target last year, will be held in an eight-hectare forestland in Jaclupan, Talisay City. The area will be planted with 20,000 native tree seedlings and will be developed into a forest model through a co-management agreement among Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Cebu Provincial Government, Talisay City government, and RAFI.

Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines is held annually every last Saturday of June, which celebrates Environmental Month.

One significant detail to set the 2012 Sinulog celebrations apart is the introduction of PLDT WiFi Zones all across public thoroughfares and establishments nearest the event to maximize the Sinulog experience.

In partnership with Cebu City Government through the Office of the Mayor, Councilors Bob Cabarrubias and Mike Ralota, PLDT WiFi Zones have been set up in time for Sinulog but will be a service made available to Cebuanos year round starting January 12. The PLDT WiFi Zones may be accessed in Gen. Maxilom Avenue, Gorordo to Fuente Osmeña Circle, Osmeña Boulevard, Portions of N. Bacalso Avenue and P. del Rosario, the Cebu City Sports Center, Cebu City Hall, Provincial Capitol, Magellan’s Cross and Plaza Indepencia and many other establishments.

The service will be free for the duration of the festival. Consumers just need to look for the PLDT WiFi Zone booths strategically located along the festival route to get their free WiFi zone PINs.

“PLDT has always considered Cebu as one of its priority cities. With the unveiling of its latest technology, the PLDT WiFi Zone, the Sinulog Festival, every Cebuano’s proudest moment, can now be shared throughout the world as it takes place,” according to PLDT Head of Cebu Operations Bong Lintag.

PLDT Vice President for Data Acquisitions Retail Business Group, Gary Dujali, believes that powering Cebu up for its biggest festival will prove to be a great development for everyone involved. “This new service we are proud to finally launch in Cebu is an extension of our subscribers’ internet connection at home. They can take advantage of ultra fast and reliable WiFi service not just at home but everywhere in the city.” Residents of Metro Manila can attest to experiencing WiFi like no other from more than 2000 establishments upgraded to the WiFi Zone just from last year.

PLDT Retail Business Group Head, Dan Ibarra, continues by saying that “With PLDT WiFi Zone, PLDT subscribers can experience the strong connection they get at home and they never have to miss out on their broadband experience.” It means that for the first time in Sinulog history, people can share what they’re going through online and in real time as PLDT WiFi Zone is right where all the festivities are centered! Posting photos in real-time of the most colorful costumes, the most captivating Cebuana beauties, or even your best dance moves won’t have to wait until after the festival is over.

PLDT WiFi Zone is the same unlimited myDSL connection you take with you outside the home and is made even more convenient by utilizing just one username and password when you connect to it. Experience PLDT WiFi Zone now for as low as P150 a month for PLDT myDSL subscribers, and P300 for PLDT landline subscribers. PLDT subscribers can register at www.pldtwifizone.com to try the service out for free until January 15 in the midst of the Sinulog merriment and to be privy to areas in Cebu that are set to be upgraded to the WiFi Zone in the near future.

The Mandaue Business Month (MBM) is an annual business celebration spearheaded by MCCI in cooperation with the local governments to highlight public-private partnership.

This annual event aims to bring forth and showcase the best economic, social and culture endowments and potential of Mandaue City, the premier industrial hub of the South.

For  Mandaue Business Month 2011, the celebration becomes more prestigious and grand in partnership with the local government of Mandaue City and the Province of Cebu and shall pave the way to a series of events and activities aimed to inspire, educate and advocate for sustainable, environment-friendly business practices while achieving growth.

The Mandaue Business Month 2011 takes on the road in leading the business community towards greening Earth.

THE OBJECTIVES

1. To inspire the public by showcasing innovative and technologies to improve their lives and the community;
2. To educate the business community on new approaches and innovations that would help business achieve their growth without destroying Earth;
3. To advocate that Mandauehanons and Cebuanos, as a whole, adopt a sustainable and environment-friendly way of living;and
4. To inspire the spirit of entrepreneurship among Cebuanos using innovative approaches.

THE EVENTS

MCCI Photo Exhibit “Through the Years”
Aug. 7, 2011 ǀ Parkmall & Ayala Center
MCCI will showcase its 46 years in a photo exhibit that will begin in Ayala Center and will move to Parkmall this August.

Mandaue City Clean Up
August 6, 2011 ǀ City of Mandaue
To open this year’s Mandaue Business Month, MCCI with the Mandaue City Government will initiate and mobilize a city-wide clean-up which will run every weekend of August. All households, government and private offices will be mandated to clean up, most specially, their frontyard.

Obra Negosyo Eskwela Exhibit
August 5-15, 2011 ǀ Cebu International Convention Center
All sixteen towns and municipalities who joined the Province of Cebu and MCCI’s Obra Negosyo Eskwela Project will showcase the products that have undergone the transformation as a result of the business plans implemented in the program.

One Cebu Business & Sustainability Summit
August 9, 2011 ǀ Cebu International Convention Center
Together with its partners, the provincial Government of Cebu, the Local Government of Mandaue City and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, this year’s One Cebu Business & Sustainability Summit. This year’s focus is on Innovative Entrepreneurship: Paving the Way to a Sustainable Economy and will showcase innovative success stories and best practices of individuals and organizations in the area of entrepreneurship. This event is also in cooperation with Ateneo Graduate School of Business and Go Negosyo.

Launch of Obra Negosyo Eskwela Season 2
August 9, 2011 ǀ Cebu International Convention Center
The First Obra Negosyo Eskwela had such tremendous impact to the lives of all its stakeholders and thus, MCCI, with the Province of Cebu takes on a second season to help more local micro-entrepreneurs with their business.

Ecowalk : Sustainability in style
August 17, 2011 ǀ Oakridge Pavillion
MCCI in partnership with Anthill and the University of San Carlos College of Fine Arts & Architecture will showcase the creative and ingenuity of Cebu’s young and rising designers with a runway of clothes, bags and accessories made of eco-friendly, and indigenous materials.

Ovanta: Outstanding Ventures and New Technological Alternatives Exhibition
August 19-22, 2011 ǀ Parkmall
OVANTA 2011 is one of MBM’s freshest offering. Designed to inspire green initiatives among Mandauehanons or in fact, the Cebuanos, this exhibition will showcase new global green technology and alternatives as well as note-worthy green initiatives, business practices of select organizations and local government units.

A first and only one of its kind, OVANTA shall surely tickle the GREEN MIND in you.

Trees Brew Life (Tree-Planting)
August 20,2011
In partnership with San Miguel Corporation, MCCI takes its members and partners to plant trees for a greener tomorrow for Mandaue.

Search for W.I.N.N.E.R.S.
Women in need, now entrepreneurs and role Models
August 24, 2011 ǀ Cebu International Convention Center
Another first in this years’ MBM is the Search for WINNERS (Women In Need, Now Entrepreneurs and Role Models). Twety-seven (27) women entrepreneurs from Mandaue City’s barangays will go through personality make-over and trainings to compete for the cash prizes to augment their business capitalization.

Surgical Dental Mission
August 27, 2011
In partnership with the Jaycees International (JCI) Mandaue and the Madaue City Health Office, MBM’s fourth Medical Mission will focus on addressing the Surgical and Dental needs of the less fortunate Mandauehanon Families.

FOR INQUIRIES AND RESERVATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Mandaue Business Month 2011 Secretariat
Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI)
Tel No. (63 32) 420.2252 | (63 32) 343.3491
Telefax No. (63 32) 420.2232
E-mail: info@mandauechamber.org
Website: www.mandauechamber.org