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Intel Philippines has released a formal statement regarding the closure of its Cavite plant within the year. This coincides with other announcements made in factories in Penang, Malaysia, Oregon and California.

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The movie “The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button” garnered a total of 13 nominations in the Oscar Awards. The film tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.

The 13 nominations include the Best Picture and Director award as well as best Actor which was played by Brad Pitt.

Here are the nominees for the 81st Oscars 2009 organized by the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
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Cisco has promoted Christian Hentschel to managing director of Emerging Countries in Asia . Reporting directly to Chris Khang, president for Cisco in Asia, Christian is responsible for business operations for the company in Indonesia , Philippines , Thailand and Vietnam . He was previously the Director for Commercial, Marketing and Channel Operations in Asia

Christian relocated to Asia in 2003 and in his first three years was the director for Advanced Technologies for the Asia Pacific region where he managed teams of product and business development professionals who were responsible for Cisco’s fastest growing technologies – IP Telephony, Security, Storage Networking, Wireless LAN and Optical.

“ Indonesia , Philippines , Thailand and Vietnam represent some of our fastest growing markets in the region and I am confident that Christian has the experience and leadership to take these countries to the next level. In his previous role, Christian helped to grow Cisco’s penetration into the small and medium business segments and led the execution of unique marketing initiatives such as the Cisco Express-Network on Wheels. He also demonstrated sales leadership in acting country manager roles in Singapore and the Philippines ,” said Khang.

Christian joined Cisco in December 1997 in Germany as regional sales manager, Commercial and Enterprise , for the Frankfurt area and was appointed as director of operations, Enterprise and Commercial Sales Germany, in 2000. He played an important role in the growth of Cisco’s Advanced Technologies in key vertical industries in Germany in 2001 and 2002. He also was the key driver to establish a vertical enterprise organization in Germany and was responsible for the national and international business for customer in the segments Transport, Logistic, Retail, Utilities, Automotive, Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals.

Prior to joining Cisco, Christian worked for seven years at German computer company KOBIL. He has has a Bachelor in International Business Studies and studied as well several languages like English, French and Spanish. He also had several spells in China and Hong Kong learning the Chinese language and culture.

Christian will continue to be based out of Singapore with his family in his new role.

Cebu Sinulog Festival 2009 Schedule: From January 9 to 31, 2009, the Cebu Sinulog Festival will be held in the beautiful Cebu City celebrating the feast of the Sto. Nino. Below are the list of schedule of activities for the entire month of January 2009.

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Cisco is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Thomas “Tep” Misa as country manager for its Philippine operations. In this role, Tep will manage all of Cisco’s business operations in the country, reporting to Christian Hentschel, Cisco’s managing director for Emerging Countries in Asia .

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Rich Franklin takes on Dan Henderson at UFC 93 in Dublin this weekend and you can watch all the action from the mixed martial arts tournament live online. 
Setanta Sports 1 will screen the battle between former world champion Dan Henderson and former middleweight champion Rich Franklin from 8pm.  Read the rest of this entry »

In the last couple of days, news of Accenture Manila laying off full time employees in the Philippines has been spreading. It is yet uncertain how many people are being let go but according to one entry here, it could be in the 500 range.

Accenture Philippines has not formally announced this development.

The following regular holidays and special days for the year 2009 shall be observed in the Philippines:

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