You plan to move to the Philippines? Wollen Sie auf den Philippinen leben?

There are REALLY TONS of websites telling us how, why, maybe why not and when you'll be able to move to the Philippines. I only love to tell and explain some things "between the lines". Enjoy reading, be informed, have fun and be entertained too!

Ja, es gibt tonnenweise Webseiten, die Ihnen sagen wie, warum, vielleicht warum nicht und wann Sie am besten auf die Philippinen auswandern könnten. Ich möchte Ihnen in Zukunft "zwischen den Zeilen" einige zusätzlichen Dinge berichten und erzählen. Viel Spass beim Lesen und Gute Unterhaltung!


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Saturday, October 10, 2015

Jacob Benedicto Finds Career an 'Emotional Roller-Coaster"

 (The Philippine Star)

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Jacob Benedicto learned discipline in theater and coping with irregular hours from his TV work
MANILA, Philippines - The moment he appeared on stage, the screaming among his fans, mostly girl students, began. It was hard to follow the dialogue, although the plot was familiar.
The venue was SM Southmall in Las Piñas City, and the young singing actor was Jacob Benedicto, 23, ABS-CBN talent. The production was Gantimpala Theater’s Kanser the Musical by Jomar Fleras, a take-off on Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere. Jacob was playing Crisostomo Ibarra, the idealistic hero of the novel who sought to uplift his hometown through education and, in the process, rekindle his romance with Maria Clara (played by Myramae Meneses).
The love scenes were tame (remember this is the 19th century), but even these set the fans screaming. A dramatic highlight of the play had Ibarra, all alone on the stage, singing and emoting, down on one knee, agonizing on whether to continue with his reforms or to call for a revolution against the cancerous state (“reporma ba o rebolusyon”).
At the curtain call, all the cast members were applauded, of course, but Jacob was clearly the crowd favorite (along with the actors who played Sisa, Basilio and Crispin), maybe because there were more girls than boys or because they recognized him from his TV projects.
Finally, as they left the stage, Jacob let loose with a flying kiss; and pandemonium reigned.
The play was the singing actor’s first starring role in theater, and in classic Tagalog at that. He had to ask the help of colleague Michael Pangilinan (the other Ibarra) to improve his Tagalog, and the latter was happy to oblige. Thus, Jacob was able to acquit himself in the challenging role.
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“I really internalized my character, my role,” he recalls. “Ako talaga si Crisostomo Ibarra. I learned the message he was trying to convey. I really wanted to be authentic before the audience (no trace of a foreign accent) and give them my interpretation of the songs and the role of Ibarra. I really felt the character.”
Of Visayan-Tagalog parentage, Jacob (real name is Josemari Jacob Gayanelo) was born in Manila but at the age of five, his family moved to Jakarta, Indonesia because his father, a Unilab official, was assigned there.
He and his siblings studied at the International School in Jakarta. All their teachers were Americans and Europeans, so the young Gayanelos acquired an American accent. They stayed there for 10 years and Jacob returned to Manila a teenager, starting a career in theater with English-language companies like Trumpets and Repertory Philippines. “Michael Williams gave me my start in professional theater,” he says. “I owe a lot to him.”
A memorable experience for him was appearing for a year in Resorts World Manila’s The Sound of Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein, in which he was with the ensemble, playing a young Nazi, a dancer and even a baron.
After that, he was ready for showbiz, appearing on TV5’s Baker King and Kanta Pilipinas and then in a slew of ABS-CBN shows and teleseryes like Ningning, Dream Dad, Ipaglaban Mo’s Akin Ka Lang episode, Maalaala Mo Kaya’s Manika episode, the Pure Love series, Pinoy Big Brother: All in and The Voice of the Philippines.
Last year, he appeared in Star Cinema’s Past Tense with Daniel Matsunaga, and is now preparing for a role in an indie film. Jacob as a singer is into pop, soul and OPM, has cut an album Pagka’t Ikaw, with songs by Jeffrey Hidalgo and is a Star Records talent. In between these commitments, he managed to finish Communication Arts studies (TV production, films and radio) at De La Salle University. He is also an events host.
“I learned discipline in theater,” he says. “And in TV, I learned to cope with the irregular working hours. My life is an emotional roller-coaster!”

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Philippines Among Most Vulnerable to Retail Systems Hacking

THE PHILIPPINES ranked among the countries in the region most vulnerable to hackers who target electronic retail systems, cyber security company Trend Micro’s Philippine unit said on Wednesday in a media briefing.


Point-of-sale (POS) system malware incidents, affecting purchases made through a credit card or a debit card, are among the most prevalent cyber crimes in the Philippines.

In the Asia-Pacific, the Philippines had the fifth highest rate of POS attacks at 6% while the United States topped the list at 31%. Countries in second to fourth place were Australia (10%), Taiwan (9%), and Brazil (8%).

The study covers the first half of 2015.

POS systems are becoming increasingly available to even small to medium enterprises due to the influx of card-swiping devices employing cheap hardware, it sad.

“It’s not just the cards, but the system server where the data is stored or the gadget being used to swipe the card is also vulnerable,” said Myla V. Pilao, Trend Micro Philippines’ Director of Marketing Communications said.

Meanwhile, online banking was also an area of concern, as the Philippines had the fourth highest number of attacks in the region. There were over one million malware detections in the Philippines for the third quarter alone, Trend Micro said.

As Filipinos become more accustomed to make their purchases through e-commerce, Trend Micro noted that local banks still do not use the most modern security practices for their credit and debit cards.

Financial institutions in the Philippines still do not employ EMV cards that come with embedded chips as an added security feature to the personal identification number.

“Anything that is connected to the Internet, we have to assume that it is a target,” said Ms. Pilao.

“It would take us years to put up regulation (against cybersecurity threats), that is the biggest hurdle. We also need capacity building. Our law enforcement, they are used to investigating crimes on the street but to get them to investigate online won’t be easy because it’s not their habit,” she said.

The country’s e-commerce law, which Ms. Pilao pointed out, is outdated based on what is happening in real world attacks. -- Nicolo Paolo A. Pascual

Beauty Queens Are FHM's October 2015 Cover Girls



Roll out the red carpet and bow down to the queenly grace of Danielle Castaño, Cindy Miranda, and Queenie Rehman!
And mind you, this is not your ordinary swimsuit competition...
Beauty Queens Danielle Castaño, Cindy Miranda, And Queenie Rehman Are FHM's October 2015 Cover Girls!

Through the lens of Doc Marlon Pecjo, the former beauty queens set aside the tiara and sash, letting go of their regal inhibitions for this month's issue. Beauty pageants aren't really a man's thing; this time around though, we have enough—actually three—excuses to openly indulge in this female audience-dominated world of shapely curves and mile-long legs.
Of the three Cover Girls, you could consider Miss World 2008 representative Danielle, or Dani, as having the most experience when it comes to these things, appearing in our February 2012 issue and a number of times on the website.
She says in our cover story, "When I first did a cover for FHM, I felt like I wasn’t ready physically. I was more 'chubby cheeks' pa. Now, Ifeel like I’ve grown as a woman, and siyempre my features have changed. I first worked with you guys when I was 19! I’m 25 now, ha ha!"
Cindy, Binibining Pilipinas-Tourism 2013 and among the Top 10 in that year's Miss Tourism Queen International, meanwhile, is relishing the chance of being able to flaunt what she believes is an oft-ignored facet of a beauty queen (Well, not for us...): "When you’re a beauty queen kasi, people train you to be even more refined. You can’t really project sexy kasi laging big smiles lang. Ngayon naipakita ko 'yung isa pang side ng beauty queen na hindi masyadong nakikita ng ibang tao."
Showing off overlooked qualities—and in this woman's case, unexpected talents—is not new to Miss World Philippines 2012 Queenie, who beatboxed her way into the hearts of all those present during Miss World 2012's talent portion. "I'm very competitive," she explains. "I also play basketball, so dun pa lang I’ve developed a competitive instinct na no matter what it takes, I’ll do my best to win."
That is also why we gave you, our dear readers, only the best, with not just one, but THREE sultry ladiesqueens at that!—for a single cover! You know you can't go wrong with that. Go on, bask and revel in their presence...
Aside from Dani, Cindy and Queenie, this month's issue also assures a hefty serving of man-knowledge: the real deal with current trends (and why they trend, save the hashtags); a scoring guide on the hottestlandian dating apps (Tinder, OkCupid and Snapchat); the manhood test, taken by master comedianWally Bayola (AKA Lola Nidora, Dra. The Explorer, and a whole bunch of other Kalyeserye characters); and why we shouldn't have mocked MMDA's #ShakeDrill.
FHM's October 2015 issue will be available in supermarkets, newsstands, and bookstores starting tomorrow, October 3! You can score digital copies in the following days through the FHM app on Apple App Store (http://bit.ly/fhmphapple) and on Google Play (http://bit.ly/FhmPHandroid) and the Summit Media Newsstand (http://bit.ly/fhmmagph)!