App in Focus: Carmudi for Android App

Carmudi is set to official launch their mobile app in the country tomorrow. But before the big unveil we decided to take you guys on a quick tour of the app and see what the company has in store for us.

Carmudi for Android was launched last month and serves as a mobile version of the company’s main website. It’s an online portal for mobile users to browse advertisements for New and/or Used cars in the country.

Here’s an overview of the Carmudi for Android’s features:

* Country selection (Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam)
* Available in 8 languages (Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bengali, English, French, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese)
* Real time search results (e. g. Toyota Camry 3,267 results)
* Search brands by logo
* Browse by category, prices, colors and more!
* Detailed model descriptions from verified sellers
* Clean interface with straightforward & fast navigation
* High resolution (1920×1280) images of cars, trucks & motorcycles
* Zoom-in image gallery function
* Share your new car directly on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest and more
* Easily contact your preferred car dealer or private seller via email, telephone or SMS

Now here’s a look at the Carmudi for Android’s user interface:

The Carmudi for Android app is free to download on Google Play Store. Creating an account also doesn’t cost a dime and you can do so by using your email address or by logging in using your Facebook account.

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App in Focus: Carmudi for Android App

Carmudi is set to official launch their mobile app in the country tomorrow. But before the big unveil we decided to take you guys on a quick tour of the app and see what the company has in store for us.

Carmudi for Android was launched last month and serves as a mobile version of the company’s main website. It’s an online portal for mobile users to browse advertisements for New and/or Used cars in the country.

Here’s an overview of the Carmudi for Android’s features:

* Country selection (Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam)
* Available in 8 languages (Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bengali, English, French, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese)
* Real time search results (e. g. Toyota Camry 3,267 results)
* Search brands by logo
* Browse by category, prices, colors and more!
* Detailed model descriptions from verified sellers
* Clean interface with straightforward & fast navigation
* High resolution (1920×1280) images of cars, trucks & motorcycles
* Zoom-in image gallery function
* Share your new car directly on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest and more
* Easily contact your preferred car dealer or private seller via email, telephone or SMS

Now here’s a look at the Carmudi for Android’s user interface:

The Carmudi for Android app is free to download on Google Play Store. Creating an account also doesn’t cost a dime and you can do so by using your email address or by logging in using your Facebook account.

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Stem cell research and many more in DBM list belie urgent reason for DAP

Aquino justifies DAP.

Aquino justifies DAP.

When a combative President Aquino addressed the nation Monday last week defending his Disbursement Accelerated Program or DAP which had been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, he made it appear that the projects funded by DAP were cases that bordered between life and death.

To underscore the purported urgent nature of the DAP projects, Aquino shared a text message he got: “On this note, allow me to share a text message I received in the last week. It reads: “The politicians are making fiesta regarding DAP; but to our simple non-legalistic mind, it is like a motorist who parked in a ‘no parking zone’ because he had to rush to save the life of an accident victim, which has more value. I’m praying hard that these people will see the good of the people rather than their own ambition.”

“To this I replied: I think the situation now is similar to what you mentioned, and it might be even worse. I am after all being arrested for parking in an area that up to now hasn’t yet been declared a no-parking zone. Is this reasonable?”

In response to public demand for an accounting of DAP funds, Malacañang released a list containing 116 projects totaling P167, 061,410,000.00. The list said amount released was P144, 378,303,000.

No. 15 of that list was LCOP (Lung Center of the Philippines) titled “Bio-Regenerative Technology Program.”
The description: “To fund the Bio-Regenerative Program aimed at harnessing stem cell research and technology to reconstruct new healthy cells, replacing cancer or dead cells.”

Reacting to that item, Philippine College of Physicians headed by Dr. Tony Leachon issued a statement expressing “ dismay and sadness over the priority funding of P70 million from the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) that went to stem-cell research when the money should have been spent for more urgent and vital healthcare needs. “

Dr. Tony Leachon

Dr. Tony Leachon

The PCP said, “Although, the stem cell treatment can be an innovative medicine, it is not urgent for the government to fund research or harness ways to expedite its practice…Stem cell therapy – an untested, expensive and experimental therapy and doing research on it – is not a national priority in all angles. P70 million DAP money can go a long way in helping many poor patients rather than on unproven therapy that will benefit only a few Filipinos?”

The PCP cited more urgent needs related to health: “The money could have been used for research on scientifically-proven treatment for fatal noncommunicable diseases , for the creation of a national workforce healthcare plan or for upgrading public hospitals like the Philippine General Hospital , PCMC , Fabella hospital , and other DOH or non DOH public hospitals for the poor. “

Lung Center Executive Director Jose Javier Danguilian

Lung Center Executive Director Jose Javier Danguilan

Not surprisingly, Lung Center Executive Director Jose Luis J. Danguilan defended the DAP money the hospital got.

Actually Lung Center got a total of P105 million. No. 14 item in the Malacañanng list is also for LCOP. It’s P35 million for Pediatric Pulmonary Program to “cover health care, equipment, supplies and materials needed for the hospital admission and confinement of children from three months to 18 years of age afflicted with lung diseases under the Pediatric Pulmonary Program.”

Danguilan said the P70 million money was used to purchase equipment and supplies for the LCP Molecular Diagnostics and Cellular Therapeutics Laboratory for research “mainly on dendritic cell vaccine for use in cancer treatment, specifically lung cancer.”

“To spend the money wisely, it was decided that pieces of equipment needed for the Bioregenerative Program and the Pediatric Unit could also be used by the Department of Pathology and Laboratory, the Department of Thoracic Surgery and Surgery, the Department of Pulmonary Medicine and the Department of Radiology,” he said.

Having spent the money properly is not the issue in the DAP but it’s unconstitutionality. P70 million for stem research and many more like the P143 million for Commission on Audit’s IT infrastructure program; P20 million for establishment of National Film Archives; P200 million for the transfer of Department of Tourism Office invalidate the emergency illegal parking justification of Aquino.

Stem cell research and many more in DBM list belie urgent reason for DAP

Aquino justifies DAP.

Aquino justifies DAP.

When a combative President Aquino addressed the nation Monday last week defending his Disbursement Accelerated Program or DAP which had been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, he made it appear that the projects funded by DAP were cases that bordered between life and death.

To underscore the purported urgent nature of the DAP projects, Aquino shared a text message he got: “On this note, allow me to share a text message I received in the last week. It reads: “The politicians are making fiesta regarding DAP; but to our simple non-legalistic mind, it is like a motorist who parked in a ‘no parking zone’ because he had to rush to save the life of an accident victim, which has more value. I’m praying hard that these people will see the good of the people rather than their own ambition.”

“To this I replied: I think the situation now is similar to what you mentioned, and it might be even worse. I am after all being arrested for parking in an area that up to now hasn’t yet been declared a no-parking zone. Is this reasonable?”

In response to public demand for an accounting of DAP funds, Malacañang released a list containing 116 projects totaling P167, 061,410,000.00. The list said amount released was P144, 378,303,000.

No. 15 of that list was LCOP (Lung Center of the Philippines) titled “Bio-Regenerative Technology Program.”
The description: “To fund the Bio-Regenerative Program aimed at harnessing stem cell research and technology to reconstruct new healthy cells, replacing cancer or dead cells.”

Reacting to that item, Philippine College of Physicians headed by Dr. Tony Leachon issued a statement expressing “ dismay and sadness over the priority funding of P70 million from the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) that went to stem-cell research when the money should have been spent for more urgent and vital healthcare needs. “

Dr. Tony Leachon

Dr. Tony Leachon

The PCP said, “Although, the stem cell treatment can be an innovative medicine, it is not urgent for the government to fund research or harness ways to expedite its practice…Stem cell therapy – an untested, expensive and experimental therapy and doing research on it – is not a national priority in all angles. P70 million DAP money can go a long way in helping many poor patients rather than on unproven therapy that will benefit only a few Filipinos?”

The PCP cited more urgent needs related to health: “The money could have been used for research on scientifically-proven treatment for fatal noncommunicable diseases , for the creation of a national workforce healthcare plan or for upgrading public hospitals like the Philippine General Hospital , PCMC , Fabella hospital , and other DOH or non DOH public hospitals for the poor. “

Lung Center Executive Director Jose Javier Danguilian

Lung Center Executive Director Jose Javier Danguilan

Not surprisingly, Lung Center Executive Director Jose Luis J. Danguilan defended the DAP money the hospital got.

Actually Lung Center got a total of P105 million. No. 14 item in the Malacañanng list is also for LCOP. It’s P35 million for Pediatric Pulmonary Program to “cover health care, equipment, supplies and materials needed for the hospital admission and confinement of children from three months to 18 years of age afflicted with lung diseases under the Pediatric Pulmonary Program.”

Danguilan said the P70 million money was used to purchase equipment and supplies for the LCP Molecular Diagnostics and Cellular Therapeutics Laboratory for research “mainly on dendritic cell vaccine for use in cancer treatment, specifically lung cancer.”

“To spend the money wisely, it was decided that pieces of equipment needed for the Bioregenerative Program and the Pediatric Unit could also be used by the Department of Pathology and Laboratory, the Department of Thoracic Surgery and Surgery, the Department of Pulmonary Medicine and the Department of Radiology,” he said.

Having spent the money properly is not the issue in the DAP but it’s unconstitutionality. P70 million for stem research and many more like the P143 million for Commission on Audit’s IT infrastructure program; P20 million for establishment of National Film Archives; P200 million for the transfer of Department of Tourism Office invalidate the emergency illegal parking justification of Aquino.

DTC Gear (GE3A): A Feature Phone with 4500mAh battery

We’ve come to rely on our smartphones for almost everything, but in times of calamities and lengthy power outages, even the most powerful smartphone turns to nothing but a paper weight. That’s when the new DTC Gear (GE3A) comes in to the picture, a Dual-SIM feature phone that has a 4500mAh battery with flashlight and doubles as a powerbank.

DTC Gear (GE3A) specs:

2.4-inch QVGA TFT LCD display
Expandable internal storage
Up to 32GB via Micro-SD card
VGA rear camera
Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby
GPRS (2G/WAP)
Bluetooth
FM Radio
Flashlight
Powerbank function
Shock-Resistant
Color: Black

We were told by DTC Mobile Philippines that this incredible feature phone will be available on the latter part of this month or the first half of August. The company remains mum about the DTC Gear G3E(A)’s SRP, but rest assured that we’ll keep an eye on this phone and will give you guys an update once we hear anything from the company.

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