Day: December 18, 2014

First official Apple Store opens in the Philippines

Abe Olandres Leave a comment

Lazada Philippines

It’s finally here! The first official Apple Store in the Philippines has opened in Bonifacio Global City without much funfare. This we confirmed after a chance encounter and quick interview with a Marketing Manager overseeing the operations of the store.

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The Apple Store is located inside the newly constructed Abensons BGC which is found in the corner of the 5th and 28th Street.

Construction began last year and was only completed in October of 2014. The store was curated by representatives from Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California.

Apple spent an estimated Php50 million in the construction of the Store using the same special wood they’ve been using for the display tables.

The first Apple Store in the Philippines is housed and managed by Abensons. A Genius Bar will be manned by Geniuses once they’re training is completed.

We first reported on a possible Apple Store Manila back in 2009 as mentioned by design company CB Engineers but was supposed to be housed in the proposed Philippine Stock Exchange in The Fort.

In 2012, a small group was formed to open Apple Philippines office in Manila but they mainly interact with distributors and resellers.

Hiring of additional key employees continued until May 2014 including include a Channel Sales Manager, Channel Trainer and Education Development Manager Philippines.

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Giveaway: An Asus MeMO Pad 7

Abe Olandres Leave a comment

Lazada Philippines

It is still a week before Christmas and we’re still cooking up more contests and giveaway to our readers. Here is another one from the good folks of Asus Philippines. Check out the mechanics below.


1. Entrants will can post a “photo or video why a Tablet like Memopad is the best gift to receive on Christmas” on IG tagging @asusph and sharing it on their Twitter account and Facebook wall.

2. Follow @YugaTech and @AsusPH on Twitter

3. Tag @yugatech @asusph #Fonepad7 #AnAsusTabletChristmas?

4. Christmas theme gets plus points!

5. All entries must be submitted before Christmas (you can leave a link in the comments to all your entries).

Winning entry will be judged by both Asus and YugaTech representative on the 26th which will be contacted through Facebook or e-mail. Announcement of winners is on the 28th of December. Stay tuned as we give away 2 more Asus Fonepad7 in the coming weeks!

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Giveaway: An Asus MeMO Pad 7

Abe Olandres Leave a comment

Lazada Philippines

It is still a week before Christmas and we’re still cooking up more contests and giveaway to our readers. Here is another one from the good folks of Asus Philippines. Check out the mechanics below.


1. Entrants will can post a “photo or video why a Tablet like Memopad is the best gift to receive on Christmas” on IG tagging @asusph and sharing it on their Twitter account and Facebook wall.

2. Follow @YugaTech and @AsusPH on Twitter

3. Tag @yugatech @asusph #Fonepad7 #AnAsusTabletChristmas?

4. Christmas theme gets plus points!

5. All entries must be submitted before Christmas (you can leave a link in the comments to all your entries).

Winning entry will be judged by both Asus and YugaTech representative on the 26th which will be contacted through Facebook or e-mail. Announcement of winners is on the 28th of December. Stay tuned as we give away 2 more Asus Fonepad7 in the coming weeks!

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NBI Cracked Down Php70M-worth of Fake Gizmos

Ronnie Bulaong Leave a comment

Lazada Philippines

The National Bureau of Investigation, together with the Intellectual Property Office, Bureau of Customs and the PNP-CIDG, have raided a warehouse in Barraca Street, Binondo, Manila owned by LFA Enterprises and have seized counterfeit merchandises including fake smartphones and tablets amounting to Php70 million.

As Ben Entico, the Special Assistant to the District Collector of Port of Manila, pointed out, most if not all of the items that were seized during the raid bears a Made in China label on the packaging. However, some of the items (Samsung and Hyundai to name a few) have Made in Korea label but were stuffed inside boxes with Made in China markings which lead the investigation team to think that these are not only counterfeit products, but also smuggled articles.

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LFA Enterprises Philippines is mainly known locally as one of the biggest supplier of goods to online local online shop with a wide variety of products ranging from household items like toiletries, imported perfumes and electronic devices such as powerbanks, smartphones, tablets and media players.

During the raid, the investigating team has seized counterfeit Samsung Android devices (Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Grand, Galaxy Tab) Apple devices (iPhone 5s/5c and iPod Shuffle), as well as a ton of Android tablets from different brands, some of which don’t have an ICC label on it.

The team will conduct follow up investigation regarding this matter.

Sources: 1 | 2

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NBI Cracked Down Php70M-worth of Fake Gizmos

Ronnie Bulaong Leave a comment

Lazada Philippines

The National Bureau of Investigation, together with the Intellectual Property Office, Bureau of Customs and the PNP-CIDG, have raided a warehouse in Barraca Street, Binondo, Manila owned by LFA Enterprises and have seized counterfeit merchandises including fake smartphones and tablets amounting to Php70 million.

As Ben Entico, the Special Assistant to the District Collector of Port of Manila, pointed out, most if not all of the items that were seized during the raid bears a Made in China label on the packaging. However, some of the items (Samsung and Hyundai to name a few) have Made in Korea label but were stuffed inside boxes with Made in China markings which lead the investigation team to think that these are not only counterfeit products, but also smuggled articles.

lfa enterprises raid
[Image Source]

LFA Enterprises Philippines is mainly known locally as one of the biggest supplier of goods to online local online shop with a wide variety of products ranging from household items like toiletries, imported perfumes and electronic devices such as powerbanks, smartphones, tablets and media players.

During the raid, the investigating team has seized counterfeit Samsung Android devices (Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Grand, Galaxy Tab) Apple devices (iPhone 5s/5c and iPod Shuffle), as well as a ton of Android tablets from different brands, some of which don’t have an ICC label on it.

The team will conduct follow up investigation regarding this matter.

Sources: 1 | 2

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