79th Dia dela Ciudad de Zamboanga

79th Dia de la Ciudad de Zamboanga
Calendar of Activities

February 4, Thursday
12th National Dental Health Month

February 9, Tuesday
Dia de Sen. Roseller T. Lim

February 21, Sunday, 5PM
Zumba Corazon
Centro Pastoral Convention Center

February 24, Wednesday, 1PM
City-Wide Open Cheerdance Competition
Drum and Lyre Competition (High School Level)
Vitaliano Agan Coliseum

February 25, Thursday, 7PM
Achievers' Night
Centro Latino

February 26, Friday, 5:30AM
WMSU College of Law: PaLAWro 2016 Fun Run
CityMall Tetuan to WMSU

February 26, Friday, 3PM
Grand Civic-Military Parade
79th Dia de la Ciudad de Zamboanga Main Program
Fire Station to Paseo del Mar

February 26-28, Friday-Sunday
Zamboanga Open Invitational Bowling Tournament
Tebi and Sean Recreational Center

February 26, Friday, 6PM
Globe Alegria na Zamboanga
Paseo del Mar

February 28, Sunday, 1PM
Juicy Cologne Inter-school Dance Competition
WMSU Gymnasium

February 28, Sunday
100th Birth Anniversary of Mayor Cesar C. Climaco

February 29, Monday, 8AM
Speak Out Zamboanga Forum: 
5th Cesar Climaco Young Leaders Assembly
Centro Latino, Paseo del Mar

For updates, like the facebook page Zoom In: Zamboanga City or Zamboanga Hermosa Festival

Pascua Na Zamboanga 2015

The City Government of Zamboanga presents Pascua na Zamboanga 2015. Every year, the city celebrates the yultide season with a lineup of fun-filled activities. The highlight of the Christmas Festival is the switching on of the City Hall as it transforms into a grand display of lights. This year the city is transformed into candyland, and the main attraction includes the City Hall as a gingerbread house, Plaza Pershing as a lollipop forest and Paseo del Mar with the giant ice cream cone Christmas Tree. All landmarks will be ceremonially switched on in December 1st, 5PM.



Every evening, chorale groups will be serenading us with Christmas carols at the City Hall lobby during the "Canciones de Pascua" from December 14 to 18, 7PM onwards. Shop until you drop at the Grand Christmas Bazaar at Paseo del Mar on December 6-12, and at the Grand 5-day Holiday Fiesta at City Mall Tetuan. It is also expected that the newest and biggest mall in Zamboanga, KCC Mall de Zamboanga, will be opening in December. Here's the poster for Pascua na Zamboanga 2015.

Summer Na Zamboanga 2015

It's summer time in Zamboanga! The City Government has lined up exciting activities to pump up the heat of the summer days. Dance, music, games, and party awaits you as we celebrate #SummerNaZambo2015. "Feel the Heat. Dance to the Beat" is the slogan for the summer fest, which includes fun activities like the Juego de Antes, Kite Festival, Hiphop Dance Competition, and the Danza Verano. Check out the full list of activities below.

For the guidelines and entry forms, visit and like, Zoom In Zamboanga facebook page.

Design by csz97

78th Dia de la Ciudad de Zamboanga Poster

February 26, 2015 marks the 78th Dia de la Ciudad de Zamboanga. The City Goverment, headed by Mayor Beng Climaco-Salazar, prepared a lineup of activities to celebrate our 78th year as a chartered city. The main highlight will be the grand civic military parade to be followed by the commemorative program on Feb. 26 and the conferment of awards to Local Achievers on February 25 covering various fields of endeavours.

The different City Government sponsored activities are the Drum and Lyre competition (secondary level) and the city–wide cheer dance competition on February 20 at 1pm at the City Coliseum; the Zamboanga Film Festival (Free Public Screening), on February 23-25 at the Cinematheque Zamboanga. The Awards Night will be on Feb. 25 at the Centro Latino.

Other activities organized by the City Government include the Grandiosa Venta de Mercado from Feb. 19-26 at the Plaza del Pilar and the Kasalang Bayan on Feb. 27 at the City Hall lobby. Here is the poster design and full schedule for #DiadeZamboanga.
 



The poster design features a typographic illustration of the word ZAMBOANGA. Each represents some elements that make up the city. Z shows the logo of Zoom In Zamboanga, the campaign we launched way back in 2013. The green represent the field where a football player is playing. This is one of the sports during the Juego na Dia de Zamboanga. A takes the shape of the City Hall, the symbolic landmark of our city, built in 1905. A couple stands in front of it symbolizing the Kasalang Bayan which is a mass wedding for its employees.

M resembles the arches in the entrance of Paseo del Mar, a popular destination for locals and tourist to witness the beautiful sunset and dine at the restaurant and bars. There is also a huge dancing fountain found in the middle of Paseo. B looks like a film camera symbolizing the Zamboanga Film Festival, which for the first time will be hosted by the City Government. The upper arch of B shows an archer with a bow an arrow symbolizing yet another sport in Juego na Dia de Zamboanga.

In the middle is the official seal of the city in a circular shape. The second A shows a hand holding the version of Halo-halo famous in Zamboanga, the Knicker Bocker. There are also scales which is inspired by the Dragon since Chinese New Year is also part of the celebration. N shows the drum and lyre which is one of the competitions. The middle stroke is in a form of a Vinta, a symbol of Zamboanga. The last stroke is inspired by the heritage lamps that can be seen in many landmarks in the city.

A cheerleader with one arm on her waist and the other up in the air forms G. The lower stroke resembles the sea and the Cawa-Cawa Boulevard with the heritage lamps, too. The cheerleader with vibrant energy shows the optimism of the Zamboangueños, and it's one of the competitions that is highly anticipated durin Dia de Zamboanga. And finally, the last letter, A, is in a form of a teepee, which is found at Pasonanca Park. Trees are also seen behind, which is a symbol of nature that we truly treasure here in the city.

What do you think about the design? Post a comment or click that like button if you do :) Thanks for reading! -csz97

Engine of Perpetual Motion is featured in GM Book 2015

Graphika Manila is on its 10 year and to celebrate this milestone, they doubled the days and number of speakers to inspire the design community with their incredible works. Among favorite speakers were Leeroy New, Nick Automatic, Machineast, Walt Disney, and Joshua Davis. The two-day conference also included a compilation of artworks submitted by artists called the Graphika Manila Book or GM Book. My works were featured in the 2012 and 2013 editions and once again this year one of my artworks did it again. "Machine of Perpetual Motion" was created in 2012 for the Animahenasyon 2013 Poster design contest. I did not win but I still received a lot of positive feedback and it was even selected one of the daily feature in deviantart.com. This steampunk inspired piece shows the fun and colorful world of animation from conceptualization to display. I had a lot of fun during Graphika 2015 and for sure i'll go agian next year!

Festival de Verano 2014 Poster Design

Its summertime! Festival de Verano - erstwhile known as the Zamboanga Summer Festival - will officially open on April 25 with the Great Summer Escapade at Sta. Cruz Island, which also aims to promote the island as a prime tourism destination.

 A Kite-Flying Competition is also set and will be the opening salvo for Juego de Antes, an activity that will allow older generations to relive their childhood through traditional games they once enjoyed.

Juego de Antes will feature games such as kadang-kadang, sack race, tumbahan lata, shatung, Limbo Rock, Tug of War, Gerry Base, domino and tubigan. The Festival de Verano will also pay homage to two of the city’s well-known residents: former mayor Maria Clara Lobregat and Gen. Vicente Alvarez.

The Festival de Verano will culminate in a grand parade of lovely belles, gowns and arcs on May 24. Dubbed as the Festival de las Bellas y Flores, the parade will showcase the finest creations of the city’s renowned as well as up-and-coming designers.

Vamos a Zamboanga!

Words by Christian Olasiman
Poster design by Csz97

Animahenasyon Poster Sketch

Just wanna share my original sketch for the poster design i made for the Animahenasyon poster design contest. I was really inspired by the french houses and steampunk. Next week, we'll be attending the festival at College of St. Benilde. I hope I'll win this. :D I also wish the best for my very talented students whose Animations made it to the finals.

My Animahenasyon 2013 Poster Design Entry

After a month of conceptualizing, tracing, coloring, and redesigning, I finally came up with this poster design for Animahenasyon 2013. I made this using Photoshop only. The title of this steampunk-themed piece is "The Engine of Perpetual Motion".

Animahenasyon 2012 Poster

This is the winning poster that will be used as the campaign material for Animahenasyon 2012. The title of the poster is "Whimsical Dreams" designed by Pamela Reyes. Personally, it is one of my top picks and i'm satisfied that it won. The design is very cute and appealing to any type of audience. It's contemporary and very inspired by doodle-ish characters or those japanese cute characters. However I can still see the Filipino because of the salakot and the flag above its head.

I love the grainy texture, colors, depth and the mere layout. I just wish that the other characters look more Filipino. Their poses are not that dynamic and the swings remind me much of last year's poster. And my last critic is the typography. The text is very plain and mediocre. Good thing they changed it in the final design. Having said that, I'm still like it because it represents happiness, charm, festive, friendly, modern, and contemporary.

Anyways, I hope that this time I can make it to the competition. Next year's host is the School of Design and Arts of College of St. Benilde. It will be on November 26-29, 2012. Good luck to all animators out there and wishing the best for the Philippine Animation industry.

5th Mindanao Bloggers Summit

Iligan Bloggers Society (IBS) is inviting you to the Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2011(MBS5) on October 29-30, 2011 at Iligan City.

After detailed planning and numerous meetings, Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2011 will banner the theme “One Green Mindanao: Mobilizing Bloggers to Promote Sustainable Lifestyle”. This year’s summit will not only be a venue to converge Mindanao-based bloggers but also discuss issues on environment and to help formulate a better Mindanao through the promotion and the adaptation of a sustainable lifestyle.

“With the prevalent issues on climate change, the Summit aims to promote natural balance and respect for the human symbiotic relationship with the Earth”, IBS Executive Director, Ms. Yape stated. She also wishes to invite all bloggers who are interested to attend the event and experience the vibrant Mindanao blogging community, and to share ideas and explore the potential impact of blogging and sustainable lifestyle.

WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR JOINING?

Mindanao- based bloggers are top priority.
Bloggers from Luzon and Visayas are also welcome to join.
Complete the registration and wait for the confirmation email.

IS THERE A REGISTRATION FEE?

There is 200PHp registration fee and we have only 100 slots available, register now, and don’t miss out on the much-awaited convergence of bloggers in Mindanao.

HOW TO REGISTER:

Register here: REGISTRATION FORM
We will then send an email to facilitate you with your registration fee payment

Once accepted as a REGISTERED PARTICIPANT, you are entitled to the following:

Summit Kit
3 Meal Coupons
Raffle Ticket
Certificate of Attendance
Evening Social and City Tour Passes
More More More Freebies!!!

THERE’S MORE!!

For Pre-Event Posting, post the link of the blog post at the 5th Mindanao Bloggers Summit Facebook Fanpage. A Mindanao-Wide Blogging Contest and it’s details will soon be posted on this site, sign up for email updates, so as to not miss out on it!

Blogging 101 Seminar has kick started the Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2011 lasts September 22, 2011 at Mindanao Sanitarium Hospital Conference Hall. Among the topics discussed were the basics of blogging, web designing, online article writing, travel blogging and photography. With participants from Iligan City and it’s neighboring towns and cities (Marawi City), Blogging 101 has indeed spurred up blogging interest within the area!

The keynote speaker for the MBS5 is Commissioner Naderev Saño of the National Climate Change Commission to talk about the pressing matter of climate change and it’s over all impact. The line up for speakers include Aileen Apollo – de Jesus of Google Inc. , professor/researcher Dr. Marilou Siton -Nanaman, environmental advocate Anna Oposa, Ali Bari from DENR 10, and social media specialist Janette Toral.

Iligan City has many tourist destinations that the guest and participants can visit and enjoy. IBS invites you to join the City Tour and the David DiMuzio Concert on October 30, 2011. One of the destinations to be visited will be the NPC Nature’s Park that houses the famous Maria Cristina Falls. Please prepare extra budget for the service fees for adventure rides that you may want to take and experience. A detailed post of the itinerary of the City Tour is posted at THE TOUR PAGE.

See you all in Iligan – the City of Majestic Waterfalls!

Jumpstart Poster

I made this fun colorful poster for Dipolog Medical Center College Foundation for their summer class for incoming freshmen students. I also made a TVC motion graphics for this. You can watch it here. :D

Mindanao Bloggers Summit 4

This year, the Zamboanga Bloggers are hosting this year's Mindanao Bloggers Summit. As part of the core group, i was the one responsible to do the multimedia stuff like the motion graphics, poster design, etc. The first poster design i did was very simple and minimalistic, which is not really my style. It didn't really relayed the message of this year's theme which is The Mindanao Project: Weaving Voices Online. So i made another design which is more vibrant, appealing and has Zamboanga/Mindanao elements in it. I used a sort of doodle style in it with colors and patterns. After doing the poster, i animated it using after effects for the titles. The music is inspired from of my new favorite artist, Takashi Murakami, who made an animation for a fashion brand, Louis Vuitton. The music is titled "Different Colors" by Fantastic Plastic Machine. I hope that the bloggers will like my works.

MBS4 is three days away and it'll be three busy days. On October 29, there will be a series of seminars about blogging to be held at the College AVR of Ateneo de Zamboanga University. Simultaneously, some chosen bloggers and I will be having a trip up north to visit a mining site. The company is our biggest sponsor in the event so much thanks to them :D It their time to be heard after all the negative things that we hear about the mining industry. The summit proper will happen on the next day at the Ballroom of Garden Orchid Hotel. With a registration fee of 500, you will get to listen to some of Philippines Top Bloggers and people in the IT industry like Bloggie Robillo, Aileen Apolo-de Jesus, Janette Toral, and more. The topics include Blogger’s new features, Blogging for Education, Marketing your Blogs through Social Networking Sites, The role of new media in nation building and more. For the full schedule, click here. And for the third day, we will be having a city tour with the help of the City Tourism Office and Ecozone. For those who would like to join the MBS4, register now!

I hope that many people will come and will be able to enjoy the summit. Good luck to all organizers and may God bless all the guest especially those who live outside the city. Imma leave you with the motion graphics of MBS4. :D