Philportal recently launched "Yona Pro," last July 30, 2011, Saturday. Pigeon Racing club presidents and club members alike "flocked" to the New Horizon Hotel, Mandaluyong to attend the event.

"Yona Pro," a pigeon racing brand, was conceptualized and developed by Mr. Gilbert Laurel, who heads Philportal Tech Labs (PTO), the company's technical arm. Laurel, an avid pigeon racing sportsman and hobbyist, said he was inspired to develop the brand because he of certain time-keeping-related problems and other Club organizational needs that kept him from fully enjoying his sport.

"The Philippines needs a clocking system that is secure and convenient and, more than anything else, affordable," Laurel said. An active pigeon club member and former Club President himself, Laurel added, "Pigeon Racing Clubs in the Philippines also need an easy-to-use, systematic way of tracking members, organizing races and disseminating information. And clubs also need business opportunities to help raise money to help fund more races and member activities."

"Yona Pro" is the company's answer to these problems and needs," Laurel added. "The brand stands for speed and reliability, security and 3rd party objectivity, integrity and peace of mind. The brand has four (4) products:
1) tamper-proof scratch stickers with computer-generated barcodes,
2) Pigeon Clocking System Via SMS,
3) Yona Pro Race Manager, a computer system that allows Clubs to electronically and professionally manage their members, and share club-related news and information; and
4) BizCenter, an integrated e-commerce system found within the Yona Race Manager, which allows retailers to sell electronic pre-paid load for Smart, Globe and Sun; and a specially developed "Yona Pro" cellphone load, for pigeon racers only

Mr. Marlon Alberto of Sun Cellular's Corporate Solutions Division and Mr. Leo Lirio, Country Manager of Macrokiosk joined Laurel during the panel question and answer portion of the launch. Macrokiosk, with head office in Malaysia, is a mobile messaging gateway company. Both Sun and Macrokiosk provide the technical backing for Yona Pro's pigeon clocking system via sms. The event ended with raffle prizes being given away by Mr. Noel Gertes, Sales Supervisor of Vetmate Pharma.

"Yona means 'pigeon' in Hebrew," Laurel said. In past times, pigeons helped win wars, carry messages, and were even used to quickly share the news on the stock market. They played very important roles in the success or demise of a particular group or relationship. In keeping with the pigeon's crucial role in a group's success, Yona Pro strives to drive performance excellence, protects the integrity of the racing club, its members and the race results; and aims to elevate the level of sportsmanship in Philippine Pigeon Racing."

Philportal Online attended the IP E-Games Partners' Conference last July 8, 2011 at RCBC Plaza Makati. IP E-Games pre-paid game cards and e-point or e-pins for "Granado Espada, Runes of Magic, Dragonica, Audition: Online Dance Battle, OP7, Bandmaster, Cabal Online," and "Superstar" are all available through Connexys-Bizcenter. Connexys, Philportal's flagship product, is an internet management café system; while BizCenter, the company's second product, is an integrated e-commerce system found within Connexys, which allows retailers to sell electronic products online. The event coincided with IP E-Games' press launch for its newest game "Point Blank." The company later awarded long-time partner distributors with a plaques of appreciation. In the photo are (from left to right) Mr. Bonifacio Ong, IP E-Games National Sales & Distribution Head; Mr. Ron Ejercito, Philportal President and CEO, and Mr. Miguel B. Bauza, IP E-Games VP for Marketing.

The Animation Council of the Philippines (ACPI) and Philportal Online recently renewed their media partnership for ACPI's biggest event, "Animahenasyon 2011" the Philippine Animation Festival.

Now on its fifth year, "Animahenasyon," ACPI's flagship project, continues to work towards its goals of building awareness and developing original content. The annual animation festival showcases original animated works of both aspiring and professional animators in the country. "Inday Wanda," of Nelson Caligua, Jr., a winning entry a few years back, was later adapted as a live-action series for a major network.

Michael Kho Lim, Executive Director of ACPI said they chose to partner with Philportal in 2010 and continue this partnership in 2011 because they wanted to, "increase (our) exposure and presence in the online community, and maintain visibility in the succeeding year."

"We are both under the IT-enabled services and it's just but appropriate to cooperate with each other in treading the same digital road map," Lim added.

This year, Philportal extends its media support to ACPI by featuring the "Animahenasyon 2011" teaser ads on Connexys, Philportal's café management system.

"Philportal's goals are aligned with ACPI'S – to promote local talent, especially in the field of animation," the Philportal Management Team said. "As a company, we want to be able to provide Philippine animators with a medium to air their work to a wider audience, at no cost, especially when we launch Connexys Version-2."

"Animahenasyon 2011" will be held from November 22-26, 2011, in Eastwood City, and will also feature a day-long celebration of the 25th anniversary of TOEI Animation Phils., one of the biggest Japanese animation studios in the country.

Philportal Online, launched in March 2010, and is in the business of wholesale/retail selling and distribution of electronic prepaid products. The company holds the largest national directory of internet cafes outside of game publishing with close to 9,800 entries. They are now venturing into selling, marketing and distributing prepaid and non-prepaid products through Internet Cafes nationwide, through its flagship product, Connexys and its internet e-commerce system, BizCenter.

*For other related links, please visit www.animahenasyon.com

Philportal Online recently expanded its product offerings for gamers and internet café patrons when it partnered with EagleGame International Limited (PH Branch) to sell "Rappelz" and "Highstreet 5" game cards and e-pins through Connexys-BizCenter.

The Connexys Internet Café Management System is Philportal's flagship product; while BizCenter, their second product, is an integrated e-commerce system found within Connexys, which allows retailers to sell electronic products online.

EagleGame International Limited (PH Branch) is one of the fastest growing Online Interactive Entertainment Companies in the Philippines. It was established in May 2008 and released one of the most popular online games, "HighStreet 5 (HS5)" in Southeast Asia in July 2008. HS5, "where the party never ends," offers a multitude of choices and opportunities for players, through stylish and unique fashion for characters, exciting and challenging dance routines for solo, paired or group performers, and uniquely designed dance hall themes. It hosts pop music charts from all over the world and encourages viewer feedback on top picks. Lastly, HS5 provides an avenue for creating and expanding friendships, through face to face video chats, in video-chat dance halls.

In August 2009, EagleGame was awarded the "Most Outstanding Games Service Provider (National Awards)" by the Philippine Marketing Excellence Awards. Riding high on this success, the company published "Rappelz Philippines" last July 2010. "Rappelz" is a unique, free-to-play MMO that boasts of a unique, tactical pet taming and training system, which allows regular pets to be level up through a 3-stage revolution and be significantly useful for their master; deep character customization in which players can choose amongst three distinct, exceptional and supreme races: Gaia, Asura and Deva; and extreme dungeon sieges, held weekly and triumphed only by a closely coordinated guild. The Philportal Management team said it is happy with its partnership with EagleGame, "sees similarities between both companies in such that we both seek to provide the best product content and services through multiple business channels."

Philportal Online, launched in March 2010, and is in the business of wholesale/ retail selling and distribution of electronic prepaid products. The company holds the largest national directory of internet cafes outside of game publishing with close to 9,800 entries. They are now venturing into selling, marketing and distributing prepaid and non-prepaid products through Internet Cafes nationwide, through its flagship product, Connexys and its internet e-commerce system, BizCenter.

*For other related links, please visit the following
Rappelz Website
RZ Forum
RZ Facebook
Hs5 Website
HS5 Forum
HS5 Facebook

Last April 2011, IAHGames expanded its product line with Philportal Online, to include "i-cash" cards, which can be loaded in "Granado Espada."

IAHGames is a leading publisher, operator and distributor of interactive entertainment. It is one of the first online game companies in the world to receive ISO 9001:2000 certification for "Distribution and Operation of Online Games."

IAHGames currently operates award-winning titles, including EA Sports Fifa Online 2, Granado Espada, and StarCraft-2. Pre-paid cards for these best-sellers are available on Connexys, Philportal's internet café management system.

"We at Philportal want to lend our support to IAHGames' 'One Market, One Asia,' strategy that offers developers and publishers a one-stop distribution service for multiple countries," said the Philportal Management Team.

Philportal Online, launched in March 2010, and is in the business of wholesale/ retail selling and distribution of electronic prepaid products. The company holds the largest national directory of internet cafes outside of game publishing with close to 9,800 entries. They are now venturing into selling, marketing and distributing prepaid and non-prepaid products through Internet Cafes nationwide, through its flagship product, Connexys.

Sun Cellular pre-paid load cards can now be purchased at any internet café that uses Connexys-BizCenter. The Connexys Internet Café Management System is the flagship product of Philportal Online; while BizCenter, the company's second product, is an integrated e-commerce system found within Connexys, which allows retailers to sell electronic products online.

Sun Cellular pioneered the intra-network unlimited wireless services in the Philippines through its 24/7 Call and Text Unlimited (CTU) and 24/7 Text Unlimited (TU). It currently has over 15 million subscribers, supported by its nearly 7,000 cell sites nationwide.

"Sun Cellular pre-paid users will find that buying load through internet cafes that carry BizCenter is the quickest and simplest way to load up," said the Philportal Management team. "Code pins are sent straight to the buyers' computer screens or cellphones. Load denomination offered ranges from P10.00 to P500.00."

The Philportal Management team added, "We are extremely happy that Sun Cellular authorized sales of their pre-paid loads, allowing us to present a robust and complete telecommunications product roster to our (internet cafe) patrons."

Philportal Online, launched in March 2010, and is in the business of wholesale/ retail selling and distribution of electronic prepaid products. The company holds the largest national directory of internet cafes outside of game publishing with close to 9,800 entries. They are now venturing into selling, marketing and distributing prepaid and non-prepaid products through Internet Cafes nationwide, through its flagship product, Connexys and its internet e-commerce system, BizCenter.

Philportal Online now sells pre-paid cards of telecom giants, Globe and Smart, through Connexys-BizCenter. The Connexys Internet Café Management System is Philportal's flagship product; while BizCenter, their second product, is an integrated e-commerce system found within Connexys, which allows retailers to sell electronic products online.

"Pre-paid users will be pleased to know they can purchase pre-paid loads in internet cafes that carry BizCenter," said the Philportal Management team. "Buying load through BizCenter is the quickest and simplest way to load up. It eradicates the need to use an extra cellphone and/or scratch cards because the code pins are sent straight to the buyers' computer screens or cellphones."

Last November 2010, Globe Telecom, a pioneer in mobile communications and one of the leading telecommunications companies in the Philippines, authorized Philportal to sell pre-paid load cards on BizCenter. Denomination of cards ranges from P10.00 to P150.00. Globe currently caters to 25 million people, along with 650,000 wireline and broadband users.

Smart Communications, one of the leading wireless service providers, also reached an agreement with Philportal last February 2011, authorizing the company to sell pre-paid load cards for "Smart Buddy" and "Talk 'N Text." Denomination of pre-paid load cards ranges from P10.00 to P1,000.00. Smart is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Philippines' leading telecommunications carrier, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company. As of end-December 2010, Smart subscribers totaled 45.6 million nationwide.

The Philportal Management team is "happy and excited about having been able to expand our product offerings to our internet café patrons."

Philportal Online, launched in March 2010, and is in the business of wholesale/ retail selling and distribution of electronic prepaid products. The company holds the largest national directory of internet cafes outside of game publishing with close to 9,800 entries. They are now venturing into selling, marketing and distributing prepaid and non-prepaid products through Internet Cafes nationwide, through its flagship product, Connexys and its internet e-commerce system, BizCenter.

Run Up game load for "Luna Online" epins is now available on Connexys, Philportal Online's internet café management system and flagship product. Both companies signed a distribution agreement last August 11, 2010, authorizing Philporatal to sell e-pins of Run Up's most popular game to date.

Run Up, a Hong Kong-based game publisher, set up office in the Philippines last July 2009. The Philippines is its 5th overseas corporation since the company was established in 2002; other Asian offices being Shanghai, Shenzhen, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore.

"We hope to be able to help and support Run Up in delivering the best game products and services to all local gamers," said the Philportal Management Team.

Philportal Online, launched in March 2010, and is in the business of wholesale/ retail selling and distribution of electronic prepaid products. The company holds the largest national directory of internet cafes outside of game publishing with close to 9,800 entries. They are now venturing into selling, marketing and distributing prepaid and non-prepaid products through Internet Cafes nationwide, through Connexys.

Mobuis game loads are now available on Connexy, the flagship product of Philportal Online.

Mobius, a game publisher of some of the hottest online games in the Philippines recently signed an agreement with Philportal Online, allowing the company to sell both pre-paid cards and e-pins on their Connexys Internet Café Management System.  Currently available on Connexys are “MU,” “Ben10,” “Requiem,” “Nindou,” and “Cartown.”

Philportal Online, launched in March 2010, and is in the business of wholesale/retail selling and distribution of electronic prepaid products.  The company holds the largest national directory of internet cafes outside of game publishing with close to 9,800 entries.  They are now venturing into selling, marketing and distributing prepaid and non-prepaid products through Internet Cafes nationwide, through Connexys.

“Mobius takes pride in having an array of titles to suit every gamers’ need and strives to provide the most satisfying escapist experience one can hope to have in front of a computer,” the Philportal Online Management team said.  “Their mission statement is ‘Infinite Fun, Pure Pwnage!’ and we hope that sales of their game loads through Connexys will aid in the success and completion of that mission.”

Philportal Online bagged a distribution agreement with game publisher, Softnyx Philippines Inc., last August 2010. 

The agreement allows Philportal Online to sell both pre-paid cards and e-pins of Softnyx games – “Gunbound 2,” “Rakion,” and “Wolf Team.” These electronic products will be sold through Philportal’s flagship product, the Connexys Internet Café Management System (Connexys).

Softnyx Philippines, Inc., which set up office in October 2008, is the local arm of Korean company Softnyx Co. Ltd, based at Seoul, Korea.  Softnyx Philippines handles the marketing and distribution of Softnyx cash, that can be used to purchase ingame items.

Philportal Online, launched in March 2010, and is in the business of wholesale/ retail selling and distribution of electronic prepaid products.  The company holds the largest national directory of internet cafes outside of game publishing with close to 9,800 entries.  Philportal Online is now venturing into selling, marketing and distributing prepaid and non-prepaid products through Internet Cafes nationwide, through Connexys.

IP e-Games e-points or e-pins are now available through Philportal Online’s flagship product, the Connexys Internet Café Management System (Connexys).

IP e-Games is one of the leading online games publishers in the Philippines, beginning operations in late 2005 by introducing its revolutionary “freedom-to-play-forever” signature statement. 

“Our company supports IP e-Games’ ‘freedom-to-play’ statement through sales and distribution of their pre-paid cards and now e-pins,” says the Philportal Online Management Team.

Philportal Online, launched in March 2010, and is in the business of wholesale/ retail selling and distribution of electronic prepaid products.  The company holds the largest national directory of internet cafes outside of game publishing with close to 9,800 entries.  Philportal Online is now venturing into selling, marketing and distributing prepaid and non-prepaid products through Internet Cafes nationwide, through Connexys.

Last January 12, 2011, the two companies signed a distribution agreement, extending a 2007 contract for Philportal Online to distribute pre-paid game cards, and expanding the said contract to also cover distribution of e-points of award-winning games, “Granado Espada” (Presidential Award for the best Korean Game (2006) and “Runes of Magic” (high-fantasy MMORPG). 

Other game cards and e-points available through Connexys are “RAN Online,” one of the leading online games in the country, “Dragonica,” the first 8-way 3-D slide scrolling online adventure game; “Audition: Online Dance Battle,” one of the leading online music games in the Philippines, “OP7,” the hottest MMO first person shooter, and “Bandmaster,” a multi-player, multi-instrument online rhythm game.  Also available are “Cabal Online,” “Superstar” and “Point Blank.”

ABS-CBN/AMPED recently renewed its 2008 distribution agreement with Philportal Online. The agreement authorizes Philportal Online to sell and distribute AMPED prepaid cards and e-pins through its flagship product, Connexys.

Available to gamers are: "War Rock," "Mini-Fighter" and "Tantra Online," made by Hanbitsoft of Korea; "Get Amped," "Cronous Pilipinas," "N-Age" and "Shaiya" pre-paid cards and e-pins.

E-pins for generic vote cards for "Pinoy Big Brother," "Pilipinas Got Talent" and "Sharon's Search for the Next Female Pop Superstar" are also available reality tv fanatics; and for Piolo Pascual fans – Star Records e-pins of Piolo's "Decades" Acoustic Album.

"We are very proud and happy to be supporting Philippine gaming and entertainment talent through electronic product sales on Connexys," the Philportal Online Management Team said.

Incorporated in 2004, AMPED is the principal online game service provider of ABS-CBN Interactive, a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, the largest integrated Media & Entertainment Company in the Philippines.

Philportal Online, launched in March 2010, is in the business of wholesale/retail selling and distribution of electronic prepaid products. The company holds the largest national directory of internet cafes outside of game publishing with close to 9,800 entries. Philportal Online is now venturing into selling, marketing and distributing prepaid and non-prepaid products through Internet Cafes nationwide, through the Connexys Internet Café Management System.

Cubizone renewed its distribution agreement with Philportal Online in the last quarter of 2010.  The agreement authorizes Philportal Online to sell and distribute both prepaid cards and e-pins of Cubizone games, “Battle of Immortals” and the newly launched (for verification) “Forsaken World.”  The products are sold through Philportal Online’s flagship product – Connexys.

Cubizone is one of the fastest growing online games portals in the Philippines and published games such as “Battle of Immortals, Legend of Martial Arts, STEPS Evolution, Battle of Destiny, Casvian,” and “Forsaken World.”  Their mission is to provide continuous and consistent online entertainment and value added services to their customers.

Philportal Online, launched in March 2010, is in the business of wholesale/retail selling and distribution of electronic prepaid products.  The company holds the largest national directory of internet cafes outside of game publishing with close to 9,800 entries.  Philportal Online is now venturing into selling, marketing and distributing prepaid and non-prepaid products through Internet Cafes nationwide, through the Connexys Internet Café Management System.