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Philippine Trade & Investment Center & STAC Silicon Valley Showcase Philippine start-upsPageSnapp, ShootnSell and collaboration with One Virtual Source

One Virtual Source project to create an Global Online Marketplace for PH Services

September 17, 2013 - San Francisco, California - The Philippine Trade & Investment Center (PTIC) inSilicon Valley, representative office of the Department of Trade & Industry in the US northwestern states andSTAC Silicon Valley in cooperation with the Philippine Consulate General held an event Friday, September 13at the Philippine Center San Francisco to showcase Philippine tech start-ups, PageSnapp and ShootnSellwinners of AngelHack Manila and AngelHack Singapore, respectively, and to announce its collaboration with

One Virtual Source, to create the Philippine Services Delivery Platform, an online global marketplace that aimsto provide market access for Philippine providers of IT, Creative, Business Support & related services. BothPageSnapp and ShootnSell are composed of Filipino founders. The evening provided a venue for theaudience of business, media and technology professionals which included Filipino and non-Filipinoprofessionals in mainstream Silicon Valley. I am very proud to showcase, two of the best examples of Filipinocapability and ingenuity in the IT start-up community in the Philippines, which can be at par with the worldsbest. Both PageSnapp and ShootnSell, won the AngelHack competitions in both Manila and Singapore andhave just recently concluded their participation at AngelHack Silicon Valley said Michael Alfred Ignacio, TradeCommissioner for the Philippine Consulate General.

The event welcomed esteemed speakers who expressed enthusiasm and positive notes about the Philippineeconomy. Deputy Consul General Jaime Ascalon welcomed the audience and expressed his appreciation o

the two teams efforts to meet a significant milestone for the country as both represented Philippine talent atthe prestigious TechCrunch disrupt conference. Philippine Trade Commissioner for Silicon Valley, MichaeIgnacio, founder of investphilippines.org, underscored the growing importance of the Philippine economy andits role in the greater ASEAN and world economies. The ASEAN region, also boasts enormous potentialalmost at par in size with that of EU and the fastest growing region in the world, and the Philippines canprovide a doorway to this major world market. He also recognized the potential of the Philippine start-upcommunity in tech and sciences and the enormous potential of start-ups such as PageSnapp, ShootnSeland One Virtual Source in its growth trajectory. Ideaspace Foundation President and Co-Founder EarValencia provided an overview of the startup landscape and activity across the country and highlighted thecountrys strengths and areas of focus for his fund. In closing, Christina Laskowski, President of STAC SVcongratulated the teams and announced Geeks on a Beach (www.geeksonabeach.com), the first conferenceof its kind, organized by STAC SV partner TechTalks.ph to be held September 26 and 27 in Boracay

Philippines. Ms. Laskowski shared that more STAC SV events and programs were lined up for 2014 providingmore reason for the audience to sign up and join its new membership platform.

STAC Silicon Valley provided housing to PageSnapp, an Ideaspace incubated company, during the its twoweek trip to San Francisco. PageSnapp was one of 50 startups to participate in AngelHack Manila and wonfirst place which led its team to San Francisco where they participated at TechCrunch Disrupt and AngelHackGlobal Demo Day. PageSnapp also won the invitation to participate at the Blackberry Jam Conference inHong Kong where it will present September 26 to 27, 2013.

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FOR THE US PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND WESTERN CANADA

COMMERCIAL SECTION OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN SAN FRANCIS

REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE OF THE PHILIPPINE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUS
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One Virtual Source is collaborating with PTIC Silicon Valley to create the Philippine Services Platform, whichis envisioned to provide an online marketplace that will build global partnerships between qualified PhilippineService Providers and Clients worldwide. Through the OVS platform, both Philippine Service Providers andClients will be able to advertise, find and communicate with each other to negotiate job terms and do businesswith each other. The OVS platform then allows both parties to work together to manage, track milestones andpay for services rendered, said JR Calanoc, CEO of One Virtual Source, This is projected to provide

significant market access and numerous new projects for Philippine IT, Business Support & Creative serviceproviders.

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About STAC Silicon Valley. The Science & Technology Advisory Council-Silicon Valley is a 501c3 non-profi

organization that serves as an advisor in the areas of Science & Technology to promote entrepreneurship, support R&Dinvestments and foster innovation and growth of new industries in the Philippines. STAC SV is the organizer of the ON3Acceleration Program and a partner of The Global Entrepreneurship Program, a U.S. State Department-led effort to

advance entrepreneurship in emerging markets and developing countries. For more information about STAC SVwww.stacsv.org. For more information about GEP: http://www.state.gov/e/eb/cba/entrepreneurship/gep/index.htm

About Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Silicon Valley - the Commercial Section of the Philippine Consulate

General in San Francisco and the representative office of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry in the USPacific Northwest and Western Canada.

About Philippine Consulate General of San Francisco. The Consulate is guided by the Philippines nationadevelopment goals and objectives. The Consulate General in San Francisco covers Northern California, Northern

Nevada, Washington State, Oregon, Montana, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Alaska.

About PageSnapp. Pagesnapp creates apps from Facebook pages. It seamlessly syncs with each Facebook pageused to create the app enabling in-app content including news and events. With the app, you can check your favoritepage without being distracted by other notifications. For more information, go to: http://www.pagesnapp.com!About ShootNSell. ShootNSell is a mobile app that provides a user friendly mobile commerce platform for marketing

and selling goods.

About One Virtual Source. One Virtual Source provides an online platform that builds global partnerships betweenqualified Philippine Service Providers and Clients worldwide. Through the OVS platform, both Philippine Service Providersand Clients are able to advertise, find and communicate with each other to negotiate job terms and conduct business. The

OVS platform then allows both parties to work together to manage, track milestones and pay for services rendered. Formore information, go to: http://www.onevirtualsource.com

About Ideaspace Foundation. IdeaSpace runs an incubator and accelerator program to support technology

entrepreneurs in the Philippines and for the global market through partnerships between the MVP group of companiesand global technology companies. For more information, go to: http://www.ideaspace.ph

About Geeks on a Beach. GEEKS ON A BEACH is a brand new conference for everyone who is passionate aboustartups, technology, design, and making the world a better place. Featuring presentations from hand-picked experts from

all across the world. GOAB is the perfect place to come and share learnings and stories with new friends at a two dayget together by the shores of splendid Boracay island in the Philippines. For more information, go to: http:/

www.geeksonabeach.com

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One Virtual Source, PageSnapp and ShootnSell Founders call on the Philippine Consulate GeneralsDeputy Consul General Jaime Ramon T. Ascalon and Trade Commissioner Michael Alfred V. Ignacio. in San Francisco

Philippine Consulate General Officials with STAC Silicon Valley board members and founders of One Virtual Source,PageSnapp and ShootnSell at an event showcasing Philippine IT & Tech capabilities in San Francisco.


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Deputy Consul General Jaime Ramon T. Ascalon welcoming Fil-Am and non-Filipino Silicon Valleyprofessionals, media and potential investors to the event showcasing the winning Filipino Teams that

represented AngelHack Manila and Singapore, respectively at AngelHack Silicon Valley pitching events.

The audience comprised mainly with a mix of IT professionals, business development consultants, investors andmedia in Silicon Valley stayed for over an hour after the event for the important networking mixer.

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