Affordable real estate developer and subsidiary of Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) Amaia Land launches Amaia Steps Mandaue Tower 2 offering to families and individuals seeking high-quality and affordable housing options. Amaia Steps Mandaue will offer 288 units with various unit sizes that can cater to needs of its prospect homeowners.


Amaia Steps Mandaue Tower 2 is set to provide its prospective residents convenient access to Cebu’s cultural and heritage sites. It is near to Cebu major thoroughfares and the Mactan International Airport.

Amaia Steps Mandaue Tower 2 signifies new beginnings and a chance to settle down in a spacious, well-designed units at very affordable prices. Residents will also relish spending fun weekends at the Amaia Steps amenities including a swimming pool which is expected to be completed this quarter or bonding with family and friends at the courtyard.



Amaia Land made it possible of owning an affordable and sustainable homes closer to hardworking Filipinos through easy payment options: cash, deferred cash, and bank financing.

Amaia continues to serve homeowners with affordable and sustainable developments that aim to elevate the Filipino living experience in a well-secured environment.

For inquiries about Amaia Steps Mandaue Tower 2 and other Amaia developments, check out www.amaialand.com or follow www.facebook.com/AmaiaLand.

This article will not touch on the greater technical aspect on ASUS Zenfone 5 AI Capabilities, instead I will share my actual Straight-out-of-Camera (SOOC) FOOD photos taken from the Zenfone 5, some experience and slightly citing some of the AI capabilities of Zenfone 5.

To begin, ASUS Zenfone 5 is one of the most intelligent phones ever made by ASUS and in the market. It has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC (System on a Chip) mobile platforms inside giving its capabilities of the Artificial Intelligence Engine (AIE) or AI capabilities to execute many micro tasks involved in Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing. In short, this phone is intelligent and able to perform advance tasks using data and reacts to stimulus through its sensors.

I was in a buffet setting at a hotel in Cebu Business Park and about to eat lunch. Before I take anything to eat, I decided to take some pictures on what's in the buffet area. Most of the time, I take only few pictures but this time as I am shooting using an ASUS Zenfone 5 and I like what I see from the pictures that I took. So there I spend nearly 5-10 minutes taking pictures before having something to eat.

See below pictures that I took and look how Zenfone 5 perfectly implemented its AI scene detection where it intelligently adjust and optimize Color temperature and saturation, Contrasts, Brightness, Shutter Speed, and Exposure Time in every scene that I captured. These photos are taken in Auto mode.






The Snapdragon 636 has powerful, 8-core processors based on Qualcomm’s Kryo technology, and are built on highly-advanced 14nm manufacturing processes which gives them extremely good battery performance. Thus, giving it the Artificial Intelligence capabilities that give them the ability to manage the many small human-like decision making processes involved in AI.

ASUS is able to deliver with Zenfone 5 the AI algorithm that works better in the market. It's AI Scene Detection uses a special algorithm known technically as an “AI data model“, it senses the up to 16 scenes or subjects the user is shooting applies the ideal settings that would render the best results.
The camera’s AI data model is created by referencing thousands of stock photos stored on ASUS servers gets refined with each firmware update of the smartphone.

Aside from Food, Zenfone Camera can detect people, dog, cat, sunset, sky, green field, ocean, flower, plant, snow, night view, stage, text, tripod and even QR codes. With these advance information that every Zenfone 5 smartphone is using, no wonder it could quickly decide on its own the most accurate camera setting in taking pictures. Now it's time for sweets!



To end this article, let's try to get acquainted with the Camera used in ASUS Zenfone 5 whose responsible to deliver decent mobile photos.

The ZenFone 5 has three cameras. The rear has two, a 120-degree wide angle, F2.2, 8-megapixel camera that can capture wide landscapes and a light sensitive main camera with the latest, top-of-the-line, 12 megapixel Sony flagship IMX363 sensor that has large 1.4 micron pixels and a wide F1.8 aperture lens. Its front camera is an 8-megapixel, F2.0 selfie camera


The main camera is great for portraits and focusing on isolated subjects, night and low light shots. The wide angle camera is excellent for shooting broad landscapes, in confined areas, just be careful with using wide angle since the extreme eastern and western quadrant of the photo tends to bend, this is expected on wide angle lenses. All are supplemented with a Color Correction Sensor and LED flash.
ASUS Zenfone 5 Camera Food Photography Test posted at Cebu Events Blog

German family-owned company Häfele, a trusted brand of architectural solutions for building projects among architects, engineers, and designers worldwide opens 2 new Showrooms at the upscale One Paseo along Maria Luisa Road Cebu City and a larger warehouse in Maguikay, Mandaue City. Synonymous to durability with over 37 subsidiares, Häfele’s trademark door locks, kitchen fixtures, bathroom accessories, and more can be found in most major hotels, condominiums, shopping centers, government offices, and luxury residences, including the Philippines.



In 1995, Häfele Philippines, Inc. opened its first office in North Reclamation, Mandaue City, Cebu. The Cebuano’s discriminating taste when it comes to quality has helped expand the Häfele brand across major building projects across the Visayas and Mindanao regions, as well as in Luzon.



Then “Home Lifestyle Brand” is introduced in 2010 by Häfele Philippines with the establishment of the 2-storey, 2,000 sqm Main Showroom and Philippine Headquarters in Taguig. The first and largest showroom for architectural solutions in the country, designed with the European minimalist aesthetic that never fails to wow any visitor. This became the trend as more Häfele showrooms sprouted across the country, setting the standard for interior design in residential and commercial buildings.



The same concept was emulated in Häfele Design Center Cebu (DCC) which opened in 2017. The first appliance hub of Häfele in Cebu that caters to high-end end consumers such as influential leaders, business owners, and celebrities. Bosch Appliances is also introduced to the market.


Häfele carries 4 top European appliance brands, which complement Häfele’s bestselling cabinet fittings and hardware:

• Häfele, a range suited for mid-level market consumers, popular among new families who just purchased their first home
• Bosch, World’s No. 1 Brand of Appliances according to the latest survey by Euromonitor, and also No. 1 in Dishwashers because of its IoT (Internet Of Things) smart technology
• Asko, a Scandinavian brand that cares for the environment starting from design process. The appliances were made with the modern, busy person in mind – easy to understand, durable, and sleek
• La Cornue, the most expensive freestanding cooker in the world, the brand is a favorite among celebrities like Julia Child, the Kardashians, and Ayesha Curry (Stephen Curry’s culinary wife with a popular TV show on Food Network).

Häfele now signifies durable and innovative products that are trusted not only by the professionals, but by homeowners as well.

For further information about Häfele, its products, and our price list, please contact:
Häfele Cebu Sales Office & Warehouse
L. Jayme St., Maguikay, Mandaue City, Cebu
Tel. No.  +63 32 516-0008

Häfele One Paseo Showroom
Maria Luisa Road, Banilad, Cebu City
Tel. No.  +63 32 516-0033
Email: info@hafele.com.ph
Website: www.hafele.com.ph

Hafele Cebu Showroom Grand Opening and Blessing posted at Cebu Events Blog