DAXdakan with Power BI Pilipinas

About DAXdakan with Power BI Pilipinas

DAXdakan is a fortnightly (once every 2 weeks) Teams meeting with other Power BI Pilipinas members. Topics will range from PBI updates, best practices, features, industry applications, AMAs (Ask Me Anything), and whatever we can come up with. Language will be English/Filipino.

Publisher

Tony Cua

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Sept 2023

Latest episode

15 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

19 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Mar 2026

   DAXdakan: Make it Special with Geo-spatial

   📌 Join us this March 15 (Sunday), 8PM Manila Time for another exciting episode of the DAXdakan Podcast! 💡 This time, we’re diving into the world of Geo-spatial Shape Maps in Power BI—a powerful way to visualize data with geographic context. Facilitated by Alexis Gamboa (a.k.a. Chad GPT), this session will explore how to make your reports truly special with geo-spatial insights. 👉 Don’t miss out—whether you’re a Power BI beginner or a seasoned pro, this discussion will help you unlock new perspectives in your data storytelling. Save the date, spread the word, and let’s make it special with geo-spatial! Alex's newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7357989066342064128/ Resource files (JSON and XLSX, search for March 15, 2026 uploads): https://www.facebook.com/groups/powerbipilipinas/files/files FB event link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1L79eKGbHw/ Connect with Power BI Pilipinas: https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Banner: Justine Cientos Social media icons: vervex.ca Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz #DAXdakan #PowerBIPilipinas #PowerBI #GeoSpatial #DataVisualization #Analytics #Community #TheInsightSpectrum

2. 

   9 Mar 2026

   DAXdakan: Tabular Editor

   Liping Huang, Tabular Editor Field CTO, walks us through the powerful features of Tabular Editor for Power BI Desktop. Whether you’re using the free or paid version, Tabular Editor can significantly improve your Power BI workflow! DAXdakan is a re-occuring Teams meeting with other Power BI Pilipinas members. Language is Filipino/English. Attendance is free. Connect with Liping: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lipinght Check her other videos: https://youtube.com/@dataleaps Connect with Power BI Pilipinas: https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Banner: Justine Cientos Social media icons: vervex.ca Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz #PowerBI #DAXdakan #TabularEditor #DataVisualization #PowerBIPilipinas

3. 

   9 Feb 2026

   DAXdakan: MSAs & MVPs

   Discover what it takes to become a Microsoft Student Ambassador (MSA) or a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional), and how these paths can shape your education and career. MSA panel guests: Vash Puno Rhandie Sales Jr. Carl Joshua Cabase MVP panel guests: Dane Christian Belarmino, CPA Charven Ligan 📅 Feb 08, 2026, 8:00 PM (Philippines) 📍 Microsoft Teams Big thanks to all of our volunteers! DAXdakan is a re-occuring Teams meeting with other Power BI Pilipinas members. Language is Filipino/English. Attendance is free. Connect with Power BI Pilipinas: https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Social media icons: vervex.ca Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz

4. 

   19 Oct 2025

   Data Challenge 2025 DAXdakan

   We are very excited to announce that the 1st ever Power BI Pilipinas Community Data Challenge in LIVE! This challenge is open to all Power BI Pilipinas members who are Filipino citizens, or at least residing in the Philippines. Deadline of the challenge will be on November 15, 2025 (11:59 PM Manila time). Our data consists of DPWH Government Projects. Start the challenge by downloading the dataset here: https://msftcommunity-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/p/anthony_cua/EdguEOr28u9Cn50agpszUt4BhN23LtlK48XK5KKcDRcJww?e=l14ew5 To submit your entry, create a post (with at least 1 report page as an image) in our Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/powerbipilipinas), making sure to use #PBIPinasDataChallenge2025 DAXdakan is a re-occuring Teams meeting with other Power BI Pilipinas members.Language is Filipino/English. Attendance is free. This episode is available in Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. Connect with Power BI Pilipinas: https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Social media icons: vervex.ca Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz

5. 

   24 Nov 2024

   DAXdakan Again @ AIM (Live #3)

   Power BI Pilipinas members Tony Cua, Ziggy Zulueta, Josh Valdeleon, and Nestor Los Anes share expert insights on dashboard design, AI agents, data roles, and Power BI shape maps at the DAXdakan hybrid training and networking event at AIM.

6. 

   3 Nov 2024

   DAXdakan 1-to-1 with Abs Avila Jr. of DSA & DAP

   Pang malakasan! 💪 Thank you so much to Abs Avila Jr., Founder of DataSense Analytics (DSA) and Data Analytics Philippines (DAP), for guesting in our DAXdakan 1-to-1 episode. He walked us through his journey in data analytics, educated us about mastery in our domain, the 7 pillars in mastering Power BI, and even provided us with free resources to get started in your own data analytics journey! DAXdakan is a re-occuring Teams meeting with other Power BI Pilipinas members. Language is Filipino/English. Attendance is free. This episode is available in Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. Episode chapters... 00:00:00 - Video start 00:00:22 - Intro 00:03:31 - How he got into data analytics 01:19:33 - Are you a master of your domain? 01:22:38 - 7 Pillars to master Power BI 01:53:39 - Resources to get started as a data analyst for free! 02:37:29 - Power BI Pilipinas future events Links from today's episode... Follow DSA in FB (paid training announcements): https://www.facebook.com/datasenseph Follow DAP in FB (free training announcements): https://www.facebook.com/daphilsai Join the DAP FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/409806450947616 Join the DSA Fabric community: https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/DSA-Data-Community/gh-p/DSADataCommunity Connect with Power BI Pilipinas: https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Social media icons: vervex.ca Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz

7. 

   12 Oct 2024

   DAXdakan: Dashboard in an Hour with Copilot

   Back to basics muna tayo with a beginner friendly DAXdakan! "Dashboard in an Hour" is one of my go-to presentations for the beginner crowd. This time, powered by Microsoft Copilot! DAXdakan is a re-occuring Teams meeting with other Power BI Pilipinas members. Language is Filipino/English. Attendance is free. This episode is available in Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. 00:00:00 - Video start 00:00:24 - Intro 00:04:56 - Power BI Pilipinas updates 00:11:22 - DAXdakan Live @AIM Again! 00:14:01 - Dashboard in an Hour with Copilot 00:57:46 - Copilot in Power BI showcase (F64 capacity only) Links from today's episode... Join PBI Pilipinas in MS Communities: https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Power-BI-Pilipinas/gh-p/pbi_philippines_usergroup?WT.mc_id=DP-MVP-5005302 Feb 2023's DataDNA Bigfoot Data Challenge: https://pomerolpartners.com/dataset_challenge/february-2023/ Bigfoot data in my Sharepoint (1 month validity only): https://msftcommunity-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/p/anthony_cua/EWf90V3qmVZLpXsQoTuOGrkBtfEEFjB12dxor3qvXd-zjQ?e=z8agOi Microsoft Copilot web: https://Copilot.Microsoft.com Connect with Power BI Pilipinas: https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Social media icons: vervex.ca Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz

8. 

   15 Sept 2024

   DAXdakan 1-to-many ep2: Power BI Moderators

   Thank you to everyone who attended last week's DAXdakan 1:many! Especially to our Power BI Pilipinas moderators who shared their data professional journeys with us. 00:00:00 - Video start 00:02:44 - We are now the 3rd biggest PBI community in the world! 00:04:46 - Dane Belarmino (https://www.facebook.com/DAXJutsuPBI) 00:22:12 - Drizzle Pablo (https://www.facebook.com/Techbayanihan) 00:32:05 - Dennis Demandaco 00:46:46 - Arman Castroverde 00:57:44 - Jemar Lim 01:20:05 - Rico Balibalita (https://www.youtube.com/@rjban01) 01:50:24 - Alex Gamboa (https://www.facebook.com/alexgamboa34) DAXdakan is a re-occuring Teams meeting with other Power BI Pilipinas members. Language is Filipino/English. Attendance is free. This episode is available in Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. Connect with Power BI Pilipinas (and join our MS Community please!): https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Social media icons: vervex.ca Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz

9. 

   24 Aug 2024

   DAXdakan ep8: Career Day with Recruitday

   During TechBayanihan 2024, one of the bits that I really enjoyed was Joel Garcia's career talk. Recuitday's CEO shared his career tip to ABC, or Always Be Connecting. This is a follow-up of that talk. DAXdakan is a re-occuring Teams meeting with other Power BI Pilipinas members. Language is Filipino/English. Attendance is free. This episode is available in Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. 00:00:00 - Video start 00:00:58 - Intro 00:07:23 - Joel Garcia's Career Talk 00:19:44 - Remember to ABC (Always Be Connecting)! 00:19:58 - A: Always be searchable (LinkedIn, etc.) 00:29:33 - B: Be active in the community 00:37:17 - C: Connect with recruitment firms (Recruitday) Connect with our speaker! https://www.linkedin.com/in/recruitday-joel-garcia/ https://www.recruitday.com/ Connect with Power BI Pilipinas: https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Social media icons: vervex.ca Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz

10. 

    2 Jul 2024

    DAXdakan 1:many with Driz, Abs, & Dale

    Thanks to everyone, most especially our esteemed guests, for DAXdaking with us for 3 hours during our Saturday night (to Sunday morning) podcast. Summary by Copilot: • TechBayanihan Event: Drizzle and Abs discussed the upcoming TechBayanihan 2024 event, highlighting its purpose to kickstart careers in data analytics and the Microsoft ecosystem for Filipinos. The event aims to provide discovery, skilling, and networking opportunities, with support from Microsoft APAC. • Career Opportunities: Dale shared about Innovate IT offering OJT opportunities for students and professionals looking to transition into AI and data analytics, emphasizing the importance of gaining practical experience and contributing to community projects. • Community Engagement: Abs emphasized the importance of being active in the community for career growth, sharing personal experiences of how community engagement led to opportunities like scholarships and job offers. He highlighted that networking within the community can significantly impact one's career trajectory. • Learning and Certification: Drizzle and Abs discussed the availability of free training and certification opportunities through community events and initiatives, stressing the importance of upskilling and obtaining certifications to advance in tech careers. Please visit these links to know about our speakers and their projects: Ms Drizzle: https://www.techbayanihan.org/ Sir Abs: https://www.facebook.com/datasenseph Prof Dale: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559395419349 Me: https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas 1:many episode 2 is already in the works! // Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz

11. 

    31 May 2024

    DAXdakan Live #2

    DAXdakan Live #2 @AIM was a success! Massive thanks to the Asian Institute of Management for accomodating us. Huge props to my special guest turned speaker, Dominic Ligot. And most importantly, thank you so much to all the participants. This event literally would not happen if not for the enthusiasm and energy that you bring to these face-to-face events. This special episode is available in Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. 00:00:00 - Video Start 00:00:05 - Intro 00:00:24 - Tony Cua 00:04:28 - Doc Ligot 00:21:01 - Clint Siao 00:25:21 - Event Photos Tony Cua Links: https://daxstudio.org/ http://alm-toolkit.com/ https://en.brunner.bi/measurekiller https://tabulareditor.github.io/TabularEditor/ https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/dax-query-view-introduces-new-info-dax-functions/ https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/best-practice-rules-to-improve-your-models-performance/ https://exceleratorbi.com.au/edit-replace-code-inside-all-dax-measures-using-tabular-editor/ https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Doc Ligot links: https://bit.ly/ai_governance_framework https://bit.ly/ai_safety_report https://youtube.com/@docligot https://docligot.com/ AIM Links: https://asite.aim.edu/programs/master-of-science-in-data-science/

12. 

    19 May 2024

    DAXdakan Live #1

    Thank you. To my 2 moderators that travelled from the far East and far South of the metro. (Armando Castroverde (CSSWB) and Rico Balibalita) To Ar-Em Lampa who graced our event, and who first showed me that organic, free meetups can happen. To Myk Ogbinar who inspired me next, with more free meetups and using CBTL-Ortigas Park as a flexible venue. To my ex-colleagues Joseph Crisostomo and Nathanael Espino, who reminisced the days of Sykes with me. And most especially, to the 60+ participants who braved the 36°C heat (96.8°F) and the Manila traffic. DAXdakan Live #1, our Power BI Pilipinas Community's inaugural face-to-face meetup event, was a success! 🎉 See you on the next DAXdakan F2F event on May 25! This special episode is available in Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. 00:00:00 - Video Start 00:00:03 - Intro 00:02:28 - Rico Balibalita 00:04:26 - Arman Castroverde 00:06:38 - Bryan Valdeavilla 00:08:35 - Allan 00:10:19: - Victor 00:10:42 - Gernan 00:11:12 - Angelo 00:12:01 - Marcus 00:14:13 - Joseph 00:16:48 - Ryan 00:17:37 - Jed 00:18:17 - Maris 00:19:34 - Tricia 00:20:40 - Allen 00:21:38 - Kurt 00:22:04 - Marco 00:23:04 - Aldwin 00:24:33 - Josh 00:25:22 - Servin 00:25:36 - Tito 00:25:51 - Webster 00:26:28 - Marc 00:27:16 - Reign 00:28:18 - Nestor 00:29:24 - ? 00:30:10: - Jay 00:30:50 - Alrdin 00:31:52 - Jobs 00:33:38 - Nathan 00:35:33: - Ashley 00:35:42 - Mhy 00:36:51 - Joy 00:37:36 - Sherwin 00:38:02 - Rem (Kuya Dev) 00:40:07 - Alvia 00:41:40 - Outro Connect with our socials (Join our Microsoft Community): https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Social media icons: vervex.ca Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz

13. 

    4 May 2024

    DAXdakan ep7: My DP-600 Exam Experience

    DAXdakan Episode 7 is out, and we talk about my journey to DP-600! In this episode, I talk about my journey in being a Microsoft Certified Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate. From taking the AI Skills Challenge, failing my 1st practice exam, passing it, and finally going all-in in a certification exam that I scheduled 2 weeks right after I received my exam voucher. Thanks to everyone who joined live! Interested in presenting and helping the community learn? Please reach out to my socials below. DAXdakan is a Teams meeting with other Power BI Pilipinas members. Language is Filipino/English. Attendance is free. This episode is available in Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. 00:00:00 - Video Start 00:00:20 - Intro 00:04:51 - PBI Pinas Updates 00:07:37 - PBI Pinas Live Meetup next week! 00:11:14 - My DP-600 Experience 00:46:19 - Talking/Mumbling during Exam 00:50:22 - My DP-600 Exam App Crashing 00:53:57 - Q&A 01:08:42 - Closing Connect with our socials (Join our Microsoft Community): https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Comments or feedback about DAXdakan episode 7? Please answer our survey (expires May 11, 2024): https://forms.office.com/r/8DHM0E6G28 Social media icons: vervex.ca Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz

14. 

    2 Mar 2024

    DAXdakan ep6: PyCon and Power BI Feb 2024 Update

    Episode 5 in da haus! Happy women's month to everyone! In this episode, special suprise guest (wherein we both got suprised) Arman Castroverde shared his experience with PyCon PH 2024. We also discussed some new features from the Power BI Desktop Feb 2024 update. We then looked at some open questions from the Power BI Pilipinas Community. And finally checked out Rico Balibalita's award winning Bigfoot report. Again, special thanks to Arman and Rico for the sudden participation in yesterday's podcast. Interested in presenting and helping the community learn? Please reach out to my socials below. DAXdakan is a monthly Teams meeting with other Power BI Pilipinas members. Language is Filipino/English. Attendance is free. This episode is available in Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. 00:00:00 - Video start 00:03:15 - Intro 00:07:51 - PyCon PH 2024 with Arman 00:23:08 - Power BI Desktop Feb 2024 Update 01:02:01 - PBI Pinas Community Questions 01:23:18 - Rico's Power BI Portfolio 01:24:30 - Outro 00:58:30 - Survey QR Code Connect with our socials: https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Comments or feedback about DAXdakan episode 6? Please answer our survey (expires March 9, 2024): https://forms.office.com/r/syYCvynJ4Y Episode 5 relevant links: https://gist.github.com/msdotnetclr/9... https://www.emptycharacter.com/ Social media icons: vervex.ca Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz

15. 

    23 Dec 2023

    DAXdakan ep5: Random PBI Tips & Tricks

    Episode 5 yo! Happy holidays to everyone! In this episode, we discussed random Power BI Tips and Tricks. From usage metrics report, to decompressing Gzip files in PowerQuery, to using the EmptyCharacter, to using DAX Studio and the latest DAX view pane of Power BI to view your measures, to using the offset function in resetting cumulatives, to auto appending multiple Excel spreadsheets with non-matching column headers. Special thanks to Daniel (Dane) Belarmino for helping with the last 3 tips. Interested in presenting and helping the community learn? Please reach out to my socials below. DAXdakan is a monthly Teams meeting with other Power BI Pilipinas members. Language is Filipino/English. Attendance is free. This episode is available in Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. 00:00:00 - Video start 00:00:20 - Intro 00:14:33 - PBI Tips & Tricks 01:21:32 - Outro Connect with our socials: https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Episode 5 relevant links: https://gist.github.com/msdotnetclr/9477258a703468578445d6f029fa64a3 https://www.emptycharacter.com/ Social media icons: vervex.ca Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz

16. 

    26 Nov 2023

    DAXdakan episode 4: PBI Desktop Nov 2023 Update

    Episode 4 is in the books! For this episode, we discussed a very meaty update from the Microsoft Power BI team that is the November 2023 release. With discussions around button slicers, reference labels, and a couple of Copilot power PBI visuals. Again, thank you so much to everyone who joined the live conversation kahit via chat lang. Sorry for the screenshare issues this episode. I fixed it in this upload (by overlapping the missing screenshare with the Teams recording). Interested in presenting and helping the community learn? Please reach out to my socials below. DAXdakan is a fortnightly Teams meeting with other Power BI Pilipinas members. Language is Filipino/English. Attendance is free. This episode is available in Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. 00:00:00 - Video start 00:00:19 - Intro 00:07:37 - Episode slides 00:11:16 - November 2023 updates 00:56:12 - Outro Connect with our socials: https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Episode 4 relevant links: https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Power-BI-Pilipinas/gh-p/pbi_philippines_usergroup?WT.mc_id=DP-MVP-5005302 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/copilot-introduction Social media icons: vervex.ca Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz

17. 

    21 Oct 2023

    DAXdakan Ep3: Dashboard Design Workflows

    And that's a wrap for episode 3! This was nervous episode for me since I didn't invite an extra speaker. Solo flight and relied on the audience to take the discussion places. That said, thank you so much to everyone who joined the live conversation kahit via chat lang. Sorry for all the webcam issues this episode. I'll prep better next time. Interested in presenting and helping the community learn? Please reach out to my socials below. DAXdakan is a fortnightly Teams meeting with other Power BI Pilipinas members. Language is Filipino/English. Attendance is free. This episode is available in Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. 00:00:00 - Video start 00:00:20 - Intro 00:07:37 - Screen share starts 00:08:24 - Best practices discussion Connect with our socials: https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Episode 3 relevant links: https://www.mokkup.ai/ https://design.penpot.app/ https://ssbipolar.com/2021/05/31/roches-maxim/ https://forms.office.com/r/8ktHdEgN8Y Social media icons: vervex.ca Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz

18. 

    30 Sept 2023

    DAXdakan ep2: Power Platform in Aviation

    Thank you for supporting episode 2 everyone! Thanks for hopping in the Teams call, for asking your questions via chat, for reacting over at Facebook live, for joining our Fabric Community (FabCom), and for answering our post-event survey. Special thanks to our guest presenter, Mark Leghrand De Jesus, a Systems Specialist from PAL Express, for providing a sneak peek on how Microsoft's Power Platform is used in the country's flag carrier. He gave a masterclass on how Microsoft technology know-how and common sense was used in order to deliver solutions to airport ground personnel, maximizing productivity in their daily tasks. Interested in presenting and helping the community learn? Please reach out to my socials below. DAXdakan is a fortnightly (once every 2 weeks) Teams meeting with other Power BI-erists (Power BI Pilipinas members). Language is Filipino/English. Attendance is free. This episode is available in Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Music. 00:00:00 - Video start 00:00:23 - Intro 00:12:00 - Best practices discussion Connect with our socials: https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Episode 2 resource links: https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Power-BI-Pilipinas/gh-p/pbi_philippines_usergroup?WT.mc_id=DP-MVP-5005302 Social media icons: vervex.ca Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz

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    16 Sept 2023

    DAXdakan ep1: Power BI Best Practices

    Thanks to everyone who joined and participated (kahit shy) in our 1st ever DAXdakan episode! DAXdakan is a bi-weekly (once every 2 weeks) Teams meeting with other Power BI Pilipinas members. Language is Filipino/English. Topics range from PBI updates, best practices, features, industry applications, AMAs (Ask Me Anything), and whatever we can come up with. No time to watch the video? This episode is available as a podcast as well! 00:00:00 - Video start 00:00:21 - Intro 00:12:20 - Best practices discussion Connect with our socials: https://taplink.cc/powerbipilipinas Episode 1 resource links: https://daxformatter.com https://dax.guide https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/best-practice-rules-to-improve-your-models-performance/ Social media icons: vervex.ca Theme music: "Back to Me" by Aitor Hertz

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