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Hotel Sogo extends help to communities in CamSur

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Hotel Sogo continues to care as it ramped up its effort in helping the country’s indigent communities by reaching out to several communities in Luzon. Recently, it donated school supplies to over 300 school children in Triangulo Elementary School - Diversion Road, CBD II, Barangay Triangulo, Naga, and Oroc-Osoc Elementary School - Oroc-Osoc, Caramoan, Camarines Sur. Hotel Sogo also distributed long sleeve shirts and black out tarp cover from Hotel Sogo’s collateral materials for use as cover for tourist and fishing boats to 200 fisherfolks from Brgy.Paniman, Caramoan Camarines Sur. For more information about Hotel Sogo, check out  https://www.hotelsogo.com.

Unilab's 70th: Honors Unsung Heroes

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Unilab, the makers of household brands Biogesic, Ceelin, Neozep and Enervon, is celebrating its 70th year in the industry. The Filipino pharmaceutical and healthcare company also marks this milestone with the launch of its corporate campaign, “AlamNamin,” through the digital film found in http://bit.ly/husayatmalasakit Through this campaign, Unilab wishes to recognizeand give thanks to the unsung heroes of everyday who constantly embody Husay at Malasakit to their loved ones and the communities they serve, without expecting anything in return.  These are members of the family, who work silently and unnoticed to make sure their loved ones get the best of everything. These are the parents, who persevere to give a better life to their children. These are physicians and healthcare professionals, who work patiently to give quality service to their patients. These are drugstore partners, who go to great lengths to make sure that vital medicines reach far-flung places.  U...

Do You Have What it Takes to Learn to Read Music?

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You probably remember those dreaded aptitude tests in school. You know, those tests that revealed your abilities to perform certain tasks? Well, it's time to stop dreaming, and put your desire to learn music to the test. The desire for music is within you, but do you really have what it takes to learn to read music? Do you know  which to buy  among the so many musical instruments?  Discover your own musical capabilities below. Musical Talent or Not - Does it Matter? You may not be able to read music right now. You most likely cannot pick up a flute, a guitar or a violin and play a beautiful melody. Even so, everyone around you is always saying how musically talented you are. Perhaps you can memorize musical tunes on key upon hearing them, create an original song in your mind, or maybe even play an instrument or two without really knowing how to read the music. These are all indications of having natural musical talent. But, do you have the potential t...

Unveil, the bridal fair 2015.

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The Brides, Unveil. One of the most posh, elegant and successful bridal fair I attended so far, is the Unveil last May 17 at the Edsa Shangri-La Manila. They house the most sophisticated and top designers, stylist, clinic, and wedding photographers in the country today. Truly indeed that wedding industry in the Philippines is booming and will definitely stay. Getting married is such a precious experience, of course all the couples want it to make it the memorable day of their life, since they are only getting married once in their lifetime. That’s why this Unveil showcases the best from wedding planners, to venue location, cakes, cars, flowers, gowns and styling. But what most influential part for me is the talk of Dr.Vicki Belo, who give emphasize of being beautiful on your big day, it takes preparation as well on how you pamper yourself to look good and be the most at that certain times of your life.  Her Belo Medical Group knows how to make you feel that feeling fr...

The 9th Philippine Stagers Foundation Theater Festival.

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Among this year's competing plays. Death Between The Line, Isla Apat, Love You Like A Lovesong Behbeh and Wanted for hire. This year’s lineup of short play presented in the annual theater festival of Philippine Stagers Foundation is indeed a remarkable and the most hilarious to watch, as it tackles from romantic comedy to sex, violence and horror.   Aside from competing plays, the highlights of the festival features fresh and raw talents from this year’s batch of workshop participants who undergo rigid training from acting, singing, dancing to stage design and even directing play. Atty. Vince Tanada with the cast of Dilaw o Pula.  Headed by its founder Atty.Vince Tanada  who declare that their last play entitle “Filipinas 1941” have reach a benchmark of more than 300 shows nationwide for a year not only in Metro Manila, but also in some provinces such as Bicol, Zamboanga and Bacolod.   They are now gearing up for the opening of another theater season by July...

The 19th National Press Forum and 2015 Philippine Press Institute Annual Membership meeting.

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Media and election coverage highlight this year’s Press Forum.   The incoming national and local election in the Philippines, is the main topic for this year’s National Press forum, held at Diamond Hotel last May 14 to 16, 2015.  Among its resource speakers are Betty Romero, the Deputy Director of Lifeline Foundation, and the administrator of the successful Anti-Epal Facebook page. Romero discusses how powerful social media now a days, wherein his personal advocacy become the voice of the nation about politicians claiming credits to the projects that they are mandated to do.  Majority of the photos post in their page are now remove after many views, comments and shares in the web happen, and those photos are being contributed only by their followers from all over the country. Another speaker is Rowena Paraan, the head person of Bayan Mo, iPatrol Mo of TV network ABS-CBN.  On her talks she discuss that tru tweets and status post, news was first hear...

Lancris opens Garnet Tower Showroom.

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Landcris Somerset Development Corp, the developer of Lancris Residences in Better Living, Paranaque officially opens its newest showroom thru a blessing ceremony last  May 2, 2015.The Garnet showroom representing the soon to be build  Garnet Tower Showroom  is located in Japan St Corner Dominic Savio St, Brgy. Don Bosco in Paranaque City. The occasion is attended by Chief Operating Officer Mr. Dennis Lim and Assistant Vice President Mr. Jigger Cunanan, Ms .Rose Suarez of Human Shelter Realty Corp and Mr. Rex Lomangaya of Driven Marketing Group, Inc are also present during the occasion. Garnet is the newest condo buildings that soon to be built within the year, it has 138 units usually have 2 to 3 bedroom in a 6 story building, and like other tower of Lancris it will also have Sky garden, a recreation park,  commercial area, club house, swimming pool and others. Lancris is introducing the feeling of living in a residential condo in a subdivisio...

Bounty Fresh joins Asia Digital Marketing Expo 2015

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According to Ms. Joan Clarice N. Caccam, Assistant Brand Manager of Bounty Agro Ventures, Inc. (BAVI), Bounty Fresh Chicken is a brand under the Bounty Fresh Group of Companies (BFGC), a privately owned company operating in the Philippines. BAVI and its sister company, Bounty Fresh Food Inc. supplies live chicken, dressed chicken, and various processed chicken products nationwide. Bounty Fresh Chicken was awarded "Asia's Best" in 2009 Asian Livestock Industry Award in Malaysia and is the most-liked chicken brand in the Philippines. It has over a million likes in one of the leading social media platforms, Facebook. This year the brand has launched its new online campaign, #DiskarteNaMayArte. This campaign aims to celebrate the Bounty Fresh Moms out there who always find creative and resourceful ways to make homemaking extra special for their loved ones. Bounty Fresh supports Asia Digital Marketing Expo 2015 because it acknowledges the powerful role of digital ...

RAK OF AEGIS Is returning this June 2015.

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The Cast of Rak Of Aegis 2015 The Phenomenal Original Pinoy Musical Rak Of Aegis is returning to stage in PETA Theater this June 2015, the hit crowd favorite and comedy musical featuring the songs of Aegis band had already 135 shows in total last year, and this time they will be like broadway wherein six days in a week is the scheduled shows starting June 17 to August 16, 2015. Stage Director Maribel Legarda said on a presscon last May 6, 2015, that there will be no major changes, nor script revisions for Rak staging this year, even the set is still the same.  But what exciting for it is the inclusion of the song “Sayang na Sayang” and the new cast that will give flavors for the same old characters in Brgy.Venizia. But what makes Rak of Aegis such a hit?, Legarda  enumerate the reasons, first it’s the songs of Aegis band that is truly popular, the flood culture theme of the story wherein many Filipinos especially in Metro Manila can relate to it, the comedy that i...

Leading Lady The Musical, the next big thing in Philippine Theater.

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I always wondered why there are some people who admire villains. They would say they can relate to these scoundrels. Relate to their evil aspirations? Are people naturally evil? They would even say, "Ang guwapo guwapo ni Loki!". Really? That dreadful face that does nothing but harm?  Maybe "Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady The Musical" can explain. Created from Carlo Vergara's one-act play, with music and lyrics by Vince de Jesus, Leading Lady the Musical is the first release by Dalanghita Productions. This could be the next big thing in theatre as the skill was evident by the direction of Chris Martinez. The Fuerza Filipinas. We follow the story of two sisters, Mely and Viva. Mely, ordinary yet diligent, (Bituin Escalante and Frenchie Dy, alternating) is hired as a maid by a group of English-speaking Pinoy superheroes called Fuerza Filipinas. One of her bosses, the telepathic Leading Man (Markky Stroem and Hans Escktein, alternating) falls ...

Introducing the Premium HyC150 and Ginger Black Tea Extract

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A night of being mad about Mozart.

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Philippine Opera Company headline a one night show last April 23, 2015, on their own Opera Haus in Makati City. The one night event that is well attended is entitled “Mad About Mozart, produce by POC YAS Series and RankOne Productions under the musical direction of Jon Meer Vera Perez, who happen to be the Repertoire and vocal coach, but the whole show is under the direction of Floy Quintos. Among the performers are Stephanie Reese, Joseleo Logdat, Melissa Camba, Lorraine Lisen, Krissan Tan, Tricia Amper-Jimenez, Anton Ferrer, Gabri Dolor Panlilio, Bernadeth Mamauag, Jon Wagner, with the participation of MMA Fighter Wesley Perreira and Dancer Chrstine Crame. They feature songs from Cosi Fan Tutte, Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflotte, Requiem, and a lot more.    It’s kinda small venue but it is engaging of course with the fascinating musics from Karl Patrick Estudillo on Piano, Adonis Tabanda on guitars,  Jurgen Unterberg on ensemble,  with Rainier Tolent...