by Penny Angeles-Tan | Nov 30, 2018 | Events
The Design Center, an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) successfully showcased innovative and revolutionary bamboo products at Manila FAME 2018.
The special bamboo setting was arranged under a canopy of bamboos and was divided into two innovation projects – the Bamboo 360 and the Bamboo Extreme 2.0. The Bamboo 360 featured design-forward home and lifestyle products while the Bamboo Extreme 2.0 focused primarily on mobility concepts for modern lifestyle.
Gracing the innovative bamboo display were (left to right) DTI undersecretary Nora Terrado, Design Center of the Philippines executive director Rhea Matute, Philippine Nickel Industry Association chairman Isidro Alcantara Jr., Olli Consulting Group Inc. chief executive officer Leo Dominguez, Chamber of Mines of the Philippines vice chair Joey Leviste, DTI secretary Ramon Lopez, Bambike founder Bryan Benitez McClelland, and Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions executive director Pauline Suaco-Juan.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Nov 21, 2018 | Events
Christmas comes early at Filinvest Mimosa+ in Clark, Pampanga with a concert on November 24, 2018, 6 p.m. onwards, at the Acacia Park, to kick off the joyous season.
Richard Poon
Catch remarkable artists and performers, headed by the Philippines’ premier crooner, Richard Poon, who will sing all-time favorite Christmas tunes! Joining him is Pampanga’s pride, the Holy Angel University Chorale, winner of the Gold Prize Award in the 10th Fukushima Vocal Ensemble Competition held in March 2017.
Highlight of the event is the ceremonial lighting of its Christmas installations and decorations, capped by an amazing fireworks display, that will surely delight everyone throughout the holiday season
Filinvest Mimosa+ Leisure City is an integrated, balanced, and eco-centric township that offers a real work, live, and play environment. With the Stellar Christmas at Mimosa+, families, their loved-ones and friends have an extra special reason to visit the world-class Filinvest Mimosa+ in Clark, which boasts of a championship golf course and superb accommodations, dining facilities and leisure amenities.
To know more about the events and activities at Filinvest Mimosa+ this holiday season, visit www.facebook.com/FilinvestMimosaPlus.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Nov 18, 2018 | Events
You better watch out and better not pout, because a 30-foot Santa Claus has been spotted at Mall of Asia – marking the start of the Christmas season in all SM malls nationwide. Inviting everyone to celebrate #ChristmaSMoments with loved ones, SM Supermalls is treating mallgoers with fun-filled events as Santa makes his rounds in SM malls this holiday season.
“Christmas is not complete without Santa Claus. We’re sure that when you see him in the malls, it will take you back to best-loved childhood Christmas moments,” said Jonjon San Agustin, SM Supermalls senior vice president for marketing.
Alongside its giant Santa installation, the Mall of Asia is home to the Grand Festival of Lights Parade that starts November 24 until December 25, and to the Grand Mascot Parade on January 1, 2019. Both street festivals will feature Santa with an entourage of Yuletide dancers and characters.
Not to miss is Father Christmas and his herd of reindeer at the Grand Magical Christmas Parade in SM South Luzon malls. You can catch its launch on November 17 at SM City Bacoor! The parade will ring in new characters – a circus ringmaster and snow ladies – to join its well-loved mix of holiday icons, including princes and princesses, dwarves, fairies, and more!
Santa will lead the way as SM City Pampanga lights up its Ferris wheel-turned-Lantern of Hope with a visual feast of lights, fireworks, and video-mapping on December 1.
Santa Claus will be making the wishes of 60 lucky kids come true this season! Simply write to Santa through the #DearSMSanta mailbox at SM for a chance to get your wishes granted. If you want to see Santa in person, you can spend #ChristmaSMoments with your friends and family at Santa meet-and-greets happening from November 30 to December 25 in all SM malls.
For more info about SM’s Santa-filled Christmas celebration, visit www.smsupermalls.com/christmasmoments.
For more information, check out www.smsupermalls.com, and its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @smsupermalls.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Nov 14, 2018 | Events
Filinvest City, the premier lifestyle destination in the Metro South, spreads holiday cheer with “Christmas Comes Alive,” its extraordinary holiday celebration this 2018.
With “Christmas Comes Alive,” Filinvest City residents and employees, as well as guests from other parts of the metro, can catch a line-up of exciting activities and entertainment starting November 17, 7 p.m., at Spectrum Linear Park.
Taking this year’s festivities up a notch are weekend performances from local favorites:
Indie electro-pop artist BP Valenzuela on November 17
Solo folk project I Belong to the Zoo on November 24
Indie rock band December Avenue on December 1
Pop band Autotelic on December 8
Singer and rapper Quest on December 15
Rock legend Rivermaya on December 22
Indie folk band The Ransom Collective on December 29
Goers will also be treated to a special performance by rising DJ Wicked Adobo. Ending each performance on a high note is a grand fireworks display.
Also keeping the holiday mood extra-festive is Filinvest City’s Christmas Wonderland, which will allow city dwellers to experience the Christmas of their dreams with one-of-a-kind outdoor installations at the Spectrum Linear Park.
Open to everyone, near or far, are four themed sections:
- the 40-foot “Christmas Tree” in bright blues, reds, and yellows, featuring a giant holiday staple,
- the “Once Upon A Christmas Dream” that has life-sized Christmas displays,
- the “Aboard the Christmas Train” that will take you on a trip down memory lane with colorful lights and holiday music, and
- the “Up, Up, and Away” that lets you enjoy a large hot air balloon display, evoking a feeling of wonder and utmost excitement.
This Christmas spectacle can be enjoyed starting November 16 until December 31 from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.
What’s more, friends and families can bond over good food offered at the weekend bazaar.
This holiday season, Christmas truly comes alive at Filinvest City! For more information on its holiday activities and events, visit www.facebook.com/FilinvestCityOFFICIAL.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Oct 18, 2018 | Advocacy, Events
On the 68th edition of Manila FAME, the country’s premier design and lifestyle event, the Design Center of the Philippines will showcase the potential uses of bamboo through the creation of a design-forward home, lifestyle, and adventure products in its exhibits, Bamboo 360o and Bamboo Extreme 2.0.
Rhea Matute, Executive Director of Design Center of the Philippines
“We grew up with bamboo, so we can use our natural design language of bamboo and bring it to the next level, in terms of bringing innovation and using it as a form of expression of our creativity and our vision of the future,” Design Center Executive Director Rhea Matute remarked during the exclusive media preview of Manila FAME exhibits at LRI Design Plaza.
“For this year’s installment of Bamboo Extreme, which is Bamboo Extreme 2.0, these are iterations of new concepts in mobility using bamboo as a material. We are proud to feature this in our bamboo setting in Manila FAME, together with the prototypes for Bamboo 360o,” Matute added.
Previewed at the LRI, the bamboo setting takes its inspiration from the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku or forest bathing. The bamboo canopy housed two of the bamboo-made products to be featured in Manila FAME, Bambino by Bambike Revolutions and Eco-Padyak by Milo Naval.
The former is a scoot bike that was recently awarded the Good Design Award, Japan’s most prestigious and recognizable design award, and the latter is inspired by the definitively Filipino tricycle and pedicab, which won the Editor’s Choice by Locale Magazine. A new version of the Green Falcon by Banatti, an electric motorcycle with a marine-lacquered bamboo bodywork, will also be featured in the Design Center’s exhibit at Manila FAME.
“Our partnership with the mining sector is to help in the propagation of bamboo and using bamboo as a material on a horizontal application – it’s really finding more industries in which bamboo can be used. The partnership with the mining communities aims to close the supply-chain gap,” Matute said of Design Center’s Manila FAME exhibit co-presenter Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) and event partner Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) in their efforts to transform post-mining communities.
Matute added that the agency’s partnership with the mining sector aims to instill a commitment to the circular economy, particularly in the way we create and consume products.
The Executive Director also said that the Design Center is looking forward to realizing the vision of the mining sector to develop agro-industrial estates in the communities they are involved in.
Nora K. Terrado, DTI Undersecretary for the Trade and Promotions
“What we are trying to achieve this time is to bring Manila FAME to the world in a whole different realm – transforming the way we execute things in a different content. We are evolving, and we are excited about that,” Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary for the Trade and Promotions Group Nora K. Terrado explained.
“Manila FAME is not intended to be just a few days of physical exhibitions, but it should be something that would allow us to have a touchpoint, to make it virtual. The touchpoint would be an opportunity for our MSMEs to reach out to a greater market,” she added.
Organized by the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), Manila FAME, running from October 19-21 at the World Trade Center, faces digitalization head-strong while also promoting the signature craftsmanship of Filipino designers and the boundless creativity of the country.
“We will fortify the collaboration between our partner agencies, the Design Center of the Philippines and the Philippine Nickel Industry Association, as they reinforce the evolution of bamboo as a raw material of functional yet remarkably designed pieces,” CITEM Executive Director Pauline Suaco-Juan noted.
Meanwhile, Executive Director Matute said that the Design Center, a sister agency of CITEM, will always help in showing the world the true potential of what Philippine creativity and design has to offer.
Also present during the exclusive media preview were National Bamboo Industry Cluster Coordinator and DTI-Region III Director Judith Angeles, PNIA Chairman and President of Marcventures Holdings, Inc. Isidro Alcantara, Jr., PNIA Chairman Emeritus and Chairman of the PNIA Committee on Sustainability Clarence Pimentel, Jr., PNIA Executive Director Charmaine Olea-Capili, and COMP Executive Director Ronald Recidoro.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Aug 18, 2018 | Events
Top implant surgeons from Asia: James I-Sheng Huang from Taiwan, Sok Chenh Chhean from Cambodia and Gary Brillo from Manila were recently featured as key speakers at the 27th Philippine Academy of Implant Dentistry (PAID) Annual Convention and Induction Ceremony at the Okada Hotel Manila. Convention theme was “Honing Skills towards a Wider Horizon.”
The implant experts share their knowledge and expertise on dental implantology and the latest developments in the field. Also at the convention was PAID president Dr. Levy Louie Villaruel (seated at the center).The convention was co-presented by Straumann, the world’s leader in implant, restorative and regenerative dentistry, exclusively distributed by GT Industries in the Philippines.
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