by Penny Angeles-Tan | Nov 23, 2019 | Events
Mastercard today solidified its commitment to ‘Win As One’ at the upcoming 2019 Southeast Asian Games through an event at the Glorietta Activity Center that unveiled the various ways it makes the Games a priceless experience for Filipinos.
Mastercard is committed to creating a priceless SEA Games experience for all Filipinos. Mastercard is powering the official 2019 SEA Games mobile app, which has a payment functionality embedded and has also released a limited-edition commemorative 2019 SEA Games Mastercard prepaid card through its partner Philippine National Bank.
Another initiative to make the games a priceless experience is the Mastercard augmented reality filter on Facebook which allows Filipinos to show support by posting selfies embellished with fun backgrounds, stickers, and music.
As the official payment partner of the SEA Games, Mastercard cardholders will also enjoy an exclusive 10% discount on ticket purchase with a minimum spend of Php 1,000 at any SM Tickets outlet or online via smtickets.com, and through the 2019 SEA Games mobile app.
The Mastercard Jeepney
To get more Filipinos to participate, Mastercard Philippines Country Manager Rowell Del Fierro, together with distinguished guests, proudly unveiled the Mastercard Jeepney, designed by local artist Lou Pineda-Arada.
The jeepney is a well-loved Philippine cultural icon and Mastercard is leveraging it as a symbol of unity – a figurative ride towards the country’s victory. The Mastercard Jeepney also features a volleyball and basketball motion-sensing game, which the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroon’s star player Kobe Paras got to play in front of the crowd.
Rowell del Fierro, Mastercard Country Manager
“In the spirit of supporting the government and ensuring the Philippines is a successful host of the 2019 SEA Games, Mastercard has created multiple interactive initiatives encouraging Filipinos to actively participate in the event,” said Rowell Del Fierro, Country Manager of Mastercard Philippines.
With a little over a week left until the opening ceremony, Mastercard and Philippines Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) are asking Filipinos to Start Something Priceless at the 2019 SEA Games.
The Mastercard Jeepney will be stationed at the Glorietta Activity Center until November 29.
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by Penny Angeles-Tan | Nov 20, 2019 | Events
Christmas, perhaps no other occasion will better represent happiness, togetherness, and generosity. The flavors and vibe of any Christmas feast have to be memorable. Flavors have to be iconic and satisfying; it should come together in a way that you are able to capture the festive air of the impending holidays.
Because moms are the ones who are inevitably in charge of making all this happen, Mega Prime Quality just made sure that they have everything they need to create an unforgettable Christmas celebration.
In the spirit of empowering moms to be the best home-makers, Mega Prime Quality hosted a holiday workshop, open exclusively to Prime Mom Club members, bloggers, and members of the media.
Santa’s Corner
Hosted at the SM The Block Atrium on November 16, guests started the day off by dropping their kids off at Santa’s Corner where they got their photos taken with Santa. They also let their imaginations run wild at the arts and craft station where they created exciting holiday cards.
The holiday workshop captured Mega Prime Quality’s commitment to helping moms improve their skills as homemakers. Moms were given an opportunity to learn how they can elevate the traditional Christmas feast with Mega Prime’s exclusive programs.
Holiday Recipes with Chef Rosebud Benitez
Celebrity Chef Rosebud Benitez showcased a full spread of holiday treats, from drinks to savory dishes that will be a guaranteed hit for family and friends this Christmas. She also shared with guests how to whip up a new holiday recipe called Vegetable Pasta with Mega Prime Pieces and Stems Mushroom and Mega Prime Green Peas.
To highlight Mega Prime’s full holiday product line, the guests had a mocktail mixing session where they were taught how to make Peach and Mango Mocktail using Mega Prime Peach Halves; and Creamy Fruit and Nata de Coco Dessert made of Mega Prime Tropical Fruit Cocktail and Mega Prime Nata de Coco.
DIY Project with Say Alonzo
Say Alonzo and her son guiding the audience in creating their own Winter Wonderland Terrarium
Guest celebrity mom Say Alonzo made the celebration even more memorable by hosting an exclusive Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Winter Wonderland Terrarium making a class where moms and kids enjoyed holiday-themed bonding time by creating their own Winter Wonderland terrariums filled with fake snow, small Christmas themed figurines and tiny Christmas trees.
And to make sure all the moms’ hard work is preserved for posterity, Instagram-ready photo ops were available at the event’s sampling area where Christmas favorites from Mega Prime have been styled.
The Prime Mom Club
Honorary Prime Mom Club member Marian Rivera-Dantes rounded up the day’s events by giving a short but sweet message to fellow Prime Mom Club members and expressed how happy she is to be part of the community.
“There is so much to look forward to during the holidays that we tend to forget how much time and effort it takes on the part of our moms to make all this happen for us. Through workshops like this, we aim to help take the stress out of the holiday preparations so families can truly enjoy the spirit of Christmas – staying true to the Prime Mom Club’s objective of empowering moms to be the best homemakers,” says Mega Prime Brand Manager, Raymund Alegre.
Among the sponsors of the holiday, edition workshop is Masflex, the official cookware partner of Mega Prime and COOK Magazine, who provided exciting raffle items to delight the participants.
Committed to turning moms into savvy cooks especially this holiday season, Mega Prime Quality provides a complete line-up of fresh, premium, and affordable canned fruits and vegetables that are perfect for every mom’s holiday recipes.
The Prime Mom Club workshop is known for giving moms the opportunity to improve their skills as homemakers within and beyond the kitchen. Combining information and education with interactive and engaging events, Prime Moms are given exclusive access to events featuring experts and celebrities to guide them and privileges.
Be sure to sign up for the Prime Mom Club at www.primemomclub.com to join the growing community of modern home-makers and receive exclusive information on future events and perks. For more information, be sure to follow @megaprimequality on Facebook and Instagram.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Nov 19, 2019 | Events
Calling all music lovers! Filinvest City will be holding a one-of-a-kind Christmas celebration and some of the biggest OPM artists in the Philippines will be part of the festivities.
Starting November 15 until December 31, Filinvest City will be having its annual holiday celebration. With “Light Up the Wonder at Filinvest City” as its title, the Water Garden at Festival Mall is transformed into a Christmas wonderland. But aside from the decorations, lights, and displays, several OPM acts will be treating FilinvestCityzens and visitors to a musical experience that will create wonderful yuletide memories.
To set the mood of the Christmas festivities, all Saturday shows will be opened by techno DJ Wicked Adobo at 6PM. Following his performance are some of the best artists in the country:
November 16 – Holmes and Silent Sanctuary
Silent Sanctuary
November 23 – Basically Saturday Night and Orange & Lemons
Orange and Lemons
November 30 – Paolo Mallari and Leanne and Naara
Leanne and Naara
December 07 – Paolo Sandejas and Hale
Hale
December 14 – Jensen Gomez and Unique
Unique
December 21 – Quorista and I Belong to the Zoo
I Belong to the Zoo
December 28 – The Cosmic Misfits and This Band
This Band
Aside from the entertainment, families, and friends can enjoy life-sized Christmas installations, including a magnificent 42-foot tree, all set in a magical Christmas Village. On Sundays, Santa will be there to brighten up and bring cheer to every little boy and girl, listen to their Christmas wishes and pose for those merry family photos – all of these you can experience for free!
Outside of the mall, the garden city truly makes for a perfect Christmas destination. With every detail planned and designed to provide residents, workers, and visitors a stress-free holiday with a wide array of shopping, dining and entertainment options. With easy accessibility, less traffic, cheerful, positive vibe and the soothing, cool southern breeze, celebrating the yuletide season at Filinvest City will leave you with time and energy for what truly matters – creating wonderful Christmas memories to cherish with your loved ones.
For more details about “Light Up the Wonder at Filinvest City” visit www.facebook.com/FilinvestCityOFFICIAL
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Nov 12, 2019 | Events
Mr. Pinoy Hoops and Nippon Paint Coatings Philippines Inc. held a #PaintParty last November 9, 2019 in celebration of Mike Swift’s birthday. The party was celebrated at the Tenement Home, Taguig’s Famous Court.
#Paintparty is a one-day event that aims to beautify and inspire the Tenement community. Aside from painting the tenement ramps, apartments and corridors, the whole event was also armed with other fun filled activity such as Graffiti Wall painting, 3×3 Basketball game, and a free concert held in the evening of November 9.
Nippon Paint Coatings Philippines and Mike Swift also announced that they will join forces in supporting and strengthening the basketball community by painting a thousand basketball court nationwide thru the #everycourtcandream campaign. In the coming days, the Nippon Paint Gang (Nippon Paint and Mike Swift’s Paint squad), will go to different places in the Philippines to look for a basketball court to paint.
Do you want your basketball court to be painted next? Follow Nippon Paint Coatings Philippines Inc. and Mike Swift Facebook page for updates.
This event was also made possible through the cooperation of Tahanan Inc., Chooks To Go, Nike, MNL Kingpin, and Kings of the Court.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Nov 6, 2019 | Events
Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, will be holding its first-ever televised show, the 11.11 Big Christmas TV Special on November 10 at 10:30 PM, aired on GMA7 and Shopee Live. The star-studded show will feature performances by popular GMA stars, Alden Richards, Maine Mendoza, and Heart Evangelista, in an exciting live countdown to the finale of the Shopee 11.11 Big Christmas Sale on 11 November. In addition, it will also include the premiere of the latest Shopee’s jingle, exclusively composed by Jose Mari Chan for this year’s festive season.
Martin Yu, Associate Director at Shopee Philippines, said, “Christmas is an important holiday for Filipinos, and we are thrilled to kickstart the celebrations in the biggest way possible with our very first televised Christmas concert, the Shopee 11.11 Big Christmas TV Special.”
“With this, we hope to deepen engagement with our users by bringing them closer to their favorite stars and brands, and also to foster the festive spirit in the Philippines. We invite everyone to join in the excitement on 10 November as we count down together to our 11.11 Big Christmas Sale.”
Key highlights of the Shopee 11.11 Big Christmas TV Special
The debut of Shopee’s latest Christmas jingle:
Catch a live performance of the new Shopee Christmas jingle by Jose Mari Chan, which was exclusively composed for this year’s festive season.
Star-studded show:
Watch top celebrities such as Alden Richards, Maine Mendoza, and Heart Evangelista perform all-time favorite Christmas songs. Also, enjoy special guest appearances by Gabbi Garcia, Lani Missalucha, Julie Anne San Jose and many more popular homegrown stars.
Over ₱11 million worth of prizes, deals, and discounts including a house and lot:
Stand a chance to win exciting prizes including a Rusi Mojo 200 motorcycle, Toyota Fortuner, and a house and lot from Avida by tuning in to 3 special Shopee Shake sessions during the program.
Score amazing deals and vouchers:
Enjoy amazing discounts of up to 70% from leading brands like Unilever, Pampers, Maybelline, Anker, and Perfetti van Melle during the show.
Exciting promotions, giveaways, and discounts on November 11
Shopee 11.11 Big Christmas Sale will culminate on November 11 with exciting promotions including:
- All-day sitewide free shipping with ₱0 minimum spend.
- Up to 90% off deals: Score up to 90% off deals during the finale of Shopee 11.11 Big Christmas Sale, such as the Xiaomi Redmi 7 and Redmi 7A. Consumers can also get the HUG 32” LED TV LT32, and the Rapoo V600 Gamepad XB360; both available at only ₱11.
- 12-hour non-stop live stream: Look forward to non-stop challenges and vouchers during the exclusive 12-hour Shopee Live session from 12 noon to 12 midnight, and watch out for five iPhone 11 giveaways.
- Exciting giveaways via Shopee Shake and Shopee Catch: Stand a chance to win from a pool of 2 million Shopee coins and an iPhone 11 by playing Shopee Shake. Shopee will also be upsizing its latest Shopee Catch, with a total of 6 game sessions and a 1-million-coin pool to be won.
- Exclusive deals from leading brands: Shop exclusive deals from leading brands such as Pampers, Silverworks, Bosch, Unilever, Maybelline, Olay, Pantene, Globe, Anker, Safeguard, Watsons, and Huawei.
- Special promotions from industry players: Get an additional 12% off when checking out with a Metrobank card. Also, enjoy two months’ worth of load for free when buying Cignal Ultimate Prepaid HD at only ₱2,290 during the sale.
Find out more about Shopee 11.11 Big Christmas Sale at https://www.shopee.ph/1111.
Download the Shopee app for free via the App Store or Google Play.
About Shopee
Shopee is the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. It is a platform tailored for the region, providing customers with an easy, secure and fast online shopping experience through strong payment and logistical support. Shopee aims to continually enhance its platform and become the region’s e-commerce destination of choice.
Shopee has a wide selection of product categories ranging from consumer electronics to home & living, health & beauty, baby & toys, fashion, and fitness equipment.
Shopee, a Sea company, was first launched in Singapore in 2015 and has since expanded its reach to Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Sea is a leader in digital entertainment, e-commerce, and digital financial services across Southeast Asia. Sea’s mission is to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology and is listed on the NYSE under the symbol SE.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Nov 5, 2019 | Events
World Travel Market London
Itogon Coffee, one of our country’s premium specialty coffee from Benguet province, debuts at the World Travel Market London (WTM London), the leading global event for the travel industry that will take place from November 4 to 6.
Tourism Promotions Board of the Philippines (TPB) and Henry & Sons will brew, serve and share the beautiful story behind this delicious coffee from Itogon, a mining town in Benguet that is continuously transforming into a sustainable coffee-growing community. This opens an opportunity for Henry & Sons to fulfill its commitment to bring back the Philippines in the global coffee spotlight through a sustainable coffee economy.
Through the Foundation for Sustainable Coffee Excellence, the advocacy arm of Henry and Sons, different programs are being conducted to help the farmers produce quality coffee beans. While the country takes pride in brewing the Itogon coffee at the WTM London, the beautiful journey of the coffee farmers from the mining profession to growing, harvesting and delivering delicious coffee for the world to taste will also be shared during the event.
Raoul de Peralta
The Institute for Coffee Excellence‘s Chief Educator Raoul de Peralta will brew and man the coffee bar at the Philippine Pavilion.
WTM London is a global event where industry professionals meet and conduct business deals. Through its industry networks, unrivaled global reach, WTM London creates personal and business opportunities, providing customers with quality contacts, content and communities.
itogon coffee
Get to taste Itogon coffee and contribute in helping them shift their main livelihood from mining into coffee farming and in empowering the farmers to process world-class specialty coffees in their own backyards.
Visit thevault.ph for orders and for more information.
Mastercard (NYSE: MA), www.mastercard.com, is a technology company in the global payments industry. Our global payments processing network connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories.
Hosted at the SM The Block Atrium on November 16, guests started the day off by dropping their kids off at Santa’s Corner where they got their photos taken with Santa. They also let their imaginations run wild at the arts and craft station where they created exciting holiday cards.
Honorary Prime Mom Club member Marian Rivera-Dantes rounded up the day’s events by giving a short but sweet message to fellow Prime Mom Club members and expressed how happy she is to be part of the community.
Among the sponsors of the holiday, edition workshop is Masflex, the official cookware partner of Mega Prime and COOK Magazine, who provided exciting raffle items to delight the participants.
The Prime Mom Club workshop is known for giving moms the opportunity to improve their skills as homemakers within and beyond the kitchen. Combining information and education with interactive and engaging events, Prime Moms are given exclusive access to events featuring experts and celebrities to guide them and privileges.
Exciting giveaways via Shopee Shake and Shopee Catch: Stand a chance to win from a pool of 2 million Shopee coins and an iPhone 11 by playing Shopee Shake. Shopee will also be upsizing its latest Shopee Catch, with a total of 6 game sessions and a 1-million-coin pool to be won.
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