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.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Jul 20, 2018 | Events
Rain did not stop all the fun and excitement in Filinvest City, the premier garden central business district in the Metro South, as it recently held a successful Festival of Possibilities at the Filinvest City Events Grounds.
A social gathering aimed at bringing the community closer through music and play, the town-wide fair witnessed over 7,500 attendees—residents and employees of Filinvest City as well as guests from other parts of the metro—who all enjoyed a day of outdoor activities such as supersized board games, arcade booths, inflatables, and a bazaar.
The first-ever Festival of Possibilities capped off with awesome performances from renowned local artists Wicked Adobo, Ben&Ben, Autotelic, Franco, and Parokya ni Edgar. To know more about Filinvest City’s upcoming events, visit Filinvest City’s official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/FilinvestCityOFFICIAL/.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Jun 23, 2018 | Events
Mayor Sara Duterte was the guest of honor during the second leg of the highly anticipated KTM Dukehana event held in Davao City. This event is a motogymkhana, a time trial sport wherein riders navigate to a challenging street course.
The first leg happened in Manila and then the KTM Dukehana event heads to Cebu for the third and final leg that will determine the ultimate winner to represent the Philippines in the Dukehana Asia Finals.
Joining Mayor Sara Duterte at the opening were (L-R) KTM Philippines after sales manager Nani Juarez, marketing head Ana Lumban, dealer development specialist Abby Nicomedes, marketing associate Jeanna Zimmerman, events associate Mico Lizardo and KTM stunt rider, Ram Teves.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Apr 25, 2018 | Events
It’s Lazada’s 6th Birthday celebration and their platform is filled with delightful deals and surprises! With discounts of up to 90% and cash on delivery offers, Lazada is bringing online shopping to the doorstep of every Filipino.
More and more household products are becoming available in Lazada. While popular for the best-priced gadgets in the market, Lazada is now also flowing with irresistible deals for your groceries, health and beauty, and parenting needs.
Unilever, best known for household brands such as Surf, TRESemmé, Sunlight, Pond’s, Creamsilk, Dove, Vaseline, St. Ives, Simple and many more, has made most of it’s products available in Lazada. During the Lazada Birthday Festival from April 25 to 27, a lot of these Unilever products are on sale. What’s even better is that Unilever offers more discounts to every customer purchasing more than P1,000 worth of Unilever products.
Using the voucher code UNILVRBDAY, customers buying worth P1,000 of Unilever merchandise will get an extra 20% discount up to P600. Simply visit http://bit.ly/UNILEVERBDAY to check out Unilever’s promos for during the Lazada Birthday Festival.
Powerhouse beauty brands L’Oreal and Maybelline are also offering amazing discounts for their products. L’Oreal will be offering up to 50% off on their products on April 27 from 6PM to 8PM. On top of this, L’Oreal offers a 15% off for every minimum purchase of P999 L’Oreal merchandise until April 27 for a maximum discount value of P300. Check out http://bit.ly/LOREALBDAY for discounted beauty must-haves from L’Oreal.
Maybelline is also full of surprises including a 50% off flash sale for the Maybelline Color Sensational Powder Matte Lipstick on April 26, 12 noon and another 50% discount offer for the Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Liquid Foundation same time on April 27. Lastly, Maybelline will also have a storewide sale of up to 50% off on April 27 from 10PM until midnight so be sure to check out http://bit.ly/MAYBELLINEBDAY!
Lastly, Lazada is not only a marketplace for brands but also for individual Filipino entrepreneurs who want to tap into the Philippine market. By becoming a seller on Lazada, one is able to sell products to different provinces in the country without having to put up a physical store.
They are also participating in the Lazada Birthday Festival offering exciting discounts and deals like the P404 Philippine Scratch Map from Monster Marketing and the White Glo Charcoal Deep Stain Remover Toothpaste from Retail MNL.
The Lazada Birthday Festival is only until April 27 so hurry and visit Lazada or download the Lazada mobile up to always be updated with the latest deals! Products on flash sale are also available all throughout the day so be sure to visit Lazada multiple times a day as the list gets refreshed every 9 times a day! Happy shopping!
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