Month: March 2018

  • The Floating Cottages at La Virgen Milagrosa

    The Floating Cottages at La Virgen Milagrosa

    Do you consider to travel in the north of the “Pearl of the Orient”? May be you prefer to explore a place where you can experience recreation, peace, hospitality, unique, clean and green environment. Stay relax, because I can suggest a tourist spot for your life light shine bright.

    In the past few weeks, I was able to visit the beach in La Virgen Milagrosa located in Barangay Paguetpet, Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. This tourist destination in Ilocos Norte is a place where you can find the La Virgen Milarosa Shrine and white sand beach with floating cottages.

    Other amenities includes parking space, comfort rooms and showers and other beach accessories which you can use in swimming and enjoying the calmness of the water in the La Milagrosa beach. Another good thing is that you can find a nearby stores that offers a food service or cook service of your favorite dishes such as Sinigang na “Lapu-Lapu” and other Ilocano of Filipino cuisines.

    We enjoyed eating our dishes in the floating cottage we rented in the beach. The gentleness of the waves of the ocean makes the floating cottage swinging with calmness that made us to enjoy the picnic in the La Milagrosa or “Miracolous” beach.

    I enjoyed staying in the floating cottage while watching the other floating cottages and persons who are swimming with excitement and joyfulness in the water. The freshness of the air and clearness of the sky makes the rendezvous beautiful for recreation and relaxation.

    In Badoc, you can also visit other tourist spots in Ilocos Norte such as Luna Shrine, Luna Park, Badoc Island, Badoc Church and other beautiful beaches.

  • COLORMANILA Conquers Laoag Sand Dunes With Its Sold Out CM Paradise Run

    COLORMANILA Conquers Laoag Sand Dunes With Its Sold Out CM Paradise Run

    Laoag Sand Dunes is one of the tourist spot in Ilocos Norte and ColorManila didn’t think twice in choosing it of their successful fun-run event.

    ColorManila, the country’s number one fun-run organizer, conquered Laoag’s Sand Dunes in Ilocos Norte, with its sold out CM Paradise Run, which took place last weekend.

    The event was held in cooperation with Ilocos Norte’s 1st District Senior Board Member Ria Fariñas, who is a known fitness buff.

    Prior to the sold-out event, Farinas was quoted as saying, “Thrilled that this is finally happening in Ilocos! Mark your calendars and start training with your family & friends for Colormanila’s Paradise Run at the Laoag Sand Dunes!”

    ColorManila VP Justine Cordero says, “This is the first time that we brought ColorManila to Laoag, and we are very happy that this has become successful, we are also thankful to our local government unit partners.  We are looking forward to doing more events here in Laoag.”

    The CM Paradise Run – Laoag leg, gave the runners an early feel of a summer escape to the beach or to paradise, with the various color stations adorned with palm trees, hammocks and garlands, which only served as a perfect backdrop to their selfies with friends and family.

    After the race, thousands of runners got to experience the freshest and newest mixes of the DJ’s at ColorManila’s trade mark CM Color Festival, where color powder was thrown in the air as the participants danced and grooved to the music of DJ’s on stage.

    Atty. Karen Jimeno was one of those seen enjoying the run, and also on stage during the CM Color Festival.

    ColorManila’s next Paradise Run will be held in Laguna on April 8, 2018, which will be held at Greenfield, its official venue partner.

    It will have three (3) race distances, 3K, 5K and 10K.  As for the kits, runners for both events can choose from the Deluxe Kit, Rockstar Kit and the Superstar Kit.

    The Deluxe Kit, which is priced at P750, comes with a dri-fit shirt, sunglasses, race bib, color packet and a finisher’s medal.

    While the Rockstar Kit, priced at P1,050, comes with a dri-fit shirt, sunglasses, race bib, color packet, finisher’s medal, drawstring bag and headwear.

    Finally, the Superstar Kit, priced at P1,500, comes with a dri-fit shirt, sunglasses, race bib, color packet, finisher’s medal, drawstring bag, headwear and a finisher’s singlet.

    ColorManila will also have its CM Glitter Run in Dagupan, co-presented by CSI Mall on April 8, 2018.  Dagupan is also one of ColorManila’s biggest markets, with one of its events having a sold-out event with 3,000 runners previously.

    It will have three (3) race distances as well, 3k, 5K and 10K, with 3 race kits to choose from, Deluxe, Rockstar and Superstar Kit.

    The Deluxe Kit, priced at P950, comes with a drifit shirt, race bib, color packet,  and a finisher’s medal.

    The Rockstar Kit, priced at P1,500, comes with a drifit shirt, race bib, sunglasses, drawstring bag, headwear, color packet and a finisher’s medal.


    While CM Glitter Run’s Superstar Kit, priced at P1,850, comes with a drifit shirt, race bib, sunglasses, two (2) drawstring bags, headwear, color packet, finisher’s medal and a foldable water bottle.

    Registration is still ongoing for both the CM Paradise Run – Laguna leg and the CM Glitter Run Dagupan.  For more information, visit www.colormanila.com.

    Media Contact:
    Charmaine Cruz
    PR for ColorManila
    Mob. +63917-8001408
    Email: sports@greatcampaigns.asia
    Twitter: @char_cruz

  • It’s A Magical Easter At Waterfront Manila Pavilion Hotel

    It’s A Magical Easter At Waterfront Manila Pavilion Hotel

    Celebrate the joy of Easter in a magical way with Waterfront Manila Pavilion Hotel’s “A Magical Easter” event. Be joined by bunnies and unicorns as they team up to make the day extra fun and enjoyable for the kids and the kids at heart.

    Happening on April 1, 2018 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Alcuaz Function Room, Waterfront Manila Pavilion Hotel will take you to a magical afternoon for only P 799.00 per person!

    A ticket pass is inclusive of an access to the Easter Egg Hunt, Magic Show, Face Paint, Arts and Crafts Corner, Snack Buffet, Egg-citing Games and Activities, and Raffle Draw. Attendees will also get loot bags filled with sweet treats and goodies from our dearest magical partners. Children ages 3 and below can also join the fun free of charge.

    The event will not be possible without the gracious hearts of Lotte Fusen No Mi, Lucky Me! Curly Spaghetti, Lemon Square Cheesecake, Lemon Square Whatta Tops, Fun Ranch, Columbia’s Potchi, Frutos, Champi and Toptop, Pascual Lab’s Poten-cee Gummies, Ascof Pedia and Boostavit, Pascual Creamy Delight, Kettle Korn, Galinco’s Egg Bites and Smileys, Ricoa Mini Puffs, Cherifer, Jungle Juice, Hapee Toothpaste, Babyflo, Leslie’s Clover Chips, Cheezy and Farmer John, Jack ‘n Jill Magic Jr., Giclee Manila, and Quadro Camisa Co.

    So hop on, bring the whole family, and take this joyous Easter adventure with lots of recreational activities and special giveaways and prizes!

    For inquiries, please call (02) 526-1212 loc. 2318 or message the Waterfront Manila Pavilion Hotel’s Official Facebook Page.

    Waterfront Manila Pavilion Hotel and Casino is one of the pioneering hotels in the country. It is located at the heart of the historical downtown and business district of Manila. Established in the year 1968, Manila Pavilion Hotel has always been known as a hotel that offers the best of local and international cuisines and exceptional guest service. For more information, visit www.waterfronthotels.com.ph or call (02) 526 1212. For bookings, call 1-800-10-9376688.

    WATERFRONT MANILA PAVILION HOTEL & CASINO

    Contact Person: Ellie Cahulogan

    Mobile: 0998-594-8670

    Email: g.cahulogan@waterfronthotels.net

  • Microsoft Celebrates International Women’s Month  by Encouraging Young Women in the Philippines to #MakeWhatsNext

    Microsoft Celebrates International Women’s Month by Encouraging Young Women in the Philippines to #MakeWhatsNext

    Over 200 female learners from various schools get inspired to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

    To celebrate the International Women’s Month, Microsoft launched the #MakeWhatsNext campaign, a campaign that aims to encourage young women to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

    “We want to change the way young women view STEM by letting them envision how technology, science, engineering can be tools used to solve global challenges; how their interests today could turn into a job of the future. We’re inviting girls to explore their passions further and gain insights from LinkedIn on how to make their dream job a reality. To make it happen, we are introducing all girls, including those from underserved communities, to female role models from different industries as well as hands-on, purpose-driven experiences where STEM concepts are linked to real-life situations,” said Dr. Daiana Beitler, Philanthropies Director, Microsoft Asia.

    In the Philippines, Microsoft gathered over 200 female learners from various schools for DigiGirlz 2018 — an initiative to inspire young women to pursue careers in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

    “The Philippines is one of the most gender equal countries in the world and is in fact the only Asian country in the top ten of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap report in 2017. With DigiGirlz, Microsoft seeks not just to further improve gender equality in the country, but also to empower women to do and achieve more with technology,” said Hans Bayaborda, Managing Director, Microsoft Philippines.

    The program aimed to:

    • Increase awareness about what we, together with our partners, are doing to reduce the gender gap in STEM.
    • Influence audience to believe that STEM can lead to exciting and meaningful career paths, by enabling them to tackle big challenges impacting people and the world.
    • Empower audience with resources to learn about computer science and STEM career paths.

    Making Herstory

    The 200 female learners in attendance had the chance to hear the stories of prominent female figures in various fields at the Asia Pacific College. Among the invited speakers were Deputy Speaker of the House of Representative Sharon Garin and Isabel Sieh, founder of Girls Will Code.

    DS Sharon Garin enlightened and inspired young girls as she shared her experiences working in a male-dominated environment. She reminded the students to be brave, to talk louder, study harder and never let gender become a barrier in achieving more. “Education is the key to make women free,” she said.

    Isabel Sieh, at 15 years old is considered as the youngest programmer of the country, and is already proficient in Java, C++ and is starting out Python. She shared the story of how she founded her company at 11 and how her love for coding opened the door for more young girls to break the barrier and pursuit a career in STEM. Her company, Girls Will Code, is one that encourages young women to code, while debunking most of the myths surrounding the field.

    Women from Microsoft also shared their own personal stories of empowerment. Microsoft Philippines’ OCP director Eileen Ong encouraged more girls to not be bound by gender stereotypes and pursue a career in STEM. Clarissa Segismundo, Microsoft Education Programs Lead, shared the value of taking risks, of the difference between learning-it-all and knowing-it all, and of the importance of finding your purpose.

    The plenary also covered the importance of inclusion and diversity; how technology is making waves to equalize people with disability. The message? DigiGirlz of today who will become the women of tech tomorrow, will carry the torch to invent something that will eventually benefit the world.

    In addition to the plenary, the young women were invited to envision their careers, acquire new skills, and see the jobs of tomorrow related to STEM through coding sessions, soft skill workshops, and interactive demos on AI, Coding, and HoloLens. They experienced hands on coding by doing Minecraft’s Hour of Code with most learners finishing the coding session in less than hour!

    “The stereotype that only men can excel in the tech and engineering industries is wrong. In this digital age, the future career opportunities will be in STEM, and we have a responsibility to encourage and support young women to follow this path. By choosing a career in STEM, young women and men will achieve their true potential and help change the world.” said Wendy Johnstone, Microsoft General Manager, Marketing and Operations.

    To learn more about #MakeWhatsNext, visit http://www.makewhatsnext.com/. To find out more about Microsoft Philanthropies’ initiatives in the Philippines, visit https://news.microsoft.com/apac/tag/microsoft-philanthropies/.

  • TRAVELBOOK.PH Launches First Travel Fair Entitled Destination: PH

    TRAVELBOOK.PH Launches First Travel Fair Entitled Destination: PH

    Who else wants to join the first travel fair of TravelBook.ph?

    TravelBook.ph, one of the country’s leading online travel agencies, will be having its first travel fair entitled “Destination: PH” from March 16 to 18, 2018, at the 4th Floor, Activity Center, Century City Mall in Makati. As part of TravelBook.ph’s objective to promote the country’s most beautiful destinations, this event will be an avenue for customers to get amazing and exciting offers from its hotel and tour partners as well as flight loyalty program partners. Lots of prizes and freebies will also be given away.

    Each event attendee will receive one (1) FREE admission ticket with numerous stubs that will entitle them to discounts on the following hotels when they book through TravelBook.ph: 40% off in Circle Inn Iloilo, Circle Inn Bacolod, Azalea Resorts and Residences Baguio, and Azalea Resorts and Residences Boracay; 30% off in The District Boracay; and PHP 1,000.00 off in all hotel partners for a minimum booking amount of PHP 4,000. In addition to these fabulous discounts at the event, over 100 hotels and tour activities from TravelBook.ph will also be on sale!


    Tourism industry professionals will also be gracing and conducting talks at the three-day event. Among these are Senior Tourism Operations Officer Ms. Azucena Pallugna from the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) Office of the Undersecretary for Tourism Development; travel blogger Mr. Arjay Abellara of RJ D Explorer blog; illustrator, designer, travel blogger, and contributing writer for ABS-CBN and Travel Now magazine Ms. Sheena Gonzales; lifestyle and travel blogger Ms. Arnie Villanueva of ArnieVillanueva blog; and travel blogger Mr. Rogelio Gabiano, Jr. of the Pinoy Travel Freak blog.

    Actor and model Daniel Matsunaga will also be present in the event to share stories of his travel experiences and to participate in a meet-and-greet. Plus, Japanese comedy trio HPN3 from It’s Showtime’s The Funny One will entertain the attendees with their hilarious skits.


    TravelBook.ph made it even more exciting as attendees will get a chance to win prizes from the following sponsors: Azalea Hotels and Residences Boracay, Midori Hotel and Casino, Subic Bay Yacht Club, Siglo Suites by Century Properties, The Dessert Museum, Enchanted Kingdom, Zoomanity Group, Inflatable Island, World Traveller Bags and Luggage, AirAsia BIG, GetGo, and Mabuhay Miles. Everyone will also be bringing home some cool freebies!

    Interested attendees can pre-register for the event by visiting TravelBook.ph’s event page for Destination: PH on Facebook and clicking the pre-registration link under the details section. Each visitor who pre-registers through this link automatically earns a raffle entry for a chance to win an overnight accommodation at Midori Clark Hotel and Casino in Pampanga or Subic Bay Yacht Club with breakfast for two!


    Start your summer adventure with TravelBook.ph and have the best travel experience ever! See you there!

    By Hyacinth Uri

  • Aliw@40: The Ruby Anniversary Concert

    With the successful “Best of Aliw in Concert in 2016” the producer is encourage to hold another biggest concert for our Filipino Entertainers dubbed as “Aliw@40: The Ruby Anniversary Concert” in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Aliw Foundation.

    The concert will be held on October 4, 2018 (Thursday) at Aliw Theater (2300 Seating Capacity), CCP Complex with the Entertainer of the Year Awardees.

    Invited Performers:

    1. Lisa Macuja Elizalde and Ballet Manila
    2. RJ Jacinto and Band
    3. Lea Salonga
    4. Junior New System
    5. Jed Madela
    6. Regine Valasquez
    7. Jake Zyrus
    8. Dulce
    9. Hajji Alejandro
    10. Rico J. Puno
    11. Sarah Geronimo
    12. Gary Valenciano
    13. Ogie Alcasid

    There will be two types to help the Aliw Foundation.

    Lead Sponsor

    Php 500,000.00

    Exhibitor

    Php 100,000.00

    ·         Titled Sponsor (This event is presented by ____)

    ·         Booth at the Lobby

    ·         Logo Inclusion in collaterals

    ·         100 VIP Tickets

    ·         10 Blog Article about your company (PR from your company)

    ·         Included in the Presscon (March 22, 2018 and September 2018)

    ·         Logo on LED Screen on the event (Before and After the concert)

    ·         1 Full page banner in souvenir program

    ·         Booth at the Lobby

    ·         Logo inclusion in collaterals

    ·         10 VIP Tickets

    ·         ¼ banner at souvenir program

    Hoping that you can join in this momentous event!

  • Dr. Paolo Bellosillo Teaches You How To Care For Your Heart

    Dr. Paolo Bellosillo Teaches You How To Care For Your Heart

    Sometimes, you will meet someone and it works. Sometimes, you will meet someone and it will feel like God intervened and made you meet. Most of the time though, you meet someone and they break your heart into a million pieces and you start to wonder, “why me?”

    With hugot still being one of the trending topics of all time, we decided to ask Dr. Paolo Bellosillo who is known for advocating living a quality life to share his thoughts on how you can protect your heart from the greatest stressor in life, a heartbreak.

    What are the qualities that a woman should look for in a guy?

    A woman needs to look for someone who is God fearing because if a man fears God, he will be loyal, faithful, committed, responsible, and honest. These are traits that any woman should want for in a man. A man like this will never make you worry or fear that he will go astray.

    What are the qualities that a man should look for in their future partners?

    A man needs to look for a woman who is capable of being their partner in life, not just in the bedroom. They need to find someone with a humble heart and someone who prioritizes their relationship over their pride.

    How can you have a relationship that is good for both parties?

    A relationship that preserves the dignity of the other person is always a good indication. When there is mutual trust and mutual respect, when a relationship is rooted in prayer and kindness then reinforced by communication, you know that it is beneficial to both parties.

    What are your 5 tips for a healthy, smooth sailing relationship? 

    Pray together. When God is at the center of everything, everything will fall into place.

    Communicate. As they said, almost everything can be sorted through an open and honest communication.

    Be kind. If you can’t be anything, if there is no more love, then at least be kind.

    Be open. The two of you are not the same person which means that you will not have the same beliefs, the same principles, and the same ideologies. In fact, chances are big that you will have different ones so be open to understanding how the other person works.

    Let go of fear. Most of the time, we react negatively because of fear.

    Any tips to our readers so that they too can have a lasting relationship?

    Being in love is primarily focused on the heart, on love but everyday should always take that into account as love is a journey and a decision which both souls builds on.  While the whole world celebrates it, do so in a manner where it focuses not on consumerism or material things because they fade. Be original: play a song, sing a song, cook with love for your shared favorite dish, go to the first place where it all began with your special someone, or go to church and why delay it, say I DO, tie the knot. Just make sure the other is ready and fits in the qualities and attributes of those listed above After All when you Look Through The Eyes Of Love You Should Be Bringing Out The Best Of Me/You, Here There and Everywhere.

  • Recruitment Automation: A best asset any company in the Philippines may have this 2018

    Recruitment Automation: A best asset any company in the Philippines may have this 2018

    “Any ambitious or established business would want to be more effective and efficient in getting the right people on board. Automating recruitment processes is one of the single most beneficial things one organization can do to search for talent more widely and screen them faster. Thought leader in Recruitment Automation engageSPARK talks about the benefits for volume recruitment in the Philippines.”

    For many, it is such a threat that machines and computers are now able to clone processes once thought to be sole preserver of the human brain. One of the major reasons is losing job opportunities, but not realizing that it’s not about losing work for many, but it is making workload easier and more efficient making employees more effective. Having a great note on the Information Technology – Business Process Outsourcing (IT – BPM) Industry, it is one of the fastest growing and most dynamic sectors in the Philippines. Boasting steady growth and covering about 10% of global market share. The industry which has eight sub-sectors: contact centers, knowledge process outsourcing and back offices, software development, animation, game development, medical transcription and engineering design, where the bulk of employment is in contact centers.

    To find out exactly how cloud based recruitment system solutions can be the new “Galileo Galilei” of the Recruitment world, especially here in the Philippines, engageSPARK, shares us.

    Recruit from all 7,000 islands

    In the past, businesses have had to restrict their recruitment to only local areas because it’s too expensive to send recruiters to remote parts of the country. With engageSPARK’s solution, anyone interested in a job can simply send in a text to trigger an automated interview phone call to their phone – without leaving their home – 24×7.

    Improve decision-making

    Automating recruitment makes hiring and onboarding processes seamless, low-involvement events. There are far more essential things that employee in the company could get done – one activity here is spending more time on analyzing data, so that the hiring decisions that you make from here on in are even better.

    Gaining more value from employees

    Instead of doing donkey work software solution could manage, it frees up time to let specialists specialize. engageSPARK estimates that 70% of all candidates are eliminated during the first interview; why not let an automated platform do that so that specialists can spend more time on the 30% of candidates that are qualified?

    Financial conservation

    It can assist in saving more tick of the clock, and therefore costings, leaving businesses open to instead to spend that cash on things that really matter.

    Prioritizing Privacy and Security

    Self-contained automated recruitment process is safer and more private. There’s less scope for human error – things like confidential documents being sent to the wrong person, paper documents getting lost or destroyed, or the people accessing information that they’re not supposed to be party to.

    Long Term Corporate Benefits

    Ultimately, an automated system is where a company is advised to look at in the long-term. HR multi-faceted and composite area of business that is vital in discovering and engaging talent, a main key of making the business grow. By leaving it on paper or a dissonant group of rag-tag software solutions, people, opportunities, time and money will slip through the cracks. “Talent is the key foundation for a company’s success.” Noted by Ravi Agarwal, CEO and Founder of engageSPARK. engageSPARK’s applicantENGAGE will assist in enabling businesses to automate recruitment processes to find significantly better talent from a larger pool, faster, and at lower cost.” He concluded.


    Recruitment Automation will bring company benefits making the business leaner, smarter and more efficient. In a world that has fast paced economy we live in, Philippines included, where job opportunity ecosystem is on the rise, old-style manual recruitment is time-consuming, uses valuable intellectual resources on rise, tedious, routine tasks, and is open to privacy breaches.

    Media Contact
    Shelly Busque
    Public Relations
    +63 9213989617
    ShellyB@engageSPARK.com

    About engageSPARK

    EngageSPARK launched in 2015 and since then has been able to acquire clients worldwide, including Facebook, Google, Intel, and UNICEF. Through its product, it promises access to a larger audience and increased engagement.a social enterprise dedicated to helping organizations interact with anyone, via any phone, in any part of the world. The company believes that everyone should have access to information, education, services, products, jobs, and more; and that they should be able to express their voice freely. Anyone, anywhere – the company’s customers provide critical information to rural farmers in Kenya, Philippines, Colombia and many other countries; increase access to call center jobs for urban and rural citizens across Asia; create awareness about HIV and mobilize HIV-positive citizens in Lesotho & Papua New Guinea; and much more. Making this is all possible because all of those people have access to a phone, regardless of the type of phone.
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    The company’s vision is a world where social change programs are effective in their impact on the lives of the poor. A world where any motivated person has the economic opportunities they need to step out of poverty and reach for their dreams and mission to enable organizations around the world to quickly, easily and affordably execute their messaging programs. Through the use of great tools and support, we will enable social change programs to be more effective and build a conglomerate of not for profit businesses that directly or indirectly impact the lives of the poor. These businesses will sell products, provide services, and/or create fair jobs. All profits will be used to increase our impact globally.

    Led by Ravi Agarwal, building off the vast expertise he’s developed from founding and building three companies in Boston. Two of those companies today employ over 3,000 people, and one is public on NASDAQ. In 2001, Ravi was chosen by Entrepreneur Magazine in their “3rd Annual 10 under 30” – top 10 business people under the age of 30 years old. Ravi Agarwal co-founded engageSPARK to help businesses and non-profits provide services, information, and education to the 5 Billion people globally who have no (or limited) Internet access.