Imagine waking up, struggling to get moving, braving through your daily commute, stopping by Dunkin’ Donuts to get that much needed caffeine boost. Then as if you’re still dreaming, Piolo Pascual is standing right in front of you, giving you a free cup of Dunkin’ Coffee and filling you with all kinds of good vibes you never saw coming.
This is not a scene from a movie but the experience of some very lucky people during the annual Dunkin’ Coffee Day recently. Now on its third year, the event aims to spread more good vibes to the people who get their usual coffee fix at Dunkin’ Donuts.
Making this year’s Dunkin’ Coffee Day extra special was a visit from Piolo Pascual in three Dunkin’ Donuts stores. As if seeing his heart-melting smile wasn’t enough to wake anyone up, the Philippines’ Ultimate Heartthrob gave out free cups of coffee in Dunkin’ Donuts Strata, Fisher Mall Quezon Ave. and BGC 25/7 branches
Meanwhile, the rest of the nation celebrated Dunkin’ Coffee Day by proclaiming “Half Half Hooray!” That’s because for a medium hot or iced Dunkin’ Coffee, they only had to pay P25 or 50% off the original price of P50. Needless to say, customers lined up to get their fill of that Dunkin’ Coffee Feelin’.
If you missed this year’s Dunkin’ Coffee Day, don’t fret because this event will come back even bigger and better next year. In the meantime, you can still get your daily dose of good vibes from a cup of highquality Dunkin’ Coffee in all Dunkin’ Donuts outlets nationwide.
Coffee junkies can enjoy the Iced Coffee variation of FamilyMart’s Coffee Creations in three ways: black, sweetened, or with milk.
Heads up, coffee junkies! A new set of beverages just made FamilyMart your new favorite destination for a satisfying yet affordable caffeine fix. Blended exclusively by renowned Japanese coffee company UCC for FamilyMart, this new line of drinks called “Coffee Creations” is yours to enjoy starting September 16.
Whether you’re looking for a morning kick, or in need of a treat for a chill night, Coffee Creations has your caffeine craving covered at any time of the day. And whether you take your coffee hot or iced, black or otherwise, Coffee Creations is expertly and lovingly brewed in variants that best suit your preference or mood.
The unique experience of Coffee Creations begins with the vision of the marbling as milk is poured and beautifully blends with the brewed coffee, followed by a whiff of its signature nutty aroma. Once you start sipping, the flavor hits the spot, balancing between sweetness and bitterness. To achieve this trademark taste, FamilyMart collaborated with UCC to use a mix of medium roast arabica and robusta beans, perfecting a blend that suits the discerning Filipino palate.
FamilyMart’s Coffee Creations, blended exclusively by UCC, is available as brewed hot coffee that comes in two serving sizes—12 oz and 16 oz.
Coffee Creations’ hot brewed coffee comes in two serving sizes—12 oz (P55) and 16 oz (P65). Every order comes with two sachets of either brown or white sugar, as well as two sachets of creamer. Meanwhile the iced variation is available in a 16 oz serving size, which is served black (P60), sweetened (P60) or with milk (P65). Whichever way you like it, no matter what time of the day, each cup offers great value for your money.
Coffee Creations is great enough to enjoy on its own, but a cup also goes best with your favorite FamilyMart breakfast meals, snacks, and pastries. It’s just one of the exciting new ways that FamilyMart makes sure you’ve got your daily needs covered—making you truly feel it when they say, “#WeGotchuFam”!
Visit a FamilyMart branch near you today to find out more about what’s brewing with Coffee Creations.
Get a chance to take home a complete Solane LPG set for every purchase of the Midea Gas Range at any participating appliance stores nationwide.
Joining is easy! Every purchase of a Midea Gas Range at participating appliance stores nationwide entitles customers to receive a Solane Oh My Gas gift certificate. Customers must write down the following details at the back of the gift certificate: dealer’s name or branch where Midea Gas Range was purchased, its sales invoice or collection receipt number, and date of purchase.
To redeem the Solane gift certificate, simply present said Solane voucher together with one (1) valid ID, and a photo copy of the Midea Gas Range sales invoice at any Solane exclusive showroom nationwide. They may also call the Solane Hatid Bahay Hotline at +632 887-5555, for Metro Manila or text +63 918 887-5555, outside of Metro Manila.
The Solane gift certificate includes a complete set of an 11kg Solane cylinder with content, A/S regulator, hose, and clamps.
Winners may opt to have their Solane LPG sets delivered, which comes with the company’s signature 7-Point Safety Check to guarantee you and your family are safe. Solane Hatid-Bahay riders also perform a Weight Check in front of customers using calibrated portable weighing scales to ensure that they get their money’s worth.
The Traditional Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. From left to right: SM Regional Manager for Operations Ms. Lea D. Sta. Ana, City Mayor Arthur Robes, Congresswoman Florida Robes, SM Mall Manager Mr. Jose Mari Emmanuel Correa, and SM Senior AVP for Operations Ms. Johanna Melissa Rupisan
SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, Bulacan – A Tanglawan Gallery showcasing the works of new generation of local artists and Tanglawan Festival milestones recently opened for public in SM City San Jose del Monte.
As part of the 4th Tanglawan Festival and 19th Cityhood Anniversary of San Jose del Monte, SM offers the hallway of its Basement 2, where the Government Service Express is also located, to turn its white walls to a colorful and meaningful gallery.
“It is a great feeling to see the good partnership of the city, business establishments, academe, as well as the art community.” shares SM City San Jose del Monte Mall Manager Mr. Jose Mari Emmanuel Correa. “We are hoping that through this gallery, we were be able to help our homegrown artists share their talents and promote their artworks and our very own Tanglawan Festival to shoppers and mall goers” he added.
Tanglawan Gallery is now open for public located at the 2nd basement of SM City San Jose del Monte.
Meanwhile, Congresswoman Florida Robes believes that these kind of works will play a big part in the vision of San Jose del Monte as the rising city. “I know that the ‘Culture and Arts’ project our Tourism Office will really help our children hone their talents” she added.
The Tanglawan Gallery will first feature the paintings from the group of artists in the city, FCPC Filustrados and Sining Tanglawan, whose artworks was done on the spot at the mall atrium last September 01 with the theme of “Kanlungan ng Bagong Pag-asa”, as one of the activities of the 11-day long festival. It will then feature more artworks, photographs, and milestones of Tanglawan Festival.
Take a closer look. Not an ordinary artwork of a three-dimensional painting of primary school paper with pencil drawing on it by Romeo Valderama.
For the past two years, SM has been very active in participating the Tanglawan Festival, providing events that involves the community. In 2017, SM hosted the cooking demo of 10-foot diameter Giant Valenciana that showcased the local restaurants and was able to fed 500 day care students. In 2018, kakanin makers in the city presented a 10 by 10 feet Tanglawan Logo made of different Filipino rice cake recipes that showcased the expertise of San Joseños in kakanin making.
This year, the gallery aims to be a visual celebration of ‘Hope’ as the word ‘Tanglawan’ came from the word ‘Tanglaw’ which means is torch or light. Artworks will be displayed in the gallery permanently, while the Tanglawan Festival photographs of achievements will be re-curated from time to time in partnership with the local tourism office.
This September, Jollikids can spend action-filled playtimes with their friends and some of the world’s greatest superheroes with Jollibee’s newest set of Jolly Kiddie Meal toys, the DC Comics’ Justice League!
With the latest set of collectible toys from the country’s #1 fast-food chain, Jolllkids can join the Justice League as they battle against mega villains to save the planet.
Kids can help Superman save the world by twisting his upper body and land a punch by pressing his left leg. They can also join Wonder Woman battle evil by swinging her mighty sword with a push of a lever, or fight crime with Batman by spreading his cape to glide over Gotham City by pressing his left limb.
Jollikids can use the speed stick to help The Flash run at a superhuman speed and create a firebolt in chasing criminals. Defeat villains with Supergirl by raising her arm and fly with a push of a button and a press of a knob from her back. They can also serve justice with Cyborg by blasting enemies in different directions by pressing the button on his shoulder to launch his blasters.
Collect all six Jolly Kiddie Meal toys with every purchase of a Yumburger (P80), Yumburger Meal with Drink (P100), Jolly Spaghetti (P95), Jolly Spaghetti Meal with Drink (P105), 1-piece Burger Steak (P95), 1-piece Burger Steak Meal with Drink (P105), 1-piece Chickenjoy with rice (P122), or 1-piece Chickenjoy Meal with Drink (P137), each coming with its own Jolly Joy Box.
Let your little ones have more action-filled playtime as they save the day with their favorite DC comic book superheroes! Help them build their own Justice League team with the newest set of Jolly Kiddie Meal toys, available until September 30, 2019 only. Hurry and start collecting all six action figures today by visiting the Jollibee branch nearest you!
Leading mobile wallet GCash, powered by fintech startup Mynt, provides users with increased peace of mind when using the app with the launch of its Customer Protect program.
Under the program, GCash users are assured of compensation for unauthorized financial transactions on their GCash app, GCash on Messenger or GCash Mastercard platforms arising from instances such as stolen mobile phones or identity theft.
A user should file a report regarding any irregular transaction—such as unauthorized withdrawals or point-of-sale (POS) purchases—on GCash’s official customer care channels within 15 days from the date of the said transaction. Eligible and valid disputes can be reversed for amounts of up to P100,000.
“The GCash Customer Protect program is a recourse that our valued users can take should they unfortunately fall prey to physical or virtual theft,” said Anthony Thomas, GCash president and chief executive officer.
At the same time, the Customer Protect program is a campaign for increased cybersecurity awareness and education, especially regarding full verification of one’s GCash account. “It is extremely important for users to comply with the verification process of GCash based on the Know-Your-Customer (KYC) mandates of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,” explained Thomas.
Full verification on GCash requires a user to establish legitimate identity through submission of valid government identification cards and a selfie, as well as a series of mobile phone and contact information verification.
Fully verified GCash users can receive compensation of the actual amount of unauthorized transactions not exceeding P100,000. Semi-verified users can receive compensation up to P10,000 while basic users can receive up to P2,000.
“Our intelligent risk management approach remains to be the first line of defense in protecting our users,” said Thomas. “Using our advanced risk capabilities, we analyze and monitor transactions round-the-clock to detect and prevent fraudulent activities.”
“Our Customer Protect program is an added benefit we extend to GCash users for their enhanced peace of mind and maximum enjoyment of the advantages that a fully digital lifestyle brings,” he concluded.
BAVI president Ronald Mascariñas with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in Entrepreneurship and Employment Creation.
The top executive of Bounty Agro Ventures, Inc. (BAVI) has been cited by the University of the Philippines Alumni Association for helping farmers join the local poultry industry through a broilers grower program.
BAVI president and general manager Ronald Mascariñas received the 2019 UP Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Award in Entrepreneurship and Employment Creation from UP President Danilo Concepcion, during ceremonies at Ang Bahay ng Alumni at UP Diliman in Quezon City.
BAVI president Ronald Mascariñas poses with Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri and wife, Audrey Tan Zubiri during the awarding ceremony.
Joining Mascariñas as Distinguished Alumni awardees were Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri (Enterprise Development in Renewable Energy) and Associate Justice Marvic Leonen (Law and Judiciary). The Most Distinguished Alumnus Award was given to former Finance Secretary and Ambassador Edgardo Espiritu.
Also cited “for being a successful ‘rags-to-riches’ businessman in the country’s highly competitive food sector”, Mascariñas graduated with a degree in agriculture from UP Los Baños in Laguna in 1982. He started BAVI’s operations in 2002 and led it to become the country’s top chicken rotisserie chain with retail brands Chooks-to-Go, Uling Roasters, and Reyal.
In 2004, UP Los Baños also named Mascariñas as Most Outstanding Alumnus in Entrepreneurship.
Shopee celebrates biggest-ever 9.9 with over 113 million deals on September 9
MANILA, 10 SEPT 2019 – Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, concludes its most successful 9.9 Super Shopping Day to date. With the tremendous support from users, sellers, brands, and partners across the region, Shopee registered its best-ever performance on September 9, highlighted by:
3 times the number of orders compared to 2018
At its peak, 187,606 items were sold in a minute
Over 113 million deals offered
Shopee’s popular in-app features continued to attract users over the entire 9.9 Super Shopping Day period. Users tuned in to Shopee Live every day to enjoy an upsized live streaming calendar, garnering 50 million views in total. In addition, Shopee’s collection of in-app games, including all-time favorites Shopee Shake and Shopee Quiz were played millions of times.
Martin Yu, Associate Director at Shopee Philippines, said,, “9.9 Super Shopping Day has exceeded all expectations. We are thankful for the incredible support as we capped off a truly memorable day on 9 September. This year, we hit new milestones as more brands, sellers, and partners joined Shopee for our signature shopping event. We are proud to see 9.9 Super Shopping Day become a key date in our region’s online shopping calendar.”
Shopee ignites worldwide excitement with Cristiano Ronaldo
Shopee enjoyed a successful start to its partnership with brand ambassador Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo’s first television commercial with Shopee is a global hit with 35 million views online to date, as the football icon’s Shopee Dance performance trended worldwide.
In addition, Shopee brought users and fans closer than ever to Cristiano Ronaldo with its live streaming feature, Shopee Live. On August 28, Shopee hosted an exclusive interview with Cristiano Ronaldo live from Italy. The football icon tackled various questions from fans in the region and even delivered a special performance of the Shopee Dance. During the countdown to 9.9 Super Shopping Day on September 8, Shopee users also enjoyed an exclusive broadcast of another interview with Cristiano Ronaldo on Shopee Live.
Shopee records best-ever 9.9 Super Shopping Day in the Philippines
In the Philippines, users enjoyed the largest collection of unbeatable promotions and non-stop entertainment on September 9, including free shipping with no minimum spend.
Shopee garnered record-breaking views for its exclusive Shopee Live with blockbuster stars Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards. Users were able to score over ₱500,000 worth of vouchers and exciting hourly giveaways during a 7-hour long livestream.
In addition, brands and sellers in Shopee Philippines saw an outstanding performance on September 9. Top-performing brands saw an average of 3,269 times increase in traffic and 809 times growth in sales compared to a usual day. Shoppers also hunted for the best deals on their favorite brands and products, with the following trends observed:
Most Popular Brands: Maybelline, P&G, Huawei
Top Categories: Mobile & Accessories, Women’s Apparel, Home & Living
Best-selling Items: Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Liquid Foundation, Pampers Baby Dry Pants, SanDisk Ultra 32GB microSD
Yu closed, “We are happy to kickstart the year-end shopping season with a successful 9.9 Super Shopping Day. We look forward to delivering more value to our users, sellers, brands, and partners in the months ahead.”
Batangas, Philippines – August 25, 2019 Honda Philippines, Inc. (HPI), a global innovator of cutting-edge motorcycles recently joined Motorsiklo Xklusibo as it celebrated a 10-year milestone recently at the Laguna Sports Complex.
As had happened in the past events, distance did not stop motorcycle fans from getting to see what’s new with Honda.
And as befitting the anniversary celebration, the 16,000 or so visitors to the day-long activity were feted to a fiesta-like celebration with games and lots of prizes provided by the event’s other sponsors.
“It was an honor to have been part of this anniversary celebration with a program that we have long patronized. Motorsiklo Xklusibo has long been the go-between for anything that aficionados of motorcycles needed to know. We have long supported the program because it allows Honda to fulfill its mission of bringing the joy of riding to every Filipino.” Said MC Sales Office & Supply Chain Mgt. Assistant Vice President, Jomel Jerezo.
Visitors also got the chance to jazz-up with the top Motorshow winners of Honda PCX150 in the last Rider’s Convention in Tagaytay supported by a short talk by a Honda representative. Adding color and excitement to the celebration, Honda also showcased the complete line of its automatic motorcycles such as the Honda CLICK 125i, CLICK 150i and the three variants of Honda BeAT.
Of course, the event was made more memorable when a Ferdie Pinongan from Muntinlupa City won a brand new Honda PCX150 plus a surprise impromptu prize of PhP10,000.00 pesos worth of gift certificates. This was truly the highlight of the event.
“On behalf of Honda Philippines, Inc., I congratulate Motorsiklo Xklusibo on a decade of success in bringing Honda closer to the people.” Jerezo added.
Internationally renowned Chef Gene Gonzalez cooks up traditional favorites and sumptuous innovations with a King Sue twist at his flagship ancestral home turned restaurant for King Sue’s Pre-Holiday Media Lunch on 4 September, Wednesday, at Café Ysabel, 175 M Paterno Street, San Juan, Metro Manila.
Chef Gene, who opened Café Ysabel at 23 and is now president of the pioneering Center for Asian Culinary Studies, pays tribute to King Sue products which have been a staple fare on the dining table as well as in his kitchen. “King Sue has been there at home ever since,” shares the author of “Cocina Sulipeña” and many other cookbooks.
He’d wake up to King Sue bacon for breakfasts as a student, enjoy Chinese ham during holiday festivities with the family, and rely on Chinese sausage for his Asian cooking and for his culinary school. “I also like their dried pork feet, which goes into my Spanish cooking and to my superior stock that gives my Chinese dishes authenticity,” he reveals.
“Rather than glaze a ham, you can braise it in a mix of vegetables and wine and the broken down vegetable puree acts as the sauce,” he confides. King Sue products are not only popularly available and dependable, they are also very versatile. “The dried pork feet are truly excellent for beans, fabada, and stews along with Spanish chorizos for Filipino-Spanish combinations.”
“The King Sue burgers can be redone with herbs to create meatball, while the luncheon meat has hundreds of applications as fillings for Vietnamese and German cooking,” enthused Chef Gene. But the best part of this, however, is that King Sue having withstood the test of time and changing markets, is also very reasonably priced for such top quality.
Hobby cooks and consultant could readily resort to King Sue when their or their client’s budgets get a bit tight so as to avoid sacrificing taste and flavor. Thus, the only Ten Outstanding Young Men Awardee for Culinary Arts, advised homemakers, chefs, and restaurateurs:
“Before you think deli items, take a second look at your King Sue products because they have great applications for reasonably priced ingredients with good quality.”
Indeed, King Sue is synonymous to quality. As a fifth generation business started in 1930 by Mr Cu Un Kay who began by selling whole leg Chinese hams in Chinatown. “The name comes from King, meaning ‘royalty,’ and Sue, meaning ‘small,’ shares Mr Richie King, VP for Marketing, “because my grandfather who is small in physical stature, has big dreams for his family.”
Thus, after 89 years, King Sue, which was incorporated in 1970, has diversified from whole leg hams to sausages and cold cuts to other meat products. “Today, the company boasts of a variety of quality meat products, ranging from traditional hams to smoked bacons and sausages, as well as traditional favorites tocino, longganisa, and sisig,” adds Mr King.
King Sue, however, continues to step up its game by reaching further into the high-end and more health conscious market. In 2019 it launches its Kaiser DeliBrand, which offers ultra-premium sausages, bacons, and hams for the most discriminating clients. All King Sue products are both GMP and HACCCP certified.
Maintaining quality and supplying the market demand are easy for the King Sue because everything’s made in house using state-of-the-art German equipment. “But, even with these high-tech machinery, preparation for the Christmas season starts in August for the whole bone Chinese hams,” confessed Mr King. “It takes a month to properly cure whole bone, which still needs to be smoked then cooked. It takes patience to perfect them.”
Major supermarkets—SM, Robinson’s, and Puregold—as well as hotels and restaurants from La Trinidad, Metro Manila, through Bicol carry King Sue products, which are distributed nationally through distribution partners.
“King Sue moves forward in 2019 with another milestone on top of its high-end line,” opens Ms Romana Go, VP for Human Resources, “by slowly converting to merit-based management. Although the company remains a family business, we’ve started hiring outside employees for key management positions—Of course, the recipes from our grandfather and the tradition of making hams remains a family secret.”
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Chef Gene Gonzalez, who is the consultant responsible for the success of some 60 food establishments/businesses and a member of the London-based International Wine and Food Society, has personally witnessed the versatility of King Sue for all occasions and cooking needs.
Thus, Chef Gene’s world-class expertise and impeccable taste shares with us one of the secrets of his delicious traditional dishes at home, innovative meals at Café Ysabel, and creative recipes for the Center for Asian Culinary Studies: King Sue’s Chinese ham, bacon, and dried pork feet along with a delightful array of new meat products!
Every kitchen will surely take on a new level with by having King Sue as its old reliable partner for its meat needs. Without a doubt, King Sue products are as good for the holiday table as they are for exciting everyday meals, special dinner spreads, and catering needs not just this Christmas but through the years to come!
