Holy Week is a sacred time for prayer and reflection. It reminds us of God’s boundless love—a love that saves us, gives us hope, and leads us back to Him. In these moments of silence, we are reminded that we are never alone.

In the face of our daily struggles and conflicts, let these days be an invitation to pause and look within. It is a time to examine our hearts and find the strength to persevere, the courage to forgive, and the will to love—especially when it is most difficult.

May this season bring healing to our families and our nation. Amidst the wounds of division, let us rebuild our unity. As we celebrate the Resurrection, may we also revive our faith and compassion for one another, walking together toward a more just and humane future.

Holy week is fast approaching and mothers (and fathers, too!) are rummaging through old recipe books to come up with the best Holy Week menu for the family. Fear not as Mega Creations Premium Sardines is here to help you with some of the most mouth-watering ideas this Semana Santa and cooking may not be required.
Because every can and bottle of Mega Creations Premium Sardines is made with special premium oil sauces and ingredients prepared with the freshest sardines, you can prepare Cucumber Tomato with Sardines, Aioli and Dill as easy as 1-2-3. With this dish, you would need a can of Mega Creations Natural Oil Sardines, 10 1/8 inch thick slices of cucumber, 10 1/8 inch thick slices of tomato, 100 grams of mayonnaise, 1.5 tablespoon of chopped garlic, and salt and pepper to taste.
To make the aioli, mix the garlic, dill, and mayonnaise, drizzle with sardine oil (50 ml) and season with salt and pepper in a bowl then place the mixture in a chiller. After being chilled, you can already prepare the base which is the tomato and on top of it is the cucumber followed by a whole sardine straight from the can! Top it with aioli and merienda is served!

Mega Creations Premium Sardines guarantees the freshness and natural goodness of sardines in every can and bottle with the 12-hour catching-to-canning trademark of Mega Sardines that is perfect for every meticulous mom and dad who only want to serve the best for their family. Not only that, Mega Creations Premium Sardines also has different variants that families can choose from. The Natural Oil and Spanish Style variants in cans; and the Corn Oil, Olive Oil, Tomato Sauce in Oil and Premium Spanish Style in shrink-wrapped bottles are sure to give flavor to any cuisines mothers and fathers choose to serve their families, but subtle enough to compliment the taste of other ingredients in dishes.
For lunch and dinner, the Mega Creations Premium Sardines in Spanish Style is perfect for a Sardines and Vegetable Curry and Sardines Gising-Gising, respectively. For the Sardine Vegetable curry, sauté half sliced red onions, three cloves of garlic, and half an inch knob of grated ginger until fragrant. Add half a cup of cup each of carrot, eggplant, sayote, cauliflower and bell pepper and continue cooking for two minutes. Add one cup of coconut milk, and simmer for five minutes, uncovered. Season it with two teaspoons of shrimp paste and one tablespoon of curry powder. Add the two cans of two cans Mega Creations Premium Sardines in Spanish Style, deboned and filleted, and let it simmer for not more than 5 minutes so the vegetables won’t get mushy. Add a tablespoon of lime juice and you’re good to serve six happy tummies for lunch!
For the Sardine Gising-Gising, sauté one julienned red onion, four minced garlic cloves, and half a knob julienned ginger in one tablespoon of vegetable oil for 2-3 minutes. Add 200 grams of sliced kangkong stems and stir-fry. Add one cup of coconut milk or gata and half of lightly pounded sili and season it with one teaspoon of bagoong alamang. Mix in one can of deboned and flakes Mega Creations Premium Sardines in Spanish Style and the rest of the sili and let it simmer until done. A Mega cooking tip, be careful not to cover the pot after you poured in the coconut milk so it won’t curdle.

With Mega Creations Premium Sardines, families will still be able to enjoy exquisitely tasting, mouth-watering dishes with less time in the kitchen and more time to reflect and focus on their spiritual health this Lenten season.

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Most Filipinos are traveling during holy week, their plans are to spend the holiday out of town, with the family, or simply take time spiritually.  Though we all know summer season is really a time for family bonding and some series of travels.

In preparation for this, Unilever Philippines through the leading toilet cleaner Domex, partnered with Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation to provide motorists and travelers heading north and south of Luzon an access to clean, hygienic toilets for their comfort during the yearly exodus.

Leading the clean-up is Unilever Philippine Marketing Directore for Home Care Jay Go and Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Vice President for Retail Anthony Lawrence Yam. North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Shell stations will experience Domex clean-ups beginning April 10.

We all know that you cannot stay long on travels and as human beings we need to do the call of nature.  That is why expressways have their service areas to accommodate that call of nature and of course some break time and gassing up.

"This coming Holy Week, when you gas up at Shell and take a break, you can expect smarter products and quality service at our stations," says Yam.

"Everyone deserves a good toilet break during the long Holy Week Journeys. With our cleanup drive, we at Unilever and our friends at Shell would like to assure the public of sanitized comfort rooms as they rest and recharge for the trip." says Go
Traveling during peak seasons introduces heightened risks of acquiring diseases, and some of the possible sources are poorly sanitized public restrooms that travelers may use along the way. Gas stations along major roads become the necessary stop over points for commuters and private motorists, resulting in the crowded and busy use of comfort rooms and other facilities.

Last Year Unilever launched the Domex 1 Million Clean Toilets, Saving Lives, One Toilet at at time during the celebration of World Toilet Day every November 19. Now, through the clean up drive is part of the 1 Million Clean toilets program, an advocacy of Unilever through domex to empower and inspire Filipinos to properly clean their own toilets with the right product in an effort to reduce incidences of disease that are related to lack of proper toilet sanitation.

With this, Unilever Philippines is providing six (6) months worth of Domex products for proper toilet sanitation of selected Shell gas stations. In support of the 1 Million Clean toilets advocacy, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation submits their corporate pledge for clean toilets and continue to execute proper toilet sanitation throughout the year.
Everyone is encouraged to join the 1 Million Clean Toilets campagin by pledging for clean toilets. Simply visit the Facebook fan page www.facebook.com/DomexPhilippines, like the page and click the "Pledge Here" button below the cover photo. For every pledge received, Unilever Philippines donates P5 to UNICEF's Sanitation program which helps thousands of people get improved access to basic sanitation.