Enjoy shopping for home appliances at Anson’s and get a free microwave oven and a free buffet for 1 at Vikings when you pay on 0% installment up to 24 months using your Citi credit card. Simply avail of Citi PayLite for a minimum of P25,000, and get a free weekday buffet for 1 at Vikings. For purchases of any featured appliances starting at P50,000, you will be treated to an additional gift — a free microwave oven worth P2,499.  These generous offers are good until April 30, 2015 at any Anson’s outlet nationwide.

 

Anson’s is one of the leading premium appliance and electronics store in the Philippines. Itoffers a wide variety of product categories and brands to cater to almost every appliance and electronics needs, from Video/Audio Entertainment, Household and Kitchen, Information Technology, Mobile Communications, Digital Imaging, to Beauty and Wellness, Home Furnishings and select Hardware Equipment.

 

Redeem your PayLite reward at Anson’s by presenting your valid charge slips and Citi credit card until June 30, 2015.

 

After claiming your free microwave oven, drop by at any Vikings outlet and surrender your valid charge slips and present your Citi Card to claim your free weekday buffet. If dining with family and friends, they can grab an exclusive 10% discount on their bill when you charge to your Citi Credit Card.

 

To know more about other perks available to Citi cardholders, log on to www.citibank.com.ph/ansons or call the 24-hour CitiPhone Hotline at 995-9999.

A mom and a woman like me who doesn't have a car yet would definitely be proud of this individual, not only of her driving skills but of course making use of the fuel effectively. Shell FuelSave Celebrity Driver of the Year Bianca Gonzalez is back to defend her crown in the Shell FuelSave Fact or Fiction Driving Challenge. 

A few weeks ago the Department of Tourism (DOT) rolled out its very first award giving program with its roster of Tourism Stars. This is part of the agency’s program in promoting not only the country’s tourism but the people behind or the people that advocates DOT’s campaign “It’s More Fun in the Philippines”. Rolled out their lists which includes Gerry Bie Dalimag and Bobby Adrao for the Individual Category; Drew Arellano of Biyahe ni Drew in GMA-7 and Anton Diaz of Our Awesome Planet for the Media Category; and Governor Joey Salceda for the Local Chief Executive (LCE) Category. The late Ms. Susan Calo-Medina, host of Travel Time, was also recognized being the pioneer advocate of Philippines Tourism. She’s well known for her tag line “Huwag maging dayuhan sa sariling bayan” (don’t be foreigners of your own country). It was a night of cheers and awards.

• Gerry Bie Dalimag is a college student who serves as a local volunteer guide around the famous Callo Caves in Cagayan. At a very young age, he has helped in boosting the province’s local tourism by taking his guiding responsibilities to heart, which earned him the respect and commendation from various people and even the media.  

• Bobby Adrao is another awardee in the Individual Category, he is a licensed Butanding interaction officer and a dive master in Donsol, Sorsogon. In addition to advocating safe and environment-friendly diving practices, Adrao represents a Filipino tourism frontliner who goes beyond the call of duty to save the lives of an Australian couple who went adrift in the rough seas while diving due to inclement weather.
  

• Drew Arellano, a popular celebrity that makes a headlines with his TV show called Biyahe ni Drew, which features fun travel adventures in different Philippines destination every week. Known for his quirky and entertaining brand of hosting, Arellano successfully embodies the “It’s more fun in the Philippines” concept.
  

• Anton Diaz is just like us, a blogger, who embraces the world with his blog Our Awesome Planet (www. ourawesomeplanet.com) and of course a top lifestyle blogger that showcases the best of food and travel destinations in the Philippines in his blog. Founded in 2005, it has generated thousands of followers and readers that are able to share his experiences and discoveries in various places in the country.
  

• Governor Joey Salceda of Albay receives the award in the LCE Category. He led the Albay region’s phenomenal growth in tourism as it rose from the ruins of disasters that stunted the province for decades. As former economic adviser to previous presidents, Governor Salceda has successfully implemented a comprehensive tourism work program in Albay, bringing to the fore various regulations and investment projects to achieve significant tourism development.
  

• Susan Calo-Medina, who just recently met our Creator was awarded. I remembered that she’s the host of the known TV Travel show “Travel Time”. She’s even clearly remembered with her parting words from her show “Huwag maging dayuhan sa sariling bayan”.

The Tourism Star Philippines is anchored on DOT’s tourism campaign “It’s more fun in the Philippines”, the award also marks a significant milestone as it is part of the full implementation of the National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP ) that leverages the partnership of local and private sector in order to improve competitiveness of tourism facilities and services, capacitate local government units, ensure sustainable tourism development and initiate focused marketing and promotions.

The selection of the awardees underwent a rigorous selection among the nominees which was received from February to June 2014. The committee looked for individuals who demonstrated the strongest and deepest commitment in promoting the country’s tourism in their own ways. For the individual Category, nominations were received through the program website and through drop boxes located at domestic airport terminals nationwide. Meanwhile, Local Tourism Councils nominated their mayors or governors for the LCE Category by submitting the completely filled out nomination form with the documentary requirements to concerned DOT Regional Offices. Nominations for the Media Category, which was added two months after the launch, were solicited from Tourism and Travel Associations nationwide.

Final evaluation was conducted after the screening, lead by TSP Screening Committee composed of representatives from the DOT’s Office of the Undersecretary for Tourism Regulation, Coordiantion, and Resource Generation (TRCRG) and Office of Tourism Standards and Regulation (OTSR), as well as the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), one of the program’s institutional partners. Al submitted documentary requirements were validated through the help of the DOT Regional Offices and the local tourism offices. For the LCE Category, documents were rated using the following criteria : Institutional, promotions, planning and product development, regulatory, investments, and centerpiece projects with additional points in consideration of their support to DOT advocacies. Media nominees, on the other hand, were chosen based on the votes they received through online voting, content and substance and relevance of work to the Philippine tourism industry; impact and significant contribution to the It’s More Fun in the Philippines campaign; creativity and uniqueness of shows/ articles and information presented.

Tourism Stars Philippines’ Awardees received trophies and medals, as well as gifts from program partners like pre-loaded More Fun Prepaid card from the Bank of the Philippine Island (BPI), scholarship from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), phones and tablets from MyPhone, and a kabuhayan package from Duty Free Philippines (DFP).

DOT Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr., made a statement saying, “The Philippine tourism is undoubtedly the fastest growing industry in the country, taking on a significant role in our economy. We believe that we owe this tremendous growth to our people. Without them, our destinations would only be a mere landscape. It is our people that give these beautiful destinations life and meaning. And the Tourism Star Program honors these individuals who truly make it more fun in the Philippines.

Want to know more about the Department of Tourism’s activities and information just check out their website at www.tourism.gov.ph.

Be inspired with life’s endless possibilities at the upcoming Avida Digital Art Gallery. Starting March 25, the Avida Showroom in Glorietta will host some of the best creative digital artworks from the country’s top digital artists: Team Manila, WeeWillDoodle, and Angela Taguiang.

Following the theme “Living Inspiration”, each artwork presented in the exhibit depicts a different story on how we celebrate life's many inspiring possibilities. This event is one of the many creative and exciting events that Avida has in store to mark their year-long anniversary celebration.

Now on its 25th year, Avida, one of the country’s leading real estate developers, is more than ever fully committed to bringing thoughtfully-designed developments in secure communities and the distinct Avida lifestyle that fosters and creates life opportunities for many Filipinos.  

The Avida Digital Art Gallery is open to the public and will run for two weeks.

For more information on this event, visit www.facebook.com/avidalandph orwww.avidaland.com

Tupperware Brands was cited in the 2015 World’s Most Admired Companies list for eight straight years by Fortune Magazine. The company is ranked on the annual list under the Home Equipment, Furnishings category.

 

Throughout the years, Tupperware Brands has been unwavering in its commitment to Enlighten, Educate and Empower women and their families across the globe. With extreme passion to change lives in every one of its millions of sales force, Tupperware Brands continues to provide limitless income opportunities and develop innovative and world-class products, like Tupperware, that has been a staple in homes for over 50 years.  Product brands and categories include design-centric preparation, storage and serving solutions for the kitchen; plus beauty, personal care, and baby care products for the whole family.

 

"More than this award, the assurance that we are able to carry out our commitment in empowering and improving lives of Filipinos in support of Tupperware Brands’ global mission to change lives through opportunity, support and relationships, year on year, is what we are most grateful for," says Mr. Graciano Pangilinan Jr., Tupperware Philippines President and Managing Director.

 

“This continues to inspire us here in Tupperware Brands Philippines to aggressively come out and reinvent our products and improve our communication strategies to reach more Filipino families and be their partner in achieving their growth potential," Mr. Pangilinan continues. 

 

Fortune Magazine based their ranking for the World’s Most Admired Companies in the World on nine key attributes including innovativeness, sound financials, value as a long-term investment, to name a few. Tupperware Brands was noted for global competitiveness, ranking first within the industry in that category.

 

The company ranked second in innovation and use of corporate assets in its industry. Other criteria contributing to the ranking includes social responsibility, people management, quality of products/services, and quality of management, financial soundness and long-term investment value.

 

The Fortune World's Most Admired Companies list is seen as the report card on corporate reputation. Over 660 companies from 29 countries around the world were surveyed by over 4,000 participants in the process of creating the 2015 list. The rankings reflect the observations and opinions of industry executives, directors and analysts. The 2015 list can be found in the March 1, 2015 issue of the magazine,as well as online.

 

Tupperware Brands Philippines is the authorized distributor of some of the world’s prestigious brands including Tupperware, Colour Collection, Ivana, White Result, Wonderbra, Playtex, Hanes, Baby Care Plus+, and Kids Plus+.

Whether it’s bonding with your barkada over good food, texting your family to tell them about your day, or chatting with your officemates to schedule your lunch or merienda break, people want to be connected 24/7.

 

Recognizing this fact, fast food giant McDonald’s Philippines is partnering with the country’s biggest network, Smart Communications—a first of its kind in the fast food industry—to raise the bar for ‘sulit’ by providing delicious meals with the added treat of allowing customers to stay in touch with friends and family all day for free.

 

“McDonald’s has always provided the best value to its customers by serving great tasting food at affordable prices. We are happy to partner with Smart in allowing our customers to stay in touch with their loved ones even outside our restaurants, given them even more for what they pay,” said McDonald’s Senior Vice President for Marketing, Margot Torres.

 

With every purchase of a McDonald’s Extra Value Meal or McSaver Meal, including Breakfast McSaver Meals, plus an add-on item, such as Apple Pie or Hot Fudge Sundae, customers will receivea peel-off card for free Smart Super Messaging 10, giving customers access to Unli-Text to Smart, Sun, and Talk 'N Text subscribers, plus Unli-Chat apps like Facebook Messenger, Viber, WhatsApp, WeChat, and Line.

 

“McDonald’s and Smart both believe in the idea of bringing people together—McDonald’s provides a place where families and friends can bond over great tasting food, while Smart ensures they are able to keep in touch through our network. We are delighted to join forces to give our customers another way to stay connected with Smart Super Messaging 10,” said Smart Executive Vice President and Head of Wireless Consumer Division, Charles Lim.

 

To redeem your free Smart Super Messaging 10, just text the unique code found inside the peel-off card using the format: SUPER10 <SPACE> <coupon code> to 6236. You will receive a free SMS from Smart after a successful registration. The promo is open to all Smart prepaid subscribers and is valid for one day only.

 

The promo is available in all McDonald’s stores nationwide through Dine-In, Take-Out, Drive-Thru, and McDelivery via 86-2-36, www.mcdelivery.com.ph, or the McDo PH App. offer not valid for BFF Bundles and Happy Meal.

 

For more information, like the official McDonald's Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/McDo.ph  or follow @McDo_PH on Twitter or Instagram.

Get to see this new offering of ABS-CBN for 2015, the newest drama series that will relate personalities and characters in real life as they air on primetime TV this March 16, "Bridges of Love". Watch this series and see why it is dubbed as a "story like no other."


"Bridges of Love" is about a story of two brothers, Gael which will be played by Jericho Rosales and Carlos by Paulo Avelino, who were bound by their promise to each other but separated by an unfortunate tragedy. Separated by guilt and hatred, Gael and Carlos will be bridged together by their love to only one woman  — Mia which will be played by Maja Salvador, a vivacious club dancer who happens to be Gael’s greatest love and the woman who completed Carlos’ broken heart. Will their love for Mia be the ultimate test to Gael and Carlos’ brotherhood torn asunder in the past? In the end, will love bring them together, or will it create an irreconcilable gap that will tear them apart permanently?


From the creators of TV hits "Princess and I," "Got to Believe," "The Legal Wife," and "Forevermore," Star Creatives production brings another series under the direction of Dado Lumibao, Will Fredo, and Richard Somes, "Bridges of Love."

The series will also feature Antoinette Taus, Max Eigenmann, Maureen Mauricio, Lito Pimentel, John Manalo, Janus del Prado, William Lorenzo, Joross Gamboa, and Malou de Guzman. So don’t miss this powerhouse drama offering from ABS-CBN this 2015, “Bridges of Love,” this Monday after “Forevermore” on Primetime Bida.

See also the bloopers that happened during the invitation of Maja, Paulo and Jericho

Dennis Trillo explores the life of a fallen police officer PO2 Ephraim “Bok” Mejia in a special Magpakailanman episode.

 

Ilang linggo na ang nakalipas nang sumabog ang balita tungkol sa Mamasapano Clash:

isang simple arrest operation na nauwi sa pagkamatay ng 44 na miyembro ng Special Armed Forces.

Kalat na sa traditional at online media ang iba’t-ibang kuwento ng pangyayari sa Mamasapano, at ang mga nangyayari matapos ng trahedyang ito.

Pero sino ba itong magigiting na mga pulis na nag-alay ng kanilang mga buhay para sa kanilang bayan?

Ngayong Sabado sa Magpakailanman, kilalanin natin ang isa sa kanila.

 

Dennis Trillo stars as Ephraim ‘Bok’ Mejia, ang police officer na lumalaban para sa bayan, 

 at sa isang magandang bukas para sa kaniyang asawa’t bagong anak.

Pero ano pa ba ang ibang dahilan ng pagsabak ni Bok sa pagiging pulis?

Alamin ang kuwento ng kaniyang buhay, bilang isang ama, bilang isang asawa, bilang isang kapatid, 

 at bilang isang anak na gagawin ang lahat para bumuti ang mga lagay ng kaniyang mga mahal sa buhay.

“Ang Mamatay ng Dahil Sa ‘Yo” also stars Rhian Ramos, Mike Tan, Lovely Rivero, Mike Lauren, Vincent Magbanua, and Byron Ortile, mula sa panulat at direksyon ni Albert Langitan, based sa research nina Karen Lustica at Stanley Pabilona.

Magpakailanman airs this Saturday, March 14, after Pepito Manaloto.