Monthly Archives: September 2019

From September 18 to 20, users can show support to local farmers and score deals up to 20% off on all-natural products

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, partners with Go Negosyo, the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship’s official advocacy, to digitize the agricultural industry in the Philippines. The initiative equipped farmers with the skills and knowledge to sell their homegrown products online.

Through this partnership, local farmers can promote their products directly to consumers, as well as expand their reach nationwide via Shopee. They can also reach more customers at minimal cost, allowing them to deliver quality local produce to online shoppers at competitive and affordable prices.

Martin Yu, Associate Director, Shopee Philippines, said, “Through our partnership with Go Negosyo, our local farmers will be able to tap the full potential of e-commerce. By being on Shopee, they are able to expand their market reach by leveraging our platform’s wide user base as well as enjoy a seamless online selling experience. At the same time, consumers will enjoy greater access to organic and homegrown products while supporting our local farmers.”

The project kicked off with a special Shopee University class geared toward agricultural cooperatives. Farmers and agri-entrepreneurs owners were taught the basics and benefits of e-commerce.

Ginggay Hontiveros-Malvar, Adviser for Agripreneurship at Go Negosyo, said, “We are grateful to Shopee for providing an inclusive and convenient way for farmers to sell their products online. Through this project, Shopee is enabling the agricultural industry to grow and touch base with consumers nationwide. We look forward to strengthening our partnership and creating more initiatives that benefit small entrepreneurs.”

Go Negosyo-affiliated farmers, which participated in the class, will showcase their local all-natural products on Shopee from September 18 to 20. Users can look forward to discounts of up to 20% off on various local agricultural products. There will also be an additional ₱100 off for a minimum spend of ₱500 with the voucher SPHGOLOCAL.

For more information visit https://shopee.ph/m/go-negosyo.

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There comes a time in your life that you have to stand up and say, “Enough is enough.” And that’s the day when you decide to change your life for the better. Who doesn’t want to become accomplished? Even the “gifted” and brilliant ones have to pay the price so as to realize their goals in life.

When we fail to eat on time, get enough exercise or sleep between seven to nine hours a day, we’re compromising our health and wellness as we reduce the maximum extent that our body must function. Consequently, the effects in our body may extend and manifest as early warning signs of hair loss.

Take it from celebrity beauty and salon expert Fanny “TF” Serrano, who once personally experienced such an ordeal. For him, avoiding harsh synthetic solutions and choosing to use the right products with natural ingredients is a must and still the best way to deal with mane problems like losing or thinning of the hair.

With this in mind, embracing natural healthy lifestyle is so important to achieve optimal health, best physical condition and healthy full head of hair. Health products made out of natural ingredients are way effective for better healing and maintaining our body’s lifelong function than those of synthetic ones. Rather than investing in those branded shampoos or other hair treatments, there’s a natural way to help arrest hair loss and help remedy its four early symptoms, namely, excessive hair shedding, thinning hair, receding hair line, and bald patches. This is none other than NOVUHAIR, nature’s answer to hair loss.

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.

Promo period will run until December 31, 2019.

To know more about the promo, follow Solane’s Facebook account https://www.facebook.com/solane.ph/.

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.

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.

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!

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

• Hottest Keywords: “Sling bags”, “iPhone Case”, “Helmet”

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.”

Shop the 9.9 Thank You Sale at https://shopee.ph/m/clearance-sale.

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