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FWD collaborates with Praxis for the Live to Play board game

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Live to Play: Are You Set for Tomorrow? is a customized Praxis gameplay that highlights  FWD’s newest product proposition, Set for  Tomorrow, a life insurance that’s with you in  every step of your  financial journey. The game’s  scenarios are specific to Set for Tomorrow’s key  benefits to give the players a better understanding  and clearer appreciation of this product suite. Set for Tomorrow Life insurance that’s with you in every step of your   financial journey.  The most important milestones in every stage of your  life deserve to be protected. Set for Tomorrow provides  three a ordable and  flexible solutions that   your  protection needs and make you and your family’s dreams come true, even if you are no longer around. Just go to fwd.com.ph and access Cali, our online  calculator to  find out how much you need, how long  you need to get covered, and how Set fo...

Bright tips from Akari: Undas essentials

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All Souls’ Day is fast approaching! That means spending the day, or even the entire night at the cemetery to remember our departed loved ones. For families planning to camp out, the country’s leading lighting brand, Akari, shares some tips to make it as convenient and comfortable as possible. Bring an appropriate amount of food. Filipino families traditionally spend All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day together to pray and pay respect to deceased loved ones, and at the same time, hold a mini-reunion. Make sure you have enough food and drinking water stored in spill-proof containers. Avoid bringing dairy products and other perishable food items.   Do not bring banned items. Security is strict during Undas . As such, avoid attempting to bring in prohibited objects including guns, knives, alcohol beverages, gambling paraphernalia, and loud sound system. Wear comfortable clothes. Make sure to check the forecast. Wear clothes that are weather-appropriate and comfortable so...

Discovery Hotels and Resorts supports relief efforts for landslide victims in Itogon, Benguet

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(L-R) Art Relief Mobile Kitchen vice-president Al Benavente and co-founder Precious Leano with Discovery Suites Manila general manager Leeds Trompeta The Discovery Leisure Company, Inc. (TDLCI) partners with Art Relief Mobile Kitchen (ARMK), a non-government organization whose mission is to feed the hungry through community kitchens . The collaboration provided food aid to the rescuers, evacuees and volunteers in Barangay Ucab, Itogon, Benguet, where Typhoon Ompong triggered a state of calamity. Discovery Shores Boracay, Discovery Suites Manila and Discovery Primea, all part of the Preferred Hotels and Resorts family, including sister properties Club Paradise Palawan and Discovery Country Suites have donated food items ranging from rice, cooking oil, condiments, and other basic necessities which can make approximately 11,000 meals. A substantial monetary donation from TDLCI and its sister company Discovery World Corporation (DWC) is also being used to mobilize food r...

Fashion for philanthropy

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Style icons Tessa Prieto-Valdes and Kaye Tinga launched recently the 10th Red Charity Gala to be held on October 27, 2017 at the Marriot Hotel Manila’s Grand Ballroom, the Philippines’ biggest ballroom. Prieto-Valdes and Tinga, the driving forces behind what is probably the most awaited fashion event for a cause in the country, gave the event, which will feature designer Rajo Laurel, a fitting launch at the elegant Champagne Room of the historic Manila Hotel.  Laurel, who is marking his 25th year in the local fashion industry, is presenting the collection Archipelago that draws inspiration from Philippine culture and history and well-known tourist attractions. The clothes will use indigenous materials adapted to current trends. Prieto-Valdes and Tinga said this year’s gala would not only raise funds for their favorite charities, The Philippine Red Cross and the Assumption High School Batch 1981 Foundation, but wou...

BRANDON VERA TO DEFEND ONE HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST MAURO CERILLI AT ONE: CONQUEST OF CHAMPIONS

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EDUARD FOLAYANG AND AMIR KHAN BATTLE FOR VACANT ONE LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN CO-MAIN EVENT 25 October 2018 – Manila, Philippines:  The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced the main event for  ONE: CONQUEST OF CHAMPIONS , set for Friday, 23 November at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila. Reigning ONE Heavyweight World Champion Brandon “The Truth” Vera of the Philippines will defend his title against challenger Mauro “The Hammer” Cerilli of Italy. In the co-main event, former lightweight titleholder Eduard “Landslide” Folayang of the Philippines battles top contender Amir Khan of Singapore for the vacant ONE Lightweight World Championship. Ticket information for  ONE: CONQUEST OF CHAMPIONS  is available at  www.onefc.com . Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, stated: “The Philippines is a country that is extremely passionate about sports, especially martia...

Crown jewel of Botanika Nature Residences

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After a long, busy day, when all you want to do is unwind in a quiet place, coming home to your garden resort-inspired place is a dream not everyone can have. Filigree’s Botanika Nature Residences is a fresh new address for the privileged few. However, its impressive list of luxurious features and amenities that assures residents a life of leisure and gentility is not what makes it a home, but rather the experience this architectural masterpiece gives. The crown jewel of this remarkable modern, green-oriented beauty—the uniquely-styled tiered pools nestled in a lush space that occupies 70 percent of the property—takes your relaxation to a whole new level. The look The pool and the whole resort-style landscape architecture—a serene escape from the hustle and bustle of city life—is the handiwork of Botanika’s landscape consultant, the world-class AECOM of Singapore, the same team behind some of the world’s iconic designs such as Marina Bay and Greater Southern Water...

DECEMBER AVENUE X KHALIL RAMOS: STORIES BEHIND THE SONGS

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Behind any great song is a great story, and the mad skills to be able to express that story powerfully and differently.   December Avenue is a band that has become known for strong melodies with lyrics that really hit you in the heart; it has taken them a decade to break from the under the radar musical scene to breaking to the more established roster of OPM bands.   Khalil Ramos first burst onto the scene when he won second place in the ABS CBN reality show Pilipinas Got Talent.   From being a recording talent, he crossed over to teleseryes, mainstream and indie movies, but in his heart, he never really let go of music. As an artist, music was his first passion, his first love, his first home.   It may seem like an unlikely pairing, the gritty indie band slogging it out at gig after gig and the reality star who was able to build on overnight success,   but from the minute they met, the collaboration was seamless.   “Good vibes lang talaga; p...

Crown jewel of Botanika Nature Residences

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After a long, busy day, when all you want to do is unwind in a quiet place, coming home to your garden resort-inspired place is a dream not everyone can have. Filigree’s Botanika Nature Residences is a fresh new address for the privileged few. However, its impressive list of luxurious features and amenities that assures residents a life of leisure and gentility is not what makes it a home, but rather the experience this architectural masterpiece gives. The crown jewel of this remarkable modern, green-oriented beauty—the uniquely-styled tiered pools nestled in a lush space that occupies 70 percent of the property—takes your relaxation to a whole new level. The look The pool and the whole resort-style landscape architecture—a serene escape from the hustle and bustle of city life—is the handiwork of Botanika’s landscape consultant, the world-class AECOM of Singapore, the same team behind some of the world’s iconic designs such as Marina Bay and Greater Southern Waterf...

Citi welcomes new credit cardholders with exciting gifts

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Getting a new Citi credit card online is not only fast and convenient, it is rewarding too. Citi welcomes new cardholders with a free P5,000 UNIQLO e-Gift! Applicants for Citi credit cards can simply apply online for a Citi Rewards Card, Citi PremierMiles Card, Citi Cash Back Card, Shell Citi Card or Mercury Drug Citi Card at www.citibank.com.ph/apply . Use your new Citi credit card within 60 days for a one-time or accumulated purchase worth P20,000 to get the e-Gift. Cardholders can then shop to their heart’s content at participating UNIQLO stores by presenting the e-Gift code. These e-Gifts can even be gifted to friends and family, and can be redeemed in increments of P1,000. Apart from getting an exciting welcome gift, cardholders can also take advantage of Citi’s range of credit card benefits: The Citi Rewards Card offers cardholders one point for every P30 spend and three times points when they shop, dine or book Cebu Pacific tickets. The points may be used ...

Pinoy kickboxer Ryan Jakiri becomes first athlete to represent PH in ONE Super Series

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Filipino athletes have reached the pinnacle of success in ONE Championship’s flagship bracket of mixed martial arts, setting an unprecedented record of six world title wins in the seven-year history of the promotion. Doors of opportunity keep on opening for the Philippines’ homegrown talents as a highly-touted Filipino martial artist will don the country’s colors for the first time in the heavily-acclaimed ONE Super Series, a separate league that was launched by ONE Championship this past April to showcase the purest forms of world-class striking such as Muay Thai and kickboxing. Ryan Jakiri is set to make his promotional debut against China’s Han Zi Hao in a three-round bantamweight kickboxing bout on the undercard of ONE: PURSUIT OF GREATNESS, which takes place at the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar on Friday, 26 October. “I am honored to be part of a world-class promotion like ONE Championship. When I heard about ONE Super Series a few months ...

Get ready to scream in SM Cinema’s 1st Sine-Sindak Horror Film Festival!

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This coming Halloween, prepare yourselves to be horrified and get ready for your loudest scream as SM Cinema, the largest film exhibitor in the country, together with CrystalSky Multimedia, a key distributor of internationally renowned films, brings you the scariest film fest of the year, the 1 st ever Sine-Sindak Horror Film Festival! Sine-Sindak features eight (8) international horror movies that will surely send shivers down your spine. The Hoarder (USA) Ella (Mischa Barton) discovers her boyfriend is renting a secret storage unit, which she initially thought her partner is using as a hideout for his affair. Unfortunately, she together with her best friend Molly (Emily Atack), discover something more terrifying instead. She will also meet a group of strangers to help her face a deranged killer lurking in the darkness. The Dead Room (USA) Witness the terrifying ordeal of two cynical scientists (Jed Brophy and Jeffrey Thomas) and a young psychic (Laura P...