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Reigning ONE Bantamweight World Champion Kevin “The Silencer” Belingon is one of the most ferocious forces of nature inside the ONE Championship cage. The way he operates at breakneck speed and with an undeniable tenacity, it’s unique and produces incredible highlight-reel performances. To be able to do the things he does however, takes a lot of hard work and dedication. More importantly, it takes the right amount of motivation. The 32-year-old Filipino firebrand says that every morning, he gets a big boost of self-confidence from the people closest to him. “I start the day with my family,” Belingon said. “I think that’s the best way to start any day. I want to spend as much time as I can with them before heading off to training. Breakfast in the mornings is something that I look forward to every day because it means I can be with my family early.” After fueling up at home in anticipation of a long day of training ahead, Belingon heads over to the Team ...

Center: Ballet Manila CEO and artistic director Lisa Macuja and Martin Lawrance with the Ballet Manila dancers at the successful 23 rd season finale, DEUX. Ballet Manila closed its 23 rd season in spectacular fashion as it recently premiered its newest double header Deux, which gracefully combined classical with contemporary ballet to the tunes of Chopin and The Beatles, at the Aliw Theater, CCP Complex. The show opened with classical vignettes featuring “Les Sylphides” where a lone danseur was seen being surrounded by his muses – white-clad sylphs or air spirits, dancing in the moonlight. While it is non-narrative, its lingering music by Frederic Chopin and lyrical choreography by Michael Fokine evoke the illusion of ethereal weightlessness which characterized the romantic era of ballet where technique is the focal point, especially the intricate pointe work of ballerinas. The first chapter of the show also showed other classical vignettes including Pas De Action and ...

For the past two years, Goldilocks Foundation and Caritas Manila have been working hand-in-hand to help several communities around the country with their Integrated Nutrition Program. The Program aims to help alleviate the problem of severe malnutrition in children, especially in poor communities. The program began in May 2017 and has since grown to a stable outreach that has rehabilitated and improved the lives of hundreds of children. The program lasts 120 days and distributes Vitabread, necessary vitamins and supplements, as well as other donated food items to children, making sure to improve their health and nutrition. Not only that, Goldilocks Foundation and Caritas Manila provides the children's families with a Family Development session that focuses on health, nutrition, and livelihood. They also conduct seminars on proper personal hygiene, health tips and other related content so that their community beneficiaries understand the basics of combati...

L-R: Metrobank SVP Anton Yap, SEVP Fernand Antonio Tansingco, SVP Jikee Reyes, FVP Kathryn Abes, and FVPRicardo Pedrosa after a successful award run at the 14 th Annual PDS Awards. MAKATI, PHILIPPINES – Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) garnered the prestigious Cesar EA Virata Award – Best Securities House (Bank Category) at the recently concluded 14th Philippine Dealing System (PDS Group) Annual Awards.  The Cesar EA Virata Award is the highest honor bestowed by the PDS Group to a fixed-income securities dealer that had exceptional performance in trading, distribution, and settlement activities for the year. Metrobank has won this award for six consecutive years. “Being awarded the top prize six times is indeed a great honor. But what makes this award truly special is that it validates our efforts in staying in the market even during the most trying times.” said Metrobank Senior Executive Vice President Fernand Antonio Tansingco, who was in attendance to re...

Ramon "The Bicolano" Gonzales has finally gotten his wish to compete in front of his countrymen after being officially included in ONE Championship's next visit to the Philippines. The Filipino National Kyokushin Karate Champion is slated to duke it out with Japan's Akihiro "Superjap" Fujisawa at ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR , which emanates from the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines on 12 April. He won his last two bouts under the ONE Championship banner, including his first-round submission win over Dodi Mardian of Indonesia at ONE: KINGDOM OF HEROES in October 2018. Gonzales revealed that he has not stopped working since he established the first winning streak of his professional career. "Me and my team have been training day and night after I won in Thailand. I’m very excited to represent the country once again and show the world how talented Filipinos are," he said. "I’ve been upgrading my overall game to make sure...

All kids are born with a gift. While it is often up to parents to discover their child's unique gift or talent, making sure this gift is nurtured and honed requires the guidance of an experienced mentor. Mentors play a vital role in developing a kid’s talent – they have the ability to bring a kid out of her shell, expose her to new experiences and polish her talent until she is ready to shine. This is the reason why, for this year's Promil Four i-Shine Talent Camp, six of the country's best and most recognized mentors have been commissioned to guide and nurture kids’ gifts through meaningful and memorable talent camps across Metro Manila, Cebu, Davao, and Batangas. This year, Promil Four i-Shine Talent Camp 7 is presenting Teachers Robert Alejandro and Kara Escay for the Art Camp, Maestro Ryan Cayabyab for the Music Camp, Teacher Georcelle Dapat-Sy for the Dance Camp, Audie Gemora for the Theatre Camp, and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde for the Ballet Camp. ...

This Women’s Month, raise your flag and take pride in being a woman with My Diamond. What would the world be like without women? Time and again, women have faced ruthless challenges, but always come out on top – something certainly worth commemorating. There is no limit to a woman’s strength; consequently, Women’s Month is here to celebrate the lives and achievements of all women. Receiving appreciation and recognition from loved ones is reassuring, but it is important for women to value and love themselves first. Big or small, each accomplished goal is reason enough to be rewarded. It’s time to recognize all your accomplishments by honoring yourself with something that perfectly represents your strength and brilliance. The dedication you put into completing a goal should indeed be marked with something beautiful. Adorn your fingers with My Diamond’s beautiful statement rings that will turn heads at any occasion like an 18K white gold flower shaped cocktail r...

Renowned psychoneurologist and happiness doctor Lia Bernardo enumerates five easy tips on how women can live a happier, unapologetic life.   You can’t love others if you don’t truly love yourself. This is something we've heard since we were little. But loving one's self doesn’t happen overnight. Renowned psychoneurologist and happiness doctor Lia Bernardo says that self-love is a daily process of accepting yourself completely by living a genuine, unapologetic life. Here are some tips from Dr. Bernardo on how women can love themselves even more: Break the cycle by starting within. You can’t tell people how to act but you can control how you think or feel about situations. It is better to see the bright side or to let go. Don’t give anyone the power over you – this is what true empowerment is. Know that you are beautiful. See yourself as whole – complete. All you need to do is face the camera inwards and like who you are. For days w...

Ramon "The Bicolano" Gonzales has finally gotten his wish to compete in front of his countrymen after being officially included in ONE Championship's next visit to the Philippines. The Filipino National Kyokushin Karate Champion is slated to duke it out with Japan's Akihiro "Superjap" Fujisawa at ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR , which emanates from the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines on 12 April. He won his last two bouts under the ONE Championship banner, including his first-round submission win over Dodi Mardian of Indonesia at ONE: KINGDOM OF HEROES in October 2018. Gonzales revealed that he has not stopped working since he established the first winning streak of his professional career. "Me and my team have been training day and night after I won in Thailand. I’m very excited to represent the country once again and show the world how talented Filipinos are," he said. "I’ve been upgrading my overall game to make sur...

The first one-of-a-kind exhibit of precious bonsai trees in pots, viewing stones, and ikebana arrangements and workshops by Masters of the craft is all set at Sanib Pwersa, a show that puts the spotlight on over 200 bonsai trees, suiseki viewing stones, and ikebana creations. It’s also the first time these three Japanese art forms and culture will be featured in one big Philippine show. To be held at The Block Atrium at SM North EDSA from March 22 to 25, the show promises to be the biggest, grandest, and most attended exhibit because of its lineup of distinguished lecturers – National Bonsai Association of Taiwan Bonsai Master Amy Liang, Bonsai Master Kunio Kobayashi from Japan, Bonsai Master Yen Zi Jing from Taiwan, Bonsai Master Wu Jian Zhang from Taiwan, Expert on Viewing Stones Thomas Elias from USA, Expert on Viewing Stones Hiromi Nakaoji from Japan, and Ikenobo Professor Romeo Balderrama, Jr. from the Philippines. Through the continuous efforts of SM Supermalls, ...

The Shark takes a bite of PH market. TechnoMarine, which merges the art of horological innovation with spirited design, presents its newestline of timepieces – the Shark. Inspired and named after one of the dangerous predators found in our oceans and characterized by speed and immense power, the all-new Shark collection is now available across all TechnoMarine stores nationwide this March 2019. The Shark takes off from the fashionable Cruise Collection and stands out with its bold elements of design and color; coupled with vibrant style and TechnoMarine’s trademark precision and robustness. Each timepiece includes a transparent dial, automatic movement, and lively range of colors. TechnoMarine has stores in Greenbelt 3, Robinson’s Galleria, Robinson’s Magnolia, Shangri-La Plaza, SM City Cebu, SM Lanang Premier Davao, SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, SM North Edsa, TriNoma, and Uptown Mall.

Reigning ONE Bantamweight World Champion Kevin “The Silencer” Belingon is all geared up to defend his title at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan on 31 March against rival Bibiano “The Flash” Fernandes . The highly-anticipated trilogy bout is one of three co-main events at ONE: A NEW ERA . Belingon’s title defense was the last announcement to be made for the card among the Team Lakay World Champions. Although Belingon had been enjoying the beginning of the year, he was doing some light training just in case he got the call to defend his belt in Tokyo. “I started 2019 enjoying the company of my family and friends,” Belingon said. “I wasn’t worried at all that I didn’t have a schedule to defend my title yet. I was in light training just in case. You never know when the call could come, and it was best to be prepared.” Belingon had a gut feeling he would be getting the call soon, so when the news broke, he wasn’t surprised at all. A feeling of excitement came ov...

If there is one thing that Joshua “The Passion” Pacio wants to regain heading into his rematch with ONE Strawweight World Champion Yosuke “Tobizaru” Saruta, it is his never-say-die mindset in a crucial bout. Pacio admitted that he lost a bit of confidence in their first outing, and he vows to showcase that when they go at it again in the co-main event of ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR , set for 12 April at the 20,000-capacity Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. “Now I need to focus even more, I need to be more confident,” he said. “From what I saw in our last bout, my confidence was really low, and now I need to be more confident than ever.” Saruta put together a tremendous performance, scoring a monumental upset of Pacio to capture the ONE Strawweight World Championship. The Japanese phenom was relentless with his chain wrestling, taking Pacio down on numerous occasions while trading powerful combinations on the feet. Throughout five action-packed rounds, both S...