Eveready launched "Maging Pamilya Ready with Eveready Disaster Preparednes Campaign DISASTER PREPAREDNES CAMPAIGN

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Eveready, the leading battery brand launched recently a disaster-preparedness campaign dubbed “Maging Pamilya Ready With Eveready,” in partnership with the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRO).

The campaign will go around various barangays all over the country for the year since January 25 with a kick off at the Baseco Compound.

The barangay tour is aimed at helping residents of various communities around the country be more disaster-ready in the face of natural calamities like typhoons, earthquakes, and fires to better prepare their respective communities for these incidents.

Honeyleen Montano-Mabaet, MDRRO chief administrator, said that since their office is the lead agency during disaster situations, this partnership comes at an opportune time.

Mabaet also introduced the MDRRO’s new program called Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), in which communities will form a group of volunteers who will act as first responders in the event of a disaster. Residents of the Baseco Compound who registered were each given raffle tickets and a free emergency kit containing a mini flashlight, batteries, and a mini bag, while 15 residents won gift packs from Eveready.

“We are very pleased to be a part of this noteworthy partnership since we are advocates of disaster preparedness,” said Cara Tecson, Energizer Philippines Inc. marketing manager.

“The important thing is to be ready and to know what to do. This will help minimize the impact of calamities to communities most at risk.”

Larry German, Eveready representative, shared some valuable survival tips for residents during calamities such as having a fire extinguisher on hand at all times, andpreparing a survival kit that contains essential items like clothes, dry foods (biscuits and noodles), medicines, a transistor radio, water, batteries, and a flashlight. German also reiterated the importance of listening to the radio for updates from local officials.

“Being prepared is the most important thing during calamity situations. We should not be complacent because our lives and those of our family are at stake” said Jojo Emata, Eveready brand manage.

Visits to Quezon City and Batangas in June have been scheduled as part of the tour, which aims to call on as many barangays all over the country in the next few months.

UMD, Manoeuvres and Sexbomb Dancers reunite for one Massive Dance Concert!

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The Universal Universal Motion Dancers (UMD), Manoeuvres, and Sexbomb Dancers reunite for one Massive Dance Concert as the Ultimate Throwback event of 2014! 



As this is what we calls now, #FeelKoAngBuhay with the Dance Concert that features three of the famous dance groups many people grew up with.


Watch these three iconic dance groups perform at the Trinoma Activity Center on Monday March 31, 2014, to raise awareness for Neuropathy or nerve damage – a condition with symptoms like pamamanhid, tusok-tusok, and pangangawit.


This event is organized by Neurobion, a Vitamin B-Complex with Vitamins B1, B6 and B12 that helps maintain healthy nerves, promote efficient nerve function, and reduce pain in the arms and hands caused by Neuropathy. 


Besides the dance concert, there will also be free nerve clinics, games, and freebies to be given away throughout the day-long event.


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SIKAT PINOY's National Food Fair 2014

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Have you tried MICROWAVABLE CHICHARON? This Filipino favorite and with many variations, including chichi-rabao will be among the many products that will be the upcoming Sikat Pinoy National Food Fair to be held from March 26-30, 2014, at SM Megatrade Halls 1-3, 5th Level, Building B, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City.

With about half of Filipino MSMEs (micro, small, and medium enterprises) in the food and beverage sector, the Department of Trade & Industry’s Bureau of Domestic Trade (DTI-BDT) is bringing together more than 200 exhibitors from the country’s 16 regions to showcase the best of Philippine food products, promote the country as a culinary destination, and provide business opportunities to entrepreneurs nationwide.

Dubbed Piling-Piling Pagkaing Pilipino, this edition of the Sikat Pinoy National Food Fair will showcase a seafood pavilion as well as a pili nut pavilion.

Also available will be coffee from Benguet, unoy rice from Kalinga, empanada from Ilocos, longanisa from Vigan, Ivatan yellow rice from Batanes, sans rival from Pampanga, cashew nuts from Palawan, smoked fish from Cavite, suman sa lihiya from Oriental Mindoro, laing and pinangat from Albay, snack food from Iloilo, chicharon from Cebu, moron from Leyte, juices from Zamboanga, processed meat from Misamis Oriental, coco sugar from Davao del Sur, tablea from Agusan del Sur, and many more mouthwatering delicacies from all over the country.

Let's support our national food products, join the SIKAT PINOY's National Food Fair 2014.

For more information, contact the DTI-Bureau of Domestic Trade at telephone no. 751-3223,

fax no. 751-3224, or email bdt@dti.gov.ph.

For updates on Sikat Pinoy events, please “Like” the Facebook page www.facebook.com/sikatpinoyfairs 

PRO-EARTH RUN 2014

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On April 12, 2014, 4:30AM, at the Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Earth Day Network Philippines stages its first-ever fun run, PRO-EARTH RUN 2014. An advocacy run to encourage people to Protect, Respect, and Oversee the sensible and sustainable care for Mother Earth, it is presented by Malungai Life Oil – all-natural concentrated vegetable extract developed from pure Malunggay leaves and seeds (www.malungailifeoil.com) and UPS – United Parcel Service (www.ups.com).

A 3K, 5K, 10K race category event, with special 1.5K Run with Doraemon track, PRO EARTH RUN is also supported by PCSO, First Gen, Merrell, Globe, The Body Shop, Holcim, Free Food Co. Coco Dolce, Business Mirror, Malaya Business Insight, Business World, Manila Times, Circuit Magazine, 106.7 Energy FM, 107.5 Win Radio, SM Tickets, SM Cinema, Digi Post, and Mother Earth advocates and runners.

Earth Day Network Philippines is the local counterpart of the global Earth Day Network International. It is a network organization that campaigns for environmental citizenship, spearheading the annual April 22^nd Earth Day Celebration by partnering with government agencies, non-government organizations, private corporations, academic institutions, religious groups, and environmental advocates (www.earthdayphilippines.org).

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2. Sponsors’ goodwill freebies and product sampling
3. Raffle prizes & surprises!

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PRO EARTH RUN to kick-start EARTH DAY 2014 celebration

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Earth Day is Everyday, Everywhere for Everyone. Earth Day has become truly a dynamic celebration with a meaningful advocacy. This year’s celebration involves the holding of the “PRO-EARTH RUN” to formally launch and highlight the Earth Day 2014 Celebration and to mobilize resources to support the continuing advocacies of EDNPI on climate change and the conservation of the country’s biodiversity resources. 

Year after year since the 1990’s, the Philippines participates in the worldwide celebration of Earth Day. The Philippines’ celebration is unique in that it is a coming together of government, civil society, and churches to highlight the country’s environmental health and renew their partnership to work for the common good.

Mr. Roberto Guevarra talkss during the media launch of Pro Earth Run
 held at the Merrel branch, Market Market Mall, Taguig City

Since 1999, the partnership has evolved into a loose coalition called Earth Day Network Philippines (EDNPI) with a Secretariat that directly coordinates the Network’s members from local government units to non-governmental organizations, from business corporations to churches and academic institutions, and from big organizations to individuals who want to do something for the environment. Through Presidential Proclamations, Earth Day has become a permanent environmental holiday of the country and has become a fixture in the national environmental consciousness. 

For 2014, Earth Day celebration gives focus to CLIMATE CHANGE. This year is especially important because we have just experienced the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda, which almost brought all our brothers and sisters in the Visayas and Northern Palawan down to their knees. More of these super typhoons are expected to come as a result of human-induced climate change.

Aside from the abovementioned, 2014 is also equally important for the Network because it is celebrating its 15th anniversary. It was in 1999 that Mr. Mark Dubois of Earth Day International visited the Philippines and helped form the Earth Day Network Philippines in the house of the late Odette Alcantara, the founding Country Coordinator. Since then, the celebration of Earth Day has become truly a dynamic celebration with a meaningful Main Event held in different areas of the country to highlight that Earth Day is Everyday, Everywhere for Everyone.

The Earth Day Network Philippines’ PRO EARTH RUN is presented by Manila Nature’s Link Corporation’s Malungai Life Oil (www.malungailifeoil.ph), a proudly Philippine-made all-natural concentrated vegetable extract noted by the Johns Hopkins University as the world’s first and only product developed from pure Moringa Oliefera seeds and leaves, and the United Parcel Services or UPS. The PRO EARTH RUN is also supported by First Gen, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes, Merrell – ProEarthRun’s shoe sponsor, St. Luke’s Medical Center – ProEarthRun’s medical partner, Greenlite Banner – ProEarthRun’s official printing partner, Globe, Holcim, The Body Shop, Coco Dolce, Business Mirror, The Manila Times, Malaya Business Insight, BusinessWorld, Circuit Magazine, 106.7 Energy FM, 107.5 WIN Radio, SM Tickets, SM Cinema, and the BGC. 

The culmination of the celebration will be during the Earth Day 2014 Main Event. To be celebrated at the Quezon Memorial Circle, there is where we will be highlighting the network members’ efforts and achievements for the past year. The Main Event is also the occasion wherein the DENR Secretaries have presented the State of the Philippine Environment Address annually. Together with the Main Event is the SANDIWANG: Isang Diwa sa Pagdiriwang ng Kalikasan, an Interfaith Celebration of Earth Day that we intend to be a more artistic and cultural celebration. 

Also in line is the Earth Day 2014 Advocacy Fair, where individuals can learn more on how they can participate or volunteer in the specific advocacies, programs, and projects of different organizations, national government agencies, and local government units.

For more information, 

you may contact EDNP Secretariat’s Network Relations Officer, Mr. Ryan Alfred Go

at Telefax: (02) 332-6030; 

Mobile: 0905-5051111; 

or Email: secretariat@earthdayphilippines.org.