Habitat for Humanity launches appeal to assist those affected by Typhoon Hagupit

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Habitat for Humanity has launched an appeal to assist families affected by Typhoon Hagupit (called Ruby in the Philippines). The storm made first landfall on Samar, an island in the Visayas, Philippines, late in the evening of Saturday 6 December.

According to the Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, more than 146,000 families were evacuated in six regions of the Philippines.

“Habitat for Humanity is sheltering evacuated families in Leyte, Cebu and Surigao del Sur provinces of the Philippines. Staff and materials are positioned and we will begin to support affected families to repair their homes. The more funds we raise, the more families we can help,” said Rick Hathaway, Habitat for Humanity vice president for Asia-Pacific.

To donate, please visit habitat.org/giving/hagupit (global) or give2habitat.org/philippines/TyphoonHagupit (within the Philippines)

Habitat for Humanity is appealing for funds to assist families and help them rebuild their lives and gain access to decent shelter. Habitat staff are on the ground ready to assess the situation and coordinate with government agencies and other partners on the disaster response operations.

Typhoon Hagupit comes just 13 months after Typhoon Haiyan killed 6,300 people and damaged or destroyed more than one million homes, according to government figures. To date Habitat for Humanity Philippines has supported nearly 28,000 Haiyan-affected families with emergency shelter and shelter repair kits and begun construction of core houses at ten sites in Cebu and Leyte provinces.

Typhoon Hagupit is expected to continue moving across the Philippines.

#RubyPH: Globe provides Libreng Charging and Libreng Tawag services

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 is now working on the restoration of a base station controller located in Gigoso, Giporlos in the province of Eastern Samar. The company expects to begin firing up cell sites covered by the facility within the day.

Globe Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications Yoly Crisanto said that the network operations suffered no catastrophic outages from Typhoon Ruby. Most service disruptions were due to outages of commercial power and misalignment of antennas following strong winds brought by the typhoon.

Globe Telecom has offered Libreng Charging and Libren

g Tawag in sites in Leyte (Tacloban and Palo), as well as Libreng Tawag sa Pinas in 8 countries (Spain, UK, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, USA, and Italy).

Here's for you to share as well. For more information, you may refer to the links below:

Globe offers Libreng Tawag from 8 countries to the Philippines

http://www.globe.com.ph/press-room/globe-offers-libreng-tawag

Globe provides Libreng Tawag and Charging in Leyte

http://www.globe.com.ph/press-room/globe-provides-libreng-tawag-and-charging/tacloban-leyte

Vigan is now one of the New7Wonders Cities

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City of Vigan , Ilocos Sur capital has been named as one of the New 7 Wonders cities. New 7 Wonders made the announcement at Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 8, (3 am Manila time.) 

Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders announced the names of the New7Wonders Cities.

“I would like to thank everyone who have helped promote the New7Wonders Cities campaign since its inception in 2011. We began with more than 1,200 nominees from 220 different countries and here have 7 that represent the global diversity of urban society. For the first time in human history, more than half of our planet’s population lives in cities and this election emphasises the dramatically challenging character of our changing world.”

New7Wonders Cities officially announced in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Bernard Weber thanked the New7Wonders Cities Panel of Experts, which advised on the selection of the 28 Official Finalist Candidates in October last year. 

He congratulated the voters who narrowed the selection down to 7 through the subsequent elimination phases.

“We congratulate each of these cities on achieving their New7Wonders status, and we look forward to celebrating their election to the “canon of 7″ with their citizens in 2015,” said Bernard Weber.

“The New7Wonders Cities will now join the New7Wonders of Nature and the New7Wonders of the World in becoming part of Global Memory for humanity for ever.” Weber added.

City of VIGAN

Now as one the New 7 Wonders, the Heritage City of VIGAN, is the only city in the Philippines that has been chosen for this prestigious search, giving our country and the Filipino people with pride and honor.

These are the winning cities:

Beirut, Lebanon

Doha, Qatar

Durban, South Africa

Havana, Cuba

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

La Paz, Bolivia

Vigan, Philippines

Aside from the 7 winnners, decided via voting, the following cities rounded out the top 14: 

Barcelona,

Chicago

London,

Mexico City

Perth

Quito

Reykjavik

“Shop + Learn + Play” at the three-day fun-filed BABY & FAMILY EXPO 2014

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BABY & FAMILY EXPO PHILIPPINES (BFEP) 2014, “Shop + Learn + Play”, the biggest family event of the year, was officially launched last Friday December 5 at SMX Convention Center Manila, Hall 1, Pasay City.

On its second year, the best baby, kids, pregnancy and parenting products and services were all gathered in one place on a three-day fun-filled BABY & FAMILY EXPO 2014.

Gracing the ribbon cutting and opening ceremony was Department of Health Assistant Secretary Dr. Eric Tayag, who shared guidelines on building happy, healthier families. Johnson & Johnson’s Dr. Tricia Subido shared with the parents how to choose what’s best for their babies. Also, present during the event were Joana Marie Benitez, Agency Recruitment and Licensing of Sun Life Financial; Mark Salecina, Marketing Support Manager for Tupperware Brands Philippines; and Juan Carlos Villacis, Strategic Development Director of Wilkins, Dr. Maria Melanie Liberty Alcausin, Director of New Born Screening Reference Center; Bien Delgado, National Director of SOS Children Villages; and The Voice Philippines’ Thor Dulay and many more.

Department of Health Assistant Secretary Dr. Eric Tayag

Highlight of the opening ceremony was the BFEP Brand Awards 2014, a recognition of distinguished brands who continue to manifest excellence in the baby, kids, pregnancy and parenting industry. Included in the roster of awardees for Innovative Product Awards were: Mustella (Best Maternity Products), Federated Distributors Inc. (MamyPoko & Evian) (Best Baby Care Products), Tula Baby (Best Baby Travel Gear), Miss Space Maker (Best Baby Bedding and Furniture), Learning Way (Best Educational Product), and St. Patrick (Best Baby and Children Apparels and Accessories). Special recognitions were given to the top eight brands for providing quality products in making Filipino lives better. 

Top Brand awardees include: Baby Mama (Maternity Products), Johnson & Johnson (Baby Care Products), Fursys (Baby Bedding and Furniture), Bebecom (Baby Travel Gears), AKa International Limited (Baby and Children Apparels and Accessories), Fatty Brain Toys (Baby Toys), Grolier International (Educational Products), and Stabilo (Arts and Crafts)

From December 5-7, 2014, the whole family avail of exclusive promotions from over 100 exhibiting stores and brands. BFEP provide parents and expecting parents tips and trends from industry experts on various topics such as pregnancy, newborns, infants, toddlers, kids and parenting in the form of seminars, workshops, company presentations and interactive activities. One of the highlights of the event is the Philippine Family Summit on the second day of the expo. 

The summit focus on the four pillars that will help build a happy family home – financial wellness, good health, excellent education and lasting relationships. Moreover, children  enjoy interactive activities, exciting games, as well as the various attractions inside the hall, including, Toy Museum, World of Science, Arts & Crafts Studio, Face Painting Station, Wonderland Playground and many more.

“This 2014 we are glad to showcase 10 international exhibitors with more innovative products and services, as well as educational seminars, games, magic shows and a large playground area to be enjoyed by all the kids. We are looking forward to further promote and grow the industry and provide quarterly educational parenting events in 2015,” said David Abrenilla, founder and managing director of Baby & Family Expo Philippines and CEO of MEDIACOM SOLUTIONS, INC.

Baby & Family Expo Philippines is organized by MEDIACOM SOLUTIONS INC., a specialized trade marketing, business community building company and a professional exhibition and convention organizer in the Philippines. The event is supported by the Department of Health, New Born Screening Reference Center, Philippine Ambulatory Pediatrics Association, SOS Children Villages Philippines; and sponsored by Wilkins Water, Tupperware Brands, Johnson & Johnson, The Medical City, Sun Life Financial, Philippine Airlines and Manulife.

Visit www.babyexpo.ph. Connect via Facebook at www.facebook.com/BabyExpoPh and follow them on Twitter at www.twitter.com/BabyExpoPH.

Celebrity Tour at Casino Filipino in December

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The Christmas stage is set for performances at the different Casino Filipino branches this December. 

Ai Ai delas Alas, Jose Manalo, Sitti and Nyoy Volante with Celebrity Tour at Casino Filipino this December.

If you want fun and comedy, or music to relax your tired soul and maybe a bit of dancing, then Casino Filipino is the way to go. 

December performances with funnyman Jose Manalo last week and on December 10 to be at Casino Filipino Ronquillo; and December 12, Casino Filipino Olongapo.

Bossa nova queen Sitti and Nyoy Volante will lit up the stage on December 17 at Casino Filipino Pavillion, December 27 Casino Filipino Malabon, and December 30 Casino Filipino Tagaytay.

Regular habitués of Casino Filipino Angeles will be treated to a special performance by EDM Diva Ai Ai delas Alas on December 27.

For inquiries call the Entertainment and Bingo Department at (02) 708-2046. 526-0337 loc 2401 or 2403