Brother Philippines promotes cancer awareness, employees’ social consciousness through Relay for Life 2015

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Brother International Philippines Corporation (Brother Philippines), a leading provider of home and business IT peripherals here in the Philippines, continues to advocate cancer awareness by participating once more in the Relay for Life 2015 organized annually by the Philippine Cancer Society (PCS), a non-profit organization that advocates cancer prevention and control. This is the fourth consecutive year that the company became a part of Relay for Life to provide moral support to cancer patients and survivors while providing a venue for volunteerism among its employees and partners.

Brother Philippines employees and partners participated in the 2015 Relay for Life to help create cancer awareness in the country, as well as foster social consciousness among its employees. In photo with PCS Executive Director Dr. Rachel Rosario (rightmost, behind the Brother banner) are the Brother contingent led by (L-R, behind the Brother banner) its President Glenn P. Hocson, General Manager for Finance and Administration Grace Vizconde, and Deputy General Manager for Sales and Marketing Masao Kasagi.

About two-hundred employees and partners of Brother Philippines led by Brother Philippines president Glenn P. Hocson, and Deputy General Manager for Sales and Marketing Masao Kasagi walked around the Relay for Life 2015 venue around the track oval of the Amoranto Stadium in Quezon City for this year’s Relay for Life.

Hocson said, “Our company’s participation in activities like the Relay for Life 2015 has been one of the reasons why our employee engagement is high. They are happy that Brother is supporting a very worthy cause – that of creating awareness for the fight against cancer.”

PCS Executive Director Dr. Rachel Rosario said that the support of Brother Philippines and other private and public entities is invaluable as it tells cancer patients and survivors and their families that they are not alone. Dr. Rosario said, “The message of love from Brother and the other participants of this year’s vigil resonates and cheers on the cancer sufferers to continue the fight. They are not alone,” said Dr. Rosario.

Since 2011, the Brother Group has been globally promoting participation in Relay for Life as part of social contribution activities involving employees that the Brother Group Global Charter encourages. The initiative is dubbed the “Golden Ring Project,” as different local offices of Brother that participates in Relay for Life in their respective countries form a ring around the globe.

As a symbol of this global initiative, a sash embroidered with the flag of each of the participating countries using Brother’s Entrepreneur® Pro PR1000e 10-needle home embroidery machine is being routed yearly where each country adds its latest year of participation in the embroidery work. 

Health made affordable with Citi Credit Cards and The Medical City Center for Wellness and Aesthetics

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PayLite your way to health with this latest offer from Citi credit cards. Citi cardholders can now avail of customized preventive health checks at 0% PayLite for 3 months at The Medical City Center for Wellness and Aesthetics. The Center offers Personalized Medicine for all ages (Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric) with its comprehensive array of services and programs designed for the optimization and enhancement of the client’s health through health profiling and lifestyle coaching, as well as complementary dermatological and aesthetic surgery options.

For inquiries, log on to www.citibank.com.ph, or call Medical City Ortigas at 988-1000 or 988-7000 loc.6576.

Jardine Distribution and BASF; 30 years of strong brand partnership and still growing

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With the various construction projects flourishing in different parts of the country, Jardine Distribution Inc. works heavily with its industry partners in providing high quality products for the Filipino homes.

BASF and Jardine Distribution, Inc. continue its long-lasting and solid partnership to provide better services and products for Filipino homes.

One such partnership that is 3 decades strong is with the world’s leading chemical company, BASF, which recently launched Master Builders Solutions in the Philippines last February 6 at the InterContinental Manila, Makati City.

Master Builders Solutions is a result of BASF’s rebranding of 30 different brands under one collective brand name, giving its brands better recognition and standardized look.Jardine Distribution will continue to market and distribute water proofing solutions - Super Thoroseal (which is now named Masterseal 583), Waterplug (which is now named Masterseal 590) and Optimum Flex (which is now named Masterseal 540).

Jardine Distribution Inc. President Edwin Hernandez talks about the long-stading partnership of the company and BASF that resulted in years of providing high quality products for Filipino homes.

“We continue to lead the waterproofing industry in the country and that’s because our consumers have already proven to themselves that we have the best products out there. We promise to continue improving our products to cater to the needs of Filipino families,” said Nancy Pereyras, Product Manager, Jardine Distribution Inc.

Jardine Distribution President & General Manager, Edwin Hernandez also gave a brief speech during the event, talking about the long history of Jardine Distribution and BASF; rekindling the passion both companies have in providing high quality products for the Filipino home.

Different products and brands marketed under Master Builders Solutions will now feature a globalized naming system, allowing BASF help customers and partner companies to ensure the quality of products and services.

Jardine Distribution, Inc., represents a number of local and global companies that provide world-class crop protection and construction chemical products. They are focused on the safe use of these products, providing technical support, and with due consideration of environmental protection. For more information, visit www.jardinedistribution.com.

Guide for Holy Week; Red Cross gears up for Holy Week

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The first big day of Holy Week is Palm Sunday, the day that we commemorate Jesus entering into Jerusalem. There are a few different ways in which a community can celebrate the beginning of Mass on Palm Sunday but they all begin with the blessing of palms. 

As Catholics enter the church or gather around the back of the church everyone is given a palm (either before or after the blessing). As we gather and listen to one of two Gospels that we will hear at Mass that day we are not just remembering what happen almost 2,000 years ago but rather we are bringing the past into the present. 

It is a special way of recalling past events with the help of signs, symbols, gestures, and our own imaginations. Many people use this special type of memory every year also as they celebrate Passover.

We believe that if only one person needed to be saved that God’s love for that one person would be so strong that He would have endured the cross for that one person. Have you sinned? Then you are responsible for Christ’s death on the Cross. The Good News is that Jesus came to save us and not to condemn us. While the reading of the Passion takes us all the way up to the death of Christ and his burial in the tomb, Holy Week has really just begun.

In anticipation of the influx of travelers this Holy Week, the Philippine Red Cross activated its Holy Week Safety Assistance operations last March 27.

PRC Chairman Richard J. Gordon said this is to ensure immediate response should any emergency arise while people travel to the provinces and visit churches in observance of the Holy Week.

“In observance of the Holy Week, we expect increased people mobility in places of worship, recreational areas, ports and terminals with traffic congestions on major roads and highways, we want to ensure the safety of the general public by setting set-up first aid stations, ambulance services and welfare desks in areas where people are likely to converge. We want to ensure that help will be readily available should any need arises,” he said.

Gordon said the PRC set up First Aid stations and Welfare Desks, as well as deploy volunteers and ambulances in public areas.

He added terminals and ports are very strategic areas as huge volumes of people go through these areas during the start of Holy Week, Gordon added. Such places are: Alimall bus terminal, and Batangas pier.

Gordon said, the Red Cross also mobilized ambulances and volunteers along with the First Aid stations and Welfare desks in gasoline stations, highways, major roads, churches, parks, and other major crowded areas to offer motorist assistance and emergency response readily on standby.

Meanwhile, PRC Secretary General Gwendolyn Pang advised everyone to keep safe and be wary of accidents.

Pang also instructed the Red Cross chapters to coordinate with local authorities for the duration of the operation which is from March 27 to April 6, 2015.

“Prepare First Aid kits with enough supplies and equipment in advance. Tasking shall be made to ensure systematic provision of assistance,” she also instructed.

In case of emergency, the Red Cross numbers are readily available for anyone to contact:

Emergency number: dial 143

Direct line: 524-5787

Trunk line: 527-0000 Loc 117

Sun: 0942-553-3622

Smart: 0939-261-2576

Redcross.org.ph

Nissan launched the virtual-to-pro racing competition: The first GT Academy in the Philippines

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The first GT Academy in the Philippines was launched as Nissan Philippines, Inc. (NPI), the newest participant of the virtual-to-pro racing competition.

GT Academy gained prominence since its inception in 2008. Now on its seventh installment, this globally played competition sees an expansion in the form of the new GT Academy Asia, in which Philippines will be pitting against other Asian countries including Japan in the battle to become the GT Academy Champion. 

Antonio Zara, President and Managing Director of Nissan Philippines, Inc. shared that the GT Academy offers an exciting opportunity to all Filipinos of all legal ages to experience this highly rewarding competition.

Antonio Zara, President and Managing Director of Nissan Philippines, Inc.

"With the launch of GT Academy in the Philippines, we at Nissan offer an exciting opportunity for Filipinos to emerge as a breakthrough talent in the racing world," Zara said.

With GT Academy, any player who can prove their driving skills in the world of video games can compete in a real racetrack.

The GT Academy International Champion 2014 Ricardo Sanchez 

The GT Academy International Champion 2014 Ricardo Sanchez flew in all the way from UK to attend the launch. After winning last year's competition, Ricardo's racing career took off after he joined Nissan's elite motor sport team, the NISMO, to run the coveted tracks of the prestigious Dubai 24-Hour race in January 2015.

The Shift from Gamer to Racer

GT Academy takes skilled Gran Turismo 6 players and turns them into professional racers in five stages.

First Gear: The Recruitment (April - June) : 

Thousands of hopefuls will be narrowed down to the top 20 gamers to be determined by time trials taking place behind the wheel of GT pods during live racing events. 

Second Gear: National Finals (July)

The National Finals will determine top 6 Filipino players who will go to the next round and go bumper-to-bumper with the best Gran Turismo drivers in Asia. 

Third Gear: The Race Camp Week (August)

Players will be tested on their strength, stamina, mental agility and driving skills against Asia's best at the Silverstone Racing Circuit in UK.

Fourth Gear: Driver Development Program

The emerging GT Academy Champion in Asia will join other GT Academy winners in a rigorous training under the wing of professional coaches and racers at the Silverstone Racing Circuit in UK.

Fifth Gear: Graduation

After passing the Driver Development Program, graduates will receive their International C License, allowing them to compete in a prestigious racing event anywhere in the world.

"We are looking forward to discovering even more new stars in 2015. Anyone in the Philippines who thinks they have what it takes should give GT Academy a go. Not everyone can win, but the experience is hugely rewarding at every stage of the competition.” said GTA Global’s Managing Director Laurence Wiltshire.

For the schedule of live events and updates on the GT Academy Philippines, please visit www.facebook.com/NissanPhilippinesInc.

For more information on our products and services, visit our website at www.nissan.ph.

Photos by Arts Travel Magazine

About Nissan Philippines, Inc.

Nissan Philippines, Inc. (NPI) is the sole national sales company of Nissan in the Philippines which started its operations in 2014. NPI is responsible for strengthening brand, marketing and sales strategy, and dealer operations in the Filipino market. 

Nissan ranked the highest in customer satisfaction with after-sales service among new vehicle owners according to the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2014 Philippines Customer Service Index (CSI) Study.