Mothers and married women to compete for Mrs. Philippines Globe-2016

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From hundreds of applicants all over the country, seventeen single mothers and married women have been chosen to compete for this year’s Mrs. Philippines Globe 2016 title, a national competition for married women and single mothers.

“Mrs. Philippines Globe promotes women as symbols of inspiration through their achievements, charitable acts, and life stories” said national pageant director Carla Cabrera-Quimpo. “We want them to be movers of society by bringing out their strengths and encouraging them to be the best versions of themselves.” 

For this year, the candidates vying for the crown are – Darlene Go Conde, Marjorie P. McMurchie, Brooke Irene Rose Cajita, Niezal V. Cayangan, Madonna Caguioa Naval, Maria Giselle Lyn Barrion, Maria Theresa Uhlmann, Annalyn Marie Gayatin, Michelle Duyungan Boyero, Rasha Demonteverde, Timikko Santos, Genieve Uy, Fritzie Lexdy Noche, Coleen Hazel Ramos, Nova Christine Dela Cruz, Geisha Marie Muring, and Angelica Marie Catangay.

Ranging from 25 to 55 years old, this year’s finalists are composed of women from diverse fields of expertise: banking, dermatology, aviation, human resource, online business, beauty, engineering, events, and business process outsourcing.

#10 Rasha Demonteverde, Flight Attendant from Bacolod City 

#12 Genieve Uy, Customer Service representative from Northern Samar

The 17 finalists will compete on October 23, 2016 at the Samsung Hall, SM Aura, Taguig City. The winner of Mrs. Philippine Globe will receive P150, 000 worth of prizes. She will also represent the Philippines in the prestigious Mrs. Globe 2016 World Finals in Hainan, China in December 2016.

Aside from the coveted Mrs. Philippines Globe title, candidates will also vie for the coveted Woman of Substance title alongside other special awards such as Achievement of the Year, Charity or Advocacy of the Year, Best Talent of the Year, Career Woman of the Year, Most Beautiful Face, Darling of the Press, Entrepreneur of the Year, Solane Mother of the Year, Mrs. Body Beautiful, Most Elegant Woman, Personality of the Year, Husband of the Year, and a new addition to the roster of special awards—the Mrs. Philippines Globe Classic 2018.

Candidates will be judged based on the following criteria: 35% beauty charm and poise, 35% personality intelligence conduct, and 30% figure.

Founded in 1996, Mrs. Globe is one of the biggest international beauty pageants for married women and single mothers. It celebrates beauty and culture goodwill, tourism awareness, and charitable acts through pageantry and competition. 

Mrs. Philippines Globe is presented by: Samsung Hall, Lucky Rainbow Makati, SM Tickets, Solane, and Bio-Oil. This pageant is organized by EVI Marketing Communications. 

Red Ribbon launches its 1st Flagship Store

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Red Ribbon, one of the leading and fastest growing bakeshop chains in the Philippines, marks another milestone as it launches its first flagship store located at the ground floor of building A of SM Megamall in Pasig City, this October 12.

  

Red Ribbon’s new flagship store highlights design features that all combine to make both every day and special moments even more memorable.

Celebrity Camille Prats hosted the Red Ribbon 1st Flagship launch

“We designed the flagship store with the intention of giving our loyal customers a more enjoyable experience,” said Ned Bandojo, Head of Marketing of Red Ribbon. “This new store sets us apart and showcases the best of Red Ribbon – in products, services and experience.”

From afar, the vibrancy of the storefront makes it even more inviting. The combination of its red archways and sleek interior welcomes the customers to enter the space for a unique experience. But, what makes it more enticing is the four new design features not found in any of its branches.

Upon entering the store, customers will see an Art Installation. This first unique feature showcases one of the bakeshop chain’s signature products - the Black Forest Cake. This oversized slice hits patrons with an immediate visual experience of its delicious combination of chocolate, cream, and cherry that is sure to create a craving for this all-time favorite treat.

The second feature is the In-house Baking Area located at the right side of the store. Present only in this branch, customers will be treated to the sight and aroma of selected freshly-baked Red Ribbon delights that are even topped with special decorations.

The third feature to the flagship store is the Huddle Area intended for customer bonding as well as for fostering community building. Activities and workshops on parenting, home baking, and personal development, among others, will be held here for our customers. The Huddle Area encourages family and friends to create and experience sweet and memorable moments even outside the home.

The Ribboning Counter is the fourth unique design feature. This feature encourages customers to personalize the experience of bringing home a Red Ribbon product by allowing them to put their own touch on the Red Ribbon box. Here, they can decorate it with more colorful ribbons aside from the signature red ribbon.

Aside from these new and one-of-a-kind features, the store still retains aspects that are present in most of its branches.

Customers will be treated to a visual delight of the store’s many mouth-watering round cakes, square cakes, and rolls all housed in large display shelves.

The store also has several shelves that contain Red Ribbon’s many kinds of pastries, bread, and delicacies. These are sprawled at the center and the left side so patrons can quickly get the items that they want to bring home to family and friends.

There is also a colorfully designed, textured Selfie Wall that prominently shows off Red Ribbon’s iconic graphics. Here, customers can take photos of themselves as they enjoy each other’s company together with their Red Ribbon treats.

Furthermore, the store also has the special Dedication Cake counter where buyers can see how their special messages are lovingly placed on the Red Ribbon Dedication Cake.

Red Ribbon will also launch the Sweet Moments at Red Ribbon App—a downloadable mobile application. This augmented reality app can be accessed at the flagship store’s four unique features as well as in other areas. With the app, visitors can take photos of themselves together with some Red Ribbon iconic elements. It also has a digital board game, which can only be acquired and played in the huddle area. 

“All these elements come together to complete the Red Ribbon experience of creating sweet and memorable moments for any occasion. This is our way of showing appreciation to our many loyal customers who have made our cakes, pastries, bread, and delicacies part of their family moments,” added Bandojo.

Red Ribbon started as a small bakeshop in Timog Avenue in Quezon City. It further expanded into a proudly Filipino-owned business that has taken part in every Filipino family’s special moments. To date, the bakeshop has more than 400 branches nationwide, growing to become a hub where everyone is welcome to make sweeter moments found in every slice of its many sweet offerings.

To know more about Red Ribbon’s many sweet delights, visit www.redribbonbakeshop.com.ph.

Mastermind's #TurnMeOnChallengeDance Video Goes Viral

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There's no stopping the dance group Mastermind. After winning 4th runner up in Pilipinas Got Talent, Mastermind has been lording it over in the net with smash hit dance videos. 

The group's latest called #TurnMeOnChallenge reached over a million views on Facebook and is now going viral. Their PGT performance has close to 6million views. 

Mastermind members all hail from Eastern Samar. They have been dancing as kids and came to prominence after their stint in PGT. The members, Adam Noel Bagares, Jester Brozas, Rey Baylon, DJ Odicta, Pao Gonzales, Ericson Apelado, Bryan Abunda, Raymund Aragon and David Inere – aged 18 to 26 – have been performing with dance groups all over their province. 

“We're setting the trend in dance moves,” says Pao who also acts as leader of the group.

“Many groups are imitating our style. And we like it." 

For Mastermind dancing in PGT and creating viral dance videos are dreams come true. "“It’s nice to know that what we used to dream of has become a reality,” they chorus. 

The little success that they have has inspired Mastermind to dream big and aspire for more.

“We want to share the stage with Billy Crawford. We also want to represent the Philippines in international dance competitions,” states Brian. 

Mastermind also dreams of dancing with their international idols Chris Brown and Usher.

The members want to follow in the footsteps of the Manouevers, Streetboys, UMD (Universal Motion Dancers) and legendary international group Kinjaz. 

"We will continue to create new dance moves and challenge ourselves to be better. Dancing is our passion," adds Pao. 

Follow Mastermind on Facebook @MastermindBorongan 

Check out the video here: 

https://www.facebook.com/mastermindborongan/videos/507514756114084/

Smart Padala brings Filipino families closer this Christmas with Pamaskong Padalow Promo

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For Filipinos, Christmas is one of the most important occasions of the year. We make time for it -- come home from the city or abroad -- just to celebrate the holidays with our loved ones and families. Filipinos are so excited about it that we start feeling the Christmas spirit as early as September. 

To make this important occasion more meaningful for Filipinos, Smart Padala, the leading remittance network in the Philippines with more than 15,000 centers nationwide, released a new promo as an early Christmas treat. 

Dubbed “Pamaskong Padalow”, the promo allows consumers to enjoy lower padala fees from September 30 to December 30, 2016.

With Pamaskong Padalow promo, breadwinners will be able to express their love to their families by sending the fruits of their hard work with even lower remittance rates wherever they are. In Luzon, the padala fee is now only P10 for transactions worth P500 and below. For transactions amounting to P501-P1,000, the fee is only P20. 

For transaction amounts P5,001 and above, the padala fee is determined by adding P10 for every additional P500 sent.

“Filipinos love to celebrate occasions as a family. For those who are far away from home, Smart Padala makes home feel closer by sending their hard-earned remittances to their loved ones in the most convenient, safe, and cost-efficient way. The Pamaskong Padalow promo is our early holiday treat to family heads and breadwinners for their hard work and dedication,” said Benjie Fernandez, co-COO at PayMaya Philippines, the leader in mobile money and payments, which offers Smart Padala as one of its key services.

PadaLapit Lang with Smart Padala!

Recently, Smart Padala launched a new campaign with Angel Locsin as it further strengthens its leadership in the remittance service industry. The new campaign aims to reinforce the brand message of Smart Padala, which is PadaLapit.

Based on data from the first National Baseline Survey on Financial Inclusion released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in 2015, it is estimated that on average, Filipinos take around 22 minutes to reach the nearest financial services touchpoint. It also costs an average of P43 for a roundtrip fare.

With 15,000 Smart Padala centers nationwide, there is a Smart Padala center in almost every municipality so Filipinos do not need to spend time and money to travel just to send or receive remittances. These centers include the recently launched Smart Padala International flagship stores that enable consumers to receive money from abroad.

Earn more by becoming a Smart Padala Ka-partner!

Having a Smart Padala center is a good source of income entrepreneurs, and is extremely easy to set up. All they need to do is complete basic government requirements (permits), have a physical store and a minimum amount to be able to facilitate processing of remittances. Being a Smart Padala center allows microentrepreneurs to be a one-stop shop for all the remittance and payment necessities of their community, whether sending or receiving money, loading prepaid accounts, or paying bills.

"Smart Padala has touched the lives of millions of Filipinos by enabling individuals to extend a helping hand to their families so they can grow and celebrate milestones. Smart Padala is committed to shaping the remittance industry and leaving a long-lasting positive impact on communities by offering innovative services that are relevant to the needs of Filipinos," said Paolo Azzola, co-COO and Managing Director of PayMaya Philippines.

For more details about Smart Padala, visit www.smartpadala.ph and like

Facebook.com/SmartPadalaPH.

For the complete list of the Pamaskong PadaLow fees, visit this site:

https://www.facebook.com/notes/smart-padala/pamaskong-padalow-promo/1198440456843988.

About PayMaya

PayMaya Philippines, Inc. (formerly Smart eMoney, Inc.) is the pioneer in mobile money and payments, having established brands such as PayMaya, the first prepaid online payment app that enables the financially underserved to pay online without a credit card; PayMaya Business, the company’s system solutions provider that allows businesses to receive online and card payments anytime, anywhere; Smart Money, the world’s first e-wallet linked to a mobile phone; and Smart Padala, the leading remittance network in the Philippines with over 15,000 agents across the country. PayMaya Philippines is a subsidiary of Voyager Innovations, the digital innovations company of PLDT and Smart.

Sitti Celebrates 10th Year Via ElectroSITTI

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Sitti celebrates her 10 years in the music industry as a bossa nova artist with a concert and an album launch.

The concert billed ElectroSITTI doubles as her birthday celebration. ElectroSITTI is also the title of her new album.

ElectroSITTI is a two- day event set on November 25 and 26, 2016, 8:00PM at the Music Museum. Her guests include Jason Dy, Loonie, Silver Filter and the UST Percussion Ensemble. 

The concert is divided into two parts. The first part features Sitti as her old self singing her bossanova hits. She will also perform a cut from the new album entitled, Tangled. The second part will see Sitti in a combination of bossa nova songs and EDM with her good friend DJ Silver Filter, who is a Pinoy DJ known in the indie scene.

One of these songs is “Bid You Love”, about feeling too much and being filled with so much desire. Audiences can still chill out and dance at the same time.

Sitti is prepping up for this concert by listening to EDM playlists whenever she’s running or driving to get the pulse of EDM. It’s her first time to listen to EDM covers. Sitti notes that in the EDM scene, the singers have strong vocal prowess. Her cross over to Electronic Dance Music, Sitti believes,, is one of God’s perfect plans. She is confident that the SITTIZENS will like the new changes in life. “My fans are mature now and change has come. You just have to enjoy the ride without losing yourself along the way.”

According to her, she is still the same old Sitti, only that, the music background has changed. “It’s a mixture of new elements. Its an experiment.” She doesn’t believe she has down sides in her life. Her career, her music, her fans, her family balance everything in her life.

The SITTIZENS are what keep her from continuing her singing. Sitti is happily married to businessman and triathlete Joey Ramirez. She says that being married has worked to her advantage. Joey has given her courage and confidence. In fact, Joey is the first person who listens to her songs whenever she has new compositions. Joey is a church choir member and plays the guitar.

She hopes that ElectroSITTI will reach a lot of people. She is very thankful for every opportunity that has come her way. She is grateful that TV networks and radio stations continue play her songs.

Sitti’s last album was released in 2015 entitled, “Singles Bossa Nova III”.

For tickets to ElectroSITTI call Ticket World, 891- 99-99.

Sitti is an Asian Artists Agency talent. For more info call 024054423.