LEGO Opens the FIRST Certified Store in the North and Partners with UNICEF Philippines

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The LEGO Northern Invasion happened as LEGO opens the first Certified Store in the North - here in TRINOMA!

Fun, intuitive and simple – these are the hallmarks of toy design that made the LEGO bricks and minifigures the most beloved toys worldwide. A brainchild of carpenter Ole Kirk Kristiansen who introduced it in Denmark stores in 1932, the brand soon went global and it did not take long when it became a hit in the Philippines, earning a steadily growing following from children and those young at heart who use each LEGO piece to build toys and realities straight from their imagination.

Encapsulating the dream of its founder to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow,” the global toymaker continues to expand its presence in the Philippine market by opening LEGO’s Third Certified Store in Trinoma Mall, Quezon City on November 12, 2016.

A LEGO Certified Store offers the following unique features that inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow through creative free play and developing the imagination:

• Pick-a-Brick wall (PAB) – a custom-built fixture filled with LEGO bricks and elements where shoppers can hand-pick and select what they need to build something based on their own design and imagination.

• Fully assembled LEGO sets around the circumference of the store to inspire LEGO fans.

• An interactive play area that’s prominently positioned in the centre of the store to give children a “hands-on, minds-on” experience with LEGO bricks.

• Exclusive LEGO sets are available

The store is the third in a series of stores that will open from Manila to Davao in the country under LEGO’s “Better With Every Brick” campaign. 

LEGO together with UNICEF Philippines, UN’s agency that supports children’s welfare, will work together to help build the first National Centre for Children with Disabilities in Philippine General Hospital. To support UNICEF’s program, a portion of the sales at LEGO Certified Stores in the country will be donated for the Centre’s construction. LEGO will also issue a cheque worth Php 500,000 as part of the fundraising drive to raise a total of Php 10 Million for the construction of the Centre.

“The LEGO brand goes beyond being one of the top global toymakers, we are a beloved builder of childhood fantasies. We aim to inspire and engage the world’s builder by injecting fun into play. This partnership with UNICEF Philippines resonates well with this dream to extend the opportunity to help more children by bringing the National Centre for Children with Disabilities to reality,” said LEGO executive. 

“And LEGO fans can pitch in this initiative of making the world ‘Better With Every Brick,’” said LEGO executive. 

Jan Mitchel Mina, laj Philippines Marketing Manager

The LEGO Northern Invasion would not be complete without exciting deals for the whole month of November:

For a minimum single receipt purchase of P5999.75 on any LEGO item/s from the LEGO Certified Store TriNoma from Nov 12 to 30, 2016, P1000 of the sale proceeds will go to UNICEF to help build the Centre. As an exclusive treat, LEGO fans can get a FREE engraving service on one, white 1x6 LEGO brick to personalize their LEGO Store Sets! 

Also, LEGO fans and lovers can purchase LEGO poly bags in support of the fundraising campaign for the National Centre for Children with Disabilities where 100% of the proceeds from the sale of each poly bag will be donated to this UNICEF project.

Each collectible poly bag featuring four different designs sells for P100 each and comes from the LEGO Ninjago, LEGO Juniors, LEGO Friends and LEGO NEXO Knights lines. 

Last but definitely not the least, the long awaited LEGO Disney Castle Set will have an exclusive first release at the LEGO Certified Store TriNoma! What’s more, for customers who purchase the set, P1000 will be donated on their behalf to UNICEF for the construction of the Centre! 

It’s the brick that keeps on building! 

Visit the LEGO Certified Store TriNoma at Level 1 Mindanao Wing, open from Mondays to Thursdays from 10:00AM to 9:00PM, Fridays to Sundays from 10:00AM to 10:00PM. 

#BetterWithEveryBrick

The Moffatts Live in Manila !

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The Moffatts The Farewell Tour Live in Manila on February 18, 2017 at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The Canadian Pop-Rock band are returning to Manila for the first time in 16 years with brothers Scott, Clint and Bob set to perform all of their 90’s hits one last time. The boys will also be debuting material from their new projects - Endless Summer, and Scott Moffatt, respectively.

The Moffatts have two Classic Hits that rival ‘Hotel California’ for the biggest international songs of all time in the Philippines – “Miss You Like Crazy” and “If Life is So short”.

To this day they remain the biggest selling international band of all time in The Philippines. The boys had the largest audience ever at the Hard Rock Café in Manila – in fact the glass at the entrance collapsed from to many people trying to get in. To add to that they once had close to 40,000 people in attendance for their SM Mega Mall show in 1998.

"The band have had 14 hit songs in the Philippines

1. I’ll Be There For You

2. Miss You Like Crazy

3. Girl of My Dreams

4. If Life Is So Short

5. Love

6. Crazy

7. Misery

8. Until You Loved Me

9. Bang Bang Boom

10. Just Another Phase

11. Always in My Heart

12. Girls of the World

13. Walking Behind

14. Who Do You Love


For Tickets , visit www.ticketnet.com.ph / the Ticketnet hotline 911-5555 and all Ticketnet outlets.


Tickets prices range from

VVIP P5300

VIP P3180

Patron P1590

Box P1060

Upper Box P850

General Admission P530


VIP Tickets will include: a signed photo card by all members of the band, and VIP floor seating.

Please check out Midas Promotions or Moffatts pages for more information

Midas Promotions: http://www.midaspromotions.com/

Midas Promotions Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midaspromotions

The Moffatts in Manila: https://www.facebook.com/themoffattsinmanila

 #MoffattsinManila 

MACPOWER GADGET SALE 2016

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Get your wallets ready! Macpower Marketing Corporation, the top distributor of high-end gadgets accessories here in the Philippines will be having another Mega Gadget Sale at ALPHALAND SOUTHGATE TOWER MALL, Magallanes MRT Station, 2258 Chino Roces Ave. Makati, Metro Manila on November 29- December 01, 2016 from 9am up to 9pm.

MMC will give you special deals and discounts up to 80% OFF on your favorite products like Boompods, MB Quart, Lumee, Runtastic, Homido, Moktak, Rhinoshield, etc. Entrance is FREE but you have to register online. Those who will register will get a chance to win some premium items on our major raffle so what are you waiting for? Register now!

Per DTI-FTEB Permit No. 14060 Series of 2016.

REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/macpower-marketing-corp-mega-gadget-sale-tickets-29100485335

Pioneer Insurance accepting entries for #MoveOnLang Songwriting Competition

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Pioneer, one of the top life and non-life insurance companies in the country, is inviting aspiring songwriters and musicians to join the #MoveOnLang Songwriting Competition.

Participants can submit their entries at www.moveonlang.ph until November 15, 2016 for a chance to win a cash prize of up to PHP 100,000 plus PHP 100,000 worth of insurance coverage from Pioneer, as well as the opportunity to have their songs recorded and performed by musicians of their choice.

Applicants must be aged 15 to 24 years old and currently enrolled as students in the Philippines to join. Each applicant can submit up to five song entries, with a maximum song length of 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Applicants can also register as a group with up to five members, with one member designated as the official representative.

In line with the theme of moving on, song entries must be inspirational and about bouncing back from life’s challenges.

“We wanted a theme that would exemplify what being a Filipino is all about. We are known all over the world for our resilience, with new stories appearing everyday about Filipinos getting back on their feet after life has dealt them a hard blow. We want this competition to produce songs that can inspire the nation to keep on moving forward despite setbacks and difficulties,” shared Pioneer’s Marketing Head Len Pozon.

A panel of professionals and practitioners from the music industry will screen the entries and select ten finalists, all of whom will receive PHP 100,000 worth of insurance coverage from Pioneer. The finalists will be announced on December 5, 2016, and their songs posted at the event’s official site www.moveonlang.ph as well as on Pioneer’s social media pages (Facebook page www.facebook.com/PioneerIsYourInsurance).

Online voting period will begin on December 5 upon announcement of the finalists and will end on December 16. The finalist with the most votes will be crowned Online Favorite and awarded a cash prize of PHP 10,000.

A PHP 100,000 cash prize awaits the grand winner, while the second and third placer will get PHP 50,000 and PHP 30,000 respectively. A consolation prize of PHP 10,000 will be given to each of the remaining seven finalists.

Over the past few years, Pioneer has made it their priority to support the arts by encouraging the youth towards artistic pursuits through competitions in various creative fields like video production, playwriting and this year, songwriting.

“Filipinos have always loved music, and songs are a powerfully simple way to express oneself and inspire others,” shares Ms. Pozon. “We want to share Pioneer’s message of hope through this competition and through the next generation of homegrown musicians. This competition is also a wonderful chance for us to support and promote our local music industry among the youth, through our partnership with FILSCAP” says Ms. Pozon.

Since September, the FILSCAP Campus Caravan toured several universities around Metro Manila. Students from the University of The Philippines Diliman, University of Santo Tomas, San Beda College Alabang, University of Makati and De La Salle University Manila had the chance to learn about songwriting from prominent songwriters and icons from the music industry like Rico Blanco, Yael Yuzon, Gloc 9, Champ Lui Pio, and Raimund Marasigan. The Campus Caravan is set to visit University of the Philippines Los Baños and University of Mindanao this November.

For more information on the #MoveOnLang Songwriting Competition, visit their official website at www.moveonlang.ph

HSMA honors Virtus 2016 winners

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Four of the nominees of The Virtus Awards 2016 of the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association will be proclaimed winners in four categories in formal ceremonies to be held at Novotel Manila Araneta Center on November 15, 2016.

Winners in the Associate, Manager, Leader and Marketing Campaign categories will be known after a seven month search that spanned the 76-member hotels and resorts in the country. Virtus Awardees earn the honor of being selected from among their peers in the hotel industry and find a channel to manifest their achievements in the tough competitive arena of the accommodation business. A specially designed Virtus trophies by noted artist Joey Ong, a twice grand prize winner of Art Association of the Philippines, have been commissioned to symbolize triumph and honor. Miniature trophies will be given to all nominees while the full-size version will be for awardees.

The nominees for the Virtus Awards 2016 

LEADERS Category

(L-R) 

• Arabella R. Barz (Director of Sales, Radisson Blu Cebu)
• Kirk Anthony C. Llmas (Director of Sales, Crimson Hotel Filinvest City, Manila)
• Laricel G. Mariano (Director of Sales, Artsdream Hospitality Management Group)
• Marivic A. Recio (Group Director of Sales and Marketing, The Bellevue Hotels and Resorts)

Associates category 

The nominees for the Associates category :

• (L-R, Top) Jose Luis B. Abellar (Sales Manager, Seda Hotels)
• Marie Stephanie M. Ada (Sales Executive, The Ascott Limited)
• Adana E. Bautista (Graphic Designer, Golden Phoenix Hotel Manla)
• Maria Elena R. Bautista (Account Manager, Island Cove Hotel and leisure Park).

• (L-R, Bottom) Jedaidah Lim (Events Executive, The Bellevue Resort
• Kathyryn C. Manimtim (Reservation Agent, Makati Diamond Residences)
• Ma. Trixie H. Ong (Sales Account and Event Executive, Best Western Hotel La Corona Manila). 

Managers category

For the Managers category, the nominees are : 

• Gilyn J. Castro (Assistant Dir. Of Sales, Acacia Hotel Manila)
• Maria Veronica F. Galang (Manager – Travel Accounts, Bayview Park Hotel Manila)
• Marc Christopher J. Manalang (Sales Manager, Crimson Hotel Filinvest City Manila),
• Mia Mae E. Sy (PR and Marcom Crimson Resort and Spa)
• Mizza J. Badajos (Reservations and Talex Manager, Makati Diamond Residences)
• Joy Anne SF. Mariano (New World Manila Bay Hotel)
• Katrina P. Abundancia (Sales Manager, Radisson Blu Cebu)
• Ruby M. Nepomuceno (Director of Events, Radisson Blu Cebu)
• Wenceslao C. Catangay (Assistant Dir. of Events, Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila)
• Karlene M. Capunitan (Sales Manager, The Ascott Limited)
• Donna Elaine P. Villarin (Sales Manager, The Ascott Limited)
• June Kelly R. Ichinomiya (Assistant Dir. Of Sales – Japanese Market, The Bellevue Hotels and Resort)

In the Marketing Campaign Category, the following Teams and their campaigns are:

CRIMSON HOTELS AND RESORTS & QUEST HOTELS: HELLO SUMMER!

Team Leader: Carmela H. Bocanegra (Vice President for Sales & Marketing, Chroma Hospitality) 

Team Members: Norsan B. Almeda (Director of Sales, National Sales Office), Kirk Anthony C. Llamas (Director of Sales, Crimson Hotel Filinvest City, Manila), Jo Ann V. Castillo (Director of Sales and Marketing,Crimson Resort and Spa Mactan) Mia Mae E. Sy ( PR and Marcom Manager Crimson Resort and Spa Mactan) and Ian E. Baol (Marcom and PR Assistant, Quest Hotel Cebu).

EDSA SHANGRI-LA, MANILA: AN URBAN RETREAT

Team Leader: Michael C. Albaña (Director of Sales and Marketing)

Team Members: Cristina A. del Carmen (Director of Communications) Regina Katrina S. Manalaysay, (Communications Manager) Mark D. Cantreras (Communications Executive), and Annie I. Gatchalian (F&B Marketing Manager)

GOLDEN PHOENIX HOTEL MANILA: SLEEP WITH US

Team Leader: Juan Miguel R. Barrera (Marketing and Communications Specialist)

Team Members: Adana E. Bautista (Graphic Designer) Marie Adeline T. Roño (Sales Manager) and Bonnalyn Desiree T. Santos (Sales Manager)

MAKATI DIAMOND RESIDENCES: CHAMPAGNE EVERYDAY

Team Leader: Stephanie Q. Chanco (PR and Marketing Manager)

Team Members: Karina L. Leal (PR & Marketing Supervisor), Patricia P. Pacio (Graphic Artist), April Maribel

V. Carbonell (Director of Food and Beverage), and Chef Merlinda S. Junio (Executive Chef)

RADISSON BLU CEBU: SOMETHING BLU, A WEDDING OF A KIND

Team Leader: Ann N. Olalo (Director of Sales and Marketing)

Team Members: Ruby M. Nepomuceno (Director of Events), Princes O. Anderle (Director for Marketing and Communications), Rochelle P. Tabino (Promotions Manager) and Christine M. Estrella (Marketing Communications Assistant)

Dr. Mina Gabor, the first female Secretary of Tourism who still holds multiple designations including being President of the International School of Sustainable Tourism, Philippine Small & Medium Scale Business, AAP Travel, Founder/Chair of Homestay Philippines Inc.,  Honorary Consul of Maldives among other concerns will be the Keynote Speaker and Guest of Honor and will deliver an inspirational message that reflects on her long years of outstanding government service under four presidents of the country.

The Virtus Awards is a project of the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association headed by Margie Munsayac HSMA president, Rose Libongco Virtus Awards Chair with the support of Christine Ibarreta for Public Relations and Cielo Reboredo for Ways and Means.

For inquiries and information, please contact Christine Ibarreta, Virtus Awards PR Head at virtusph@gmail.com.