Enjoying Wonderful World

February 13, 2019

Embrace your love affair with food at Max's Group Restaurants

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. What better way to celebrate than to eat to your heart’s content with loved ones at Max’s Group restaurants?

Get into the season of love with Pancake House

A beautiful and delicious morning awaits you and your loved ones at Pancake House. By simply ordering two (2) Pancake House Special Sets from February 11 to 17, you can get a Mini Yema Pancake to share for only PHP88.

Say I Love You Berry Much with Jamba Juice

Celebrate the month of love with a hearty Jamba Juice smoothie and get a second one in exchange for only 14 Globe Reward Points from February 14 to 17. Go berry wild and choose between Banana Berry, Strawberries Wild, Berry Black Tea, and the all-time favorite, Razzmatazz.

Find a love that is so worth it at Yellow Cab

Fall in love again and again with Yellow Cab this Valentine’s Day. From February 14 to 18, you can order any 10” 2-in-1 Yellow Cab Pizza for only PHP539 and get a free Regular Spaghetti & Meatballs Pasta, Regular Salt & Pepper Chicken Poppers, and a 6” Dessert Pizza. The all-new Dessert Pizza comes in two delectable flavors, Hazelnut Banana and Chocolate Overload, so make sure to try it and end your visit on a sweet note.

Bring your loved ones closer with a boodle fight at Dencio’s

Have the most festive February with a Valentine Boodle Fight for two (2) at Dencio’s. Available all throughout the month of love, enjoy a full serving of Lumpiang Shanghai, Calamares, and Boneless Chicken Barbecue served alongside three cups of rice and two glasses of Sago’t Gulaman for only PHP642.

A unique Valentine’s dessert experience awaits at Teriyaki Boy

Those with a penchant for Japanese food can make Valentine’s Day extra special with Teriyaki Boy’s newest dessert offering. From February 1 to 18 only, guests can try the Mango Tempura with Vanilla Ice Cream for only PHP99 with every order of any Kazoku Family Set.

Bring back the sizzle with Sizzlin’ Steak’s S’mores

Add some sizzle this Valentine’s Day with a special dessert treat from Sizzlin’ Steak. For every order of a Platter For 2 from February 1 to 18, you and your loved ones can enjoy a heavenly skillet of Sizzlin’ S’mores free of charge.

February 12, 2019

Build your own ship with the Jollibee Sea Adventure Jolly Kiddie Meal toys

Kids who dream of being a captain of the high seas are bound to have more exciting playtimes with the latest Jolly Kiddie Meal toys, the Jollibee Sea Adventure!

With Jollibee’s newest set of connectible toys, kids can enjoy building their own ship headed for a sea voyage together with Jollibee and Friends. There’s Jollibee steering the ship, Hetty pulling the anchor, Twirlie checking the map and navigating, Popo looking out for land and other vessels, and Yum standing near the figurehead as another lookout!

Kids can make Jollibee steer the vessel by moving the base forward and help Hetty pull the anchor by rotating the capstan. They can make Twirlie turn to navigate the ship by moving the base forward, bring Popo down from the crow’s nest by slightly tapping him to spiral downward, and make water squirt from the ship’s figurehead by pressing down on Yum.

Collect the Jollibee Sea Adventure toys with every purchase of a Yumburger (P80), Yumburger Meal with Drink (P100), Jolly Spaghetti (P95), Jolly Spaghetti Meal with Drink (P105), 1-piece Burger Steak (P95), 1-piece Burger Steak Meal with Drink (P105), 1-piece Chickenjoy with rice (P120), or 1-piece Chickenjoy Meal with Drink (P135), each with its own Jolly Joy Box.

So be ready to be a captain and explore the open seas with Jollibee and Friends aboard your own ship! Visit the nearest Jollibee branch to collect and connect all five Jollibee Sea Adventure toys, available until February 28 only.

Edutainment Channel ZooMoo seeks to raise your kids' AQ

What's your AQ?

Environmental advocate Gregg Yan and lifestyle television host Kelly Misa-Fernandez, with
Patricia Padilla, SkyCable Sales and Marketing Manager held the fun and educational session, and with kids activities at the Zoo Coffee of Ayala Vertis North last Saturday, February 9, 2019.

Gregg Yan, Kelly Misa-Fernandez and Patricia Padilla, SkyCable Sales and Marketing Manager

The event was a fun morning filled with kids activities, interesting animal facts, and discussions focused on how children can become good caretakers of the planet.

Have you ever worried that there’s so much stuff that’s unfit for kids to watch on tv these days? Parents and guardians need not to fret because ZooMoo provides a safe space for your little ones.

Made especially for kids with developing minds, the channel aims to help parents provide more kid-friendly entertainment for their preschoolers and make kids learn more about animals and nature.

What is ZooMoo?

ZooMoo believes that fun and learning go well together. This English-language based media channel nourishes children’s Animal Quotient (AQ) through its library of shows that capture their attention and awaken their imagination. ZooMoo provides deeper information about animals, their habitats, behaviour, and characteristics in a simplified yet visual way that are highly appealing to kids.

The channel comprises 1,500 self-contained shows combining spectacular wildlife footage with a range of puppetry, animations, and narrative techniques to create a unique viewing and learning experience for little viewers. ZooMoo’s programming lineup follow five themes: explore time, create time, play time, puzzle time and quiet time. The channel also carries a strong message of conservation to help kids become more compassionate towards the creatures we share the planet with.

Parental Control

With ZooMoo, parents are encouraged to share their child’s viewing experience which can be more interactive through the revolutionary ZooMoo App. Available to download on Google Play and AppStore, this innovative technology serves as a second screen where parents can allow their children to participate in the immersive world of ZooMoo shows on a tablet or smartphones even away from the home television. Children and parents engage in a world of games, music, puzzles and activities.

The ZooMoo app’s Parent Page offers personalized support for things parents can do with their children to help their learning.

With the advent of this new form of programming, ZooMoo helps kids to grow up with a better grasp of the animal world, making them good stewards of this planet.

It’s About Animals All the Time

One of the defining characteristics of ZooMoo programming is that it aims to improve a child’s AQ providing a deeper, more meaningful understanding of different animals and species including their natural habitat, diet, unique traits, and other interesting trivia.

ZooMoo recently hosted a panel discussion for parents and guardians on the importance of teaching their kids about animals and nature at an early age. The session discussed how parents can help children develop better AQ through different activities they can do at home, and how ZooMoo provides assistance as their kids learn.

ZooMoo’s program line up is packaged in an easy to understand format that is fun for both parents and kids. SKYcable subscribers can choose to add ZooMoo (channel 120) to their channel line-up for only P20 per month via SKYcable Select.

ABOUT ZOOMOO

ZooMoo is collaboration between some of the world’s foremost wildlife filmmakers, early childhood educationalists and technology developers. Its programming engages and entertains children with the wonders of animals, to stimulate and develop their innate emotional connection with the natural world. Some of ZooMoo’s well-loved shows are Leo the Wildlife Ranger, Lost!, Clawdia’s Amazing African Adventure, Piglet’s Adventure Machine, and Ninja Pop.

Blue Ant Media Asia Pacific is a wholly-owned subsidiary of international producer, distributor and channel operator, Blue Ant Media. The Blue Ant Media Asia Pacific channel portfolio includes Love Nature 4K, ZooMoo, Blue Ant Entertainment, Blue Ant Extreme and Makeful.

Blue Ant Media is a privately held, international content producer, distributor and channel operator. From our production houses around the world, we create content for multiple genres including factual, factual entertainment, short-form digital series and kids programming. Our distribution business, Blue Ant International, offers a catalogue of 3,000+ hours of content, including the largest 4K natural history offering on the market. Blue Ant Media’s international channel business offers a portfolio of media brands such as Love Nature (International), ZooMoo Networks (International), Smithsonian Channel Canada, BBC Earth (Canada), Blue Ant Entertainment (International), Blue Ant Extreme (International) and HGTV (New Zealand). Blue Ant Media is headquartered in Toronto, with operations in Los Angeles, Singapore, Auckland, Dunedin, London, Washington, Sydney, Beijing and Taipei. Blueantmedia.com.

February 10, 2019

2019 MILO Summer Sports Clinics: Get Your Child into Sports! Annual summer clinic strengthens commitment in nutrition and sports for child development

MILO Philippines ushers in the much-awaited summer break as they officially launch the 2019 MILO Summer Sports Clinics today at KidZania. With its commitment to provide the nutritious energy to get more children into sports, MILO’s yearly program continues to offer a wide array of sports activities that kids can participate in throughout the summer.

Driven by the “ Your Child into Sports” campaign, the MILO Summer Sports Clinics aims to reinforce the importance of sports in a child’s holistic development. Children today are faced with numerous barriers that hinder them from engaging into sports such as digital distractions, lack of safe play places, and fear of trying. MILO’s annual summer clinic seeks to address these challenges by highlighting sports as a means not only to get kids active, but also to teach valuable life lessons one can learn outside the classroom.

“Getting children involved in sports would be a more enjoyable and productive way to healthy living,” said Willy De Ocampo, Business Unit Manager, MILO Philippines. “We believe that physical and social development lay the foundation for a child’s growth, which is why our MILO Summer Sports Clinics teaches children the fundamentals of various sports in a unique and scientific way and helps them develop character-forming values.

Energizing More Children

This year, MILO makes the Summer Sports Clinics accessible to more aspiring young athletes as they continue their expansion in the Visayas and Mindanao region. The clinics will be available starting end-March, in over 700 venues to more than 30,000 children nationwide.

Arnis, Ultimate Frisbee, and Wushu are this year’s newest additions to the program’s sports offerings. Apart from those sports, the MILO Summer Sports Clinics will continue to provide training to different sports disciplines, namely Badminton, Basketball, Chess, Fencing, Football, Futsal, Golf, Gymnastics, Karatedo, Lawn Tennis, Parkour, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Touch Rugby, and Volleyball.

To enhance the summer clinic experience of the participants, select clinic organizers will offer a MILO Welcome Kit that contains an exclusive Summer Sports Clinics drawstring bag and MILO to ensure the participants will get their Champion Energy Nutrients when they embark on their summer courses.

“MILO contains Champion Energy Nutrients such as milk, Protomalt, B-Vitamins, and Iron to help children get active especially in sports,” said De Ocampo. “So, not only will the kids get the athletic and social benefits at the Summer Sports Clinics, they will also be provided with the nutritious energy of MILO.”

Nourishing Champions Through the Years

For more than 35 years, MILO prides itself in partnering with a roster of esteemed organizations such as the BEST Center and Philippine Taekwondo Association among many others, that have been instrumental in maintaining the sports excellence that the Summer Sports Clinics is known for.

Expert coaches and instructors who have competed and won in local and international competitions such as the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and the Olympics will handle the programs. These mentors use modern and scientific approaches that will help participants gain appreciation for the different sports, live a healthy and active lifestyle, and embody the morals of discipline, confidence, teamwork, perseverance, and hard work.

By centering on values in sports, MILO’s Summer Sports Clinics along with its other sports programs, have created outstanding personas in the sporting scene. The roster of alumni includes BEST Center graduate Chris Tiu, Taekwondo clinic graduate and SEA Games medalist Japoy Lizardo, and Gymnastics clinic graduate and SEA Games gold medalist Kaitlyn De Guzman.

“We look forward to nurture more children to be champions not just as athletes but also as individuals,” said Luigi Pumaren, MILO Sports Executive. “We encourage parents to introduce their kids to a fun, active and healthy lifestyle and make their summer worthwhile with the MILO Summer Sports Clinics.”

Get your child into sports and enroll them in the MILO Summer Sports Clinics!

The 2019 MILO Summer Sports Clinics is endorsed by the Department of Education, Philippine Olympic Committee, Philippine Sportswriters Association and is in partnership with Chris Sports, SKLZ, Wilson, and Rain or Shine.

For more information on the MILO Summer Sports Clinics and MILO Philippines, log on to the official website (http://www.milo.com.ph) or the MILO Philippines Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/milo.ph). Follow MILO on Twitter (@MiloPH) and Instagram (@MiloPhilippines).

Young showbiz newbie Rafael Winston's passion, Acting

"My passion is acting, " said Rafael during a quick interview last Thursday , February 7, 2019.

Rafael Winston, is a young showbiz aspirant and workshopper.

Pursuing his passion took a backseat as he prioritized his studies.

Now that he has a degree, Rafael is a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (2013 - 2017) graduate from Dr. Yanga's Colleges, Inc.

Rafael is currently employ in Vertical Angle Management Consultancy. The company sources applicants for various positions / Business Development / Admin Function. He has been an active recruiter for various job positions through this company. In fact he has already helped employ numerous people, others he successfully recommended and set for final interviews and orientation for company employment.

"Acting has been a big part of my life, ever since I was seven," said Rafael.

"When I was seven, I have been doing drama in and out of school. I felt I want to act like I saw on TV programs, and shootings of teleserye " Tabing Ilog" starring John Lloyd Cruz, I witnessed in Laguna. From then on I carried on pursuing acting. I would watch different TV programmes (and I still do now) and wish I was in the programme, acting.

That's why, after I finished school, and still want to try acting, I applied here in the Abs-Cbn Star Magic workshop.

I know that as an actor you’re able to embody different personalities and interpret them in your own way through your acting.

The workshop I attend gives me more confidence and creativity in everything I do.

I am still learning new things and still developing as an actor. I feel as a workshop actor, I learn new things and there is always room to develop. I like drama and action.

Having successfully finished his workshop and recital under the ABS-CBN’s Star Magic, the young acting enthusiast is one step ahead into getting in the local entertainment industry. He wishes to work with many celebrities especially Liza Soberano, Enrique Gil, Alice Dixon, Ian Veneracion.