Jollibee surprises holiday commuters with free Chickenjoy during their ride home! The fast food brand touches hearts and highlights the importance of coming home for the holidays

Tweet

Being away from loved ones regularly can be difficult, which is why the holidays have become such an important season to reunite families. But these days, traveling back home to provinces and far-flung areas can be extra tiresome with the heavy traffic, long commuting lines, and hectic holiday rush. This can take a toll on Filipinos mentally and emotionally, especially when all they’re thinking about is going home to celebrate the most joyful time of the year with the most important people in their lives. 

This Christmas, Jollibee helps Filipinos go home to their families with a little more love—and a lot of joy. Holiday commuters in select provincial bus routes received a special surprise from Jollibee on their way home. Hundreds of free Chickenjoy buckets and Jollibee gift certificates were distributed to the lucky commuters, perfect for sharing with the families that eagerly awaited them at home. 

Passengers were all smiles, some even in tears! “Ito po, pagsasalubong namin sa mga apo,” one of them said, holding on to the Chickenjoy bucket in gratitude. Another expressed joy being able to see the Jollibee mascot live: “Masaya po talaga na nakita namin sa personal si Jollibee. Nagyon lang po namin nakita si Jollibee.” 

Watch the heartwarming event on video here: 

“We wanted to make the ride home of the hardworking Filipinos extra special with a little surprise from Jollibee, especially with all the Christmas rush and anticipation to get home to spend time with their families,” Jollibee Philippines’ Marketing AVP for Bestsellers Category Cathleen Capati said. “As a family-centric brand, we do believe that being with family amid busy schedules and other separation factors is the most precious and meaningful way to spend the festive holidays—along with everyone’s favorite Chickenjoy!” 

Share this video to encourage the joy of bonding with family and loved ones over the holidays. Celebrate this Christmas season with the country’s #1 fried chicken, available through dine-in, take-out, delivery, and drive-thru in all Jollibee stores nationwide and like Jollibee Philippines on Facebook, subscribe to Jollibee Studios on YouTube, and follow @jollibee on Twitter and Instagram. 

BRIA Homes in 2019: Providing Homes for All Filipinos

Tweet

When BRIA Homes came into the property development scene, it hit the ground, building. Driven by its markedly simple vision, which is to address the serious housing backlog in the Philippines, BRIA charged right ahead in providing homes to ordinary Filipinos. It was this vision, and its commitment to it, that earned for BRIA the distinction of being the fastest-growing mass housing developer in the country today.

In 2019, BRIA Homes, the fastest-growing mass housing developer in the Philippines today, built more projects in progressive towns and cities—sustainable residential communities defined by lush, green spaces and an eco-friendly environment.

Indeed, BRIA Homes is now a dominant player in the socialized and economic housing sector of the local real estate industry.

BRIA’s significant accomplishments in 2019 bear this out.

BRIA Homes has built affordable, superior-quality abodes in more than 50 projects across the Philippines’s progressive town and cities, and continues to expand to more localities in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

To date, BRIA has over 50 projects nationwide—in Bataan, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Camarines Sur, Samar, Leyte, Negros Oriental, Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, Davao Del Norte, Davao Del Sur, North Cotabato and South Cotabato, to name just a few of the country’s progressive towns and cities. And more projects are underway as BRIA continues to expand in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

This year, BRIA crafted its winning formula—Affordability (Mura) + Quality (Dekalidad) = A Beautiful BRIA Home for Every Filipino—which emboldened ordinary Filipinos to buy their own home. With its affordable monthly amortizations and convenient payment schemes such as bank financing and Pag-IBIG funding, aspiring homeowners were able to move into their dream BRIA Homes located in family-friendly, wholesome, safe and secure communities.

BRIA Homes’ winning formula—Affordability (Mura) + Quality (Dekalidad) = a Beautiful BRIA Home for Every Filipino—made it easy for hardworking ordinary Filipinos all over the country to live in modern homes and enjoy comfortable lifestyles. 

BRIA’s happy homeowners will attest to this, affirming the story of BRIA Homes’ first viral video in 2019, “Lipat-Bahay,” which garnered more than 2.3M views.

For prospective residents who opted for cozy, compact, and fuss-free living, BRIA continued to offer midrise condo homes—well-designed 22-square-meter units conveniently located near the town’s or city’s key destinations.

In the same year, BRIA reached out to more ordinary Filipinos by participating in popular television shows such as Eat Bulaga, Magandang Buhay, Wowowin, Wishcovery, and The Clash Season 2, giving away new house-and-lot units to these shows’ lucky contest winners.

Yes, 2019 was the year scores of hardworking Filipinos experienced the joys of modern living in BRIA Homes that are located close to key destinations—and to modes of public transport, major roads and highways.

BRIA Homes has always put a premium on its homeowners’ leisure and well-being. Thus, covered basketball courts kept BRIA’s resident families happily engaged in fun weekend games.

Now the year 2020 looks bright for BRIA Homes and for its current and prospective residents, as the company rides on the momentum generated by its steadfast commitment: to provide homes to all Filipinos. In 2020, things are looking up for Bria.

BRIA’s safe, secure, and family-friendly communities are all equipped with play areas where children can expend excess energy while their moms and dads bond with other couples. 

BRIA Homes is a subsidiary of GOLDEN BRIA Holdings, Inc., considered the third largest real estate company in terms of market capitalization valued at more than P250B. The fastest-growing mass housing developer in the Philippines, BRIA Homes is primed to bring affordable house-and-lot packages and condominium units closer to ordinary Filipino families. This is the goal that drives every single employee in the company, for which the ultimate fulfillment is seeing a client happily moving into Bria’s homes.

The fastest-growing mass housing developer reached out to more hardworking ordinary Filipinos by awarding BRIA house-and-lot units to lucky families in partnership with top-rating noontime show, Eat Bulaga.

 

In 2019, four deserving Filipinos made their families extremely happy by winning brand-new BRIA house-and-lot units in the “Magandang Buhay, Magandang Bahay” segment of ABS-CBN’s morning talk show, Magandang Buhay.

Before 2019 ended, Jeremy Tiangco of Imus, Cavite, won as Grand Champion of The Clash, Season Two, GMA-7’s reality talent search, snagging for himself and his family a brand-new BRIA Bettina End Unit as part of his major prizes.

To know more about BRIA Homes, call (0966) 277 5944, like “Bria Official” on Facebook, and follow “@TheBriaOfficial” on Twitter and Instagram.

Celebrate Holiday Season with a Historical Touch in Kawit Cavite

Tweet

Christmas, always been a part of the Filipino tradition and culture and what better way to celebrate the holidays is by visiting some of the most historic sites in the country with your friends and loved ones. 

You should visit every  vacation time and especially this Holiday  Season, Kawit in Cavite is one of the most  sought-after historical sites in the country.

Kawit, Cavite is home to some of the most historic sites in the Philippines.

Formerly known as Cavite El Viejo, it is the location of his home, and the name Kawit is from the word kalawit, the Aguinaldo Shrine, where independence from Spain was declared on June 12, 1898. It is also the birthplace of Emilio Aguinaldo, the first President of the Philippines, who from 1895 to 1897, served as the municipality's chief executive.

Kawit also boasts rich crafts and delicacies including the Pandayan or the local blacksmithing shop. Blacksmithing is an endangered craft that needs to be promoted and preserved. The local Pandayan is still active and you can still buy handcrafted knives and bolos made the same way during the Revolutionary era. The Christmas specialty – Puto Bumbong or a rice cake with shaved coconut and muscovado sugar is a staple food trip stop that shouldn’t be missed when visiting Kawit. 

Kawit celebrates the Christmas season through a spectacular display of lights at the Aguinaldo Shrine and Freedom Park. The Christmas lighting event was held last December 14, 2019, and a number of distinguished guests and celebrities joined in the celebration of the event. A fireworks display and lighting of the Christmas lioghts at the Freedom Park was also held. 

Make sure to visit Kawit Cavite this Christmas Season and enjoy the season filled with pride in our own heritage and historical sites in Kawit. The Municipality of Kawit welcomes everyone who wishes to visit Kawit during the Christmas  season.

Nob Hill in Tagaytay Highlands: A Blend of Modernity and Nature

Tweet

Tagaytay Highlands’ Nob Hill, a contemporary-themed community infused with nature-friendly living amenities, provides homeowners with a lush and serene haven without losing access to the convenient lifestyle the city has to offer.

Set against nature’s backdrop with an elevation of 250 to 256 meters above sea level, Nob Hill offers stunning views of the mystical Mt. Makiling and Mt. Maculot—and the rest of the Highlands. The elevation likewise enables Nob Hill residents to savor the cool mountain air in their cozy homes, thus providing homeowners a quick respite from the metro’s busy and hectic life. 

The tastefully designed homes of Nob Hill are spread across 7.7 hectares of land. The 127 lots, with sizes ranging from 300 to 634 square meters, offer expansive spaces to homeowners who seek refuge from the congestion of the metro. Meticulously designed, the minimalist and geometric lines evoke feelings of relaxation, while the metal and wood finishes exude sophistication and comfort. 

Homeowners in this exclusive enclave will enjoy proximity to the Driving Range, Pick n’ Pay, and the Tagaytay Midlands Golf Club. Easy access to Nobhill is via Suplang gate, through the SLEX Batino exit. 

Valuing environmental sustainability, Nob Hill boasts of an abundance of trees—providing a refreshing and clean atmosphere for the whole community. The entire community also has circuit pathways and fitness stations for jogging, running, and biking with lush greenery as a backdrop. A gazebo and central park complete the nature-centric facilities of the community. 

Other features in this posh and peaceful community include linear parks along the main road, trellises, a palm court, children’s sand play area, atriums, and pocket gardens. 

Harmonizing modern living in a natural setting, Nob Hill also invests on the safety, security and convenience of the homeowners. This exclusive community is also equipped with a 24-hour security, underground utilities, ample water supply, 100% emergency power supply, in-house landscaping and full housekeeping services, and 24-hour emergency medical and fire-fighting teams. 

Nob Hill homeowners also get to enjoy world-class amenities of the Country Club such as the country’s first and only Swiss-engineered cable car and funicular train system, sports amenities, entertainment, and recreational amenities, among others. 

Newly opened restaurants also provide gastronomic experience for Tagaytay Highlands members, guests, and homeowners. 

A sanctuary that’s easy to become a favorite weekend haven, Nob Hill is a place worth coming home to the Highlands.

About Tagaytay Highlands

Tagaytay Highlands is a leisure development of the SM Group of Companies. Nestled in the highest elevations of Tagaytay is a premier leisure destination that speaks of exclusivity and luxury, where stunning views and a breezy, cool climate come together to redefine relaxation. For more information on how to own a Highlands home, please call +632 75052422 and +63917 5150158, or visit www.tagaytayhighlands.com. Follow us on Facebook, Tagaytay Highlands, and Instagram @tagaytayhighlandsofficial.

SM Cinema showcases hand-painted MMFF movie posters during the holidays

Tweet

SM Cinema makes the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) experience extra special for moviegoers this year with a one-of-a-kind exhibit that features hand-painted renditions of the featured movies’ official posters. 

SM Cinema takes the holiday season and the MMFF as another opportunity to showcase Filipino craftsmanship that manifest in art and in film. Through this installation where people can see film and art intersect and allow everyone to see their movies in a whole new perspective. 

Over the holidays beginning December 20 moviegoers can see the life-size handpainted versions of MMFF movie posters at SM Cinema Mall of Asia and SM Cinema Megamall. 

This year’s MMFF is featuring eight (8) movies that are sure to bring out laughs, trigger tears and get screams from moviegoers.

Comedy movie 3pol Trobol, Huli Ka Balbon features action star and primetime king, Coco Martin as Pol, a police officer blamed for the murder of his boss, the Executive Director of the National Defense Agency. He pretends to be an illegitimate daughter of his boss to get closer to his real daughter, Trina, played by Jennylyn Mercado, in order to pass on the secret without attracting attention. 

Vice Ganda partners with Anne Curtis in comedy film M&M: The Mall, The Merrier about an epic battle over the ownership of Tamol Mall between Moira and Morisette. 

Romantic comedy Write About Love stars Miles Ocampo in her first leading role. A young writer teams up with a seasoned indie film writer (Rocco Nacino) to finish her story. As their relationship develops, the movie also shows the relationship of her characters (Joem Bascon and Yeng Constantino) in the love story they are finishing. 

The long-awaited Philippine remake of the hit Korean drama movie, Miracle in Cell No. 7 is about a mentally ill man (Aga Muhlach), who was wrongfully accused of the murder of a child. He befriends his inmates who smuggles his young daughter (Xia Vigor), inside their prison cell. In the present time, his daughter, now a lawyer (Bella Padilla), stands before a judge in court to prove his father’s innocence. 

Set in the 1940s, the historical drama movie Culion features three women played by Iza Calzado, Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Meryll Soriano, who are diagnosed with leprosy, which at the time is surrounded by multiple social stigmas. They are sent to Culion island, a place where people with their condition are sent to isolate them similar to being handed a life sentence.

Judy Ann Santos stars in Mindanao as a Muslim woman who needs to take care of her cancer-stricken daughter. Meanwhile, her husband (Allen Dizon), who is a combat medic is sent on a dangerous mission to Maguindanao.

Mission Unstapabol: The Don Identity is about the heist performed by a team of talented criminals led by a classy master thief, Don Robert Fortun (Vic Sotto). They plan to steal the Pearl of the Orient, which owned by Don Robert’s brother who framed him for murder.

Lastly, Sunod, is about a mother (Carmina Villaroel) who takes on a demanding call center job in an old building in Manila so that she can pay for her terminally ill daughter’s medication. However, she soon experiences strange events in the call center and is forced to uncover the sinister mysteries hidden behind the office walls.

The Metro Manila Film Festival 2019 will be from December 25 to January 7 in all SM Cinema theatres nationwide! Book your tickets through the website, www.smcinema.com or download the SM Cinema mobile app. You may also follow /SMCinema on Facebook and @SM_Cinema on Instagram for updates! Satisfy your cravings at Snack Time, the official food concessionaire of SM Cinema, which offers a wide array of snack like popcorn, hotdogs and burgers to complement your movie watching experience. Follow /SnackTimeOfficial on Facebook for more information.