Dine under the stars at Century Park Hotel's Al Fresco by Palm Grove, Enjoy Unlimited Samgyeopsal, Ala Carte and Mixed Grills by the Poolside

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Chill, celebrate bond, swim, sing, dance, toast, eat, drink and enjoy life to the fullest. Century Park Hotel, your home away from home, has just opened AL FRESCO BY PALM GROVE!

Century Park Hotel, one of the finest hotels in Manila, has been duly awarded the Certificate of Accommodation to Operate as Staycation (CAOS) by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and Bureau of Quarantine. With this recent development, the hotel has prepared a host of exciting F & B offers that walk-in and staycation guests can appreciate.

A unique Unlimited Samgyeopsal experience awaits you at Al Fresco by Palm Grove for only P669 net! Grill those meats, drink & dine under the stars and just relish the relaxing poolside ambiance.

The package includes unlimited meats (US short beef plate, US Short Ribs, Pork Belly Strips and Marinated Pork Neck), one glass of beer or cocktail/mocktail, side dishes and one Smore’s set. Seasonal items to watch out for are Hungarian Sausages, Wienerli, Cheesy Franks, Assorted Taiwanese Balls and Mozzarella Cheese Dip.

You can also choose from a selection of ala carte items: Wings and Dips, Smoked Baby Back Ribs, Maldivian Grilled Blue Marlin, Mixed Seafood & Meat Grill Platter and a whole lot more.

With its boho tropical theme, decorative lights and social media-worthy features, dining under the stars at Al Fresco by Palm Grove is a guaranteed hit with the gang and even the family. Upon entry, be dazzled with the Tunnel of Love and enter the giant Bird Cage for a unique selfie or groufie. Go check out the art walls by the bar for other interesting photo moments. You can also strut your Tiktok moves by the giant teepee or by the poolside. Affirm your commitment to your loved one at the Love Locks corner (P150 per pair of padlocks) or just simply bask in the chill vibe of the place.

Al Fresco by Palm Grove is open Fridays and Saturdays from 5:00PM to 11:00PM. Under the guidelines for staycation hotels, you must be fully-vaccinated (at least 2 weeks after your second dose) or have taken your RT-PCR test 48 hours prior to your visit. This applies to minors as well.

Slots are limited so be sure to make your reservation at 8528-8888 local 2500 or 0956-5232880. Please be on time as reservations are subject to a 15-minute holding period. Dine-in time per table is two hours maximum. For other terms and conditions, please visit www.centurypark.com

Maximize your time and go night swimming at the hotel’s temperature-controlled pools before or after your meal for an additional fee of P299 per head. This rate is applicable for diners of Unlimited Samgyoepsal only. Wearing of proper swimwear is required.

“With the relaxed quarantine guidelines and aggressive efforts of our government & private sectors to secure vaccinations for everyone, we are optimistic that more people would like to experience again the things they used to enjoy before the pandemic such as dining out. Our Al Fresco by Palm Grove offers a fun and safe option where friends and family can just relax and delight in their food & surroundings,” said Anthony Tan, Century Park Hotel’s General Manager.

“Our staff are fully-vaccinated and with our Safety Seal Certification, you can be assured of a clean and safe space every time you visit Century Park Hotel,” he further added.

***Photos : 

Myrns Roman, Ted Claudio, CPH

Jollibee Studios proves that true love is one that transcends romance in new John Lloyd Cruz-Bea Alonzo #JollibeeOneTruePairMovie

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John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo's much-awaited on-screen reunion is here, and thanks to Jollibee!

Many people are looking for the one and a love that lasts and while many have been fortunate to find it and keep it, many are still searching for that person, or what the one means to them. In Jollibee Studios’ newest 30-minute film, it discusses what makes love that lasts in a poignant and heart-tugging story that brings together the country’s most iconic love team, John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo.

The pair’s much-awaited on-screen reunion definitely brought a lot of excitement among long-time fans. The anticipation and joy from the public was truly felt back in October when leaked photos from their shoot came out. When it was revealed that it was for a Jollibee project, this excited people further, as Jollibee has been known to produce memorable short films that never fails to bring joy and touch one’s heart.

One True Pair The Movie, starring John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo,

is now streaming in the Jollibee Studios YouTube channel

“At Jollibee, we have told so many stories about love and its different kinds. Now, we are looking at a love that goes beyond romance--a love that’s unflinching and a love that lasts,” said Francis E. Flores, Jollibee Foods Corporation Philippines Country/Regional Marketing Head and Jollibee Philippines Marketing Head. “With One True Pair The Movie, we wanted to deliver that powerful message of how some pairs are perfect because their love is one that goes beyond romance. And what better way to do that than having John Lloyd and Bea star in the film. In fact, we wanted this film to be very meaningful, not just to the fans but to John Lloyd and Bea as well. So, during the development process, we made sure that they could share their personal insights and creative input about the story.”

The celebrity pair themselves have also expressed how pleased they are to be working together again after such a long time, especially when they found out that the project with Jollibee won’t just be a regular fast-food commercial, the usual romcoms, or follow the typical Pinoy drama plot.

In one of John Lloyd’s social media posts he said that, “Excited ako ibahagi sainyo ang #JollibeeOneTruePairMovie dahil isa to sa mga projects kung san nabigyan rin ako ng pagkakataon to share my thoughts and ideas”.

“It didn’t even feel like a shoot; it felt like I was hanging out with an old friend, so easy and comforting. Ganun siguro talaga kapag matagal mo nang nakasama, kahit lumipas pa ang panahon, may mga bagay talagang masarap balikan,” Bea Alonzo also said in her Instagram page.

Also true to Jollibee-produced films, One True Pair The Movie is directed by multi-awarded director, JP Habac. “I was very happy to take on this Jollibee project about a different kind of love. When we talk about love, it’s always about either finding the right person and spending the rest of their lives with them. But in reality, love is such a complicated emotion with so many facets. People can also love a person with all their heart without being romantically in love with them,” said direk JP. “With Jollibee Studios’ One True Pair The Movie, we wanted to talk about the powerful truth of loving someone means loving them always.”

Catch One True Pair The Movie in the Jollibee Studios YouTube channel which will be streaming on December 1.

One True Pair The Movie is only the first of many other Jollibee Studios exclusive and original content that stars box office celebrities. Subscribe now to the Jollibee Studios YouTube channel and never miss new, exciting, and heartwarming films and series.

Check Out These 5 Most Popular Budol-Worthy Items Among Filipino Shoppers at Shopee’s Nov 30 Payday Sale

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Get free shipping with no minimum spend, 30% bills cashback, and 10% off vouchers on your payday haul

Has a celebrity or friend ever influenced you to buy certain items online? The budol is real, as one might say! As shoppers, we’re constantly on the lookout for the best product recommendations so we can maximize our money’s worth.

Now that the end of the month is just around the corner, is your shopping cart ready for the upcoming payday sale? If you’re looking for some inspiration on what to add to cart at Shopee’s Nov 30 Payday Sale, take notes from other shoppers.

According to Shopee’s data on consumer behavior and trends during payday sales, Pinoys consistently spend on essentials and other items for work and play. They tend to use their sweldo to prioritize essentials and splurge on little luxuries from categories such as home essentials, women’s fashion & accessories, health & beauty, gadgets, and mobile accessories. They love shopping for KF94 masks, window curtains, crop tops, headsets, and hair accessories—the most popular items in Pinoys’ online shopping carts every payday.

Below, check out Shopee’s top recommendations for each of these items:

To keep your family safe and healthy for the holidays, stock up on several Health Guard KF94 Masks. Its 3D foldable design makes it easier to breathe and minimizes contact with the lips, while its four-layered structure blocks harmful microparticles.

Sleeping in this weekend? Enjoy a lazy, relaxing day off in bed by hanging up some light-blocking curtains. Siedodo Window Curtains are made of premium cotton and come in a variety of rich, gorgeous colors to give your bedroom an inviting ambiance.

Whether you’re going out or just snapping some selfies at home, look cute and chic with a trendy puffed sleeve top. The Buymore_ph Crop Top features an elegant backless silhouette and ruffled garterized sleeves, perfect for pairing with high-waisted denim jeans.

If you still hold meetings with your colleagues via video calls, it’s important to invest in a pair of quality earphones. SoundPEATS Wireless Earbuds will block off any distractions with its noise-cancellation feature, fit perfectly with its ergonomic design, and last for up to seven hours.

Having trouble focusing while working from home? We’ve got one easy hack that might help: tie your hair! With your hair out of the way, you can concentrate better on your tasks. This silky Scrunchie and Headband Set can help prevent tangles and frizz.

Give in to the holiday budol and check out these items and more at Shopee’s Nov 30 Payday Sale: https://shopee.ph/m/payday-sale.

Looking for even more ways to maximize your sweldo this payday? Start using ShopeePay, Shopee’s all-in-one e-wallet, to avail of exclusive deals! At Shopee’s Nov 30 Payday Sale, enjoy free shipping with no minimum spend and 10% off discounts on your Shopee finds. You can also get 20% cashback on your COD orders when you use ShopeePay on Delivery.

Use ShopeePay beyond your shopping needs! This payday sale, you can buy load at up to 50% off from all networks or get 30% cashback on your monthly bills. Even better, you can also claim discount vouchers to get ₱100 off from participating billers such as Meralco, Maynilad, PLDT, Globe, Smart, and more.

If you need to stock up on groceries or have a much needed food-trip, get big savings when you avail ShopeePay ₱1 Deals via ‘Deals Near Me’ on the Shopee app. Redeem your discounts by paying with ShopeePay at partner merchants such as Puregold, Potato Corner, Bonchon, National Bookstore, FamilyMart, and more. New brands such as Papa John's, Goldilocks, Chooks-to-Go, Zagu, Wendy's, and Candy Corner have also joined the growing network of merchants accepting ShopeePay QR payments.

And if you’re looking for the ultimate get-away experience this holiday season, how about a staycation? Now, you can also book hotels with ShopeePay! Get 30% cashback on all your hotel bookings, including Grand Sierra Pines Hotel in Baguio, White House Beach Resort in Boracay, Mithi Resort and Spa in Bohol, Waterfront Cebu, White Breeze Palawan, and more. To add to that, you can score up to 50% off on selected hotels.

Enjoy these exclusive deals and more when you activate and cash in your ShopeePay. Now, you can also enjoy free and instant cash-ins and bank transfers with ShopeePay via InstaPay. Get up to ₱25 cashback on your InstaPay fee when you cash in. Buy Load, Pay Bills and Scan to Pay with ShopeePay this payday for a rewarding cashless experience!

Download the Shopee app for free via the App Store or Google Play.

Lite Up and Discover Your True Self with Xiaomi

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Xiaomi Philippines is releasing the "Lite Me Up” online series, a four-part online series that showcases the journey of the Lite Crew, four stylish and creative individuals discovering and expressing their true selves, as well as owning their style, with the help of the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE.

Guided by a group of Lite Style Experts - It girl and trendsetter Gabbi Garcia, fashion stylist Maita Baello, celebrity makeup artist Mark Qua, and photographer Rxandy Capinpin, the aspirants will discover how to unleash their most creative and stylish selves.

“When it comes to fashion, I love experimenting and mixing up my wardrobe. But my most important style advice is to always make sure to express your truest self whether in real life or online. I’m excited to work with Xiaomi to help the Lite Crew in finding and expressing their own style with the help of the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE,” shared Gabbi.

The Lite Crew includes the pretty and dainty wallflower, Sofia Jahrling, sporty and cool-girl, Bela Braza, who kicks ass in any sport, but will charm you with her fun-loving personality. When it comes to fun, suave player Vince Marcelo is your guy who is game for anything. Completing the Lite Crew is Brad Go, the artist with a bit of mystery.

It girl Gabbi Garcia (third from left) is ready to take on the challenge with the Xiaomi Lite Style Crew (L-R) Brad Go, Bella Braza, Sofia Jahrling, and Vince Marcelo.

Combining their knowledge and experience, these (stet) influencers will help the Lite Crew to brighten up their own style. Throughout the four-week run, the experts will present the participants specific tasks with a new challenge every week inspired by the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE, which has a sleek design and trendy colors perfect for anyone who wants to express their own unique style and strives to pursue it. To give a sneak peak, the first challenge will test their creativity and self-expression by asking them to share a look that best represents their personal style – complementing the Xiaomi 11 Lite’s sleek colors, of course!

The episodes will be released weekly from November 27, December 2, December 9, and December 16 and will be posted on Xiaomi Philippines’ Facebook and YouTube pages so stay tuned!

Xiaomi Philippines Marketing Head, Tomi Adrias, shared, “In line with the goal of the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE, the Lite Me Up Series was created with the goal of inspiring people to celebrate their own unique selves through style.”

The Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE delivers a clean and refreshing look that’s just as eye-catching as it is comfortable to grip. This smartphone provides an astonishing 1.07 billion onscreen colors for a high degree of color accuracy. The screen also features a high refresh rate of 90Hz and a touch sampling rate of 240Hz, which keeps you entertained with significantly reduced lag and stuttering. It is equipped with a 64MP triple camera array including a 64MP main, an 8MP ultra-wide angle, as well as a 5MP telemacro that enhances your purview and can capture the world without limits. Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE is also battery efficient with a large 4,250mAh battery that supports 33W fast charging.

All this is made possible through the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G Mobile Platform packed into Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE. In addition, Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE arrives in four color variants suited to match your style. Truffle black, Bubblegum Blue, Peach Pink and Snowflake White.

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE comes in three variants, 6GB+128GB, 8GB+128GB, and 8GB+256GB at a recommended retail price of PHP 16,990, PHP 18,990, and PHP 20,990 respectively and is available for purchase from official Xiaomi Authorized Stores. 

You may also visit the Xiaomi Shopee Global stores as well as the Xiaomi Philippines store on Shopee. You can also follow the official Xiaomi Facebook Page for other updates.

Goldwins Comida Corporation upholds unbreakable commitment to serve customers, community amid crises

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The restaurant industry was among the sectors that suffered the worst from the crises brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the limitations on dine-in services and branches operating at reduced capacity, it easily became one of the hardest-hit sectors, incurring millions of deficits, massive layoffs, and even permanent business closures.

Pauline Bondad, Vice President of Silver Peak Group of Companies (SPGC)

“The previous year, 2020, has been the most challenging year for all of us. Being in a restaurant business where casual dine-in has been the norm, placing the entire country under ECQ was a big blow,” said Pauline Bondad, Vice President of Silver Peak Group of Companies (SPGC).

Over a year and a half passed into the pandemic, SPGC’s restaurants and fast food brands found ways to reinvent their businesses to keep up with the shift due to the series of lockdowns enforced all over the country.

Goldwins Comida Corporation is one of the SPGC companies that challenged themselves to quickly shift gears and confront these difficulties positively.

With all the changes presented to the company, they realized the need to re-center the business and uphold its unbreakable commitment to maintain its core of keeping the best interest of its stakeholders in their operations.

“Amid the test of our times, we gave more importance to living out with our core values. Our core values of selflessness, integrity, loyalty, versatility, excellence, and respect,” Bondad noted.

Having the renewed thrust to serve their community amid the crises, they launched campaigns within the company to provide financial stability and regard the welfare of its employees, while still providing a memorable dining experience to their customers.

“I always believe that the true growth of a company is not only measured by profit but also by the number of employees whose lives it has improved. When times get rough, it is an opportunity to give more significance to our local community,” the SPGC executive said.

Likewise, the company explored more creative and innovative ways to generate income to keep the business afloat and extend service to their customers more efficiently. They strengthened their delivery services to allow patrons to enjoy their favorite dishes even in the comforts of their homes.

The company tapped PLDT Enterprise for connectivity solutions that empower the business with strong and reliable internet to support its store operations.

“PLDT Enterprise has been filling the gap in providing solutions that our company alone cannot provide. Our restaurants need help in reaching out to people and at the same time people reaching to us whenever they order,” Bondad said.

“We at PLDT Enterprise have been assisting companies as they navigate the challenges of the new normal. Through our reliable enterprise solutions, we aim to enable businesses to overcome the difficulties they face with the help of technology. We thank Goldwins Comida Corporation for their continued trust in our capability and we assure them of our commitment to being their reliable partner in solving their modern-day business challenges,” said Jojo Gendrano, FVP and Head for PLDT and Smart Enterprise.

PLDT Enterprise recently introduced its Unbreakable Commitment campaign to highlight its partnerships with different organizations in the country to exhibit how collaborations helped companies to thrive amid difficult circumstances and in turn, contribute to the lives of Filipinos.

The campaign also reinforces PLDT Enterprise’s unbreakable commitment to boost the efficiency and productivity of organizations with the use of technology.

The country’s largest fully integrated telecommunications provider has been a constant support to companies such as Goldwins Comida Corporation as it embraces digital transformation to adapt to the evolving business environment.

“PLDT Enterprise’s vision is aligned with our vision. Always prioritizing the guest and employees. Our restaurant needs to be present and preferred by the market to generate sales. We need to market our brand through the help of your technology,” said Bondad.

The restaurant company believes that a successful business needs not only to be efficient and resilient but also responsive to the needs of its employees, customers, and the community it serves. With the help of the right partner, the company is bound to take off to reach new heights and emerge victorious despite the hindrances it may encounter.

“I encourage all of those who are just starting to have their business just to keep on going and pursue; always to make your business sustainable, and for my fellow entrepreneurs, remember to always live your lives with purpose. From the darkness of the pandemic comes the realization that we need to strive harder and move forward to our road of excellence,” Bondad added.

Watch Goldwins Comida Corporation’s interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrxNcDy7IPs .

To learn more, visit pldtenterprise.com.