Marian Rivera's Dubai Trip, Shot on vivo X200 Pro

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Bring your travel moments to life, just like Marian Rivera's incredible shots with the vivo X200 Pro on Instagram!

Beyond its luxurious urban allure, Dubai is renowned for its iconic desert safaris, where tourists can experience the silky sands, exciting dune bashing, and breathtaking sunsets unlike any other in the world.

Marian's recent Instagram post takes us into her family's blissful Dubai adventure—and as expected, her desert fashion did not go unnoticed!

DongYan fans quickly poured into the comments section to gush over Marian’s carousel post, filled with Sixto’s charming portraits, Zia’s beaming smile, and a romantic couple shot with her husband Dingdong Dantes, all captured using her vivo X200 Pro!

"Making memories that will last a lifetime with my favorite people, all captured on my vivo phone! 🤎 #FamilyTime", Marian captioned.

Ending her content, Marian shared a beautiful view of the Dubai sand dune basking in the warm glow of the sunset.

Unmatched sharpness and detail with ZEISS lens

Marian's shots are proof of what’s possible with X200 Pro's 200MP ZEISS APO Telephoto camera!

Users can explore its five unique modes designed for every need: Telephoto HyperZoom, Telephoto Portrait, Telephoto Macro, Telephoto Sunshot/Nightscape and Telephoto Super Stage, bringing every shot into sharper focus.

If you want to take a sunset photo as stunning as Marian’s, the X200 Pro’s Telephoto Sunshot/Nightscape mode is your best choice. It helps you achieve incredible close-ups with DSLR-like quality, perfectly capturing the sun’s vibrant light and the tranquil warmth of the moment.

What's more, this mode enhances nightscape photography, keeping images crisp and clear, even in challenging or low-light environments.

So, day or night, expect nothing less than picture-perfect shots, especially when you're on your dream vacation, just like Marian’s unforgettable Dubai experience!

The vivo X200 Pro is available for Php 69,999, at vivo e-store, Shopee, Lazada, and authorized retail stores nationwide!

Start the Year Right with Effortless Cooking Using Toshiba’s Kitchen Tools Crafted for Convenience

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Toshiba’s innovative kitchen appliances are here to transform your culinary journey

As the New Year unfolds, it’s time to set the stage for new beginnings, new gatherings, and new culinary creations. The kitchen becomes a canvas where traditions are reimagined, flavors are elevated, and every meal is a celebration of artistry and innovation.

For home chefs who pour their heart and expertise into every dish, the kitchen deserves tools that elevate the cooking experience. Toshiba’s innovative kitchen appliances are here to transform your culinary journey, making it effortless and enjoyable as you take on the year’s flavorful creations.

Toshiba’s Lava Series 90CM Gas Range

The Toshiba Lava Series 90CM Gas Range is perfect for preparing ambitious feasts with ease and sophistication. Its ergonomic and spacious 115L oven accommodates large roasts and baked dishes, while its flame failure protection system ensures safe cooking, and it has a dark gray exterior sure to enhance the interior design of your kitchen. With five Sabaf burners, you can craft multiple dishes simultaneously, making it ideal for gatherings that call for efficiency without compromising quality.

Toshiba’s 30L Microwave Oven

For quick and seamless solutions, the Toshiba 30L Microwave Oven simplifies your daily tasks. With digital controls and 10 power levels, defrosting, reheating, and last-minute meal prep become effortless. Its sleek Inox stainless steel design adds modern elegance to your kitchen while keeping up with your busy lifestyle.

Toshiba’s 1.5L Blender

The Toshiba Blender turns food preparation into a breeze. Its one-touch digital control system, tri-blade cutting mechanism, and vortex technology ensure smooth sauces, creamy drinks, or finely ground spices in seconds—helping you create with confidence and speed.

Toshiba’s Digital Rice Cooker

Perfect rice is a must for any Filipino household, and the Toshiba Digital Rice Cooker delivers it flawlessly in style. Its dual heating technology ensures even cooking, while the Bincho Charcoal Nonstick Coating guarantees fluffy, flavorful results that stay warm for hours. With 11 preset functions and an LED display, it’s your go-to for creating diverse dishes with minimal effort.

Toshiba’s kitchen appliances redefine cooking, blending timeless Japanese quality with cutting-edge innovation. They are designed to inspire creativity, simplify your processes, and make every gathering stress-free and elegant.

This year, let your kitchen reflect your passion for excellence and your commitment to creating meaningful memories. With Toshiba by your side, you can focus on what truly matters—spending time with loved ones and celebrating life’s milestones.

Embrace the New Year in style and make every moment a masterpiece with Toshiba’s Japan-quality home appliance solutions. Visit https://www.toshiba-lifestyle.com/ph to explore more.

Tesla's New Model Y Is Now Available: Limited Launch Series with Exclusive Interior and Exterior, Starting at ₱2,369,000

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The Tesla Model Y, the world’s best-selling vehicle and holder of the highest safety ratings across four continents, is being unveiled in its refreshed form, the New Model Y. To mark this major milestone, Tesla introduces the exclusive Launch Series of the Model Y, and the new exterior colour; Glacier Blue. The New Model Y is now available to order in two variants: Rear-wheel drive and Long Range, with prices starting from ₱ 2,369,000 and ₱ 2,689,000 respectively on Tesla’s official website: tesla.com/en_ph/modely/design#overview.

The New Model Y comes with a bespoke cyber design - the single, cross-car lamp is the first indirect reflective body panel taillight of its kind and inspired by the Cybercab and Cybertruck respectively, giving a symbolic and futuristic look to the world’s top vehicle.

The Launch Series of the New Model Y comes with various unique designs, including a customized ‘Launch Series’ badge at the rear, puddle light and doorsill plate. Apart from the exclusive exterior styling, the charging console and the floor mat come with a special launch design with silver accents, and an all-black vegan suede interior trim.

In addition to the unique and refined styling, the New Model Y comes with a noticeably quieter cabin with double-layer glass for all windows and the panoramic glass roof which features silver-coated glass to further reduce the UV rays and heat entering the cabin. Tesla also introduces the newly designed wheels and a rear diffuser, to reduce air resistance and optimize the lift balance between the front and rear wheels. This enhances rear-wheel downforce delivering a quieter, more stable, and highly efficient experience at high speeds.

Signature features in the Model 3, such as ambient lighting, ventilated front seats, and second-row 8’’ display for passengers is also available in the New Model Y. The rear passenger seats are upgraded to the power recline seats that customers can now easily press a button to adjust the position or fold down to expand the trunk space to a total of 2,130+ litres of storage.

From the front bumper to the taillight, the exterior of the New Model Y is completely redesigned to unlock maximum efficiency so owners can get the most range out of every charge. With Tesla Supercharging, the New Model Y Long Range only needs 15 minutes to charge up to 266 km of range which equivalent to 6 round trips from Tesla Experience Centre at Uptown Parade to Quezon City.

Contact Tesla Philippines at 1-800-1322-0087 or visit Tesla Experience Centre at Uptown Parade, BGC for more information; or visit tesla.com/en_ph/modely to learn more.

Kickstart your 2025 travel : Explore your next Island getaway at Discovery Samal

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Samal Island in Davao Del Norte remains to be one of Mindanao’s hidden gems. Also known as the Island Garden City, it is blessed with amazing sites where one can go snorkelling and diving or relax on its pristine beaches, making it truly a tropical getaway.

Kickstart your 2025 travel plans early and include Samal Island on your must-visit list of island getaways and make Discovery Samal your perfect gateway to this paradise where you can visit and experience various nature activities such as marine parks and sanctuaries, and botanical gardens.

BOOK YOUR SAMAL STAY

Wake up in one of the well-appointed 153 villas and suites and enjoy a breathtaking view of the Davao Gulf as you stroll around the resort. Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast for 2 at The Shoreline restaurant, have access to their amenities such as the swimming pool and beach and take advantage of 10% discount on their restaurants and Samal Escape Spa treatments. There’s also complimentary roundtrip transfers to and from Davao International Airport and Davao Welcome Center. Experience all of these when you book your stay now via their website and get a 30% discount on weekday stays and 25% for weekends with a stay period until June 2025.

INDULGE IN DINING DELIGHTS

Guests at Discovery Samal can choose from a wide array of culinary offerings guaranteed to satisfy their every craving.

Enjoy the freshest seafood at Morning Catch, the resort’s seafood specialty restaurant located right by the beach club. It’s the perfect spot to enjoy a wide array of the freshest seafood caught and brought straight to your plate. For a dining credit of 2,400 nett per person, guests can have succulent shrimp to juicy crab, prepared just the way you want it and other Asian dishes such as Baked Bantayan Scallop, and Davao Crabs and Seafood Laksa.

For more international and local cuisine, guests can choose among U.S. Prime Rib Eye Steak, Sous Vide BBQ Pork Ribs and Linguini Scampi and more by starting with a dining credit of PHP 2,400 net per person at Shoreline, the all-day dining restaurant. Make sure to save space for Discovery Samal’s artisanal ice cream!

Dining credits are available for purchase at the resort which can be used at all the restaurants for only PHP 1,500 net per person for Mondays to Thursday dining and PHP 2,500 net per person for Friday to Sunday dining.

Birthday Celebrants are also in for a treat! Enjoy a special treat when you dine with us on any Friday or Saturday during your birth month. Bring along four of your loved ones or closest friends, and your meal is on the house. Promo is priced at PHP 2,400 net per person and is available until February 28, 2025. Per DTI Fair Trade Permit No. R11-DDN 192, Series of 2024.

Book your stay and dining experience today and see what DIscovery Samal has to offer! For inquiries, email reservations@discoverysamal.com. For dining reservations, email fb@discoverysamal.com, or through calling +63 84 308 2998. For more information, visit www.discoverysamal.com or Discovery Samal’s official Facebook and Instagram accounts.

DOT’s Philippine Experience Program now on KLOOK

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The Department of Tourism (DOT) and Klook Philippines on Wednesday (Jan. 15) formally signed a partnership that would make travel experience in the country more accessible for all, highlighting curated tour packages of the Philippine Experience Program (PEP), a flagship tourism program that was developed and launched under the Marcos Administration.

With the unveiling of the latest collaboration between the DOT and one of Asia’s leading platforms for experiences and travel services comes a pioneering roster of PEP tours on the platform offering tours across the country. It also aims to accelerate the digitalization of Philippine tourism.

Now available on Klook are must-experience destinations including a Culture, Heritage & Arts Tour in Calabarzon, where travelers will discover the captivating Pagsanjan Falls, and cultural landmarks like the connective Pinto Art Museum and the historical Villa Escudero.

Also available is the Culture, Heritage & Adventure Tour in Bicol, where one can embark on an ATV adventure to Mayon Volcano and sample the delicious Bicolano cuisine, highlighting the wonders found south of the capital in Luzon.

Up north, the Culture, Heritage & Arts Tour in the Ilocos Region offers visitors to the breathtaking UNESCO World Heritage City to discover the Philippines’ Spanish colonial history. During the tour, participants will also get the chance to interact with locals and savor local specialties like empanadas and tupig.

For those looking to explore the Visayas region, travelers can look into visiting Silay City, known for its well-preserved Spanish colonial architecture and heritage houses, as well as its fresh and delectable seafood through the Culture, Heritage & Arts Tour in Western Visayas.

To round up the pioneering set of tours is an exclusive experience highlighting the beautiful sights, history, and traditions of Palawan in the Culture, Heritage & Arts Tour in Palawan, through the Palawan Special Battalion WW-II Memorial Museum, Binuatan Weaving Creation workshops, and the Butterfly Garden.

On top of the PEP curated tours the partnership also looks to integrate the DOT’s Tourist Rest Areas (TRAs) on Klook and initiate exploratory partnerships with the Mactan-Cebu International Airport and Clark International Airport through the endorsement of the DOT.

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and Klook President and Co-Founder Eric Gnock Fah led the ceremonial signing of Strategic Alliance and Memorandum of Agreement between the DOT and Klook, with Tourism Assistant Secretary Sharlene Zabala-Batin and Klook General Manager for Philippines and Thailand Michelle Ho as witnesses.

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco

“With this partnership with Klook, the Philippine Experience Program will now be carried on the Klook platform. The Philippine Experience Program is a flagship initiative of the Marcos administration, whereby, we are translating the President's vision of reintroducing the Philippines to the world, not just from a one-dimensional lens of fun and adventure, but also from the highly diversified lens of our Filipino identity that can very well be seen in in our culture, our heritage, our stories, immersions into our communities, our gastronomy, and all the other experiences that you can have in our destinations. Carrying the Philippine Experience Program on Klook will also equalize tourism opportunities among our destinations, which is the advocacy of the Department of Tourism,” Secretary Frasco said.

Tourism Assistant Secretary Sharlene Zabala-Batin and Klook General Manager for Philippines and Thailand Michelle Ho

From Klook's end, the global platform’s co-founder shared his excitement about this new endeavor.

Klook President and Co-Founder Eric Gnock Fah

“At Klook, we believe there are countless adventures, unique experiences, and cultural treasures still waiting to be discovered. Here in the Philippines, with its stunning natural wonders and the warmth and vibrancy of its people, we are excited to partner with the Department of Tourism to bring even more of these incredible experiences to Filipinos and travelers around the world,” Gnock Fah said.

Klook will also continue hosting a series of regional roadshows to encourage more travel operators to take advantage of its technology and have a global reach.

Over the years, Klook has been an active partner of the DOT. The first partnership was during the pandemic for training seminars on social media marketing and product development; the rolling out of Intramuros Pass to give travelers exclusive access to attractions and activities inside the award-winning Walled City; and the marketing collaboration with the Tourism Promotions Board on the Love the Philippines Campaign.

At present, Klook has over half a million experiences on its platform, catering to over 2,700 destinations nationwide.