Belle gives life to learning

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Belle Corporation participated in this year’s Brigada Eskwela wherein 71 rooms from five schools were refurbished.

GIVING back to its community counterparts, Belle Corporation helped give life to the four walls of learning of hundreds of students by tapping its five beneficiary schools for Brigada Eskwela, an annual initiative of Department of Education (DepEd).

Belle Corporation takes part in this year’s Brigada Eskwela, an annual initiative of Department of Education (DepEd), by working hand in hand with the whole community in painting classrooms and other facilities

With this year’s theme, Tayo Para sa Kalinisan, Kaligtasan at Kahandaan ng ating mga Paaralan, Belle employees worked hand in hand with the whole community in painting classrooms and other facilities in Sulpoc, Aya, Montaña, Tranca, and Quilling Elementary Schools. The project was implemented from May 20-29, just in time before the pupils went back to school.

To provide the students a better and conducive learning arena, Belle Corporation participated in DepEd’s Brigada Eskwela 2015 where 71 rooms from five schools were refurbished.

Color, after all, has proven to have a paramount effect in the information absorption and recall as studies have shown that colors stimulate particular brain functions.

From the five schools, a total of 71 rooms were refurbished, including principal’s offices, computer and home economics rooms, to provide the students a better and conducive learning arena.

Community building and volunteerism were promoted as over 90 employees from Belle Corporation stepped out of their air conditioned offices, and under the scorching heat of the sun to help improve some of the local public schools in the country.

Through this activity, community building and volunteerism were promoted as over 90 employees stepped out of their air conditioned offices, and under the scorching heat of the sun, worked hand in hand with the parents and teachers in the improvement of their local public schools.

Brigada Eskwela is an annual nationwide program of DepEd which is usually held every two weeks before the official start of classes. It encourages nationwide voluntary efforts in terms of maintenance and contributions to improve the educational environment in the country, especially in public schools.

Belle Corporation takes part in this year’s Brigada Eskwela with the theme: Tayo Para sa Kalinisan, Kaligtasan at Kahandaan ng ating mga Paaralan.

Last year, Belle Corporation, in coordination with Lipa Archdiocesan Social Action Commission, Inc. initially implemented Belle Kaagapay sa Kalusugan – a school feeding program which aims to monitor and improve the pupils’ nutritional status. This project benefited a total of 358 public elementary school students classified as malnourished who eventually had noticeable gain in height and weight. Another remarkable progress was in terms of their school attendance, with some of them even being awarded as honor students.

Belle through its corporate social responsibility brand KAAGAPAY, aims to strengthen its involvement with its partner communities through its projects. Other than the support and assistance it provides, it aspires to transform them into sustainable communities.

Nailogy at SM Pasig Center celebrates 1st Year Anniversary

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Relax and experience pampering - spa, skin, hair, nails and body massage.

Nailogy at SM Pasig Center celebrates their first anniversary and held special blessings last September 5 officiated by Pastor Roland Rosare. For the whole year since they opened the Pasig branch, they provide an incomparable experience to each and every client with the best products, highly-skilled staff and best service.

As the name implies, Nailogy seeks to master the needs of the clients through the wide range of services from simple polish to grand and masterful art designs.

On the pic above from the left is Ms. Celine Kimpo-Cordeta (Managing Partner), Pinky Rojas (HR Manager), Rutchel Sotto and Mae Abarca (Valued Clients) ,Marilyn Adao (Operations Manager) , Cindy Quirante (Valued Client), And Manuel “Migs” Dela Rosa (Marketing & PR Manager)

Uniquely positioned at SM Hypermart which is nestled between Tiendesitas Shopping Complex and some of Pasig’s elite subdivisions, Nailogy endeavors to set the highest standards in pedicures, manicures, foot and hand spa, nail art, wax, relaxing massage, quality products and exemplary client care. Understanding the need to be a full service salon, Nailogy recently added hair care treatment in menu of services.

Nailogy’s primary mission is to provide the highest level of customer service to each client, thereby establishing a long lasting relationship of trust and commitment. It’s a place where one can look and feel great and receive services customized specifically for you and your lifestyle in a friendly atmosphere where you come in as guests and leave as friends.

"Beyond customer service, we pledge that each time you visit the salon you shall be treated to a warm, friendly and helpful staff and environment."

Nailogy…a complete spa experience. Simply the best.

Visit and like Nailogy on Facebook, www.facebook.com/Nailogy and follow on Instagram @nailogysmpasig

For your next spa and salon appointment, call us at 02-5701887 or 09175486852. Visit Nailogy Pasig located at Ground Floor, SM Super Center Pasig, Frontera Verde C5, Brgy. Ugong, Pasig.

Nailogy is also located at Robinsons Manila and Robinsons Galleria.

Nailogy is under Nailogy Beauty Concept Corporation. Nailogy is a sister company of Lunula and Hue Studio Salon.

Mom of two gets biggest surprise by joining Great Taste White: Choose Great, Win Great Raffle Promo

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Flordeliza Lansangan of Malate, Manila, mother of two, forty-seven year old government employee was speechless at first when she received the greatest surprise of her life when the Great Taste White team showed up at her doorstep, last Aug 18, 2015 to inform her that she had won P200,000 in the first regional draw of the Great Taste White: Choose Great, Win Great Raffle Promo. 

When her cash winnings finally dawned on her, the first two things she thought of were her daughter’s education and her mother’s medication. The housewife also hinted at investing a portion of her prize on a small business venture that can also benefit the rest of her family.

“I want to help my relatives because this is a blessing that should be shared,” Flordeliza explained in Filipino.These wonderful intentions reflect the great values that Filipinos exemplify. According to Flordeliza, these values are innate in Filipinos, even during the hardest of times.

Flordeliza is just one of the five Great Taste White coffee lovers who won P200,000 in the first regional draw held simultaneously in the Greater Manila Area, North Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

For each regional draw, Great Taste White gives away 14 prizes to 14 lucky winners! Exciting prizes include: one winner of P200,000; one winner of P100,000; two winners of a MacBook Air; four winners of a white iPhone 6; and six winners of a white iPad Mini.

The Great Taste White: Choose Great, Win Great Raffle promo is on-going and will run until September 18, 2015. Coffee lovers can still win in the succeeding regional raffle draws and in the National Grand Draw, where eight brand new white Toyota Vios 1.3 E M/T cars will be given away and one lucky winner will take home P3 million in cash.

Apart from the cash prize, the grand draw winner will also get an exclusive Pinoy Big Brother Experience which includes VIP tickets to the PBB: 737 Big Night, a tour of the PBB House, and a meet and greet with PBB All-In Big Winner, Daniel Matsunaga.

Just like Flordeliza and the other regional winners of the Great Taste White: Choose Great, Win Great Raffle Promo, you too can choose great and get a chance to win great prizes.

For more information, visit the official Great Taste White Facebook page (Great Taste White 3in1) Twitter Page (@GreatTaste3in1) or our website www.choosegreatwingreat.ph. ©2015 Endemol International. Big Brother is a trademark of Endemol Nederland B.V., registered in the Philippines and other countries, and is being used under license.

Experience Iloilo: PNoy to lead inauguration of Iloilo Convention Center

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President Benigno Aquino III is scheduled to lead the inaugural rites of the Iloilo Convention Center (ICC) on September 14 in Iloilo City.

Iloilo Convention Center  is part of the effort to develop and promote tourism in the province of Iloilo particularly Region 6 and other Visayas provinces.

The P700-million, two-storey ICC will be the main venue of the three important meetings of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) here in Iloilo City slated to start September 21 until October 6, 2015.

Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Director Edilberto Tayao confirmed Aquino’s attendance after receiving a word from Senate President Franklin Drilon.

Aside from ICC, Tayao said Aquino will also inaugurate the new bridge linking Lapuz district and the new ferry and fast craft terminal to the city proper.

Tayao said that the ICC was completed last August 31 and its second phase is soon to be completed with furniture and furnishing.

Expereince  and enjoy Iloilo City. It's more fun in the Philippines!

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Ballet Philippines opens its season with Body Positive + from September 12 to 19

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DANCE ARTS TREATS 2015:

BE POSITIV+

SEPT. 12 and 19

CCP TANGHALANG AURELIO TOLENTINO

Swans, Queers, and the rise of AIDS take the spotlight in Body Positive + from September 12 to 19

Ballet Philippines opens its season with Body Positive +, A Dance Gala for HIV Awareness. Featuring excerpts from Swan Lake, Mark Bogaerts’ Bolero, Enrico Labayen’s Cloth, and other landmark pieces, the show celebrates the dancers’ innate athleticism in the context of the alarming rise of HIV in the Philippines.

The prevalence of HIV in the country has risen by over 50% in the last 3 years, yet the general public remains largely unaware. Males having sex with other males (MSM) remains the predominant mode of transmission among males and comprised 84% of infections through sexual contact from the study period of January 2010 to April 2015. With around 20 newly reported cases of HIV per day in 2015, Ballet Philippines was compelled to raise its voice about the matter.

On why BP decided to adopt this particular advocacy in its season opener, Ballet Philippines Artistic Director Paul Alexander Morales says, “When the HIV/AIDS epidemic struck many countries in the 80s, the Philippines was mostly unaffected. Now it’s here, and it’s spreading at three times the rate that it was in 2012, but it’s hardly being talked about. Body Positive + is our small contribution towards changing that.”

One of the featured dances in the Body Positive + program is Enrico Labayen’s award-winning choreography, “Cloth”. It is a dance of two men that investigates missed opportunities for meaningful connections and unrequited emotions. Labayen’s works comment and inform “how society, politics and cultures deals with the plague from the black death in the dark ages up to the plague that haunts us at present such as HIV/AIDS, SARS and the H1N1 virus.” In 1997, “Cloth” won Labayen his first Isadora Duncan award for “Outstanding Achievement in Choreography”, and in 2011, he received the same award for his design and work entitled “en-Gulf-ed”. He is an alumnus of Ballet Philippines and is a staunch AIDS advocate.

At the end of the day, this is still a Ballet Philippines production, and that means having some fantastic dancing. We’re giving some of our young ballerinas a chance to shine, with the White Swan and Black Swan Pas de Deux, as well as the iconic Cygnets pas de quatre from Swan Lake. Monica Amanda Gana and Garry Corpuz dazzle in the romantic White Swan, while Jemima Reyes and Jean Marc Cordero showcase their bravura in the Black Swan Pas de Deux.

These classical swans will also be joined by contemporary counterparts in Erl Emmanuel Sorilla’s “Requiem to a Cygnet”. Last performed in April 2015 at BP’s Young Dancers and Choreographers Showcase for International Dance Day, the piece features three male dancers in white tutus, mourning the death of their sibling.

In addition to the show. Artletics Inc., a group of painters and visual artists convened by the social realist painter, Manny Garibay will join Ballet Philippines and show support by holding a 50-painting exhibit. The exhibit will highlight health and well-being. The exhibit will be displayed at the CCP Little Theater lobby during the Body Positive +’s first weekend and will then be toured to public venues all around Metro Manila.

Body Positive + will be performed at the CCP Little Theater from September 12 to 19, 2015 at 6:00PM. For inquiries, visit www.ballet.ph, send an email to info@ballet.ph, or call Ballet Philippines at 551-1003. For tickets and reservations, call the CCP Box Office at 832-3704 or Ticketworld at 891-9999.

Ballet Philippines (BP) is the flagship professional classical and contemporary dance company in the country. A resident company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, it was founded in 1969 by Alice Reyes and Eddie Elejar. It is widely recognized today as a cornerstone of the contemporary Filipino identity. The Ballet Philippines Dance School continues to produce dancers of international caliber.

Connect to Ballet Philippines online through the following social media networks:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/balletphilippines

Twitter: @balletph

Instagram: @balletphilippines

YouTube: balletph

To join in the Ballet Philippines conversation, use our official hashtags:‪#‎balletph‬, ‪#‎dancespring‬, ‪#‎bodypositive‬, ‪#‎bepositive‬

BP celebrates its 46th anniversary season under the direction of Paul Alexander Morales. Witness the rise of a new generation of Philippine dance in Dance Spring [Pagsibol].