Enjoying Wonderful World

May 16, 2013

Great Outdoor Fun In Boracay - Free for the Whole Family!

Bask in Boracay for free with the whole family

This summer, you come to where the pleasure is – Boracay. Boracay is the perfect place to be with your family and friends Be free to enjoy an unexpected pace and rejuvenate yourself. Come to this relaxing place and taste the goodness of paradise that will keep you coming back again and again. This is I consider as a heavenly place right here on earth.

Going to the beach with glistening white, powdery sand, Boracay is a wonderful experience. There are many exciting beach games and treats that you can savor while enjoying your fun in the sun.

And more excitingly, a great event entitled “Banana Boat Great Outdoor Fun – Boracay,” which gives you and your whole family the chance to win an all-expense-paid trip for four to this fab getaway site is ongoing until May 31, 2013.

As if summer couldn’t get any hotter, here’s a fantastic family treat that will make your temperature really soar – with excitement!

Banana Boat sunscreen lotion, invites all its users and Facebook fans to join its latest promo that can take them for free to the sunny, sandy beaches of Boracay.

Joining is so easy. All Facebook fans of Banana Boat Philippines can register for the contest through the Facebook app located at https://www.facebook.com/BananaBoatPhilippines/app_622349147791423

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Upload family photos that show how to have a great outdoor fun with a bottle of Banana Boat sunscreen lotion included in the shot. Put out as many photos as you like, and add some witty and creative captions to better your chances of winning.

Once these photos appear in the Banana Boat Philippines Page timeline, you must share them in your own Facebook wall.

Invite your friends to vote for any of your photos in the fanpage site. The top five entries will be short-listed and judged by Banana Boat Philippines based on the number of votes, and the winning family will get an all-expense-paid trip for four, inclusive of airfare, hotel accommodations and tour. There will also be four consolation cash prizes of P3,000 each, plus Banana Boat gift packs to all winners.

So show the world how much fun you can have with Banana Boat, and have the chance to fly for free to Boracay. With Banana Boat sunscreen lotion’s unique AvoTriplex technology, you can have much more fun under the sun as it provides longer lasting and more effective protection against the sun’s harmful rays.

Banana Boat sunscreen lotions are available in supermarkets, drugstores and health and beauty stores nationwide.

So what are you waiting for? Hurry up and join!

Promo run until May 31, 2013

For the contest registration and mechanics of the game, click for the link below:

http://apps.facebook.com/bb-fun-boracay/

Just visit www.bananaboat.com.ph and

like Facebook fanpage at www.facebook.com/BananaBoatPhilippines.

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May 15, 2013

Introducing www.ePLUS.ph !

An all new lifestyle portal is introduced today.

The portal—ePLUS.ph---will serve as a local resource for SM Cinema movie tickets, Mall of Asia Arena events, nationwide deals and lifestyle articles. The site will also be a ground-breaking resource for consumers to find high-value tickets to movies, concerts, sports, theater, arts, and live events, while serving as a timely and effective way for customers to get updated with lifestyle perks, deals and informative articles. The launch is planned in time for mid-year sale season.

With unprecedented access to a consolidated network of nationwide events from the Philippines’ ticketing leader, movies schedules from the county’s largest cinema chain, and unbeatable prices from the country’s largest mall network, ePLUS.ph will be the destination for exclusive SM Lifestyle deals.

ePLUS.ph works with SM to further deliver its commitment to offer amazing local experiences to its members.

ePLUS.ph represents a new channel to drive value for e-PLUS card members, while helping a broader market stay informed with every interesting facet of the platform. From movie and event schedule, exclusive discounts to university bulletins, and community driven forums.

The ePLUS.ph portal is just the beginning of a platform that enables Filipinos to share, and enjoy an ePLUS lifestyle.

Visit www.eplus.ph and http://youtu.be/RhpXDpEfCmg

DOTC Pursues 3-Year Program to Reduce Domestic Shipping Cost for Inclusive Growth

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is beginning a three (3)-year program aimed at generating growth for the country’s agribusiness trade, directly benefitting workers in the agricultural and fisheries sectors across the country, in line with President Benigno S. Aquino III’s push for inclusive growth.

Last Wednesday (May 8, 2013) the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) secured the cooperation of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on a program to pursue reforms various policy and regulatory reforms in the Philippine shipping sector in order to improve our farmers’ market access and integration by reducing the cost of domestic shipping over the next three years.

From L-R: (seated) DOTC Undersecretary for Planning Rene K. Limcaoco, DOTC Secretary Joseph Emilio Aguinaldo Abaya, IFC Resident Representative Jesse Ang; (standing) Narcisa Rivera of CIDA, MARINA Director Myrna Clemeno, PPA official Amy Aquino, and IFC Senior Program Manager Hans Schrader.

The project will involve a diagnostic review by the IFC to identify areas where pro-competitive practices will help meet these goals. The DOTC will work together with its frontline agencies, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), in reviewing the results of the study and implementing the recommendations of the IFC from 2013 to 2016.

“This partnership with the IFC is a very welcome development. It will have a major impact on our economy, especially for farmers and fisherfolk who stand to realize the most gains from our policy reforms,” said the Transport Department.

The DOTC explained further that, by reducing domestic shipping costs, the prices of commodities will also go down. According to a study prepared by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in 2005, 24.2% to 43.8% of the wholesale price of food products is on account of transport and logistics costs.

“By making it cheaper to move agricultural goods from farms to markets, the prices of these commodities will also be reduced, making them more affordable to consumers,” remarked the DOTC. “These benefits are the reason why the DOTC, MARINA, and PPA – all of whom share the President’s vision of inclusive growth – look forward to this project.”

This effort is partly funded by the Canadian International Cooperation Agency (CIDA), and will require no cost on the part of the Philippine government. It is also part of the IFC’s Philippine Agribusiness Trade Logistics program.

According to IFC Resident Representative Jesse Ang, this agreement demonstrates the IFC’s confidence in the DOTC, MARINA, and PPA’s efforts to undertake shipping and port reforms.

SM Cinema to Host the Philippine Premiere of Vin Diesel's Fast & Furious 6

Fast & Furious 6 is the sixth installment in the Fast and the Furious film series. The film stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Sung Kang, Chris Bridges, Luke Evans, Gina Carano, and John Ortiz.

SM Cinema, the country’s home of premiere nights, will host the upcoming Fast and Furious 6 premiere which will be held at SM Mall of Asia on May 15, 2013.

The film’s lead action star, Vin Diesel, along with fellow stars Michelle Rodriguez, Gina Carano and Luke Evans, producer Neal H. Moritz, and director Justin Lin will be coming to the Philippines to be part of this exciting movie event.

Fast & Furious 6 continues in the tradition of thrilling fast‐paced car chases, action, and suspense that has made the movie franchise a worldwide sensation. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson lead the returning cast of all‐stars as the global blockbuster franchise built on speed races to its next continent.

Fast & Furious 6 follows a professional criminal gang led by Dominic Toretto (Diesel) who have retired following their successful heist in Fast Five (2011), but remain wanted fugitives. U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) agent Luke Hobbs (Johnson) offers to clear the group's criminal records and allow them to return home in exchange for helping him to take down a skilled mercenary organization led by Owen Shaw (Evans) and his second in command, Dominic's presumed-dead lover Letty Ortiz (Rodriguez).

The only way to stop the criminal outfit is to outmatch them at street level, so Hobbs asks Dom to assemble his elite team in London. Payment? Full pardons for all of them so they can return home and make their families whole again.

The Fast and the Furious 6 (alternatively known as Fast Six) characters.

Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto: A street racer and fugitive

Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner: A former FBI agent turned criminal. He is in a relationship with Mia Toretto

Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs: A Diplomatic Security Service agent

Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto: Dominic's sister and the girlfriend of Brian O'Conner

Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce: Brian's childhood friend

Michelle Rodriguez as Letty Ortiz: Dominic's former girlfriend who was believed to be dead

Sung Kang as Han Seoul-Oh: A street racer and member of Dominic's crew

Chris Bridges as Tej Parker: Brian's and Roman's friend

Luke Evans as Owen Shaw: A former SAS Major now leading a heist gang

Gina Carano as Riley: A member of Hobbs' team

Gal Gadot as Gisele Yashar: A former Mossad agent turned professional criminal

Joe Taslim as Jah: A cold blooded killer who fights using martial arts and parkour

Clara Paget as Vegh: The character is described as a gun-slinging action woman

Elsa Pataky as Elena Neves

Rita Ora portrays the head girl of a London racing crew

Jin Au-Yeung as Jimmy

Fast & Furious 6 is a United International Pictures Release through Solar Entertainment Corporation. The film will be released in theaters across the Philippines on May 24, 2013.