March 5, 2016

G Stuff Hits the G-Spot of Your Health With New Store!


GStuff Alabang Store Opening is GS! Great Success!

Emphasizing natural goodness, G Stuff finally reopens its doors to a more improved location to shoppers last February 29 in Alabang Town Center. Shoppers will enjoy a wide variety of sustainable produce from herbal remedies, aromatherapy oils, personal care, home remedies to food products.

Ms. Gina Lopez  and Ms. Dyan Castillejo,

Simultaneous to its store re-launch last Thursday is another successful health and wellness fare held at the ground floor of the mall as it offered a wide variety of G Stuff’s well-loved locally sourced products. Part of the fare’s program included a Health and Wellness talk prepared by G Stuff’s founder, Ms. Gina Lopez and Wellness advocate, Ms. Cory Quirino.

The Health and Wellness talk started with a powerful fitness prayer routine conducted by Ms. Dyan Castillejo, in which she shared that exercise is also a form of prayer.

Ms. Dyan Castillejo
In her talk, Ms. Gina Lopez enthusiastically shared about the healing testimonials of using the products of G Stuff.

Ms. Gina Lopez 
Ms. Cory Quirino also gave her wisdom on wellness to participants as she shared her secrets in staying young and beautiful.

Ms. Cory Quirino 

Visit G Stuff at the 2nd level of Alabang Town Center’s main building for all your all-natural needs. 

For more information, you may visit their website at www.gstuff.ph

Facebook at www.facebook.com/gstuffph and Instagram at @gstuffph. Or call 09175864530 or 5005623

#WeAreInternational ! BSM International Evening 2016: A Taste of Our Cultures



A massive BSM thank you to everyone who attended International Evening on Tuesday 23 February. It was a truly wonderful event—a celebration of the best of the BSM community. From the delicious food from around the world, to beautiful performances from our students and parents, and the spectacular Parade of Nations with more participants than ever, plus a Marching Band, Majorettes and Festive Higantes, it really was a show stopper. 

Many people worked day and night to make it happen and it really showed on the night. We welcomed over 1,600 people to the biggest fund-raising event in the Service Learning calendar, and sold over 3,700 raffle tickets. We are hoping it will all help us to reach our fund-raising target of one million Pesos! We were overwhelmed by everyone’s generosity and willingness to pitch in and make it such a great night for us all. Thank you Team BSM.

As well as everyone who came along to support our fund-raising event, we would like to extend a huge thanks to all of the parents, teachers, staff and students who worked so hard, both in the lead up, and on the night itself to provide us with such wonderful food, performances and Parade of Nations. We had our larger food stalls, catering for hundreds of guests, and our boutique food stalls with niche products. A great combination, with truly something for everyone. And hundreds of performers who have been rehearsing since January to provide us with spectacular entertainment. We really can’t thank you all enough.

The Food Stalls

The quality and sheer variety of food on offer was amazing. The lamb rolls and sausage sizzles at the Australia and New Zealand booth were a huge hit, as was the deliciously authentic Thai food, elegantly served by the Dusit Thani. The “Birthday Tea for a Queen” at the British Stall was a treat, with sandwiches, pies and sausage rolls alongside sweet bites including Victoria Sponge, Lemon Drizzle and Carrot cakes. The Japanese stall offered us beautiful sushi, ramen and takoyaki with their ever popular California Rolls, and even before the Indian stall could open, families were queuing up for their veg and non-veg dishes, including chicken makhanwala, mutton keema, samosas, dhal makhani and dosas. 

Korea offered us traditional bulgogi, pancakes, japchae, kimchi and fried chicken. China put on a feast, with dumplings, pork buns, spring rolls, gyoza, ki-kiam, shrimp rolls and boba milk tea, which proved very popular with our students. Spain brought their traditional paella to the party, with a huge tapas selection, including chorizo, gambas, croquettas, tortilla and delicious sangria. The buffalo wings of the USA ran out early, as did their cookies and Hershey chocolates. Traditional German treats including bratwurst, sauerkraut, potato salad and homemade pretzels were a welcome addition, as was the bacon and cabbage, smoked salmon, cheddar, Irish coffee mousse and Irish tipples at the Irish booth.

The Middle East and North Africa served up delicious dips, including hummus and zaalook with pita, France and Switzerland gave us raclette among other delicacies, Scandinavia treated us to meatballs, canapes, cake and traditional Schnapps, and even Italy was represented with a stall run by San Remo, serving pasta dishes to suit every taste. And last but by no means least, the beautifully lit Filipino booth gave us a treat from every corner of the Philippines. Roasted lechon, a Lumpia bar, Inihaw bar, salmon belly, noodles, pork bbq, pancit canton, pancit ivatan, dirty ice cream, Filipino desserts as well as buko juice!

The Performances

The dance performances on the night truly showed the diversity, and the talents of our BSM community. From individual performers singing the Philippine and British National Anthems, dancing the Flamenco and covering Ed Sheeran; to large scale group dances, including the Indian musical medley, which spanned dances from the whole country and from the very classical to a disco-themed Bollywood number, we enjoyed every moment. 

We also enjoyed learning the story of the Chinese Zodiac, a traditional German folk dance called Schuhplattler and a funky hip hop number from our primary students. The Haka was a real highlight of the evening, performed by a group of BSM students and boys from the Tuloy Foundation, as were the ballet numbers. We enjoyed a traditional ballet show, with dances from Russia, Spain, Hungary, Germany, America and Vienna, as well as a fantastic performance of “Swan Lake” and “Chariots of Fire” by a few of our Rugby Team. Pink tutus and varsity attire have never joined together to provide so much enjoyment to so many!

You’ve got to be in it to win it!

It was also a night of winners. The British Food Stall helped to bring the “British Bake Off” fun to our community event, with a competition for the best cake baked by teachers and students. A delicious chocolate cake took the crown for the adult cake and two of our Primary students shared the prize for their trifle and cupcakes. The Parade of Nations also provided the perfect opportunity to reward creativity. The costume competition gave the judges a tough task, but the 5 lucky winners this year, had beautiful outfits from their home countries of UK, Germany, Korea, South Africa and Russia. 

A few visitors to the event were lucky enough to be one of our top raffle prize winners. Our generous sponsors have provided GCs for stays in some of the most beautiful parts of the Philippines, including Atmosphere Hotel & Spa in Dumaguete, Dedon Island Resort in Siargao, Bamboo Private Island in Palawan, Nobu Hotel at City of Dreams, Rieseling Boracay Beach Resort, Coco Grove in Siquijor, Coco Beach in Puerto Galera, The District Boracay, Busuanga Bay Lodge in Coron and Buri Resort & Spa in Puerto Galera. Flights to Guam on Cebu Pacific, an overnight package at The Farm at San Benito and free dining at Cafe Curieux, The Peninsula Hotel and Fairmont Makati were among our other amazing prizes.

BSM Community does it again

Of course, none of this could have happened without our truly amazing Operations staff who worked almost through the night, and the rest of the support staff, teachers, parents and students who gave their time willingly to become Bakers, Food stall helpers, Bar Staff, Raffle ticket sellers, Parade helpers, Entry ticket staff, KidZone supervisors, and help the rest of us enjoy ourselves, while raising huge sums of money for Service Learning. 

A few individuals took on such large roles, they were almost given staff passes! These amazing BSM parents made the Parade of Nations such an amazing spectacle for us; kept track of everything to do with the Food Stalls, ensured our event looked beautiful, and ran the ever-popular PTA bar. We are very grateful to you all for the many hours you gave us.

Our very generous sponsors

Finally, we have a huge number of generous sponsors, who provided money, prizes and food, and helped to make sure that as much of the money raised on the night goes straight into the Service Learning Fund, and helping the Service Partners that we work with. Some came along on the night to support the event, which was great – and we hope helped to strengthen relationships between BSM and all of our partners. 



Where the money goes

All of the money raised goes towards supporting BSM Service Partners. The BSM International Evening in March 2015 raised an amazing 605,000 pesos. With this money we were able to fund our work with a variety of Charity Service Partners, including: 

  • PCF, a charity providing education, food aid, fair employment and health care to the poorest adults and children in and around Manila. BSM worked with PCF throughout 2015 (50,000 Pesos)
  • Financial and in-kind support to Makabata Schools Foundation, in Pasig. The school provides formal and non-formal (basic skills) education for street children and out-of-school youth (50,000 Pesos)
  • One Million Lights Foundation, providing solar lights for off-grid communities (90,000 Pesos)
  • The Fairplay for All Foundation, a charity working in Payatas, the largest dumpsite in the Philippines and home to half a million people. Their main projects include a drop-in centre, Payatas Football Club and the Fairplay cafe (10,000 Pesos).
  • Stepping Stones Foundation, a school and learning environment for children and young adults with disabilities and learning difficulties. Year 10 students renovated the garden, and painted classrooms in their new facility (20,000 Pesos)
  • School bags for disadvantaged children living in Panay Island, Visayas (40,000 Pesos)
  • Financial and in-kind support (including the purchase of a projector) for Kids International Ministries, a charity that is based in Manila, but has a number of programmes across the Philippines, providing food, shelter, education and medical attention to at-risk children in indigent communities (40,000 Pesos)
  • Building materials, expertise and manual labour for Tagaytay Central Elementary School during CAS week in May 2015. All Year 12 IB students traveled to Tagaytay, and spent 3 days working at the school to improve the teaching and learning environment (305,000 Pesos)
This year, our fund-raising total is an ambitious one million Pesos. With this money we hope to be able to make even more of a difference to the communities around us. 

The British School Manila (BSM) is a highly regarded co-educational British international school established in 1976. The School is proud to uphold the high standard of the British education system and we take full advantage of our multi-cultural setting. We are accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and also a member of The Federation of British International Schools in Southeast Asia and East Asia (FOBISSEA) and The Independent Association of Prep School (IAPS). 

At present 900+ students aged 3-18 are on BSM’s roll and 35 nationalities are represented. British children make up 33%, Filipino 22%, Canada 9% ,Australians 8% and American 6% of the total population.

For more information and updates, visit http://www.britishschoolmanila.org , and 

Globe Business boosts Shell Eco-Marathon Asia as local connectivity partner

Promoting the integration of technology with environmental sustainability


Globe Business, the enterprise information and communication technology (ICT) arm of Globe Telecom, is once again named as the local connectivity partner for Shell Eco-Marathon Asia, the annual street circuit challenge for the youth which will be held at the Rizal Park in Manila from March 3-6, 2016 as part of its advocacy to protect and conserve the environment.

Globe Business is once again providing internet connectivity at this year’s Shell Eco-Marathon Asia, enabling the seamless data exchange for over 100 teams of young student engineers.
As connectivity partner, Globe Business will provide internet connectivity at the 4-day event which will pave the way for seamless exchange of data and information for over 100 teams of young student engineers from more than 15 countries around the world. The teams will be challenged to design and build their own cars of the future that run the farthest distance with the least possible amount of fuel.

“We are thrilled to be the local connectivity partner for this year’s Shell Eco-Marathon Asia,” shares Globe Senior Advisor for Enterprise and IT-Enabled Services Group Mike Frausing. “Shell Eco-Marathon Asia’s goal to cultivate innovation among the youth and promote the development of technology for environmental sustainability greatly resonates to our sustainability efforts and the innovative culture that Globe espouses.”

Globe Senior Advisor for Enterprise and IT-Enabled Services Group Mike Frausing enjoys a light moment with a Shell representative

The Globe Business Team 
Globe Business' Marian Santos, Dion Asencio, and Senior Advisor Mike Frausing at the Shell Eco-Marathon Asia

“With our participation as connectivity partner for this year’s Shell Eco-Marathon Asia, we are confident that the participants and attendees alike will experience fast and stable internet connectivity powered by Globe Business, enhanced by the different mobility devices that we offer,” added Cindy Salaya, Vice President for Enterprise Product Management.

Globe Business has actively embraced environmental sustainability and is working closely with enterprises which share this advocacy on various fronts. This includes creating greater scale and impact for the telco’s programs on solid waste management via its large-scale initiative “Project 1 Phone,” energy conservation with its participation to the Earth Hour and Earth Day celebrations, carbon offsetting through the successful Cordillera Challenge, as well as biodiversity and habitat protection by partnering with organizations such as the Philippine Eagle Foundation which aided the rehabilitation of Philippine Eagle Pamana.

Participants from all over the world

Shell Eco-Marathon Asia is a unique competition that challenges students around the world to design, build and drive the most energy-efficient car. The competition dates back to 1939, has come a long way from its beginnings and has become an avenue for students to expand their ideas and hone their talents to become future innovators of the world. The event has also been a valuable opportunity for collaborations and multi-sectoral partnerships between other like-minded organizations to strengthen the reach of this advocacy.

For more information about Globe Business and its set of business solutions, get in touch with your Globe Business Account Manager or call the Globe Business Premium Support Center at +63 2.917.2888 toll-free using a Globe mobile and landline. 

For more information, visit www.globe.com.ph/business 

Southeast Asia's Largest Solar Project Inaugurated in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental


Manila, Philippines – Helios Solar Energy Corp. (“Helios”) has today inaugurated its 132.5-megawatt (“MW”) solar generation facility in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. 

The project is Southeast Asia’s largest solar project, developed through a partnership between Gregorio Araneta, Inc. (“GAI”) and Soleq. Soleq is the market leader in the solar PV industry in the Philippines and one of Southeast Asia’s largest solar independent power producers. 

This project follows the partnership’s first solar project, a 30 MW solar generation facility in Ormoc, Leyte, which was commissioned in April 2015.

The first of its size in Southeast Asia, the project has contributed significant value and opportunities to communities in Negros Occidental having employed over 2,000 local people during the construction phase. Estimated that the project will produce 188,500 MWh of solar power per year, or enough to power an estimated 167,526 households, save 177.7 million liters of water, and lower carbon emissions by 94,627 tones per year (equivalent of 10 years of carbon sequestered by planting 2.4 million trees). 

“We are pleased to launch this ambitious project which underlies our conviction to support the country’s shift to more renewable energy. This project also demonstrates our country’s ability to develop world-class renewable energy projects and establishes the Philippines’ foothold as a frontrunner in renewable energy,” said Gregorio Araneta III, Helios Chairman.



About GAI
GAI is a Philippine holding company engaged in real estate, transportation, telecommunication, security and protection services, environmental protection services, oil/petroleum storage facilities and project management. The company continues to grow and is now focusing mainly on real estate investment and development, as well as power generation through its subsidiaries.

About Soleq
Soleq is one of Southeast Asia’s largest solar independent power producers. Soleq has successfully constructed and commissioned 13 projects across Thailand and the Philippines, and has a significant development portfolio. Soleq is an Equis invested platform. 

About Equis
Founded and headquartered in Singapore, Equis is Asia’s largest independent renewable energy developer and investor. Equis is also Asia’s largest independent energy and infrastructure fund manager. With more than US$2.7 billion of funds under management, Equis and its invested platforms employ over 500 professionals across thirteen (13) Asian offices in Manila, Aomori, Bangalore, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kasama, New Delhi, Singapore, Taipei and Tokyo.

March 4, 2016

FUJIFILM Philippines Inc. celebrates Women’s Month with Click to Chic: Female Photography Talks Series, feature Fujifilm X-A2N

Click to Chic: Female Photography Talks (Series) with Camie Juan  Miles Ocampo and Janeena Chan 

FUJIFILM Philippines marks Women’s Month with women-with-a-purpose oriented Female Photography Talks Series


FUJIFILM Philippines Inc. celebrates Women’s Month with Click to Chic: Female Photography Talks (Series) which was launched March 2 at Oakwood Premier in Ortigas. 

Click to Chic is a workshop series geared towards aspiring female photographers that aims to help them learn how to use their FUJIFILM cameras, especially the X-A2.


Click to Chic will be participated in by the X-A2 Circle of Influencers, a group of female photographers who will share basic photography skills and practical tips on how to best use the X-A2 be it in beauty, travel, or lifestyle photography.


FUJIFILM X-A2 is the best fashion accessory to highlight a photographer’s total look. It is armed with a wide range of functions that delivers simple operation and picture-taking power. The X-A2’s Super Intelligent Flash or IFlash automatically delivers the ideal amount of flash for every scene, clearly and brightly capturing faces even under strong backlit or dark conditions. It makes one’s skin tone look smoother and more ravishing. Also when shooting macro shots in dim lighting, the IFlash prevents the washout of the subject and background. For food shots, at extreme close-up, dishes look more appetizing and expertly-shot at that. When you’re ready to share your photos, you can easily highlight up to 30 images in your camera and wirelessly transfer them from your smartphone to post immediately.

Miles Ocampo
Miles Ocampo, a bright young thing over at ABS-CBN, is the perfect picture of a young woman on the verge of limitless possibilities that FUJIFILM X-A2 has come to embody. Ocampo will be the celebrity guest at the grand launch of Click to Chic: Female Photography Talks (Series) by FUJIFILM.

FUJIFILM Philippines endorser Bea Alonzo is also one super celebrity who has fallen in love with X-A2. She takes it to her travels and documents her adventures with it. She also brings it to work and loves discovering and trying out each and every feature of the mirrorless camera.  

“The X-A2 is such a reliable camera, like a dependable buddy whom you can count on to deliver pictures of high quality,” says the top TV-movie actress.   


Nelson Peres, Division Manager of Fujifilm Philippines
With an 80-year history and expertise in photographic film manufacturing behind it, FUJIFILM believes in the power and influence of women to see and capture things of beauty and milestones through the lens. It is both a journey and an adventure worth championing and shining a light on.  

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