Inspire moments of wonder with Tiny Love

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Explore, discover and understand the seven developmental wonders that Tiny Love has specially crafted for our young ones as the brand holds a fun launch at SM Makati in partnership with Baby Company.

Tiny Love - a  pioneer in creating developmental toys that support baby's growth, is an award-winning global toy and baby products brand that gives special attention to child development. 

Founded in 1991, the brand's vision is to develop smart solutions that support babies' development from birth to 24 months, gaining recognition for the Tiny Love 7 Elements System. 

The 7 Developmental Wonders System gives parents a comprehensive set of guidelines to ensure that their baby is developing well, hence, each Tiny Love product has been crafted under this system.

Cognition, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Imagination & Creativity, Language and Communication, and Senses are the seven elements to be explored by parents, enabling them to get a better understanding of what their baby is going through at the various stages of their growth and development. 

"My lifelong passions are “kids” and “teaching”," shares Maye Yao Co Say, chief operating officer of Richwell Philippines Inc. the exclusive local distributor of Tiny Love. 

She adds, "With my dad’s support, we were able to develop the Ogalala System-in-Play, which helps parents better appreciate and guide their kids’ child development milestones. For three years now, we have been holding classes and events to further this advocacy of Learning Through Play. Through the Ogalala System-in-Play, we bring in quality educational tools and toys that make play time more meaningful. We spearheaded S.T.E.A.M products to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math products like Melissa & Doug, Discovery Kids, Animal Planet, The Learning Journey, Crayola, and now Tiny Love."

Seeing toys as a great way to develop a baby's cognitive, motor sensory and emotional growth, Tiny Love products have become a favorite especially among young moms who are always looking for the best ways to care for their children. These products have been created with much love and care by the brand's child development experts, based on the different developmental milestones that babies naturally experience. With the help of Tiny Love's 7 Elements System, parents are better guided on the kind of toys, objects and activities that they should surround their baby with. 

To further communicate what Tiny Love's 7 Developmental Wonders System is all about and to showcase the unique baby products that it has to offer, the brand, in partnership with Baby Company recently held a fun and informative event called Inspire Moments of Wonder at SM Makati. 

This way, parents are able to see Tiny Love's popular products first hand as well as get to ask brand representatives regarding their concerns and gain better insight on what Tiny Love has to offer. 

From newborns to active toddlers, Tiny Love has a wide range of fun toys that are perfect in supporting child development. There's colorful Gymini/activity gyms and mobiles that provide the perfect stimuli to start developing infants' mental and physical abilities, as well as other fun toys that toddlers will also enjoy and help parents guide their baby in their young journey in learning and development.

The event also had an insightful Child Development Seminar facilitated by young moms Paula Peralejo-Fernandez (celebrity, blogger) and Ina Arabia-Garcia (Team Publisher, Summit Media) who believe in the benefits of encouraging babies' development by inspiring moments of wonder. 

Also present in the event was Child developmental pediatrician Dr. Jeanne S. Dy, MD, DPPS (Screening Clinician for the Center for Developmental Pediatrics, Consultant at The Medical City and at Medmom Institute for Human Development, Doctor of Medicine at University of Santo Tomas, Special Training in Pediatrics at The Medical City, Sub-Specialty Training in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at The Medical City.

Adding more fun to the event is a special Celebrity Meet and Greet with celebrity moms as well as free goodies and activities that guests and their babies were able to enjoy. 

Raising children in the modern world need not be a daunting experience, even for young moms. Encourage your child to discover the beauty of the world we live in by being their guide and with the aid of baby-friendly brands like Tiny Love. 

Tiny Love products are available at Baby Company branches in SM MOA, SM Makati, SM Aura (boutique) and mall, SM North EDSA, SM Fairview Department Store, SM Megamall, SM Ortigas and Powerplant Mall and Ogalala Concept Stores at Shangri-la Mall and Ayala Mall The 30th.

About Tiny Love

Tiny Love® is a multiple award-winning global toy and baby products brand that puts special emphasis on the issue of baby’s development. We are a team of experts in child development and an industry pioneers in creating developmental toys that support baby’s growth. But first and foremost - we are parents who have personal experience and a deep understanding of the needs that other parents and their babies have during those first exciting years.

Tiny Love® was founded in 1991 with the vision to develop smart solutions to support baby’s development from birth through 24 months.

Raising Care for Rare awareness campaign

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Care and awareness for rare diseases, more research and support of everybody is paramount. Care for Rare awareness campaign and more research can help increase the understanding of these diseases and identify unknown ones. This Care for Rare awareness campaign brings hope to many people living with a rare disease around the nation and their families.

As part of the continuous efforts to promote public awareness on Rare Diseases, the Philippine General Hospital, UP National Institutes of Health and the Philippine Society of Orphan Disorders together with the Department of Health, is pioneering the Care for Rare awareness campaign held at the Philippine General Hospital Out-Patient Department. 

The campaign runs from October 17 to November 16, 2017. During this month-long campaign, an information table is set up manned by health volunteers who would be giving out informational materials about rare diseases specifically Lysosomal Storage Disorders like: Pompe disease, MPS I &II, Fabry disease and Gaucher disease. Patients can approach these volunteers to inquire about the diseases as well. 

As a globally competitive medical and health facility, the Philippine General Hospital is strongly committed to render quality healthcare to the Filipino people through networking and teamwork of its competent, compassionate and ethical health professionals, and by being a center of excellence and leadership in health care training and research that impacts on health policies.

Guided by this mission, this PGH Care for Rare campaign aims to bring national attention and awareness on the impact of rare diseases among people and the ways by which families and communities can help realize the spirit and intention of R.A. No. 10747 or the Rare Disease Law. 

The Philippines has achieved a very important milestone when the Rare Disease Act was passed into law which seeks to improve the access of patients with rare diseases to comprehensive medical care and to timely health information that would help them cope with their condition.

Public awareness plays a very important part in comprehensive healthcare; and a comprehensive healthcare respects everyone’s right to life. 

The campaign for national Rare Disease awareness is a shared responsibility and there is a great need to work together for this to be successful.

Rare diseases do not only affect patients but also their families. Thus the presence of a Rare Disease law somehow alleviates the position of which families with a rare disease patient are in.

As of the moment, the Implementing Rules and Regulations for the RD law are still being finished and parents of RD patients like me are looking forward to its implementation because that will ensure that budget will be allocated to RD programs. This law gives us hope in making sure that people with rare diseases are given a chance at life, says Mrs. Cynthia Magdaraog, President of the Philippine Society for Orphan Disorders and parent of a Pompe disease patient.

Mrs. Magdaraog is a mother of a rare disease patient, Dickoy, with Pompe disease, now an Industrial Design graduate and an accomplished entrepreneur despite only being able to move his wrists.  --- (Youth For Health)

In the Philippines, a disease is considered rare if it affects 1 in every 20,000 individuals or less. Those afflicted with rare disease or orphan disorders suffer from social abandonment due to lack of existing network of support to aid them.

The nature of rare disease is hardly known as well due to lack of information; and only few medical professionals in the country are aware of these disorders and how to diagnose and address these conditions. Medical help is also elusive under the conditions of the country’s health priorities. With this information campaign, both the private and government organizations working behind it are hoping to address the need for effective identification and diagnosis of rare diseases among our country’s population. 

Public awareness plays a very important part in comprehensive healthcare; and a comprehensive healthcare respects everyone’s right to life. 

The campaign for national Rare Disease awareness is a shared responsibility and there is a great need to work together for this to be successful.

Cignal TV, through its SARI SARI Channel presents Tabi Po, a graphic novel – and a TV masterpiece

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Cignal TV, through its SARI SARI Channel, brings you a brave and bold TV series about the lives of aswangs in “Tabi po”. 

Tabi Po series is a TV adaptation of Mervin Malonzo’s best-selling graphic novel series with the same title that won the National Book Awards for Graphic Literature. 

Mervin Malonzo

Directed by award-winning director Paul Basinilio, Tabi Po stars a powerhouse cast led by Luis Alandy as Tasyo, Phoebe Walker as Sabel, Jourdanne Castillo as Salome, and AJ Muhlach as Elias.

Paul Basinilio

Mythological creatures, aswang, probably the most common of Filipino monsters since there are so many different kinds. Growing up, we were told countless tales about this infamous miscreation in Philippine folklore known as aswang. Always depicted as a flesh eating and ruthless creature hunting for its prey, is that what they really are – mindless killing ghouls?

This TV series about the lives of aswangs in “Tabi po”. Unlike anything on TV these days, Tabi Po shows love, beauty, amidst the horrific lives of these creatures called aswang. 

Meet Elias, Tasyo, Sabel and other aswangs.

Where did they come from? What is their purpose? Is there more to the massive killing, gore and bloodshed typically associated with them? Know the untold stories behind the aswang in this new cinematic tv masterpiece.

Tabi Po tells the story of Elias, a neophyte aswang. Born from a tree during the country’s Spanish era, Elias embarks on a journey with two older aswangs, Tasyo and Sabel, in the quest to understand their true nature. Along the way, Elias meets Salome, a sex slave of the friars, and falls in love with her. In the middle of a rising revolution, Elias is forced to face his own battles – his love for Salome versus his hunger for flesh, the growing rift between himself and Tasyo, the society's stigma with aswangs, and the battle with his own inner demons. 

Find out which side will prevail, Elias’ true bloodthirsty nature or his deep feelings for the girl he loves the most.

Luis Alandy

Phoebe Walker, Noel Comia Jr. and Jourdanne Castillo

Phoebe Walker

Here's the theme song of Tabi Po Series presented last night at the media launch held at URBN Quezon City. 

This epic tale premieres on October 27, 2017, and will air every Friday at 8:00 PM until December 1, 2017. Catch it on the SARI-SARI Channel, brought to you by the Philippines' premier pay TV provider, Cignal TV.

Get teasers and trailers at Facebook.com/SariSariPHChannel. 

Live the Dream : Why you should start working on your bucket list and how!

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Everyone wants to live a life full of meaningful memories. I'm sure and hopefully most people enjoy the wonderful world. Have you create your Bucket List? A record of all the goals you want to achieve, dreams you want to fulfill and experiences you want to enjoy, to live life to the fullest!

It’s less than three months to go until the end of 2017. For some reason, days and months fly by at breakneck speeds and before we know it, we only have a month left from the year. Question is, what have you to show for? 

How many of your plans for the year have you accomplished? How many of the goals you have set, the type of person you want to be, the places you want to see, the things you want to try, the adventures you want to take, have you crossed out from your bucket list? 

Stop making excuses and achieve it. Aspire for it. Start it. Do it. Whether it’s going back to your ideal weight, making your first million, chasing your true passions, or starting your own business, stop waiting for the perfect time or the perfect opportunity and start doing now. There will be no right moment, or enough money, or even the perfect person to do it with if you just wait. Life, as they say, is what happens to us while we are busy making plans!

With three months to go before the end of the year, it’s time to get your act together! The first step is to take the first step! Here are ways to start. 

Start a Bucket List Journal 

Keeping a journal where your wish-list (?) or life goals are readily visible and carefully mapped out (think pages upon pages of goal-setting dream boards) is a great step toward turning your bucket list into a reality. You can write or attach here promo fares, travel packages, or “pegs” for future reference. Journaling is also a great way to keep track, store, and immortalize your list’s journey from dream to reality! 

Download a Bucket List App

Don’t have time to start a journal? Want to have—and manage—your bucket list with a swipe of the finger? There’s an app for that! There are several bucket list apps for Android and iOS that will help you track, organize, label, and even categorize your goals, dreams, and projects. These apps allow you update completion status for each item, attach photos and motivational quotes to keep you inspired, and share your bucket list with friends on social media.

Join promos and contests 

What will you lose if you join a million contests and promos? Nothing! So go ahead and try it. There are actually a lot of stuff online that can help you achieve your bucket list. You can get discounts for your travel bucket list or win a free course. On Facebook, there is an ongoing bucket list contest on FWD Life Philippines’ FB page (@fwdlife.ph). When you win, you’ll be given the chance to actually do your bucket list! (Get Fit, Start a Business, Go Scuba Diving, Make an Indie Film, Make Your First Million, Create Your Own Restaurant Brand, etc.). Cool, right? Head to the page and check it out. I mean, what’s the harm in trying? 

Completing your bucket list is easier than you think. All you need to do is start. Start believing that you can achieve it. So stop dreaming about it. Stop waiting. And start doing! Good luck!

FWD Life Insurance Corporation (“FWD Life”) is the first life insurance company licensed by the Insurance Commission of the Philippines under the new Insurance Code. FWD launched its commercial operations in September 2014. After its second full year of operations in 2016, FWD ranked #12 in total premium income, up one notch from previous year, according to the Insurance Commission’s report.1 By March 2017, FWD Life is the highest-capitalized life insurer in the Philippines with PhP 2.3 billion in paid-up capitalization.2 

FWD Group spans Hong Kong & Macau, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, and Japan, offering life and medical insurance, general insurance, and employee benefits across a number of its markets. Established in Asia in 2013, FWD is the insurance business arm of investment group, Pacific Century Group. In the Philippines, FWD has nine business hubs located in key cities nationwide with its headquarters in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.

FWD is focused on creating fresh customer experiences, with easy-to-understand products, supported by digital technology. Through this customer-led approach, FWD aims to become a leading pan-Asian insurer that changes the way people feel about insurance.

For more information please visit fwd.com.ph.

1 HYPERLINK "http://www.insurance.gov.ph" www.insurance.gov.ph > Statistics > 2017 > Based on Premium Income

2 Based on publicly available disclosures.

Tech Millionaire and Adventure Journalist Garrett Gee Inspires Students to Follow their Passion

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Garrett Gee (2nd from left) with Jefferson High School students (L-R): Lawrence Angelo, Joshua Natividad, Ryan Adion, Terry Sustal, Saul Molina, and Princess Sembrano. (Photo courtesy of Pia Lopezbanos-Carrion)

What would one do with a million dollars? Or in this case, $54 million? Tech millionaire and travel journalist Garrett Gee was faced with this very question after he sold his app to Snapchat in 2014. The story behind his mind-blowing success, and what he is now doing with his life were the subject of his chat with students of Jefferson High School in Daly City, California, as part of a joint outreach by ABS-CBN International and Discovering Routes.

According to their website, “Jefferson has a reputation for high academic and athletic standards, despite its designation as an underperforming school. The Jefferson Staff encourages students to achieve at their highest potential, developing skills necessary to become life-long learners and productive citizens.”

A Story of Success

As a sophomore at Brigham Young University, Garrett developed the app, Scan, with two other co-designers. Shortly after, legions of downloads followed its launch. This led to a TV feature on Shark Tank where he did not get the funding he sought. But as all great stories have their glorious endings, Scan was later acquired by Snapchat.

“I feel like it’s one of those classic questions: ‘What would you do with a million dollars?’ It was a really cool and humbling experience to be faced with that question,” Garrett admits to the class. And this was his plan, “Let’s sell everything we own, go super minimalistic, and just travel for some time. Let’s learn about different cultures, about different countries, and try to see what brings other people happiness all around the world.”

This minimalist, vagabond-style of exploring the world paved the way for the two of his landmark projects:

(1) The Bucket List Family – a social media documentation on Garrett’s family and their travels; and

(2) Discovering Routes– an original series from ABS-CBN Global Studios, that follows him and his sister, Miristi, as they return to their ancestral land.

Passion and Hard Work

Garrett’s talk highlighted that through all the positive and fun things happening in his life, “it all goes back to the high school days and the college days when I just made up my mind to figure out what’s right for me; that I need to follow my own passion. As long as I work hard at it, develop the skills, and don’t get lazy, I think I can make it happen.”

The Intro to Robotics class is the brainchild of Principal Mark Beshirs and teacher Joel Bruxvoort. Ryan Adion, a senior at Jefferson High, was impressed by how the class was captivated by their guest speaker. “People who talk here, they come in suits, he’s just dressed casually so I feel I can relate to him.” Junior student Saul Molina chimed in,“It was pretty cool how he split the money equally,” referring to how Garrett nontraditionally decided on dividing the profit from Snapchat evenly with his co-designers.

Beshirs and Bruxvoort are proponents for unconventional teaching methods. “I just see the smiles on their faces and their intent, and the really nice questions they asked. They start to see humanity, to see themselves,” shared Bruxvoort.

(Left) Jefferson High students pull out the Scan app on their phones and show these to Garrett. (Right) Garrett takes a selfie with the students before they parted ways.

On his end, the tech rockstar confided that this was one of his all-time favorite talks.

“I spoke at a lot of corporations and universities, but this is cool because when I entered into their classroom, I just saw a lot of people who remind me of myself back in high school, and I saw a lot of potential in them.”

The talk was made possible by Daly City Arts and Culture Commissioner Dorie Paniza, with Jefferson High School Principal Mark Beshirs, and ABS-CBN International’s Global Head of Corporate Affairs and Public Relations Nerissa Fernandez.

(L-R) “Intro to Robotics” Teacher Joel Bruxvoort, Discovering Routes Executive Producer Keesa Ocampo, ABS-CBN International Managing Director for North America Olivia De Jesus, Jessica Gee w/ 3-year old Manilla, Jefferson High School Principal Mark Beshirs, Garrett Gee w/ 4-year old Dorothy, Consul General Henry Bensurto Jr, Consul Carlyn Monastrial, and Daly City Commissioner for Arts & Culture Dorie Paniza.

A Beacon of the Filipino American Community

Consul General Henry Bensurto, Jr. of the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco made a surprise visit to the class. He presented Garrett with a certificate of appreciation for his philanthropy and goodwill. Bensurto expressed his gratitude to Garrett for having “contributed to raising the profile of the Filipino people, not only in his country but the entire world; and for inspiring the young generation of Filipino Americans to discover their Filipino heritage and connect with the country of origin of their parents.

Consul General Henry Bensurto, Jr. (right) tells Garrett Gee (left) that what he is doing for the Filipino community is fantastic. Bensurto stated, “he opens up the beauty that the Philippines is all about – its culture, its people, its cuisine.”

A Quick Trek to TFC Headquarters

Prior to Garrett’s talk at Jefferson High, he visited the Daly City headquarters of ABS-CBN International to film fun digital content for Discovering Routes. Extending his Philippine experience, Garrett’s learning a bit of the language, still eating the food, and connecting with his roots.

Adventure journalist Garrett Gee sits down with Discovering Routes Executive Producer Keesa Ocampo to engage in a fun Q&A.

Garrett interacts with the officers and staff during his recent visit to the TFC headquarters. Clockwise from top left: Garrett greets officers in conference (L-R) Solutions Delivery Head Gilbert Talavera, Digital IT Officer Ria Vizcarra, Accounts Receivable & Remedial Officer Noel Duma, Digital Partnership & Integration Head Connie Lopez, and Global Business Development Head Enrique Olives; with Global Head of Theatricals JohnD Lazatin; talking with Global HR & Organization Development Head Vic Nuguid; with BA Executive Producer Troy Espera.

Keep up with this adventurer and follow his journey. New webisodes on Garrett’s exploits in the beautiful islands of the Philippines go live Mondays and Thursdays on www.DiscoveringRoutes.com. The Discovering Routes TV series can be seen around the globe on Myx TV and Lifestyle Network, and in the Philippines via Lifestyle TV.

ABOUT DISCOVERING ROUTES

Discovering Routes is an original series by ABS-CBN Global Studios that follows people to their lands of ancestry, in search of epic adventures. The series caters to the wanderlust of those who love to explore and travel and immerse themselves into food, music, culture, and adventure. Follow Discovering Routes on Facebook and Instagram.