World-renowned Loboc Children’s Choir Performs at The Manila Hotel and Manila Prince Hotel for FREE

 

Through the years, the renowned Loboc Children’s Choir has captivated audiences far and wide with its musical genius. Having won national and international competitions and performed in front of heads of state, VIP’s and dignitaries. What began as a simple school chorus formed to add color to school and community events has grown into one of the Philippine’s most outstanding choirs today.

The Loboc Children’s Choir was founded in 1980, it is made up of thirty Loboc Central Elementary School students aged nine to thirteen. The Loboc Children’s Choir has shared its music in countless festivals and concert halls around the world and has also won numerous competitions.

How Flower Bouquets Alter with the Seasons

 

Flowers have their seasons. This is obvious when we look at flower shops in Bristol, which change their bouquets for special occasions. This is not only because certain flowers in Bristol are only available at specific times of the year; flowers also have symbolism and a bouquet in spring for a wedding will differ from nuptial blooms in autumn. We take a look Bristol flowers and how these change every season for weddings and funerals — two of the key times for calling on a Bristol flower shop.

Spring Bouquets

Many florists in Bristol can add more colour and variety to their bouquets in spring. Some of the most popular spring wedding flowers are grape hyacinths, anemones, narcissus, daffodils, hyacinths, gardenia, jasmine, roses, and tulips. Lily of the Valley is a top choice of many brides. When planning a spring wedding, ask the local flower shop Gloucester Road about matching flowers to your colour scheme.

White lilies are favoured by flower shops Bristol for funerals. This flower signifies sympathy. Other choices are white and yellow roses and they represent respect and love.

The Next Frontier: 2022 Annual Sellers’ Event

 

Mega Manila and South Division Heads, Marylee Sadiasa and Engr. Ric Pallesco

The grand celebration was held last April 13, 2023 at The Tent, Vista Global South, Las Piñas City, as Camella and Vista Estates honored the achievements of their business partners from the entire One Luzon Team for the year 2022. The night was filled with entertainment as lively production numbers were presented by The Whiplash Dancers. Aliw awardee for Best Inspirational Singer, Sheena Lee Palad, who was also the event host, gave a compelling performance that thrilled the audience. The spectacular night became more special as Vista Land’s Chairman, Manny B. Villiar, Jr., delivered an inspiring keynote address to the audiences, business partners, and stakeholders here and abroad.

Chairman Manny B. Villar, Jr. 

It is inevitable for individuals to encounter unfamiliar currents brought by the "new normal," yet, the sales force of Camella and Vista Estates went against and beyond uncharted waters, re-modified and developed better ways to meet new challenges, and stayed unfazed in the face of difficulties. 

Apart from recognizing the outstanding efforts of its sales force, the event served as a call to action and inspire individuals to welcome new challenges, learn, and breach walls to embrace greater opportunities. The awardees embodied the event's theme by going beyond and finding a way to sail through the unforeseen hindrances they encountered. 

The Next Frontier is a reminder that there is always more that we can do to improve; there is always a border expected to be explored, a difficulty waiting to be resolved, and opportunities ready to be seized. The Next Frontier aspires to spark a new flame for perseverance and ambition and to transform individuals to accept and face new challenges with willpower and a determination to conquer significant boundaries, creating new and even greater opportunities along the way.

Top Sales Group Awardees with Vista Land COO Jerylle Luz Quismundo and Division Head 

for North Luzon, Ailene Sarmiento with Eduardo Aguilar

Camella, the country's biggest housing brand in the country, has successfully built well-crafted homes for more than half a million Filipino Families. Through its years of service, Camella continues to develop sustainable housing with access to various amenities, green spaces, and commercial establishments. Camella has developed communities in 47 provinces and 149 cities and municipalities nationwide. Despite having the broadest geographic reach, Camella deliberately chooses to expand their reach as they understand the ties Filipino families have with the place they're born in, the people they grew up with, and the memories they share with a specific area.

Division Heads, Teresa Tumaga (South Luzon), Ailene Sarmiento (North Luzon 1) and Rochelle Alpasan (North Luzon 2)

Vista Estates is Vista Land's collection of master planned communities around the country, offering a variety of prime, innovative, and world-class communities with abundant possibilities for growth and expansion. To go beyond the stereotypical costumery of a master planned megalopolis, Vista Estates takes on the great waves of building modern-day cities with a unique and creative aesthetic, remarkable diversity, and an enthralling vision. 

The Next Frontier | Pre-event

Camella and Vista Estates are now on board to launch their ships with renewed and positive views for challenges and opportunities. Together, Camella and Vista Estates are ready to embrace new challenges and push limits with boldness and greater ambition for the future through their recent event– The Next Frontier: Conquering Boundaries, Creating Opportunities.

Check out the Camella communities nationwide. Visit camella.com.ph and follow them on social media @CamellaOfficial. Explore Vista Estates’ grand master-planned communities. Visit  https://vistaestates.vistaland.com.ph or follow @VistalandAndLifescapesOfficial on social media.

 

Grab The Marketplace’s Pure Imagineocean eco-bag

 

Gone are the days when people used to take plastic bags for their everyday shopping. People are now getting aware of how plastic bags harm the environment and wildlife. I live in Quezon City where in 2012, they established the city ordinance regulating the use of plastic bags and establishing an environmental fee for its use known as the "Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance."

Single-use plastic is one of the primary contributors to the environment's rapid degradation. It has been disposed of indiscriminately in environmentally sensitive sites such as streams and landfills, among others, despite having virtually no recyclable purposes. The biggest concern in Quezon City was the carelessly dumped plastic bags. While they represented a missed chance to recover, reuse, and recycle plastic, they also negatively influenced the city's waste stream, leading to various environmental nuisances.

Since summer is here and the ocean, as well as the beach, are calling us out. Recycle Now’s Julie Brown once said: “Summer is one of the busier times of year for waste collection services, particularly for metal cans, plastic and glass bottles, and garden waste, it becomes the season of waste." The unpredictable weather means many people leave their grocery planning and shopping to the last minute, but hurried menu planning, last-minute choices, and worries about providing enough for everyone to eat can lead to over catering and increased waste. While it’s tempting to pack disposable products, buying reusable ones could save you money which you can enjoy spending on extra treats. The disposable way of life also costs more in the end, with both bank balances and the environment taking the strain.

Sadly, plastic bags are being thrown into the ocean

The Marketplace's Pure Imagineocean eco-bag helps preserve the Philippine seas from plastic pollution by allowing you to carry everything you need! These bags provide a clean, safe, and eco-friendly alternative to plastic bags. The Marketplace's Pure Imagineocean eco bags reduce the need for single-use plastic bags, which have been shown to harm the environment. Plastic bags, which are made of petroleum, contribute to the extraction of fossil resources. They also pose a significant disposal issue. Plastic bags take generations to degrade in nature, burning them emits harmful chemicals, and plastic rubbish hurts a variety of marine animals in the oceans.

Purple Plum Fairy with her The Marketplace Pure Imagineocean eco bag

Personally, I like having a reliable eco bag with me rather than single-use plastic bags. They are more durable aside from somehow doing my part in helping save Mother Earth. This is also why upon learning about this initiative from The Marketplace, I immediately got my own bag. Shopping for my household needs had never been this nice! Plus, I got to shop for our favorite Woolworth Australia's well-loved brands. Talk about hitting two birds with one stone. 😉

In collaboration with Save Philippine Seas, help us conserve the Philippine Seas and make conservation initiatives a reality. From March 2 through May 13, 2023, get a Pure Imagineocean environmental bag for P199 (regularly P279) with a minimum purchase of P1,500 and P500 worth of eligible items. This item is available at all The Marketplace locations!

The spacious eco bags encourages responsible and safe shopping. It is not just a sustainable bag but it is large enough to carry your entire day's worth of shopping. It also means you’re also able to save discarded plastic bags from a waste landfill.

Get a discounted Pure Imagineocean eco-bag for only P199 (regular price of P279) for a minimum purchase of P1,500 with P500 worth of participating items. Join this cause and get your own reusable bag at any The Marketplace branches nationwide until May 13, 2023!

Follow The Marketplace on Facebook at www.facebook.com/themarketplacefresh and on Instagram @themarketplacefresh

Visit this link to see the details of seatizen journey of The Marketplace and SPS:

https://www.savephilippineseas.org/pureimagineocean

Be an Aura Portrait Master and Win Exciting Prizes from vivo

 

The thrilling discoveries from vivo are far from ending. One of the country's biggest smartphone companies, vivo, has announced the vivo Be an Aura Portrait Master promotion, in which Filipino fans can win a vivo V27e and other prizes. Consumers who purchase any variant of the vivo V27 Series in certain concept shops between April 15 and April 30 with kiosks across the country are eligible to play a game of roulette, receive a raffle entry, and win incredible prizes.

Customers who purchase a vivo V27e or vivo V27 5G smartphone will receive a one-time chance to play the vivo roulette. Bring your lucky charms because you might win a Voguard Fitness Tracker or a vivo backpack!

But wait! There's more! Consumers are ready for another surprise because their purchase qualifies them for additional benefits.

to enter the online raffle and be one of the lucky winners:

Three (3) winners will receive a vivo V27e smartphone.

Five (5) winners will receive a vivo Y02 smartphone; and

There will be twenty (20) winners of a Homefun Garment Steamer.

Customers only need to fill out an online form with their full name and address, mobile number, and email address to enter this raffle. All entries must be received by April 30 at 10:00 p.m. The lucky winners will be announced on vivo's Facebook page on May 12, 3:00 PM.

Those who win must bring any valid ID, proof of purchase with the exact date, and an email or text message from vivo Philippines to the nearest vivo concept store. Keep in mind that prize claims are only valid for 60 days from the date of notification, and claims made after that date will be rejected and will not be tolerated.

UnionBank: The Official Sponsor and Pre-Sale Partner for The Asian Premiere of Hamilton

 

UnionBank of the Philippines, in collaboration with GMG Productions, will offer an exclusive booking period for Hamilton's Asian debut, giving its credit cardholders first access to tickets. 

The hip-hop musical about America's founding father, Alexander Hamilton, began as an off-Broadway production in 2015, garnering sell-out shows and critical praise before moving to Broadway, where it won 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the show's creator and writer, plays the title character (beloved for his songs in Moana and Encanto). Hamilton has been busy since then performed in the West End of London, Puerto Rico, Germany, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and, shortly, Manila, Philippines!

Miranda remarked in a teaser video announcing the Manila premiere, which will take place at The Theatre at Solaire beginning September 2023, "We have had so many wonderful Filipino company members part of the production." Hamilton pamilya all over the world, and now we'll be bringing the play to your lovely country very soon! I can't wait to show it to you."

"We are incredibly happy that Hamilton will be making its Asian Premiere in Manila," said Bob Sewell, co-presenter of Hamilton in Manila and Producer of GMG Productions. We can't wait to see Filipinos crowds to see this fantastic play. We are also thrilled to be collaborating with UnionBank, who has shared our passion since the beginning."

UnionBank's Cards and Loans Chief, Vishal Kadian, concurs. "We couldn't be more thrilled to be collaborating with GMG Productions on Hamilton Manila's pre-sale," he said. "In addition to being the Best Digital Bank, we are committed to providing absolutely great and exclusive experiences to our consumers, and this is just the first of many."

UnionBank will open the Hamilton exclusive booking period to its credit cardholders before the public ticket sale season begins on April 24, 2023, in anticipation of sold-out events. There will also be an extended version. Pre-sale tickets are available to UnionBank credit cardholders as well as those who sign up for the Hamilton Waitlist.

Follow UnionBank on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/unionbankph/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/unionbankph/). Check out both social media platforms for more details. 

Petron reactivates Lakbay Alalay for the 38th time

 

For the Holy Week holidays, industry leader PETRON CORPORATION is reactivating the country's longest running roadside assistance program, with Lakbay Alalay pit stops strategically placed on important toll routes.

Petron employee-volunteers will be on hand to offer free vehicle inspections as well as

medical assistance at the following Petron service stations:

 On Thursday, April 6, from 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at PEC1 NLEX Northbound (Marilao,

Bulacan) and PEC 3 SLEX Southbound (San Pedro, Laguna)

 On Monday, April 10, from 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at PEC2 NLEX Southbound (Bocaue,

Bulacan) and Km 79 Star Tollway

Motorists can take advantage of free safety checks to verify that their vehicles are roadworthy and properly maintained, particularly on the important BLOWBAG components of Brakes, Lights, Oil, Water, Batteries, Air, and Gas.

Whenever tourists begin to experience the physical affects of extended hours on the road, free medical help is available to assure everyone's safety.

Motorists can also get a personalized Petron Value Card for PHP100, which comes pre-loaded with 100 Petron Peso Points and can be used to pay for fuel and other Petron items, as well as cellular load redemption. With the card, every Petron fuel transaction, Petron Peso Points are earned by purchasing lubricants or Gasul LPG at participating Petron service stations.

Now that summer vacations are officially back in full swing, market leader Petron Corporation can assist you in preparing your vehicle for those much-anticipated road excursions. While many spend a lot of time and effort planning their schedule and making hotel reservations.  Many people overlook the importance of arriving at their destination and returning safely. A visit to your nearest Petron Car Care Center or Petron service station can help make your holiday travels more fun and worry-free.

If you're going on a long-distance road trip, Petron suggests changing your oil. The engine is the heart of your car, and the correct engine oil ensures that it runs efficiently by decreasing engine stress and keeping the engine clean. Petron's portfolio of world-class products.

Engine oils are the perfect fit for its outstanding Tri-Action Advantage fuels. Petron Ultron is highly suggested for gasoline engines to supplement Petron Blaze 100, Petron XCS, and 

Petron Xtra Advance gasolines. Petron Diesel Max is the ideal fit for diesel engines.

Petron Rev-X diesel engine oils are used in Petron Turbo Diesel fuels. Petron has particularly prepared its Petron for motorbike engines because to their greater speeds and power output. Sprint 4T motorcycle oils for improved thermal and oxidation performance.

Thus, whether you're driving a sedan, an SUV, a family van, or a motorcycle on your summer road trip, a stop at your favorite Petron gas station should be a mandatory component of your pre-trip planning.

Make your holiday trips enjoyable, safe, and stress-free. Make a stop at your nearby Petron service station part of your summer vacation plans. Moreover, if you have any problems on the road, the Petron Lakbay Alalay team will be ready to help provide emergency help for your vehicle and its occupants

Happy Hoppy Easter at The Manila Hotel

 

The Manila Hotel invites guests to 'hop on over' to The Grand Dame as the Easter Bunny makes a special appearance for an afternoon of fun and surprises.

With activities like DIY arts and crafts like cupcake making and coloring station, interactive bubble show, comical balloon twister, enjoyable dance workshops, amusing magic show, and bouncy inflatables that evoke the magic of childhood fairgrounds, kids and kids-at-heart will have a Happy Hoppy Easter. To spread the Easter cheer even further, children will be treated to candy floss and popcorn from The Manila Hotel.

To round out the festivities, our junior guests will be granted admission to the hotel's Easter Egg Hunt, where they will embark on an adventure, fill their Easter baskets, and be rewarded with special surprise delights.

The entire family can snap photos at our Easter-themed photo frame to record the enjoyable memories made on this day.

Happy Hoppy Easter will be held at The Manila Hotel on April 9, 2023 from 1 PM to 5 PM. The entry cost is P1,500 nett for one adult and one child (ages 12 years old and below)