October 20, 2017

"An Evening with Pilita" at The Theatre at Solaire


Asia’s Queen of Song, Pilita Corrales, icon and legend of the Philippine entertainment industry for the past 6 decades, goes on stage at 8 p.m. on November 17, 2017 at The Theatre at Solaire for “An Evening with Pilita”. 

With Ms Corrales in the one-night-only concert will be the immensely popular AMP Band and the inimitable string section of the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra with Mel Villena as musical director. The exceptional combination of musicians will provide the big band sound of the 50s and 60s and a taste of the classics. 

The show will profile nuggets of time in Pilita’s life and career. She will be joined by her daughter Jackie Lou Blanco and son Ramon Christopher Gutierrez, both TV and motion picture personalities in their own right; her granddaughter Janine Gutierrez, and her old friends and colleagues in the industry Nikki Ross and Angie de la Cruz, better known as the Wing Duo.

Pilita started singing in Spanish as a host of the radio show “La Taberna” on KZPI. Her career took off in Australia where she became the first woman to top the Australian pop charts with a song called “Come Closer to Me.” She was the first artist signed up by Astor Records. There is even a street in Victoria named after her.

In the early 60's, Pilita was back in Manila to pursue a musical career in her home country. At the same time as she recorded albums in Spanish, English, Tagalog, and Cebuano, Pilita was signed up by ABS-CBN to host and star in a long-running television musical show called “An Evening With Pilita.” 

Ms Corrales has performed locally and abroad with stars like Sammy Davis, Jr., the Beatles, Bob Hope, Pat Boone, Frank Sinatra, and Julie Andrews. 


When asked how she feels about the much-anticipated November 17 concert, Pilita says: 
“It is exciting. I will be at The Theatre at Solaire, which is beautiful and the sound is world class.” 

Pilita was given the well-deserved title “Asia’s Queen of Songs” when she became the first Filipino to win in an international music festival, named the Best Performer at the 1st Tokyo Music Festival in 1972.

She has received every award imaginable in the local music industry. All of these accolades and milestones in her colorful and celebrated life and career will be at the center of “An Evening With Pilita - the concert."

Carlo Orosa the show’s director explains: “We want to show a side of Pilita that a lot of the young people have not seen. She is the first Filipino singer to actually showcase the Filipino talent internationally. She is both an icon and a legend.” 

Pilita is elated to be the next music icon to perform in The Theatre at Solaire’s continuing Icons Series after the sold-out and well-reviewed concerts of Basil Valdez and Celeste Legaspi, “The feeling is like you’re on cloud nine.” 

Audie Gemora, Solaire's Entertainment Director says, “Solaire is home of OPM and what better way for us to establish this than to highlight ‘Icons of Filipino music.' Who can be more iconic that Pilita Corrales? Her distinct voice, performance style and image have regaled generations. She is the only one to have had numerous hit albums in Spanish, English, Tagalog and Bisaya. Anyone who has grown up watching “Bagong Kampeon” knows she has great personality and sense of humor. We cannot wait to have Ms. Pilita on stage at The Theatre Solaire.”

"An Evening with Pilita" is presented by Solaire Resort and Casino. For tickets, please call Ticketworld at 8919999.

October 19, 2017

Traditional 'Hilot' experience at Balay Hilom Spa

Originating in the Philippines, Hilot is a hands-on healing art that involves intuition and massage – from head to toes.


The full body Hilot massage involves a combination of slow moving fingers and hand pressure over various pressure points throughout the back and legs, and relaxing the tension in the head and neck. 

Hilot methods and techniques passed down from generation to generation and known for its therapeutic benefits, Hilot is perfectly suited to the spa, a uniquely Filipino treatment that spas could offer along on their menu of services.


Last Friday, I with my two daughters visit the Balay Hilom Spa at Quezon City to indulge ourselves with the relaxing and rejuvenating massage after the week of work, attending events and projects.

Quezon City Tourism included Balay Hilom Spa as one of the 75 places to visit in Quezon City, out of tens of thousands of establishments in the city.

Balay Hilom Spa's Hilot massage is rooted from the indigenous healing traditions of Philippine provinces. 



Relaxing, serene ambience and with a province-like interior, you will feel relax and releases you from the stress of the hustle and bustle of Metro Manila.





The Balay Hilom Spa friendly accommodating staff welcome and offer us with a freshly prepared cup of Herloom Tea.


The amiable staff dip and washes our feet in a warm water for a few minutes before the Hilot session. 



We choose to experience Balay Hilom Spa‘s signature massage which is the Sinaunang Ginhawa: Hilot Balay Hilom - deep tissue massage that increases blood circulation, improves breathing and frees muscles from “lamig” or pulled muscles.

For just Php 450, a 70-minute massage will help you rid of stress and feel revitalized.


Rediscovering our traditions, Hilot Balay Hilom massage is one of our most enjoying great massage experience, we feel de- stressed, relief and relax. We will definitely go back , with our family and/or friends.



Visit and like Balay Hilom Spa Facebook https://www.facebook.com/balayhilomspa/ to know more about Balay Hilom Spa massage. You can also call 0927 535 8380. 



Balay Hilom Spa is located at FBR Arcade in Katipunan just across Ateneo de Manila University. 


Here is the wide range of signature services and nurture packages offered by Balay Hilom Spa:







October 18, 2017

My baking journey to the world of breads : ETON Global Institute Culinary and Hospitality Management

Cooking and baking breads, cakes and pastries give you personal achievement, appreciation on your self and from others who eat your own cooked food. It can also be tough, it can be stressful, but it's a beautiful, fulfilling passion that fuels creativity and experimentation. 

Baking is an entirely new world with simple but important techniques and methods.

The ETON expert Chefs held the Bread Making Workshop at the Eton Global Institute, Center for Culinary & Hospitality Management, Saturday, October 7, 2017


I enjoyed learning how to make and bake bread at ETON Global Institute Culinary and Hospitality Management. 

The expert chefs teach us what kinds of flour and other ingredients on what particular kind of bread to bake. Simple ingredients you need to produce a seemingly endless variety of products from breads are flour, sugar, eggs, milk, butter, and flavorings. 

The baking journey begins with the first step - know and mix the ingredients - dry and wet ingredients.




I enjoyed the mix, mash and roll dough…fun giving all the effort and strength of my arms and hands. Kneading develops the gluten (a protein) in the dough, which provides the bread's structure.


To knead, place dough on a clean counter lightly sprinkled with flour. Then sprinkle a bit more flour on the dough and your hands to prevent sticking.

Doing the fold, push, turn and repeat. Fold means flatten the dough and fold it towards you. Push, using the heels of your hands, push the dough away with a rolling motion. Turn, or rotate dough a quarter turn. 


Doing the fold, push, turn and repeat.


Keep kneading dough until it is smooth and springs back when lightly pressed with the fingers. Kneading takes 6 to 10 minutes, and use a little more flour if dough is still too sticky.





We really have fun doing it. Most enjoyable was when we got to taste the food that we prepared! Really yummy, warm and fresh breads from the ETON’s oven… the breads our group bake!




We baked Caramel Cinnamon Roll and Italian Focaccia.


Italian Focaccia



Thank you ETON Global Institute and dedicated ETON master chefs for sharing your passion for baking and helping everyone of us to learn how to bake. Thinking for the next schedule of baking lessons and hopefully we will continue and pursue our passion to become a better baker. 



At ETON Culinary Institute, they will not just teach you how to cook but will also inspire you to learn and "eat only healthy food.”



ETON Global Institute Culinary 
and Hospitality Management

ETON Global Institute Culinary and Hospitality Management reach out more to local families and serve the community Lifelong Learning & Living Programs launched in 2017 with the opening of Eton Global Institute.

ETON provides international trainings and life-skills programs for Culinary and Hospitality Management. With its mission of helping and moulding the students and young professionals to become professionally competent with leadership and entrepreneurial skills. Opening doors for them to interact and compete with the best and brightest in the country and around the world.




ETON Global Institute Culinary and Hospitality Management Courses : 


JUNIOR CULINARY CLUB: 
A fun-filled culinary program to gather little chefs to an interactive cooking class. We encourage their creativity in the making of nutritious food for healthy eating and living. Every Saturday morning, they are invited to discover a new cuisine, taste new food and learn how to make it in an entertaining way.


LIFESTYLE COURSE: 
This program was designed for adults who are curious to discover several cuisine and recipes. We offer a new class every week, with an average of 5 recipes for each theme. Our goal is to teach our students the secrets of several kinds of cuisine, with hands-on practice and theory. Our goal is for our students to obtain life-lasting skills and help them become self-reliant.


DIPLOMA COURSE: 
We offer 3 to 6 months professional programs in Culinary and Pastry Arts, Food & Beverage Operations, Bar Management and Hospitality Services. These programs were specially conceived by our best chefs in order to provide our students quality training and all the knowledge they will need to start their career and make their professional dreams come true.


SPECIAL REQUESTS:

- Beginners Class : 1 Day Session.

- Masters Class : 2-3 Days Session.

- Special occasions : Individual classes, Private parties, Family celebrations, Professional parties, Events catering.



Where to find ETON: 

Eton Global Institute is situated in the heart of Sampaloc, Manila, a lively neighborhood where the sense of family is sensed at every corner of each street.

R.V. Marzan Building 1633 corner Makiling Street and Dimasalang Road, Dimasalang Sampaloc, Manila City 1008 Philippines Tel: (02) 954 0662


Visit WWW.ETONGLOBALINSTITUTE.COM for more informations and updates.

October 17, 2017

ComCo Southeast Asia marks first year with major industry awards, new business wins and Camp ComCo mentorship program launch

Fast-rising and award-winning communications agency ComCo Southeast Asia marked its first year with the winning of two Quill Awards of Excellence and major new business wins as well as the launching of an industry-academe linkage and mentorship program designed to discover and develop new trailblazers in the field of communications.

In its first year, ComCo Southeast Asia already bagged two Quill Awards of Excellence from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). In photo are the Quill Awards delegates of ComCo Southeast Asia (from left): AC Recio, Brand Communications Associate; Rachel Syfargo, Brand Communications and Operations Director; Harvey Llamosa, Executive Projects Associate; Ferdinand Bondoy, Regional Integration and Executive Director; Christine Li, Internal Affairs Director; and Joan Icotanim, Brand Communications and Administration Director.

At the 15th Quill Awards, ComCo Southeast Asia bagged the Award of Excellence in the Social Media Program Category for “Bringing in the Fun in a Hot Election Season: The Vote M&M’S 2016 Campaign,” a social media-focused integrated communications campaign for M&M’S that maximized election inspired executions for the brand such as the engagement of influential bloggers as campaign managers of the three competing M&M’S Candy-dates, miting de avance, campaign jingles and posters, motorcade, press rounds and other online and on-ground collaterals.

It also took home the Award of Excellence in the Marketing, Advertising and Brand Communication Category for “Igniting Brand Love – The Launch of ComCo Southeast Asia”. As ComCo Southeast Asia highlighted three core elements in its launch – New PR, Entrepreneurship and Southeast Asia market access, the company introduced its products and services through integrated brand communications to include public relations, social media, merchandising and B2B marketing.

As ComCo Southeast Asia celebrates its first year, it continues to expand its portfolio of clients by winning new major accounts such as Bridal Gallery, World Vision, Oakley, Called to Rescue, Angkas motorbike hailing application, Reef and Eastern Communications. In its first year of operation, ComCo’s clients already included MARS Chocolates (M&M’s & Snickers), Electrolux, WWF, AirAsia, Goodyear, Lamoiyan Corporation’s Licealiz, TCL, Platinum Karaoke, Pioneer Insurance, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and BPI-Philam Life Assurance. It has also worked on several award-winning projects such as the Snickers Don’t Drive Hungry Campaign, which bagged the Silver Awards in Creative Use of Media and Promo and Activation at the recently held Kidlat Awards and named Finalist in Best Use of Ambient Media at Spikes Asia. ComCo also worked for TCL’s Inspiring Bonding Moments Campaign in the Philippines, which was accorded Highly Commended in the Mumbrella Asia Awards.

ComCo also recently launched the ComCo Mentorship Program or Camp ComCo, designed to discover and transform communication, marketing and multimedia students / fresh graduates into revolutionary professionals of the new disciplines of New PR and Smart Social. The three-month comprehensive industry linkage course and apprenticeship program seeks to awaken creative rebels and arm them with the skills they need to rise above the clutter and create groundbreaking and life-changing communication programs.

Among the many disciplines included are courses in New PR, a strategy based, content driven and channel agnostic way of doing PR and Smart Social, a holistic and integrated approach in the maximization of digital and social channels, to effectively reach and engage audiences and help influence change. Presented in three phases, Skills Calibration, Strategic Communications Immersion and Specialization Elective, Camp ComCo curriculum is facilitated by ComCo Southeast Asia’s pool of marketing and communication experts and its network of industry practitioners in the region. Camp ComCo gives participants the opportunity to interact with experts in the field, work on actual communication projects and learn about the latest trends in the industry.



A dream team commandeered by its Regional Integration and Executive Director Ferdinand Bondoy, this pioneering band of communications professionals has decades of leadership experience in the industry, has successfully managed more than 120 varied brands, and has won a staggering number of 41 awards. In photo are (from left): Tricia Cusi, Marketing and Intelligence Director; Rachel Syfargo, Brand Communications and Operations Director; AC Recio, Brand Communications Associate; Ferds Bondoy, Regional Integration and Executive Director; Harvey Llamosa, Executive Projects Associate; Christine Li, Internal Affairs Director; and Joan Icotanim, Brand Communications and Administration Director.

“We are honored in what ComCo Southeast Asia has accomplished in its first year. We never imagined that we will grow this fast, service some of the biggest brands in the region and work alongside the major players in the industry. We are honored with the growing trust and confidence of our clients, partners and other key stakeholders. We take this as a challenge and inspiration to continue in igniting brand love and social change together with our partner brands and organizations. And with the formal launch of Camp ComCo, igniting talent becomes our solid commitment too,” said Ferdinand Bondoy, Regional Integration and Executive Director of ComCo Southeast Asia.

ComCo Southeast Asia looks forward to helping more businesses and brands ignite brand love and social change among its stakeholders and customers as it launches its new website www.comco-hq.com, which not only includes more details on their services and recent campaigns but includes content and articles to help brands and marketers build their business. ComCo has also moved to its new office on the 32nd floor of BPI-Philam Life Building in Ayala Avenue, Makati.



To find out more about ComCo Southeast Asia and Camp Comco, check out www.comco-hq.com, linkedin.com/company/comco-hq or its official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/comco.southeastasia. 

It is also on Twitter and Instagram with the handle @comco_sea.



5th Philippine SME Business Expo to launch on 3rd of November 2017

The 5th Philippine SME Business Expo (PHILSME) is only a few months away. Now on its fifth year, the Philippines' largest business-2-business expo, conference, and networking event dedicated for small and medium-sized enterprises is set to launch on November 3, 2017, at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.



This 2-day event is organized by Mediacom Solutions Inc., a leading trade fair organizer in the Philippines. PHILSME will feature 118 exhibitors and expects 10,00 visitors to attend. Some of the esteemed exhibitors this year include Regus, FedEx, AirAsia, Cisco, MediCard, Esquire Financing, Salarium, SkyBiz, Value Peso, Maria Health, Master Siomai, TAPI, Mybetterpayroll and Quadrant Alpha Technology Solutions.

Small and medium-sized business owners will be able to find solutions suppliers to grow their business. The expo will also present options for aspiring entrepreneurs who are seeking different business opportunities. There will be also an interactive 2-day program where visitors can learn about the latest business solutions and opportunities the country has to offer for SMEs.



Visitors can register online to attend the event for free on both days and get a chance to meet face-to-face with industry experts and network with professionals.

“Our agenda at PHILSME is to help small and medium-sized business owners to find great solutions in order to grow their businesses and to be competitive in this fast-growing economy. 99.5% of registered business are MSMEs, but they only contribute 30% of the nations GDP. With an annual GDP growth of almost 7%, the Philippine Economy is in a sweet spot and we like to help SMEs to be able to take advantage of this momentum. At PHILSME small and medium-sized business owner will get the chance to build lasting business relationships and find new business opportunities” says PHILSME organizer and CEO of Mediacom Solutions Inc., David Abrenilla.


If you are interested to attend PHILSME 2017, register online for free at www.philsme.com

For booth or sponsorship inquiries call +6325094792, or +639273951575, email sunshine@philsme.com. Connect with thousands of SMEs via Facebook at www.facebook.com/PhilippineSMEBusinessExpo




ABOUT THE ORGANIZER
Mediacom Solutions Inc.(MSI) is a leading Philippine exhibition and convention organizer. MSI is the organizer of the Philippine Investment Expo and Conference, the Philippine SME Business Expo, the Visayas SME Business Expo, the Mindanao SME Business Expo, the Philippine Property Expo, the Cebu Property Expo, the Entrepreneur and Franchise Expo and the Baby, Kids and Family Expo Philippines. For more information visit www.mediacom.ph.

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