Vista Mall Iloilo brings unique shopping, dining experience
Vista Mall Iloilo has opened its new wing with 10 new retail stores to spice up the shopping and dining experience in the region.
The Villar Group’s AllValue team brings into this highly urbanized city 10 of its new and best retail brands, which have conquered the shopping palate of Vista Mall’s avid customers from around the country.
The new wing offers its newest retail concepts: Dear Joe, Sixty Four, Bread Table, Chicken Deli, AllAmerican, KAL, No Name, Paper & Co, Pet Buddy and AllGreen.
On the Villar Group’s reinvigorated plans to boost presence in key cities nationwide, Villar Group chairman Manny Villar says the group has been actively expanding to cater to the demands of consumers for a better shopping experience.
Lumina Homes for perfect starter investment
Lumina Homes has recently upgraded its previous single-storey models from basic to a perfect starter home, and ultimately, a perfect starter investment–the Home Starter series.
The Home Starter Series introduces Emery with 22 sqm. floor area on a regular 36 sqm. lot cut, and Eliza with 24 sqm. floor area on a regular 36 sqm. lot cut.
Starting at P1 million package, the Home Starter series also offers investors an equitable price to start a real estate business.
Whether as a starter home or starter investment, expect a very good appraisal rate as Lumina communities come complete with a covered basketball court, mini gardens and playground, guarded entrance with CCTV, and shuttle service. More importantly, they are close to major thoroughfares and business centers.
Currently, the Home Starter series’ Emery and Eliza is available in Lumina projecs in Bulacan, Cagayan, Bataan, Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Quezon, Sorsogon, Negros Occidental, Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental, and Davao del Norte.
Sinclair Paint marks comeback at PHILCONSTRUCT 2022
Sinclair, one of the world’s pioneer and trusted brand of paint solutions, has provided the world with premium quality products that kept every family inspired and safe.
Sinclair is set to return in the Philippines with its new generation of paint products that are ready to provide a modern system that will share further beauty and protection to every Filipino home.
Marking its return at the 2022 PHILCONSTRUCT Expo this November 3 to 6, Sinclair will be showcasing an array of products made more suitable to the changing aspirations and needs of Filipino homes, as well as innovations that protect not just our homes but also our planet.
The modern technology paint system of Sinclair from its Functional Paints, from oil based to water-based paints to its Decorative and Effect Paint solutions will level up a home’s beauty, style, durability and functionality.
Sinclair’s return to the local market will highlight its new generation paint that upgrades common paint usage by delivering a future-proof system through modernized and eco-friendly approach. Led by its “Waterproofing Paint”, made suitable for internal and external use, Sinclair will also share other paint products that will further help us achieve the beauty, color and protection our home needs.
Presented by Magna Prime Chemical Technologies, Inc., Sinclair Paint will be at Booth F16 of the 2022 PHILCONSTRUCT, along with the country’s biggest names in the construction industry.
Sogo Cares donated about 1M in Brigada Eskwela Initiatives
Sogo Cares has successfully closed its Balik-Eskwela program this year after more than a month of supporting over 60 beneficiaries including schools, barangays, and NGOs.
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Sogo Cares has donated thousands of assorted school supplies, vitamins, cleaning materials, gardening tools, and hygiene kits aiding over 20,000 students nationwide.
“We believe that children should have access to basic needs especially basic tools that would help in their education like pencils, paper, ball pens, crayons, and other learning materials that would significantly increase their interest in their studies”, said Sue Geminiano Hotel Sogo Marketing Manager citing Sogo Cares’ annual program of assistance to NGOs, schools and communities.
Sogo Cares Balik-Eskwela program is one of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs designed to encourage and give hope to students through donations of school supplies, learning materials, and other supplies important in education to different communities, barangays, and schools nationwide.
The Department of Education (DepEd) officially kicked off the nationwide Brigada Eskwela 2022 with the theme Tugon sa Hamon ng Ligtas na Balik-Aral to promote collaboration and resiliency in basic education to ensure the readiness of schools for the opening of school year. Collective efforts from the government, volunteers, and different organizations are needed to ensure a safe, clean, and quality education.
National Choosy Day: Gluta-C celebrates 15th year
Gluta-C is all about finding different ways to glow inside and out. Gluta-C skincare lines, Intense Whitening and Kojic Plus+, harness the combined powers of two major antioxidants, Glutathione and Vitamin C. The company’s goal is to encourage the community to be “choosy”–to be more careful and to make mindful choices, so they can feel even more confident about themselves.
This year Gluta-C celebrated 15 years of glowing skin on National Choosy Day, a special day to empower Filipinas to be choosy with skincare and everything else in life, last October 15 at the Activity Center A of UP Town Center.
Hosted by Angelica Maranan-Maglanoc, there were insightful talks from skincare and lifestyle content creators MJ Perez and Kris Lumagui and skincare tips from dermatologist Dr. Meriam Isla, and special performances by Lady Gagita and Mauie Francisco, and a meet-and-greet with Blessa Figueroa (Miss Filipina International 2022). Exclusive freebies and prizes were given away particularly for raffle winners and best dressed winners, and a one-hour flash sale during the Glowden Hour where all Gluta-C products available at the event were at 20% off.
Choosies may check out other offerings on Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, or Youtube. Gluta-C favorites are available at leading drugstores and supermarkets such as Watsons, SM Beauty, Mercury Drug, Puregold, and Robinsons Supermarket, or online via Shopee and Lazada.
PRIOR: Focusing on Vital Priorities
Small to medium enterprises are betting on developing leaders, calibration and changes in ways to value employees because people are their vital assets.
Ms. Bless Baluyot will talk about Decoding talents and skills for the workplace of the future on November 04, at the SME seminar PRIOR: Focusing on Vital priorities at the Grand Ballroom B, Hilton Hotel. Atty. Marvyn Gaerlan, for her part, will coach the participants on legal matters as they build their business from the ground up.
Mr. Mondo Castro will share how Modernizing Sales and Marketing Processes are vital to building sales pipeline and accelerating growth. Castro has 27 years of experience in media, training, corporate management, human resources and organizational development.
PRIOR: Focusing on Vital Priorities Seminar is brought to us by Masterminds Institute Training and Development Services Inc., founded by coach Ariel Tolentino and author of Significant Living book. Mastermind Institute was established to contribute to positive change.
Masterclass in finance
P&A Grant Thornton is collaborating with FINEX Academy in holding the Senior Leadership Program in Finance.
Considered as the Masterclass in Finance, the second offering of the program will start on November 3.
The Grant Thornton-Finex Senior Leadership in Finance Program is comprised of 12 sessions and covers six modules. Each session will run for three hours with two hours to be conducted by institutional learning partners and a one-hour presentation by a recognized industry expert /finance practitioner.
The masterclass is highly recommended not just for chief financial officers or their equivalents, but for heads of finance and other C-suites officers with finance roles.
The masterclass program will be delivered online, and synchronous sessions will be held via Zoom.
Mindanao Art 2022
Alsons Development and Investment Corp. (Alsons Dev), the premier property developer and real estate pioneer in Davao City, is hosting Mindanao Art 2022 at The Club at Northtown in Cabantian, Davao City until November 5.
Now in its fourth year, the event features over a thousand curated works by almost 500 artists from 32 galleries from the Davao Region, Sarangani, Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro, and Iligan. Mondanao Art 2022 is spearheaded by Lawig-Diwa Inc. in partnership with Alsons Dev and supported by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the National Committee on Art Galleries,
With the theme “Aligned and Interconnected”, Mindanao Art 2022 aims to showcase Mindanao’s culture through art and help broaden the public’s access to the works of the island’s brightest talents.
Alsons Dev has invited over a thousand students from nearby public schools, together with their teachers, parents, and guardians, to visit Mindanao Art 2022.
Donate via Shopee
Shopee launches its Shopee Bayanihan: Typhoon Paeng Support initiative together with partner charity organizations.
Through the initiative, users can purchase donation vouchers from Shopee’s partner charities on the app.
These efforts are part of Shopee Bayanihan, the company’s umbrella CSR arm that seeks to provide support for communities in need through partnerships with various humanitarian organizations.
Until November 13, Shopee users can purchase the donation e-vouchers that will be used to provide victims of the typhoon with water kits, health, and sanitation stations, and other essentials such as food and clothes from partner charities UNICEF, Habitat for Humanity, Waves for Water, and GMA Kapuso Foundation. Users can access e-vouchers and purchase them via Shopee’s integrated mobile wallet, ShopeePay.
