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We’ve been told that “the sweetest sound to anyone’s ears is the sound of his own name”. That’s why the most well-thought of presents are those that are engraved, carved and printed to be personalized. Still not done ticking names off your shopping list? Then you may want to check out these personalized gift ideas that will surely make your loved ones feel extra special this Christmas. Leather Items Whether it’s a wallet, a keychain, a passport case or a bag tag, we all love to receive leather items. However, seeing our name embossed or debossed on them makes the surprise even better. We ordered personalized bag tags from De Rajje PH but luckily, many leather retailers also offer this service. Wooden Decor Photo via Treen Manila Looking for a personalized gift for a family? Wooden decors can be an interesting family present. We ordered a wooden clock with the family’s last name from Treen Manila and the recipients absolutely loved it! They have a bunch of other woodcrafts too like candle blocks, wooden boards, family frames and Christmas tree ornaments that can all be personalized! Mugs, Pens & Pillows Photo via It’s Personal Yes, they may seem like generic Christmas presents but let’s face it, mugs, pens and pillows can be practical and useful. It’s a good thing that you now have the option of personalizing them. It’s Personal is a retail store that’s all about making “personalized gift items that look just like you” – or the person you’re giving Read More …
The Philippines remains a key investment destination in Asia. At the Euromoney Philippine Investment Forum, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. said the country is still an attractive investment destination since the economic outlook remains strong with capital markets being deepened and developed, programs to improve infrastructure, and expansion of trade and industries. Espenilla said the government is on track to hit its 6.5-percent gross domestic product growth goal for this year, while 7.0 to 8.0 percent economic growth in the medium term is expected. “The Philippines today offers viable investment opportunities,” he noted. Read Related Story: Philippine Economy Sizzles in Q3 Growing 6.9%, of of Asia’s Best For Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Charito Plaza, foreign investors are keen on investing in the country, with its young workforce, competitive labor cost, and incentives given particularly by the agency. But she noted that aside from foreign investors, investments of local companies in PEZA are also robust. Plaza said about 22 percent of investments in PEZA were from Filipino companies, next only to Japanese firms which account 40 percent of total investments as the top investors in PEZA. Read Related Story: 7 Good Reasons to do Business in the Philippines Dow Chemical Country Director Roberto Batungbacal also echoed that some of the biggest investments in the country’s manufacturing sector came from local firms. “A lot of success in the manufacturing sector is FDI (foreign direct investments), but local players are drivers of growth,” said Batungbacal. “If Read More …
Filipina Kyla Fajardo grabbed the audience attention, as well as the sports and lifestyle headlines, as she took centerstage at the NBA halftime presentation of the LA Clippers Spirit Dance Team. The 18-year-old daughter of Filipino immigrants based in Carson City in California is the youngest cheerdancer of the Clippers Spirit team. Read Related Story: Nike unveils Pinoy inspired LeBron Agimat shoes Sporting blue hair in the center of the dance routine, Fajardo catches the eye of the viewer in videos showcasing her precision dance moves, standing out even if in sync with her team. Various sites on the internet acknowledged the viral videos and photos featuring the Filipina cheerdancer. Kicker Daily headlined their post with how Fajardo is the “Filipina beauty center of attraction of LA Clippers Cheerdance Crew” and how her talents in dancing has been recognized many times as she won dance titles both on the state and the national levels. Trending News Portal headlined their piece with, “Blue-haired Filipina cheerleader stuns NBA crowd, goes viral,” and led the article with “Another Pinay beauty is taking the world by storm.” The Clippers Spirit Dance Team Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts have been peppered with praises for the Filipina dancer who incidentally recently collected with the help of her teammates, donations to create 100+ care packages that included water, toothbrushes, feminine care supplies, etc. and made 100 warm meals on Thanksgiving morning to pass out to the homeless. In a Facebook post, Fajardo acknowledged her Filipino roots and Read More …
MANILA, Nov 22 (Mabuhay) –Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday filed a libel complaint against pro-Duterte blogger Rey Joseph “RJ” Nieto, who runs the blog ThinkingPinoy, over his Facebook post which, citing apparently disputable sources, “insinuated” that the senator was a “narco,” or a drug lord. Trillanes, who is himself facing sedition and coup d’etat raps over allegations he encouraged the military to kill President Rodrigo Duterte, formally filed his complaint with the Pasay City Prosecutor’s Office at around 11 a.m. on November 22, two weeks after he first announced he would. Trillanes told reporters he hoped his complaint against Nieto would serve as a “lesson” for the blogger. The complaint accused Nieto of libel under the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 and of violations of the libel provisions of the Revised Penal Code, as the Facebook post in question allegedly met all the qualifications for the criminal act. According to the law, an act can be considered libelous if it imputes crime, vice or defect, whether real or imaginary; be public, malicious, directed at a person, alive or dead, and must tend to cause the dishonor, discredit or contempt of the person defamed. Trillanes seeks P1 million each for moral and exemplary damages and P250,000 to cover attorney fees. “Being a very vocal and staunch critic of President Duterte, of whom Respondent Nieto is a self-confessed diehard supporter and defender, Respondent Nieto’s post was clearly made solely for the purpose of besmirching my reputation and maligning my name,” read Read More …
MANILA, Nov 22 (Mabuhay) — A party-list lawmaker on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to scrap the Land Transportation Office’s P836-million project involving the procurement of driver’s license cards this year. ACTS OFW party-list Rep. Aniceto Bertiz III argued that the General Appropriations Act of 2016 did not allocate a single centavo for the procurement of driver’s license cards with five-year validity. Bertiz cited Article 6, Section 29 (1) of the 1987 Constitution which provides that “no money shall be paid out of the Treasury “except in pursuance of an appropriation made by law.” “If Congress had deliberately and purposely intended to appropriate public funds to be used as an expenditure for the LTO-Driver’s License Cards, it would have specifically and particularly approved an item of appropriation for the ‘production of driver’s licenses’ as it purposely and deliberately did in the GAA 2013,” the petition stated. “In the absence of a specific and particular item of appropriation for the ‘production of driver’s licenses’ in the GAA 2016, Congress evidently and without nary a doubt deliberately determined and intended not to appropriate any public money for the procurement of driver’s license cards. Thus, GAA 2016 did not allocate a single centavo for procurement of LTO-Driver’s License Cards,” it added. Bertiz then urged the SC to stop the implementation of the project, “which includes the sale and conveyance of driver’s license cards and the collection of money” from motor vehicle and motorcycle drivers/owners and “disbursing and using public funds for the payment Read More …
Filipino actor Mon Confiado poses with Stateside co-star American actress Olivia Hultgren during a cocktail party at the Mia Jee Tandoori restaurant at 205 S Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles shortly after the movie’s screening. Photo: Abner Galino Challenging is an understatement when used to describe producing a film here in Los Angeles where, as we all know, the legendary Hollywood is situated. So, more than a year after the makers, the crew and the cast of the movie “Stateside” held a press conference to announce the then impending screening of their movie, it was only last November 18 when it finally got a screening at the Raleigh Studios on Melrose St. in Hollywood. Director Marcial Chavez said that during the long lull, many of their shots were ruined, prompting them to make adjustments with their storyline. Filipino actor Mon Confiado confided that he also partly caused the delay as he had to finish his other commitments before he was able to come back to the US to shoot the remaining scenes. “But I am happy now that we were able to do the screening. It is really an honor and achievement to be part of this movie,” Confiado said. Chavez said that in reconstructing the film, he opted to bring more drama rather than action into it. “Mon is a good actor and he was able to deliver what we wanted,” Chavez said. Stateside is a movie that attempts to tell a story of an undocumented immigrant without the politics Read More …
Guests to the launching of the 2017-2018 Leelin’s VIP Rewards Loyalty Sweepstakes raise the thumbs up sign as they are led by “Momsy” Leelin (seated 7th from left). With her is her son and Leelin Bakery and Café founder Menard (seated 6th from left) and her grandson Michael (seated 5th from left). On her right is Philippine Air Lines (PAL) LAX area manager Michelle Narvaez. Also present are Cerritos Councilor Frank Yokoyama (seated 4th from left), host Thelma Sugay (standing 1st from left), singer Jaime Bacani (standing 3rd from left) and former wrestler Brittany Fetkin (standing 5th from left). A customer loyalty rewards contest that offers free round-trip tickets to the Philippines and as well as a culinary tour has been recently re-launched by Leelin Bakery and Café, in cooperation with the Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT) in Los Angeles and the Philippine Air Lines (PAL), during a modest ceremony in Cerritos last November 15. Last year, a Filipino American who works at the Superior Court won the grand prize. Unfortunately, the winner was not around to tell his story. But Cerritos City Councilor Frank Aurelio Yokoyama, who won year long free meals in the 2016-2017 Leelin VIP Rewards Sweepstakes, was around to attest to the joy of such a reward. I was so lucky to win Leelin Bakery and Café for a year, I was so sad when the year ended,” Yokoyama jested at the end of his short speech. PDOT director Richmond Jimenez and Philippine Airlines (PAL) LAX Read More …
MANILA, Nov 23 (Mabuhay) — Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. declined to comment on the irrevocable resignation tendered by Transportation Undersecretary for Rails Cesar Chavez Thursday morning, saying he has yet to receive official word on the matter. “Hindi ko pa naririnig yun. Antayin muna natin yan, dahil ngayon, balita pa lang na galing sa media… Dapat kasama siya dito pero ang daumating dito ay isang direktor,” Roque told reporters covering his scheduled ride from Quezon City to Manila via the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) systems. Chavez was supposed to join Roque during his trip, which had been announced to the media Wednesday. An hour before the schedule, however, Chavez held a press conference announcing his resignation from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) amid problems hounding the MRT system. In his resignation letter to President Rodrigo Duterte dated November 23, Chavez said that he was quitting his post to give an “opportunity for the appointment of person better qualified to perform the duties and responsibilities of the subject office.” “I hope the President understands that in the light of recent events involving the MRT3 System, simple sense of delicadeza which I have adhered to throughout my professional life gives me no choice but to resign from m y said position,” he said. (MNS)
Are you experiencing financial stress lately? Good news! Why is it good news? You’re not alone. It’s okay to admit that there are still times you struggle with how to use your money wisely. Here are a few realities you may be experiencing yourself: You want to work within your budget but you are also struggling with impulse buying. Worse, no one is giving you tips on how to fight it. You promised yourself you will start saving and to be fair, you did start to put aside money. But you just couldn’t say no to a random weekend getaway your friends invited you to. You are spending more than what you are earning. Your credit card bills are mounting. You no longer have enough money to spend to last you until the next payday. Read Related Story: 5 Powerful Money Lessons We Can Learn from Chinoy Tycoons, Sy, Gokongwei and Tan Here’s even better news! YOU can do something about it. Nobody else can fix your financial problems for you other than you. I can teach you all the disciplines needed in order to achieve financial freedom, but YOU have to make a decision to actually follow it. Here are my thoughts on how you can start to spend your money wisely: TIP 1: MAKE A LIST OF YOUR PRIORITIES. Identify important areas where your money should go first. Think of basic needs and obligations first before your wants. TIP 2: CREATE A BUDGET. A budget will act as Read More …