Award-winning Broadway producer screens bio film

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Aug 232017
 
Award-winning Broadway producer screens bio film

Life is What You Make It [via Facebook] Celebrated Broadway music producer Jhett Tolentino is in the Philippines to screen his bio film about how a child from the slums of Iloilo rose to critical acclaim in New York. Tolentino, a 3-time Tony Awardee and Grammy winner, is currently screening his self-written, produced and directed short documentary “Life Is What You Make It” in Iloilo theaters as part of his mission to inspire indigent and indigenous children. The Tolentino bio film shows how the Broadway producer has been self-reliant since the age of 12, fought to be educated amidst poverty in rural Philippines, beat the odds by becoming a successful Broadway music producer, and his journey home after over a decade as “an accomplished individual, to trace his steps and reunite with his family and his hometown,” describes BroadwayRecords. In a social media post about the bio film, the Calumpang, Iloilo City native shared, “We aim to take this film wherever it would lead us, to reach the most depressed areas where children have no means to educate themselves.” Life is What You Make It OST [via Facebook “This film may be able to open minds of both poor children to be resourceful and be educated; and for the well-to- do to do more in helping educating indigenous children.” The short film’s theme song has already earned a Silver Medal for Outstanding Achievement at the Global Music Awards. The “Life Is What You Make It” theme written and performed by Read More …

Are You Ready To Take The Next Business Challenge?

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Aug 232017
 
Are You Ready To Take The Next Business Challenge?

Each one of us goes through highs and lows in life. In this imperfect world, we strive to become the best person that we can be. But along the way, we face challenges that could change our lives forever. It is up to us how we look at these challenges.  Is the glass half full or half empty? People have different opinions.  In my case, I strive to see the beauty in imperfection. I choose to only see the positive side of life because it helps me become more effective at what I do.  As a business mentor, I provide encouragement to people. I motivate them to take the leap and stand up.  When you face a challenge, there are only two options: grow up, or give up. Which one will you take? GROWING UP Who do you look up to? One may take inspiration from parents who struggle to work abroad to provide a better life for their families, or a boss who was able to climb the ladder to success starting out as a janitor, or the man selling balut across the street who won the lottery and shared his blessings to abandoned elderly, or even the homeless woman who was able to send her children to school with her measly earnings from selling flowers.  You may have seen their struggles in life, seen the hardships they had to endure before meeting a better life. As an entrepreneur, going through similar ordeals is part of the process. It Read More …

PHL economy growth pace quickens to 6.5% in the 2nd qtr

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Aug 202017
 
PHL economy growth pace quickens to 6.5% in the 2nd qtr

The Philippine economy grew at a sizzling pace in the second quarter, topping expectations due to a government-led construction boom and an extended rebound in the farm sector. Construction of new buildings [by Romeo Ranoco (REUTERS) via Daily News] The Southeast Asian nation is the second-fastest growing economy in Asia after China. Gross domestic product rose 6.5 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, the national statistics agency said, picking up from the 6.4 percent pace in the first quarter, and above the 6.2 percent forecast in a Reuters poll. Quarter-on-quarter growth at 1.7 percent also topped the 1.6 percent pace projected in a Reuters poll, and faster than the previous quarter’s upwardly revised 1.3 percent. Like its regional neighbors, the Philippines has benefited from an improvement in global demand, with exports up nearly 14 percent in the six months to June. Household consumption grew at slightly faster annual pace of 5.9 percent in the second quarter compared with 5.8 percent in the first, while government spending jumped 7.1 percent in a dramatic rise from the revised 0.1 percent gain in the March quarter. “The sequential increase implies that the economy is gaining momentum,” said ANZ economist Eugenia Fabon Victorino in a note to clients.   The post PHL economy growth pace quickens to 6.5% in the 2nd qtr appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: PHL is Asia’s fastest growing economy in 1st Qtr 2016 Philippine economy grew faster than China in 2016 Japan’s Nomura upgrades Read More …

Rench Soriano wins Ballet Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong

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Aug 202017
 
Rench Soriano wins Ballet Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong

Rench Isaac Soriano from the Dance Pull School of Performing Arts in Bacolod has won the Youth Asian Grand Prix (AGP) International Ballet Competition in Hongkong, capping the Philippine campaign with a grand win, while Ballet Manila’s Brian Sevilla took home the silver medal, and Joshua Rey Enciso received the Sansha Prize. Rench Isaac Soriano [via Asian Grand Prix] Soriano and a female dancer from South Korea bagged the grandest awards at the AGP for “exceptional talent and high standard of artistry and technique,” winning against 340 contestants from 15 countries who went through jury reviews through week-long classic and contemporary dance classes and performances at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Brian Ramos Sevilla won the silver medal in the Junior B category [by Eileen Lopez via Ballet Manila Archives] The 16-year- old student from Dance Pull and the Philippine High School for the Arts brought home 30,000 HK dollars as part of his prize, along with two full year tuition scholarships from New Zealand School of Dance and the Shanghai Dance School. Soriano, in an ABSCBN report, shared how the big win for the Philippines made him feel. "It was really unimaginable. It was really unexpected. I can't even explain about it but, I'm so happy not just for myself, but for mu family, for my country and for my province," the young dancer said. Sevilla’s silver medal finish also won for him scholarships from the Elmhurst Ballet School and the Houston Ballet Academy, and the Harlequin Read More …

The Giving Café in BGC serves coffee for a cause

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Aug 202017
 
The Giving Café in BGC serves coffee for a cause

The Giving Café (TGC), a third wave coffee shop serving specialty blends in BGC Mandaluyong, is serving coffee to help La Trinidad, Benguet farmers sustain their operations. The Giving Café is the newest social enterprise operated by coffee solutions provider Henry and Sons (H&S) to support the company’s advocacy arm, the Foundation for Sustainable Coffee Excellence (FSCE). The TGC offers the Bloom Coffee range of specialty coffee each crafted to directly fund a specific farmer assistance program such as: The Giving Well – to fund atmospheric water generators that provide clean and potable water to farming communities Cup to Seed – to fund livelihood projects which the farmer communities can engage in between harvests Coffee for Great Minds – to fund educational needs Beans for Little Ones – to fund basic health care for children of farmers Beans Within Reach – to launch activities that connect local and global buyers to the farmers and their products “What we’re trying to do is support the farmers, to help them put Filipino Arabica back in the global spotlight. We want the effort directed at that,” Henry and Sons CEO Michael Harris Conlin said in an ABSCBN report. The Bloom Coffee range offer products of the blending and roasting of Arabica beans from around the world with local Philippine beans from Benguet. TGC has marked 1% of the total sales per drink to go to the implementation of a specific FSCE initiative. The Giving Café joins the FSCE initiatives that include The Giving Read More …

Monaco’s Tubbataha Reef exhibit to come to PH in 2017

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Aug 202017
 
Monaco’s Tubbataha Reef exhibit to come to PH in 2017

Monaco’s Oceanographic Museum exhibit of Tubbataha Reef photography will be brought to the Philippines in 2017 through the Ayala Foundation and Ayala Malls. Tubbataha Reef [via Oceanographic Museum of Monaco] The Tubbataha Reef showcase which features 21 photographs taken by Filipinas Maria-Teresa Lara and Marissa Floirendou, and the National Geographic husband and wife team of David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes will be brought to the Philippines in 2017, according to the ABSCBN report. The Oceanographic Museum of Monaco currently runs the ImmerSEAve 360 program which allows visitors to experience the Philippines’ crown jewel of scuba diving off the coast of Palawan and seeing 72% of the world’s coral species through virtual reality. A new activity exhibit also allows museum-goers to follow the expedition of S.A.S. Prince Albert II of Monaco at the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in 2016 which showcases the largest marine protected area in the Philippine at over 970 square kms, one of the very few reserves for seabirds, sea turtles and sharks in the region. The videography was taken by Floirendo. Tubbataha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is valued for keeping the balance of the underwater ecosystem in the Sulu-Sulawesi Triangle.   The post Monaco’s Tubbataha Reef exhibit to come to PH in 2017 appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Monaco Ocean Museum spotlights Tubbataha Tubbataha Reef: Crown jewel of Philippine diving Sarangani Kamanga Marine Eco-Tourism named PH best Ancient PH gold showcased in New York Museum

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Aug 192017
 
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Shopify Ecommerce Developers – Bakersfield-California

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Aug 172017
 
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5 Pinoy street food among the world’s best 50 dishes

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Aug 172017
 
5 Pinoy street food among the world’s best 50 dishes

Five Filipino street foods have been ranked in the Top 50 World Street Food Masters awarded by the 2017 World Street Food Congress (WSFC). The Pinoy sisig, lechon, pinangat, kansi beef soup, and BBQ made it to the Top 50 choices of heritage street food that started out as hawked one-dish items but have become culinary icons. The WSFC panel of widely travelled commentators, writers, food celebrities and professionals looked at dishes from around the world that are found comforting to their community, lifted from heirloom home recipes that are sold in the street and have become successful. The 2017 best street food awardees were reviewed for their mode of operations – ingredients sourcing, food preparation, basic hygiene factor, adaptability, consistency, confidence and the quality and flavour of food, “We also factor in their ability to inspire and create jobs, reputation and opportunities for the populace, even the displaced and disadvantaged,” states the WSFC criteria. Here are the 5 Filipino street foods that made it to the Top 50 World Street Food Masters list: Aling Lucing Sisig No. 4. Aling Lucing Sisig, Pampanga, Philippines Corner G. Valdez and Agipito del Rosario Streets, Angeles City, Luzon, Philippines Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday, 6:00am to 3:00am Contact No: +63 45 888 2317, 0906 288 8905 “This is the second generation of the grand dame that created this dish from very desperate and humble beginnings last century in Pampanga, Philippines. This chopped hog head salad with soy, lime and chilli is regarded as Read More …

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