The 21st French Fil Festival!

Now on its 21st year, French Film Festival in the Philippines will run from June 8 to 14, 2016 at Greenbelt 3 - Cinemas, Bonifacio High Street, and Cinematheque Centre Manila.

The 21st French Film Festival is organized by the Embassy of France to the Philippines and Micronesia, INSTITUT FRANÇAIS, and the Af de Manille and Cebu, in cooperation with the Ayala Malls Cinemas.

Mobile Marketing Summit, Digital Commerce Summit and the IMMAP “The Power of X: Digital Multiplied” This Octorber!

To celebrate its 10th anniversary this year, the Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines (IMMAP), the premier organization of digital marketing professionals in the country, will hold the first “IMMAP Digital Congress” or IMMAP DigiCon to encourage practitioners to amp up their skills in the rapidly evolving digital industry.

Carrying the theme “The Power of X: Digital Multiplied,” the IMMAP DigiCon fuses together other regular digital marketing conferences such as the Mobile Marketing Summit, Digital Commerce Summit and the IMMAP Summit into one grand event that is expected to draw around 3,000 delegates from various industries across the country.

Participants at the IMMAP DigiCon will gain the opportunity to listen to content provided by powerhouse experts and acknowledged regional and global thought leaders in the field of digital marketing. A total of 100 speakers representing the various sectors of digital marketing’s diverse ecosystem will enlighten delegates on 10 tracks of topics: “Branding and Marketing,” “Content and Distribution,” “Start-Ups,” “The Digital Creative,” “Social and Search,” “eCommerce and Payments,” “The Digital Agency,” “CRM, Data and Analytics,” “Research and Measurement,” and “Media and Ad Networks.”

Condo Rent in Metro Manila’s University and College Areas

With the new school year fast approaching, many college students are looking for housing options close to their chosen schools. Lamudi analyzed its price data to show how much rent to expect from condos in Metro Manila’s university and college areas

These days, condos in Metro Manila are being built close to pretty much everything, and that include colleges and universities, so it is not that difficult to find one that’s practically a short walk away from the gate of one’s school.

The great thing about this is that these real estate projects are also quite accessible to various malls, hospitals, stores, banks, and restaurants that they are attractive even to young professionals, newlyweds, and starter families.

Lamudi Philippines analyzed its property listings data to show how much rent can students (and their parents) expect from condos near Metro Manila’s university and college districts; namely, Manila’s university belt (U-belt) and Quezon City’s Katipunan Avenue.

University Belt Area, Manila
Although technically not one of Manila’s official geographical districts, U-belt is a well-known place because of the numerous colleges and universities that dot this area. The extent of Manila’s U-belt area traditionally has been defined to start at the intersection of Pablo Ocampo Street (formerly Vito Cruz Street) and Taft Avenue, where De La Salle University is situated, going as far north as España Boulevard in Sampaloc, the location of the University of Santos Tomas. Depending on the definition of its extent, U-belt may also include colleges and universities in the Intramuros area.

Lamudi data as of May 2016 shows that the average rent of one-bedroom and studio condos in Manila’s U-belt area currently stands at Php16,241 per month, while the average size of these condos is around 29 sqm. Many of these rental condos are located in the Ermita and Sampaloc districts.

Some of the most well-known, ready-for-occupancy condos in this part of Manila include Torre Lorenzo, Crown Tower University Belt, and Avida Towers San Lazaro, while those currently preselling include Green Residences and W.H. Taft Residences (both close to De La Salle University).

Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City
Up north is the busy Katipunan Avenue, which runs north to south in Quezon City from Tandang Sora to Bonny Serrano Avenue. This busy thoroughfare is lined not just with exclusive villages but also some of the Philippines’ most well-known universities and colleges, including the University of the Philippines Diliman, Ateneo de Manila University, Miriam College, and Philippine School for Business Administration. The area is also a busy commercial hub, with UP Town Center and Eastwood City both a stone’s throw away.

According to Lamudi data (as of May 2016), the average rent of studio and one-bedroom condos in the area stands at Php16,800 per month, which is slightly higher than the average for Manila. The average size of one-bedroom and studio condos is 29 sqm

DICT to Improve Internet Experience and Help Usher in Digital Economy for Philippines

The creation of a Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) would help elevate local state of internet and usher in the country to become a digital economy.

“The Philippines is in urgent need of an agency that will drive the country’s ICT development and help steer the country to realize its full potential as a digital economy where homes, businesses and individuals have access to fast and reliable data connectivity. We are hopeful that enhancing ICT development in the country, by creating DICT, would enable more business organizations to work more efficiently, maximize productivity and contribute to sustaining the country’s economic growth,” Globe General Counsel Froilan Castelo said.

Regus Shared Offices in Makati Site Tour

With over 3,000 locations in 900 cities worldwide, Regus leads the workplace revolution by constantly studying the trends and addressing the challenges of doing business. Perfect for all types of businesses, whether startups, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), or even big corporations, serviced offices can help a business start or expand.

Established 1999, Regus Philippines now has offices in key cities such as Manila, Makati, Pasay, Pasig, Mandaluyong, Taguig, Muntinlupa, Quezon City, Clark and Cebu. 

One of Regus’ products is Businessworld, an exclusive membership scheme offering four levels of service. Business lounges, shared or private office space, meeting areas, a professional surrounding for printing, emailing and more and business support from Regus are just some of the perks that entrepreneurs can enjoy.

Yummy Eats Baon Blow-Out!

Never worry about your baon ever again! Featuring over 30 baon friendly concessionaires and cooking demos by Yummy chefs. This is one event you'll definitely not want to miss.
Join us on June 4, 2016 at the Glorietta 4 Activity Center and get meal ideas, enjoy fun games, win raffle prizes, and more!
Walk-ins are welcome but to avoid long lines, get your tickets now at www.yummy.ph/yummyeats

REGUS INTRODUCES OFFICE OF THE FUTURE

MANILA, MAY 18, 2016: Even how we do business is changing along the continuous evolution of the workforce. To keep up with the pace, Regus is introducing out-of-the-box work stations custom fit to answer the needs of the young and millennial entrepreneurs.

Established 1999, Regus Philippines now has offices in key cities such as Manila, Makati, Pasay, Pasig, Mandaluyong, Taguig, Muntinlupa, Quezon City, Clark and Cebu.

With over 3,000 locations in 900 cities worldwide, Regus leads the workplace revolution by constantly studying the trends and addressing the challenges of doing business. Perfect for all types of businesses, whether startups, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), or even big corporations, serviced offices can help a business start or expand.

One of Regus’ products is Businessworld, an exclusive membership scheme offering four levels of service. Business lounges, shared or private office space, meeting areas, a professional surrounding for printing, emailing and more and business support from Regus are just some of the perks that entrepreneurs can enjoy.

THE GIRL KING Presents A Contemporary “Queen” of LGBT By Ymmanwel Rico Provinio

 For the first time, a transgender, Geraldine Roman, is elected to a post at The House of Representatives. Ms. Roman is the duly elected congressman of the first district of Bataan. In Spain, she worked as a senior editor of a newspaper and speaks Spanish, French and Italian. A Catholic practitioner while married to her male partner; equipped with degrees in journalism and politics, Geraldine chooses to become a public servant, like her father.

In the 17th century, Queen Kristina at age 18 was crowned the king of Sweden, but was also regarded as the queen. Her sexuality and brilliance considered her as the “queen” of the contemporary LGBT members. During her time, she was accepted and respected by her constituents.

During her coronation, at age 18, Kristina pronounced her intention to end thirty years of war between Catholics and Protestants and to educate her subjects. Her quest for knowledge drew her to the philosopher, René Descartes and the French Ambassador, Pierre Hector Chanut, and became life-long friends.

The movie, “The Girl King”, which is directed by Mika Kaurismaki, is a true-to-life story of Queen Kristina of Sweden. Back in 1933, the first film version, “Queen Christina”, starred the popular and “mysterious” Greta Garbo. It was critically acclaimed and was a box-office hit.

The X-Men Apocalypse This May 18, @SM Megamall!

TAG Media and Golden Ticket presents the Movie Block Screening of “XMEN: Apocalypse” tomorrow at 10PM, May 18, 2016. Free Popcorn and Bottled Water for only Php 500.00 PM me for tickets. SM Megamall. Cinema 3. #Xmen #Tickets #TAGmedia #GoldenTicket #Apocalypse

The Beatles Bootleg Are Back !

Since their inception in 1980 the band has performed hundreds of gigs across the globe, earning themselves an amazing reputation along the way. George Martin himself described the Bootleg Beatles experience as “A terrific show”, whilst the Mail On Sunday hailed their “Mind- boggling accuracy”.

Neil Harrison (former John Lennon); Andre Barreau (George Harrison) and David Catlin-Birch (Paul McCartney) met in 1979 when they were all cast in the hit West-End production, Beatlemania. When the show finished its run the band, knowing the repertoire inside out, decided to continue performing it and thus The Bootleg Beatles were born in 1980, along with the entire tribute genre.

Gambero Rosso’s Top Italian Wines Roadshow in Manila

We are proud to have the Gambero Rosso’s Top Italian Wines Roadshow in Manila and hoping to have it again on their next tour. Filipinos have improved on their taste and familiarity of wines and now understand how to identify the best.

Gambero Rosso’s Top Italian Wines Roadshow was held in Manila (Philippines) for the first time on Friday, May 20, 2016 at the Manila Peninsula hotel located at the corner of Ayala and Makati Avenues, in Makati City.

The Top Italian Wines Roadshow is a prestigious and high profile event featuring over 60 top wineries from Italy and is organised by Gambero Rosso Holdings SpA (www.gamberorosso.it).
The event is managed and coordinated by Felicitas Global Pte Ltd, Singapore (www.felicitasglobal.com).

As a member and representative of the wine sector for Cantine Due Palme, this high profile and prestigious wine event featured more than 200 top quality wines representing Italy’s wine heritage at its best.

This event was previously at Singapore on May 16 where 64 Italian wineries were for display and tasting in a temperature controlled church. Their next stop was in Bangkok on May 18, then in Manila this May 20.

Even before the said tour dates, the world-wide Italian wine tour also visited South Korea, the United States, and Brazil.

The ninth edition of the tour is full of new events and an itinerary that explored the most exciting locations for Italian wine. The Top Italian Wines Roadshow ended with three events in Asia, to penetrate or consolidate markets that are very different in terms of their history and development.
Singapore is by now a classic destination for the event. Then, two days later, Italian wineries explored a market that gave a record performance for Italian wine: in Thailand, in the first five months of 2015, volume grew by 10%, in value, an amazing 45%.
Bangkok was next on the calendar and finally in Manila who will be the Roadshow setting for the first time, and the last stop on the tour. Here too, statistics are clear. In the same time period, the value of Italian wine imported grew by more than 30 percentage points, and volume rose 22%.
The well-tested formula for the events will be unchanged. Tasting tables will offer almost 300 wines, and a dense program of seminars will be led by Gambero Rosso’s best experts.
Since 2007, Top Italian Wines Roadshow has become a well-established strategic platform for penetrating emerging markets and grasping new business opportunities. Italian wine offerings are so rich that they are often confusing for international consumers.

This is why Gambero Rosso selections represent a guaranteed way for promoting knowledgeable, attentive and curious development of Italian territories. The basic framework is the extremely rigid selective criteria of quality used for decades by the Vini d’Italia guide, now in its 29th edition.
Every year, the guide evaluates over 40,000 national wines. Sixty-five wineries participate in the Roadshow, famous and prestigious names.
The tour will be supported by a constant process of communication that takes full advantage of all Gambero Rosso media, from the website to television, from online magazines to the printed one, along with up-to-date, detailed editorial content translated into all the languages encountered along the tour.

The entire trip, which lasted eight long months, often cross paths with Tre Bicchieri events, reinforcing the image of a healthy sector of the Italian economy, dynamic and ever more aware of its own patrimony of biodiversity.
Producers were on the front lines, striving to overcome cultural, linguistic and often taste differences. Italy’s wine world continues to expand its horizons and its commercial success: in 2014, it reached a record of 5.1 billion euros of exports.

Join Whirlpool Mom Celebration at Cash & Carry Makati

For 5 years straight, we once again have a special treat just for you this coming May 21, 2016 at the Cash and Carry Mall, Makati. We have fun activities and exciting raffle prizes up for grabs. Check out the mechanics below:
HOW TO JOIN
1. This event is open only to females, aged 24 years and above, who have Whirlpool products at home.
2. To join the event, a participant must register by accomplishing the following:
a. she must “Like” the official page of Whirlpool Philippines on Facebook
b. she must email at WhirlpoolPH@gmail.com the following:
i. proof of Whirlpool product purchase, i.e. scanned copy of the receipt or picture of the participant with their Whirlpool appliance.
ii. her complete name, home address, contact numbers, and birth date
3. Only the first 300 who have successfully registered will be able to join the event.
4. Participants can only submit 1 entry per official receipt. Duplicate entries will be removed, while false identities will be disqualified.
5. To avail of the special treat for the “20 lucky moms”, any of the 100 registered participants can send a short essay that answers our Mother’s Day question, “As a mom, why do you need Whirlpool in your home?” The 20 best entries will be chosen.
Criteria for judging are as follows: Originality - 60 % | Impact - 40%
Entries must be sent via email at WhirlpoolPH@gmail.com
6. An email will be sent confirming the status of your registration and/or entry. Print this out and present it during the event to gain entrance.
7. Family and friends are welcome to accompany each participant, but only the participant is entitled to the giveaways and/or services, and raffle entry.
8. Deadline of registration and submission of entries is on May 14, 2016.
Register and send your entries today! GOOD LUCK AND SEE YOU THERE!

HUNT & GATHER'S STRONG MOMS MOTHER'S DAY FESTIVAL

The STRONG MOMS MOTHER'S DAY FESTIVAL is a NUTRITION & FITNESS BAZAAR which will be held at GLORIETTA 3 ACTIVITY CENTER on May 7 & 8 from 10AM to 10PM.Registration is free so you can tag along your family & friends.There will be nutrition talks and open workouts plus nutritious goodies and wellness services from the different booths in the bazaar. There will also be lots of freebies and giveaways to be given away. In fact, one lucky Mom has the chance of winning 5000Php worth of Strong Moms Goodies.

Below are the mechanics:
1. Attend at least two (2) nutrition talks and one (1) open workout on May 7 and/or 8
2. Take a picture of yourself with the facilitator and post it on Instagram.
3. Follow and tag @iloveayalamalls, @iloveglorietta, and @huntandgatherph on Instagram.
4. First 100 moms to fulfill the requirements and approach the registration table will receive a bag of healthy goodies!

Slots are limited as each talk can only accommodate 20 seats. Pre-register by sending them a message in their facebook page. 

So Mommies, if you are free this first weekend of May, head on to Glorietta 3 Activiy Center and join the STRONG MOMS MOTHER'S DAY FESTIVAL by Hunt & Gather. Bring your kids and the rest of your family at the bazaar. Not only will you get to learn how to live more fully by eating healthy but you also get to share that experience while spending Mother's Day with your loved ones.

For more updates, please visit Hunt & Gather in facebook or you can also follow them @instagram.com/huntandgatherph & @twitter.com/huntandgatherph. 

Understanding The Real Issues on Contractualization and Caaualization

  At the forum today on Understanding the Real Issues on Contractualization

 The first speaker, Atty Vicente Leogardo. Jr Employers Confederation of the Philippine (ECOP) Director-General, tacked the issues surrounding contractualization and importance of this law.The move to outlaw job “contractualization” may increase the ranks of the  unemployed, and put the Philippines at a big disadvantage with its Asean peers

And the second speaker Atty. Josephus Jimenez, 2014 People's Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) President explained the Eight Inevitable Reasons Why Legitimate Job Contracting Cannot and Should Not be Stopped
 The Philippine Association of legitimate Service Contractors, Inc (PALSCON) emphasized that contractualization is generally acceptable labor practice an is a worldwide trend.

  PALSCON's new president, Rhoda Caliwara pointed out that in the Philippines alone contractual work employed around 600,000 workers in 2015, citing that from the Philippine Statistic Authority In 2015, the total went up to 850,000 workers and if seasonality probationary, casual and apprenticeship employment are to be included this year, the number of workers that will benefit from contratialization is projected to hit more than 1 million workers.

Join The Strong Moms: Mother's Day Celebration This May 7 to 8!

Join us for the biggest nutrition and fitness festival this 2016! In partnership with AyalaMalls and Glorietta.

Inviting merchants to the upcoming HUNT & GATHER event!

What: #STRONGMOMS Mothers’ Day Festival, a Nutrition and Fitness Bazaar

Where: Glorietta 3 Activity Center

When: May 7 & 8, 2016