Philippine Sustainable Seafood Week 2018

The Philippine Sustainable Seafood Week 2018 opening on Feb. 26 in the Grand Ballroom of Marriott Manila. It heralded the many activities that will happen various high-end partner hotels.
These activities include presentations, chef master classes, cooking competitions, technical workshops, a photo exhibit, and much more on what sustainable seafood is all about. These events will address traceability topics, livelihood impact, certification of sustainable seafood, sustainable seafood policies, and much more.

All this and more will be highlighted in events with most delicious seafood to be served.

Sustainable Seafood Week PH
PROGRAM

Monday, February 26, 2018, 6pm - 9pm
MARRIOTT MANILA
- Opening Event in Grand Ballroom

Tuesday, February 27, 2018, 3pm – 6pm
DISCOVERY SUITES
- CSR-ASIA Workshop
Thursday, March 1, 2018, 2pm – 7pm
NEW WORLD MANILA BAY
- Tom Epperson Photo Exhibit Opening and
- Rare Workshop
Friday, March 2, 2018, 3pm – 5pm
HYATT CITY OF DREAMS
- Masterclass Sustainable Seafood and
- Fishers & Changemakers/Balangay’s Best Workshop
Monday March 5, 2018, 11am – 2pm
NEW WORLD MAKATI
- Oyster Shucking Competition
Wednesday, March 7 2018, 2pm – 5pm
ENDERUN COLLEGES
- Sustainable Seafood Lessons
Thursday, March 8, 2018, 2pm - 9pm
MELIOMAR
- Meliomar Compound and Barangay Fiesta
- Sustainable Seafood Cooking Competition
Monday, March 12, 2018, 2pm - 9pm
CONRAD HILTON MANILA
- Workshop Certified Sustainable Seafood - Focus ASC/MSC
Thursday, March 15, 2018, 11am - 9pm
ACCOR GROUP in SOFITEL
- The Sustainable Seafood Roadmap -
Global Seafood Certifications,
Traceability and The Status In The Philippines -
Solutions And Challenges In The Philippines
Sunday, March 18, 2018, 5pm – 9pm
ANTONIOS RESTAURANT - BALAY-DAKO
- Cocktails & Sustainable Seafood

Sustainable Seafood Week PH seeks to establish an open and dynamic platform for interested stakeholders to discuss the status, challenges and awareness for more sustainable seafood in PH

Join the Cause!

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SBR.PH VOTING RESULTS ARE OUT

 After a near month long of voting and wait, the much awaited results for the SBR.ph awards were out last Saturday, February 10, 2018, with Nikko Huelgas and Kim Mangrobang as the Elite Trialthete of the Year for both men and women category respectively.

Kamuning Bakery Cafe burnt, but continues to bake

 Quezon City’s pioneeer, artisanal and iconic 79-year-old Kamuning Bakery Cafe wishes to express sincere gratitude for the overwhelming outpouring of concern and support by multi-generation customers, friends, the general public and others including many artists, intellectuals, government and business leaders, diverse NGOs, etc. after it suffered an accidental and destructive fire last February 6, 2018.

  Special thanks to the media for support in this difficult and sad crisis.

Hotels, restaurants unite to promote sustainable seafood

MANILA -- Last year, a consortium of like-minded individuals and organizations decided to tackle the problem of seafood sustainability in the Philippines and launched the first-ever Sustainable Seafood Week in the country.

Seafood sustainability as a movement has been around since the 1990s and is an ongoing concern to chefs worldwide, with the issue of overfishing and exploitation of marine resources having made certain species of fish endangered, even here in the Philippines.

ARTFAIR TO REMEMBER 2018 AXIS

  A Night Full of Artists
June 1, 2018; 8am-6pm
Bayanihan Convention Center
Pioneer St. Mandaluyong City
0916-2921470 / 721-4380

As a Filipino artist, you deserve a treat. You deserve to be noticed. You deserve to be recognized. You deserve to be counted. You deserve a seat at the ArtFair to Remember 2018!

This year's theme is Axis - A Night Full of Stars where all Filipino artists are invited to attend and showcase some of their great works. This year, expect the huge gathering of great hands and great minds.

Meet the President of American Association of the Philippines

A serial entrepreneur and prominent independent investor based in San Francisco, California as well as Metro Manila in the Philippines, Mr,  Joe Maristela III has established several companies in the Philippines and in the United States, ranging from healthcare, to an online investment platform for startups.

Meet the Filipina who founded a publicly listed company at New York Stock Exchange: Sheila Lirio Marcelo

This February 17, 2018, Sheila Lirio Marcelo will be one of the honourees at George Washington Charity Ball under American Association of the Philippines that will be held at the City Club Ballroom, Alphaland, Makati Place, Ayala Avenue Extension, Makati City.

Diverchity, Seeing the “Extra” in the Ordinary

Having the best of both worlds are what Chinoys are relishing. Picking up positive traits from both race as Chinese and as a Filipino forms a unique quality that does not just conform to simply being movers or doers but a prominent figure in the community.

Acceler8 -the First Philippine coworking space to expand across South East Asia

by Ludwig Alejandro

 Acceler8, a workspace provider in the Philippines announced its recent milestone as it consolidates under the UnionSPACE brand. 

Backed by two investors Kejora Ventures and Gan Konsulido, UnionSPACE plans to build more workspaces toward the end of year 2018. Kejora Ventures, a distinguished startup investor for the companies like Investree, Cekaja.com, Qareer & Pawoon recently invested US$ 100 million to Southeast Asian startups while Gan Konsulido is currently administrating Plug and Play Accelerator Program from Silicon Valley and was also appointed by President Joko Widodo during his last visit in the United States.

SIN ISLAND: A DIFFERENT VALENTINE’S

“The greatest sin in love is to not fight for it. But, how far will you go to fight for love?”

STAR Cinema presents Sin Island – a different kind of love story this Valentine season starring Coleen Garcia, Xian Lim, and Nathalie Hart.

Directed by Gino Santos and with a screenplay by Jancy Nicolas, Sin Island is a sexy romance film that seeks to find out if a marriage could truly survive two infidelities. 

FDCP Announces List of Film Ambassadors

Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will celebrate the triumphs of the Filipino filmmakers by hosting the FDCP Film Ambassadors’ Night o n February 9, 2018 at Sampaguita Gardens, Quezon City.

This is to give recognition to the Filipino filmmakers who brought honor to the country by winning in various international film festivals last 2017.

ZOOCOBIA: LOVE IS IN THE AIR “PUZOOAN MO AKO!”

Soar high with the feeling in our romantic pre-valentine event, Zoocobia’s “LOVE IS IN THE AIR” with this year’s theme “PUZOOAN MO AKO!” on February 10, 2018, in Zoocobia Fun Zoo, Clark, Pampanga. Find your HappyNest and experience the amazing activities, attractions, adventures and surprises that we prepared in celebration of the season of love!