The Perfect Cha Eun-Woo for FRONTROW’s Genius Immune Boosting Supplement!

Now here with much power is the newest All-In-One addition to the multi-awarded line of  Luxxe  Health Supplements  by  health  and beauty leader FRONTROW:  Luxxe Immun Plus. And marking the strong arrival of this well-rounded and all-natural immune booster, which was  meticulously developed and manufactured in  Australia, is  the product’s face genius—Korean actor Cha Eun Woo. 

Regarded as the new massive Plus to Luxxe, ImmunPlus is perfectly embodied by the dazzling Eun-Woo who shines bright in all his pursuits and never ceases to surprise us with the constant developments in his acting, music and modelling career. “I am thankfulthat I got to learn about FRONTROW’s amazing health products that help keep me on the go,” shares Cha Eun-Woo.

Powerfully infused with our body’s much needed Vitamins C, D, Zinc, Turmeric, Ginger,Garlic,  Cayenne and Black Pepper,  ImmunPlus stands out as a  superior immune boosting and anti-inflammatory supplement. The added layer of protection provided by this breakthrough health product enables us to live as actively as the admirable Eun-Woo, and do the things we need and want despite the health risks we are faced today. 

Though, more importantly, Luxxe ImmunPlus helps us keep our loved ones safe from the spread of disease.

In a virtual launch for the product, FRONTROW CEO Sam Verzosa revealed, “When the pandemic struck and affected everyone, we felt the need to create a solution to help fight  COVID-19 and boost everyone’s  immunity. 

With that, our research and development team put together the most powerful and potent ingredients curated to strengthen our immune system. "FRONTROW President RS Francisco added, “We took all the suggestions that people take as food supplements and we’ve gathered all those beneficial ingredients for one to fortify and strengthen themselves, their bodies, from the threat of bacteria and virus.”Taking all current factors into consideration,  FRONTROW was able to come up with the perfect  extra  powerful blend to elevate our protection  against disease,  bacteria and virus—building our guard up from the common cold to the life-threating Coronavirus. 

Although Luxxe ImmunPlus is highly essential to keep us  protected at this time of pandemic, this still should not stop us from getting vaccinated  and observing safety protocols. 

In the  product’s virtual launch,  FRONTROW’s RS  Francisco emphasized, “Social distancing is a social responsibility. And even if you’re safer because you’re taking Luxxe ImmunPlus and you’ve gotten you’re jab already, this doesn’t exempt us from practicing rules and regulations regarding COVID.” So please do not leave home without your face masks yet! 

And for you to keep your daily  dose of Luxxe ImmunPlus in mind,  here’s a sweet reminder  from the mesmerizing Cha Eun-Woo: Put your health and safety at the front row and avail of Luxxe ImmunPlus, as well as FRONTROW’s other acclaimed  supplements—Luxxe White  Enhanced Glutathione, Luxxe Protect Pure Grape Seed Extract, Luxxe Renew 8 Berry Extract and Luxxe SlimL-Carnitine  and  Green Tea Extract— from  an  AUTHORIZED  FRONTROW DISTRIBUTOR now. 

DOST grants funding to BatStateU for Regional Inclusive Innovation Center implementation

BATANGAS CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) – Region 4a entered into partnership with the Batangas State University (BatStateU) through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the initial implementation of the Regional Inclusive Innovation Center (RIIC) in Calabarzon, on October 7. 2021

An initiative by DTI and DOST, supported by the USAID Science, Technology, Research and Innovation for Development (STRIDE), the RIIC is one of the cornerstones of the 2018 Inclusive Filipinnovation and Entrepreneurship Roadmap to strengthen the capacity for innovation to drive inclusive economic growth in the countryside.

Under the Grants-In-Aid program, DOST-4a has committed Php 1.4M funds for strengthening the operation of RIIC in Calabarzon including support for the Barako coffee sector, establishment of a Business Innovation Unit under BatStateU Knowledge, Innovation and Science Technology (KIST) Park and other innovation programs. The BIU aims to be a dynamic one-stop-shop for prospective innovators in the region, with the goal of increased utilization and uptake of innovation programs/services and R&D outputs among MSMEs.

The MOA was signed by DOST-4a Regional Director Emelita Bagsit and Assistant Regional Director for Technical Operations Mr. Francisco Barquilla, with counterparts from BatStateU President Tirso Ronquillo, and Vice President for Research, Development and Extension Services Engr. Albertson Amante.

The agreement builds on the approval of the Regional Development Council (RDC) for the establishment of the Calabarzon RIIC last December 2020, with DOST-4a and DTI-4a as lead government agencies, and BatStateU as the anchor academe institution and lead implementor. This is only the first phase of the implementation and is expected to produce outcomes for a more developed and accessible innovation environment across the region.

A ceremonial awarding of funds will be held on October 19, during the launch of the RIIC Innovation program and official brand, dubbed as “Linking Innovation Networks for Competitiveness in Calabarzon” –or– “LINC Calabarzon.” The event will also unveil the LINC Calabarzon Website that houses a regional innovation database, consolidating local innovation resources for increased access among MSMEs and other stakeholders.

Visit here:

facebook.com/LincCalabarzon.

Experts from Israel, PH, showcase innovative solutions for thewater and sanitation crisis

MANILA—Filipino and Israeli water experts gathered together in an online knowledge-sharing session last October 13 to explore potential solutions to address the Philippines’ water supply and sanitation problems.

Over 200 participants from local and international organizations attended the “Diving Deep into the Israel Water Sector: Technology and Solutions for Water Safety and Sanitation” webinar organized by the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), the Embassy of Israel in the Philippines, and Israel Economic and Commercial Mission to the Philippines. This event was part of the ongoing Philippine Water Challenge (PhlWC), launched by the USAID Safe Water Project, PDRF, Manila Water, and Maynilad to engage different sectors in finding solutions to the country's water crisis.

According to the 2021 Sustainable Development Report, the Philippines only ranks 103rd of 193 countries in terms of achieving all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It has completed only one out of five Clean Water and Sanitation Goal indicators: 1.9 m³/capita of water consumption embodied in imports. Significant challenges remain for access to essential drinking water and sanitation services, available freshwater resources, and adequate wastewater treatment.

The Embassy of Israel in the Philippines believes that there are many opportunities to discover solutions to address water and sanitation supply challenges. Key innovations from the Israeli Water Sector may serve as a springboard for new ideas.

More than half of Israel is covered in desert and there is hardly any rain. Due to limited water resources, they developed policies and unconventional solutions to improve the country’s water sufficiency. Thus, Israel has become one of the best in the world in the field of water and sanitation and technologies.

“Once you arrive in Israel, you realize how developed the water sector is, with great achievements in our land, fruitful in agriculture and water-sufficient. From the lack of resources, we developed our most impressive water innovations, including irrigation, filtration, leak detection, and much more. Israel is also a world leader in water recycling as we reuse nearly 90% of our wastewater,” said Israel Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Nir Balzam.

Head of the Water and Security and Emergency Division of the Israel Water Authority Danny Lacker also emphasized that preparation is key to overcome hurdles and create solutions to any challenge.

“You cannot fall into any challenge in the water system without being prepared in advance, meaning: thinking about it, using technology, drilling, and operating in times of crisis. In Hebrew we have a nice saying that ‘whoever cooks on Friday will eat on Saturday.’ So that’s what you should keep in mind: be prepared in advance,” Lacker said.

Economic Counsellor and Head of the Israel Economic & Commercial Mission to the Philippines Tomer Heyvi encouraged Filipino participants to explore Israeli technologies and solutions to get inspiration to address the Philippine water crisis. He also emphasized the importance of cooperation between the two countries using the innovation and application of the best practices of Israel in water management suited for the Philippines.

Guest speakers included Sally Levi (Meniv Rishon Ltd), Ram Weingarten (Bermad Water Control Solutions), Menachem Ghertner (Odis), Anna Chernyavsky (WaterGen), Efrat Kohen (Shafdan), and Eyal Yassky (Hilico).

Panelists who shared their insights and best practices were Anna Victoria Lu (Aboitiz InfraCapital and Apo Agua), Maria Cecilia Alcantara (Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, Inc.), Sevillo David, Jr. (National Water Resources Board), Rogelio Singson (Metro Pacific Water), Emmanuel Jimenez (Manila Water Company, Inc.), and Chen Jovany (The Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute. The panel discussions were moderated by Ramon “Dondi” Alikpala of FutureWater Asia.

The Philippine Water Challenge (PhlWC) is an annual competition that serves as a platform for generating water supply and sanitation solutions for water service providers and users. By recognizing promising solutions, the PhlWC will help achieve the objectives of the Philippine Water Supply and Sanitation Master Plan for improving access to water-stressed communities.

“I believe that this competition can generate new solutions and a heightened awareness of how vulnerable we are as a nation to the vagaries of nature. Once and for all, let us make water resources available to all Filipinos,” said PDRF President Butch Meily.

Submission of applications for the Philippine Water Challenge has been extended to October 31, 2021.Visit here formore info 

www.pdrf.org/philippinewaterchallenge/

FFCCCII supports revival of tourism industry, greater mobility of fully vaccinated people

Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) President Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong expressed support for proposals which seek to help revive the Philippines’ pandemic-hit tourism industry, such as the call to reduce the quarantine period for fully vaccinated overseas travelers from ten days to five days. He also expressed support for the proposed “Bakuna Bubble” of granting greater mobility to fully vaccinated persons and businesses with fully vaccinated employees, for reopening of the Philippine economy while still protecting public health.

 

Here is statement of FFCCCII President Dr. Lim:

 

“More countries in the world are nowadays easing travel restrictions for fully vaccinated travelers, such as the United States which plans to ease foreign travel restrictions beginning in November. Foreign nationals flying into the U.S. will have to be fully vaccinated and test negative for COVID-19 within three days of their flight. Let us support proposals to grant fully vaccinated balikbayan (overseas Filipino) visitors and international tourists similar convenience, by reducing arriving international passenger quarantine period to 5 days.”

 

“I had been informed that in a recent meeting of the airlines, Department of Health and the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19, a proposal was made for international flights passengers will be tested 72 hours before their flights, undergo quarantine upon arrival, and take an RT-PCR test on the third day. Those passengers who test negative will be allowed to go home after the fifth day and complete their quarantine at home.”

“Airline industry people have showed data that international arrivals have not contributed significantly to COVID-19 infection rate surges, with average positivity rate was below 0.5% in the last quarter.”

“To accelerate our economic recovery, we need to support and help revive Philippine tourism. Before the pandemic lockdown, the 2019 contribution of the tourism industry to the Philippine economy was 12.7 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), generating tourism direct gross value added (TDGVA) of 2.48 trillion pesos (roughly 49.54 billion dollars) and providing 5.71 million jobs for that year. We should again rebuild our tourism industry and restore it as one of the catalysts of robust Philippine economic growth.”

FFCCCII supports revival of tourism industry, greater mobility of fully vaccinated people

Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) President Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong expressed support for proposals which seek to help revive the Philippines’ pandemic-hit tourism industry, such as the call to reduce the quarantine period for fully vaccinated overseas travelers from ten days to five days. He also expressed support for the proposed “Bakuna Bubble” of granting greater mobility to fully vaccinated persons and businesses with fully vaccinated employees, for reopening of the Philippine economy while still protecting public health.

Here is statement of FFCCCII President Dr. Lim:

“More countries in the world are nowadays easing travel restrictions for fully vaccinated travelers, such as the United States which plans to ease foreign travel restrictions beginning in November. Foreign nationals flying into the U.S. will have to be fully vaccinated and test negative for COVID-19 within three days of their flight. Let us support proposals to grant fully vaccinated balikbayan (overseas Filipino) visitors and international tourists similar convenience, by reducing arriving international passenger quarantine period to 5 days.”

“I had been informed that in a recent meeting of the airlines, Department of Health and the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19, a proposal was made for international flights passengers will be tested 72 hours before their flights, undergo quarantine upon arrival, and take an RT-PCR test on the third day. Those passengers who test negative will be allowed to go home after the fifth day and complete their quarantine at home.”

“Airline industry people have showed data that international arrivals have not contributed significantly to COVID-19 infection rate surges, with average positivity rate was below 0.5% in the last quarter.”

“To accelerate our economic recovery, we need to support and help revive Philippine tourism. Before the pandemic lockdown, the 2019 contribution of the tourism industry to the Philippine economy was 12.7 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), generating tourism direct gross value added (TDGVA) of 2.48 trillion pesos (roughly 49.54 billion dollars) and providing 5.71 million jobs for that year. We should again rebuild our tourism industry and restore it as one of the catalysts of robust Philippine economic growth

DOST-SEI’s extends deadline for Indie-Siyensya Filmmaking Plum

Science filmmaking competition, Indie-Siyensya, is extending the deadline for submission of film entries to October 30, 2021.  

The contest, organized by the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI), is open to all Filipinos who may join as individuals or in groups. 

There are two categories: the “Youth Category” for high school, tertiary school and out-of-school youth aged 13-20, and the “Open category” for college students, teachers, amateur filmmakers, and even science professionals. 

Entries must be short documentaries which should have a running time of up to ten (10) minutes. The films must be relevant to the theme “The Scientist in Me,” which can be a documentation of personal experiments or explainers of scientific phenomena relevant to communities. 

“We want to give more time to our aspiring filmmakers and science communicators to craft their masterpieces. We also realize the challenge presented by the pandemic in doing films, that’s why we extended the deadline,” said DOST-SEI Director, Dr. Josette Biyo. 

Films will be judged based on scientific content, execution of idea, and film techniques. At stake for each category are trophies and cash prizes worth Php 100,000 for the Best Film, Php 50,000 pesos for the second prize, and Php 30,000 for the third prize. Two entries (one per category) will also win Viewers’ Choice award with a prize of Php 20,000. 

For contest mechanics and other information, interested participants visi here: www.sei.dost.gov.ph  https://www.facebook.com/dostseiindiesiyensya

Sam Verzosa, Tutukan natin sa kanyang mga makabuluhang tahakin!

Lahat ay nagulat sa pagkakaroon ng “Tutok To Win Partylist” na kung saan ang sikat at award winning entrepreneur at businessman ng pinaka malaking direct selling CEO ay tampok na nominee, si Sam Verzosa ay naghain ng kandidatura kamakailan lang para sa naturang party list. 

Matatandaan na simula ng na established more than 10 years ang kanyang kompanya na Frontrow Enterprise ay kilala ng tumutulong ang CEO sa buong kapuluan hindi lamang sa kanilang mga members sa buong mundo pati na rin sa mga nangangailangan lalong lalo na sa panahon ng krisis at delubyo. 

“Lagi nating iniisip na wala tayong magagawa, mahina tayo o wala tayong boses. Sa panahong ito ng pandemya, sana mas mangibabaw ang pagtutulungan at pagkilos para sa taumbayan.”—Sam Verzosa

Kabilang si Sam sa pararangalan sa iba’t ibang award giving bodies bago matapos ang taon dahil sa kanyang pinakitang pagtulong sa mga nangangailangan at bibigyang parangal bilang “Philanthropist of the year.”

A special announcement from ANZCHAM President

Before I proceed with the usual news and updates on what’s coming, I’d like to take this opportunity to announce firstly our upcoming ANZCHAM 40th Anniversary Charity Ball this coming 20 November 2021. You may have already heard about this through the invitations to donate that we sent last month but I am happy to announce that registration for the event itself is now open! All proceeds from this event will go towards helping #SaferKidsPH, an initiative to help fight online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). Come join us in this night of fun and fundraising—sign up here now.

A glimpse into the future, now

Whereas July and August shaped up to be people-focused months, September gave us a glimpse of what the future could look like with our events #WhatsNext: Innovation Forum 2021 and the third episode of our HR Series. Our Innovation Forum this year is helping us rethink our purpose and use the power of innovation to build a better future for our businesses, communities, and the planet. At the first two episodes, we held wide-ranging discussions of how innovation is affecting and will affect our world, from robotic automation, to gamification, to cloud-first systems, to digital finance. Special thanks to our speakers from all over the world for engaging our community with conversations on innovation.

We also discussed the evolving regulations and means of transforming our workplaces and work arrangements at the third episode of our HR Series. Our speakers opened our eyes to the changes that we need to adapt to help make our workplaces not only compliant with laws but also compassionate to the needs of our teams. We’re all excited for the last episode, the details of which I’ll share below.

Lastly, we also tackled how leadership should evolve for the needs of the future at our ANZCHAM ALA course Leadership Workouts in partnership with Monash College of Australia. I am proud of the 45 participants who completed the course; I believe that they will be seeds for transformative leadership in their respective organizations from now on.

Stepping into the future, now

We are concluding this October two of our signature series that have really sparked important conversations in our community: Innovation Forum and HR Series. This coming Thursday, 7 October, will be the last (but certainly not the least) episode of #WhatsNext, and will feature innovations on the areas of e-commerce, digital customer experience, and digital tools for businesses. You may register for this event here. And on 21 October, we will hold HR Series Episode 4 titled Nurturing Healthy Employees in a Hybrid Workplace, where we will discuss ways of delivering health and wellness to our teams in the context of hybrid and virtual work. You may register now for this webinar here.

On the other hand, Our ANZCHAM ALA offering this month will help you future-proof yourself and your organization. Through the powers of design thinking, the course Idea Accelerator beginning this 7 October will teach you different ways of dealing with uncertainty through creative solutions. 

I look forward to seeing you at our next Monthly Membership Meeting this coming 12 October. I am quite excited as our friends from the Victorian State Government will discuss globalization and its effect on Asian trends in trade, and our friends from Woolworths will introduce us to Australia’s best brands that they have brought to the Philippines through their partnership with Robinsons Supermarkets. Register now for the MMM through this link. Until then, please continue to stay healthy and safe!

Daniel Alexander
President, ANZCHAM Philippines

Our partner Trends & Concepts is announcing a brand-new logo in celebration of their 30th Anniversary

"We are proud to unveil a brand-new logo for Trends and Concepts as we celebrate our 30th year in the interior fit-out industry in the Philippines. As we see the evolution in our way of thinking and our way of work, our goal was to create a modern and creative look for our brand and at the same time, still emulate our core values of responsibility, reliability and commitment.

This is an important milestone and we sincerely thank our people, our partners, and our clients for your continuous and unwavering support."