3M Philippines receives Best Work Practices Award from CSR Summit

The Global CSR Summit & Awards 2013 awarded 3M Philippines with a Bronze Award for Best Workplace Practices at the Global CSR Summit & Awards 2013 held at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City on March 19 and 20.

The summit, organized by Singapore-based Pinnacle Group International, is now in its fifth year and is Asia’s most prestigious event for corporate social responsibility. This year, over 500 entries from 100 leading companies in Asia competed for a chance to win in five award categories: Best Environmental Excellence, Best Community Program, Best Workplace Practices, CSR Leadership, and Product Excellence

3M received the bronze award in recognition of its collaborative culture that results in understanding customer needs and its 40+ technologies that are able to provide solutions to make progress possible. The recognition for 3M also noted its creation of meaningful opportunities for 3M employees by involving them in sustainability initiatives and volunteerism projects such as those initiated with the Virlanie Foundation, the Haribon Foundation and The Mind Museum, among others.

3M’s efforts to look after employees’ well-being via health and fitness programs and providing flexible work arrangements to encourage work-life balance were also noted by the body.

Nene Amen, 3M Philippines Manager for Corporate Marketing and Public Affairs and Rika Kamibayashi, 3M Philippines Manager for Competency Development and Corporate Communication received the award on behalf of 3M Philippines.

  

Nene Amen 3M Philippines VP for Corporate Marketing and Rika Kamibayashi 3M Philippines Manager for Competency Development and Corporate Communication receive the bronze award for Best Workplace Practices from the CSR Summit Awards. Also in photo is Roberto P. Alabado III the Urban & Regional Planner of Davao City, as the guest of honor.

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About 3M Philippines

3M captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands of ingenious products. Our culture of creative collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better. 3M is the innovation company that never stops inventing. With $30 billion in sales, 3M employs about 88,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 70 countries. For more information, visit www.3M.com/ph or like 3M.Philippines on Facebook for news and updates. 

Contacts:

3M Philippines

Nene Amen                        Mobile: (0917) 854 9089                             Email: namen1@mmm.com

Corporate Marketing               Tel: (632) 878 3674               

and Business Planning            (632) 474 6506

Larc&Asset PR

Tessa Jazmines                   Mobile: (0917) 526 1369                             Email:tessa@larcandasset.com

Tel: (632) 474 6506

Samantha Coronado           Mobile: (0915) 361 1386                             Email: samantha@larcandasset.com

Beyonce Expecting Baby #2!

Yes you read it right. 

Beyonce's pregnant and Blue Ivy's gonna be a big sister!! :)

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The Oriental Legazpi’s Jasmine Goes Big with Great Ginormous Dishes!

If one is in for some major food trip, then a must-try place is  The Oriental Legazpi’s Jasmine Restaurant. It not only offers Bicolano dishes with a twist but also Western Cuisine slightly tweaked  to  cater to the Filipino taste.

With “Pinoys” innate love for food in abundant servings, The Jasmine goes big with Great Ginormous Dishes for the month of May!

Burger fanatics will surely be surprised with the taste and enormous size of the Monster Burger. It’s  an estimated ½ kilo of heaven combining specially made all-beef patty, tomatoes, lettuce, bacon, egg, cheese in a super baked bun. An absolute bliss in a sandwich!

 

The Oriental Legazpi offers a great prize for its Man vs. Monster contest. Anyone who can beat the record in eating the most number of Monster Burgers in 30 minutes will get  the chance  to win a stay at a Deluxe Room  worth P 9, 500.00. Contest is until May 31, 2013.

 

Another dish that will surely surprise is the Gambas. A regular Spanish dish is made extra special using stewed fresh tomatoes, olive oil , secret spices combined with not just shrimps but locally- harvested prawns and served in a freshly- baked  French bread. Now that’s one Ginormous Gambas!

So don’t just go big, go better  with The Jasmine’s Great Ginourmous Dishes! For reservations call, The Oriental Legazpi: +63 (52) 435 3333 l +63 (52) 435 5555, or log on to www.theorientalhotels.com.

                                                            -Nothing Follows-

Marivic Fajardo

Director of Communications

The Oriental Hotels and Resorts

Mobile: 0917 5694940

Lady Antebellum's 4th Studio Album "GOLDEN"

Art is a moving target. Those who do it most successfully find shades of emotion within themselves that change the texture of their work and how they feel about themselves. As a result, a real artist is ever-changing.

Seven-time GRAMMY winning Trio Lady Antebellum has announced the release of their fourth Capitol Nashville studio album GOLDEN.

So it is for Lady Antebellum, whose album Golden was figuratively – and literally – borne on the move. The harmony-based trio – Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood – and its sizeable fan base bonded heavily during the band’s Own the Night World Tour, its first arena run as a headlining act, in 2012. The shows themselves were inspirational. But so was the time offstage. Lady A made a point of experimenting and creating with its road band as the one-nighters and the miles of travel piled up. That behind-the-scenes interaction inspired much of the music on Golden, an instantly infectious project in which Lady A discovered new edges for its already-successful foundation.

"This album feels to me like one of those that from start to finish could be a good road-trip record and that's what we wanted," said Lady A's Charles Kelley. "It's one of the reasons why the term 'golden' was kind of cool. I think about road trips and driving down the road with those little streaks of sunshine popping through the trees, especially at sunset. 'Golden' it just gives you this warm, easy feeling."

"Writing and recording this record really took us back to when we first met each other," added Hillary Scott. "When I first met the boys, we spent a lot of time around the piano at the house they lived in at the time. We didn't really know each other at all, but there was still some magic and then the harmony that’s how it all started - that blend of our voices and that blend of our songwriting craft. So, it's exciting that even on our fourth record, we can still find that."

"The word 'golden' to me conjures up a lot of pictures," continued Dave Haywood. "In the title track, it depicts driving down the road at sunset but, to me, it also depicts a special time in our career.a 'golden,' special time for us. We definitely want to value this time in our careers because it's such a treasure that we can still sit in a room and write songs together. I personally feel so humbled to still be making records that people are excited to hear."

The new album's lead single "Downtown" already stormed the Country radio charts, becoming the trio's career highest charting debut. People noted "this preview of Lady A's next album is slinky, sexy fun, crazy-catchy and downright soulful."

Lady A's previous three studio albums have paved the way for GOLDEN, which follows over 11 million album sales, six career No. one hits and seven GRAMMY awards. Last year alone, more than one million fans in over 11 countries welcomed the ACM and CMA award-winning trio on their headlining tour. For more information on new music and additional upcoming performances, visit www.ladyantebellum.com.

LADY ANTEBELLUM FOURTH STUDIO ALBUM “GOLDEN” is now available on record stores nationwide and online via iTunes Philippines exclusively under MCA Music Inc. For more details please visit MCA Music’s Facebook and Twitter Page: https://www.facebook.com/mcamusic  https://twitter.com/mca_music

                                                                                      

Watch Lady Antebellum “Downtown” video on VEVO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WeSItykFyY

Get Lady Antebellum “Golden” album on iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/ph/album/golden/id634433793

For more details please visit MCA Music’s Facebook and Twitter Page:

https://www.facebook.com/mcamusic

https://twitter.com/mca_music

Jessica Sanchez' Debut Album Out Now!

AMERICAN IDOL FINALIST’S EAGERLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM

ME, YOU & THE MUSIC, OUT NOW!!!

Jessica Sanchez  — the 17-year-old California  native who won over American Idol viewers with her diva-worthy vocal range  — released her debut single, “Tonight” featuring Ne-Yo last March 21^st.  Her single is now enjoying heavy rotation on radio and TV Channels nationwide and also charting Top 1 -5 on radio station all over the Philippines.

Me, You & the Music, Sanchez’s high-energy, beat-soaked debut album, released yesterday, May 14 on MCA Music (Universal Music Philippines).  Me, You & the Music features production by Benny Benassi, Harvey Mason Jr., Ne-Yo, Rodney Jerkins, Stargate & Toby Gad.

Born and raised in Chula Vista, California, Sanchez has worked on honing her vocal versatility for almost her entire life. She started singing when she was two and lists Mariah Carey, Etta James, and Ray Charles among her musical influences. At age ten she performed Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” on an episode of Showtime at the Apollo. A year later, she competed on the premiere season of America’s Got Talent, reaching the wild-card round before getting cut. Over the next few years, Sanchez performed at venues both large and small (including a 2008 San Diego Chargers game) and released a number of covers (such as Etta James’s “I’d Rather Go Blind”) through an independent record label. After nailing her American Idol audition in 2011, Sanchez climbed to the final two and landed her deal with Interscope soon after the season finale. Diving into the recording of her debut last summer, Sanchez took a break from the studio to tear through a rousing, choir-backed rendition of Marvin Gaye’s “All I Need to Get By” at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

MCA Music Music, in cooperation with Odyssey Music and Video and Astroplus brings you to “Blujays Fan Party!” Jessica Sanchez 'Me You and the Music' Album launch @ Odyssey Megamall, May 18 (Sat) 4PM-7PM and on  May 19 (Sun) 4PM-7PM @ Astroplus SM North Edsa The Block.

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GET JESSICA SANCHEZ “ME, YOU & the MUSIC Album on iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/ph/album/me-you-the-music/id626181919

For more details please visit MCA Music’s Facebook and Twitter Page:

https://www.facebook.com/mcamusic

https://twitter.com/mca_music

#Sulit.com.ph Still No.1

          

Sulit.com.ph continues to dominate the online buy-and-sell category with latest campaign

An old guitar, a jacket now three sizes smaller, or an unused handbag may have been sitting at the bottom of your closet at home. What if someone is willing to pay for any of these items you have already forgotten about? This thought is what’s behind the latest campaign of Sulit.com.ph “Ang hindi na ginagamit, ibenta mo na!”.

A follow-up on last year’s buyer-targeted campaign ‘Ano hanap mo?’, the new campaign is part of Sulit.com.ph’s bid to maintain its leadership in online buy-and-sell.

“We hope that our latest campaign will resonate with many Filipinos who have a penchant for keeping things that are no longer being used. Instead of just taking up huge space in their house, these items can be sold to fetch earnings for the family,” said Sulit.com.ph managing director RJ David.

 

Sulit.com.ph founders RJ David and his wife Arianne.

 David was just 26 years old when he founded the company less than seven years ago in his bedroom, with only P2,400 as capital. Together with girlfriend (now wife) Arianne,, he built a free platform for posting classified ads on a wide range of categories, from clothing and accessories, to tools and gadgets, furniture and appliances, and many more.

Sulit.com.ph offers a free platform for posting classified ads on a wide range of categories, from clothing to accessories, to tools and gadgets, furniture and appliances, and many more.

From its humble beginnings, Sulit.com.ph has evolved into a corporation called Netrepreneur Connections Enterprises, Inc., which now has 90 employees reporting to a plush two-floor office space in Ortigas.

Sulit.com.ph takes pride in having 2 million registered users, and an average of 10 million daily pageviews. 

Moreover, it now takes pride in having 2 million registered users, 2 billion pageviews last year, and an average of 10 million daily pageviews and 700,000 daily unique visitors. Their mobile pageviews and visitors are also showing remarkable strength, receiving an average of 1.8 million daily pageviews and 112,000 daily unique visitors.

  

Featuring the special participation of bloggers, Sulit.com.ph looks to continue their partnership with World Vision. They haveinvited bloggers to bring a pre-loved item and sell it through their website. The total amount of sales will then be matched by Sulit.com.ph, and donated for World Vision’s humanitarian efforts.

“Our company motto has always been to “pay it forward” and I’m excited that we got the chance to partner with top bloggers for this fundraising project for World Vision,” explained David.

To learn more about what’s new at Sulit.com.ph, interested parties may follow their social media accounts: Facebook.com.ph/sulit.com.ph, and @sulit on Twitter and Instagram. Sulit.com.ph’s newest TVC, ‘Ang hindi na ginagamit, ibenta mo na!’ may be accessed on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmosdnqpaH0. #

LADY ANTEBELLUM DEBUTS MUSIC VIDEO

LADY ANTEBELLUM DEBUTS MUSIC VIDEO

FOR “GOODBYE TOWN” ON 

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW TODAY

 
Trio to Make Appearances This Week on Chelsea Lately, 

The Voice and CBS’ ACM Presents: Tim McGraw’s

Superstar Summer All-Star Special

 

Nashville, TN – May 13, 2013 – GRAMMY winning trio Lady Antebellum is set to premiere their new music video for “Goodbye Town” today on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and on EllenTV.com. The video was shot in Nashville and directed by Peter Zavadil. “Goodbye Town” is the second single off the trio’s new album GOLDEN, released last week.  Since it’s release, the track continues to be highlighted as a standout with Rolling Stone calling it "gripping."

“Quite possibly, the best vocal that Charles Kelley has put down yet. The lyrics strike a nostalgic tone – at least at first – but the chorus tends to suggest that the past is not somewhere he wants to be.”  - Billboard

“’Goodbye Town’…pulls you in a direction both surprising and urgent…”  - New York Daily News

“’Goodbye Town’ offers a tart flip side to the “Hey, remember when?” strain of songs currently running rampant in contemporary country as the memories encroach with more darkness than light.”  - Boston Globe

Lady A visits the west coast this week for appearances on Chelsea Lately (today), The Voice (5/14) and ACM Presents: Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer All-Star Special on CBS Sun., May 19. Since its 2006 inception, Lady A has risen quickly to become Country Music’s most influential current group. The group has won the “Vocal Group of the Year” honor from both the CMA and from the ACM’s three times in a row, earned seven GRAMMY awards and sold 11 million albums worldwide. Nine of the band’s singles are certified Gold, with four surpassing the Platinum mark. For a full list of upcoming performances and for more info on new music, visit www.ladyantebellum.com.

Win 100 Free Movie Tickets from AyosDito.ph

This year’s blockbuster movie is on us, Ayos di’ba?

                                                                                                               
Iron Man 3, The Wolverine, Man of Steel, Fast and the Furious 6 –are all movies to watch out for in the coming months. Now you can get a chance to watch them for free by simply posting an ad on AyosDito.ph
This May, Team AyosDito.ph, in cooperation with SM Cinema, will be giving away 100 Free Movie Passes weekly beginning April 30 to June 2, 2013. This really makes it a “Mas Ayos Dito!” selling experience on AyosDito.ph.
 “AyosDito.ph aims to build a strong and educated Online Buy and Sell culture in the Philippines,” AyosDito.ph General Manager, Jon Santico said. “Our purpose is to attract quality advertisers, both private and professionals, and to provide a safe, convenient and memorable buying and selling experience for all our users.”

 “We want to teach our advertisers especially our private sellers to talk about their ads more so they can also sell their items faster. To achieve this, we partnered with SM Cinema, to reward out popular ads weekly,” Santico added.

1.       To join, simply post an ad on AyosDito.ph. 

2.       Once your ad has been approved, publicly share it on Facebook via the Share on Facebook button on your ad page.

3.       Each week, the Ten Most Viewed Ads will be selected by Team AyosDito.ph. The ten (10) winners will then be announced on AyosDito.ph Facebook Page every Tuesday at 4PM. Winners will be announced following the schedule below:

Week 1: May 7, 2013

Week 2: May 14, 2013

Week 3: May 21, 2013

Week 4: May 28, 2013

Week 5: June 4, 2013

4.       Anyone can share AyosDito.ph ads but only the ad owner will be qualified to win FREE Movie passes.

5.       Metro Manila (NCR) winners can claim their passes at AyosDito.ph Makati office. Provincial winners’ prizes will be mailed.

6.       The movie passes may be redeemed at any SM Cinema.

7.       Employees of 701 Search Inc. and its suppliers, partner agencies and relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity are not qualified for this promo.

For more information, visit www.AyosDito.ph

AyosDito.ph, ang buy and sell ng bayan, is a website for safe, hassle-free and fun online buy and sell experience. We sort our buy and sell pages by region, province and city, so you are assured of a convenient and dedicated ad service every time you shop. AyosDito.ph is a product of 701 Search Inc, a joint venture between international media organizations: Singapore Press Holdings Limited and Schibsted ASA.

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Yza's WinxClub Cake by La Patisserie Palawan

Andrea Gerardo is the owner/proprietor of La Patisserie Palawan. She was a former school mate from high school and was also a team mate on our softball team from LHS. 

In 2011 I learned that she's into baking business. I ordered my first cake when my father had his Retirement Party that year. From then on, I am a regular customer to La Patisserie Palawan.

Last month I asked her to do the cake for my little girl as she's turning 7. One of the important milestone in my daughter's life.

Mikyla wanted WinxClub to be the theme of her party. So, I searched for cake designed in WinxClub. Fortunately, Pinterest showed quite a few.

I showed Andrea the design, and she 'tweaked' it a little and created a better design. 

My daughter wowed upon seeing her birthday cake. A two layered delicious cake with chocolate cupcakes.

A real money for value cake from La Patisserie Palawan! You'll be surprise that this pretty pretty cake was only Php 2,000.00! (Of course, I did some little haggling too).

Andrea is such a nice proprietor. Very creative and easy to approach too..