Boracay Water recognized in first ever Boracay Day

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WATER and wastewater operator Boracay Water was recently recognized by the Municipality of Malay during Boracay’s Inaugural Day for the company’s valuable contribution in promoting the Island’s sustainability, most especially for being the water and wastewater champion in Malay’s Boracay Beach Management Program (BBMP).

The water company is one of the four private companies that were recognized during the celebration. The other companies were San Miguel Corporation, Boracay Foundation Inc., and Petron Foundation Inc. Continue reading →

Manila Water intensifies desludging services at Metro Manila’s East zone

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IN A bid to provide quality services in its East Zone concession area, Ayala-led Manila Water Company has strengthened the company’s commitment to provide efficient wastewater services through the provision of scheduled desludging services.

Manila Water East Zone Business Group Director Ferdinand Dela Cruz said for this quarter alone, they have scheduled the following barangays for desludging services at no additional charges, namely: Culiat, Aguinaldo, Laging Handa and Sta. Cruz in Quezon City, Salapan, Little Baguio, Sta. Lucia, Maytunas, Tibagan, Batis, Onse and Isabelita St. Joseph in San Juan, Fortune and Parang in Marikina, Ampid in San Mateo, Bagong Nayon, Dela Paz, Mayamot and Mambugan in Antipolo, Calumpang, Libid, Layunan, Mahabang and Parang in Binangonan, San Andres in Cainta, Manggahan and Maybunga in Pasig, Sta. Ana, San Juan in Taytay, Valenzuela Makati, Central Signal, North Signal, South Signal and Signal Village in Taguig, Aguho, Poblacion, San Pedro, Tabacalera in Pateros. Continue reading →

GT Cosmetics is Halal certified

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CEBU-BASED GT Cosmetics Manufacturing is now set to push through with its market-expansion plan to the Middle East and other Muslim countries after its beauty products and production methods have been tested and declared permissible by an internationally-recognized Halal certification body.

Engr. Leonora B. Salvane, GT Cosmetics founder and national sales manager, said they can now ship their products to Middle Eastern countries, Malaysia and Indonesia where a ready market has already been established. Continue reading →

Nestlé, Agri office to bring the latest coffee farming technologies closer to Bukidnon farmers

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RECOGNIZING the potential of Bukidnon as a top coffee-producing province, Nestlé Philippines Inc. (NPI) has partnered with the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Research Centre (NOMIARC) of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) in the production and distribution of high-quality Robusta plantlets and cuttings, bringing the high-yielding coffee plants closer to thousands of small-farmers in Bukidnon and nearby provinces within the region.

Speaking at the sidelines of the 19th DA-NOMIARC Farmers’ Field Day and Technology Forum in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, NPI Agriculture head Arthur Baria said they are looking to tap Bukidnon as a “coffee basket” where Nestlé can directly source high-quality Robusta coffee beans. Continue reading →

McDonald’s donates 398 old phones, accessories to ‘i-rEcover, i-rEcycle’

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FOR the second time since the launch of i-rEcover, i-rEcycle program a year ago, McDonald’s Philippines again donated hundreds of old cellular phones, batteries, and chargers to support the recycling program initiated by Nokia Philippines, Globe Telecom, Ayala Foundation Inc., and Philippine Tarsier Foundation Inc. (PTFI).

The new donation of 398 items was in addition to the 613 defective mobile phones and accessories that McDonald’s turned over in November 2011, bringing the total to 1,011. Continue reading →

Decent work for domestic workers ‘now a reality’

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VISAYAN Forum, a Philippine-based non-government organization against modern slavery, celebrated the formal registration of the Philippine ratification of International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 189 last September 5, optimistic that this will make decent work for domestic workers a reality.

With the convention set to enter into force a year after the Philippines’ ratification, Ma. Cecilia Flores Oebanda, executive director of the Visayan Forum, praised the leadership of the Philippines in the advocacy for stronger protection of Filipino domestic workers here and abroad. Continue reading →

Outstanding Cebuana wheatgrass distributors

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TWO Cebu-based businesswomen were named among this year’s 14 Outstanding Bio-Preneurs of Easy Pha-max Philippines, the country’s leading distributor of wheatgrass-based health products.

They are Lynn Alcoseba (8th, left) and Jen Elizabeth Siarot (9th, left), shown in photo above with the other awardees and company officials led by CEO Edward Ling (7th, left). Continue reading →

Parliament of Youth Leaders this summer in Naga, CamSur

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DELEGATES are in for one hot summer, as they explore hot issues and discuss hot topics during the 9th Parliament of Youth Leaders (NYP 9), which will be held in Naga City in Camarines Sur.

“Bicolandia will be the venue of plenty of hot discussions on youth issues. Hindi lang summer destination at adventure tourism venue ang Naga, CamSur — ito ay isang youth-friendly locality,” states commissioner Gio Tingson, National Organizing Committee chair for NYP9. Continue reading →

Pre-Valentine affair for married couple

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How many times have you said to your spouse, “We need to take time for the two of us.” When was the last time you spend a weekend together away from the distractions and tensions of everyday life – while focusing on each other and your relationship and God.

Every marriage deserves this kind of attention!

We believe that love is sweeter when nurtured and cared for. That is why we are pleased to invite you, married couples, to a very unique live-in “pre-valentine-love-experience”.

Consider the weekend of February 3, 4 & 5 at Betania Retreat House. Call or text Eric at 09176273742, Therese Mesina at 09173202820 or Linchen at 09164484879 or 032-2548619.