Gerry’s Restaurant Grand Opening at Fairview Terraces

Fairview Terraces, Maligaya Road corner Quirino Highway, Fairview , Quezon City , Philippines

L-R Vice Mayor Maria Josefina ” Joy ” Belmonte-Alimurong ( Quezon City ) Mr. Anton Alvarez ( Gerry’s restaurant franchisee)  Ms. Alma Cabasal (Miss Philippines   Earth -Water 2013 ) Ms. Nancy Leonard ( Miss Philippines Earth – Air 2013) and Ms. Athina Karla Chia ( Miss Philippines Earth -Fire 2013)

Ribbon cutting ceremony with Mrs. Apolinario, Quezon City Vice Mayor Maria Josefina ” Joy ” Belmonte-Alimurong and Miss Philippines-Earth 2013 winners

 

L-R Ms. Emily Madrid ( area manager) Engineer Deo Buenaflor ( Gerry restaurant engineering head ) Ms. Gilda Cristobal ( branch manager )

L-R Top Mr. Elmark Garcia , Mr. Gene Cuesta and Mr. Andrew Villa ( Gerry Nuvali, Laguna ) L-R Ms. Nancy Leonard ( Miss Philippines Earth – Air 2013), Ms. Ms. Athina Karla Chia ( Miss Philippines Earth -Fire 2013) and Ms.  Alma Cabasal (Miss Philippines   Earth -Water 2013 )

ceremonial toasts from  Gerry’s restaurant ( Fairview Terraces)  franchisee

a priest led the blessing of the newly opened restaurant

The grand opening was well-attended by vips, franchisee, officials led by  Ms. Maria Josefina” Joy ” Belmonte ” (Vice Mayor- Quezon City ), Mr. Gerry Apolinario, Miss Earth Philippines 2013 winners and among the officers and marketing heads of Gerry’s Grill group of restaurant chains, officers of Fairview Terraces , Ayala Corporation , media , bloggers and other special friends.

live band

Gerry’s Grill is popular for team building, seminars, company board meeting , birthday party, debuts, on the spot grillings, christenings, dating, get-together and  the restaurant chain boast of popular and well-loved dishes and foods! Well-established program is Gerry’s Circle of Friends Loyalty program. ( Try to ask your favorite Gerry’s outlet for more information ! )

pork barbecue, chicken insal, bangus ala pobre, kaldereta were among the more popular dishes ( serve with Gerry’s Grill own formulated sauces and condiments )

program host and invited guests are enjoying great food and on the spot contest

The restaurant  is adjacent to SM Fairview ( Lagro) , Robinson Mall and is located at the 3rd Floor  Fairview Terraces . The restaurant had a capacity of of about 180 people at any given date. Now, Gerry’s Grill opened their 57th branch in the Philippines . Maka Pinoy ! Maka-Gerry ‘s !!!!!

Website: http://www.gerrysgrill.com/ph/

Flip Out- Global Pinoy Cuisine Challenge at the Sikat Pinoy National Food Fair

SM MegaMall Trade Hall 1,2,3 Mandaluyong City-Philippines

entrance to the trade fair

 The exhibition site  covers 3,878 square meters of food stuff presented by more than 200 local exhibitors from the country’s 16 regions.

Organized by the   Department of Trade and Industry ( DTI), PhilHealth , Bureau of Domestic Trade  focuses on pili nuts, seafood , herbal products, organic products, local delicacies , coffee and a whole of of interesting regional products.

gasul’s coin gas tank

Petron Gasul – One of the country’s popular gas tank manufacturer , aside from selling gas tanks for business and home use, their booth are also selling gas coin tank for Php 300 each .  They are one of the major sponsors of the Flip-Out Cooking Challenge.  Petron also gave an interesting FREE public lecture about the safety tips.

Petron: http://www.petron.com/web/

Philippine Postal Corporation booth

PHLPost had a booth inside the trade fair and gave away interesting booklet of the 2014 first quarter issues . Aside from the regular stamps, postal money order, courier services , bayad center that they offer.

PHLPost booklet of stamp issuance for 2014

  PHLPost are planning to sell thru their online portal different Philippine products ! It promises something BIG for expats , foreigners , balikbayans and OFWs which which can purchase these products on-line. They also gave away some leaflets and  stamp booklet program for 2014.

Website:  https://www.phlpost.gov.ph/

Naval Suman Maker’s Association

Naval Suman products are from Naval,  Biliran  province . The association was assisted by DTI . Their suman tasted different from the ones that are available in Metro Manila.  Aside from suman, they also sell different native handbags

Contact : ( 053) 500-93-62 , 500-93-63

Mobile: (0926-55-49142)

pili products

Another region that has a big potential in the export market are pili nuts from Bicol region.

Owen-Sophia Food Delicacies

Owen -Sophia House of Delicacies – specializes in different native food delicacies like sapin-sapin, nilupak ( cassava ) ,  rice pinipig cakes, biko cakes, snack pack , ube-halaya, pichi-pichi . Their store is just located within Tagaytay City .

Contact : Mr. Oscar -(0919-6824099) (0925-5000915 ) (0916-6851985)

taro chips

Enriquita’s Food Company  specializes in taro chips, cocoa tablea

Pines Brownies and Delicacies

The company is well-known for their brownies , choco crinkles , cashew tarts , merengue , food for the gods , revel bar

Address: #160 Jose Abad Santos,  Siran, Guagua , Pampanga

Contact : #(045) 434-05-69

Mobile (0918-923-6113)

cashew tarts and crinkles

Contact Person : Ms. Betty Serrano

Mobile ( 0919-883-34-80)

Address: Quezon City  – # 50 Mabituan Street , Maambong , Quezon City

Contact : # (02) 261-25-89

                 (02) 415-1461

Zamango Company Products

Contact Person: Ms. Winneie Rose B. Adoremos

Sinabacan , Candelaria , Zambales

(094994888-55 /0919-98055653)

mango leather

Mango leather is a by-product of mango pulp. They are produce from the province of Zambales.

carrot pastillas

Gracias Food Company

mango rolls, mango with pineapple , mango with tamarind , mango with dalandan rolls

The company is also known for their mango rolls which had 4 distinct flavors. The company tag line ” All Natural , All Healthy All Graces “

Contact : Ms. Arlyn Rombaoa -sales manager

Mobile (+63) 927-886-9573

Landline : +632-975-1624

Email: arlyn.rombaoa@mail.com

Address: 189 San Antonio Avenue, San Antonio Valley 1 , Parañaque City

Good Earth Farms and Foods

The company specializes in herbal plants, organically grown  salted duck eggs ( itlog na maalat)

Contact Person :Ms. Rowena Follosco-Sotero

Telefax (045) 9821591 / 605-0090

Mobile # 0917-278-9237

Chino’s  Meat Products

2nd Level , Robinsons MallLimketkai Drive, Cagayan de Oro City

3rd Level Centrio Mall -Cagayan de Oro City

Website: http://www.chinosdeli.com/

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ChinosDeli

Contact (088) 852-1151

Mobile : 0922-846-1201 / 0917-7197242

Delimondo

Delimondo Deli Products is known for its premium corned beef that was popularized in the weekend markets of Salcedo Village and Ayala Alabang. A brainchild of Ms. Katrina Ponce-Enrile, Delimondo promises only to deliver the best and highest quality meats and products to the market.

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Delimondo

Flip Out -Global Filipino Cusine cook-off challenge

The great cooking challenge was organized by Petron Gasul  in partnership with Philhealth and brought to the public by Fujidenso, Delimondo, King Sue products, Aquabest ,Whirlpool , Bega , PAM, Snack Pack , BergHoff among others….

finalists from different universities  and culinary schools together with the panel of judges

All the finalists were given gift packs from the sponsors of the event.

Mr. John Luke Zamora

Mr. John Luke Zamora is the grand prize winner of the cooking challenge . Aside from the bragging rights and gift packages from the sponsors of the event. He will be feature on a two -page feature issue of COOK Magazineand  Free subscription for 1-year . Cook Magazine is  one of the print media partners of the event.

Aside for the great cook -off  challenge, a lucky visitor won a gasul gas range courtesy of Petron Gasul which was drawn during the event.

Unlike other food fairs , Sikat Pinoy does not charge any entrance fees.  The trade fair will run from March 26 to March 30!

Cook Magazine: http://cook.net.ph/

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/pages/COOK-Magazine-Connecting-Foodies/122030241184917

20PHNET. 20 years of internet connections in the Philippines

JUMP Center, SM Megamall , Mandaluyong City- Philippines

 JUMP Center -venue of the seminar

When internet was introduced in 1994. we  did not have an idea that the Internet would pave the way for the growth of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry and entrepreneurs who make money just by connecting to the Internet.

Philippine Internet, he said, started with a meager 64 kbps shared by educational institutions.

The Internet has equalized access to the world for rich and poor. Of course, it was only a footpath – an incredibly small 64 kbps (kilo bytes per second) which cost US$11,00 per month. We can now access the Internet at 100 mbps (mega bytes per second) for a few dollars.

Mr. Jim Ayson

He introduce the speakers of the event

Mr. John Dang

He discussed the future of real estate business in the country.

Mr. Markku Lepistro

Mr. Edison Tan

Three Important points: 1.) Super Apps 2.) Natural Interface 3.) Cloud

Mr. Douglas Ma

Uber is evolving the way the world moves. By seamlessly connecting riders to drivers through our apps, we make cities more accessible, opening up more possibilities for riders and more business for drivers. From our founding in 2009 to our launches in over 70 cities today, Uber’s rapidly expanding global presence continues to bring people and their cities closer.

Uber: https://www.uber.com/

Note: At the end of the short talk we were treated to an afternoon snacks

20.PH.NET and Beyond: 20 years of INTERNET in the Philippines

Twenty years ago, on March 29, 1994, the Philippines was first directly connected to the Internet.  

 

To commemorate this occasion, a series of events have been organized to give focus to the historical event. The anniversary is called “20.NET.PH” which refers to the “20th Anniversary of Philippine Internet.”

Various groups and communities around the Philippines are encouraged to organize their own events commemorating the anniversary in order to spread awareness of the milestone and encourage reflection on the state of the Internet in the Philippines today and where it should be going.

SMART DevNet is contributing by organizing an event to be held on the afternoon of March 29 to be targeted at the developer and startup community. The event is called “20.PH.NET & Beyond” and will focus on the Internet trends of TODAY that point towards the FUTURE.

This will be held at the JUMP Experience Center at the 4th level of SM Megamall from 1-4 PM on March 29, 2014. 

Somewhat modeled after TED Talks, the event will include talks on the future of technology by various internet companies. We have invited some our technology partners to give their view on the future of various industries that have benefited from the internet. These range from online real estate, cloud computing, data security, transportation systems, to operating systems.

 Website: http://20phnet.eventbrite.com/

One Million Fan in One Year Hits Solaire Resorts and Casino

 

Solaire Resort and Casino Facebook Page

Solaire Resort and Casino, the fastest growing integrated resort in the country surpassed 1 Million Facebook “Likes” in one year (facebook.com/solaireresort) a great milestone to mark its 1st year anniversary.

Solaire is the first integrated resort to embrace Social Media with its in- house digital marketing team since the time it opened. Hence, it has indicated its strength within a year. Social Media is an essential part of their continuous efforts to innovate and provide exceptional entertainment to all their clientele. Growing engagement with fans of Solaire has contributed significantly its business success. Social Media platforms do enhance the marketing plans of Solaire and allows them to interact and update regular patrons on all events, activities, shows and promotions.

Solaire engages its valued followers through Facebook and this platform provides them the opportunity to participate and share those special experiences of great memories. This provides an opportunity to connect our most supportive and passionate fans in a quest to find ways to enjoy and “Create their Moments” at Solaire.

“This is something we are proud of and wish to express our sincere appreciation to our loyal supporters and 1 Million Facebook fans for their continued support as we celebrate our 1st year in business. We are glad to be able to connect with our guests through Social Media,” says Jasper Evangelista, Vice President Brand Marketing, Solaire Resort and Casino.

Solaire’s Facebook page has daily interactive postings on gaming and resort promotions, events, raffle and other activities. Solaire has a strong social media presence in the Philippines and a rising presence in Asia.

Stay updated with Solaire through Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
Solaire Resort & Casino is the primary property of Bloomberry Resorts Corporation, It is a USD $1.2 Billion integrated destination resort on an 8.3- hectare site in Manila, Philippines which opened in March 2013.

As a luxury destination casino resort, Solaire is the first one to open in the Entertainment City, a government sponsored (Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation) economic development zone.

Solaire’s Bay Tower (Phase 1) features 500 luxurious rooms, suites and bay side villas, 18,500 square meters of gaming space, a wide range of award-winning signature restaurants, sophisticated bars and lounges, and an ample multi-level car park. The property has additional 258,721 square meter expansion project under development which is expected to open 3rd quarter of 2014.

For more information and reservations, please contact a travel professional or access the website at http://www.solaireresort.com

For inquiries, please contact:
Joy A. Wassmer
Director of Communications and Public Relations
Solaire Resort & Casino
+ 63 2 883 8783

Mobile Number: +63 999 886 1698
E-mail: joywassmer@solaireresort.com