Fourth Year Anniversary of Kiwanis Club of Malate West celebrated with scholars

Sr. Dinh Tuong Van, Local Superior of the Sisters of Our Lady of Calvary welcomed Kiwanis Club of Malate West (KCMW) Board Member Evelina M. Tan of The Child's World, A Growing Center, on 29 April 2023. SpEd Teacher Evelina tested 6 special children, then had a session with them, so also with their parents and the teachers.

Sr. Van's congregation runs the Learning Institute of St. Augustine, Inc. (LISA, Inc.) at Mahogany Street, Payatas B, Quezon City, catering to special children, with a community formation in Fairview for regular students. 

Last Saturday, too, fifteen Grade 12 students vying for scholarship were psychologically tested by KCMW Past President Lorna B. Ballesteros. They were referred by Brazilian Sr. Maria Dutra, Coordinator of the Building the Future Together (BFT) Scholarship Program. They receive funds from all over the world so their recipients can enroll in any school offering their intended course..

Founded in France 1833 by Fr. Pierre Bonhomme (significantly meaning "good man"), the Sisters of Our Lady of Calvary attend to the needs of the elderly, the sick and the deaf as well. They are presently serving in France, Brasil, Argentina, Paraguay, Ivory Coast, Guinea, and the Philippines starting 1999. Fr. Pierre was beatified in Rome on 23 March 2003.

Kiwanis Club of Malate West is under Kiwanis International, Philippine Luzon District, Division 3A headed by Lieutenant Governor Grace Bondad Nicolas is committed to serve children in  other communities requiring psychological assessment and counseling, in celebration of her 4th anniversary this year.

A Nite of Wine Tasting with the Romanian Ambassador

Her Excellency H.E. Răduţa Dana Matache  of the Embassy of Romania in the Philippines and Palau invited her few friends and partners in her home at Dasmariñas Village to try the different wines from Romania with sumptuous spread to pair with. 

Supported by the different diplomats in attendance that includes ambassadors from Poland, USA, and Singapore among others. 

Rising Tigers Magazine CMO, Andria Terese Nicolas celebrated her birthday at the residence of Romanian ambassador with great wine, berries, cheese and pretzels also. Her favorite wine is the first one in the line of 5 flavors that was prepared for the night. 

A rising star amongst wine drinkers in the Philippines, rosé wine is a refreshing and crisp pink wine perfect for summer days and the favorite of most attendees. 

According to research, Wine production in the region that is now modern Romania dates back to ancient times when the Greeks brought grapevines to the country via the Black Sea between 600-500 BC.

Nayong Pilipino to host Metro Manila's first Disc Golf Course

The Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF), in partnertship with the Disc Golf Association of the Philippines (DGAP), will officially launch the Nayong Pilipino Disc Golf Course on April 29, 2023 with an inaugural Tournament which will be participated by at least 40 professional disc golf players from different parts of the Philippines.

Disc golf, is also known as Frisbee golf, is a professional, highly-competitive sport with one of the fast-growing, most dedicated fan and player communities in the world. It is played much like traditional golf. Instead of a ball and clubs, player use a flying disc or Frisbee. The trees, shrubs, and terrain changes located in and around the fairways provide challenging obstacles for the golfer.

NPF Executive Director Gerlie Duran-Batocabe said the agency hopes that the opening of the new sports attraction will spark new interest in emerging sports.

She also disclosed the agency aims to host an international disc golf tournament within the year, with NPF in partnership with the Professional Disc Golf Association.

"This furthers our goal of promoting sports tourism in support of our mother agency, the Department of Tourism as many foreign and domestic visitors will be flying in to participate and/or watch the tournaments" said Duran-Batocade.

Disc Golf is a sport for everyone as it can be played from school age to golden age.  It is also a healthy, inexpensive, recreational activity that provides upper and lower conditioning, aerobic exercise and mental stimulation.

kiwanis Conference in Metro Manila with an Overwhelming Outcome

 

The Manila Hotel—The 7th Division Council Meeting, Division Conference, and Governor’s Visit is a success under the leadership of Lieutenant Governor Grace Bondad Nicolas with 11 clubs in attendance for Kiwanis International, Philippine Luzon District, Division 3A which comprises the Metro Manila clubs. 

Presidents from different clubs reported their activities for the indigent children for the past 6 months and approved the minutes of the meeting previously that was held last month at Pearl Garden Hotel. 

District Governor Johnny Domino reiterated the equality in treatment among clubs and mentioned focusing on the growth and membership addition for his administration. 

In the division conference where the election has been held, President Lito Marquez was elected Lieutenant Governor for the upcoming October 2023 to September 2024. He is from KC Reachin’ Beyond while President Ezelle Gascon of KC Manila Bay is the Lieutenant Governor-Elect. 

The attendance from the district was overwhelming also with the District Secretary Edel Morales who discussed the upcoming Kiwanis International Event on June 21 to 24, 2023. District Treasurer Richard Agbayani shared also some pertinent information regarding dues while Past Governor Mario Sison confirmed the Kiwanis International dues and also contributed to the success of the election together with Past Governor Joe Redoblado among others.  

Kiwanis members from different parts of the globe to improve the welfare of indigent children and statistically provides more than 150,000 service projects annually globally. Johnny Domino is the current district governor while Glenda Veloria Hufano is the upcoming Governor this October 2023 that will lead over 5000 members nationwide which comprises 27 divisions.

Samg Yup! Salahat-Your Unlimited Food with Unlimited Happiness

Experience Korean Unlimited grill from the originator since 2012.

It is located at Ayala Mall  Trinoma  4th Floor Garden Area. Store hours from 11AM to 3AM.

 

It offers a special price of 499 pesos per head.

 The package includes unlimited  beef, pork and chicken in different flavors such as bulgogi, yakinku, buljib, gochujang, yangnum and plain.

Various side dishes such as kimchi, marble potato, cucumber, pickled radish, steamed egg, rice, soup and a generous serving of lettuce. 

Not to forget the different sauces, the likes of sesame oil, gochujang, doenjang, ssamjang, that makes it more delicioso.

They have Japanese dishes, coffee, and One can create your own smoothie made from fresh fruits and vegetables.

The very attentive crew with deluxe service and their lovely Manager Maria "Sunrise" Marrise will surely make the customers to come again for a "happy dining"

Shawarma Shack bestowed as Franchise Company of the Year at The Manila Times “Global Excellence Awards”

The most dynamic franchise firm in the Philippines and soon will conquer also globally is Shawarma Shack for its best practices and nationwide success. 

The Founder and CEO

One of the young leaders of this generation with proven success. The person behind the success of Shawarma Shack is its Founder, President, and CEO, Walther Uzi Buenavista. In the seven years that Buenavista has been managing the business, his direction is always laser-focused on his three main motivations: Growth, Innovation, and Employment.

Thus, what started as a simple food stall in Divisoria in February 2015 has now become a leading innovator in the food cart business.

Growth 

This growth was also fueled by his desire to bring their products closer to the customers. Shawarma Shack now has stores in key locations across the country with over 750 branches and still counting. "It presented a significant growth in terms of augmenting the demand from our customers and expanding enterprise sales, Buenavista pointed out. 

Because of the company's growth, Francorp Philippines gave Shawarma Shack a “One to Many The Millennial Club Award” in October 2017. This award is given to businesses that were able to reach double-digit number of branches in three years. In 2017, Shawarma Shack already had 28 outlets, the

same year when Buenavista was just 28 years old while Shawarma Shack was only two years old. Today Shawarma Shack has more than 700 branches. 

The Manila Times

For this year, The Manila Times, the oldest extant English-language newspaper in the Philippines will launch “Global Excellence Awards” to highlight these leaders who are making a difference and inspires the country for their audacity, grit and success.  

Walther will receive an award for Shawarma Shack as the most franchised brand in the country and his corporate social responsibilities to help the indigents and marginalized. 

Franchising

The success of Shawarma Shack lead the way to others to follow. A franchise (or franchising) is a method of distributing products or services involving a franchisor, who establishes the brand's trademark or trade name and a business system, and a franchisee, who pays a royalty and often an initial fee for the right to do business under the franchisor's name and system. As of the moment, Shawarma Shack is opening more branches in different parts of the country. 

The main objective of the awards is to celebrate these leaders to be emulated and to inspire others with their challenges and success. For more information, call 09778978877. Email at president@globalexcellenceawards.asia

SamgYup! in Trinoma: Your unlimited BBQ in Quezon City

SamgYup! is a restaurant chain in and around Metro Manila that serves unlimited Korean BBQ. It’s been around sometime with a lot of branches under the “Unlicity” brand and counting for more as there are under construction soon to open branches and under the management of Zoomanity Eatz. 

Now open with a new brand from Samgyupsalamat to SamgYup! at Trinoma Mall at 4th Floor, Garden Area and with easier access at Mindanao entrance, the popular and famous chain of restaurants is still serving to all the mall goers. 

Opened last October 2019 with a different brand with Zoomanity EatZ CEO, Robert Laurel Yupangco, YUP Gallery Board of Trustee Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas and Zoomanity Group COO May Gamir and Operation Site Manager Sunrise. 

According to Robert Laurel Yupangco, Zoomanity EatZ CEO, “We are thankful for the patronage of our customers, we have now 5 branches under our management that includes branches in Century City Mall in Makati, Inside The Residence Inn in Tagaytay, at Alabang Town Center and Subic. Filipinos are into unlimited BBQ and affordable cost with good and quality food.” 

SamgYup! menu combines flavored pork and beef (and exciting side dishes, too!). There are so many patrons right now because of the popularity and affordable  prices. 

For the new brand, it offers also Japanese dishes and Coffee since the company started Japanese restaurants before venturing to Korean. New brand, more offerings.