Lovers In Nature

Ushering the love month of february is the art exhibition of Ross Capili entitled " Lovers in Nature " A one man show at The Shoppes Artway in Solaire Resort Hotel.

The art opening took place on feb 6, 2018 an evening affair attended by colleagues, friends, and love ones of the artist. The likes of Ramon Orlina, Audie Gemora, Atty. Joy Mendoza Rojas, Jinggay Kaimo, Juanito Boy Kaw, Arlene Velez, Michael Velez, Daniel Tenorio took time out with their busy schedule for this special occasion.
 Music inspires Ross Capili in creating his masterpieces. At the cocktail party a musician entertains the guests playing beautiful sounds while the guests appreciates the masterpieces of arts aligned at the wall of the gallery.

The theme of the art pieces is in tuned with the love month of February, several of the paintings speaks of hearts and love with the synthesis of nature and greeneries.

The wind beneath the artist stature is hands on in welcoming all guests. His gorgeous better half is busy as a bee attending to each and everyone.

Wine, drinks, cocktails, canapes were overflowing, to every ones delight. The food and beverage staffs of Solaire Resort were so attentive in passing around the different feasts.

Ross Capili's celebration of art, life and nature exudes in his aura that night. He shared the good news with us that several of his art work would be taken in by a Hotel in Abu Dhabi as collection and adding to enhancement of  the hotel ambience.

The art pieces now in exhibition at The Shoppes Artway was painted over six months and as an environmentalist Ross Capili  uses acrylic water based as medium. Several shows will also be in the line up, in the succeeding months. Ross Capili@59 Solo Painting and Sculpture exhibition on March 6 at the LRI Design Plaza Pavilion located at Nicanor Garcia St. Bel Air ll Makati City. Rosscapili at Art Fair Philippines. March 1 to 4,2018. The Link Car Park Ayala City.

Tanduay Athletics Locked In For Grassroots Basketball

Tanduay Distillers Inc. president Lucio “Bong” Tan, Jr. is taking his support to grassroots sports a step further as he goes on full offensive for Batangas Tanduay Athletics in the new Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Tan, whose passion for basketball was cultivated in childhood, believes he saw a formidable ally in MPBL founder Sen. Manuel Pacquiao in providing opportunities for local talents from the regions to advance their basketball dreams.

“When we formed Tanduay Athletics, we had grassroots youth development as one of its major thrusts. We believe we can give equal opportunities to aspiring basketball talents from the cities and the regions through MPBL,” Tan said.

Each team is required to have at least three players that are homegrown to the area they represent. The MPBL features teams that represent a province, city or municipality in a home-and-away set up, where players get to play in front of hometown fans.

Aside from Batangas Tanduay Athletics, other teams playing for the MPBL include Bataan Defenders, Bulacan Kuyas, Valenzuela Classic, Marikina Athletics, Caloocan Supremos, Navotas Redcore and Muntinlupa.

Tanduay Distillers’ alcohol refinery Absolut Distillers Inc. has been operating for 26 years in Lian, Batangas. It is one of the country’s most advanced distilleries that has received multiple local and international awards for operating on zero waste and employing green practices.

“We put our hope in the next generation to make better their lives and become useful to society. To give meaning to words, we support avenues that will enable them like the MPBL and Batangas is close to home. That makes this endeavor special and worthwhile,” Tan further explained.

MPBL games air every Tuesday, Thursday, and ‪Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m in ABSCBN Sports and Action.

“We have a very encouraging start with the strong performance of the team. We hope to continue the momentum. But in every league or sport we support, what’s important is how we are making a difference in the lives of the athletes. How they develop as individuals and how they will continue to inspire a nation as an athlete like Manny Pacquiao is why we are here to support,” Tan concluded.

The Batangas-Tanduay Athletics had an early win during a match with Valenzuela Classic and Bataan Defenders as former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) players Val Acuna and Lester Alvarez lead the way for the new team.

Tanduay Distillers Inc. is a member of the LT Group of Companies. Tanduay is the Philippines’ top rhum maker, which is also distributed in Asia and the United States, among other countries in the world. Likewise, the company produces spirits, wines, brandies, gins, and vodka. We are a registered company in the Philippine stock exchange as a subsidiary of Tanduay Holdings Inc.

COLOR MANILA’s CM BLACKLIGHT RUN TO BE HELD AT MCKINLEY WEST ON FEB 24

REGISTRATION STILL ONGOING ATCOLORMANILA.COM

 Get set for the country’s biggest night run to take place at McKinley West 
on February 24.


31 January 2018 - MANILA - The country’s number one fun-run organizer - ColorManila, which kickstarted 2018 with its successful CM Paradise Run campaign last month, is gearing up for another massive ‘concept fun-run’ on February 24, 2018, at McKinley West in Taguig City, with CM Blacklight Run, co-presented by Brother International Philippines.

CM Blacklight Run will be ColorManila’s first night run for 2018, and will be first of a series for this year, which will be held in various cities nationwide.

ColorManila VP Justine Cordero says, “We are happy to be working once again with Brother for the CM Blacklight Run.  Night runs are perfect for people who are working and need cap their week with a bit of a workout, which they can do with their family and friends.  It will also be held at McKinley West, so those who just stay at BGC, Makati, Pasay, or other parts of the Metro, can just easily join the event.”

Cordero continues, “Participants can choose from 3 race finishes - 3K, 5K, and 6.5K; while they have 3 race categories or kits to choose from - Deluxe, Rockstar and VIP.  Deluxe is priced at Php950 and includes a drifit shirt, headlamp, race bib, color packet and a finisher’s medal.  While the Rockstar Kit, which is priced at Php1500, comes with a drifit shirt, headlamp, race bib, color packet, finisher’s medal, drawstring bag and a foldable water bottle.  Finally, the VIP Kit is priced at Php2,500, comes with a drifit shirt, headlamp, race bib, color packet, finisher’s medal, drawstring bag, foldable water bottle, finisher’s pillow, P1000 worth of CM Merchandise GCs and a VIP Pass.  Kids below 7 by the way, get to run for free.”


Registration is still ongoing. For more information, visit www.colormanila.com for more details.





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ABOUT COLOR MANILA:


COLOR MANILA encourages everyone to run, and to illustrate to non-runners how enjoyable the sport is, we bring out the real fun in the ‘fun’ run, through a color festival.  We are the paintbrushes, and You are the Paint. We carry the palette but You make your own Strokes. You become the human canvas, as we literally bring out your most energetic and happiest hue.

You are the Color, the human Canvas. You are the bits and pieces of this kaleidoscope. Because life is not a competition. Rather, it is a race where you run at your own pace, where you throw high-fives to people, where you carry all the colors of your experiences. We make this as the most exciting fun run ever, that you’d want to do it over and over again. We want to give you that unique kaleidoscope experience every time!


Visit www.colormanila.com for more information.


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Charmaine Cruz
PR for COLOR MANILA
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ZOOCOBIA: Love Is In The Air "PUZOOAN MO AKO!"

Soar high with the feeling in our romantic pre-valentine event, Zoocobia’s “LOVE IS IN THE AIR” with this year’s theme “PUZOOAN MO AKO!” on February 10, 2018, in Zoocobia Fun Zoo, Clark, Pampanga. Find your HappyNest and experience the amazing activities, attractions, adventures and surprises that we prepared in celebration of the season of love!


Bring your soulmate, family and friends to experience the Sky Lantern Flight. Hundreds of wish lanterns will soar all together signifying that love conquers all, even the sky. Everyone will be entertained and inspired as we present the Night Owl Show featuring the Animal Parade, Horses on Parade, Aeta’s Tribal Show, Neon Show (Philippine Pride and Adventure Rides, LED Dancers, Night Owl Dancers and Fireworks Display).
Zoocobia is a fun and amusing zoo theme park that offers a variety of interesting and enjoyable activities and attractions including the first gravity car ride in the Philippines called the Zooc Ride. It is suitable for all ages and will surely give you a thrilling experience. Complete your adventure experience by trying Clarkzilla Adventure, the new adventure park beside Zoocobia. It offers new heart-stopping activities like 4X4 Ride, ATV Ride and Zipline. Other Zoocbia attractions also include the Maze, Zoocology Museum, The Barn, Giant Slides and Birds of Paradise, a close encounter with different colourful birds nestled on tree branches.
Buy one ticket of Zoomanity Parks at www.zoomanitypayment.com and automatically get one free ticket for your loved one. Valid until February 28, 2018, Mondays to Fridays only including Valentine’s Day. For inquiries, you may visit our Facebook account https://web.facebook.com/zoomanitygroup/ or our website www.zoomanity.com.ph or contact us at 847-0413 or  899-9824.

Anthology Architecture and Design Festival 2018 gathers top architecture and design professionals worldwide in celebration of Social Architecture

Anthology Architecture and Design Festival 2018 brings together top architecture and design professionals from all over the world in search of developing an architecture that promotes a network of inclusive barrier-free spaces that engage commuties and their people. This celebration comprising of lectures, workshops, seminars, competitions, and exhibitions will be held on February 9-11, 2018 at Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila.

Joining the festival this year are prominent figures in the industry including Kai Uwe Bergman of Bjarke Ingels Group, Chris Bosse of Laboratory for Visionary Architecture  (LAVA), Lyndon Neri or Neri & Hu, Takashi Niwa of Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Billy Kwan of One Bite Design Studio, Rachaporn Choochuey of all ( zone ), Raymond Hoe of Scott Brownrigg, Ben Duckworth of HASSELL, Erico Abordo of Architects of Accessibility, Twitee Vajrabhaya of Department of ARCHITECTURE Co., Dominic Galicia of DGA, Tobias Guggenheimer of SoFA, Chris Precht Fei Yi of House of Penda, Jinky de Jesus of Light Plan Inc., Yifei Li of Shenzhen University School of Art and Design, Florian Heinzelmann and Dallana Suryawinata of SHAU, Ivy and Cynthia Almario of Atelier Almario as well as World Architecture Festival 2018 winners Alexander Furunes, Sudarshan Khadka Jr. of Project Tagpuro, and Edward Ng of Chinese University Hong Kong among others.

Launching this year is the 2018 Metrobank Art & Design Excellence ( MADE ) Anthology Architecture Awards that showcases the year's best architecture. Its mission is to increase awareness about architecture and promote a more meaningful architecture that creates a more positive social impact. The MADE Anthology Awards are presented by the Metrobank Foundation and Anthology Festival in partnership with the United Architects of the Philippined, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. All shortlisted projects shall be featured in the 2018 MADE Anthology Awards Journal that will be distributed by Shelter Magazine and released on the festival.

Anthology Architecture and Design Festival is an annual three day event that showcases architecture and design within the Philippines and the southeast Asian region. The festival serves as a platform to bring together various practitioners and stakeholders and aims to increase awareness about the relevance of architecture and design in our urban societies. We anticipate the attendance of over 100 leading local and international practitioners 7to lead the lectures, workshops, talks, design competitions and dialogues for an audience of over 6,000 architects, designers, developers and students.

Anthology began in June 2016 with over 2,000 guests in dialogues on " Stories About Architecture " ; It was hosted by 65 leading built environment practitioners from seven countries including the Philippines, Hong Kong, South Korea, France, The Netherlands, United kingdom, and Canada. On its second year, Anthology 2017 saw an exponential increase of attendees with over 4,000 guests and 83 lectures speakers and exhibitioners from eleven countries, now including Japan, Singapore, China, Thailand, Belgium, Denmark and Vietnam. The festival was rooted in the theme " Context and Intent ", with lectures, dialogues and design competitions simultaneously taking place, resulting in multi- disciplinary and multi-cultural discourse which seek to explore new and better ideas.

The festival is organized by WTA Architecture and Design Studio and is made possible by OMNI Electrical and Lighting, Rapid Steel Builders Inc., TOSOT Philippines, Pacific Paint ( Boysen ) Philippines, Metrobank Foundation Inc. as Festival Partners; Landlite Philippines Corporation, World Home Depot, Atlanta Pipes and Fittings, ABC Innovation Building Materials, Emerald Vinyl Corporation, Creative Solutions and Innovations Phil., Inc. Biowood, DeLab Collaborative, Wilcon Depot and Othmann Incorporated as Festival Sponsors; and Intramuros Administration, City of Manila, Embajada de Espana en Filipinas, Instituto Cervantes, Embassy of Denmark Manila, Escuella Taller de Filipinas Foundation Inc., Manila Biennale, Kaya ng Pinoy, and Philippine Heritage Mapping as Cultural Partners

Anthology Architecture and Design Festival is an annual non-profit event organized by WTA Architecture+Design Studio Proceeds shall be used to sponsor projects of the Intramuros Administration and a chosen charitable institution within the area.

For more information, please visit www.anthologyfest.org or facebook.com/AnthologyFest or contact Arch. Dianne Naval, Festival Manager   dianne.naval@wtadesignstudio.com, info@anthologyfest, or Arvin Pangilinan, Press Manager/Project Organizer  arvin.pangilinan@wtadesignstudio.com

One Championship

GEJE EUSTAQUIO EARNS ONE INTERIM FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WITH UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER KAIRAT AKHMETOV

ALSO: JOSHUA PACIO ELECTRIFIES CROWD WITH SUBMISSION FINISH OVER LAN MING QIANG

PLUS: RAFAEL NUNES FINISHES ERIC KELLY WITH D’ARCE CHOKE

26 January 2018 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), sent the Mall of Asia Arena crowd into a frenzy last Friday night in Manila, with another thrilling evening of authentic martial arts action. The absolute best in local and international martial arts talent took to the ONE Championship cage at ONE: GLOBAL SUPERHEROES to showcase their incredible skills. In the main event, Geje Eustaquio walked out of the arena to a roar of adulation and with the ONE Interim Flyweight World Championship around his waist, defeating former world champion Kairat Akhmetov.

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In the main event of ONE: GLOBAL SUPERHEROES, Geje “Gravity” Eustaquio of Baguio City, Philippines clinched the ONE Interim Flyweight World Championship, edging Kairat “The Kazakh” Akhmetov by unanimous decision in an exhilarating five-round title tilt. Although Akhmetov managed to showcase his wrestling, it was largely ineffective against Eustaquio, who was far superior in the striking department for the majority of the bout. Eustaquio repeatedly connected on Akhmetov with crisp, clean combinations throughout the championship contest. In the end, all three judges saw the bout in favor of Eustaquio to win by unanimous decision.

Geje Eustaquio, ONE Interim Flyweight World Champion, stated: “I don’t know what to say. This belt is not mine to take, it’s ours. Thank you to my family who was always there from the start, coach Mark Sangiao, and the entire Team Lakay who never doubted me and always believed that one day I would stand here holding this belt. I am proud to represent this flag all throughout the world. Here is your world champion from the Philippines. Adriano [Moraes] I know you’re there. I got a belt! Give me one more try and I hope to give you a better challenge this time.”

In the co-main event of the evening, 22-year-old Joshua “The Passion” Pacio unveiled an improved grappling game, submitting China’s Lan Ming Qiang via rear naked choke in the very first round. Pacio started off with his world-class wushu, operating from range with fast and powerful kicks. After taking the action to the mat, Pacio effortlessly took mount and pounded on his foe who soon gave up the back. With the body triangle locked in, Pacio sunk his forearm underneath Lan’s neck and secured the bout-ending maneuver.

Rafael “Indio” Nunes of Brazil made a triumphant return to the ONE Championship cage after two years away from competition to defeat Filipino featherweight veteran Eric “The Natural” Kelly by second-round submission. The 30-year-old Muay Thai specialist kept Kelly on the defensive with his striking before taking matters to the ground and sinking in a deep d’arce choke to score the finish.

In the first ever traditional Muay Thai bout inside the ONE Championship cage, multi-division Lumpinee World Champion Sam-A Gaiyanghadao emerged triumphant against WBC Muay Thai Super Bantamweight World Champion Joseph “The Hurricane” Lasiri. Gaiyanghadao showcased his trademark power to dominate from start to finish, winning by technical knockout.

A grueling flyweight showdown between “The Southern Eagle” Ma Hao Bin of China and Sotir Kichukov of Bulgaria transpired inside the ONE Championship cage. Neither of the two would give each other any quarter for three whole rounds, as they traded their best offense all throughout. Although Kichukov would have his moments on the feet, most of the action took place on the ground where Ma enjoyed a  tremendous advantage. In the end, Ma turned in another well-rounded performance to claim victory via unanimous decision.

Japanese grappling prodigy Hayato Suzuki placed himself back on the winning track, pulling off a first-round submission victory over former world title contender Yago Bryan of Brazil. With 57 seconds remaining in the opening period of the strawweight contest, Suzuki latched onto a wrenching rear naked choke to force the tap, notching his eighth submission win as a professional.

Emilio “The Honey Badger” Urrutia of the United States continued his impressive run in ONE Championship, knocking out Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Bruno Pucci in the first round. Urrutia stifled Pucci with crisp boxing combinations, making it difficult for the Brazilian to bring the action to the mat. Urrutia secured the statement-making finish by connecting on a sensational left hook past the midway point, sending Pucci crashing to the canvas.

Filipino featherweight standout Edward “The Ferocious” Kelly delivered a sensational first-round knockout of opponent Meas Meul, dropping the Cambodian with a high kick merely seconds into the bout. At the opening bell, Kelly engaged Meul at the center of the cage and connected on a quick three-punch combination before delivering the final blow that sent Meul face first into the canvas.

Jomary Torres of Manila, Philippines scored the most impressive win of her young career, authoring a swift knockout finish over Team Lakay atomweight ace April Osenio. Torres left a lasting impression in her third trip to the ONE Championship cage, driving Osenio to the mat with a high-impact slam before putting the final touches with follow-up ground strikes to claim the knockout.

Rajinder Singh Meena of India captured his first victory inside the ONE Championship cage, defeating highly-touted Chinese lightweight prospect Zhang Ze Hao by way of first-round submission. Determined to break into the winner’s column, Meena needed just 42 seconds in the opening round to put Zhang to sleep with a guillotine choke.

Kicking off ONE: GLOBAL SUPERHEROES was a riveting strawweight encounter as Indonesian dynamo Adrian Matheis squared off against the debuting Eddey Kalai of Malaysia. Matheis weathered a gutsy opening sequence from Eddey, who effortlessly pummeled the ONE Strawweight Indonesia Tournament Champion with his superb boxing. The complexion of the contest took a drastic turn when Matheis gained leverage on the mat, catching Kalai with a rear naked choke to force the tap.

Official results for ONE: GLOBAL SUPERHEROES

ONE Interim Flyweight World Championship bout: Geje Eustaquio defeats Kairat Akhmetov by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 5 rounds

Strawweight bout: Joshua Pacio defeats Lan Ming Qiang by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:01 minutes of round 1

Featherweight bout: Rafael Nunes defeats Eric Kelly by Submission (D’Arce Choke) at 1:31 minutes of round 2

Muay Thai bout: Sam-A Gaiyanghadao defeats Joseph “The Hurricane” Lasiri by TKO (Strikes) at 2:30 minutes of round 2

Flyweight bout: Ma Hao Bin defeats Sotir Kichukov by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 3 rounds

Strawweight bout: Hayato Suzuki defeats Yago Bryan by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:03 minutes of round 1

Featherweight bout: Emilio Urrutia defeats Bruno Pucci by Knockout (KO) at 3:33 minutes of round 1

Featherweight bout: Edward Kelly defeats Meas Meul by Knockout (KO) at 0:21 minutes of round 1

Women’s strawweight bout: Jomary Torres defeats April Osenio by Knockout (KO) at 0:40 minutes of round 1

Lightweight bout: Rajinder Singh Meena defeats Zhang Ze Hao by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 0:42 minutes of round 1

Strawweight bout: Adrian Matheis defeats Eddey Kalai by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:15 minutes of round 1

In case you missed the action log on to www.onefc.com/livestream for the full replay of the fights at only US $9.99.

For more updates on ONE Championship, please visit www.onefc.com, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ONEChampionship, and like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ONEChampionship.

About ONE Championship™

ONE Championship is the largest global sports media property in Asian history. Headquartered in Singapore, ONE Championship is the home of martial arts. The world’s most exciting martial arts organization hosts the largest sports entertainment events across Asia, featuring some of the world's best martial artists and world champions, all signed to exclusive contracts, on the largest media broadcast in Asia. In addition to its digital platforms, ONE Championship broadcasts to over 1.7-billion potential viewers across 128+ countries around the world with some of the largest global broadcasters, including Fox Sports, ABS-CBN, Astro, ClaroSports, Bandsports, Startimes, Premier Sports, Thairath TV, Skynet, Mediacorp, OSN, and more.

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Food and Hotel Expo Manila 2018

The Food Service industry in the Philippines continues to expand as more shopping malls and new hotels are being opened throughout the country. The influx of foreign-branded restaurants coupled with the growing affluence of Filipino consumers has also contributed to the growth of the HRI sector. This growth in the food industry provides greater opportunities for exports of U.S. food and beverage products to the Philippines.

Last week, the Food and Hotel Expo Manila held its press launch at the Bay View Park Hotel.Industry participants who were present on the launch were:

Association of Filipino Franchisers Inc. (AFFI) – represented by VP Josephine See

PAGASA (Phil. Amalgamated Supermarkets Association – represented by Pres. Steven Cua

Snow Village represented by Ms. Lydia Wang, Owner

Weyland Meat Shop represented by Raf Galon

Orange and Crane Innovations, represented by Jiggy Lopez

Hotel Sogo represented by Ms. Joy Permejo

The singing chef,  Chef Ruben Cariño Ignacio Jr,Chef Thadu Magadia of Cafe Estrella, andMs. Raisa Ver-Bibal of Globe My Business are also present during the launch. 

FHEM 2018 aims to deliver unparalleled access to business network opportunities where the industry player can come together, interact and share their view in promoting and strengthening the food, beverage and hotel sector locally and globally.

Moreover, the event convenes distinguished topics from a set of speakers and panelists who will shed light in the opportunities and challenges of the food & hotel industry while showcasing the latest food services, equipment and technologies available as far as F&B sector is concerned.

The Food and Hotel Expo Manila aims to be the most important and biggest food and hospitality Expo in the Philippines, setting a new trend as far as food, beverage and hospitality industry is concerned. The show is made up of 2 specialized event namely Food Expo Philippines and Hotel Expo Philippines.

Orange and Crane Innovations has develop a mobile app "Yuki" for this event. Yuki is an engaging app that rewards you with discounts and points which you can exchange for reward items. Yuki also has incentivized games and activities to complete, so download this app now! 

There will be Cooking competition, Dessert Making Competition and Flair Bartending set to happen in this 3-day event.

Cooking Demo and Forum will be spearheaded by notable chefs like Ruben Ignacio, Thadie Magadia, Ahyee Tobias, Giezcel Mendoza, Benilla Legaspi, and Viva Salvacion Reyes.

250 exhibitors are expected to be participating in this Expo, from the Food Service Industry, Equipments, Services & Supplies, Interiors, Clean & Hygiene, Engineering, Technology, Consultants & Contractors.

The official Internet Connectivity Partner of FHEM 2018

Join the most anticipated Food and Hotel Expo here in Manila, on February 16-18, 2018 at the SMX Convention Center Manila!  Connect and learnwith the different featured chefs and other industry partners.

For bookings and inquiries visit us at www.foodandhotelexpomanila.com or call 579-7185

Register Online to get Entrance Ticket Discounts!
http://foodandhotelexpomanila.com/registration/