Marlo Mortel To Make His Mother Proud With First Major Concert At The Music Museum

It's been said that there are two ways you can go with pain. You can let it destroy you or you can use it as fuel to drive you. Actor, singer and TV host Marlo Mortel has been through a lot in the last couple of years, but instead of letting his pain destroy him, he used it to fuel his dreams.

On October 26, Marlo will stage ImMORTELized, his first major solo concert at the Music Museum. The last time he performed there, he did so with Bryan Santos, Joseph Marco, and Michael Pangilinan - the other members of the boy band Harana.
As part of the group, Marlo had hit singles and a sold-out concert. Now that he's finally striking out on his own, he hopes his first solo outing on the local concert scene will draw as big a crowd as Harana's show did. Not only is he eager to show people the full range of his talents, but he also wants to make his family proud.

It's no secret that Marlo and his family have been through a lot in the last year or so. His beloved mother Merlie Pamintuan succumbed to breast cancer last August 24. Marlo and his mother were very close, and her passing hit him and the rest of their family very hard.
But to his credit, Marlo is holding up well under the circumstances. He could have let pain overwhelm him, but he didn't. Instead, he found a way to use his grief to spur himself on to greater heights.

He has been working harder than ever to support his family. Aside from hosting a segment on Umagang Kay Ganda, he has also been working on movies as well as recording material for his debut solo album. Earlier this year, he released "I Pray," which he dedicated to his late mother. Last month, Marlo dropped the track "Sana Ikaw Na Nga." A music video for it recently premiered on MYX and YouTube.

Both songs will be among those Marlo will perform during the show. It will be directed by Marvin Caldito, with musical direction by Adonis Tabanda. Elisse Joson, John Roa, LA Santos, and Sue Ramirez are slated to guest. ImMORTELized is sponsored by the Calayan Surgicentre and Megasoft.

Marlo's mother may have passed on, but she's surely looking down on her son with pride as he makes his debut as the OPM concert scene's newest solo star.

Generation Z Business Night 2

On October 23, 2018 at UnliCity, Century City Mall in Makati from 5PM onwards, the 2nd Business Night courtesy of Zoomanity Group will be held headed by the company CEO, Robert Laurel Yupangco. 

Invited companies includes WechatPay, Asmaros Global, Tag Media Group and Task Us among others. These companies will present their new and upcoming projects. Coming also are the finalists under Miss Tourism Queen Worldwide where Zoomanity Group is one of the partners. 

Zoomanity Group will also present all the candidates from Miss Tourism Queen Worldwide and to invite everyone to support the “Asia Leaders Awards 2018” with an objective in promoting the Philippines as the premier business hub in Asia and make it as the travel destination. The awards is to acknowledge these leaders who are making a difference in the Philippines and beyond. 

The Generation Z Business Night 2 aims to give awareness and to promote the SMEs. It’s always well covered by the media. 

For more information, to get an exclusive invite, call or text 09778978877 or 02 2193503.

The Garage - a VR Zone and Food Park

 City of Dreams Manila is changing the landscape of entertainment and dining as it unveils The Garage – a VR Zone and food park that enables guests to delve into the immersive experience of virtual reality entertainment and delight in great food from the carefully curated selection of food and beverage trucks and trailers.

The Garage’s VR Zone features a new generation entertainment facility that uses top-of-class VR technology that offers an exhilarating and startling experience.

Going hand in hand with the one-of-a-kind entertainment experience, The Garage’s VR Zone is offering a selection of 10 food and beverage trucks and trailers: Hokkaido Ramen Santouka, Katsusora, Pink’s Hotdog, Little Flour, El Chupacabra, Pizza Grigliata, Farmacy, Chocol8, The Roaster and Juiced.

Set in a 2,714-square meter cool and comfortable space located at the upper ground floor, The Garage stands out with its modern industrial interiors catering to a 563-seating capacity. Designed by award-winning Paris-based creative design agency, Malherbe Design, The Garage is further given life and vibrancy with graffiti works of some of the prominent names in the street art scene: Kookoo Ramos and DeeJae Paeste.

The Garage will be open to the public starting October 14, 2018 at 5:00 PM.
Operational hours: 10am to 2am daily starting October 15

Learn more at cityofdreamsmanila-vrzone.com

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The Grand Aliw@40 Concert

The founder of Aliw Awards Foundation Inc, Ms. Alice Hernandez Reyes proved that a combination of the talented young artists and the legend performers are a crowd goer. Celebrated, last October 4, 2018, the 40th Year Anniversary of Aliw Awards Foundation shared their advocacy with a concert like no other. The “Aliw@40 Concert” at Aliw Theater with more than 25 performers made the celebration grand and with the help of two, young and award winning directors; Frank Lloyd Mamaril (Concert Director) and Adonis Tabanda (Musical Director) who were personally hand picked by the Concert Producer, Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas of Tag Media Group.

Featuring the classic and legend performers like
• Pilita Corales
• Hajji Alejandro
• Jun Pulistico
• Rico J. Puno
• Imelda Papin
• Ballet Manila
• LA Santos
• Mitoy Yonting

Special Guests;
• Val John
•Andria Terese Nicolas
• The Infinite  (Christine Leynes, Russel Dionisio, Zillah Cabarles)
• 3rd Avenue
• Asia’s Best Singing Competition Winners
• The Madrigal Singers
•Laarni Lozada
•Jingle Buena

The crowd joined the performers in singing and some are even dancing. One of the highlights was when Rico J. Puno invited his eldest daughter, Tosca Puno to join him in a duet. Tosca also launched her first album in a media launch before the start of the program. Another very inspiring duet was with Pilita Corales and LA Santos who sang “Sa Ugoy ng Dugan.”

Produced by Tag Media Group headed by Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas and Co presented by Ballet Manila, Manila Broadcasting Company and Star City under Liza Macuja Elizalde, the event is a fundraising event for Aliw Awards Foundation to help entertainers who are in need. The Aliw Awards Foundation also was created to give due recognition to entertainers who perform live in the Philippines and abroad.

For more information, please call 09778978877 or 02 2193503

Loop in Agribusiness: Discovering the Wonders of Farm Tourism

Ever wonder how vast agriculture can be? Well, let’s take a look into the wonderful world of agriculture.

To give an introduction to the most challenged sector here in the Philippines and in the other countries, the agriculture industry offers myriads of possibilities. One of which is the rise of farm tourism. It also plays a vital role in economic development especially in rural areas. With world-class beaches, diving sites and agricultural destinations, the Philippines, through the years has transformed into a wonderful tourist hotspot that is patronized by local and foreign tourist across the world!

As Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said, “It’s more fun and profitable with farm tourism.”

DOT has shifted direction to a more comprehensive plan in prioritizing farm tourism. Farm tourism is the business of attracting more local and foreign tourist to farms and rural areas generally for educational and recreational purposes while creating environment friendly image and encouraging economic activities that can give farms and communities additional income.

If you love to go around and whiff fresh of farm air, feed animals, collect, produce, and eat fresh-cooked farm meals, pick fruits and harvest vegetables and other activities, then farm tourism might be the one you are looking for. Those are just few of the many things you can do and enjoy in these farms. Now, buckle up as we tour you to some of the farm tourism spots in the Philippines.

COSTALES NATURE FARM. Established in 2005 and nestled at the foothills of Mt. Banahaw in Majayjay Laguna. Costales Nature Farm provides workshops for those who wish to learn about sustainable organic farming and farm tourism. They are also accredited as a private extension service provider for the Agriculture Training Institute (ATI) of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of Tourism (DOT) and awarded as the first farm tourism destination in the Philippines.

[Photo courtesy] http://www.costalesnaturefarms.com/

Tapped as one of the major single producers of organic high value vegetables and herbs for the Bistro Group, Moment Group, Solaire Resort & Casino, Cibo, Dizon Organics, Dalcielo, Shangri-La Hotel among others, Costales Nature Farms is identified as one of the premiere agri-tourism destinations in the Philippines. Their farm tour packages cater visitors who opt to relax and experience farm life for a day or two.

[Photo courtesy] http://www.costalesnaturefarms.com/

EPHRATHAH FARMS. Located at Brgy. Sariri, Badiangan Iloilo, Ephrathah Farms practices organic farming. They are committed to natural food production. Aside from their usual farm production and other tourist accommodation activities, they also offer their place as a venue for events like weddings, celebrations and many more. Having thousands of visitors per month, Ephrathah Farms ensure sustainability in their enterprising activities as it utilizes vermi-composting, a process where food and animal wastes are fed to worms which generates fertilizers. They assure that the harvest served at their farm’s restaurant and produce sold at their supermarket are grown organically.

TERRA VERDE ECO FARM. Terra Verde Ecofarm is an Extension Service Provider (ESP) of Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) which practices integrated diversified farming system. The farm is located in Maragondon, Cavite. Aside from sustaining their farm, they also aim to entertain, educate, and develop enterprises through agri-tourism activities such as accommodations and other farm activities like vegetable picking and feeding and personal encounter with animals in the farm. The Atanacio family who owns Terra Verde Eco Farm offers training to farmers on organic farming practices and help raise awareness for consumers on the do’s and dont’s in farming.

[Photo courtsy] https://www.facebook.com/pg/TerraVerdeEcofarmandResort/photos/?tab=album&album_id=379280635610700

KAHARIAM FARMS. Located at Barangay Adya, Lipa City, Kahariam Farms promote eco-friendly ways of producing their own food with minimal cost. They also take time on educating students on the importance and benefits of having clean, pesticide free vegetables, and a healthy lifestyle. The farm is advocating Biyaya ng Kalikasan Vermicast, a zero waste technology they use in the benefits of urban farming.

The farm offers activities such as exploration of greenhouses that store tons of valuable worm compost, a tour through their 200-meter covered pathway farms which produced the first organic rice seeds in Asia, feed tilapia & koi fishes at the pond and many more!

MILEA BEE FARM. Accredited by the Department of Tourism, the farm offers more unique experiences to visitors by bringing bees closer to people. They are giving a learning experience not only for the visitors, but also to farmers who want to delve more about the culture of bee keeping and growing different crops organically. Their farm is located in Balagtasin, San Jose, Batangas.

[Photo courtesy] https://mileabeefarm.com/gallery/

Following the Republic Act 10816 or the “Farm Tourism Development Act of 2016,” Milea Bee Farm decided to transform their bee farm into a tourism spot by embodying the importance of agriculture in making available food and other products necessary to sustain and enhance human life, and by providing livelihood to a major portion of the population in their community. Apart from their advocacy to promote environment-friendly and efficient and sustainable farm practices, they also provide agricultural services such as bee colony relocation and bee keeping workshop.

Tosca Puno first Album Launch "Full of Love" at Aliw@40 Anniversary Concert!

On October 4, 2018, 6:30PM at Aliw Theater Lobby, the media launch of Tosca Puno for her first album which she wrote and dedicated to all the parents will be held. The Inspirational OPM Album is entitled “Full Of Love” and streaming on Spotify, iTunes and Apple Music already. All songs are original and written by Tosca Puno and arranged by Direk Adonis Tabanda with a Bonus Track of  a duet of “Kapalaran” with the legend, Rico J. Puno, her Dad. 

Tosca is truly grateful to her Dad, the catalyst in making the Inspirational OPM Album possible. Rico J. Puno, is a popular Filipino pop singing artist, comedian, and television host who is credited as a pioneer-promoter of original Filipino music with hit songs like “May Bukas Pa and Magkasuyo Buong Gabi among others.

Tosca and Rico will perform at Aliw@40 Anniversary Concert on October 4, 2018 at 8PM at Aliw Theater. In 1976, Puno won the Aliw Award for Most Promising Entertainer. Two years later, he became Aliw's Entertainer of the Year.

Zoomanity Group: Teachers Month Promo

For more than 15 years, Zoomanity Group through its managed theme parks; Zoobic Safari in Subic, Paradizoo in Cavite, Zoocobia in Clark, Zoocolate Hills in Bohol and Residence Inn in Tagaytay has been actively participating in the month-long series of activities in support of the annual worldwide celebration of Teachers Month led by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the World Teachers’ Day – celebrated on 4th of October which aims to mobilize support for teachers, and ensure that their needs are met to carry out their important role of molding the minds of the country’s youth.

For this year, Zoomanity Group made a promo to ensure that our teachers can visit the parks that are continuously helping the kids understand the animal kingdom. For every 3 companions paid, the teacher will be free of charge for the entrance to any theme parks under Zoomanity Group from September 5, 2018 till October 5, 2018.

Here’s another perks also for the rest of the year; Zoolit Booklet: What you need for every vacation.

For only Php 399 per booklet, If you're planning a vacation soon. Get ZOOLIT BOOKLET with Php 10K in Savings.

You can use it to any theme parks;

Zoobic Safari (SBMA)

Zoocolate Thrills (Bohol)

Residence Inn (Tagaytay)

Paradizoo (Cavite)

Zoocobia (Clark) .

Hotels;

Residence Inn Tagaytay

Tiara Hotel Subic Azotea

Bel Air Makati

Inclusion;

6- 50% off entrance tickets

6- Buy 1 take 1 entrance tickets

2- 50% off hotel accommodation

1- Free Zing Zipline ride

1- Free Photo (Worth Php295)

1- Free Zooc Rid

1- 30% off discount (Restaurant)

1- 40% off Souvenir shop

And more freebies.

Total savings, more than Php 10K.

For inquiries; 09778978877/ 9170213 or send email to grace@tagmedia.asia and for more promo please log on to zoomanity.com.ph