"Maghihintay ako… - Manuel” This has been the talk of the town since numerous billboards with that statement were put up all over the Metro, and along the SLEX and NLEX. Who is Manuel? What is he waiting for? Is this a proposal? Questions have been circulating around the news as well as in social media. 

All these questions boil down to one -- who is behind it? 

The time has come for Manuel L. Quezon University (MLQU) to emphasize its historical significance to the new generation. Their plans for coming back into the limelight involved the campaign billboards we’ve seen around Manila. The campaign heralds the university's many plans to continue its legacy into the future. 

“It’s about time that we get back on track and build the culture of excellence and legacy of becoming an outstanding institution,” New San Jose Builders, Inc. (NSJBI)  co-chairman and MLQU president Dr. Isagani Germar said.

For her accomplishments, Dr. Carpio is a recipient of over 50 national and international honors and awards which includes being one of the Ten Outstanding Women of the Philippines in 1968 from Federacion Internacional de Abogadas (FIDA Phil.) for her invaluable achievements in the field of performing arts. 

She was also cited in The World Who’s of Women, Vol. 6, 1982 published in England by the International Biographical Centre.

Another alumnus who made a name for himself is Neil Perez, an officer of the Philippine National Police Aviation and Security Group, he won the title of Mister International Philippines in a pageant held in Seoul, South Korea on February 14. 

With its many graduates who have achieved distinction in their field, MLQU is indeed a school for achievers and future heroes. This is because through quality education and training, MLQU strives to produce nationalistic, competent, educated, and upright Quezonians imbued with a spirit of selflessness and commitment to being ofservice to society. This is why many Quezonians have become sikat in their respective fields.

MLQU MOVING AHEAD

MLQU als aims to establish its presence in Balanga,Bataan, as well as strengthening its Professional School, the School for Professional Advancement & Con btinuing Education (SPACE), which would further upgrade the level of education that they provide.

With the involvement of its alumni, the public can expect more changes and improvements in MLQU. 

MLQU recently held a grand alumni homecoming at the Edsa Shangri-La, Manila, with the theme: "MLQU Regaining its Glory! Sikat ‘pag Quezonian" hosted by Luanne Dy and GMA Kapuso host Drew Arellano. The event was attended by famous MLQU Alumni and notable government officials. (The Lifestyle Portal)

Filipino cuisine is the star of the second class of Food magazine’s “Food Tastings” wherein participants learn how to serve their favorite Filipino cuisines in fun, creative ways. Aside from learning from Chefs Sharwin and JP, participants will also have the chance to customize their own Pinoy dish and showcase it to fellow foodies.

“Food Tastings'’” class titled, “Let’s Cook Pinoy!” will be held at  Sarsa Kitchen + Bar, Mall of Asia.

To join the event, participants need to register at http://foodmagazine.abs-cbn.com.

The next series of classes of “Food Tastings” will run throughout the year, having participants explore recipes on health and wellness, hearty breakfast meals, and delectable sugar rush gift ideas. 

For more information, head over to Food magazine’s official Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/foodmag). (The Lifestyle Portal)

“For a time, I was reported to have lost my voice due to sickness, and this album proves that I still have it. I’ve done things in this album that I had not done before, and you’ll know what they are if you listen to ‘Iconic,’” said Jed.

“Iconic,” Star Music’s biggest album for 2015, also marks a first for Jed – a duet with Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid in the classic song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” 

Jed also experiments with new sound and sumptuous beats with EDM-laced tracks such as his remake of Christina Aguilera’s pop ballad “Beautiful,” “Like A Prayer (Brian Cua Sunset Remix),” “Beautiful (Moophs Remix),” and Jed’s original composition “Welcome To My World,” which acts as the album’s opening and closing tracks served up in two versions.  

Also included on the 14-track list are Jed’s remakes of Barbra Streisand’s “Evergreen,” Gloria Estefan’s “Don’t Wanna Lose You Now,” Tiffany’s “If Love is Blind,” and Toni Braxton’s “You Mean the World to Me.”

“Iconic,” produced by Jonathan Manalo and Jed, is now available at all record bars nationwide for only P350. Digital tracks can also be downloaded via leading record stores all over the country and in online music stores such as iTunes, Mymusicstore.com.ph, Amazon.com, and Starmusic.ph. (The Lifestyle Portal)

"Just when they think summer is already over, Kojie.san sun block brings you “The Hangover” party that will satisfy that lingering thirst to end your summer,” Kojie.san Brand Manager Rachelreilyne Soriano said.

The summer ender celebration, which is set to hit Valkyrieon May 30 at 7pm, is the last leg of Kojie.san’s summer campaign, “You’re Covered for a Wild, All-out Fun Summer 69.”

Hosted by Mc Aoh, partygoers are sure to enjoy a night of good food, fun games, and good music brought by of the country's finest local DJs—Ron Canlas, Mars Miranda and Ace Ramos.

The night’s celebration will also not be complete with Kojie.san’s announcement of its one lucky winner of the trip for four to Boracay, who participated in the barkada photo contest using the hashtag #MyKojiesanSummer69.

The summer campaign kicked off with party last March 24 and was followed by Road to Summer 69 Activation at selected gas stations situated along North Luzon and South Luzon Express Way.

“We can’t wait to hear your great summer stories and we know that in every experience, Kojie.san will always come in handy to protect you under the scorching heat of the sun,” Soriano said.

Kojie.san sunblock is a new revolutionary product that offers one of the highest and definite sun protection factor (SPF) 69 that provides full-proof shield against the harmful ultra-violet (UV) rays.

Soriano also added that Kojie.san, being every itchy feet’scompanion in every outdoor activity, not only gives you the ultimate skin protection, but also leaves your skin soft and smooth as you go on the rest of your day. 

And even if summer is about to bid its goodbye for now, Kojie.san guarantees that you are covered all year round. 

ABOUT KOJIE.SAN

Kojiesan, a product of Beauty Elements Ventures Incorporated, is a one of the leading skin care brand in the market today, with its banner product original kojicacid soap in the country. Kojiesan is available at Watson, Mercury Drug, SM department stores, and other leading departments store and supermarkets nationwide.

The Best of State Awards were created in 2003 to recognize outstanding individuals, organizations and businesses in Utah. Best of State candidates are evaluated by a panel of 100 judges based on three criteria: achievement in the field of endeavor; innovation or creativity in approaches, techniques, methods or processes; and contribution to improving the quality of life in Utah.

This is the twelfth year that USANA has been recognized as having the best dietary supplements in the state with HealthPak, and the fifth year for its health and nutrition products with MyHealthPak. USANA’s natural Rev3 Energy® also earned its seventh consecutive title for being the best health/nutrition beverage, and the seventh win in personal care products/cosmetics for its Sense™ Self-Preserving Technology skin-care line. 

The company’s research and development department also celebrates its third win since 2012 for its rigorous testing methods, studies and innovative product technology.

USANA currently sells its award-winning products in 19 international markets and sponsors more than 700 elite and professional athletes worldwide.

About USANA

Founded in 1992, USANA Health Sciences is a U.S.-based nutritional company that manufactures high-quality supplements, personal care and energy products in its FDA-registered facility in Salt Lake City. Learn more about USANA by visiting our website http://www.usana.com or the official USANA blog http://whatsupusana.com. (The Lifestyle Portal)

The Rise of Mobile and Mobile Apps 

According to Google’s Consumer Barometer 2014 report, smartphones (41%) and tablets (15%) are the most commonly used mobile devices in the Philippines, as compared to computers (36%). This mobile-first consumption changes the way consumers now browse and shop online.

Lazada has also seen a surge in mobile app downloads across the region, which has grown over 75% since December 2014. There were approximately 1.5 million or close to 50,000 downloads per day in April alone.

“We bring Southeast Asia’s largest online shopping mall to our consumers anytime and anywhere, with a best-in-class effortless mobile app shopping experience. Besides fantastic deals during our Big App Sale, consumers get access to the widest range of international and local products at their fingertips and enjoy secure payment options such as cash-on-delivery,” said Inanc Balci, CEO of Lazada Philippines.

The Lazada Big App Sale

The Lazada Big App sale kicks off on 21 May offering four different promotions for shoppers to get the maximum value from their purchases via mobile apps. App users can enjoy crazy deals each day at 9am, 12pm, 6pm and 9pm.  For additional value, Lazada app users can enjoy an extra 10% discount off a selected category every day, and vouchers giveaways. There will also be a ‘PhP 99 Store’ with 100 deals priced at only PhP 99. 

Lazada Philippines is also excited to announce the first-ever Globe Sunday promo where an exclusive 10% discount voucher will be available to Globe ​prepaid, postpaid, TM and Tattoo customers on Sunday, May 24. This additional discount is valid for purchases made on the Lazada Mobile App and is applicable on all items. Globe Sunday is the first exclusive promo to run after the recently signed partnership between the country’s no.1 mobile brand Globe Telecom and the largest e-commerce player, Lazada Philippines.

The Lazada Mobile App Shopper 

Consumers spend more time browsing per session on the mobile app than the desktop, with an average of 7.3 minutes on Android and 8.5 minutes on iOS, as compared to 4.5 minutes on the desktop in the Philippines. There are also more females than males using the mobile apps, with the majority of 65% aged between 25 to 44 years old. The most popular product categories shopped on the mobile apps in April are Home and Living, Mobile and Tablets, Home Appliances, and Health and Beauty in the Philippines.

The Lazada Mobile App Shopper Across Six Southeast Asian Countries  

Age group

·           Across all six countries, the biggest group of mobile shoppers are within the 25-34 age group (average 45% on Android; 51% on iOS). 

·           This is followed by the 18-24 age group (average 22% on Android; 24% on iOS) for all countries except Singapore (16% on Android; 17% on iOS).

·           The number of shoppers age 45 and above are comparable among all countries (average 10% on Android; 7% on iOS) with Singapore having a higher variation (14% on Android; 10% on iOS).

Gender

·           Women are trumping men in mobile shopping in the Philippines

Android Users: 56% are female, 44% are male
iOS Users: 61% female, and 39% are male

Time spent per app session

·         In the Region, iOS shoppers spend the most time at 7.2 minutes on average versus 6.5 minutes on Android. 

·         Philippines shoppers spend the most time on the site at 8.5 minutes on iOS and 7.3 minutes on Android, while Singapore shoppers spend the least, at 5.4 minutes on iOS and 5.1 minutes on Android.

“Certainly mobile shopping is more convenient and hassle-free, and that is why we think it’s bucking traditional shopping trends when it comes to gender. With an average time spent per session by mobile app shoppers being under ten minutes, it clearly beats travelling out and navigating the crowd in physical malls,” said Inanc Balci, CEO of Lazada Philippines. (The Lifestyle Portal)

ABS-CBN COO Carlo Katigbak, with ABS-CBN President Charo Santos-Concio and Integrated Sports head Dino Laurena, handed a special plaque from the “Isang Bayan Para kay Pacman” efforts to the People’s Champion for putting up a gallant stand against Floyd Mayweather, Jr, with Katigbak adding, “You proved to the world, that whatever hardship faces us, we will stand up and put a fight,”. The “Isang Bayan Para Kay Pacman” campaign was a movement of the Kapamilya network to gather all Filipinos under one banner to inspire Manny to perform in the ring.

"The 100 million punches as support for me were huge, the #OneForPacman hashtag was really huge,” the ring icon bared, addressing the crowd at the 9501 restaurant of the ELJ Communications Center at Mother Ignacia. “They gave me the strength, the belief, that I can fight Mayweather.”

The final tally was more than what the champion expected. A staggering 126 million punches were collected by the “Isang Bayan Para Kay Pacman” campaign of ABS-CBN in an effort to inspire the Filipino ring icon in the biggest fight of his career two Sundays ago. This was made possible via the use of the #OneForPacman hashtag in all their social media posts and by clicking the interactive punching bag at the oneforpacman.abs-cbn.com website, people were able to show that their fist is one with that of Manny when he stepped inside the ring.

The Pacman was also shown a special TV plug that details the beginning and end of the “Isang Bayan” campaign to which the boxing icon smiled from ear to ear. “Every week, Dyan kept updating me, ‘Manny it’s 10 million, 20 million…’ then at the end, I was so surprised that it went beyond 100 million!” he exclaimed.

Pacquiao also made rounds inside the ABS-CBN compound where he visited the set of TV Patrol and the booth of DZMM to grant short interviews. The moment he stepped inside the ELJ Communications Center, a huge throng of employees waving “Isang Bayan Para Kay Pacman” flaglets greeted the Filipino ring icon at every turn in the Mother Ignacia compound.

Before he departed, Pacquiao hinted that thoughts about retirement were pushed back due to the massive support he got from Filipinos and the Kapamilya network through their “Isang Bayan” campaign. “When I box, I make Filipinos proud and happy. To me that is the best feeling in the world.” (The Lifestyle Portal)