DONATE-A-BOOK, SHARE THE GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE WITH THE SM STORE

Just in time for the back-to-school season, SM shoppers can share the gift of knowledge through The SM Stores SM Share Movement Donate-A-Book campaign in all branches nationwide.

Ongoing until July 7, shoppers can donate books and school supplies to benefit school children of select SM Foundation supported schools. In exchange, shoppers will receive 50 pesos discount coupon for every donation made.

Earlier donations from the campaign, which was launched last May 20 were distributed to the Balanga Elementary School in Bataan where employee volunteers from the nearby branches of The SM Store In Pampanga and Olongapo shared a fun-filled day with grade 3 pupils. The SM Store donated books from Olongapo and Pampanga branches enough to fill up the mini-library of the two storey school building donated by SM Foundation. Bags and school supplies were also donated just in time for the back to school season.
The grade 3 pupils of Balanga Elementary school were also treated to a story telling session by The Story Telling Project (TSP), a non-government partner organization of SM, with the aim to spark hope, inspiration and imagination through storytelling. In the session, TSP demonstrated how you can inject fun and enthusiasm in reading as a group activity to teachers, parents, and pupils.

According to Rey Bufi, Executive Director of TSP, we are aligned with the mission of The SM Store Share Movement Donate-A-Book campaign and Balanga Elementary School to make reading an enjoyable experience for children. It can help start the regular habit of reading in an age when children are often distracted with gadgets.

Reading , especially for third graders is a very crucial academic skill because it is the foundation of learning, Amy Inieto, Principal of Balanga Elementary School, shared that in addition to their regular school curriculum, they have a program  to reinforce reading habits of learners.

The books donated by The SM Store through its Share Movement Donate-A-Book campaign will be put to good use. It will become part of our teaching instruments to reinforce the value of reading. said Inieto.
The SM Share Movement Donate-a-Book campaign is part of The SM Stores quarterly donation drives- wherein it collects shoes, books, toys, and hygiene kits for identified unprivileged communities, including those impacted by calamities.

According to Joseph Rosal, Senior AVP for Operations of The SM Store, more shoppers are looking for ways to give back and they can do this through The SM Store.   We want The SM Store to become the venue for people to come together and foster the true Filipino spirit of sharing or bayanihan.

The SM Store Share Movement Donate-a-Book campaign is ongoing until July 7 in all The SM Store branches nationwide. Shoppers can share new and pre-loved gently used books. The SM Store also accepts school packs and text books.

We Bare Bears spread PAWsitivity at the “We’ll Be There” Philippines tour

On the second leg of We Bare Bears Asian tour, thousands of fans lined up to bond and take BEARfies with the most internet famous bear bros of this generation! Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear, have definitely accomplished their mission in spreading PAWsitivity in the Philippines during the We Bare Bears' "We'll Be There" Healing Hearts tour that culminated last June 16 at the Glorietta Activity Center.

For the past few months, the bears have been meeting all their fans around Metro Manila and inviting everybody to share the love and donate to the kids of their partner beneficiaries. In partnership with Ayala Malls, the kids from White Cross Inc., Young Focus, Cribs Foundation, SOS Children’s Village, Tahanang Paghubog ni Mother Bonifacia, Virlanie Foundation, St. Francis Learning Center Foundation Inc. and ECPAT Home will be gifted thousands of donated school supplies and toys, all thanks to everybody who dropped by the participating Ayala Malls.

As a way of expressing their gratitude to those who helped them heal hearts, bring smiles and spread PAWsitivity, Grizz, Pan-Pan, and Ice Bear surprised their Filipino fans with a Meet-and-Greet alongside awesome activities and a ton of prizes during the culminating event. Kids and kids-at-heart basked in the fun with their families by joining onstage games and received a lot freebies from the sponsors. Others got really competitive when it came to taking the best BEARfies at the Pan-Pan-approved trick-eye murals and when it came to winning themselves lots of PAWesome prizes from all the games that were played.

In time for Father’s day, kids were able to have fun and bond with their dads too! Whether it was simply coloring, kids drawing up Father’s day cards for their dads or playing BEARsketball, it was a heartwarming sight to see even parents having fun at the event. With a lot of PAWsome prizes on the line, the parents’ competitive sides could definitely be seen too!

The We Bare Bears “We’ll Be There” Healing Hearts tour is part of the squad’s first-ever Asian tour. In the Philippines, Grizz, Pan-Pan, and Ice Bear visited iconic places, snapped some bearfies, and shared plenty of bear hugs with thousands of fans. Stay tuned for more news and updates on the bear bros by following Cartoon Network Asia on Facebook and tuning in to Cartoon Network on Cignal Digital TV Channel 220 (HD), Sky Direct Channel 15 (HD), SkyCable Channel 178 (HD), and Destiny Cable Channel 178 (HD Digital).

Joy #BestEverLife Salu Salo celebrates the new Best Ever Joy washing 17,500 plates with just one bottle in San Juanico Bridge

With the launch of its new and best ever formulation, Joy, the leading dishwashing liquid in the Philippines, doubled its famous old record of number of plates washed with a single bottle. Total number of 17,500 plates were cleaned with just one single 495ml bottle of the new Best Ever Joy - covering the entire length of the San Juanico bridge and back.

To celebrate this record-breaking occasion, Joy hosted the #BestEverLife salu-salo at Plaza Ibarra with mom celebrity Jolina Magdangal-Escueta. Guests were treated to a fiesta-themed event filled with scrumptious Filipino dishes and delicasies and festive song and dance performances.

Jolina Magdangal-Escueta, joined by celebrity mom Rufa Mae Quinto and blogget Momi Berlin shared their own stories of how the new best ever Joy has helped time lead the best ever life for their families. "I love hosting and cooking for my family and friends, so I always end up with a lot of dishware and cooking were to clean after every event. But I only had to use one drop of Joy to clean them all." Rufa shares.

"I tried using a different dishwashing liquid in the past, but even though it was cheaper,we ended up spending more because we finished up one battle so fast. When i use Joy, because the product is so concentrated, one drip goes a long way." Moni Berlin added.

In the event, Joy showed its superior dishwashing ability through experiment vidoes that visualized the product's new and improved formulation, and even a love demo of the Best Ever Joy cleaning up the plates used in the salu-salo.

Joy also extended the celebration of the Best Ever Life beyond the attendees of the event. The salu-salo commemmorated SOS Children's Village Alabang as Joy's beneficiary in bringing the best ever life to Filipino household by supporting the children's daily meals.

With the launch of the new best ever Joy, more plates can be cleaned and more Filipinos can discover their best ever life.

For more information about Joy, visit the Joy Philippines Facebook page.

Eating out is no longer a fear because there’s JolliSavers!

The thought of eating out gets scarier by the day. Prices keep rising and won’t seem to stop, and that sweldo just won’t catch up to it. What should an ordinary Filipino do?
You know those moments when you plan your budget for your lunch meal, but then someone else turns it into an utter nightmare with the four scariest words: ”kain tayo sa labas”? Jollibee knows the feeling all too well, and that’s why they’re here to the rescue with JolliSavers!

Jollibee continues its hilarious JolliSavers commercial series featuring legendary comedy queen Eugene Domingo as the boss of a team who’s absolutely scared to eat out. This time around, there’s a special visitor in the office today, but the team senses there’s something not right with her when she whispers to them about dining outside!

Thankfully, even the mysterious visitor knows there’s nothing to be afraid of when it comes to eating out, thanks to the absolutely delicious and budget friendly JolliSavers meals you can get for only P50.00 or less!

JolliSavers gives you the courage to brave mealtimes outside with the Beefy Langhap-Sarap Yumburger for only PHP 35.00*, the Meatiest, Cheesiest Sweet-sarap Jolly Spaghetti for PHP 50.00*, and the beefy-saucy Linamnam Ulam Burger Steak for only P50.00*.

JolliSavers is available for dine-in, take-out, delivery, and drive-thru transactions in all Jollibee stores nationwide.

For more details and updates on Jollibee products including JolliSavers, like Jollibee Philippines on Facebook, subscribe to Jollibee Studios on YouTube, and follow @Jollibee on Twitter and Instagram.
*Prices may vary

Make every day a TURKSDAY, bring home a Pita Doner today

Remembering and rewarding our parents, siblings, wife, husband, children and friends should be on a daily basis, a simple gesture of love and gratitude like asking them how they are or saying “I love you” or giving them a big hug and kiss will surely be appreciated and we will make them feel that they our loved.

Usually, for our parents we don’t need to do anything for them as long as they see us good and doing well in life but for the children and the wives who are patiently waiting for the husband, the pasalubong always works to tickle the hearts of the young ones and it sparks joy in the heart of the wife.

Showing your love for your family does not have to be expensive, bringing home a pasalubong always works and you can depend on Turks to guarantee that smile on their faces when they see you holding a bag of Turks goodies.

For as low as P35 you can take home a Small Pita Doner or Doner Rice Bowl priced ad P50, just enough to satisfy the craving for a delicious chicken or beef Turks shawarma.

But if you want your loved ones to enjoy Turks more, take home a regular Pita Doner or any of the Turks premium rice meal such as Doner on Rice, Hotdog Doner on Rice, or Steak Doner as these are already a filling meal.

The combination of fresh cucumber, onion and tomato on doner dishes gives the meal a crispy texture while the juicy beef and chicken make all the flavors explode in your mouth.

With Turks, budget won’t be a problem since Turks meals are affordable and you are guaranteed that all meals are made from quality beef and chicken and fresh ingredients that are meticulously prepared by its trained staff.  

For pasalubong, Turks will surely spark love and joy in your household, so make every day a Turksday.

To know more about Turks log on to www.turks.ph  and like and follow its social media pages: IG/FB: Turks.official.

The Lost Bread now open at Ayala mall Feliz

The first-ever smoking soft-serve ice cream in the Philippines recently open their newest branch at Ayala Mall Feliz (Ground floor).

Franchisee owner Ms. Tintin together with Addy Raj, Kelly Cruz and Jemmika graced the grand opening.

Dessert lovers can now experience the soft-serve ice cream, milkshakes, french toast and more. Guests also enjoyed the Buy 1 Take 1 promo on its opening day.

The Lost Bread upgraded desserts to a whole new level, very creative yet delicious.

So what are you waiting for? It's the best time now for some ice cream. Drop by at The Lost Bread Ayala mall Feliz to get yourself that well-deserved treat.

Close to 50,000 kids uncovered a treasure trove of fun and valuable learnings at McDonald's Kiddie Crew Workshop!

Finally!!! It was a grand event to remember as McDonald's Kiddie Crew Explorers capped off their summer activities with a fun-filled Kiddie Crew Grand Graduation! The Grand Graduation is the culminating activity to the Kiddie Crew Workshop -- McDonald's long-running flagship summer program that allows kids to take part in unique activities at a McDonald's restaurant. This year, close to 50,000 participants from all over the Philippines joined a summer of fun and learning with the Kiddie Crew Workshop: Explorer Edition.

Eager Kiddie Crew Explorers celebrated their successful summer adventure with a series of Grand Graduation held across the country in Pampanga, Laguna, Cagayan De Oro, Davao, Cebu, Cavite and Manila.

With the theme "Quest for the Hidden Treasure", kids along with their families went on different adventures at thr interactive explorer-themed booths like the Jumble Jungle, Majestic Mountain, and Wild River, and many more.

Celebrity hosts tita Jackie Lou Blanco and kuya JC Santos led the audience for an exciting live show. McDonald's Chief of Happiness Officer, Ronald McDonald, along with the rest of the McDonald land character, Grimace, Birdie and Hambuglar joined in on the fun! McDonald's endorser Ogie Alcasid and McDonald's brand ambassador Maricel Laxa and Solana Pangilinan, also graced the celebration to congratulate all the attendees for their successful Kiddie Crew Workshop participation.

Ending the celebration on a high note, the kids said their graduafion oaths and sang the Kiddie Crew Hymn, and in true graduation tradition, tossed their caps in the air to culminate their summer as Kiddie Crew Explorers!

Congratulations to all kiddie crew explorers! It was an exhilarating summer adventure, capped off with a massive graduation to celebrate the achievements of this year's batch of excited explorers!!!