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Manila, Philippines – The road to a dream training in Munich begins at the 2018 Allianz National Youth Futsal Invitational (ANYFI), which fires off later this month. Staged by Allianz PNB Life Insurance, Inc, in partnership with the Henry V. Moran Foundation and in coordination with the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), the ANYFI provides the venue for Filipino youngsters to showcase their skills and vie for slots at the Allianz Junior Football Camp (AJFC) for training with Bundesliga champ FC Bayern Munich. Age brackets (boys and girls): 12U 14U 16U Local eliminations (9 areas): April 27 to May 13 Regionals: May 19 to May 27 National finals (Sta. Cruz, Laguna): June 2 to June 3 There will be eight deserving kids who will be chosen to join counterparts from other Asian countries in the AJFC in Thailand in July. From here, there will be selected to go to Munich in September for the ultimate experience of training at Bayern's home city a...

Tanduay president Lucio “Bong” Tan, Jr. has been actively supporting grassroots sports. Beyond sports, Tan is also passionate about green initiatives. He himself was on top of the transformation to a zero-waste facility of Absolut Distillers, Tanduay’s alcohol distillery based in Lian, Batangas. The facility bagged numerous environmental awards, including the prestigious Green Apple Awards, an annual international campaign to recognize, reward and promote environmental best practices around the world. Absolut Distillers is the only local distillery to have received this award up to this day. The company likewise has since been a recipient of awards by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for their outstanding environment conservation practices.       Lucio "Bong" Tan, president of Tanduay Distillers, said: "“We understand the need to lessen our impact by making our operations cleaner and greener. We do not just want to make the ...

Manila, Philippines  – Eating breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Why? Because, we break our fasting from long sleep and it's important to refuel once we wake-up to have energy for us to move and work well. Skipping breakfast may lead to overeating which may cause obesity. In the recent Asia Pacific Healthy Breakfast Survey conducted in February this year by Herbalife Nutrition, there were more than 5,500 respondents in 11 markets, including 500 from the Philippines. It was intended to show observations of the attitudes and habits of eating breakfast among consumers in the region. The survey revealed that a greater number of respondents understand the importance of a healthy breakfast in promoting their health and in managing their weight. However, many of them experienced hurdles to eating breakfast daily and would encourage them to eat more regularly if it was more convenient and accessible. Benefits of consuming breakfast Based on the Herbalife Nu...

Manila, Philippines –  Participants of the Philippine Heart Association (PHA) Heart Run Powered by Allianz happening at the SM By the Bay on May 13, 2018. will all recieve a one-year free accident life insurance worth Php100,000 from Allianz PNB Life.  Running and walking gives us the benefit of having a healthy lifestyle. It's good to see that a lot of Filipinos, young or not so young,  now are participating in different run events. Having a healthy lifestyle is wonderful and getting a life insurance is splendid. It is good news to all of us to hear that Allianz cares. Rei Abrazaldo, Brand Communications and Digital Director of Allianz PNB Life, made the announcement at a recent press conference held together with the PHA doctors and officers. "Allianz is there to provide protection, so every participant gets a Php100,000 Free Personal Accident Life Insurance," Abrazaldo said. He also declared that the first place winners of the 21K leg of the ra...

Even though the word autism is commonly heard, still there are several speculations about Autism and of the people affected by it. In the Philippines, it is estimated that there are around 1 million people living with Autism, yet not everybody can understand what it's like. The autism spectrum Disorder is a condition where a person who is diagnosed with it will not have the same experiences but are noticed by the core symptoms. Meet Calel, he is a 6-year old who was diagnosed with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) at the age of four. A year ago, he discovered his love for animals and drawing and once he starts on a sketch pad he just cannot stop – his mother Marie, started posting his artwork on Facebook, when a friend commented that if in case the drawing is produced to be printed on a shirt – he definitely would buy. After a few months, Marie launched Calel's Wacky Art Shirts for 3 reasons: to help with Calel's therapy needs to develop the business to eventually...

Filipinos and locals alike in Canada's east coast had an exciting Easter treat as Jollibee opened its first store in the Greater Toronto Area in April. On Saturday evening–hours before the grand opening–hundreds of Filipinos already camped–out in front of Jollibee Scarborough, located at 15 William Kitchen Road, eager to step inside the store to savor a taste of home. Filipinos spent the eve of the Jollibee Scarborough grand opening exchanging stories of how they miss their families and the taste of home. Jollibee Scarborough is the Filipino fast-food chain's third store in Canada and the 40th store in North America. Here, residents can savor the crispylicious and juicylicious Jolly Crispy Chicken (more popularly known as Chickenjoy here in the Philippines), the tastiest and meatiest Jollibee Spaghetti, Palabok Fiesta, and the golden-brown Peach Mango Pie, among other langhap-sarap treats. No less than Jollibee welcomed Filipinos to the store, including ...

Manila, Philippines – There are so many points that sellers consider in choosing the delivery service especially during peak season. Of course as a seller, I would never want to disappoint my buyers. It will affect my credibility which could result to low income. Since I started online selling, I have used Zoom Courier the same year it was established in 2016. Last Christmas, I was so frustrated with Zoom Courier . I’ve been using their service for quite some time, because I believe that they’re the best courier company, fast courier in Manila, cheapest door to door service that’s really affordable to the budget and yet I experienced delays. I received negative feedbacks from my buyers and some cancelled their orders.   It came to a point that I tried using other courier – a big mistake, it’s worse! Other couriers I tried, took about two to four weeks before parcels were delivered – big fail! So I went back to my first love, Zoom Courier . Tried once again to see...

Manila, Philippines – Filipinos are so fund of bringing home something (pasalubong) for families and friends. I remember during childhood how I patiently waited for my mom and dad to come home from work and see what they brought for us. Same thing when a relative from the province visits us, I look forward to what delicacies or sweets they have in their bayong (basket). I remember, a long time ago when I received a "pasalubong" from my parents' friend from Leyte and craved for more. Unfortunately, it's hard to find because it's a specialty from their province that you can only buy there.  Recently, I discovered Sitsirya Sari Sari , sweets and delicacies from different provinces of the Philippines. One thing about me, I'm not easily impressed with delicacies that I see and tasted in stores. With Sitsirya Sari Sari products, I first tried their Bulacan Pastillas de Leche made with Carabao's milk, it's good, really, really good! My kids lo...

Manila, Philippines – Filipino-owned company Philippine Bottling Beverage (PBB), a new player in the purified water and non-carbonated drinks industry, has launched Banahaw Spring Purified Water at a well-attended media event on April 16 at the Manila House Private Club in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. According to Thor Jordan Mutuc, Business Development Manager at PBB, the company brought one of the latest European technologies to ensure that the production process upholds international standards and quality. "Our production facility located at the foot of Mount Banahaw in San Pablo, Laguna is at par with the world standards, fully automated and requires minimal human intervention preserving only the essential natural qualities of the water from the mountain," said Mutuc. Revealing tht it took three years of research and testing before Banahaw Spring Purified Water has been finally released to the local market, Mutuc further emphasized the intricat...