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A great weekend for all gamers this weekend that will surely be enjoyed by everyone attending. Cyberzone Game Fest 2020 will unveil exciting gaming activities that you will experienc at SM North Edsa The Annex Cyberzone Area. SM Cyberzone, the country's largest chain of IT retail stores, is placing the Filipino gaming industry on the spotlight with Game Fest 2020 happening in select SM malls starting this February. Now on its fifth year, the tech hub continues to cement their position in the gaming industry and continue to uphold their promise of providing the best and latest gadgets to shoppers. "We live in an age where we are inseparable with our gadgets that help us power our passions. This month, we're highlighting this by focusing on Filipino gaming, specifically, eSports," said SM Supermalls senior assistant vice president for sponsorships and Cyberzone marketing head Patrick Pacla. Here are 4 tech-citing activities to watch out for at SM: ...

A new breed of training and consulting company with a mission to help Filipino companies become world-class using the latest technologies and training methodologies, Olern is helping an increasing number of entrepreneurs stay competitive in their industry by learning new best practices, improve their people skills and adopt new technologies. By partnering with the different business consultants and experts to design online and offline practical and in-depth courses and programs for SMEs, Olern is coming up with more convenient and affordable ways to learn everything that it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. In the last two years alone, Olern trained thousands and thousands of entrepreneurs through its online platform and face-to-face trainings. This summer, Olern is taking its innovative approaches to the next level with its first-ever Olern Virtual Business Summit. Happening on March 3 and 4, 2020 from 9AM to 5PM, the momentous event will be a gathering of more...

Allegories & Realities of Ofelia Gelvezón-Téqui: in Retrospect is the very first major exhibition for year 2020 at the Bulwagang Juan Luna (Main Gallery) of  the Cultural Center of the Philippines that will officially open on February 22, 2020 at 4:00pm. It is part of CCP's 50th Anniversary Exhibitions that started last year and will cap in September, 2020 to end the year long celebration. Ms. Ofelia is one of CCP's major artists and the first female Thirteen Artist Awardee given in 1972.  The exhibition includes 219 works and the largest collection of Ms. Ofelia's work. She has produced a large body of work that has been viewed and displayed not only at the CCP, but in major galleries here in the country and other parts of the world. Although, she has moved to different places abroad, Ms. Ofelia has always declared that she makes works for the Filipinos and carries with her the Filipino sensibility and Filipino perspective.  "There will also be a ...

STADA Gourp is a German pharmaceutical company known for their diverse genetics and consumer portfolio, known in the Philippines in the field of ophthalmology. Last Friday, STADA announced their acquisitions and partnerships in the Philippines and Asia pacific to provide good solutions and quality medicines. STADA Philippines has acquired FERN, one of the leading brands of Vitamin C in the market. The product range consists of FERN-C product that has been in the market for 15 years and FERN-C Kidz and Kiddimin – two products for the vitamin supply for children. Aside from the announcement, STADA also invited Antonio D. Ligsay, MD, MSC, PHD, to give a talk about Vitamin C. All questions I had in mind were answered, and I learned more about the benefits of Vitamin C, studies, and infections. Because of so many diseases that are coming out it is normal for a parent like me to get paranoid. It's important for us to live a healthy lifestyle, and Vitamin C is an inte...

As we celebrate the month of love. Goldilocks, the country's number one bakeshop, is happy to showcase their heart melting limited edition Valentine's season lineup! Treat yourself and your significant other to Goldilocks' romantic Valentine's theme unicorn and greeting cakes along with sweet cake pops made exclusively for this special once a year occasion.  Fall in love this season with Goldilocks themed cakes and cake pops! Grab these and other goodies from any Goldilocks Bakeshop stores nationwide. For more information, you may follow @GoldilocksPH on Facebook , Twitter  and Instagram , or visit the official Goldilocks website at www.goldilocks.com.ph .

Martiniano "Degs" Valencia is a simple man with not-so-simple dreams. As a young boy, he was already honing his entrepreneurial spirit, selling fresh carabao's milk and boiled corn in the streets os his hometown of Sta. Rita, Pampanga. By the time he reached college, Valencia was supplying processed meat products from Pampanga to various stores in Manila -- and then he went on to become a bagger at a major supermarket chain while on summer vacation from school. For a time, Valencia left his retail roots behind and went into more technical work as a broadcast engineer for a major broadcasting network, and then worked as a technical controller in Dubai for ten years. His life was going well, and when his youngest child was born, he and his wife decided to move back to the Philippines for good. After settling in the Philippines, Valencia began developing investments left and right -- buying and selling second-hand cars, selling real estate, leasing stalls,...