WOFEX 2012 SCHEDULE

Bringing together all segments of the Food and Beverage Industry is of primary importance to WOFEX. As such, the following co-located events have been lined up, offering the exhibitors and visitors The Ultimate Food Show Experience :

DAY 1, AUGUST 1, 2012 - Wednesday

WORLD TRADE CENTER
TASTE EXPO STAGE (WTC)

11am	Power Breakfast by Chef Mike Crisologo
12nn	A Taste of Turkey
1pm	Best Cooking Results with Advance Cooking Technology
2pm	Chef’s Classics Top Chef Demo Series
4pm	Mix & Match Beverages by Da Vinci Gourmet Syrups
5pm	Matstone Demo

ANNEX STAGE (WTC)

1pm	Press Conference

SEMINAR ROOM A (WTC)

10am	Servesafe in Food Service by Rommel S. Gerodias of Reinlab Corp.
1pm	Choosing the Right Concept for your Business (P880)
3pm	Wine and Food Pairing (P800)

SEMINAR ROOM B (WTC)

11am	Latest Technology in Food Packaging
1pm	Marketing of Supermarket Items thru Packaging : The 5th “P” By Mr. Steven Cua, PAGASA
3pm	Understanding Patent, Trademarks and Copyrights

SMX CONVENTION CENTER
TASTE EXPO STAGE (SMX)

10am	Morning Offerings
12nn	Culinary Demonstration
1pm	Sunbest Cooking Demo by Chef Michael Bautista
2pm	International Cuisine
4pm	Afternoon Gastronomy by Chef Mike Crisologo
5pm	Pastry & More! with Chef Edward Mateo & Jr. Master Chef Louise Mabulo

SEMINAR ROOM C (SMX)

11am	Pasta Making and Cookery (P500)
1pm	Packaging and Labeling Seminar

DAY 2, AUGUST 2, 2012 - Thursday

WORLD TRADE CENTER
TASTE EXPO STAGE (WTC)

10am	Home Celebrations Made Easy by CJ Foods
12nn	Modern Day Cooking with Chef Ernest Reynoso-Gala by Urban Kitchen
1pm	Best Cooking Results with Advance Cooking Technology
2pm	Punch Cut Decorate! Using Wilton Sugar Sheets by Chef Jackie Ang Po
3pm	Egg Cookery by Chef Mike Crisologo
4pm	How to Make Christmas Goodies into Business
5pm	Corn Supremo: Marca Leon Corn Polenta & Corn Oil

ANNEX STAGE (WTC)

10am	Negosyo Series by Breville Business Solutions : Discussion, Hands On, ROI Computations

SEMINAR ROOM A (WTC)

11am	Gumpaste Sugar Class (1,000)
1pm	LPG Product Knowledge and Safety Seminar
2pm	Quick Desserts that Go with Coffee

SEMINAR ROOM B (WTC)

10am	Food Safety: Understanding HACCP by Rommel S. Gerodias of Reinlab Corporation
1pm	Basic Warehouse Operations & Inventory Control (P1,500)

SMX CONVENTION CENTER
TASTE EXPO STAGE (SMX)

11am	International Cuisine by Oriental Merchants
12nn	Sarap Super Q!
1pm	Cake Decorating
2pm	Filipino Cuisine by Chef Leandro Sto. Domingo
4pm	AHA Cooking with Chef Mike Ty, American Culinary Federation President

SEMINAR ROOM C (SMX)

11am	Advanced Meat Processing : Costing, Proper Packaging, Product Presentation and Marketing (P500)
1pm	GSPDI Product Re-Launch

DAY 3, AUGUST 3, 2012 – Friday

WORLD TRADE CENTER
TASTE EXPO STAGE (WTC)

10am	Flavors of the World
12nn	Artisan Bread Competition Using Turkish Ingredients
2pm	Mitchie Chef's Classics Top Chef Series
4pm	Best Cooking Results with Advanced Cooking Technology
5pm	Cuisinart Cooking Demo

SEMINAR ROOM A

10am	Food Costing by MC Consulting (P500)
12nn	A-Z’s of Opening a Coffee Shop by Allegro Beverage
1pm	HAUG BURSTEN : Hygienic Cleaning Tools for the Food Industry
2pm	Ingredients of Success : A Ferna Food Service Demonstration

SEMINAR ROOM B

11am

Effective Marketing of your Brand Online and Offline (P1,500)) 1. Anton Diaz “Blogging and Facebook Marketing Revealed” 2. Jovel Cipriano “ Using E-commerce to sell Dilis and Dried Mangoes to the World (The Pinoy Delikasi Experience) 3. Eireen Diokno Bernardo “Selling to the Global Marketplace using Ebay and Paypal” 4. Internet Marketing

SMX CONVENTION CENTER
TASTE EXPO STAGE (SMX)

11am	Ideal Gourmet Pasta: Healthy & Indulgent Pasta Creations by Chef Ojie Reloj
1pm	Sunbest Cooking Demo by Chef Michael Bautista
2pm	Mixology
4pm	Difficult is Easy! with Chef Philip Golding
5pm	Love, Let’s Learn to Cook Together

SEMINAR ROOM C (SMX)

11am	The Local and Western Style of Sausage Making (P500)
1pm	Food Costing by MC Consulting (P500)

DAY 4, AUGUST 4, 2012 – Saturday

TASTE EXPO STAGE (WTC)

10am	Back-to-School Baon Goodness
12nn	Quick and Easy Food by Oster & KitchenAid
1pm	Best Cooking Results with Advance Cooking Technology
2pm	Afternoon Delight
3pm	Matstone Demonstration

SEMINAR ROOM A

10am	Shelf-life of Food Products in the Supermarket
11am	Food Styling Workshop and Food Photography Session with Linda Floro and Mark Floro (P1,500)
4pm	Brew Profits with 1883 Gourmet Syrups and Sauces from the French Alps

SEMINAR ROOM B

10am	Restaurant Management 101 : Guide in Opening and Managing Restaurant Business by MC Consulting (P800)
12nn	Franchising and Trademarking a Business
1pm	How to Start and Manage your Catering Business (P1,500) - Make your Biz Stand Out - Control Costs - Management Trends - Marketing the Biz

SMX CONVENTION CENTER
TASTE EXPO STAGE (SMX)

10am	Petron Cooking Demo
1pm	International Cuisines by Oriental Merchant
2pm	Cooking Demo with Chef Jill Sandique & Eddie Garcia
4pm	Demo by Hotel & Restaurant Chef's Assoc. of the Phils.

SEMINAR ROOM C (SMX)

12nn	LPG Product Knowledge and Safety Seminar
1pm	Small Capital in Fish Processing Business (P500)
3pm	The Art of Food Plating (P800)

Note: All schedules, speakers and topics are subject to change without prior notice. Limited seats available on a first come first serve basis. Paid seminars are as indicated, otherwise it’s free of charge.

RAYCOP: The World's only UV C anti allergy vacuum cleaner

RAYCOP: The World's only UV C anti allergy vacuum cleaner. Yes, fellow with sensitive skin, folks it is now possible to have a Cleaner air through Raycop anti-allergy cleaners.

Soon you'll be saying: Goodbye asthma and dust mite allergies!

Unknown to all of you, I have a very sensitive skin. So, when I received an invitation to attend the launching of a revolutionary vacuum cleaner, I got really interested.

As I listened intently to the speakers, I realized that not only will this product solve my long time skin itch problem but will also help other people as well. Especially those parents with small children.

I learned that RAYCOP UV-C Vacuum Cleaner gets rid of dust mites and bacteria in your beds, cushions, sofas, and linens!

FAST FACTS:
• Every night you share your bed with 1.5 to 2 million dust mites.
• Their waste contains a powerful allergen that can cause itchy skin, burning eyes, coughing and sneezing.
• If you suffer from asthma or other respiratory problems these symptoms can be even worse.
• Raycop has been shown to deactivate the H1N1 Influenza A virus!

Raycop uses a unique three-stage allergy care system and a two-stage filtration process to capture and retain mites, dust, allergens, bacteria and larger pollutants to release only clean and healthy air. Raycop carries out all of these steps automatically as it sweeps across a surface.



Vibrating Pad

First, Raycop employs a patented vibrating pad to shake microscopic particles and dust mites free from mattresses, pillows and linens. The pad vibrates 3,600 times per minute extracting even the most resilient mites embedded in fabrics.

UV-C Sterilization

Next, using a UV-C sterilization lamp, bacteria and other microorganisms are killed to guarantee bedding and other surfaces germ free. Based on technology from Philips and Sankyo, this 8-Watt lamp uses a highly effective 253.7 nanometer wavelength and does not generate any ozone.

Vacuum Pollutants

In the final stage of cleaning, Raycop employs its powerful suction to capture the now dead dust mites and bacteria trapping them using a special microfiltration system. Its excellent motor power also effectively removes dust, allergens and dead skin cells.

Two-stage Filtration

A cartridge filter automatically captures larger particles and retains them so they cannot reenter the room. For small particles like microscopic dust, bacteria and dust mites, Raycop uses a HEPA microfiltration system to capture and keep hold of them too. This means the air expelled from Raycop is actually cleaner than the air you breathe!

Raycop is the first UV-C anti-allergy vacuum cleaner that kills 99% of bacteria and eliminates almost 94% of dust mites. It is specially designed to clean beds, linens and other fabrics, helping to create a healthier home. Raycop cleans deep into household fabrics and can be used to clean mattresses, sofas, chairs, futons, crib pads, bedding, pillows and curtains.

Soon, the traditional practice of Filipino families, particularly with family members who are susceptible to air-borne allergens, to take out the bedding or fabrics and place them under direct sunlight to remove allergens, bacteria and dust mites will be a thing of the past, now that the Raycop UVC Anti-Allergy Cleaner is available in the Philippines.

Studies by the Tokyo Allergy Research Center, revealed that direct exposure to sunlight even for up to 6 hours only manages to remove dust mite population by only 3.8%. While a Raycop Vacuum cleaner, kills 99% of E.Coli, Staphylococcus and Candida bacteria, and kills almost 94% of dust mites. Plus it has a replaceable Micro Allergy Filtration filter that filters more than 99.97% of dust remnants and keeps cleaning with utmost efficiency.

The Raycop UVC Anti-Allergy cleaner is the first anti-allergy vacuum cleaner with the Seal of Approval of the prestigious British Allergy Foundation, the Trophée de la Maison from the French Consumers’ Union and the LOHAS Seal of Approval from the Korea Standards Association. Sold in more than 30 countries around the world including the United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Japan and South Korea, Raycop UVC Anti-Allergy cleaner is manufactured by the Health and Home Appliances Division of Bukang Sems Co., Ltd., the global and award-winning Incheon, Korea-based company whose aim is to help people live healthier and create a better home environment.

You could purchase this fabulous vacuum cleaner at the following stores:

• Rustan's 
• S&R
• Landmark
• Wilcon Builders Libis
• Soon at Abenson

 For more information kindly check the company's official website: http://www.raycop.com

DESIGN THE NEXT SM ECO BAG CONTEST

CONTEST ALERT!

Attention: High School and College Students currently enrolled in S.Y. 2012-2013

Now's your chance to have your own design featured in all SM Malls nationwide! Join the SM Eco Bag Design Competition and get a chance to win Php 25,000, The New iPad and see your creation on all SM Eco Bags!!!

For more details, please visit www.smsupermalls.com/designyourecobag or email designyourecobag@smsupermalls.com

 P.S.

This is not a paid post, I just want to share the information to all my high school and college students readers. Go and win the contest!

SM CITY SALE: Sta. Mesa, Valenzuela, Tarlac, Calamba and Masinag

 

It is raining Sale this month of August!

I couldn't help but get excited when I learned that there will be a 3 day sale at the following SM CITY branches not only in the Metro but also in the provinces!

• SM STA. MESA
• VALENZUELA
• MASINAG 
• CALAMBA
• TARLAC

I am so excited to go and search for a bargain! Imagine you could have up to 70% discount!

And there's more, for every particular purchase you will have a chance to win any of the 15 ASUS Eee Pc X101H Laptop. Woooooooooot! This is so cool! I couldn't wait to shop for a bargain and win!

 

 

 

Journalist's Creed

Journalist's Creed

By: Walter William

I believe in the profession of Journalism.
 

I believe that the public journal is a public trust; that all connected with it are, to the full measure of responsibility, trustees for the public; that acceptance of lesser service than the public service is a betrayal of this trust.   

I believe that clear thinking, clear statement, accuracy and fairness are fundamental to good journalism.
 

I believe that a journalist should write only what he holds in his heart to be true. I believe that suppression of the news, for any consideration other than the welfare of society, is indefensible.
 

I believe that no one should write as a journalist what he would not say as a gentleman; that bribery by one's own pocket book is as much to be avoided as bribery by the pocketbook of another; that individual responsibility may not be escaped by pleading another's instructions or another's dividends.
 

I believe that advertising, news and editorial columns should alike serve the best interests of readers; that a single standard of helpful truth and cleanness should prevail for all; that supreme test of good journalism is the measure of its public service.
 

I believe that the journalism which succeeds the best-and best deserves success-fears God and honors man; is stoutly independent; unmoved by pride of opinion or greed of power; constructive, tolerant but never careless, self-controlled, patient, always respectful of its readers but always unafraid, is quickly indignant at injustice; is unswayed by the appeal of the privilege or the clamor of the mob; seeks to give every man a chance, and as far as law, an honest wage and recognition of human brotherhood can make it so, an equal chance; is profoundly patriotic while sincerely promoting international good will and cementing world-comradeship, is a journalism of humanity, of and for today's world. 

Written by Walter Williams (1864-1935), founder of the world's first school of journalism at the University of Missouri. He had contributed toward the promotion of professional journalism than any other person of his time.

I repost this Journalist's creed of Ethics by Walter William as a guide to every blogger, aspiring and would be bloggers. In today's modern era, everyone can post or blog whatever thoughts they have or whatever they wanted to say or do, thus they can now be considered as a social media bloggers who writes and gets news and messages across to readers.

Yes, it crossed my mind to make a a blogger's creed but I am not an authority in the matter so I will just let the blogger authorities to compose a blogger's creed for all of us. Readers are KING, we don't owe anything to anyone but our readers.

SANSO: Breton Houses

SANSO: Breton Houses

 

One of my favorite artist of all times, Sanso creates and presents "Breton Houses" from his imagination and memory. The landscapes view of the " Breton Houses" with a moon is Sanso's distinct signature in almost all of his paintings.  

A renowned painter, Juvenal Sanso is one of the best-known members of the Philippine Modernist movement. Having graduated from the College of Fine Arts of the University of the Philippines, he is contemporaries with National Artists Victorio Edades, Vicente Manansala, Jose Joya, Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, and Napoleon Abueva (his batchmate in UP). His teachers were National Artists Fernando Amorsolo and Guillermo Tolentino.

"Breton Houses" was unveiled last July 27, 2012 and will run until the 3rd of August 2012, at the Archaeology Wing, R2 level of the Power Plant Mall.

This is the second time that I got invited in Sanso's art exhibit this year. And I sincerely thank my friend Ruby for this wonderful opportunity.

I love the colors used by Sanso on his art works. His paintings was almost sold out when I attended the artist's reception last July 31, 2012, Tuesday, at the Archaeology Wing, 2nd Floor of the Power Plant Mall. 

Breton Houses metaphors for the peace and tranquility he experienced during his stay on the northern coast of France.

The landscapes he paints today are part of his search for the idyllic, a soothing balm for the restless and tired spirit not only of artists but of the human psyche.

In "Breton Houses", Sanso paints the essence of calmness, painting what every man's dream of the perfect place should be.  

                     

Sanso re-explores the meaning of warmth and comfort that those twenty-four summers have meant for him, creating works based more on those feelings than any actual location. Thus his new works conform to these emotions – of the idyllic place in one’s mind where one goes to relax – rather than a mere photocopy of an existing landscape. 

In this way, Sanso remains true to his expressionist ideals—relying on feeling and emotion to guide his steady, gifted hand.

The landscapes on display showed just how far the artist has come in his practice. While elements of his earlier works are certainly there – Breton architecture, the affinity towards the coast, the famous Sanso moon – the calm his newer paintings in this series invokes is reminiscent of his experiments in color that stems from the Moderno series. This makes the new entries of the Breton Houses series more nuanced and complex than Sanso’s earlier works. The search for the idyllic is ever present, but Sanso has injected his experiences since into this series. Paradoxically, the series that initiated his rebirth as an artist was itself reawakened.

A foremost master, Sanso has had a long and stellar career capped by a number of awards and recognition including a King’s Cross of Isabella knighthood from the King of Spain, membership into the Order of Chevalier from the French Government, and a Presidential Medal of Merit awardee from the Republic of the Philippines. His works are represented in the collections of some 40 museums in the world including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Cleveland Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institute, the Museum d’ Arte Moderne in Paris, the Rosenwald National Gallery of Washington, and the cultural Center of the Philippines. His collectors include the Rothschild Family, Nelson Rockefeller, Vincent Price, Elsa Schiaparelli, Jean Cocteau and many prominent, American, European and prominent Filipino families.

"Breton Houses" is presented by Galerie Joaquin, www.galeriejoaquin.com Tel:723-9418 or 723-9253.

Kris Aquino Defends PNoy

Kris Aquino on Monday night broke her silence over her brother's criticism of ABS-CBN News anchor Noli "Kabayan" de Castro and other Filipino journalists during the 25th anniversary party of "TV Patrol." 

Kris Aquino, the younger sister of President Benigno "PNoy" Aquino, who happens to be Noli De Castro's co-employee at ABS-CBN, tweet her answer to a twitter user who said that you never attack media back.


Here are the screen captures of the said Twitter conversation:

 

She said she is careful in commenting about the issue. "Prayed before I replied to make sure I don't tweet the wrong thing. My issues are so trivial in comparison to PNoy," Kris said. 

 "PNoy is our president and I do believe the majority of our people feel he's doing a great job. Maybe he just like anybody else," she added.

Kris said on Twitter that her brother has the right to defend himself and express his opinion. Freedom of speech is a 2-way street right? quips Kris Aquino on Twitter.

Her brother on Friday night lashed out at de Castro and Philippine media for alleged bias toward negative news reports. Aquino, in his speech at the 25th anniversary celebration of TV Patrol at the Manila Hotel, said he wants a positive spin in news stories and commentaries from ABS-CBN's flagship primetime news broadcast.

The president specifically vented his ire on de Castro, a veteran TV Patrol anchor and former a vice president of then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, for allegedly belitting the gains made by his administration with regard to the sorry state of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1.

Aquino also said he was unhappy over criticisms on TV Patrol regarding the National Bureau of Investigation's recovery of a kidnapped child last June 26. 

"May naitutulong po ba ang mga walang-basehang spekulasyon, lalo na kung lumalabas ka sa telebisyon at sinusubaybayan ng sambayanan? Kung nagbabangkaaan lang tayo sa kanto, hindi problema ang mga walang-basehang patutsada. Pero kung alam mong opinion maker ka, alam mo rin dapat na meron kang responsibilidad. Sana po, sa tuwing sasabihin nating 'magandang gabi, bayan,' ay totoong hinahangad nating maging maganda ang gabi ng bayan," he said.

De Castro has yet to comment on Aquino's statements. Ging Reyes, head of ABS-CBN's News and Current Affairs Division (NCAD), said: "Criticism is not a monopoly of journalists and media practitioners. The President had as much right to free speech as every citizen. Ang aming mga mamahayag ay may editorial independence, o kalayaan sa kanilang pagkalap ng balita at paglalahad ng istorya," Reyes said on TV Patrol Monday. "Ito ang pundasyon ng kredibilidad. Sa mga pagkakataong kinukwestyon ang aming pagiging patas at balanse, mayroon kaming sistema para tugunan ang ganitong reklamo ng manonood," she added.

Source: ABS-CBN News

PAROKYA NI EDGAR

DATE & VENUE of @parokyaniedgar's INUMAN SESSIONS VOL. 2 Launch

TAX For Online Traders and Entrepreneurs

Attention: Online traders and entrepreneurs

The Bureau of Internal Revenue will start going after those who fail to issue electronic invoices to customers this year.

Commissioner Kim Jacinto-Henares told reporters that online businesses, such as the following:

• sulit.com.ph
• e-bay Philippines
• alibaba.com
• ayosdito.ph 
• multiply.com 

These are just sample businesses that need to be registered with the BIR and should be paying the corresponding taxes.

The tax will cover even those entrepreneurs who use their personal Facebook accounts for business transactions.

"They are all bound by the law to comply with the invoicing requirement. Under the rules, online sellers shall be registered as such to the BIR, and that their electronic invoicing shall likewise be registered either directly to us or a third-party accredited by us", quips BIR Commissioner Kim Jacinto-Henares

The electronic invoicing could be availed of through a third party, but such third-party shall be accredited by the BIR. Meaning, private parties could participate and get the necessary accreditation from BIR.

Citing Section 237 of the National Internal Revenue Code, the BIR chief said the bureau need not issue a revenue regulation to implement the law requiring the issuance of receipts and sales invoices for online transactions as well as penalties for non-compliance. 

BAMBOO'S NEWEST SINGLE

Bamboo releases new single Basta Meron Kang Plano together with Philam Life's newest commercial recently at the DJs and Blogger Launch in 7th High Bonifacio Global City.

In Celebration of its 65th Anniversary, Philam Life share the best of stories on how real people can overcome shortcomings in life and learn how to accomplish them through planning with its theme "Empowering the Filipino".

Bamboo performs Hallelujah at the "Basta't May Plano Kaya Mo Yan'"

Video courtesy of You tube -thoughtsandtheac

 Questions Live Performance– Bamboo from Bamboo’s Solo Album No water No Moon
courtesy of You Tube emersonsy21

Basta't Plano Kaya Mo Yan' visit http://www.anongplanomo.com.ph/

Special thanks to Azrael Coladilla for the invitation.

SODERNO: Ultimate Taste Test

SODERNO: Ultimate Taste Test

From its humble beginnings as a ‘taste test’ among friends and neighbors, the Ultimate Taste Test has become a sold-out event drawing in thousands of foodies eager to try the latest food discoveries.

“Many home-based cooks and up-and-coming chefs would send me their dishes and asked if I could review their dishes on my blog. But I just eat all of those food samples!” recounts Anton Diaz, the popular food and travel blogger behind. www.OurAwesomePlanet.com

“Instead of eating all those samples, I thought not only of sharing these dishes with my readers but also giving them an opportunity to rate these dishes as well. That was how the Ultimate Taste Test was born.”

“In fact, many of the pioneer vendors of Mercato Centrale – the weekend food market that we organized along with partners RJ and Vanessa Ledesma and Gary and Janice Villanueva – were winners of previous Ultimate Taste Test.” Anton adds. “They include Dulcelin Gourmet specialties, Supreme Brazo, Angus Beef Tapa, Risa Chocolates, and Merry Moo Premium Ice Cream.”

The latest edition of the Ultimate Taste Test was recently held at Soderno Food Market in Molito Commercial Center, Alabang much to the delight of Southern-based food enthusiasts. Each attendee received a ‘passport’ where they rated the food and drinks samples of all the participating food entrepreneurs, which included innovative and specialty dishes from Margie’s Paella Negra, Frisch’s Liquor Ice Cream, Hizon’s premium flavored sorbets, Nina’s Grill’s fried pork and chicken isaw, Carlo’s Kitchen’s crunchy pork belly, Sober Club’s mocktails, Mama Lout’s Panzarotti, Merry Moo’s bacon chocolate ice cream and more.  

The top five winners of the latest Ultimate Taste Test will not only be featured in the www.OurAwesomePlanet.com blog, but they will also be given a free month’s stay in any of the Mercato Centrale-managed food markets which include Soderno in Alabang, Distrito in Makati, Mezza Norte in Quezon City and Mercato Centrale in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

For interested chefs, bakers and food entrepreneurs who are interested to participate in the next Ultimate Taste Test, please contact rache@diaz.ph or 09175318949. 

VIRAL PHOTO: TEXT SCAMMER ASKING FOR A LOAD

 

I remember a family friend who got scammed by this modus operandi. She thought it was her daughter who works overseas who texted her and asked for a load. She told us that my kinakapatid(J) changed her international roaming number and they will put a little loading business. It turned out to be a text scammer. Tita R lost Php 5,000 worth of load. It was her hard earned money. I pity her. But what can I do?

So when I saw this viral photo, I really laughed when the text scammer got a dose of his/ her own medicine. Ha ha! It serves them right. I wish the police/ NBI caught them and put them in jail for fooling people and stealing other people's load.

If ever you receive a similar text message, give them a ride so they will stop fooling people.

Win FREE Complimentary Invitation to WOFEX 2012

Win FREE Complimentary Invitation to WOFEX 2012 at the World Trade Center and SMX Convention Center

Undeniably one of the most attended events in World Trade Center every year.

WHAT:    WOFEX MANILA 2012

WHEN:    1-4 August 2012
WHERE:  World Trade Center Manila and SMX Convention Center

WOFEX 2012 (World Food Expo) continues to be the food and beverage industry’s main source of supply solutions. The phenomenal rise of the event in terms of exhibitor bookings, visitor traffic and sales generated has reinforced its growing importance in the industry.

WOFEX 2012 will be held from August 1 to 4, 2012 at both World Trade Center and SMX Convention Center, Philippines and they would like to invite you to be part of their continued growth as they bring together all segments of the food and beverage industry.

The two venues are also now more properly defined. World Trade Center is now also known as the venue for WOFEX Trade which will have restricted entry for trade visitors only for the first 3 days while SMX Convention Center is now better known as WOFEX Marketplace which will be the biggest selling and order taking event of the year.

WOFEX is the home of the 2012 PHILIPPINE CULINARY CUP, already the most prestigious culinary competition in the country where the best meet to compete!

FREE shuttle bus between Venues.

Entrance to the WOFEX MARKETPLACE event at SMX  CONVENTION CENTER  is Php150, but Travel on a Shoestring is hooking Five (5) people with free tickets not only at WOFEX SMX but also to the WOFEX TRADE at the World Trade Center. Simply join the giveaway below, which will run from July 28 to July 31, 2012. Please join if you will be able to attend in any of the event dates only, so we won't waste the slot.

• Winners will be announced on August 1, 2012 here.
• Prizes are as follows:
• 5 winners of 1 ticket each for FREE entrance to WOFEX.

Mechanics:

•   Open to all but you will need to pay for your own transportation and incidental expenses.
•     Only 16 years old and above are allowed entry.
•     It is mandatory to do each of the assigned task on the rafflecopter. Absence of one task will disqualify your entry.
•     Please don't forget to Comment your name, e-mail address and post the url of your tweet, url of Facebook share. ( FB share and Tweet must be set to public, so I could check it.)
•     Don't comment as anonymous please. Entries using anonymous identity will not be honored. 
•     Complimentary Pass will be forfeited if not claim on the designated time and date.

Simply wait for the Rafflecopter to load  and follow the instructions:-)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

For more information about the event please feel free to visit :

www.wofex.com

UPTOWN RITZ RESIDENCES:Megaworlds Latest Project

UPTOWN RITZ RESIDENCES:Megaworlds Latest Project was unveiled to a selected members of the Press last July 27, 2012.

I really had a great time looking at the marvelous upbeat designs of Megaworld's newest project!

Available in

Studio

1 bedroom

2 bedrooms

3 bedrooms

MOTORCYCLE HELMET:Free ICC Validation and Sticker Marking until July 31,2012 Only

LTO will strictly enforce the Helmet Law starting January 2013 as mandated by the DOTC-DTI joint memorandum.

Republic Act 10054 or the Motorcycle Helmet Law of 2009 provides safety and prevent loss of lives of motorists.

The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC), the mother agency of LTO, together with DTI and the PIA is currently holding a six months information dissemination campaign to raise public awareness regarding the Helmet Law. 

RA 10054 was enacted in July 2009 but the motorists seem to have just ignored the law which provides safety and prevent loss of lives of motorists. 

Motorists are required to bring one valid identification card for helmet verification. He said this is a requirement before the International Clearance Certificate (ICC) mark or the Philippine Standard (PS) mark is pasted on the helmet to certify such helmet has met DTI standards.

Motorists must wear a standard protective helmet every time they go out in the streets including the back riders as provided by law.
 

Standard protective motorcycle helmet that must be used by motorists.

Program of DTI (Department of Trade and Industry) for Motorcycle riders. Free ICC Validation and Sticker Marking for Motorcycle Helmet from July 23, 2012 until  July 31, 2012.

ICC Validation and Sticker Marking for Helmets of Motorcycle Riders in Metro Manila will last until July 31,2012. DTI started the ICC validation and sticker marking for helmets of motorcycle riders in NCR last July 23, 2012, for FREE, from 8:00am to 5:00pm in the following areas:

Pasay City (NCR-Area I)
Mezzanine, Roxas Strip Bldg., Roxas Blvd cor. Arnaiz Ave.

Makati City (NCR-Area II)
Ground Floor, The Atrium, Makati Avenue corner Paseo de Roxas

Mandaluyong City (NCR-Area III)
Hi-way 54 Plaza, 986 Stanford corner EDSA

Valenzuela City (NCR-Area IV)
The New City Hall Compound, MacArthur Highway, Brgy. Karuhatan

Bring the following

    Motorcycle helmet
    Any one of government-issued IDs (driver's license, passport, etc.)
    Photocopy of government-issued ID

Helmet Law (RA# 10054)

Helmet Law (RA# 10054)

signed into law by Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in March 2010 

Whenever I commute or go out of the house, I see a lot of motorcycle riders on the street. According to the LTO they will strictly enforce the Helmet Law starting January 2013 as mandated by the DOTC-DTI joint memorandum agreement.  

I am posting the Helmet Law (RA# 10054) here as a gentle reminder to motorists to wear a standard protective helmet every time they go out in the streets including the back riders as provided by law.

The LTO's Administrative Order for the IRR of Helmet Law (RA# 10054)

SALIENT PROVISIONS:

1. All Motorcyle riders including back riders to wear standard Helmet at all times whether long or short rides.

2. Standards for Helmets:

       a. ECE R22

       b. British Standard (BS 6658)

       c. TIS

       d. DOT

       e. JIS

       f.  SNELL

3. When buying Helmet, see to it that it has PS or ICC Marking to be sure that the Helmet is complying to the above Standards.

4. Penalties for not wearing Helmet:

     a.  Php   1,500.00 - 1st Offense

     b.  Php   3,000.00 - 2nd Offense

     c.  Php    5,000.00 - 3rd Offense

     d.  Php  10,000.00 and confiscation of driver's license -   4th and succeeding Offenses.

5. Effectivity: 15 Days after the publication of the Administrative Order.

Source: Suzuki Bikers Fed

HOW TO COMMUTE TO LINDEN SUITES

HOW TO COMMUTE TO LINDEN SUITES

If you are coming from MRT Station at Shaw Boulevard. This is how you do it:

• Go to the Ladies section at the front of the train
• Ride the escalator going up
• after you exit the MRT  turn LEFT
• Go downstairs using the stairs on your LEFT
• Then go out at your RIGHT
• go down the stairs
• walk straight ahead
• You could either ride the jeepneys with the signage ANTIPOLO ( minimum fare is Php 15.00) or PASIG PALENGKE(Php 8.00)
• Go down in front of ONE San Miguel Place (the building to your left when you are on your way to Pasig Palengke)
• Cross the street towards One San Miguel Place Building/ Sykes' HR Recruitment Center 1 San Miguel Avenue corner Shaw Boulevard Ortigas Center Pasig City.
• Walk straight ahead until you reach Linden Suite, which is a good ten minutes leisurely walk.