Manila is now officially one of the locations of the prestigious Boffi concept stores in the world.. Located at the Ground Floor of The Residences at Greenbelt, San Lorenzo Tower in Esperanza Street, Makati City, the new Boffi Studio serves as a valuable resource for architects, designers, as well as clients as it will showcase the brand’s full product line. The showroom will feature some of the brand’s most iconic and successful lines- from the simple and warm Aprile kitchen, to the industrial looking Xila; to the space smart K14 and K20;  for the bathroom, the subtle and graceful Sabbia bathtub to the high-impact Pipe shower; for systems, the Anthea partition systems to the St. Germain walk-in closet. Present at the launch were Boffi top executives led by CEO Roberto Gavazzi, Niccolo Gavazzi (Asia-Pacific Director) and Daniela Borgonovo (Export Manager), as well as Focus Global, Inc. management Stephen Sy (President), Loli Sy (Vice President), and Aline Lopez ...

Potato chips lovers, rejoice! Finally Japan’s favorite potato chips is now in the Philippines: Jack n’ Jill Calbee’s Potato Chips,  Pizza Potato and the Jagabee Potato Fries. Calbee, Inc., Japan’s leading snack brand in partnership with Universal Robina Corporation (URC) has successfully brought the best potato snacks experience  in the country. Kids and adults alike love to snack and love the sound of the crunch and the crispiness of potato chips which is perfect for movie marathons, mini reunions or simple summer hangouts with family and friends. Founded in 1949, Calbee assured that its  Potato Chips are made from high quality potatoes cultivated with care “by our farmers. Pizza Potato Chips are made with Calbee’s unique technology called “melt flake”. The technology create “Real Cheese taste” , melting cheese flakes on top of the chips. You can enjoy a real potato taste with “Innovative Crispy texture,” Calbee’s website said.   The two snack giants ...

Buying household items in small packages or sachets provide economic relief for most Filipinos who cannot afford to buy in bulks or wholesale. Unfortunately, these small plastic packages continue to choke Mother Earth as they always contribute to waste problem especially in Metro Manila. Millions of these sachets, containing shampoo, detergent, coffee, among other items, are sold and produced, but their disposal often poses the biggest problem as far as the environment is concerned. Good thing, many big companies now practice CSR  (Corporate Social Responsibility) and have taken to include caring and loving for Mother Earth   --taking it upon themselves to help de-clog the country’s drains, by implementing their own waste management solutions and bring a brighter future to many people not just in the country but worldwide. Unilever Philippines, through its Sachet Recovery Program, has been collecting Surf sachets, which are shredded and mix with other materials to t...

Today’s young generation is bold and fearless – treading fields that was unheard of before. Women, in general, have even started conquering worlds that were dominated by men before! Have we lost our Maria Claras? Not really… It is just that women are responding to changing times and needs. And with the various opportunities and freedom given them nowadays, it would be a waste of time, God-given talents and favorable circumstances if they do not pay attention. The Whisper Fearless Fair held over the weekend featured confidence, freedom and fearlessness and everything that women can do.  The 2014 South East Asian Cheerleading Open All-girls Division Champion, DLSU Animo Squad, demonstrated exhilarating freedom that comes with unencumbered movement. While Pole Cats Manila  made their fearless and mesmerizing number as they flex, stretch and climb the pole with full confidence and grace. Beauteous racecar driver Michelle Bumgarner was also in the house and sha...

If there is one thing Aklan can be proud of and contribute to the rest of the Philippine islands, aside of course from the huge economic gain and tourism potential of Boracay, is its highly successful eco-tourism project. As huge bodies of water surround the country’s 7,107 islands and leave coastal residences vulnerable during natural calamities such as typhoons and tsunamis, a joint group of Kalibonhons in Kalibo, Aklan, has  devised a solution which could withstand  Mother Nature’s destructive forces.  The Kalibonhons has converted a mudflat into a mangrove forest, as the town’s first line of defense against strong surges, and it has become a tourist attraction known as Bakhawan Eco-Park & Research Centre. The word "bakhawan", in the local dialect, means "mangrove". According to locals, an extensive range of mudflats sprawls on the coast of   Barangay New Buswang   in   Kalibo     making the village prone to floods and stor...

Amid their daily struggles to make ends meet, this family generously shares their time and effort to help other families in need. This young family is led by a widowed mother who works as a laundrywoman to provide for her six children. Yet she is able –together with her kids – to volunteer as teacher to a non-profit organization that promotes social and economic development in depressed areas in Manila. One family, on the other hand,  has made it their advocacy to raise awareness about autism and offer support to other families who has a loved one with the same condition. Moreover, this family provides counseling and livelihood programs for parents of children with autism, as well as art workshops for kids. Another family –a young man in his mid 20s then and his mother—decided to adopt a young boy dumped by his own family. Moreover, he decided to adopt eight other homeless kids, and along with this new found family, offer literacy and values formation programs to imp...