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Last Wednesday, June 8, 2016 AMPR celebrates its Digital Media Appreciation Night held at Cuore Bistro & Social Lounge. Back to Back AMPR celebrates its 10 years in the industry which is almost a Century old  , while Cuore Bistro Launch its new lounge with a very mouth watering food which is Italian and some International cuisines that they would like to serve for a special kind of people here in Makati City.

 ·         CUORE BISTRO & SOCIAL LOUNGE is the first restaurant venture of Col Cuore Corporation. We serve happy-hearty comfort food influenced by international cuisines.

·         CUORE is Italian for “HEART”. Heart is the center of everything at Cuore. It’s the love of life, love of career, love for meaningful relationships and memorable moments that are the driving forces behind Cuore, its founders and its staff.

·         COL CUORE is an Italian phrase that means “WITH THE HEART”. We do everything at Cuore “with the heart” and we like sharing that to our guests.

·         Armed with remarkable service, it is a complete dining experience. PASSION DINING is all about the love for food and a good time fueled by a great desire to passionately live life.

·         PASSIONATE SERVICE is the driving force of our Rockstar staff. They know the importance of giving optimal service and making our guests feel that they are well taken care of – familiar yet professional. The guests always come first. Our Rockstars are the soul of Cuore.

·         HOME is where the heart is, as they say. We want our guests to feel at home with our staff and us whenever they’re here. We want them to feel like they’re at a dinner party hosted by a friend or family. Our guests are part of the Cuore family after all.

BRIEF PROFILE

·         COL CUORE CORPORATION is a duly registered Corporation in the Philippines. We aim to bring more culinary experiences to the people by opening more restaurants serving different cuisines in the future.

·         As a Corporation, we want to provide fair employment opportunities to promising and talented Filipinos who are hard working and skillful. Supporting our local workforce and nourishing their talents is one of the major advocacies of Col Cuore Corporation.

·         CUORE BISTRO & SOCIAL LOUNGE is the first restaurant of Col Cuore Corporation, a Corporation established in 2016. Mau Aguasin and Rudolph Leonor, friends for years, founded Cuore. The idea started as a small café business that eventually grew to a full service restaurant after receiving much interest from investors and partners. Their long-time friends, Kate So and Jeff Mariano, joined them later on. Together, the team opened Cuore Bistro & Social Lounge to the public on February 2016 after a year of preparations. This is their first business venture in the F&B industry.

·         Cuore Bistro & Social Lounge serves happy-hearty comfort food influenced by international cuisines, travels and the founders’ personal favorites. It serves salads, pastas, calzones and brick-oven pizzas to name a few. A full bar completes the dining destination.

·         The ambiance is a mix of elegant and industrial, with cool color tones of mainly blue and gray to give that cozy vibe. The furniture is mostly wood to give a warm body to the space.  It is the perfect space for any kind of bonding time and social events.

·         The Kitchen and Front of House staffs are passionate individuals with a great commitment to reach a well-defined goal - customer’s delight.

·         Overall, Cuore is a passion dining experience. It is a place where guests come in hungry and leave happy. It is a neighborhood bistro where guests can feel welcome, come back and be served with a good dining experience by our Rockstar staff. It is a place where they can love and be loved back. After all, we do everything with love at Cuore.

A BISTRO AND A LOUNGE IN ONE

Cuore is a Bistro and a Social Lounge in one. The feel of Cuore is homey, familiar yet personal, and undoubtedly welcoming. It’s perfect for intimate dinners, chill night outs, group dinners or some alone time. Our Rockstar servers add warmth and personal connection to the place by being sociable, friendly yet reliable as professionals.

THE BISTRO

We serve International cuisines and put in our own personal touches to give it a twist and memorable-factor. Beautifully plated and curated with refreshing flavors, the dishes are definitely made to make one feel oh-so good.

·         SALADS Our salads are made with fresh salad greens and other ingredients. Our dressings are homemade and infused with a variety of flavors.

·         SOUPS Our soups are creamy and full flavored, using only the best ingredients. Every bowl of soup is crafted with love and care by our skilled kitchen staff. It’ll definitely remind you of the comfort that hot soups bring on chilly nights.

·         BRUNCH Our brunch selections are full-plated, energy boosting dishes comprising of crowd favorites such as bacon, eggs, and the Filipino favorite beef tapa to name a few! Perfect day-starters!

·         DIRTY CALZONES Cuore’s take on the traditional Italian dish from Naples! Our Calzones are made with the idea that it’s okay to get your hands dirty when enjoying a folded pizza loaded with stuffed goodness inside. Vegetarian option for this dish is available.

·         PASTAS Our pasta choices vary from light to heavy, with both oil-based and cream-based sauces available. We offer classic favorites such as pesto, carbonara and aglio olio, as well as unique flavors that cater to the more adventurous palate such as our stroganoff pasta and chorizo pasta.

·         BRICK-OVEN PIZZAS At Cuore, we love pizzas! Especially when it’s brick-oven pizza. Our pizzas are carefully made with ingredients that have the right amount of flavors that go well with the smoky taste that you get from cooking with a brick-oven. Cheesy, flavorful and satisfying.

·         BAR CHOWS We offer bar chows that are always delicious whether you pair with an alcoholic beverage or as a stand-alone meal. Aside from this, we also offer platters of various cured hams and cheeses for those perfect wine nights.

·         DESSERTS We offer in-house dessert choices made with love. Our cinnamon drizzled churros with salted caramel and ice cream is a must-try!

·         COFFEE At Cuore, we serve Americano, Caffe Latte, Cappuccino and Espresso using Danesi coffee beans. Perfect for brunches, meetings and afternoon breaks. Only the best for our Cuore family! 

THE SOCIAL LOUNGE

Cuore is a Social Lounge that welcomes and encourages conversations, food appreciation, social gatherings and social events. Our bar serves a curated list of alcoholic beverages. Beers, wine, cocktails, ciders and premium liquors- there’s something for everyone, for any kind of day and for any type of moment in your life.

Our main idea behind the Social Lounge is to give our guests a place where like-minded people, professionals, freelancers, young and not-so-young, can come together a

SUNLIFE AIMS 5M CLIENTS BY 2020, Launched their Money For Life through Bus to the Future VR

Last Saturday,  June 1, 2015 Sunlife Philippines Inc., held at Shangrila Makati Rizal A,B headed by their top management in their  company launches their Bus to the Future campaign using the new technology of Virtual Reality which aims to educate and help Filipinos to learn to manage and use their finances and resources in a very practical and even as complex as how to achieve and gain more through their kind of products that are going to be available as they evolved that will fit to  the present need of any individual.


Sunlife of Canada Philippines, Inc., the top rank and longest standing life insurance company in the Philippines, aims to serve 5 million clients by year 2020 under its new 5 year growth plan dubbed "Rise PH".

"Rise Ph" champions financial inclusion in the Philippines, where only small percentage of the whole population utilizes financial products such as insurance and investments. "Despite the more disadvantaged sectors of society . We have to addressed this , Sunlife President and CEO Riza Mantaring said. "Sunlife would like to see more Filipinos looking forward to a brighter future and the whole country rising to greater heights.

In order to reach the company's goals, several initiatives will be launched under "Rise Ph". These initiatives will have Sun Life reach out to a broader market, further boosting its financial literacy advocacy and expanding its reach nationwide.

The initial set of initiatives will be launched this June, which Sun Life has declared as "Financial Independence Month". This includes the cooperation with 8990 Holdings, Inc., one of the top mass housing developers in the country, for efforts to promote financial literacy.

Another initiative is Money for Life , a  comprehensive, customizable financial planning program that will ensure that a client will have sufficient funds for every stage of his life.

To help inspire the public to create their own Money for Life plan with a financial advisor, Sun Life created a 360 degree virtual reality (VR) video, transporting them to different scenarios based on their chosen stage. This will enable viewer to live a dream for a minute and encourage to start planning for their future through Money For Life and Sun Life's life insurance and investment products.

Viewable with a VR headset, the video can be experience in a customized bus called "Bus to the Future" which will be making its way to different malls and camputses nationwide. Among the stops are Global City High Street (June 11) , Eastwood (June 19), , SM City Cebu (June 25) and Solenad Nuvali (July 2). Meanwhile to make sure that the youth will be inspired early to invest and save. The Bus to the Future will also park at Mapua Institute of Technology on (June2) , Ateneo Graduate School (June 12) , De La Salle University (June 16) , University of the Philippines (June 17), San Sebastian College (June 20),  University of San Carlos Cebu (June 24), Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila (June 29) , and University of the Philippines Los Banos (June 30). In all this stops Sunlife advisors will also be on hand to accommodate any inquiries.

Meanwhile, those who will not able to visit the "Bus to the Future" stops will still get a boost in their financial journey with the Money For Life e planner. Just log on to moneyforlife.com to start their financial planning.

For more information visit them on www.sunlife.com

About Sun Life Financial

Sun Life Canada, (Philippines) Inc., is a member of the Sun Life Financial group of companies, a leading international financial services organization providing a diverse range of protection and wealth products and services for individuals and corporate customers. Sunlife Financials has operations in a number of markets worldwide., including Cnanada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland , Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan , Indonesia , India Australia , Singapore, Vietnam, Mlaysia and Bermuda. As of December 31, 2015 The Sun Life Financial Group of Companies had a total assets under management of $891 billion.

Ipanema presents the Perfect Pair with Gerald Anderson

Yesterday May 25, 2016 ,  Ipanema launched its new flip flop sandals themed Perfect Pair together with the Kapamilya Actor  Gerald Anderson giving the chance to their customers as they prepare the lady's to have a good memory with Gerald with an All expense paid dinner kilig date and trip to Shangrila - Mactan , Cebu City, Philippines.

The summer season is not yet quite over as Ipanema – the fun, chic, and colorful Brazilian made sandals and flip flops – presented its newest collection in a  romance-themed  event dubbed the Ipanema Perfect Pair  at the Trinoma Activity Center!

Through an exciting fashion show, the 3 chosen finalists – those who posted the best ‘selfeets’ in the online Facebook promo – took the runway to show off the distinct Ipanema summer styles: Sweet & Dainty, Sexy Chic, and Bold & Artsy! Adding more thrill and suspense, the participating girls picked a random Ipanema pair and modeled down the catwalk with their masks to hide their identities.

Each distinct Ipanema summer style was designed and is reflective of the different personas and tastes of Ipanema’s fun, fashionable wearers. “Ipanema knows that every wearer is unique,” shares ELRO Retail Corp. Head of Marketing Cecille Loretizo. “That is why for their newest collection, they’ve introduced three cool  and individual styles – all  designed to match different, free spirited personalities and identities.”  

In addition, there were also a variety of booths, tailored for each Ipanema flipflop style, for the enjoyment of attendees: Nail Art & Foot Spa; DIY Flower Crown & Foot sticker tattoo and Make-up and Hair Styling.

Cool Ukelele artists led by Theobromine Band and Mang Pedring as well as Aia de Leon of Imago added to the summer romance feel. 

                

And to top it all, the lucky winner of Ipanema Perfect Pair got the chance to spend an unforgettable kilig date with Gerald Anderson, one of the hottest young actors today, plus an exciting all-expense paid trip to the Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu! 

For more pictures on this said event pls click this link, https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1000491076713913.1073742399.348405828589111&type=3

2016 World Slasher Cup-2 8-Cock Invitational Derby 2016 World Slasher Cup-2 opens Thursday

With roughly 260 entries, the much-awaited 2016 World Slasher Cup-2 8-Cock Invitational Derby takes center stage at the Smart Araneta Coliseum starting Thursday, May 26, as a fitting sequel to the record-setting 2016 World Slasher Cup-1 last January, with 410 registered entries.  

The first set of competitors, composed of an estimated 135 foreign and local entries, collide against each on Day One at 10 a.m.

 The powerhouse homegrown team will parade a line-up of world champions such as reigning 2016 World Slasher Cup-1 victors Blue Blade Farm led by Engr. Sonny Lagon, and Phoenix II comprised of Mario Villamor, Ed Apari and Atty. Art de Castro.

Atty. Denny Salazar, one of the champions from the 2015 World Slasher Cup-2, also guns for a back-to-back title in what is known as the "Olympics of Cockfighting."

Also participating are 2014 WSC-2 champions Eddie Bong Plaza and Arjay Mea; January 2015 solo champ AAO Hyper B-12 owned by Gerry Ramos and Noel Jarin, who have split their entries for this derby; three-time champions Rey Briones, Dicky Lim, and Patrick Antonio; regulars and former champs Nene Araneta, Vergil ‘Ali’ Intino, and Ito Ynares; and a lot more.

The derby’s second edition brings foreign participants from USA, Australia, and Indonesia to the Big Dome. American delegates include Slasher contenders Ray Alexander, Damon Yorkman, and Greg Berin, among others.

The 2016 World Slasher Cup-2 8-Cock Invitational Derby continues Friday with the second half of the participants going on a head-on collision. The 2-cock semi-finals are set on May 28 & 29. On May 30 & 31, those with scores of 2, 2.5 and 3 points will slug it out in the 4-cock pre-finals.

Sponsored by Thunderbird, B-Meg, Petron, Red Bull, with media partners Manila Broadcasting Corporation, the 4-cock grand finals take center stage on June 1 wherein all undefeated entries with scores of 3.5 or 4 points will face off in the championship.

For more pictures on this event, pls click this link, https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1000476593382028.1073742398.348405828589111&type=3

X-Men fans experience the Power of X with Caltex

Manila, Philippines, May 20, 2016  – Caltex, through its partnership with 20^th Century Fox for the latest installment of the most-anticipated blockbuster movie X-Men: Apocalypse, gave X-Men fans the chance to experience the Power of Xat the SM Mall of Asia Atrium.

The venue was transformed into the X-Men School for Gifted Youngsters where mall-goers can enjoy fun, enjoyable and exciting activities, plus a chance to win exclusive X-Men gift bags.

Participants brought out the mutants in them in the Race to The Power of X arcade challenge. They also released their strength in the Release the Power of X hammer game and tested their minds in the Match the Power of X challenge. They also had their selfies with your favorite X-Men characters taken at the photo booth.

The event also served as the launch pad for Delo® Sportswith ISOSYN® Technology where motorists learned how to protect and maximize the power of their car engines at the Caltex Delo Sports product demo area.

“At Caltex, our customers are the cornerstone of our business. Every bottle of Caltex Havoline and Delo engine oil is imbued with the power to protect their engines and deliver optimized performance. To help our customers ‘Enjoy the Journey’ even more, we’ve tailored exclusive offers and activities to make every journey with Caltex an exciting one,” says Joseph Bronfman, CPI Area Business Manager for Lubricants, Philippines and Vietnam. “This is also a very opportune event as we introduce Delo Sports, the latest from the Caltex diesel engine oil product family, which will allow motorists to experience the full power and performance of their diesel engines in their everyday drive.”

It was indeed an exciting, power-packed event with no less than the Caltex and X-Men releasing the Power of X for everyone to experience. 

About Chevron Philippines Inc.

Chevron Philippines Inc. has been operating in the country for more than 90 years. Caltex™, its retail brand, offers high quality products and services. There are close to 700 service stations strategically scattered throughout the Philippine archipelago and employees working in several areas of business such as Marketing, Lubricants and Terminal operations. The Chevron products that are available in the Philippines include Caltex with Techron® fuel and Caltex Diesel with Techron®D, Havoline® and Delo® oils. More information on Chevron Philippines Inc. is available at www.caltex.com/ph.

Pizza Hut Blowout Pizza presents X-Men: Apocalypse and Xtreme Las Vegas Adventure

Popular pizza chain rewards fans with new extra-large, limited edition pizza, a chance to win tickets for two to Las Vegas and one-of-a-kind collectible items

Yesterday , May 12, 2015 at Kia Theater Araneta Pizza Hut, the Philippines’ well-loved pizza brand, serves not only a flavorful extra large pizza and the hottest blockbuster movie promotion of the summer, and also a chance to win an exciting trip to Las Vegas, Nevada! 
 

Dubbed Xtreme Las Vegas Adventure, Pizza Hut's newest promotion was launched during an event presided by its Chief Operating Officer TH Lim.

 “Given that Filipinos enjoy eating together, we have recently introduced the Blowout Pizza, our biggest pizza ever that gives families, colleagues and barkadas more reasons to bond over this extra-large, extraordinary pizza,” he said. “But with the upcoming screening of one of the most awaited blockbuster movie franchises, we've kicked things up further with an exciting series of X-Men: Apocalypse branded offerings."

Pizza Hut has partnered with one of the biggest entertainment companies in the country, 20th Century Fox, for the nationwide release of X-Men: Apocalypse. With the tie-up, each order of Pizza Hut Blowout Pizza is packaged in one of four limited-edition collectible boxes for fans of the X-Men film saga to enjoy.

On top of all this excitement, Pizza Hut is set to reward lucky patrons with the Xtreme Las Vegas Adventure promo. Grand prize winners of this raffle promo will go on a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada where they can live like an Egyptian God for four days and three nights in a deluxe room with private VIP poolside cabana access at the Luxor Hotel. Winners will also ride on a private helicopter above Las Vegas’ iconic pyramid featuring an incredible view of the strip, become horsemen on a guided 2-hour horseback trek into the Grand Canyon, and explore Las Vegas’ iconic Neon Graveyard after dark.

 

Tony Rulloda, Marketing Director of 20th Century Fox, shared during the event, “This is going to be the most thrilling X-Men installment, and we thought to make it even more exciting by tying up with a brand that has always been a favorite of moviegoers, a brand that never fails to amaze and thrill its loyal customers.” 

Raymund Nobleza, Marketing Officer-in-Charge for Pizza Hut, presented details of the promotion to guests. Pizza Hut customers can join by ordering a Blowout Pizza in any Pizza Hut restaurant, filling out the receipt’s back with their contact details and signature, then dropping it at designated boxes. “You can choose to enjoy the Blowout Pizza through Hut Feast promos on site or a la carte, or if you want to enjoy your a la carte order by delivery you can get an upgrade with add-ons like Cream Of Mushroom Soup, Fried Chicken, Spaghetti Bolognese or Slingers for just P99,” he said.

Aside from a limited-edition Magneto Helmet as seen on X-Men: Apocalypse, other prizes in the promo include ten 18” Blowout Pizzas, which combines the Hawaiian, Supreme, Roast Beef and Veggies, and Sausage and Bacon flavors into one pizza, as consolation prizes.

Pizza Hut Blowout Pizza’s X-Men Apocalypse and Xtreme Las Vegas Adventure promos are valid until June 6, 2016. For more information about Pizza Hut’s Blowout Pizza, the X-Men Apocalypse promotion and the Xtreme Las Vegas Adventure raffle, visit www.pizzahut.com.ph or “like” www.facebook.com/pizzahutphilippines. You can also follow @PizzaHutPhils on Twitter and Instagram, or simply call 911-1111 (Metro Manila) today!

About X-Men Apocalypse

Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshiped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel's X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto, to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven with the help of Professor X must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.