PH’s 1st Stevia grower-manufacturer bullish on financial outlook despite the pandemic

Glorious, popularly known as the country’s first Stevia company, is positive on its outlook despite almost 2-years in the pandemic as more and more people turn to healthier alternatives, sales of stevia products continue to grow.

According to agribusiness finance giant Rabobank, Stevia’s sales are expected to hit $700 million worldwide in the next few years.

Consumers in the Philippines can now get their calorie-free sugar needs from natural alternatives. Before, stevia was restricted to the health food market without any FDA approval. Recently, it is now widely used as a natural substitute for artificial sweeteners in many products.

“Stevia has been touted as a safe and healthy sugar substitute with proven health benefits. It can sweeten foods, and it has several health benefits, including decreased calorie intake, lower blood sugar levels, and less risk of cavities,” said Maura De Leon, the woman behind Glorious, the country’s first stevia grower and manufacturer.

While it has zero calories, stevia is 200 times sweeter than refined sugar and does not affect blood sugar. It is a popular option for people looking to lose weight but who want to reduce their sugar intake.

Stevia is an herb that has been grown in tropical climates for centuries. It is a small bushy plant that belongs to the sunflower family and grows in Paraguay and Brazil, but it can be quickly grown elsewhere. For centuries, the people of Paraguay add them to their foods as sweeteners, and countries like Korea, Brazil, China, Japan, and South America, have long used stevia.

Stevia products such as teas, juices, healthy coffees, chocolate beverages and natural sweeteners, manufactured by Glorious, are approved safe by the Food and Drug Association (FDA) even for people who have diabetes.

“Stevia is much sweeter than sugar, so you don’t have to add much. It’s good to note that the Philippines is also catching up on the use of this natural sweetener in various food preparations,” added De Leon.

Stevia is a natural sweetener taken from the leaves of a bushy shrub. The Stevia plant or (Stevia rebaudiana) has 150 species known to have originated from North and South America. Currently, it is produced by lots of countries, with China as the number one exporter of stevia products, and can be purchased at garden centers for home growing.

People who have diabetes can benefit from stevia. Choosing pure stevia extract can help maintain normal blood sugar levels and should be used in moderation. Stevia can also help cut down added sugar consumption, which can be beneficial for children. High sugar intake in children could lead to heart disease due to reconstructing triglyceride and cholesterol levels, contributing to children’s weight gain. Substituting added sugar for stevia can minimize these risks. At the same time, moderate consumption of foods with stevia and other sweeteners can prevent adverse side effects and promote overall health.

What’s even better is that you can add Stevia to make healthy desserts which are diabetic and keto friendly. This is great for people who have a sweet tooth but can’t indulge because of health restrictions.

Incidentally, all Glorious Blend beverages— from the 3-in-1, 5-in-1, 7-in-1 mixes, use Stevia which has no calories, no carbohydrates, and zero glycemic index. All of their instant drinks will keep you alert and energized throughout the day.

For more information about Glorious, the Stevia Company, check out https://gidc.com.ph/.

SHARE SOME #BULALOVE TO YOUR NANAY, INAY, MAMA, MOMMY THIS MOTHER’S DAY WITH BULALO WORLD

Manila, Philippines – May is a special month for our “Ilaw ng tahanan”. It’s the time of year to celebrate their hard work and love. Sometimes they receive flowers, cards, chocolates or a very sweet kiss on the cheek.

Actual Photo: Vacuum-sealed Microwavable packaging. Ang laki!

After Reheating! Yum!!

Ang sarap! Ang daming laman!

This time, we can also express our gratitude and love by sending our moms and mommy friends some #BulaLOVE from Bulalo World.
Bulalo World is the best place to experience authentic, #TagosSaButo sa sarap na Bulalo. With 40 branches across Metro Manila, Central Luzon and Calabarzon, you can now order your favorite sabaw without the long trip to Tagaytay. Bulalo World also offers other Filipino comfort classics such as Beef Kare-Kare, Sinigang na Hipon, and Tapsilog.

For more details, follow them on Facebook (Bulalo World) and on Instagram (@BulaloWorldOfficial).

About the Royal House Group
The Royal House Group (King Sisig Royal Foods Corporation) is a fast-growing, homegrown, quick service restaurant chain serving Filipino favorites through their 5 brands – King Sisig, Bulalo World, Lechon Factory, Royal Crispy Pata, and AyosBusog. Founded in 2012, the group has grown its network to 85 locations across Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon. For more information, check out www,ayosbusog.com

About Thinkcrumbs
ThinkCrumbs is a Digital Marketing Agency in the Philippines. Amplifying brands online through captivating content

WITH AYOSBUSOG, PREPARE A SPECIAL FILIPINO MEAL FOR YOUR MOM

Manila, Philippines – Celebration traditions might be difficult to continue in the #NewNormal, but it can also be the right time to start new ones. Let AyosBusog help you treat your Mommies in a new style from the comforts of your own home by bringing your favorite Filipino treats.

AyosBusog is the new food delivery service brought to you by the notable group behind the King Sisig, Bulalo World, and Lechon Factory restaurants.

If you’re too busy to prepare daily meals, AyosBusog Frozen Ulams has you covered. Enjoy generous portions of delicious restaurant-quality ulams like the King’s Krunchy Pork Sisig (P200/2pax, P380/4pax), Original Bulalo (P380/2pax, P720/4pax) and Beef Kare-Kare (P300/2pax, P560/4pax). All Frozen Ulam items are safely packed and are easy to prepare as ABC – you just thaw, reheat, and serve!

Actual Photo: Vacuum-sealed Microwavable container with Reheating instructions 😍

Make your occasions, including this Mother’s Day Weekend, “Belly” Special with AyosBusog Ready to Eat Party Platters. Have a Selebrachon complete with mouthwatering Lechon Belly, Sinigang na Hipon, Pancit Canton (also with Lechon toppings!), rice, and drinks. Choose the best platter size for your group (from P725/3pax up to P2790/12pax) and have it delivered to any point in Metro Manila.

It’s easy to order from their website (ayosbusog.com). Select your frozen meals or create an instant feast from their wide menu of Filipino favorites. Schedule delivery for the same day, or up to 7 days in advance. Finally, payment is a breeze as Cash-On-Delivery, Credit Cards, Bank Deposits, GCash, and Paymaya are all accepted.

About the Royal House Group
The Royal House Group (King Sisig Royal Foods Corporation) is a fast-growing, homegrown, quick service restaurant chain serving Filipino favorites through their 5 brands – King Sisig, Bulalo World, Lechon Factory, Royal Crispy Pata, and AyosBusog. Founded in 2012, the group has grown its network to 78 branches across Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon. For more information, check out www,ayosbusog.com

About Thinkcrumbs
ThinkCrumbs is a Digital Marketing Agency in the Philippines. Amplifying brands online through captivating content and intelligent marketing. For more information, go to http://www.thinkcrumbs.com

Salceda proposes Universal Free Schools Meals Act to boost academic performance, guarantees nutritious meals to children in kindergarten and grade school

As part of his Comprehensive Education Reform Agenda, and in an effort to eliminate child hunger and malnutrition, House Ways and Means Committee Chair Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda (Albay, 2nd District) has filed a bill guaranteeing access to nutritious school meals for all kindergarten and grade school students.

“The most critical part of cognitive development is childhood, and when children are hungry, we cannot expect them to develop their full intellectual potential,” Salceda said. “That’s why we must consider child nutrition as part of our investment in education. Pointless kasing papasukin sa eskwela, damihan ang subject, tapos yung bata, gutom pala.”

Under Salceda’s bill, the Department of Education will implement a school-based feeding program for a minimum of one hundred twenty feeding days per school year to be done five days a week with one feeding activity per school day.

“Under my bill, children will at least be able to receive one nutritious meal while in school. The bill will also provide vitamin and mineral supplements, and milk products,” Salceda added.

The bill also encourages food production in schools, and the sourcing of food stuff for feeding programs from local farmers.

“In a sense, my bill also ensures a sure market for farmer produce. Nakakapanghinayang kapag nakikita mong nag-oovershoot ang production ng ilang gulay, kung pwede naming gamitin sa feeding program.” Salceda said.

Salceda’s proposal also encourages the DepEd to tap persons trained by the Technical Education and Skills Development Academy (TESDA) on food preparation, handling, and storage.

“In that way, one of its positive consequences is job creation and training on child nutrition.” Salceda said.

“The 2018 Expanded National Nutrition Survey of the United Nations Children’s Fund shows alarming undernutrition rates among Filipino children. Stunting is declining slowly, but the decline is marginal, from 34 percent in 2003 to 30 percent in 2018. This affects some 3.5 million children under 5 years of age,” Salceda’s explanatory note for the bill says.

“While just over 5 per cent of children were wasted, the numerical equivalent of this rate is around 650,000 children. Among them, some 300,000 are with the severest form of malnutrition and require treatment. The Philippines also has the highest rate of low birthweight – 1 in 5 children – in ASEAN.”

“These results correlate with the country’s performance in the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa), which covered 79 countries, where Filipino students fared worst in reading comprehension and second lowest in both mathematical and scientific literacy. Underdevelopment of the brain and the body tend to result in poor performance in reading, math, science and all other education metrics.”

“As I said, we will move towards the Finnish model of education, where workloads are light, teachers teach well, students are job-ready, and school meals are guaranteed absolutely free,” Salceda said.

Earlier, Salceda has filed the Teacher Empowerment Act to lighten teachers’ administrative load and improve the quality of teaching, the K to 12 Reform Act to make students more job-ready, and the Meister Schools Act to close the country’s highly-technical skills gap. 

❤️Mama Farrah

STARTING ‘EM STRONG

Cheez Whiz is your kid’s breakfast partner to prepare for anything!

Manila, Philippines – Child’s play is getting more challenging—kids nowadays are more active than ever, taking on challenges in the classroom, at home and beyond. Kids need all the nourishment they can get to fuel them not only for their day, but for also for a stronger future.

A great day starts with a great breakfast. It’s the most important meal of the day for a reason: kids need the right vitamins and nutrients to do their best in school, have the most fun at playtime and be productive even at home.

As parents, we can help our children stay strong throughout the day, most especially through the food that we set on the breakfast table. For over 50 years, Cheez Whiz has been kids’ breakfast and merienda favorite. With its strength building nutrients such as Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Calcium and Phosphorus, Cheez Whiz is not only delicious but its nutrients can help prepare kids for the moments where they will need strength.

Spread Cheez Whiz on just about anything your kids want to eat for the first meal of the day, no matter what activities they have to face. A grueling P.E. class? A mind-bending quiz bee? An action-packed field trip? Cheez Whiz can definitely help kids Start Strong. Now, your child can be ready for anything.

First time to try, Cheez Whiz Mild. Still cheesier.

Last June 5, members of the media and their kids were gathered to experience the first-ever Cheez Strength Builders Camp with its newest ambassadors celebrity moms Chesca Garcia and kids Scarlett and Gavin Kramer. Children were able to enjoy fun physical activities that showcased their strength, powered by a Cheez Whiz breakfast. The Strength Builders Camp featured four (4) interactive zones and five (5) active zones where they get to complete exciting physical activities.

“We can help our children to stay strong throughout the day, most especially through the food that we set on the breakfast table. Cheez Whiz can definitely help kids Start Strong. Give them a delicious and more importantly, nutritious breakfast powered by Strength Builders. So, now, your child can be ready for anything. Not only is Cheez Whiz delicious but its nutrients can help prepare kids for moments where they will need strength,” said Hanz Lao, Cheez Whiz’ Brand Manager.

“A good breakfast is important to me and my family. We all lead an active lifestyle from having an athlete husband to children who are student athletes. That is why a good and balanced is followed in our home. The kids need Strength Builders such as vitamins, minerals and nutrients to get them through their day, keeping them healthy, strong and focused. I love it when I see that my kids still have the energy to do other things that are just as important like reading a book, doing arts and crafts. It’s a good combination and balance for their physical and mental development,” Chesca-Garcia Kramer shared.

Available at all groceries and supermarkets, Cheez Whiz comes in different variants, Original, Pimiento, and Mild, and in different sizes and prices: 450g Jar (P156), 220g Jar (P79.25), SUP 220g (P72), SUP 115g (P39.25), SUP 62g (P25) and 24g Sachet (P10).

To know more, like CHEEZ WHIZ on Facebook and Instagram at @CheezWhizPH.

Beko PH holds Eat Like A Pro: The Cook-Off Cycle 2

Pasig City—November 16, 2018–Beko Philippines, the Official Partner of everyday, conducts today its Eat Like A Pro: Cook-Off Cycle 2 at Robinsons Metro East in Pasig City.

The Mother-Children tandem is ready for their Cook-Off

The contest aims to showcase how parents and their children can work together preparing delicious, budget-friendly, and healthy meals for the whole family.

Zumba before cook-off to release tension

The cooking contest for parent-child tandem is in support of Beko’s Eat Like A Pro (ELAP) advocacy, an information dissemination campaign that seeks to help parents provide healthier food choices for their children. This advocacy seeks to raise awareness about the rapidly growing rates of childhood malnutrition due in the Philippines to unhealthy eating habits.

Mr. JP, VP of BekoPh

“We are excited to hold the Eat Like A Pro: Cook-Off for the second time. We hope that parents and their children can show us their cooking skills as their prepare healthy dishes,” said Dyeun Zapanta, assistant General Manager of Beko Philippines.

Beko successfully wrapped up the first leg of the Eat Like A Pro: Cook-Off last August 31 at the Eat Like A Pro: Cook-Off Cycle SM SouthMall, Activity Center. The winner of the contest took home a Beko kitchen showcase and Php10,000-worth of cash prize.

Here’s the Mom-Child tandem who participated the Eat Like A Pro: Cook-Off

“We want parents to know that it is possible to make their children eat healthy without compromising the taste of the meals they serve. The Eat Like A Pro: Cook-Off is only one of the things we are doing to promote healthy eating, especially among kids,” said Zapanta.

VIP and Judges of todays Cook-Off

FIRST BATCH COOK-OFF: Team Yellow and Team Red

And here’s their dishes prepared under 30-minutes. The goal is to prepare pasta healthy dish with limited ingredients.

Team Red, Rainbow Pasta

Team Yellow, Crispy Pasta with Squash (sorry, forgot the name)

THE SECOND BATCH COOK-OFF: Team White and Team Pink

Waiting for their cue.

Team White Dish

Team Pink White Pasta

FOR THIRD BATCH COOK-OFF: Team Purple and Team Blue

Team Blue – Lasagna

Team Purple – Spaghetti

FOR OUR FOURTH BATCH COOK-OFF: Team Orange and Green

The Chill Tandems according to our Host 😂[[[[[[[[[[

Team Orange: Pasta Pancake

Team Green

And the Top 4 teams won in this round is..

Congratulations everyone! Me, I also won a limited edition FiFA 2015 Messi Jersey during raffle. Yehey! And, 2 of 25 registrants daily won Beko Hood. Wooo! Sobrang saya ng winners. Gusto ko rin Sana nun, perfect sa aking Milktea Shop.

To know more about Beko’s #EatLikeAPro advocacy and Beko Philippines, like the Beko Philippines fan page (@BekoPh) or visit the website at http://www.beko.ph.

Sobrang nakakatuwa to witness cook-off like this. Yung mga bagets lalo na maliliit, super galing at nakakaaliw. You may check Beko Fan Page to check who won the Cook-Off Cycle 2.

Thank you for reading!

♥️Mama Farrah

Rebisco celebrates Filipino artistry and food with the Special Edition Designer Can series

MANILA, Philippines – November 2018 – One of the most iconic fixtures in a Filipino home is the Rebisco Assorted Biscuits Tin Can — that multi-colored can of Snacks that generations have always loved. Through the years, Rebisco products have become a part of Filipino traditions — a pasalubong lovingly carried to waiting family members in many homecomings; a favorite merianda fare; a much-loved snack passed around during family gatherings, big and small. A silent witness to the evolution of Filipino lifestyles, Rebisco Assorted Biscuits continues to be a Pinoy favorite, standing the test of time.

A fresh take on a Filipino classic

As it marks its 55th Anniversary, Rebisco takes its humble tin can to the next level by partnering with renowned Filipino contemporary artists to create the Rebisco Special Edition Designer Cans. These works of art aim to showcase the rich history and evolution of the brand, while using the can itself as a vehicle of expression.

The growth of Rebisco parallels that of the Filipino culture. Over the past 55 years, Rebisco has grown into a formidable brand, thanks to the Filipino’s undying love and support, allowing it to grow into what it is today. As a fledgling company, Rebisco started with very simple offerings of biscuits and crackers packed into a can with images of the biscuits. Overtime, the packaging evolved, soon showcasing family-themed art works as well.

As Rebisco celebrates its 55th year anniversary, the brand collaborated with 4 local artists to create artworks specifical for the launch of the new Special Edition Designer Cans. L-R: Noric Ng, Rebisco Vice-President of Operations; Lady Luzano-Cruz, Category Manager; Roel Obemio, Artist; Migs Villanueva, Artist; Heart Evangelista, Host and Rebisco Ambassador; Lulu dela Peña, Marketing Communications Head; Chico Garcia, Host; Aris Bagtas, Artist; Joseph Bañez, Artist; Katherine Simundo, Rebisco Vice-President of Marketing

By realizing that their snacks are deeply ingrained into the Filipino way of life, Rebisco celebrates its anniversary by launching their newest special edition designer tin can, which served as a canvas on which the Filipino story is printed. These miniature versions are designed to show how Rebisco is intertwined with the Filipino story, as captured in food practices and traditions illustrated by four highly acclaimed artists. In doing so, the well-loved tin can evolves into a canvass that fulfills the brand’s vision to acclaimed recognize the work and talent of Filipino artists.

Visualizing the rich local flavor

Beautifully using the tin can as the canvas through which they can capture local color are four of the country’s talented contemporary artists – Migs Villanueva, Aris Bagtas, Roel Obemio, and Joseph Banez. By collaborating with Rebisco, they aim to shine the light on Filipino artistry and culture in a tradition that Rebisco has created.

The red can showcases the paintings made by Roel Obemio

The blue can showcases the paintings made by Migs Villanueva

The green can showcases the paintings made by Aris Bagtas.

The yellow can showcases the paintings made by Joseph “Otep” Bañez

Migs Villanueva, a Palanca-awardee visual artist, uses bold colors and wanderlust compositions to invite Filipinos to see their own childhood experiences in her works. Aris Bagtas shows the Filipinos’ identity through his folk, religious and abstract works, inspiring people to create a country where family values, traits and traditions are not forgotten. Roel Obemio, a member of the famed Saturday Group, uses storybook characters and Filipino family-oriented imagery that convey whimsy and fantasy. Joseph “Otep” Bañez, who made his own brand of Filipino Pop-Social Realism that took the market by storm, creates detailed renditions combined with playful colors and hilarious settings.

Alongside these artists, celebrity and visual artist Heart Evangelista-Escudero plus radio DJ Chico Garcia celebrated the launch as official event hosts for this prestigious event.

My Idol, Miss Heart Evangelista-Escudero, Host/Rebisco Ambassadress

This projects’s new masterpieces are featured on the tin can’s outher packaging. There are four sets of special edition designer cans, and inside are assorted premium biscuits, crackers, cookies and wafers — all-time favorites that people love to snack on and share. Retailing for Php175.00 SRP, these are now available at leading supermarkets nationwide, namely Robinsons, Puregold, Waltermart, Rustans, and Shopwise. Starting November 15, 2018, you can also buy online via http://www.honestbee.ph.

“Every Pinoy family has a story to tell and through the years, we make these stories come to life through our products. Rebisco’s Special Edition Designer Cans support local not only through taste, but through art. We at Rebisco believe that life is a constant journey of growing and refining who we are. Thus, we find a new twist to an old product to rekindle interest for it while continuing our tradition to let the tin can serve as an art canvas that tells the stories and values of Filipino families,” said Ms. Lulu dela Peña, the Marketing Communications Head of Rebisco.

Indeed, Rebisco’s Special Edition Designer Can will once again be part of the Filipino heritage. What are you waiting for? Express your support for local by gifting your family and friends with Rebisco’s special edition designer cans, and share with them a taste of our rich Filipino culture.

They also prepare cute flatlays, perfect for IG photos.

Ryan Bang, Rebisco Ambassador

Thanks for dropping by!

Giving you the realness and goodness of life.

♥️Mama Farrah

Christmas Tunnel returns to delight more audiences in its second run

The first spectacle of its kind in the country promises an even more exciting show fresh from its intemational win.

Ortigas & Company’s award-winning Christmas spectacle–the first of its kind in the Philippines-retums this year as the Christmas Street light Musical Tunnel opens to the public on November 6.

Set to light up the premier developer’s Ortigas East estate, the Christmas Tunnel will warm hearts and delight the senses with a captivating light display playing alongside some of the yuletide season‘s well-loved hits.

Ortigas & Company is gearing up for another exhilarating show as the Christmas Tunnel marks its second run with new arrangements and a flashier show for more artistic and musical flair. With this show, families and friends who will troop to Ortigas East are sure to feel the joy of the Christmas season.

The Christmas Street Light Musical Tunnel. which bagged two Stevie Awards in the recent lntemational Business Awards for Real Estate Marketing Campaign of the Year and Re-Brandinngrand Renovation of the Year, promises a one-of-a-kind experience with its structural features. Made with 2,368 pixels of light, each pixel is composed of three bulbs in red, blue, and green, flickering and dancing festively according to the music‘s beat. When stretched out, the Christmas Tunnel is equivalent to 1.4 kilometers, or the length of 28 Olympic swimming pools.

“Ortigas & Company continues to make its malls the go-to destination for family and friends, and what better way to show this than through the return of the award-winning Christmas Street Light Musical Tunnel at Ortigas East. This much-awaited tradition, which began last year, was developed to provide Filipinos and even tourists more reasons to celebrate at Tiendesitas and make it a must-see holiday destination,” says Ortigas Malls Vice President Renee C. Bacani.

Lighting of the tunnel is initiated by VIPs of Ortigas and Company and Hon. Bobby and Maribel Eusebio

As an added offering, famed shadow play group El Gamma Penumbra and Ben&Ben performed during the launch. There is also a whole slew of holiday activities in the estate’s retail destination, Tiendesitas, which guests can enjoy.

There will be a StrEAT Food Market from November 7 to January 6 for foodies in the metro. while kids get the chance to take photos with Santa in the Meet & Greet sessions happening on all Saturdays of December at the Fashion and Furniture Village from 2 to 5 PM. Fireworks will light the Ortigas skyline also every Saturday at 7 PM. Churchgoers can also flock to the Simbang Gabi which will take place at the Food Village from December 15 to 23 at 6 PM.

Families and friends out to explore Tiendesitas will also find new dining choices, such as the larheat Rico’s Lechon branch in Metro Manila. Sports enthusiasts will also soon be in shopping heaven as Decathlon, the largest European sport brand, opens in Tiendesitas.

Feast at Rico’s Lechon. Yummy!

These new shops are on top of the exiciting redevelopment happening in Ortigas East, which will give rise to Metro Manila’s eco-estate filled with some of the choicest retail, reaidential, and lifestylwle offering.

Foe more information and updatea, please visit and follow Tiendesitas on Facebook and Instagram

Me and Janel really enjoyed the night, Janel is quietly and focused watching El Gamma Prenumbra and amazed when the Tunnel is lit with choreographic sounds. Yay!

Giving you the goodness in life!

♥️ Mama Farrah

Mega Sardines announces exciting new variants and Piolo Pascual’s 2nd year as ambassador

Passionate and fun-loving Filipinos have a new cause for celebration-heartthrob Piolo Pascual has extended his term as Mega Sardines’ brand ambassador, coinciding with the reintroduction of an exciting array of Mega Sardines variants.

it was a veritable fiesta as Piolo signed his new contract with Mega Sardines, a Filipino staple that is loved by people across the country. Piolo, after all, reflects the heart and passion behind Mega Sardines, as well as its promise of #MegaGandaAngBuhay, which is word play of the phrase “may igaganda ang buhay.”

The relaunch of Mega Sardines’ variants evokes the joy that comes with a true Filipino fiesta. The variants are a festive assortment of exciting flavors and create a feast of the senses, with new offerings such as Mega Sardines in Spanish-Styte, Mega Sardines in Natural Oil, Mega Extra Hot Sardines, Mega Fried Sardines Tausi, and Mega Fried Sardines Hot and Spicy. Through the years, these well-loved flavors have become an important part of family meals and have come to define the Filipino way of life.

Piolo’s association with the Mega Sardines brand is deep-rooted. Not too long ago, Piolo starred in Mega Sardines’ muiti-awarded TV and radio ad, which showcased the brand‘s unique and meticulous 12 hour catching-to-canning process. The process captures the company’s dedication to bring only the best to Filipinos, para sa ikagaganda ng buhay. in the ad, Piolo takes Mega’s fishing boat as a witness to the hard work of the men and women who bring Mega into the tables of thousands of Filipinos around the country. it also shows Mega Sardines’ state-of-the-art equipment, which ensures the freshness, cleanliness, and quality of its products.

“Mega Sardines is part of Filipino life so much so that it‘s a stapte ‘in Filipino homes, and so is Piolo Pascuai. His presence on our screens-whether big or smail-has been impactful over the years and truly shows Filipino excellency, and that’s why he’s perfect as Mega Sardines’ brand ambassador,” said Mr. Marvin Tiu Lim, VP of Sales and Marketing of Mega Global.

Mega Sardines will also be launching a series of short films called #MegaGandaAngBuhay which features inspiring short films that is sure to touch the hearts of Filipinos everywhere. The short films will showcase contemporary Filipino stories about their struggles, passions, and unwavering resilience;

With the renewed collaboration between Piolo and Mega Sardines, Filipinos can look forward to enjoying the brand’s promise that #MegaGandaAngBuhay.

All variants of Mega Sardines are availabie in supermarkets nationwide. The new Mega Fried Sardines, though. are exclusively available in SM Supermarkets. SM Hypermarkets. and SaveMore stores nationwide. For more information. please visit the website http://www.megaglobal.com.ph and Facebook page http://facebook.com /officialmegasardines/.

Here’s what you can prepare using new variants of Mega Sardines, my personal favorite is the one with Tausi. It’s so yummy and a little bit sweet, perfect with your hot rice.

Tausi variant with Rice! Yummy!

Spicy variant is going well with Pandesal

Spanish style goes well with Pasta 👌😋

Yung ang saya-saya ko sa pagkain ko. Sarap ng new variants!

The yummiest part of them all. Hahaha! Ang bango!!

Serving you #MamaFarrah goodness with Mega Sardinesz haha!

Thanks so much Mega Sardines for having me! ♥️

XoXo,

♥️Mama Farrah

DepEd and URC Flour aid aspiring pastry chefs to reach their goals

From the creation of one-of-a-kind recipes to application of advanced technology in bread and pastry production, the country’s baking industry has gone a long way in terms of adapting to the changing times.

And to help support Philippine’s flourishing baking industry, URC flour and Pasta Division partnered with Department of Education (DepEd) to co-create a toolkit that will guide teachers as they help aspiring bakers and pastry chefs be a step closer to their dreams.

Senior high students enrolled to K-12’s Bread and Pastry production course, under the Technological Vocational Livelihood Track, are set to learn industry standards and practices through multimedia materials about the basics of baking.

 

 

The toolkit features instructional videos, presentation materials, lesson guides, and rubrics about baking bread, pastries, cakes and other flour based treats. These were collated by experts and culinary professors to ensure relevance and alignment to DepEd’s curriculum.

”Nowadays, we are seeing a thriving baking industry in the country. More students are becoming interested in the art of creating breads and pastries and we are happy to support them in their journey”. said Ellison Dean Lee, URC Flour VP and Business Unit General Manager. “As part of our Flourish Pilipinas campaign and with the vision to help develop young bakers, we are distributing these media toolkits to select schools nationwide to help teachers shape their students to become future world class bakers.”

URC Flour brands include Blend 100 Flour, Continental All Purpose-Flour, Daisy Cake Flour, Fibr A+ Whole Wheat Flour, Globe First-Class Flour, My Rose Soft Flour, and Sampaguita Soft Flour.

 

Under efforts to support senior high students enrolled to K-12’s Bread and Pastry Production course, Universal Robina Corporation (URC) Flour and Pasta Division partners with Department of Education (DepEd) to produce a multimedia toolkit teaching the basics of baking 

Universal Robina Corporation (URC) Flour and Pasta Division Partnered with the Department of Education (DepEd) to create baking multimedia toolkits to selected schools from Makati, Pasig and Quezon City

 

Thank you to Mommy Lariza and Sir Jerome for inviting me to witness the event launch. Selfie with Blogger friends.

And yours truly gracing the event! One for #OOTD 😍

♥️ Mama Farrah