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Public school students in Central Luzon and Batangas will now have access to more than 1,500 curriculum-based video lessons through the Knowledge Channel Portable Media Library and Knowledge TV that will help improve learning and understanding of fundamental subjects for Kinder to Grade 10 students. Through a partnership between Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) and Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (Aboitiz Foundation), teachers from rural areas will no longer have a hard time looking for materials and visual resources to support their lesson aid.
“Accessibility to learning is a common challenge across public schools in the country. We thank our partners from various industries and KCFI for helping us leverage multimedia resources and innovative tools to help improve the quality and accessibility of education,” said AboitizPower first vice president and head of retail James Byron Yu. Along with the educational tools, in-person and virtual technical training were conducted to help equip teachers to maximize the materials they received to help engage their students and make learning fun and easy. “Even with limited resources, KCFI continues to reach as many teachers and students in the country by creating materials and video lessons that are aligned with the DepEd curriculum. We need partners like AboitizPower and Aboitiz Foundation who share the same goal with us in providing quality education to the learners,” said Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc. (KCFI) president and executive director Rina Lopez.
Partner schools include Gat Andres Bonifacio Elementary School, Santiago National High School, Baliuag Central School, Rufino A. Cruz Memorial Elementary School, Gat Francisco Balagtas High School, Josephine Khonghun SPED Center, Mariveles National High School Batangas II, and Barangay 17 Child Development Center Day. AboitizPower customer-corporations who contributed to the project were NEO, JTekt Philippines Corporation, Cargill Bulacan, Cargill Pulilan, Pascual Laboratories, Inc., Philippine Resins Industries, Inc. Mabuhay Interflour Mills, Inc., and Embarcadero Land Ventures, Inc. For updates and more educational materials from Knowledge Channel, visit its official website (knowledgechannel.org) or follow its social media platforms on Facebook (fb.com/knowledgechannel), Instagram (@knowledge_channel), TikTok, Kumu (@knowledgechannelofficial), and YouTube (youtube.com/knowledgechannelorg).
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OPM Icon Rico Blanco Rocks SMDC Date Night
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Recognizing the importance of creating meaningful connections with their clients, SM Development Corporation (SMDC) held yet another successful run of SMDC Date Night last May 24, 2023 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City — this time, with renowned Filipino singer-songwriter Rico Blanco. Performing his hits such as ‘Wag Mong Aminin, Palibot-libot, and Liwanag sa Dilim, the rockstar extraordinaire captured the hearts of the crowd with a nostalgic medley of classic OPM songs that guests jumped to, swayed to, and sang along with.
Prospective buyers and investors enjoyed a night of captivating live music, delectable food, and compelling investment deals from SMDC — an exclusive experience that the 2022 DOT Property Southeast Asia awards “Developer of the Year” curates for their investors. Before ending his set list, Rico Blanco took the time to thank the attendees and encouraged them to “Step Into Luxury” with SMDC by purchasing a unit at any of their premiere developments: Gold Residences across NAIA Terminal 1, Glam Residences in EDSA, Quezon City, Sands Residences along Roxas Boulevard, and Sail Residences in the Mall of Asia Complex.
SMDC Date Night is a monthly event that serves as a venue for property seekers and homebuyers to connect with SMDC’s property specialists and gain one-night-only discounts on SMDC’s pre-selling and ready-for-occupancy developments. The event has already featured artists including social media sensation Gigi De Lana and The Gigi Vibes, ‘Prince of Pop’ Erik Santos, and ‘Asia’s Nightingale’ Lani Misalucha.
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Mang Inasal Hailed As 'Best Tasting Chicken Inasal' In The Philippines
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Mang Inasal Chicken Inasal is recognized by Filipinos as the best-tasting grilled chicken in the country based on a recent imagery survey conducted by a third-party market research agency. Held from November to December 2022, the nationwide study asked 800 consumers which grilled chicken they consider the best tasting among other characteristics. Results showed that over 90% of the respondents pointed to Mang Inasal as having the best-tasting grilled chicken among 40 other brands the consumers were aware of.
“It’s inspiring to know that the people appreciate what we have been working hard for at Mang Inasal for the past 20 years — which is to give our customers the best-tasting Chicken Inasal every day. This will surely keep us going in serving more Ihaw-Sarap meals and Unli-Saya moments to all our customers,” said Mang Inasal Business Unit Head Mike V. Castro. To mark this special milestone, a new video advertisement was produced featuring Mang Inasal’s long-time brand ambassador Coco Martin. According to Ciara Magallanes of Mommy Diaries PH, Mang Inasal Chicken Inasal has been their family’s favorite because of its incomparable flavor. Magallanes shared, “It’s perfectly grilled and always best to be enjoyed with Mang Inasal’s unlimited rice.” Meanwhile, student Chico Velasquez described Mang Inasal Chicken Inasal as a “dish that is super filling". He added, “I associate it with happiness because eating it does not only make me full but also reminds me of how fun it is to eat it with my family and, most especially, with my friends.”
Mang Inasal has over 570 stores across the country. It is known to customers as the Philippines’ Grill Expert that has been delightfully serving Ihaw-Sarap food and Unli-Saya experience for the past 20 years. Apart from its Chicken Inasal, Mang Inasal has maintained a strong portfolio that includes Extra Creamy Halo-Halo, Palabok, and Pork Barbecue. Today, Mang Inasal continues its winning tradition of excellence to provide its customers the best Ihaw-Sarap food and Unli-Saya experience wherever and however they want to enjoy it.
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GMA Network Set To Launch 14 Titles In Africa
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Philippine media giant GMA Network continues to extend its global reach by securing landmark deals to air 14 of its hit shows in Africa - becoming a major provider of top-notch Filipino content in the world's second-largest continent. Through its content distribution arm GMA Worldwide, GMA sold 14 titles for a total of 492 hours with the shows set to air on major TV stations in Africa from 2023 to 2024. These latest deals give viewers all over Africa the chance to experience and enjoy the best of Filipino entertainment from the Philippines' leading provider of superior content, GMA Network.
Groundbreaking GMA dramas The First Nanny (First Yaya), The First Lady, Once Again, Someone to Watch Over Me, and Impostora continue to conquer the global TV audience as these shows will be available this year in 41 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Hit series Crocodile Whisperer (Lolong), The Fake Life, Sahaya, and Hidden Lies (Anak ni Waray vs Anak ni Biday) are set to be shown in the said countries the following year. Also to premiere in Ghana this 2023 as well are the well-loved Filipino series Article 247, Rhodora X, Love of My Life, Broken Faith (Magkaagaw), and Beautiful Strangers.
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Go All Out With TCL's Big Screen Promo
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Everyone has always aspired to have bigger TV screens. For one, a larger screen allows you to become more immersed in what’s happening on screen. It becomes a ‘bigger than life’ experience for your viewing pleasure and lastly, it gives an advantage of being able to display more information at once. Planning to purchase a bigger screen TV? Then this is your lucky day! TCL, a leading brand in consumer electronics and TV manufacturing officially announces the Big Screen Promo.
Going big doesn’t have to be super extravagant. Now, you’ll finally achieve it. Get a 65-inch P635 TV at a special promo price of Php28,995. With the P635 TV, you get to enjoy stellar features such as HDR 10, Google TV, Ok Google, Dolby Audio, Dynamic Color Entertainment, and HDMI 2.1 and is equipped with AIPQ2.0 to optimize overall hardware and software performance, enhancing the entertaining experience. The P635 also has a 3-sided edgeless-less design allowing a full-screen and wider visible viewing experience. But that’s not all! You get a chance to avail of a special bundle price of Php34,995 when you buy the new 65-inch P735 TV and get a Free TAC-06CWM/F (Air Conditioner) unit.
With P735 TV, you get to experience extraordinary features like 4K HDR, WCG (Wide Color Gamut), Dolby Vision/Atmos, Google Duo, HDMI 2.1, Far Field Voice, and Edgeless Design. It also has a MEMC 60hz algorithm that reduces motion display blurs, deducts image tearing, and guarantees a silky smooth scene. TCL’s Big Screen Promo runs until June 25, 2023 at all TCL authorized dealers nationwide.
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IMPACT Wrestling Celebrates Pride Month With Return Of Rainbow T-Shirt And First Ever Pride Photo-Shoot
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IMPACT Wrestling celebrates the start of Pride Month today with the return of its popular Pride t-shirt – with the IMPACT logo emblazed in the rainbow colors in support of the LGBTQIA+ community. The shirts are available at shopimpact.com and a portion of all Pride shirt sales will be donated to the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA), an international sports organization dedicated to providing opportunity and access for the LGBTQ+ community to participate in organized softball competition in safe environments.
There are more than 17,000 players from 52 cities across North America who are part of NAGAAA member leagues, and NAGAAA runs the annual Gay Softball World Series, which will be held this summer in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis–Saint Paul). IMPACT Wrestling and NAGAAA announced a partnership in 2022 and softball players from various NAGAAA cities have attended IMPACT shows in Orlando, Cincinnati, Louisville, Atlanta, Dallas and elsewhere. Gisele Shaw was the Special Guest Speaker at the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Gay Softball World Series in Dallas. She also threw the Ceremonial First Pitch before multiple World Series games amid photo-shoots with teams from across North America.
During last month’s shows in London, Ontario, Canada, IMPACT Wrestling held its first-ever Pride Photo-Shoot, featuring Filipino-Canadian transwoman Gisele Shaw, openly gay Jai Vidal and a host of allies of the LGBTQIA+ community, including Trinity, Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards, Taylor Wilde, Gia Miller and others. The artistic Pride Photo-Shoot pictures were taken by Vincent Miller, an openly gay photographer based in London, Ontario. “Working with IMPACT Wrestling was surreal. Being able to work with other members of the LGBTQ community, as well as allies, meant so much to me. It was very inspiring to work on this shoot, full of love and welcoming vibes from IMPACT Wrestling," Miller said. IMPACT’s Pride Month Photo Bundle, with autographed pictures, will be available in June with a portion of the proceeds being donated to The Trevor Project, a nonprofit founded in 1998 to help stop suicide among LGBTQIA+ youth.
