Rediscovering Robinsons Supermarket in Robinsons Townville Cabanatuan

Whenever I have to go grocery shopping, I always make sure that the supermarket I choose offers affordable prices and that the place is comfortable and safe for me and my kids. 

I shop weekly for the kids' needs and monthly for household and miscellaneous items at nearby grocery stores. I'm used to that schedule and it has worked for me years, but whenever I get the chance to go to Cabanatuan City which is 45 minutes away from our house I try to maximize my

Babypalooza Bazaar 3 + MSP’s Play & Learn Giveaway

Now on its 3rd run, the Babypalooza Bazaar will still highlight the same features that made the first 2 bazaars unique and successful: equal exposure for both PRE-LOVED (i.e. gently used) and BRAND NEW items for babies, young children and expectant parents.

The Babypalooza Vendor Protection Program (VPP) will still be enforced to ensure that no two vendors of brand new items will be selling the exact same thing. This helps ensure that shoppers will not get bored from seeing the same merchandise over and over. Items that will be sold are necessities of parents and their children: clothing, shoes and accessories, gear, strollers/baby furniture, feeding bottles, nursing wear, breast pumps, skin care and cleaning products. Yummy, drool-worthy food products will also be sold during bazaar hours. All these at negotiable, easy-on-the-pocket prices!

To continue providing a family-friendly bazaar experience, special function areas will still be available for free for all visitors, these are the following: Sulit breastfeeding station, The Maya Kitchen play area, 88DB Daddy Waiting Lounge and the Twins Lampein diaper change area. This event is also graced by the participation of WhenInManila.com as one of its online media partners.

Clean rest rooms are also just a few steps away from the bazaar stalls for added convenience.

The Babypalooza Bazaar will be held on August 17, 2013 between 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Walter Hogan Conference Center, ISO, Ateneo de Manila University, QC campus.

Venue is fully air-conditioned. FREE parking and entrance.♥ 

MSP’s Play and Learn Center for Toddlers

MSP’s Play and Learn Center provides a stimulating play environment that will help nurture your child’s learning potentials, and will encourage them to LOVE learning from an early age! Your child will learn and discover basic concepts through: Storytelling, group games, listening to music, singing songs, building blocks, solving puzzles, painting, coloring and pretend play, etc.

Contact MSP's Play and Learn Center for Toddlers
Address: My Study Partner, 2nd Floor Golan Plaza Building, 333 KAtipunan Ave., Quezon City
Contact numbers: 0928-0919/4338198/0917-8696284
Website: https://www.facebook.com/MSPPLCforToddlers

Enter the giveaway at the Rafflecopter form at the bottom of this post! :)

Mechanics:
1.    Like the MSPPPLC FB page: https://www.facebook.com/MSPPLCforToddlers
2.    Like the Babypalooza Bazaar community page: www.facebook.com/Babypalooza.com.ph
3.    Leave name and email address on the Comments section
4.    Like A WAHM's Buggy Life Facebook Page

Prize:
One Month’s Worth of Free Classes - 20 class sessions for 4 straight weeks (worth P7,000)
Classes are Mondays to Fridays, approx. 2 hours a day.
Open nationwide because prize is transferable!
Redeemable until October 2013.

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PhilRice Tower Lighting 2012

I still remember how I accepted a job offer from the Social Security System (SSS) Cabanatuan City Branch in 2005 only to find myself back at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) again after a couple of weeks. Why? Simply because it's more fun in PhilRice! Haha. Too bad I had to leave my job there and decided to be a work-at-home Mom and Wife for my boys.

Anyway, PhilRice held its 20th Tower Lighting Ceremony last December 7, 2012 spearheaded by Executive Director Eufemio T. Rasco Jr. It's an annual event conceptualized by Dr. John C. De Leon in 1992. More than 500 guests troop to the main gate this year to witness the amazing fireworks display, the creative tower lights design and this year's new addition, the flying Chinese lanterns. The event also featured drum and lyre presentations by pupils from Maligaya Elementary School, a mini parade, food stalls and kiosks, "baratillos", garage sales, dancing and singing contests and a live band who played for guests until midnight.

This 2012, the tower was designed to highlight National Year of Rice (NYR) 2013 as declared by President Benigno Aquino III via Proclamation No.494 to enlist the support of farmers, consumers, and policy-makers in the country’s endeavor to be rice self-sufficient. The theme's slogan is “Sapat na Bigas, Kaya sa Pinas”. Very catchy, isn't it?

Below are some of the photos taken by Architect Rene Bajit during the event. (Thanks, Ka Rene!)

So, until next year... Merry Christmas and Happy 27th Anniversary, my beloved PhilRice!

S3TAR Program to Empower 250 Women Entrepreneurs in Nueva Ecija

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in partnership with Coca Cola Philippines is currently offering scholarships to women in Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija under its Sari-Sari Store Training and Access to Resources (S3TAR) program. The program aims to empower women entrepreneurs in the city with knowledge, skills and proficiency in entrepreneurship.

Benefits of the S3TAR Program:

• Access to free Basic Entrepreneur Skills and Gender Sensitivity Training conducted by Coca Cola Philippines and TESDA. A Certificate of Completion will be given at the end of the training.
• Access to additional capital thru the S3TAR Loan, a financing scheme by Coca Cola and accredited lending and micro-finance institutions in the city.
• Access to additional store merchandising assets like coolers, signages and other promotional items from Coca Cola.

Important Information to Note:

Qualifications: S3TAR Program is open to all women 18 years old and above, literate and currently running a sari-sari store for the past 6 months or longer.

Training Schedules: Half-day per week session for three months, to be held at the City Library, Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija.

Where to Apply: Interested parties may inquire from the Public Employment Service Office (PESO), City Hall, Science City of Munoz. Only 250 slots are available and all applications will be treated on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Gilda Patricia Maquilan, Live Positively manager of Coca-Cola says,  “The Coke S3TAR program is part of The Coca-Cola Company’s 5by20 Global Initiative. This is our ambitious global initiative to enable the economic empowerment of five million women entrepreneurs across the company’s value chain by 2020. Women are pillars of the communities we serve, and pillars of our business.”

Check out Live Positively Philippines  on Facebook.

Yabang Pinoy Launches PHmade: “It’s Worth Buying For”

Yabang Pinoy intensifies its consumer revolution campaign through the PHmade movement.

The pioneering Filipino pride movement, through PHmade, yet again encourages Filipinos to support Filipino ideas, business concepts, products, and services. The campaign aims to educate Filipinos, through videos, print materials and events, on the availability and viability of Filipino brands, and on the positive impact that going local contributes to the economy.

PHmade’s tagline “It’s Worth Buying For” encourages each Filipino to think twice before spending: is it really worth buying for? Yabang Pinoy believes that small things, when done together, can create a big difference. If each Filipino became conscious of where he spends one peso, he will understand how each choice affects himself, fellow Filipinos, and the country. PHmade also aspires to influence Filipino entrepreneurs into supporting local natural and human resources.

Indeed, patronage of locally made goods and services should be a lifestyle. It enables homegrown brands to improve and compete against foreign brands. The local economy also improves as money goes back and forth between consumer and business, employee and employer. And as more entrepreneurs create, develop, and expand their businesses, more job opportunities are generated. PHmade recognizes Filipino ingenuity and the role of each Filipino in nation-building.

PHmade focuses on seven categories: Produce, Home, Footwear, Fashion, Personal and Home Care, Food and Beverage, and Entertainment. The campaign will continue to collaborate with Filipino entrepreneurs and encourage them to continue to improve their products and services and to always aim for Filipino brands to be global brands.

PHmade is a project of Yabang Pinoy, the pioneering Filipino pride movement that started in 2005. As it celebrates its 8th anniversary, the organization includes it among numerous Filipino pride projects, such as the Y.A.B.A.N.G. Camp (Youth Achievers Building A Nation of Greatness Camp), Yabang Pinoy Goes to School, Pinaka-mahabang Todo Patintero, Global Pinoy Bazaar, and many more. In the 8 years that Yabang Pinoy has immersed itself in various nation-building activities, it re-affirms its belief that true progress and development in our country will start once Filipinos begin living a proudly Filipino lifestyle.

Yabang Pinoy invites every Filipino to be part of the PHmade movement. As early as now, save November 10- 11 2012 for the 8th Global Pinoy Bazaar – a showcase of Filipino products made with 100% Filipino Love and Pride.

For more information on Yabang Pinoy, visit www.yabangpinoy.com or email yabangpinoy@gmail.com.