CoCo Fresh offers ‘affordable luxury,’ eyes expansion
TAIPEI-BASED on-the-go beverage brand CoCo Fresh Tea and Juice celebrates its fourth year in the Philippine market (and its 20th globally) by laying down an extensive expansion plan which will soon see it reach beyond the Metro Manila.
Keeping up with the times through innovation
KOREAN electronics giant Samsung has just introduced its new QLED TV line featuring its “Quantum Dot” technology which a local official has termed “the new innovation in TV.”
Gardening as art goes on show at famous UK festival
LONDON — From the world’s hottest chilli to a garden inspired by music, Britons celebrate their love for gardening this week at the Chelsea Flower Show, one of the world’s biggest horticultural festivals.
Prevention may be the cure
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
THE SHIFT TO primary health care remains one of the top aspirations of the Department of Health (DoH). But for now, this will unfortunately remain as a longterm dream, said DoH Assistant Secretary Dr. Enrique Tayag at a health conference on May 18 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) office in Ortigas.
Want to try mountaineering? Read this.
THE AMCI MOUNTAINEERING Club, Inc. (AMCI) is once again opening its doors to those who wish to hit the trails and make the most out of every hike by again holding its Basic Mountaineering Course (BMC), a program that seeks to promote outdoor safety, camaraderie, and love for the environment.
Magical realism for Nido
Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco
MAGICAL REALISM was what Joel Limchoc attained in his recent directorial work on a Nido Fortigrow TV commercial. The ad, released by Nestlé and Publicis Manila, was principally intended for the days surrounding Mothers’ Day. It’s now in social media — sans the Mother’s Day greeting — but still portrays all the sweetness of a mother determined to support her son in his creative play.
The Disgaea experience at its finest
By Alexander O. Cuaycong
and Anthony L. Cuaycong
Videogame Review
Disgaea 5 Complete Edition
Your Weekend Guide (May 26, 2017)
PERFORMANCE
THE HALILI-CRUZ School of Dance and its subdivisions, the Halili-Cruz School of Ballet and the Halili-Cruz Conservatory will be staging two concerts on May 27 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila to showcase its students. Summer Dance Divertissement 2017, at 3 p.m., is a recital which features the participants of the Summer Dance Workshop while Diversifiera at 7:30 p.m., will showcase the Halili-Cruz Dance Company together with selected students from the school.
It’s all about the attitude
Getting the edge in professional selling
Terence A. Hockenhull
“SALESMEN ARE WINNERS.” “You’re a Champion.” “Yes, you can do it!” All perfectly good slogans for a sales team but does this “rah-rah” motivation really work? No one is more scathing about motivational training that me! At least, when permanent change is to be effected within a sales team, motivational training has limited benefits. Not sure who the quote is ascribed to but “Motivation is like bathing — You have to do it every day” sums up the limited value of telling your sales people how good they are.