Coach Pia “Focus on What Matters” Launching

When today’s fast-paced modern world overwhelms you with anger, fear and doubt, what do you do? Do you tend to focus on what is trivial that make you lose the confidence to make things happen? Or do you stop to center and align yourself with what matters to you?

Pia Nazareno-Acevedo, also known as “Coach Pia”, understands that many today are operating based on feelings of overwhelm. In fact, as a Certified Professional Coach, Gallup Philippines Representative, ASEAN Head of the International Institute for Coaching and Mentoring (IIC&M), and a certified member of the International Coaching Federation with expertise in Family Relationships and Personal Life Transitions, Coach Pia witnesses first-hand the damaging repercussions brought on by stress induced by today’s fast-paced lifestyle, and she talks about it in her third and latest book, Focus on What Matters which will be launched to the public on November 23, 2016.

The book is a practical guide that seeks to empower readers to maximize their time so they can do more, be more and live more through the Clarity Framework, a unique structured model that will simplify and transform how people deal with personal and professional stresses and confusion. Coach Pia is the first Filipino life coach who has developed her own coaching framework.

Through the books, readers are presented with a new paradigm that will allow them to see each life experience from a different perspective, leaving them with a focused lens that helps them perceive life differently and make more time for things that matter to them.

The principles found in Focus on What Matters leverage on the author’s first book, Born to be a Hero which provides concrete ways, tips, motivating stories and skillfully crafted, easy-to-do tools that will make it easier for readers to make a difference in the world.

“Stress is something that we have to live with. We can’t do anything about the increasingly fast lifestyle but we can do something about our response to it. Our response to the stimuli in our environment will make a huge difference to how we cope with the changes. And this is what my new book is all about – determining what is important so we can focus on that instead of being distracted by different things that may seem urgent but in the long-run, we realize, are not worth our time,” Coach Pia said.

Aside from the book, Coach Pia also offers her professional coaching services through her company, The OneCORE which has already helped thousands make better life decisions. Her work in personal development has recently led her to strike a partnership with research and global performance-management consulting company Gallup.

She’s also able to reach out to more individuals and help them make better life decisions on radio and TV through ABS-CBN, GMA, Teleradyo DZMM, TV5 on Relasyon and Metro Radio Plus Hong Kong.

 

Coldplay Asian Tour for April 2017

Coldplay have today announced a run of Asian stadium shows for the acclaimed A Head Full Of Dreams Tour, including the band’s first ever concerts in Taiwan, the Philippines, and South Korea (they last played Japan in 2014 and Singapore in 2009).

  • Sat Apr 01 – National Stadium, Singapore, SINGAPORE
  • Tue Apr 04 – MOA Concert Grounds, Manila, PHILIPPINES
  • Wed Apr 12 – Taoyuan HSR, Taipei, TAIWAN
  • Sat Apr 15 – Olympic Stadium, Seoul, KOREA
  • Wed Apr 19 – Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, JAPAN

Tickets for the Asian dates go on sale on 17 Nov (Seoul), 18 Nov (Singapore, Tokyo) and 24 Nov (Manila, Taipei).

Since March of this year, the A Head Full Of Dreams Tour has played to 2.5 million people across Latin America, the US and Europe. The show was created by the band alongside celebrated production designers Misty Buckley and Paul Normandale. The tour reaches Australia and New Zealand in December.

A Head Full Of Dreams has sold more than 5 million copies since its December 2015 release, spawning the hit singles Adventure Of A Lifetime, Hymn For The Weekend and Up&Up, with more than a billion YouTube video views between them.

Coldplay’s “A Head Full of Dreams World Tour” in Manila is presented by Globe — the #1 mobile brand in the country today and the preferred digital brand of the Filipinos. Globe customers get first dibs on an exclusive pre-sale on November 20, 2016 at all SM Tickets outlets. To join the pre-sale, fans just have to text GLOBECOLDPLAY to 2363 on November 18 starting at 9:00 AM. Customers will receive a reservation code which they need to present to purchase the tickets at any SM Tickets branch on November 20. For details on the exclusive pre-sale, visit www.globe.com.ph/GlobeColdplay.

Follow Globe’s official Facebook page or @enjoyGlobe on Twitter and Instagram for more updates.

As the official pre-sale credit card for “A Head Full of Dreams World Tour”, Citi® card customers will have access to purchase pre-sale tickets beginning November 21-22.

Coldplay’s “A Head Full of Dreams World Tour” is produced by Live Nation and is promoted by MMI Live. Tickets to Coldplay’s “A Head Full of Dreams World Tour” in Manila will go on sale on November 24, Thursday at 10 A.M. through SM tickets outlets, smtickets.com or call 470-2222.

For more info, visit mmilive.com or follow @MMILive (on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter). For more information, please visit Coldplay.com.

From Carcass to Table: Lowdown of Meat Industry’s Delivery System

Producing safe food should be the ultimate goal of any agri-food system enterprise. By the time the meat reaches the consumer’s kitchen, they should be assured of the many safety measures taken by these companies to deliver fresh and quality meat. Big brand names are not enough to guarantee the viability of the meat we purchase.

The problem lies with the company’s delivery system. Most companies contract third parties to deliver freshly slaughtered meat with no proper monitoring systems on the trucks’ temperature and travel time. It is common knowledge that some of these contractors turn off the truck’s refrigeration system during travel to lessen fuel costs. Proper handling of products during delivery also plays a key role in maintaining quality. Dropping of products directly to the floor, or carrying carcasses on the bare backs of handlers are common practices, which compromise the product.

The meat supplier’s delivery system is usually where it falls short. Meat producers may have the best plants with state of the art facilities but if they have a poor delivery system, the whole process to keep the quality of the meat is compromised.

A local producer that has gained the growing trust of Filipino meat consumers is RDF Feed, Livestock & Foods, Inc. (RDFFLFI) has introduced a unique cold chain process to ensure the quality of meat they sell. From the slaughterhouse or dressing plants to dispatching to the delivery of animal protein, RDF guarantees its freshness.

Livestock and poultry are prepared differently at the start of the cold chain process.

For pork, the cold chain process starts in the slaughterhouse where carcasses are placed in a refrigerated 10-wheeler truck that transfers carcass to the central depot. This process cools down the internal temperature of hot carcasses. At the central depot, the internal temperature of the carcasses reaches 36 to 39 degree Celsius. It will then be stored in the holding room with the room temperature of -10 to -15 degrees Celsius to cool down the carcass internal temperature to 7 degrees Celsius below before cutting.

PRE-COOLED HOLDING ROOM

The holding room is precooled an hour prior to the arrival of the carcasses. After pre-washing and sanitizing using chlorinated water at 0 to 3 degree Celsius, carcasses are transferred to the pre-cooled holding room and stored for 14 to 16 hours or until it reaches an internal temperature of less than 7 degree Celsius. The carcasses are then sent to the fabrication area, cooled at 10 to 15 degree Celsius, for primal cutting.

DRESSING PLANT

For chicken, the cold chain process starts in the dressing plant. Dressed chickens are passed through two chilling vat washers to sanitize the carcasses and cool the chicken internal temperature down to 4 degrees Celsius. The first chilling vat has chlorinated chilled water with a temperature of 8 to 12 degrees Celsius. The second vat has chlorinated water cooled to 0 to 3 degrees Celsius. Chilled dressed chicken will then be placed in crates lined with plastic and filled with crushed ice.

For beef, the holding room is pro-cooled an hour before the arrival of the carcasses. After pre-washing and sanitizing with chlorinated water at 0 to 3 degrees Celsius, the carcasses are transferred to the pre-cooled holding room.

After the initial process, all items are then stored in a freezer. Warehousemen will then prepare the orders from each store, all done under a room temperature of 10 degrees. Ordered items will then be stored in the anteroom, cooled to 10 degrees Celsius. An assigned personnel regularly monitors the temperature of all products in the storage area. Proper storing of products in crates and proper spacing per crate is strictly monitored to ensure that there is a balanced cool airflow inside the room.

DISPATCHING

During the dispatching process, items are checked by the dispatcher, drivers and crew to make sure that items declared on the document have the same weight as that of the actual product. This process happens in a temperature-controlled room, pre-cooled prior to the actual dispatch.
Prior to loading, trucks are pre-cooled up to 4 degree Celsius. Products are then carefully transferred to the trucks. During the trip, the temperature of the truck’s refrigeration is monitored through a GPS system with random checks by the staff during the entire trip.
When the products reach the retail outlets, stocks are placed in a 6-door storage chiller freezer, while items for selling are displayed in 3-door freezers to maintain the cold chain process.
RDF facilities from production to delivery and retail outlets are all owned and operated by the company. Customers can be assured that RDF has control in every part of the cold chain process. RDF has also Quality Assurance field representatives to regularly check the products sold in the stores.

The cold chain process is very important for consumers to ensure their safety when buying meat products. Perishable goods are temperature sensitive, any inturruption in the process will greatly affect the quality of the product. The cold chain process reaffirms RDF’s commitment to the consumers of bringing safe and quality food to their tables.

Greenhills Christmas on Display 2016 celebrates Ortigas & Co.’s 85th year

Ortigas & Co.’s 85 years comes to fore this year in Greenhills Shopping Center’s Christmas on Display (COD). With the theme “One Life. One Story. One Fairytale.”, the annual yuletide spectacle highlights the premier property developer’s legacy of building great places for life.

The montage, which has become the traditional holiday go-to not only of Filipino families, but also of foreigners, and those coming from the provinces is made grander and more magical this year as Ortigas & Co. marks its 85th anniversary.

“It has always been Ortigas & Co.’s desire to enhance Filipinos’ lives.  For the past 85 years, we have endeavored to design developments that evolve with Filipinos’ needs and make us an integral part of their life stories, including creating a Christmas wonderland that will bring families together and children will remember forever,” says Ortigas & Co. President and CEO Jaime Ysmael.

Building for life

This year’s COD focuses on Ortigas & Co.’s legacy, and how it has defined the Philippine urban landscape. The fascinating show highlights Ortigas & Co.’s destinations and developments that bring families and friends together, and enrich people’s experiences.

“Over the years, our developments Greenhills Shopping Center, Capitol Commons, Frontera Verde, and Circulo Verde have seen Filipinos share common experiences of work, leisure, and life. This COD is our gift to all, and our way to celebrate our milestone anniversary with everyone,” Ysmael adds.

Christmas in Greenhills Shopping Center

This year’s COD is Ortigas Malls’ 14th staging of the show and is its most memorable. According to Ortigas Malls Vice President & General Manager Renee Bacani, “This COD is truly special because it portrays our company’s legacy. Greenhills Shopping Center is proud to host this affair for the 14th year and we are excited to bring the Christmas cheer to our patrons through another heartwarming display.”

Among the first to witness Greenhills’ Christmas spectacle were 200 kids from the Department of Social Welfare and Development-San Juan and the children of the maintenance and janitorial staff of Greenhills Shopping Center. The children were also treated to a party filled with food, fun, and games before the program’s kickoff.

The Christmas on Display runs in Parking 1B, Greenhills Shopping Center, until January 1, 2017, for every 30 minutes from 6PM to 10PM.

Those looking for delectable food selections, entertainment, and bargain goods will find all in Greenhills Shopping Center, which remains a prime shopping destination every Christmas season. Along with the annual Christmas on Display, the Christmas Night Market will also run until January 1, 2017 from 6PM to 12MN. There will also be a Meet & Greet Santa on December 22 to 24, from 2PM to 5PM.

Moving forward, Ortigas & Co. continues to aim to build developments where people can fulfill their aspirations and spend meaningful time with their loved ones.

“For sure, we intend to stay as part of people’s lives. And this year’s COD is our testament to our commitment to continue to bring the same quality and passion that has driven us for the past 85 years, as we aspire to build new stories going into the future,” Ysmael concludes.

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Samsung brings Jose Mari Chan to the Festival of Lights!

Samsung brings musical delight with Jose Mari Chan at the Festival of Lights with the launch of the Samsung Christmas Giveaways



To welcome the merriest season, Samsung is launching its annual Christmas promo with a special treat. In a first-time collaboration, Samsung partnered with one of the most beloved Filipino artists, Jose Mari Chan, to bring to life the spirit of Christmas and gift-giving through the Samsung Christmas Giveaways!

This musical collaboration was part of the launch of the much-awaited Samsung Christmas Giveaway promo – an annual Christmas promo featuring a wide selection of Samsung gadgets bundled with the best gifts and deals. These amazing deals can let you save up to Php 5,700, making for perfect gifts for the people in your world. The promo will be offered across all Samsung Experience Stores nationwide from November 18 to December 31, 2016.

With the Samsung Christmas Giveaways, Samsung truly aims to give everyone the best there is to offer. But the surprise doesn’t end there!

Last November 17, as a showcase of this collaboration, Samsung brought Jose Mari Chan to the Festival of Lights at the Ayala Triangle Gardens. During the performance, amidst the blazing lights that came alive to the sound of music, the famed singer was joined by the UE Choral in a rousing performance of Christmas songs. A flash mob composed of the UE Choral serenaded the crowd with Jose Mari Chan’s classic song, Christmas in Our Hearts that left everyone feeling nostalgic and sentimental. In the midst of singing the third song, December 25, the classic voice of Jose Mari Chan joined the medley as he was introduced to the awe-stuck crowd. For the finale and the highlight of the show, Jose Mari Chan sang his collaborative song with Samsung, the Samsung Christmas Giveaways Jingle.

It was truly a night filled with Christmas spirit and delight with Samsung’s merriest deals with the Samsung Christmas Giveaways! For more information, check out www.samsung.com/ph/chistmasgiveaways2016.