Spotify Family Plan Now Available for only P194

Spotify, the world’s most popular music streaming service, shares that starting today, Spotify Family Plan now provides families with up to six individual Spotify Premium accounts for only P194 per month!

Already on Family Plan? Don’t worry! The Family plan still includes separate accounts, individual playlists, personal recommendations and offline listening per user now at a better price, which will be updated on the next payment date. This also enables the head of the family to add more members.

The upgraded Spotify Family Plan offers the same world-class music experience as before, giving access to each family member to over 30 million songs for just one low price payable on a single bill.

With the Spotify Family Plan, listeners get:

  • Separate accounts. Everyone gets their own account with their own playlists, saved music and personal recommendations
  • Premium for everyone. Everyone on the plan gets the full Spotify Premium experience. Listen offline to more than 30 million songs. Play any song, anytime, on any device. No restrictions. No ads.
  • Better pricing. Music at your fingertips has never been cheaper for up to 6 people – all collected on a single bill.

Spotify’s new Family Plan is now available to all users globally*, so treat the entire house to Premium accounts from Spotify this summer.

To learn more about this deal, visit Spotify.com/ph/family, or simply head over to your Account Page here to add additional family member.

*Excluding Canada

#StyleUpMovement: An invitation to challenge your fashion boundaries

After the successful take off of the Style Up Summer Campaign of SM Makati, the SM Store is at it again – and now, extending it to a bigger crowd. Launching a nationwide online contest that challenges Filipinos, of all shapes and sizes, not only to make your OOTD game strong, but also to challenge you to free yourself from your fashion boundaries.

The all-new character of The SM Store led to the birth of the Style Up campaign, following its bolder attitude that lets your curate your wardrobe according to your liking – a rather trendier, more straightforward, with a little bit of to a little too much of edginess.

This Instagram-based challenge, called #StyleUpMovement will run for 4 weeks, starting on May 16 until June 12, 2016. The #StyleUpMovement highlights three key trends that we know of today:

Color blocking – mix of vibrant Style Up Colors

Athleisure – sports luxe with a punch of vibrant Style Up colors

Patterns on patterns – geometric prints in line with the Style Up theme

All contestants are challenged to be creatively playful, as they follow the three themes. Towards the end of the contest, four (4) winners will be chosen – and the one with the most clever and fashionable entry wins P30,000 worth of shopping budget.

Learn more about how it’s done through our fashion-squad leaders Jess Connelly, Mark Mcmahon, and Kiana Valenciano, as they teach you how to pose, snap, and post for the #StyleUpMovement Instagram takeover challenge.

For the complete contest mechanics, visit http://blog.thesmstore.com/styleupmovement-instagram-contest/

About The SM Style Up Campaign

Style Up highlights SM Makati as this summer’s most exciting fashion destination by bringing together the season’s hottest looks and the metro’s style influencers in one grand fashion presentation. The big idea is UP.  And whether you’re updating your look, trying out a new trend, or taking that runway ready route, SM Makati will help you Style Up with its fun and fab selection of clothes, shoes, and accessories. It’s all about fashion’s transformative power to make you look good and feel great on the beach and beyond.

International Thyroid Awareness Week 2016

Thyroid disorders affect millions of Filipinos, yet very few are aware of them. One in 11 Filipino adults has goiter, and around one in 12 Filipino adults suffers from some form of thyroid disease. It is estimated that eight out of every 1000 children worldwide are affected by thyroid disease.

Awareness should never be overlooked because it could save someone’s life and help so many other people in the process. The International Thyroid Awareness Week (ITAW) is the perfect opportunity to learn more about how the thyroid gland and the thyroid disorders that affect one’s metabolism.

Not a lot of people know how important the thyroid is when it comes to growth and development. The thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped organ in the neck, and produces thyroid hormone. If something is wrong with the thyroid, it can result to hormonal imbalances that if undiagnosed and left untreated, can have a harmful effect on brain development, growth, puberty and well-being. The ITAW’s objective is to help mothers and pregnant women spot the signs and symptoms early so they can be cured treated and children can then live normal and healthy lives afterwards.

The theme of the week-long event is known as “Catching Butterflies: Spotting the Symptoms of Thyroid Disorders in Children.” The event will have two colorful mascots representing the two different thyroid disorders.

HYPO, the green-blue, slow and sluggish butterfly represents hypothyroidism; and HYPER, the pink, thin and overly active butterfly represents hyperthyroidism. Apart from being very colorful, the two mascots show how thyroid disease can affect children’s minds, bodies and metabolism.

The use of the HYPO and HYPER mascots makes it easier for both children and parents to understand the difference between hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. It also gets rid of the fear of disorders since it is much easier to grasp thanks to the mascots’ descriptions.

The main objective of this event is to raise awareness of thyroid disorders in children and in pregnant women. Apart from having a lecture, there will also be a screening and a checkup for those with the symptoms of thyroid disorder, as well as consultation and compliance in treatment.

The “Catching Butterflies” event will cover more than just health awareness; there are tons of events that will make it enjoyable. Going with the theme of pretty butterflies to represent the thyroid gland, there will be exciting prizes, butterfly clay art, caricature, cookies, dance numbers, mascots, and so much more.

The culminating event for the 2016 International Thyroid Awareness Week will be held at the Fisher Mall Event Center on May 28, 2016, Saturday.

Merck Serono is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. They are internationally recognized as a biotechnology leader, as they have a biopharma business, and focus on specialist therapeutic areas of neurodegenerative diseases, fertility, endocrinology and oncology.  They also have teams around the world that are dedicated to discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize prescription medicines.

How To Join the Barbie You Can Be Anything Event

Barbie You Can Be Anything Event

How To Join the Barbie You Can Be Anything Event:

  1. Buy P1000 worth of any Barbie merchandise from participating The SM Store and Toy Kingdom Outlets from April 29 to May 29.
  2. Present your single or accumulated receipt at the registration area of the event on May 29 at SM Mall of Asia Atrium.
  3. Get your Barbie Pink Passport from the representatives to enjoy pinktastic weekend with us.

What to expect at the Barbie You Can Be Anything Day:

  • Get yourself dolled up as a true Fashionista with hair styling and face paint in Barbie’s very own Pink Salon.
  • Be creative and show the Barbie Stylista that you are! Enjoy themed-costumes to play dress-up and a chance to walk the runway after your fashion makeover at Barbie’s Fashion Closet.
  • Barbie Pastry Chefs just opened the bakeshop for some sweet treats! Just follow the steps on the wall at Barbie’s Doll’icious Bakeshop to enjoy your own Barbie Cupcake or cookies.
  • Get ready to hit the spotlight as a B-TV News Anchor and deliver the daily news by doing your very own video as a newscaster from the Barbie’s B-TV Station.
  • Show off your artistic side and make everyone jealous with your artworks, at B-Artistic booth.

Get to know more about the You Can Be Anything Day by visiting or following Barbie Social Media Platforms:

Barbie is exclusively distributed by Richprime Global Inc. here in the Philippines. Visit their website at www.richprime.net to learn more about Richprime products.

Modern Living TV Features Glamorous Trends And Unmatchable Living Spaces

Don’t miss the latest episode of PhilSTAR TV’s “Modern Living TV,” as celebrity hosts and lifestyle columnists Bianca Gonzalez and Stephanie Zubiri scout for the most beautiful living spaces and try out the latest metro trends and hobbies.

Join Steph as she meets up with Mia Borromeo of Philippine Tatler Homes for a quick  tour around the lavish Hermès Maison store. Exclusively carrying luxury French home’s furniture, Hermès Maison has the latest luxe styling trends in store as seen in the most grandiose homes here and abroad.

However, living glamorously does not have to be confined to one’s home. The MLTV team explores ‘glamping,’ (a portmanteau on glamour and camping) the newest trend among those who wish to experience the great outdoors without sacrificing luxury.

After the break, Bianca discovers the secrets of everyday make-up from the experts at MAC Cosmetics. Learn how to sport a more polished and beautiful visage everyday in just five minutes.

For this week’s featured living space, Avida’s One Antonio is a condo-city tucked in the quiet side of San Antonio Village, a private, sensible, and rejuvenating enclave in close proximity to Makati’s Central Business District.

The fifth season of Modern Living TV has 13 episodes, running every Saturday since March 5 until May 28 on ANC at 6 p.m., with replays on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Modern Living TV is the first lifestyle TV show by a news media organization.

Every 30-minute episode of Modern Living TV features the latest eye candy in the form of breathtaking living spaces and other elements of modern living. The show will also present informative and entertaining segments that feature the hottest lifestyle trends.

For more updates, like and follow https://www.facebook.com/ModernLivingTV and @ModernLiving_TV on Instagram and Twitter.  To watch past episodes, log on to philstartv.com.