Max’s Restaurant, the iconic Filipino restaurant chain known for their Sarap-to-the-Bones Fried Chicken has added two new chicken choices to their menu: the Junior Spring Chickenand the returning Spicy Chicken Platter!
The Junior Spring Chicken is a smaller-sized whole chicken that’s perfect for one’s solo cravings. You no longer need to share the best parts of the chicken as you can already consume the whole dish to the bones! Moreover, you can also add some side dishes to it like Max’s Pancit Canton and Lumpiang Ubod for a more hearty meal. It’s also perfect with fresh dinner rolls and soft butter, just like how it was consumed when Max’s first started way back in 1945. The Junior Spring Chicken is now available at P399 for dine-in and comes with a choice of homemade Kamote Fries or Kamote Chips as a starter.
Meanwhile, the Spicy Chicken Platter is making a comeback to make the rainy season warmer with some nice spice. Max’s classic fried chicken recipe is given a spicy twist for folks who want the right kick of spice in every bite! Each platter is composed of eight chicken pieces and served with homemade Kamote Chips to balance the taste of the chicken. Each eight-piece platter is priced P799 for dine-in.
The Junior Spring Chicken and Spicy Chicken Platter are now available for dine-in, take-out, or delivery via delivery.maxschicken.com or 888-79000 (Metro Manila). For more information and the latest updates on their promos, follow Max’s Restaurant on Facebook and Instagram.
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Being well need not to be expensive, so go ahead and start your healthy eating habits at Estancia Mall, Pasig City!
Join the Mayani Hakot Challenge from August 19 – 21 at the LG/F East Wing, Estancia Mall, Pasig City. For only Php 499, you can grab as many farm-fresh fruits and vegetables that will fit your Mayani Bayong.
You can also take home batches of your favorite fresh produce at low prices!
Register for the Ortigas Community Card through the Ortigas Malls mobile app to get an additional 10% OFF on your purchase!
Estancia Mall is open from 11AM to 9PM on Fridays, and 10AM to 10PM on Saturdays and Sundays. Visit the Estancia at Capitol Commons
The International Association of Business Communicators Philippines (IABC PH) will once again honor and celebrate the best of the campaigns, programs and tools promoted in the Philippine communications industry from January 2020 up to July 2021 at the 19th Philippine Quill and 9th Student Quill Awards, the country’s most prestigious awards program in the field of business communication.
The Quills is a communication Olympiad highlighting the gold standard in communication for professionals as well as students. The IABC Philippines has been running the Quills for almost two decades, promoting a spirit of friendly competition as well as unity amongst Philippine communications practitioners in pursuit of a common goal – communications excellence.
Each entry is evaluated using IABC’s highest global standards. The industry sees the Quill as a seal of approval, recognizing the use of excellent communication to achieve business goals and to make a difference in society.
The 19th edition of Philippine Quill Awards and the 9th Philippine Student Quill Awards will carry the theme “Move: Stronger Together”, highlighting the power of communications in shaping the future. With recent challenges, IABC encourages communicators to use their voice and platforms to navigate and move through the next normal bigger and better – setting the direction and inspiring people towards action and positive change.
The awards night for both Philippine Quill Awards and Philippine Student Quill Awards will be happening virtually this August 18 via KTX.PH platform.
“I feel very honored to witness our communications professionals and students thrive during a very difficult period. In this second year of the virtual Quills, we shall once again come together to inspire and encourage each other to look towards a future made better by evolving communications, “said IABC Philippines President and Football for Humanity Co-Founder Belle Tiongco.
“Our peers from the communication industry have shown how resiliency through impactful campaigns can foster a positive influence and change to each one of us. Excited to finally celebrate their work at this year’s Quills,” said Abigail Ho-Torres, IABC PH’s Chair of the Philippine Quill Awards and Assistant Vice President – Head of Advocacy and Marketing Department of Maynilad Water Services.
The 19th Philippine Quill Awards and 9th Philippine Student Quill Awards is supported by KTX.PH as the event’s virtual platform partner. Adobo Magazine, BusinessWorld and Manila Standard served as media partners.
E-tickets for this year’s Philippine Quill Awards and Philippine Student Quill Awards are now available and can be booked in the following link: https://forms.gle/grKnGfqtj5HLVcXt6
Global health and wellness company, Yoli opens the doors to its new Philippine Office and Experience Center at the Greenfield District in Mandaluyong.
“This new space is not only a store, but a space that would bring Yoli closer to Filipinos. In the US, we have tremendous support from Filipino members who have been successfully transformed by Yoli and were instrumental on why we now have Yoli in the Philippines. That is why more than anything, this new office is also our way of showing our commitment to grow this market.” said Yoli Founder and Chief Executive Officer Robby Fender.
Joining Fender in inaugurating the new Yoli Philippine Office and Experience Center are Co-Founder Kimi Fender, Chief Operating Officer Kirby Zenger and Yoli Philippines Country General Manager Boots Remotigue.
As part of its festivities, Zenger announced that two new Yoli products are arriving in the Philippines soon: its Truth Pomegranate health drink which supports immune function and healthy antioxidant levels as well as its in-demand Collagen supplement. The Yoli executives were also able to meet and recognize their top performing members in the country during the program.
Yoli has been focused and steadfast in growing its local member and subscriber base since its arrival in the Philippines back in 2018.
Zenger shared that the overwhelming support they had received from Filipinos overseas was what prompted them to focus expansion plans on the country.
Transforming their PH office into an Experience Center allows more Filipinos to partake in their own wellness journey- whether to come see and taste Yoli’s amazing products, enroll new members or attend trainings and events.
“I truly believe that the Philippines is the next biggest market of Yoli. The Yoli Philippine community is truly special, its fuel for growth is that their goal goes beyond self and becomes a much bigger purpose. This is where Yoli’s mission comes to life in the heart of the Filipino,” Zenger adds.
Yoli has been in business for over 12 years now. Best known for its Better Body System, the US-based health and wellness company was established in 2009 after its co-founders discovered that many supplements available in the market used processes that destroyed many of the nutrients in the ingredients. Using whole plants, proteins and minerals, the naturally sourced ingredients undergo a freeze-drying process before turned into powders. From nature to powder to body!
Yoli offers a holistic approach to wellness through its flagship product, Transformation Kit (T-Kit) which features 5 of Yoli’s best products (YES Shake, Alkalete, Pure, Passion/Thermo Burn and Resolve). The T-kit provides an easy-to-follow step by step program and everything that is needed to lose weight, build lean muscle, tone and shape your body, have more energy throughout the day and optimize your overall health.
Other Yoli kits are also available that focuses on improving energy, enhancing the mood, and maintaining youthful skin.
“There is no better time to focus on health but now. It’s high time we make known how many Filipinos have been successfully transformed by Yoli and how many more we can transform—physically, emotionally, and financially.” shared Remotigue.
Get to know more about Yoli and its Better Body System by visiting its Office and Experience Center at Level 2 (3F) Retail Wing, Greenfield Tower, Mayflower Street, Greenfield District, Mandaluyong City or through its website: https://yoli.com.
As two of the most sought-after celebrities in the Philippines, power couple Luis Manzano and Jessy Mendiola-Manzano know all about living a life juggling all their passions. Aside from their on-camera projects, the Manzanos are also well-known content creators, entrepreneurs, and loving fur-parents to their dogs — Chanel, Chewy, Louis, and Sky.
With multiple online work and activities, it is incredibly important for the couple to always have the fastest connection at home. That is why in PLDT Home’s newest Do It Better campaign, the Manzanos show how the country’s fastest home broadband network suits their different lifestyles and needs with the best digital products and services. The Manzanos gave us a glimpse of their daily life and how PLDT Home enables them to handle tasks such as vlogging, holding meetings, arranging their finances, and taking care of their pets, just to name a few.
“The internet is a vital part of our everyday lives. It helps us to connect to each other and learn new things. When you are open to learning new things and exploring new possibilities, you will surely be able to do things better at home and in life,” said Jessy Mendiola-Manzano.
“The fastest connection of PLDT Home makes everything simpler. We live in an age where everything must be quick and instant. Having a fast and efficient connection gives you more chances to do things better for yourself and others in a day, whatever hat you have on,” Luis Manzano added.
Life at home made better
As Filipinos embrace a more digital lifestyle, PLDT Home continues to address the demand for better, faster, and stronger connections.
With the fastest Home Fiber plans, subscribers can do more at home. The whole family can comfortably watch their favorite shows on HBO GO, Lionsgate Play, and Viu, or work, study, create content, level up in their games, and enjoy the convenience of smart gadgets in the home.
With the fastest internet speeds, families can do all of these and more without worrying about having enough bandwidth for everyone.
PLDT Home remains the undisputed fastest broadband in the Philippines for five consecutive years after it was once again awarded at the Ookla Speedtest Awards Q1-Q2 2022. PLDT bested all major internet providers in the Philippines, achieving a speed score of 77.91. It also logged the fastest download and upload speeds at 210.83 Mbps and 234.21 Mbps, respectively.
Learn more how you too can #DoItBetter at home and in life powered by the fastest fixed internet, PLDT Home. Watch Luis and Jessy Manzano on PLDT Home’s video here. Visit this link to know the best PLDT Home Fiber plan for your family.
In celebration of the Moon Festival, Grand Hyatt Manila welcomes the season with a luxury mooncake collection in five delicious flavors, handcrafted by the hotel’s Chinese chefs from its premier Chinese restaurant, No.8 China House. This year’s baked favorites include the traditional white lotus and red bean, along with contemporary confections such as black sesame, ube, and white lotus with salted egg yolk. These sweet and savory round-shaped creations are presented in an elegantly designed gift box, making it a perfect gift for family, friends, and business partners. The single mooncake is priced at PHP 388 and the box of four at PHP 2,388 net.
Grand Hyatt Manila’s Mooncake Collection is available until 10 September 2022 at Florentine located in the hotel lobby. Guests may also order online through Dine at Home at bit.ly/DineAtHomeGHM. For bulk orders with a minimum of 20 boxes, a 48-hour notice is required. Receive a complimentary delivery to one location within Metro Manila for 50 boxes and above.
For inquiries and orders, call (63 2) 8838 1234 or email manila.grand@hyatt.com. For updates on the hotel’s latest promotions, follow Grand Hyatt Manila on Instagram @grandhyattmanilaph and on Facebook, www.facebook.com/GrandHyattManilaPh.
A24, the company that brought us titles like Hereditary, Midsommar, and Everything Everywhere All At Once, is set to release a new psychological drama film starring Emily Watson and Paul Mescal.
God’s Creatures is a film directed by Saela Davis & Anna Rose Holmer which debuted at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Check out the intense trailer for God’s Creatures below:
Set in a windswept fishing village, the film follows a mother who is torn between doing the right thing and protecting her own son. When an investigator pays her a visit asking about her son’s alibi on a crime he might have committed, she makes a lie that would rip her family and close-knit community apart.
God’s Creatures is scheduled for a US release on September 30, 2022. For more information, visit the A24 website.
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If you’re one to enjoy the thrills and tensions inside the courtroom whenever brilliant lawyers clash to give the most convincing arguments and persuasive pleas, then this list is for you. From the hit series Better Call Saul to the inspiring K-drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo to the silly but witty anime Ace Attorney, we’ve rounded up ten legal shows that you’d want to check out right now!
Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul is a prequel spinoff to Vince Gilligan’s hit TV show Breaking Bad. It follows the former con artist Jimmy McGill as he transforms into the criminal lawyer Saul Goodman. While he begins his journey trying to become a respectable lawyer, Jimmy’s past continues to drive him into a life full of deceit and puts him under the radar of the biggest criminals in Albuquerque.
The K-drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo tells the story of an attorney who has autism. Woo Young-woo just got into a respectable law firm, but due to her peculiarities, people are quick to doubt her abilities. Little did they know, Attorney Woo would soon wow the courtroom with the extraordinary brilliance that she uses to defend the innocent and uphold justice.
Where to watch Extraordinary Attorney Woo: Netflix
The Lincoln Lawyer
Based on Michael Connelly’s bestselling novels, The Lincoln Lawyer is a legal drama that follows the hotshot lawyer Mickey Haller. After being sidelined due to an accident, Haller is thrust back into the spotlight after picking up the high-profile case where he must defend a tech mogul accused of murdering his wife and her lover.
This Korean series puts a twist on the legal drama tropes by focusing on the younger perpetrators being tried for their crimes. It follows the unshakeable judge Sim Eun-seok who has a deep hatred toward juvenile criminals. After being assigned to a local juvenile court, Eun-seok makes sure that minors who commit violent and cruel crimes will not go unpunished.
The Good Fight is a spinoff to the show The Good Wife and features two women rising from the ashes of their downfall. After a financial scam destroys the reputation of the young lawyer Maia Rindell and wipes out the savings of her mentor and godmother Diane Lockhart, the two are forced to start from the bottom at one of Chicago’s pre-eminent law firms, Reddick, Boseman & Kolstad.
Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad fame plays a judge and a father in this series. It tells the story of the respected judge Michael Desiato whose teenage son, Adam, gets involved in a hit-and-run. This turns the judge’s life upside down as he is caught in a web of lies and deceit as he makes the hard choices of a father who has the responsibility to punish the guilty.
Goliath
If you enjoyed The Lincoln Lawyer, you should check out this other legal drama also created by David E. Kelley. In Goliath, Billy Bob Thornton plays Billy McBride, a brilliant lawyer who built a successful legal firm. However, when a man he acquitted went on to kill an entire family, McBride becomes an alcoholic and walks out of the firm. McBride then goes on a quest to seek redemption as he faces a legal system that gives the advantage to the rich and powerful.
Law School is another Korean legal drama, this time focusing on the aspiring lawyers and the professors of a prestigious law school. Yang Jong-Hoon is a strict professor at the Hankuk Law University, but when another professor is found dead on the campus, he becomes the prime suspect. This drives his determined students to join forces, find the truth behind the murder, and use their knowledge at law to prove their mentor’s innocence.
This series follows the college dropout Mike Ross who gets a job at a top law firm after senior partner Harvey Specter sees his talent coupled with his eidetic memory. Together, Harvey and Mike become a force to be reckoned with in the world of lawsuits and courtroom cases, but at the same time, they must hide the truth that Mike never went to law school.
How To Get Away with Murder is a gripping crime thriller and legal drama starring Viola Davis. The series revolves around the brilliant professor and criminal defense attorney Annalise Keating and her students vying for her attention and approval for an opportunity to get into her respectable law firm. Things turn south when a student is found murdered and evidences seem to point towards Keating’s husband.
Where to watch How To Get Away With Murder: Netflix
Ace Attorney
If you’re looking for something light and comedic, then you should check out the anime series Ace Attorney, based on the popular video game franchise. The show follows the rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright as he defends various clients beginning with his not-so-bright childhood friend Larry Butz, who was accused of killing his own ex-girlfriend.
For the past 15 years, The Peninsula Manila has offered Naturally Peninsula, a collection of health-conscious and delectable menu options for guests dining at its restaurants. This year, as part of the Peninsula-wide Life Lived Best initiative, however, Naturally Peninsula has been relaunched with a new focus on plant-based cuisine.
Xavier Castello, Executive Chef of The Peninsula Manila
“Supporting the health of our guests, deliciously, has always been the mission of Naturally Peninsula,” says Xavier Castello, Executive Chef of The Peninsula Manila. “But now we are setting ourselves a higher goal – to support the health of the planet, as well.”
Naturally Peninsula Soba Noodle Salad
The new plant-based dishes – which use locally sourced produce, nutritious oils, and non-refined sugars – reflect The Peninsula Manila’s (and her sister hotels in Asia, Europe, and the United States) ongoing commitment to increased sustainability. By prioritizing meat-free, organically, and naturally-produced ingredients from local producers and suppliers, the Naturally Peninsula offerings aim to simultaneously benefit the hotel’s local communities and reduce its collective environmental footprint.
START THE DAY RIGHT
The Peninsula Manila highlights breakfast as the meal where it offers most of its Naturally Peninsula dishes. “We believe that having a healthy and nutrition-packed meal is a great way to start the day,” says Executive Chef Castello. “These healthy breakfast items can be paired with our healthy green smoothies which change from day-to-day and are known as ‘Our Daily Greens’”.
Naturally Peninsula Zambales Mangoes and Oats Pancake (with blueberry compote)
Breakfast at The Lobby includes an excellent selection of both sweet and savory plant-based dishes including Tofu Scramble Burrito (spinach, kale and brussels sprouts), Avocado Toast (avocado mash, mesclun, shaved radish, cucumber roll on homemade sourdough bread) and a Poached Pear Salad (cherry tomato, basil, olive, mesclun, and sprouts topped with Mandarin orange vinaigrette), and Zambales Mangoes and Oats Pancake (with blueberry compote), to name just a handful.
EAT RIGHT THE REST OF THE DAY
All-day dining at The Lobby, In-Room Dining and the à la carte menu at The Pool Snack Bar offers a cornucopia of dishes predominantly prepared using local ingredients, including Beetroot Carpaccio (grapefruit, candied walnuts, and radish), Soba Noodle Salad (edamame, carrots, cucumber, radish, Mandarin oranges, sesame-ginger dressing), Kimchi Brown Rice Bowl (malunggay or moringa, nori and scallions), Mushrooms al Ajillo (cauliflower purée, garlic confit, and chili oil), Oven-roasted Bukidnon Pineapple (served with compote, locally-grown lacatan banana-passion sorbet, pineapple chips), Citrus Carpaccio (mango sorbet, lime granité, and a lemon curd cigar), and an Orange Polenta Cake (topped with honey syrup).
The Peninsula Manila’s Spices restaurant has long been known for its Southeast Asian cuisine, most especially for its vegetarian and plant-based options which cater to guests who have strict dietary restrictions and who love savoury yet nutritious meals. But with the Naturally Peninsula iteration, all dishes are MSG-free and only low-sodium soy sauce is used in recipes that call for its inclusion. Purely plant-based selections include Pak Boong Fai deng (Thai wok-fried water spinach with yellow beans, chili, and light soy), Cauliflower Tikka Masala (roasted cauliflowerwith tomato, garam masala, coriander, and paprika), and Tempe Goreng (pan-seared tempeh, garlic, coriander, turmeric, and sambal).
At the hotel’s popular all-day buffet restaurant Escolta, a salad bar offers a selection of fresh vegetables with healthy dressings. For those with a sweet tooth, homemade dairy-free ice cream made with raw sugar will soon be made available at the restaurant.
When it comes to the famed Peninsula Afternoon Tea at The Lobby, Watermelon Gazpacho with Grilled Cucumber Tofu Skewers, Ratatouille Parcels with Onion Chutney, Calamansi Bar, Baked Cream with Exotic Fruit Caramel, and their homemade Cranberry Scones with Lemon Curd and sugar-free Lichi-Strawberry jam are just some of the healthy and tasty goodies on offer.
In the pipeline at The Peninsula Boutique are a selection of egg-and dairy-free pastries and cakes, as well as homemade kombucha.
PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Promoting health and wellness is a core principle of The Peninsula Manila. Now, more than ever, with the ongoing global crisis, sustainable health and wellness has become increasingly important, and so relaunching Naturally Peninsula is even more relevant.
Naturally Peninsula Beetroot Carpaccio (grapefruit, candied walnuts, and radish)
“With this new wellness program, we hope to break new ground in helping our guests to maximize their health and well-being while also helping to contribute to the local farming economy,” Executive Chef Castello says in closing. “We want to do our part to support local farms by partnering and sharing with them our Naturally Peninsula philosophy and purchase fresh, local, and quality produce that my team and I can use for cooking and seasoning.”
The Peninsula Manila’s Naturally Peninsula offerings are an invitation and opportunity for guests to take time to take care of themselves, their communities, and the environment – concerns which are of paramount importance, especially today.
To know more about The Peninsula Manila’s Naturally Peninsula offerings, please call +63 (2) 8887 2888, extensions 6691 or 6694 (Restaurant Reservations), or email DiningPMN@peninsula.com. You may also visit peninsula.com, like The Peninsula Manila on Facebook and follow @thepeninsulamanila on Instagram.
TMSPH ventures into the development and offering of a range of ‘new mobility solutions’ that will enhance Toyota as a brand that creates value for society through a service business model. Along with automotive manufacturing and distribution businesses, TMP furthers its effort to provide safety and comfort for Filipinos with TMSPH’s Vehicle Usership (VU) platforms, available for individuals and the business sector.
According to TMP president Atsuhiro Okamoto, this new venture will “better shape the industry’s role in building our modern societies and enriching human lives.” “We will accelerate the fulfillment of Toyota’s global mission to ‘Produce Happiness for All’ and vision to create ‘Mobility for All,” he added.
TMSPH president Ma. Cristina Fe Arevalo defined TMP’s concept of ‘new mobility’ as a suite of technology and data-driven lifestyle and business solutions that can address day-to-day challenges of moving people and goods from one point to another. “We envision TMSPH to be at the center of the ‘new mobility’ ecosystem as an integrated, ‘one-stop’ mobility solutions provider to help advance businesses and address local communities’ needs,” she explained.
Arevalo highlighted that TMSPH will primarily support the operating efficiency and growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises or MSMEs of various industries which are vital in driving economic growth.
TMSPH presented an initial pipeline of services which include fleet-connected service, on-demand shuttle booking app, car sharing or rental, logistics matching service, and fleet management service. Additionally, TMSPH will complement Toyota Financial Services Philippines Corporation (TFSPH) in promoting and managing units under its full operating lease product called KINTO.
The first of its kind among Toyota affiliates in the Southeast Asian region, TMSPH is considered as a ‘New Mobility Dojo’ that is projected to modernize domestic mobility systems and Internet of Things (IoT), potentially creating employment opportunities for technical but customer-centric professionals.
Further strengthening core business
Confident that the Philippines can rebound to the pre-pandemic momentum of motorization, TMP says the automotive manufacturing remains the Company’s core business and will continue to serve as a major driver of economic development.
Toyota provides staunch support to local manufacturing, a backbone of the Philippine economy, through a strategic network of vehicle and parts manufacturing industries, as well as the export of automotive parts and components by local Toyota Group suppliers.
“Our vision has always been to contribute to the Philippine economy and society through our automotive manufacturing business,” TMP chairman Alfred V. Ty said. “As of the end of last year, Toyota is happy to provide jobs for approximately 63,000 Filipinos at TMP, our dealers, suppliers, and affiliates. We have also contributed $17.1 billion in terms of auto component exports to our Toyota group worldwide since we started export operations in 1997.”
At its manufacturing plant in Santa Rosa City, Laguna, TMP currently produces two (2) models, the Innova and the Vios – a participating model with a PHP 5.58-billion investment under the government’s Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy or CARS program.
