Stars celebrate with Tupperware

The recent gathering of Tupperware Brands dealers became more dazzling than a rainbow when some of the country’s hottest stars showed up to celebrate with the direct-selling company as it marks another milestone.

Hosted by Randy Santiago, the star-studded event featured first-rate performances of some of the country’s top entertainers such as Karylle, Duncan Ramos, Kaye Brosas and La Diva’s Jonalyn Viray, Aicelle Santos and Maricris Garcia.

Making the atmosphere more vibrant were Bea Alonzo, the face of Tupperware Brands’ premier cosmetics line Colour Collection; celebrity heartthrob Sam Milby and leading actress Maja Salvador who came to represent their Tupperware’s line of fragrances. Multi-talented actress and image model of Fuller Fashion, Isabel Oli put life on the fashion show that also showcased other brands like Hanes, Wonder Bra and Playtex.

Comedienne Candy Pangilinan performed an interesting demo for Tupperware products. And to fortify that Tupperware Brands is indeed the leading direct selling company especially for kid’s clothes and accessories, celebrity mom Bernadette Allyson presented the newest kids’ selection as worn by her kids.

But the most important highlight of the annual event, with the theme “Beautiful Beginnings,” was the recognition ceremony of the company’s top dealers and performing entrepreneurs for 2009, which included the Roster of Millionaires, Leadership Awardees and Branch of the Year. Exciting innovations and developments for the upcoming year were also announced during the event.

“We are excited with the new endeavors and opportunities in store for our customers and for our people so that they can ultimately improve their lives. This year, we would like to strengthen our position as a company that boasts not only of top world-class brands but also of highly skilled direct sellers,” said Perry Mogar, president of Tupperware Brands Philippines.

The Tupperware Brands Philippines annual gathering was indeed a colorful celebration that welcomes a beautiful beginning for the company.

Exploring undiscovered attractions through Bike Festival Asia

The Philippines with its remarkable 7,107 islands, numerous land formations and bodies of water makes it suitable for sports adventures like biking.

In the recent Bike Festival Asia, over 100 cyclists traversed the mountainous slopes, wide rice fields and vast shorelines of Nasugbu, Batangas, one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations.

Road bikers followed the 75km trek starting from Terrazas de Punta Fuego, passing through Matabungcay Beach Resorts, Calatagan, round the Lemery Batangas terminus, and back to Terrazas. Meanwhile, mountain bikers took an exhilarating 35km rough off-trail road before finishing on the same venue.

The bike fun run, presented by Leading Events Network Plus, Inc (L.E.N. Plus, Inc) and supported by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), utilized biking in promoting Philippines as a tourist destination.

More than the recreational and health benefits brought by the sport, the scenic landscapes and seaside view made the biking experience more memorable and noteworthy. TIEZA General Manager and CEO Mark Lapid explained, “Biking is just the vehicle used to maximize the tour, to show off the beautiful place.”

The event’s goal was to recommend different areas and tourist destinations that are not very popular and to make the country’s tourism highly-competitive. During this event, for instance, the bikers discovered the virgin beaches and fields that are only familiar to the Batangueños.

“We should also target local tourists because many Filipinos have not fully explored the rest of our country’s exquisite islands. They bounded their quest only to the talked-about destinations like Boracay, when in fact there are other wonderful places like Paoay and Palawan,” said Lapid.

With this in mind, the success of the second Bike Festival Asia, gives L.E.N. Plus, Inc more optimism that in the future, they could bring the event in other parts of the country like Visayas and Mindanao.

Marilen Nuñez president of L.E.N. Plus, Inc. added, “We are also looking at inviting foreign riders to join in the succeeding events as we plan to make the event bigger as we progress to promote tourism also in these parts of the Philippines. We want to communicate that the Philippines is a safe, enjoyable and truly beautiful destination.”

Maja Salvador, the fresh face of Ivana fragrance

What makes Maja Salvador one of the most promising talents of her generation?

Her openness to new experiences and challenges is one thing that sets her apart from the rest. “I like doing new things, tackling new roles and assignments, as long as it is within my principles,“ adds Maja. True enough, this young beauty’s versatility can be seen in her work – from starring in teleseryes and films, to hosting variety shows and modeling for commercials.

This evident versatility, coupled with her refreshing looks, makes Maja the ideal girl to represent Ivana, the number one fragrance line of Tupperware Brands Philippines.

Her charming innocent face and youthful personality perfectly complement the Ivana variants, Pink, Light Blue, and the newest addition to the line, Ivana Fresh.

“I love the different light fresh scents of Ivana because they suit my varying moods, personality and activities.”

For instance, Ivana Fresh with its sparkling floral notes that leave a warm and light musky scent on the skin, is just perfect when Maja wants a light and fresh scent, just like when performing the dual role of two contrasting female personalities in her latest TV series Precious Heart Romances presents Impostor. For moments like these, Maja prefers to bask in the floral fruity scent of Ivana Fresh – from its Body Mist, Pocket Mist and Body Spray variants to Perfumed Hand & Body Lotion and Perfumed Body Talc.

Similarly, when feeling girly and youthful for those sweet girl-next-door roles, Maja immerses herself in the floral musky scent of Ivana Pink that’s available in these forms: Body Mist, Body Spray, Body Splash, Pockect Mist, Rollette, Perfumed Hand & Body Lotion, Perfumed Body Talc, Roll-On- Anti-Perspirant Deodorant and Eau de Cologne.

Finally, the floral jasmine scent of Ivana Light Blue is Maja’s preferred fragrance when hosting fun shows and preparing for her much-awaited dance numbers in ASAP XV where she’s hailed as the Dance Princess of the Philippines. For playful assignments like these, Maja basks in the free-spirited and playful allure of Ivana Light Blue which is available in Body Mist, Body Spray, Body Splash, Pocket Mist, Rollete, Perfumed Hand & Body Lotion, Perfumed Body Talc and Roll-On Anti-Perspirant Deodorant.

With Ivana’s various fragrances, Maja can easily choose the scent to match her varying moods while staying fresh, vibrant, and youthful.

Asian Hospital and Medical Center promotes healthy lifestyle with RUNew 2010

Achieving a fit and healthy body is becoming a goal among people today, who despite their busy lifestyles, want to include the habit of eating right and getting active. This health awareness was definitely present in the thousands of people who joined the biggest race in the South, the RUNew 2010 fundraising fun run by Asian Hospital and Medical Center, held at the Filinvest Corporate City in Alabang.

On its second year, RUNew attracted close to 2,000 participants, composed of health professionals, running enthusiasts, health and fitness buffs, families and friends. The fun run aimed to engage the public to be active and healthy to avoid diseases associated with sedentary lifestyle.

Clockwise from top left: Asian Hospital founding chair and top cardiologist Dr. Jorge Garcia, chief executive officer Theo Seiler, Asian Hospital Charities, Inc. president Dr. Josephine Tuason and 16K Men’s Champion Allan Ballester

Explained Theo Seiler, chief executive officer of Asian Hospital and Medical Center, “As a top medical institution, Asian Hospital has committed itself not only to the treatment, but more importantly to the prevention of diseases, particularly those caused by poor lifestyle choices. RUNew is part of this advocacy which is in line with the promotion of our breakthrough Lifestyle Medicine Center that caters to preventive medicine. Through our efforts, we want to generate public awareness on the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle to prevent the development of illnesses, which they can do by being active in sports like running and eating healthy.”

Besides Seiler, joining runners in running for health were top cardiologist and Asian Hospital and Medical Center founding chair Dr. Jorge Garcia; chief medical officer Dr. Juan Rosas; Asian Hospital’s new chief operating officer Steven Covington and marketing director Jun Amistoso.

Century Tuna inspires healthy living with a new celebrity endorser and new Superbods

Angel Locsin

With the vision to strengthen its position as a health and wellness brand, market leader Century Tuna introduces the newest faces of its fit and active lifestyle campaign: TV and movie actress Angel Locsin and the 2010 Superbods winners.

“Century Tuna is keen at aggressively promoting a lifestyle of health and fitness among our consumers and we want to ensure that this thrust is fittingly represented by credible personalities that truly embody the Century Tuna healthy lifestyle. So it was an easy decision to choose Angel Locsin as our new image model as she has always been known as an active health and sports advocate,” said Angela Gamboa, Century Tuna senior product manager.

2010 Superbods Van Vincent Leaño, Jillian Lua, Lea Yosalina and

Renzie Ongkiko

“Our new Superbods, meanwhile, have also been carefully selected to ensure that they personify a healthy mind and healthy body – qualities that embody the Century Tuna healthy lifestyle, so they will be good role models among the youth today,” added Gamboa.

Angel Locsin and the 2010 Superbods join Century Corned Tuna endorser Derek Ramsay as the brand’s celebrity advocates of health and wellness.

Angel is regarded as one of Philippine showbiz’s most talented and sexiest female stars, who has made a name for herself as a dramatic actresses in many hit teleseryes as well as an action princess in past fantasy and adventure-themed soaps. These days, she’s busy shooting for another must-see teleserye that will pair her with top actor John Lloyd Cruz.

But apart from her natural acting talent, it’s that gorgeous body that makes this 25-year-old actress so popular. There’s no surprise there as Angel is a natural sports lover just like Derek. She was actually a competitive swimmer before becoming a star, and is now actively pursuing challenging sports like muay thai, boxing and diving to help her maintain a fit and healthy body.

As Century Tuna’s new face, Angel has indeed turned from Sexy to Superbod who is inspired to be the image of an active and healthy lifestyle. She shared: “Being a Century Tuna endorser is really a great honor. It’s a great opportunity to inspire others to adapt a healthy lifestyle.”

Derek Ramsay

Joining Angel and Derek in helping promote health and wellness are the 2010 Superbods, four new faces of the healthy, active lifestyle who are ready to inspire their fellow youth to live healthy. The new Superbods are 18-year-old nursing student Lea Yosalina, 21-year-old psychology student Jillian Lua, 21-year-old TV host/model Renzie Ongkiko, and 23-year-old civil engineer Van Vincent Leaño.

Century Tuna introduced four new Superbods this year to reflect its commitment of aggressively spreading the importance of healthy lifestyle among Filipinos. The four bested hundreds of model hopefuls who lined up at the Superbods go-see conducted during the Century Tuna Superbods Run 2010 – the country’s biggest and most star-studded celebration of health and fitness.

The new Superbods were chosen for living up to the Century Tuna brand’s concept of total fitness – having not only a healthy body, but also a healthy mind.

As the new Superbods, the four are excited to help inspire the public to take up a healthy lifestyle. Lea and Renzie aim to instill the importance of sports and exercise. Jillian and Van Vincent, meanwhile, are keen at promoting healthy eating, particularly encouraging people to adapt a tuna diet to gain the benefits of Omega 3 DHA, which not only helps keep the body in shape but also helps keep a sharp mind.

As it introduces its new faces of the fit, active and healthy lifestyle, Century Tuna is poised to inspire and encourage Filipinos to start eating healthy, be involved in physical fitness and enjoy the best of health in the most delicious way.

Stars, sun and water fun at Lago del Rey

Summer officially ended with exhilarating watersports adventures and lots of fun-filled soirees at the 2^nd Lago del Rey Summer Aquafest held at the now-famous Lago del Rey lakeside of the Camsur Watersports Complex (CWC).

The scorching heat of the sun was no match to the sizzle provided by the celebrities in attendance, who truly found the three-day event a fitting escapade to end their summer.

From left: Miguel Villafuerte; Dyan Castillejo; Matthew Garcia and Marc Nelson

“The Lago del Rey Summer Aquafest has become a much-anticipated summer event among our celebrity and media friends, so this year we have made it even more fun, bold, and daring with the lineup of exciting land and water-based competitions. Of course, all these were enjoyed by our guests at the breathtaking Lago del Rey, which is fast-becoming another watersports haven among local and foreign watersports enthusiasts,” said Camarines Sur Gov. LRay Villafuerte.

CamSur Gov. LRay Villafuerte

Lago del Rey is an 18-hectare manmade lake right across the road from the fabulous wakeboard cable lake of the CWC cable park, now known all over the world for offering the best water-based entertainment facilities in Asia. Lago del Rey was conceptualized to be more fun and family-friendly, to balance the cable park’s extreme sports forte. Among the wholesome family watersports entertainment that can be enjoyed here are giant water slides, aqua wall climbing, water polo, water volleyball, kayaking, among others.

Mark Nelson, Isabel Daza, Adrien Semblat, Carlos Conception

So in line with Gov. Villafuerte’s vision of making CamSur the mecca of sports tourists, the Lago del Rey Summer Aquafest featured fun games for celebrity players: Survivor Games, featuring land-based physical competitions; and Water Games, which showcased celebrity players’ stamina and endurance on watersports using inflatables.

After the tiring yet exciting land and water competitions, guests were treated to relaxing chill-out parties held at Lago del Rey’s Villa Poolside. Entertainment was provided by Hale, Robin Nievera, and Encore DJs Jon Herrera and Mars Miranda.

Celebrities enjoyed the different games and activities at Lago del Rey Summer Aquafest 2010

Among the female celebrities who took time out to enjoy a weekend of water fun at Lago del Rey were Precious Lara Quigaman, Michelle Madrigal, Dyan Castillejo, Ginger Conejero, Isabelle Daza, LJ Moreno, Reema Chanco, Carla Humphries, Rochelle Barrameda, Justine Ferrer, Rich Asuncion, and Alicia Mayer.

from top: Raymond Gutierrez and Fargo Balliet, Michelle Madrigal and John Hall, Precious Lara Quigaman, Carla Humphries

Also making a splash at the games were celebrity hunks Marc Nelson, Paolo Paraiso, Marco Alcaraz, Jeremy Marquez, JM Rodriguez, Jimwell Stevens, Bobby Yan, Jon Hall, Antonio Aquitania, Ernie Lopez, and VJ Alvin Pulga.

The Lago del Rey Summer Aquafest was successfully organized by Marilen Nuñez and her team from LenPlus and was made possible by Headwear, Hugo Boss, Hawaiian Tropic, Republic, Gov. LRay Villafuerte and the Province of Camarines Sur.