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February is National Dental Health Month, by virtue of Proclamation No. 559, s. 2004. MALACAÑANG MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES PROCLAMATION NO. 559 DECLARING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY OF EVERY YEAR AS NATIONAL DENTAL HEALTH MONTH WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 235, dated January 24, 1951, declared the period from February 3 to 9 of every year as National Dental Health Week; WHEREAS, its major objective is to arouse dental health consciousness among the people; WHEREAS, the dental profession plays a vital role in the maintenance of a healthy citizenry and the Philippine Dental Association since then has lived up with its share to propagate the value of oral/dental health to the people during the traditional week-long celebration; WHEREAS, a DOH survey released in 1998 revealed that 96 out of one hundred Filipinos are afflicted by dental caries making tooth decay probably the most prominent disease affecting Filipinos; WHEREAS, it is imperative that the week-long celebration sh

February is Philippine Heart Month, by virtue of Proclamation No. 1096. TANGGAPAN NG PANGULO NG PILIPINAS (OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES) PROCLAMATION NO. 1096 DECLARING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY OF EVERY YEAR AS PHILIPPINE HEART MONTH WHEREAS, the heart is the seat of life, and the growing prevalence of heart cases among our people should be attented to with urgency; WHEREAS, there should be national awareness to this serious health problem through a program of emphasis and continuing research and education; and WHEREAS, the true wealth of a nation is the health of its people and a nation can stand only as strong and healthy as its people are strong and healthy; NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALEJANDRO MELCHOR, Executive Secretary, by order of his Excellency, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby declare the month of February of every year as “Philippine Heart Month” to be devoted to the task of effecting the highest possible degree of health care among our p

Get ready to get artsy this Saturday, January 23 at the #NBSColorPopFair ! Detox your digital life and color your worries away in this adult coloring book event! Join us at the book signing of #HueCanDoItManila , a coloring book paying homage to the beautiful buildings of Manila, both existing and long gone. Illustrated by Asa Montenejo, this coloring book is definitely unique! Catch graphic artist and illustrator June Digan and have your #AYearOfPositivity planner signed too! The weekly planner is packed with feel-good tips and lovely watercolor lettering that will keep you inspired for the whole year.  You can also watch them do live art at 11 AM along with other local artists as they transform a blank white wall into a piece of art! See you there!

GET ENTREPRENEUR AND FRANCHISE EXPO 2015 FREE TICKETS, PLEASE CLICK HERE! Attend the LARGEST & MOST ANTICIPATED entrepreneur and fracnhise show in METRO MANILA, featuring TOP franchise businesses and entrepreneurs at the 2nd ENTREPRENEUR AND FRANCHISE EXPO, to be held on JUNE 5-7, 2015 at the Megatrade Hall, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines. ATTENDING IS SIMPLE! Register above. Your ticket will be emailed to you. Print it out and bring it with you to the show. This ticket gives you FREE entrance to the exhibit area, workshops and seminars.Now on it’s second year, the ENTREPRENEUR AND FRANCHISE EXPO is a 3-day trade show field with exciting opportunities marking the beginning of a new wave of empowerment for the next generation of filipino entrepreneurs and will be held from JUNE 5-7, 2015 at the Megatrade Hall 1, 5th Floor, Mega B Building, SM Megamall, EDSA corner J. Vargas Avenue, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, 1860 Philippines. The show has been a

Catch the Gourmet Masterpieces at Megaworld Lifestyle Malls Summer Event!  Art-inspired cuisines and food-inspired fashion show were the highlights of “Gourmet Masterpieces,” a visual and culinary feast held in Newport Mall at Resorts World Manila, Pasay City, on April 18. Megaworld Lifestyle Malls in partnership with the Asian Food Channel, Mega Magazine and Appetite, launched “Gourmet Masterpieces,” an Epic Summer event showcasing art-inspired concoctions followed by a fashion show featuring models wearing food-inspired creations. One of the gourmet masterpieces that caught the guests’ attention is this creation called “Filipino Delicacies” from Eastwood Richmonde Hotel: It is an ensemble of popular Filipino desserts like sweet puto, pastillas and maja blanca inspired by the Philippine flag. These are just a few of the artful dishes shoppers can experience at Megaworld Lifestyle Malls this summer. Food lovers can look for the Gourmet Masterpiece seal at dining

Catch McDonalds Holloween Funday 2012! The spookiest time of the year is just weeks away! McDonald's will make it more exciting with Halloween Funday! Visit the McDonald's nearest you for more details. This Halloween, discover and unravel the mystery behind Hamburglar and the case of missing Hamburgers at the McDonald’s Halloween Fun Day. For P150, kids can be treated to fun-filled games, art projects, great food, prizes and many other spook-tacular surprises at McDonald’s!

“KAINANG PAMILYA MAHALAGA” declared on every 4th MONDAY OF SEPTEMBER! DECLARING THE FOURTH MONDAY OF SEPTEMBER OF EVERY YEAR AS “KAINANG PAMILYA MAHALAGA” DAY AND AMENDING PROCLAMATION NO. 1895 (S. 2009).   PROCLAMATION NO. 326 DECLARING THE FOURTH MONDAY OF SEPTEMBER OF EVERY YEAR AS “KAINANG PAMILYA MAHALAGA” DAY AND AMENDING PROCLAMATION NO. 1895 (S. 2009) WHEREAS, Section 12, Article 2 of the 1987 Constitution declares that the State shall recognize the sanctity of family life and shall protect and strengthen the family as the basic social unit; WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 60 (s. 1992) declared the fourth (4 th ) week of September as “Family Week” to focus on the importance of strengthening and promoting unity, solidarity and stability of the Filipino Family as the basic unit of Filipino society and for whose well-being all national development efforts are directed; WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 847 (s. 1996) declared the 4 th Sunday of September as Family Thanks

Catch “Culinary Dreams: Filipino-American Chefs Forum and Dinner Party" Details! From September 27 to 30, Purple Yam will open its kitchen in Brooklyn’s Ditmas Park for “Culinary Dreams: Filipino-American Chefs Forum and Dinner Party,” a hybrid event where open dialogue and scrumptious dinner will have an experimental performance. The public forum-cum-dinner party from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. will feature a bicoastal cast of seven chefs – three from the Bay Area and four from New York. Three of the Bay Area’s most successful chefs —Dominic Ainza of Mercury Restaurant & Lounge in San Francisco; Tim Luym of Attic Restaurant in San Mateo, Calif.; and Cocoy Ventura of Cocoy Ventura Culinary Services in San Francisco — will join Purple Yam owners Romy Dorotan and Amy Besa, Perry Mamaril and King Phojanakong of Umi Nom in Brooklyn and Kuma Inn in Manhattan. To read more, click HERE!

It's National Grilled Cheese day on April 12. Watch Grad Life's National Grilled Cheese Day Recipe- Video Watch Kobayashi thrashes world record for grilled cheeses in 1 minute at GroupMe.com event.

Macaron Day Manila 2012 Visit any Bizu branch for a FREE macaron on March 20! Bizu Patisserie brings Macaron Day to Manila For Macaron Day Manila 2012, Bizu Patisserie is offering each visitor a free macaron! To receive the complimentary macaron, visit any Bizu Patisserie and Bistrofare branch and simply mention you are celebrating Macaron Day Manila. Percentage of all additional macarons purchased on this day will be donated to Virlanie Foundation. On March 20, Macaron Day, Bizu lovers and macaron enthusiasts will have a chance to select from 11 different flavors that Bizu currently offers plus taste the new savory Macaron collection that Bizu recently launched. The new savory Macaron collection flavors are Blue cheese –Honey, Thai Peanut and White Truffle; three unique flavors that will surely leave you wanting for more. Branches: Greenbelt 2 Parkside Greenhills Promenade Glorietta 4 3/F Alabang Town Center St. Luke's Medical Center, Bonifacio Global City For

With its overwhelming success last year, and due to insistent public demand, BEST FOOD FORWARD is now on its 2nd year! Definitely bigger and better, with more surprises and enjoyable activities to be enjoyed by the whole family, this event of the appetite is the first of its kind with a whole new concept to welcome summer with a bang! To be staged on March 24 and 25, 2012 at the NBC Tent, it promises to be an affair where everyone can savor the best food and celebrate it during one of the most awaited seasons of the year. It’ll definitely be a way to strengthen family togetherness, promote entrepreneurship and be established as a cheerful epicurean adventure to look forward to. Best Food Forward likewise aims to encourage group of friends, families and industry people to appreciate our local delicacies, entrepreneurial talent and creativity, at the same time be an unforgettable food-loving affair!

Attend the 5th Annual Food and Beverage Expo starting on March 1, 10:00am at PICC. Over 300 exhibitors will be present at the expo, including both local and international suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers. International exhibitors from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea and the United States will also showcase their products. For more information, log on to pifbex.com or call 395-5009. March 1 (Thursday), 10 am at the PICC, Kyle Imao, hailed as the first Pinoy Junior Masterchef will be in the midst of major players in the food and beverage industry. The 12-year old champ will do the ribbon cutting for Tradecon as it launches its 5th Annual Food and Beverage Expo and HORECA (Hotel, Restaurant and Caterers Expo) which will run until March 4.

World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. It is also the Food Engineer day. The World Food Day theme for 2011 is "Food prices - from crisis to stability". World Food Day (WFD) was established by FAO's Member Countries at the Organization's 20th General Conference in November 1979. The Hungarian Delegation, led by the former Hungarian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Dr. Pál Romány has played an active role at the 20th Session of the FAO Conference and suggested the idea of celebrating the WFD worldwide. It has since been observed every year in more than 150 countries, raising awareness of the issues behind poverty and hunger. source:wikipedia "FOOD PRICES -- FROM CRISIS TO STABILITY" has been chosen as this year's World Food Day theme to shed some light on this trend and what can be done to mitigate its impact

Watch out for Philippines' Shamcey Supsup on the upcoming Miss Universe 2011 Live in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, will be held at the Credicard Hall, in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico will crown her successor at the end of the event. Schedule of Live Stream: September 8, 2011- Preliminary Competition 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT on Sep 8th, 2011 September 12, 2011- Crowning Moment Webcast 11:00 PM EDT on Sep 12th,2011 - 12:00 AM EDT Sep 13th, 2011. MISS UNIVERSE 2011: MANILA TIME PRE-PAGEANT:  Sept. 9, 2011, FRIDAY, 9am (Manila Time). PAGEANT NIGHT:   September 13, Tuesday (Manila Time).  Watch live streaming video from missuniverse at livestream.com Here's the complete list of 2011 Ms. Universe Contestants: Miss Universe 2011 List of Candidates:  Angola: Leila Lopes, 25 Argentina: Natalia Rodríguez, 24 Aruba: Gillain Berry, 24 Australia: Scherri-Lee Biggs, 20

For all the women who always prepare our food, Happy Mother's Day! Mother's Day Hearthwarming Video- Have You Talk to your Mother lately? Close kayo noon. Sana ganito parin ngayon. Reconnect this Mother's Day. Click Here to Watch the Video!

Google Celebrate 119th Birthday of the Ice Cream Sundae with a new Doodle, the Sundae is an ice cream dessert. It typically consists of a scoop of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup, and in some cases other toppingsincluding chopped nuts, sprinkles, whipped cream, or maraschino cherries. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the origin of the term sundae is obscure. Various American localities have claimed to be the birthplace of the ice cream sundae. These claimants include Ithaca, New York; Two Rivers, Wisconsin; Plainfield, Illinois; Evanston, Illinois; New York City; New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland, Ohio; and Buffalo, New York. There is debate between Ithaca and Two Rivers over which city has the right to claim the title “birthplace of the ice cream sundae.” When Ithaca mayor Carolyn K. Peterson proclaimed a day to celebrate her city as the birthplace of the sundae, she received postcards from Two Rivers’ citizens reiterating that town’s claim. Of the many stories ab