Archives for September 2011

Unilab Ideas Positive: Turning Ideas Into Reality

How do you sow Nutrition and reap hope? Team BIGGKAS from the University of the Asia and the Pacific knows that. Their proposal was awarded as Grand Prize from last year’s Unilab Ideas Positive T heir “Buklod Bukid: Sowing Nutrition, Reaping Hope,” concentrates on addressing the malnutrition among children in a Baranggay in Pasig City through a hydroponics gardening project.

United Laboratories started the Ideas Postive because they believe that the growing health and wellness concerns in the communities are best addressed if more people are involve with it, specially if two or more organization are involve working together in true Bayanihan spirit. Unilab seeks out on youth for their creativity, grounded idealism and sense of social purpose for innovastive solutions for the growing concerns on health and wellness in the communities. Ideas Postive also provides the youth a seed fund to turn their ideas into reality.

Unilab Ideas Postive 2011 brings another batch of innovative ideas from the youth. Out of 56 entries from over 20 schools in NCR, Camanava, and Calabarzon 11 Social Marketing Ideas were chosen as the 2011 semifinalists. Five finalists teams will then be chosen to defend their plans on Sept 18 before a multi-sector panel of judges that will pick the team that wins the seed money from Unilab.

Here are the 11 semifinalists:

The Cloud ++ Project- Team AweEights
End Malnutrition: Be Healthy for You and Me- Team CIEMers
ECO-BIZ Inc. for Sustainability- Team ECO- BIZ Inc.
Maboteng Bahay, Mabuting Buhay- Team Green Minds
Hawak Kamay Sabay Sabay 3B Laban sa TB- Team High 5
Hitong Buhay Hitong Buhay- Team KaBaLiKat
Juan community uniting values realizing hopes- Team MaNiKa
KKK: Kalat, Kapaligiran, Kalusugan, Rebolusyon sa Malinis at Malusog na Kinabukasan- Team PHATA
DeoFer Solution (Animal Manure Deodorizer & Fertilizer in one)- Team SEND
Balsang Bulaklakan- Team Lypad
Pradyek Pa-Sibol- Team Timalaya

What can we do to help in this Bayanihan? Like your favorite video here: http://www.unilabideaspositive.com/videos.html and help us in spreading the word about it. Let us help in making these ideas turn into reality. Voting ends September 7. Like your favorite video now! You can vote only once on a video but you can vote more than one entry..

A total of 250,000 PhP seed money to start the proposals of the winners:

One (1) grand prize team winner and two (2) team runners-up will be chosen as the Ideas Positive 2011 winners. The prizes at stake are as follows:
Grand Prize Winner
– Ideas Positive Trophy for their school
– P100,000 seed money for the implementation of their project
– P50,000 cash prize for the group members
– P10,000 honorarium for the group mentor/faculty coach

Runners Up (2):- Ideas Positive Trophy for their school
– P75,000 seed money for the implementation of their project
– P30,000 cash prize for the group members
– P5,000 honorarium for the group mentor/faculty coach

You can also find more information in Unilab Ideas Postive Facebook Page

September Top Commentator Giveaway

Top Commentator Giveaway will now be monthly. Last August, we had two winners, one being the Top Commentator and the other one as lucky commentator. The prizes were, a Nivea Gift Pack for the Top Commentator and a Maybelline BB Cream for the lucky one. This September, in line with Toblerone’s Global Pinoy Awards, I will be giving away Toblerone gift packs, one for the Top Commentator and another one for the lucky commentator.

So what do you need to do? Just comment below that you are participating in this giveaway and comment all you want. You can comment in all my posts. The top commentator by end of September wins.

For the lucky commentator, all the commentators who expressed their interest to join this giveaway (just comment here if you are joining) will be included in the raffle, granted that you commented to at least two of my blog posts.. I love reading what you have to say on my blog entries.. mas mahaba mas enjoy ako 🙂

This giveaway will be monthly from now on and right now, I am really excited to plan out the items that I will give for October, November and December and the coming months. I was thinking graduation announcements might be a good giveaway for March no? Or flowers for February? what do you think guys?

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CLICK HERE FOR THE WINNER

Thank You Global Pinoy Awards

That was what I wrote during the Toblerone’s Thank You Global Pinoy Awards launching. A pretty lady approached us and asked us to write a Thank You Note.. and that day I was really thankful for my mother..

THANK YOU is a word that I always teach my kids.. even my youngest baby knows hot say thank you (and please).. but do you know that in 2007, in Reader’s Digest poll, Manila ranked as one of the least courteous cities in the world? Well, Toblerone challenged that and staged the first ever “National Thank You Day” on October 20, 2007. In 2009, from personal gratitude, Toblerone raised the bar to bigger perspective and involved the whole country with their “The Thank You Day Awards.” The nation paid tribute to public figures Manny Pacquiao, Francis Magalona, Dolphy, Daniel Razon and Cory Aquino. This year, 2011, Toblerone wants to thank our modern day heroes, “Thank You Global Pinoy Awards”.

But who is our modern day hero?

Definitely not Andres Bonifacio nor our national hero Dr Jose Rizal.. Our modern day heroes are those who are sacrificing to fulfill the dream of their families and also helped in country’s economic security through their remittances.. our modern day heroes are the OFWs.

How do we say Thank You to them? How do we express or gratitude to their sacrifices?

That’s what Toblerone’s Thank You Global Pinoy Awards is all about:

The Thank You Global Pinoy Awards is an initiative that seeks to search for the most outstanding global Filipino workers who deserve the gratitude not only of their loved ones; but also of the nation as a whole. It is primarily led by the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO)—the government agency tasked to promote and uphold the interests of Filipino emigrants and permanent residents abroad and Toblerone as the key proponent of Thank You Day in 2007.

“We envision a community of well- respected and proudly competitive Filipinos overseas who contribute significantly to the productivity and well-being of the countries where they reside and work; while maintaining strong ties with the Philippines,” says Ms. Imelda Nicolas, CFO Chairperson. “And we believe that the Thank You Global Pinoy Awards, with its thrust to thank and give recognition to Global Pinoys, is a good way to achieve this.”

Duty Free Chief Operating Officer Mr. Lorenzo Formoso explains, “We have always been committed to satisfy the shopping needs of the international traveler in an efficient service environment showcasing the Filipino traits of warmth, hospitality and gratitude. We support the Thank You Global Pinoy Awards because it is a good channel to promote our intrinsic Filipino trait of showing appreciation.”

Special Rewards Passport was also launched that night. The passport can be used to redeem gifts from partner establishments every time users do their shopping or go on vacation. Through this promo, Toblerone shows its appreciation to Global Pinoys by not only recognizing their efforts online, but also giving them a pasalubong that they can enjoy with their family.