The Mactan Newtown, the flagship live-work-play township developement in Cebu is expected to be unveiled to the public on February 20, 2013 by no less than Philippines President Benigno S. Aquino III and Megaworld Chairman and CEO Andrew Tan.

In a statement from Megaworld’s First Vice President Jericho Go: ” Finally, the official unveiling of our fist township in Central Visayas in happening this year. We will be honored to present to President Aquino our township concept which Megaworld pioneered in the Philippines.”

After the unveiling there will be Job Fair for new Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) locators namely EnfraUSA and Results Manila.

“EnfraUSA and Results Manila belongs to the first group of tenants to open business in One World Center,” Adds Mr. Go.

In a separate interview with Megawold’s Harold Geronimo, it was revealed that the new BPO’s is just a speck of first-time locators who will be opening their offices in Mactan Newtown’s One World Center which can accomodate around 2,000 seats.

 

The Mactan Newtown Job Fair on February 20, 2013 (Wednesday)

The new township at the tourism city capital of the Philippines, will is expected to become a metropolis of no less than 25,000 people with more than 13,000 BPO jobs available.

For February 20, the following companies will be joining the job fair:

• McDonald’s
• Resorts World
• Megaworld 
• Results Manila
• EnfraUSA

The job fair is expected to hire more or less 2,000 applicants for different available positions. Mr. Geronimo also confirmed that other BPO’s are already signing up as locator in the upcoming 8 Newtown Boulevard and Pacific World Tower which is expected to be completed in two to three years.

Aside from One World Center, Two World Center is nearning completion, One Pacific Residence is already 100% sold, and One Pacific Square is soon to rise.

You can also read the article on the McDonald’s Opening at The Mactan Newtown here.

 

 

 

HIV Testing is no longer a taboo. It is not only one of the safest ways of slowing the HIV epidemic, but also the surest way of improving your well being as an active individual.

Here are the five reasons, which i think should be the motivation of getting HIV Tested why you should get HIV tested:

1. Healthier Life
Going to the doctor for your regular annual check-up is key to healthly living. With the doctors diagnosis, you are advised with the best ways of addressing a looming health problem. With this also, you are referred to the best specialist there is for your problem. If you are diagnosed to be healthy, you are reminded on how to keep it up or improve it for the better.

2. Protecting our loved ones
Knowing early can provide you and your partner early information of protection. It does not mean that if you are HIV positive, the sex life ends. Safe techniques are shared and can easily be learned.

3. Make informed decisions
Hearsay is trash even if it comes from a friend who is not an expert on any health issue. Confirming your status can allow you to make the informed decision and based on what is factual.

4. Ask the right question
Living healthy is directly parallel to how you know your body. Getting tested for HIV can give you the opportunity of asking the right questions only few dare to answer.

5. Regular Doctors Checkup
As you can see, the process is clear and the flow is shown in this article. What can provide you informed answer and decision begins in the acceptance that you need to regularly visit your doctor to be healthy in life. Make every visit to your doctor counts.

We understand tht HIV Testing in Cebu or any part of the country, is not a widely accepted norm.However, this should not hinder us from knowing how healthly we are.

Good thing, there will be a FREE HIV Testing event in Cebu on March 23, 2013 where you can ask your right question and get the right answers from specialists and experts on this field.

Titled “Check In Ta Bai”, venue and information will only be shared to those individuals who wish to undertake a FREE, DISCREET and CONFIDENTIAL HIV Testing in Cebu City.

Check this link to register online: http://go.loveyourself.ph/cebu

For more information, visit: facebook.com/TheLoveYourselfProjectCebu

The popular “yellow arches” brand is opening its stores in the Visayas in the past months. The most exciting of which is the opening of its newest and largest store in The Mactan Newtown in Lapulapu City, Cebu.

MacDonald’s at The Mactan Newtown is the first fast food tenant to open this year in The Mactan Newtown. This development follows the formal opening and launching of 8 Newtown Boulevard & One Pacific Residence.

If you’ve been to Eastwood City and had appreciated the ‘live-work-play’ concept of the township, The Mactan Newtown is also position the same. McDonalds also fits well in the concept and there’s no wonder why this fast food chain is opening its doors in Cebu’s newest lifestyle hub on January 7, 2012.

More updates about the new McDonalds at The Mactan Newtown store in town after the coverage.

Google Developers Group (GDG) Cebu will finally stage its first GDG DevFest Cebu on November 7, 2012. The said one-day event will be the largest meetup of Cebu-based Google technology advocates.

To be held at the grand and posh Quest Hotel and Conferences – Cebu, the event will also be a day of updating of latest Google technologies as selected speakers will showcase new Google products and technologies that will surely interest web and mobile developers.

For more information about the event, please check http://devfest.gdgcebu.org/.

If you are a web or mobile developer, join the event by registering through this link: http://devfest.gdgcebu.org/p/registration.html

If you are a Technopreneur looking for inspiration, a budding online business innovator or a participant of Startup Weekend Cebu, GTUG/GDG STARTUP WEEKEND CEBU BOOTCAMP is a must attended event before the actual STARTUP WEEKEND CEBU.

The final schedule of the GTUG/GDG Pre-Startup Weekend Cebu Bootcamp is on May 5, 2012 from 8:30AM to 5:00 PM.

Official Registration is ongoing online. You can visit this link:

For questions, you can view the Official GTUG/GDG Philippines Pre-Startup Weekend Cebu Bootcamp information sheet here. Details on the official worksheet is still subject to change without prior notice.

REGISTER NOW: http://swgtugbootcampcebu.eventbrite.com/

The flagship smartphone Xperia™ S from Sony debuts in Cebu through a special exhibition from April 26 to May 2, 2012 at the 2/F Cyberzone at SM Cebu. Visitors will be able to experience the stunning HD experience from the Xperia S, an Android smartphone with a Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine of 4.3 inch.

The smartphone is the first from the Xperia NXT Series. The Xperia U and Xperia P, along with the new Xperia sola, are set for release in the country over the next two months.

The new Xperia incorporates the best of Sony technology and design. Its twelve – megapixel camera with Sony Exmor R™ can take pictures in just 1.5 seconds from standby mode for the fastest capture of any scene. The new Xperia smartphone has a High Definition (HD or 1280 x 720) resolution screen, with sleeky back (1080p) and front (720p) cameras for HD recording.

As a PlayStation-certified device, it is is in top form for mobile gaming. One can even play games and share content such as images and videos from the smartphone to a TV, laptop, or tablet. Enjoy HD sharing through a wireless DLNA connection, or use the HDMI cable to link the smartphone to the TV. BRAVIA Sync lets one manage the Xperia S mobile phone with the TV remote control.

It is also NFC (near field communication)-enabled and ships with two Xperia SmartTags. This allows consumers to load pre-set profiles, or tasks for their Xperia smartphone onto a tag, which can be easily personalized. When a SmartTag is swiped, the smartphone switches to the pre-designated commands. When a user is in a car, for example, a simple swipe on an Xperia SmartTag can turn off the phone’s WiFi, launch the GPS app or switches the phone off to silent mode.

The Xperia S exhibit from Sony will be at the SM Megamall Bldg. B upper ground floor from April 19-24; SM MOA Main Mall (fronting Giordano) from May 3-8; SM North EDSA 4/F Cyberzone from May 10-15 and in SM Pampanga Cyberzone exhibit area from May 17-23.

The worlds first doughnuts and coffee store since 1937 is finally opening its first store in Cebu.

In a very special invitation to Pinoyworld.org, “the much-loved, international brand goes nationwide as it opens its first store int eh Queen City of the South on October 22, “ according to the attached image.

More information about the opening will be bared to you soon in this blog.

Five years after Krispy Kreme set foot in the Philippines, the confectionary company immediately garnered its own niche leading to an extensive expansion across Metro Manila.

Krispy Kreme opened its 1st store at Bonifacio Global City in November 2006. At present, Krispy Kreme boasts of 23 stores that serve renowned melt-in-your mouth doughnuts and coffee.

“We achieved what the Americans have been feasting on since 1930’s—the famous Krispy Kreme doughnut line, best served after the hot light outside the store flashes on,” says Jim Fuentebella, Chairman of Krispy Kreme Philippines . “And we also experienced the long lines that people in the US do, every time a new store opens for business.”

In fact, what the Filipinos did was more than just a line. True to Krispy Kreme’s passion for fun and excitement, the first customers get a month or even a year long supply of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Thus, some camped near the branch hours and even days before the new store’s opening.

And this is probably the scene that Cebuanos should expect now that Krispy Kreme is about to land on the celebrated Queen City of the South.

Krispy Kreme in Cebu.

“Bringing Krispy Kreme in one of the country’s most vibrant cities is just one of the results of our continuous expansion outside Metro Manila,” says Fuentebella.

Meanwhile, Mark Gamboa, Marketing Manager of Krispy Kreme Philippines says that the Krispy Kreme branch in Cebu will also offer wide varieties of doughnuts and beverages that made Krispy Kreme famous across the globe.

“We want to share the Krispy Kreme experience in our Cebu market thus we are bringing what the brand has to offer all the way down to the south,” says Gamboa. “From the world’s famous Original Glazed, yeast-raised and cake doughnut varieties, to our Signature Coffee and its different hot and cold variants—they can experience them all.”

Soon to be located in Ayala Center ’s The Terraces, Krispy Kreme Cebu is poised to be a sweet-destination-treat in the thriving Cebu Business District. Surrounded with sophisticated establishments, green landscapes and orchestrated water features, Krispy Kreme’s future location promises a relaxing yet refined surroundings of Cebu.

KRISPY KREME Cebu Locations

By October 2011, Krispy Creme will open two stores in Cebu. One will be in the Active Zone of Ayala Center Cebu and the other at AsiaTown IT Park. Together with the development and introduction to the Cebu market, they will also bring in the technology to start a commissary that will, in the future, be helpful in penetrating other viable Visayas and Mindanao markets.

Krispy Kreme finds its new home in the Queen City of the South.

Krispy Kreme Philippines Chairman Jim Fuentebella will unveil the worldwide doughnut and coffee sensation’s 1st branch in the thriving Cebu Business District in an exclusive meeting with the media and stakeholders on Monday (August 22, 2011).

In the said event, Chairman Fuentebella will share exciting news and updates from the global brand Krispy Kreme – from widening its national footprint to the newest product and brand innovations.

New updates about Krispy Kreme Cebu will be posted as soon as it is available.

In just a little over a month, the leading figures of the global franchising community will converge in Manila as the Philippines hosts the much-awaited Franchise Asia 2011, Asia’s biggest and most important four-in-one event happening on September 19-25 at the SMX Convention Center.

Organized by the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) and co-presented by PLDT  SME Nation and PLDT Alpha Enterprise, Franchise Asia 2011 is headlined by the twin meetings of the Asia Pacific Franchise Confederation (APFC) and the World Franchise Council (WFC) which will be attended by heads of national franchise associations from 43 member countries of the two world umbrella organizations.

Franchise Asia 2011 Chair Bing Sibal-Limjoco said that the honor of staging this prestigious international event was given to thePhilippinesafter PFA won the bid to host the high-level meetings of the APFC and WFC in Malaysiain 2008.

“This is truly a proud moment for the country, as Franchise Asia 2011 brings an excellent opportunity to market the Philippines as an investment and tourism destination,” Limjoco said.

Bannered under the theme “Asia to the World ● The World to Asia”, the event’s primary goal is to provide the platform to showcase to the world the best Philippine franchise brands and concepts, as well as provide a gateway for international brands to enter the 650 million ASEAN market through the Philippines, thus affirming the country’s position as the “Franchise Hub of Asia.”

WFC Chairman Samie Lim underscored the importance of the Manila-gathering of the international franchise community.  “These meetings will further international cooperation among global franchise players thus strengthening the joint statement of the WFC member-countries that franchising would continue to fuel the economic activity of developed and newly-industrialized countries.”

Aside from the APFC/WFC meetings, Franchise Asia 2011 will also feature the International Franchise Conference (September 22-23), the International Franchise Expo (September 23-25), and Educational Sessions and Seminars (September 24-25).

The two-day Conference, which will feature high-caliber speakers and experts with presentations on franchising updates and opportunities across the globe offers four components thus serving as the ideal learning venue to the participants.   These are: case presentations of industry leaders on “The Making of Successful Brands” to be led by Tony Tan Caktiong (Jollibee), Jeff Welch (Krispy Kreme), Chris Tanco (7-Eleven), and Edgar “Injap” Sia II (Mang Inasal); business leaders’ fora on the “Challenges and Opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region, developed economies, and the emerging and growth regions; panel of experts on issues affecting the growth and development of the franchising sector such as “Sustaining the Triple Bottomline” and  “The Use of Social Media for enhanced Profitability”; and, concurrent  breakout  sessions,  which  will  present  a  variety  of  relevant  and  stimulating franchise tracks for new and emerging franchises, established franchises and mature franchises.

Meanwhile, the international franchise expo is a one-stop shop for the best business opportunities ranging from established and successful brands to new and promising franchise concepts – in food, retail and service – both homegrown and international. With almost 10,000 square meters in exhibit area, the three-day Expo will showcase around 500 booth spaces to world-class exhibitors.  A showcase of country pavilions from the U.S., Europe and Asian countries will complement other exciting features of the Expo such as the best of the Philippine franchise brands and concepts; international franchise brands and concepts; emerging concepts, incubation and winning business ideas from the academe; and, suppliers and allied services.

The Expo also provides another learning venue through the franchise seminars for would-be franchisors, franchisees and international master franchisees.  These seminars will be conducted to serve as a forum for business matching between franchisors and franchisees – “International Franchise Opportuniy” for local investors who want to be a master franchisee, an area developer or a partner of a foreign brand on September 24; “How to Franchise your Business” for micro, small or medium enterprise owners who want to expand their business through franchising on September 24 and 25; and, “Investing in a Franchise Wisely” for would-be franchisees on September 24 and September 25.

To cap the Franchise Asia 2011, is the Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) program on September 26 and 27.  The CFE Program is a mini-MBA professional development program designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of franchise professionals. As the first to be accredited by the Institute of Certified Franchise Executives (ICFE) to offer the program outside theUS, PFA has already produced 38 Filipino CFE graduates, and currently has over 50 enrollees from the country and nearby Asian neighbors, further boosting thePhilippines’ esteemed professional standing in the international franchise community.

Franchise Asia 2011 is supported by the following HP Philippines, BPI Family Bank; PNB; Caltex-Chevron Phils.; 7-Eleven; Max’s Restaurant; Max’s Corner Bakery; Krispy Kreme Doughnuts; Bodega Site; Hungry Juan; Monterey Meatshop; Magnolia Chicken Station; Quali Plus International; Goldilocks; Seaoil: Aquabest; Puregold; HBC; Francorp Philippines; The Generics Pharmacy; Jollibee; McDonald’s Philippines; Wendy’s; PR Gaz Haus; Mister Donut; Pepsi; Crystal Clear; Coca-Cola; Bibingkinitan; Unilever-Selecta; Manels; BDO; Mineski; Corporate Pisanti; SM Supermalls; Robinsons Malls; Araneta Center; Shangri-la Plaza; Walter Mart; Tri Noma; Philippine Daily Inquirer; The Philippine Star; Manila Bulletin; Business World; Business Mirror; Entrepreneur Philippines; Inquirer.net; RMN DZXL 558; Oxford Business Group; Mindgate Systems Inc. AM Cleofe Prints; Manila Hotel; Microtel; Century Park Hotel; and Diamond Hotel.

 

To know more about the event, visit www.franchiseasia.com.ph or www.pfa.org.ph and register on-line for special admission rates. Other details can be obtained from the PFA Secretariat at tel. nos. (02) 687-0365 to 67; (02) 798-2543; 0917-8320731, or e-mail pfa@pfa.org.ph. For more information on the Expo, call the exhibit management team Global Link MP Events at (02) 750-8588; 0917-8320732 or e-mail franchise@globallinkmp.com.