The country’s first one stop shop government service center opens in Ayala Malls Manila Bay

Upscaling the quality and delivery of public services to its constituents, Parañaque City LGU, in partnership with Ayala Malls, has recently launched its ambitious joint project - the first-ever Express Lingkod Office (ELO) Serbisyo Center in Ayala Malls Manila Bay.

At the ribbon-cutting of the Paranaque Express Lingkod Office Serbisyo Center at Ayala Malls by the Bay

Located at the fourth floor of the mall, the one-stop-shop service center is the first of its kind in the country, bringing under one roof both personal and business frontline services of the Parañaque City Government.

The ELO Serbisyo Center provides a full range of government-related services within reach of any transacting individual or business entity in one accessible and convenient location.

Present at the launch were Ayala Malls President Christopher Maglanoc, Paranaque City Mayor Eric L. Olivarez, DILG NCR Regional Director Ma. Lourdes Agustin, DTI NCR Regional Director Marcelina Alcantara, BPLO Chief and Data Protection Officer Atty. Melanie T. Soriano - Malaya, and other officials.

Parañaque residents can now conveniently process their COVID-19 vaccination and certificate, senior citizen cards and booklet, police clearance, traffic-related violations settlement, health certificates, birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, and many more.

Likewise, the hub makes it easier for enterprises to process their business registration, business permits, building permits, mayor’s permits, real property taxes, and community taxes, among others.

The key departments are co-located in the public service center, including the Business Permits and Licensing Office, City Health Office, Local Civil Registrar’s Office, City Treasurer’s Office, Persons with Disability Affairs Office, and Office of Senior Citizen’s Affairs, etc.

“Today, the first-ever Express Lingkod Office Serbisyo Center is open for business, a momentous occasion that we are happy to commemorate. The event today is a culmination of an idea hatched around the middle of last year between our Manila Bay team, BPLO head Atty. Malaya, and the office of the good Mayor Olivarez. From a simple satellite office, this eventually evolved to something bigger – a one-stop-shop for all government-related services for Paranaque,” - Ayala Malls President Christopher Maglanoc.

“This is a groundbreaking initiative that I would like to emulate in our other mall locations and once again, I would like to thank Mayor Olivarez and his team for collaborating with us on this innovative project,” Maglanoc shared.

Paranaque City Mayor Eric L. Olivarez at the opening of the Express Lingkod Office Serbisyo Center

The ELO Serbisyo Center is open from 10:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Saturday.

To get more updates about the ELO Service Center, follow the official Facebook page of Ayala Malls Manila Bay at fb.com/ayalamallsmanilabay.

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LG takes Flight with its New Line of Monitors

LG Philippines unveiled its new lineup of monitors and showcased its newest, powerful and most technologically advanced monitors yet, in a Top Gun-themed event hosted by Andrei “Dreister” Felix.

LG PH Managing Director Sungjae 'Airboss' Kim, product director Peter 'Pirate' Uhm, with the country's top gamers, content creators and creatives: Magic Liwanag, LA Tenorio, Myrtle Sarrosa, Gab Valenciano and Eric Tai. The event was hosted by Andrei Felix

According to Sungjae “Airboss” Kim, managing director for LG Philippines, the company remains committed to innovating and enhancing its monitor line-up to adpt to the needs of its consumers. He added, “We’ve made great strides to elevate the user-experience of our monitors–from adapting to flexible workstations and upgrading our systems with new generation gaming standards.”

Meanwhile, the country’s most influential gamers, creatives and content creators attest to the power, image quality and versatility of LG’s latest monitor line-up. Eric "Eruption" Tai, LA "PBA Ironman" Tenorio, Magic Liwanag, Myrtle "MyrtleGail" Sarrosa, and Gab Valenciano are very impressed with the features of the latest monitors and regarded its beautiful performance to their leisure and productive activities.

Eric 'Eruption' Tai with LG Jane Pactoranan, LG's Business Development Manager

LA 'PBA Ironman' Tenorio with Janille Umali, B2B Marketing Communications Officer

Magic Liwanag with Greg De Jesus, Home Entertainment Marketing Communications Officer

Myrtle 'MyrtleGail' Sarrosa with Ryan Nulud, IT Monitor, Sales and Marketing Manager

Gab 'Viper' Valenciano with MyrtleGail and Ryan Nulud

LG Philippines also reaffirmed its commitment to help the community through its products and technologies through a large donation-in-kind of 30 LG UltraGear 32GN500 monitor units to the Naval Air Wing of the Philippine Fleet which they can use in their Operating Squadron Offices and Flight Briefing Stations, Command and Control Center, Operations Center, flight simulation rooms to display lectures, flight deck videos, flight performance briefing and debriefing, active weather information, flight monitoring information to further capacitate them in their performance of duties during Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance, Airborne ISR and Humanitarian and Disaster Response missions.

LG PH Managing Director Sungjae Kim with the members of the Naval Air Wing -- Philippine Fleet

The LG 2022 monitors are now available in your favorite authorized retailers and LG’s official flagship stores in Lazada and Shopee. You may follow LG Philippines’ social media pages or visit their official website at www.lg.com/ph for more updates.

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Netflix shows July 2022

We're on the second half of the year and Netflix banners its July with the season finale of Stranger Things Season 4. Ryan Gosling's The Gray Man also arrives on July 1 and more shows coming this month.

Stranger Things 4 Vol 2

The Gray Man

The new Resident Evil live-action series; the new animated Kung Fu Panda series, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight with Jack Black and Rita Ora; The Sea Beast with voice acting by Karl Urban and Dan Stevens; Boo, Bitch starring Lana Condor; Persuasion starring Dakota Johnson and Henry Golding; Uncoupled starring Neil Patrick Harris; K-drama Remarriage & Desires; documentary Street Food: USA; and reality series Dream Home Makeover: Season 3.

See the full schedule here. Titles and schedules are subject to change without prior notice.

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SM Foundation conducts medical mission in SM City Angono

SM Foundation brings back its Gamot Para sa Kapwa Medical and Dental mission in SM Center Angono for the people of Angono, Rizal. This beautiful initiative documents that SM Foundation truly looks after its stakeholders wellbeing as the pandemic precautions come to an ease.

With the assistance from Angono Municipal Health Office (MHO), Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWD) and the health workers of Barangay San Roque, SM Foundation has extended its services to pre-determined 336 residents of Angono who belong to the 4Ps.

The medical mission provided free medical services including medical consultation, dental checkups, tooth extraction at the Angono MHO, free medicines, blood tests including Glucose, Blood Cholesterol, Uric acid and Hemoglobin. Digital X-Ray imaging and Electrocardiogram or ECG are also made available to the beneficiaries. A total of 630 services were provided by SM Foundation and medical volunteers.

“With the generosity of SM Foundation, we are delighted to bring these free medical services to the communities here in Angono who need them the most. We are thankful also to our LGU partners who have extended their time and effort to us. We are happy that through this medical mission, we have provided the needed medical attention and somehow peace of mind to the beneficiaries,” said Paolo Gunao, Assistant Mall Manager of SM Center Angono.

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You're under Vecna's curse at the upside down in Makati

Before we all see the next volume of Stranger Things 4 on July 1, Glorietta Activity Center in Makati will be under Vecna's curse until July 2. The huge venue transformed into a huge red world of the Upside Down controlled by this season's villain and Eleven's arch enemy.

Vecna floats at the center held by his huge network of vines, roots or whatever you call it, ready to strangle everyone under his curse like what he did to poor Chrissy Cunningham, Fred Benson and more others. Want to play the victim? Go pop your heads through trunks surrounding Vecna just like in El's visions in Volume 1.

 

I still have my Dustin's cap from season 2 but I hope he will not get killed in the next chapter.

Vecna is also present and playing over our minds to take photos with him. LOL

The clock is ticking. Netflix also revealed the trailer for Volume 2 and it's making us go crazy as our gang will be fighting Vecna face to face. The battle will be more intense and we would not how if they're going to win. Watch here.

 

Do you think Eleven and the Hawkins kids can do it? Discuss in the comments below.

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How to build a champion’s mindset from Olympic golfer Yuka Saso

Whether in the game of life or sports, it’s vital to have a strong and healthy mind and body to overcome challenges. Just take, for example, 20-year-old Filipino-Japanese professional golfer Yuka Saso, who has also had her fair share of struggles on her journey to becoming a top player.

In 2021, she experienced one of the toughest moments of her career when she injured her neck on the third day of her British Open competition, one of the world’s four major golf tournaments. She had to power through the pain and its effect on her performance, but instead of being deterred by this incident, it made her realize the importance of taking care of her physical and mental health.

As an athlete, Saso shares her own learnings and experiences from golf, which is touted by experts as a highly mental sport, in the hopes that it might also help others develop the mental strength to withstand stress and pressure:

Be consistent. Many people thrive on consistency and a regular schedule because it gives them an idea on what to expect, making it easier to anticipate possible challenges. This is also true for Saso. “I want my golf to be consistent – even if I don’t win – as long as I’m in that range, like in top 20, then I feel good about it,” she said, adding that a healthy routine helps, too. “I keep my eating habit healthy and make sure I sleep well, which I think is really important so my body can recover better.”

Yuka Saso, Filipino-Japanese golfer

Love what you do. Discovering your passions and doing something that you love may bring meaning to your life and help you feel fulfilled. Saso advised, “Build confidence. Believe in your job and love it. Because I love my job, I work hard to get my golf better. If you love your job, you’ll have confidence and work better. Just remember why you chose the job. Find your passion.”

Focus on the positive. For Saso, having fun and thinking positively builds confidence. “In golf, it's not really about physical strength. It's all about having the right mindset. I try to think positively or focus on the present, stay present, and not to look too far because you can't control your future or your past. You can only control what's happening in the present, so I'm probably just focused on what I have to do now so that I can perform in the future.”

Look for a good support team. Saso ensures that she is surrounded by a strong support system that shares the same values as her. “If I have good support from the people around me, then I can play golf better.” This year, she became the official partner of leading global insurer AXA because she resonates with the brand’s “Know You Can” brand signature, which is rooted in the understanding that confidence is essential for people to successfully achieve their goals.

As a professional athlete, it’s important for Yuka Saso to keep building up both her physical and mental strength. With her advice, we can also start taking steps to prioritize our own in order to keep wellness going on the road to a long and happy life.

For more info on AXA health solutions, visit axa.com.ph/health-protection.

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The passengers of BULLET TRAIN

Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe – all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives – on the world's fastest train...and he's got to figure out how to get off. From the director of Deadpool 2, David Leitch, the end of the line is only the beginning in a wild, non-stop thrill ride through modern-day Japan.

Check out the character posters for Columbia Pictures’ new action-thriller Bullet Train and meet these characters exclusively in cinemas across the Philippines August 03, 2022.

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