Nearly one-third of Filipino children are deprived of health care, safe water, clean toilet facilities, decent shelter, nutritious food and education. And almost 4-million Filipino children are classified as out-of-school youth. Numerous reasons contributed to this prevalent problem like insufficient family income, child labor, teen marriage, illness, disability, inaccessibility to schools and high cost of education. Consequently, these factors inhibit the proper learning, development and value information of a child. With this, Robinsons...
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“Joys” of all ages enjoyed a special treat from McDonalds Philippines during the first ever Chicken McDo Day held last April 22. To celebrate this joyful day, everyone named “Joy” or any of its variations (Joi,” “Joyce,” “Joice,” and “Joyann”) were treated to McDonald’s best-tasting Chicken McDo for free. What’s more, each Joy was allowed to bring one companion who also received a free 1pc Chicken McDo with Rice as they dined and bonded at McDonald’s. A joyous atmosphere was present in close to 30 participating...
The food we eat may have toxins that can pose serious health risks particularly among our children who are most vulnerable. To provide for the increased demand for food, conventional commercial farming resort to artificial growth-promoting hormones and synthetic pest control substances such as pesticides and herbicides for faster production of crops, meat and dairy products. While adults have developed immune system to help fight these toxins, children are defenseless because of their immature organs and systems. “Several studies have...
Let us all congratulate the hosts, the judges and of course the winners of this year’s Jolly University Grand Cook Off Challenge! Ramon Daez, General Manager of Fly Ace Corporation perfectly summed up this memorable event with his remarks : “This is the third time that we are having this Jolly University affair, and the first time that we are having a Jolly University Food Congress. As the company behind this advocacy, Fly Ace has, over the years, been building it to become better. We are thankful as well to our partners in the...
As moms, we try our best to provide our families with the healthiest food that we can find. And most of us know that as much as we try to lessen meat intake because of the bad cholesterol we get from them, they can be the unhealthy necessity to make our dishes palatable. The worst thing is that it’s not only our health which is at risk when we consume too much of meat. Did you know that meat production is one of the biggest causes of greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change? Fortunately, there is one company which...
Being one of the judges in the recently concluded Ajinomoto Umami Culinary Challenge (UCC) made me realize three things : 1. We have a huge number of culinary experts who are clearly passionate in what they do. It made me proud so proud in thinking about the future of our food industry with all these culinary talents waiting in the background. 2. Our Filipino dishes, delicious as they are now, can be made even more exciting, more eye-filling, and healthier. These can all be done by using alternative ingredients, other types of meat and...
Villa del Conte brings new luscious chocolate flavors for everyone to enjoy. They come in praline balls, bars and packages. Latest additions to the praline ball collection include sweet, fruity goodness such as milk chocolate with crème brulee and pomegranate nuggets (copper), and milk chocolate with white cream filling and coconut bits (light blue). Party-goers can also take their pick among “spiked” praline balls such as milk chocolate with amaretto cream filling (bronze) and milk chocolate with white rum cream...
