Manulife Philippines and Erwan Heussaff Launch Video Series with Tips on Healthy Cooking

Manulife Philippines celebrates National Heart Month with the launch of a special video series starring its brand ambassador, Filipino restaurateur and multi-awarded cultural storyteller Erwan Heussaff.

The video, now live on Manulife Philippines’ social media pages and YouTube, features Heussaff cooking up kinilaw, a raw tuna dish on top of a tangy sauce served with roasted vegetables, for a simple lunch date with wife Anne Curtis. The traditional recipe uses quality and easily accessible Filipino ingredients that promote heart health that can support longer, healthier lives.  

Erwan and Dahlia Heussaff join Anne Curtis as Manulife’s newest brand ambassadors to promote better futures for Filipino families

Manulife Philippines officially welcomes Erwan and Dahlia Heussaff as its newest brand ambassadors, helping to promote wellness and financial security for Filipinos.

Erwan and Dahlia will champion better health and life protection for Filipino families through Manulife’s broad and comprehensive range of insurance products. Erwan and his daughter, Dahlia join Anne Curtis, an actress, TV host and mother who became Manulife’s brand ambassador in 2022.

Erwan is a Filipino restaurateur and a multi-award winning cultural storyteller, helping redefine food and cultural media in the Philippines. His brands — The Fat Kid Inside and FEATR Media — have gained various recognitions, including a 2023 James Beard Award.

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Metro Society Launches Men's Issue This March

This March, as the cool weather quickly turns into sweltering heat, the upcoming summer season gets even hotter with the release of Metro Society's annual men's issue.

The magazine this month turns the temperature up by turning the spotlight on men found making waves in the kitchen. With the local food industry having gained popularity in the last decade, the Philippines has become an international culinary destination and these men have played a crucial role in transforming not only the country's views, but tastes as well.

Leading the pack are four men who have piqued curiosity, whet appetites, and satisfied palates: Green Pastures' Robby Goco, Sensei Sushi's Bruce Ricketts, Hungry Hound's Rob Pengson, and Hatch22 and Pink Panda's Erwan Heusaff. 

PLDT Telpad gets an “app-grade” with TelMeHow

Tomorrow’s landline for today’s home just got an “app-grade”.

PLDT’s revolutionary tablet landline and multimedia gadget now comes with its own, exclusive application (app)—TelMeHow. TelMeHow is an educational online companion and an accessible source of easy-to-follow, useful knowledge ideal for pursuing special interests, developing new skills or simply bonding with loved ones especially during this summer vacation.

The app hosts several categories that family members can engage in, such as cooking, fashion, travel, photography, first aid, sports, music, language and fitness, among others. These categories offer “how-to” content in various forms—instructional videos, photos and supplementary content. This exclusive Telpad app features popular experts in its various categories.

For instance, for the cooking category, food connoisseur Erwan Heussaff demonstrates how to cook while photos of the finished product, as well as the written version of the recipes, tips and ingredients, are also available. The cooking section highlights recipes from Erwan’s personal culinary archives such as the super simple burger recipe, grilled stuffed calamari and cheese and mushroom rolled pizzanitos.