An Unwavering Love: A Mother's Journey Towards a Perfect Smile and Bright Future for Her Child

Mother’s Day is a special occasion to honor and celebrate the courage, triumphs, and unconditional love of mothers. For many mothers, their greatest joy is to see their children smile and have a bright future. 

However, for some mothers, this joy is not easy to achieve, as their children suffer from cleft lip and palate, a congenital condition that affects their appearance, speech, nutrition, and self-esteem. Their unwavering love became the driving force that propelled them toward a path of transformation and hope.

A Mother’s Plight to Achieving Great Joy

Take the case of Lina, a mother of four from Negros Oriental, who faced this difficult reality when her youngest daughter, Mary Joy, was born with a cleft lip and palate. She was saddened when she saw her daughter’s condition and blamed herself, wondering what she did wrong during her pregnancy. Upon learning of her daughter's diagnosis, Lina’s heart was filled with both love and concern, and wanted to give her the best care possible. 

Moms in Tech: How these Mothers at Shopee Unlocked Success in a Fast-Paced Industry

With the rapid growth of e-commerce, more women are exploring the tech industry and finding success online. Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, continues to provide members of its platform with the support needed to thrive in tech. In time for Mother’s Day, three mothers share their experiences on how they ventured out of their comfort zones and into e-commerce. Karen, Primarose, and Glenda are a testament to what working mothers in tech are capable of achieving –  whether they are riders, livestream partners, or employees of Shopee.

Shop for Mother's Day gifts and enjoy awesome rewards at the PayMaya Mall

This coming Mother’s Day, finding the perfect gift for your mom from the comforts of your home is a breeze with the help of your trusted cashless payments app PayMaya. With PayMaya in hand, you can find thoughtful gift ideas from over 200 merchants inside its PayMaya Mall feature. On top of making your mom happy, it's also a safer way to shop, and with PayMaya's cashback and promos, it's also more rewarding.  

From the best food picks to specialty grocery items, health products, stylish kitchenware, and beauty finds, you can easily find a wide range of products that can suit your budget, all within your PayMaya app. And when you pay for your purchases using your PayMaya mobile number, you can even get up to 100% cashback of up to P500-- a sweet treat not just for your mom but for you as well!

To start shopping for your Mother’s Day gifts and more, simply tap the Maya Mall icon on your PayMaya App and choose from over 200 merchants ranging from lifestyle brands, grocery stores, pharmaceuticals, restaurants, and many more. After choosing the items you’d like to purchase, just select PayMaya as your payment option, key in your PayMaya mobile number to pay, and enjoy exclusive PayMaya deals! 

Preparing healthy dishes in a fun and yummy way via “Dimps’ Kitchen”

Actress-host Dimples Romana and her son Onzo will have a surprise ingredient for you each episode, which can be seen on TFC Online (www.TFC.tv)

Celebrate and have your kids enjoy healthy meals this Mother’s Day as ABS-CBN actress-host Dimples Romana with her son Onzo share healthy but yummy dishes via TFC Digital Shorts “Dimps’ Kitchen”, seen in most countries worldwide starting this May 12 via TFC Online (www.TFC.tv).

PayMaya gives you four awesome ways to show love to your mom on Mother’s Day

Mothers deserve to be celebrated every single day for all that they do, but this May 12, show your mom how much you love and appreciate her as we all celebrate Mother’s Day. This year, do away with the usual Mother’s Day gifts like flowers and perfume, and give her something she can truly enjoy.  

Despite what many would say, giving worthwhile gifts need not to be expensive–there are a lot of ways you can make your mom feel special without emptying your wallet. Here are four awesome tipid ways to treat your mom onMother’s Day with help from PayMaya:

Give her the shopping spree she deserves 

Mother’s Day is the perfect excuse to give back and spoil your mom, for a change. Let her shop to her heart’s content - from makeup, clothes, bags, home décor to fitness equipment, without having to worry about the hefty bill.

Mother's Day Surprise through Send A Shakey's!

It's that time of the year again when we celebrate the love and sacrifices of mothers motherhood and maternal bonds around the world.

Each one of us have our own super wo-Mom, the one who carried us in her womb, gave birth to us after nine months, played with us, fought with us and raised us to be the best version of ourselves. Every year on the second Sunday of May, we honor and say thank you to our super wo-Mom whose unconditional love we can't even fathom and whose strength is totally undeniable.

What are your plans to surprise Mom this year besides the traditional flowers and cakes? Whether you're at home or living and working abroad, why don't you surprise Mom with her Shakey's favorites through Send-A-Shakey's this Mother's Day? All you have to do is visit www.shakeyspizza.ph, click Send-A-Shakey's, choose your orders and then checkout conveniently and pay online. You can also include messages of love under Special Instructions.

Run for Fun and Food, and Do Good on Mother’s Day!

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and usually, people surprise their mothers with beautiful flowers, cards, gifts, and a special brunch or dinner treat. Been there. Done that. So many times.

This Mother’s Day, why not ditch the usual and go for something extra special? Here is a different, yet still fun, meaningful, and delicious alternative.

TFC Live presents TIKIM Filipino Food Fun Run, a one-of-a-kind 5K run or walk that celebrates culture and the value of giving back through loads of happiness and tons of food. Tikim is a Filipino word that means, “to taste.” This TIKIM takes place on May 13, Sunday, starting at 8:00 A.M. at the Coyote Point Recreation Area, 1701 Coyote Point Drive in San Mateo. The 5K course will have a Filipino food tasting station at each kilometer mark of the way. A food festival featuring a sumptuous array of favorite Filipino dishes will greet participants as they cross the finish line.

The gift of healthy ‘crowning glory’ fit for the queen this Mother’s Day

Cliche it may be, but there’s indeed a woman behind the person we are today. And that’s no less than her—our mother. We used to call her nanay, inay, ‘nay, mama, mommy or simply mom. Needless to say, she deserves more than that given the pivotal role she fulfills in rearing us from childhood to adulthood and possibly for the rest of our lives. 

There may be opposing beliefs whether that greater maternal instinct is biologically predetermined or socially imposed, but everyone would agree that a mother is hardwired to love and care about the whole family, especially the children, all the time. For better or worse, it’s always the welfare of everyone at home on top of her priority. 

Moms get royal treatment at the Araneta Center

When we were kids, our moms meant the world to us. And as we grew up, our moms continued to be there to guide us, pushed us to be the best we can be, and serveed as our inspiration. We cannot thank them enough for being such a huge part of our lives.

This month, you can turn the tables and give your moms the royal treatment. Indulge the Queen of your home at the All Out Mommy Royalty—a Mother’s Day extravaganza at the Araneta Center. For the whole month of May, royal treats for moms worth over P100,000 will be given away!

On Mother’s Day, May 11th, show your mom some love at the Mother’s Day Royal Bash at the Gateway Activity Area, where mommies can expect fun games and prizes to be given away during the event.

Mother’s Day at Solaire: Choose from discounted room packages and dinner set menu

Mothers know best. But this time, Solaire has thought of the best for the special women in our lives. From the special discounted rates in the ultimate family staycation to the exquisite set menus in our fine dining establishments, we’ve made sure that this will be one unforgettable Mother’s Day. 

Bring the entire family this ‘Mother’s Day weekend’ and stay in one of our luxurious suites with discounted rates. Under the Summer Family Getaway packages, our rooms go as low as PhP6,000++ for Deluxe Room Cityview and PhP7,000++ for the Deluxe Room Bayview. The special rates are also available in Grand Deluxe Cityview (PhP8,000++), Grand Deluxe Bayview (PhP9,000++) and 2-Bay Suite (PhP12,000). 

Rajo Laurel for Uratex and Mother's Day Promo

Rajo Laurel is known for his designs which are truly world-class. And what better way to further expand his line with  products which are proudly Filipino and also of top grade quality which one can stand out!

From clothing to shoes, to costumes, Rajo now expands his line with one of the things we  spend most of our lives with, our beds. Uratex, the trusted brand from quality foams and mattresses have collaborated together to create a fashionable and comfortable line of  Beds which everyone agrees to all sleep into style and comfort.

With their partner Our Home, they also launched a special Mother's Day promo that is also launched together with the new line of products. 

Uratex, OUR|HOME Launch Mother's Day promo 

In due recognition of their unconditional love and hardships in raising their children and running a home, Uratex, the country’s leading foam and mattress brand, and OUR|HOME, the country’s leading lifestyle furniture store chain, launches today a special Mother's Day promotion called "Best Mattress for Best Mom."  

Boracay Garden Resort offers special Mother’s Day package

Treat mom to a relaxing stay at Boracay Garden Resort this coming Mother’s Day! Avail of as much as 30% discount on room packages when you book from May 1 to 12, 2013.

Based on twin sharing, pay as low as P5,942 net per person for a three-day stay in a deluxe room. The package is inclusive of roundtrip transfers via Caticlan, daily buffet breakfast and dinner. Travel period is until May 13, 2013. 

It's a date with Mom at these great events!

Mom's Home Style Exhibit

by the Philippine School of Interior Design

May 10-27 @ Interior Zone

Zumba Fitness: Party Yourself into Shape

May 18 @ 10:30am, The Block Atrium

Mom and Me Beauty Spree by Watson's

May 18 to 24 @ 10am, City Center 3F

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Enjoy these wonderful freebies and tasty treats will help you say: Happy Mother's Day!

Burgoo @ the Block 3F

Get a free Seafood Gumbo Petite for every purchase of one main entree. Offered on May 13 only.

Kitchen of Cakes and Coffee @ Skygarden

Get their special Cinnamon Bouquet of Flowers for:

12pcs - P545

7 pcs - P390

6 pcs - P330

for May 9-May 17 only

REEL DEAL: The Mommy Returns REVIEW

This Mother's Day its time to treat mom to a mommy film. As many local movies focus more on romantic love, it time to again celebrate motherhood, and Regal Films brings the mommy movie of the year with THE MOMMY RETURNS. 

The Mommy Returns is a family comedy-horror movie about a mother, Ruby (POKWANG) who dies right on the day of her 25th wedding anniversary with gorgeous husband, William (GABBY CONCEPCION). With her untimely death, she is temporarily trapped in PURGA (short for Purgatory) with its guardian, Dyoga (JOHN LAPUS, ang diyosa ng purga) and the pesky Manny, the chicken pet of San Pedro.

Enter CATHERINE (RUFFA GUTTIEREZ) - a younger, fresher, and much, much prettier woman who comes into the life of William. When she threatens to take Ruby's place as mother to her three beloved children (KIRAY, GERALD PESIGAN and JILLIAN WARD), hell (er, purgatory) breaks loose as Ruby escapes back to earth as a ghost to scare and drive Catherine out of the family she left behind!

Give Love on Mother’s Day!

Being a mother is one of the most challenging yet the most rewarding jobs in the world. As each of these precious women is  unique,  each one has her own way of showing her  unconditional and tireless love to her  kids. So we honor our moms during this particular time of the year by showing our love for them through the most special way that we could think of. 

On Mother’s Day, we put them under the spotlight and make our moms feel the prettiest and most special. We give them sweet solutions like a trip to her favourite hangout spot, a day off from her usual household chores, a box of chocolates, a salon makeover or a bouquet of her favorite flowers. But have you ever thought about giving such a special woman in your life something that can last for more than a day or a week? 

Instead of going to the store and buying her a predictable gift,, why not sit down and take time to write an old-fashioned  note to express your gratitude for everything she has done for you? Rather than a store-bought present, let your heartfelt love notes fill her heart as you take time to thank the woman who has gotten you out of bed and made you breakfast every morning, picked you up and patched your wounds, kept a vigil by your bedside whenever you were sick and stood by you all these years.