Laguna's 1st Blogging Summit!

First Laguna Blogging Summit

by Grace Bondad Nicolas

The 1st and the biggest Laguna Blogging Summit (#1LaBS) will be on August 9 and 10, 2012 at the Provincial Cultural Center at Santa Cruz, Laguna from 8:00am to 5:00pm and supported by the Laguna Provincial Government under Governor Jeorge "ER" Ejercito, Commission on Election (COMELEC), ALAM (Alab ng mamamahayag) and Philippine Information Agency 4-A(PIA).

#1LaBS is a free event and will present 22 famous speakers from the Philippines and USA with different topics for 20 minutes speaking slot for each. Topics will highlights the importance of Social Media on what they do whether it's about Finance, Environment, Search Engine Optimization, Advocacy, Tourism, Marketing, Public Relations and Education. 

I Conquered The Great Northern Sale at SM City North EDSA!

I know that in these times of strange weather, the best remedy would be retail therapy. And luckily SM City North EDSA is back with The Great Northern Sale happening this Payday weekend, July 13, 14, and 15. As a practical shopper, value for money is still my concern to get the bang for my buck.  

Shopping at the biggest mall in the country is no easy task as there are almost a thousand shops and over a million items on sale that would really be hard for me to ignore. But given this opportunity to check out great finds, I set on a quest to conquer the GREAT NORTHERN SALE.

As expected, there are thousands of people around me. Wherever you look, there is a lot of people walking by pairs, groups and even individuals with either a bag of sale items up to boxes of appliances and some furniture. I dropped by first at the Block to watch the Fashion Runway Show showcasing latest trends from top fashion brands.

Chef Boy gives Marian Rivera cooking assignments!

Even though Primetime Queen Marian Rivera is busy with her showbiz commitments, her desire to enroll in a culinary school continues.

During a set visit on Tweets for my Sweet, Marian admits that for now her schedule does not permit enrolling in a culinary school. She's thankful that she is working with Chef Boy Logro who serves as her mentor in cooking.

"Katulad nga niyan na busy ako, si Chef may binigay na magazines na may mga recipes niya. Sabi niya itry mo yan, kapag nalito daw ako tawagan ko daw siya. Tapos kapag inaral ko na, binibigyan niya ako ng assignments para naman patuloy akong matuto sa pagluluto." Marian shares.

Meanwhile, Tito Panch (Chef Boy Logro), the younger brother of Meg and Adele's dad will visit Same Same Café. He will tell them that he didn't pursue his plans of going to Mexico because of an illegal employer.

Will Tito Panch be the answer to Meg's question about her long lost mom?

Find out on Tweets for my Sweet every Sunday before 24 Oras Weekend on GMA.  

The luck Marvin Agustin brings in ‘Wil Time Bigtime’

In Marvin Agustin’s two-day hosting stint at Wil Time Bigtime, the actor-entrepreneur-restaurateur proved to be a contestant’s lucky charm.

For two days straight, Marvin seems to bring luck to the contestants. Aling Virginia won the Baliktaran segment during Marvin’s first day, but the biggest winner was Mavic who took home the Mega Jackpot (P1Million, brand new car and a house and lot) during his second day.

"Pinaginipan daw niya at idinasal na color blue ang piliin niya. Pumunta pa siya sa simbahan and God gave her the sign the "will" at color blue ang piliin,” shares Marvin. “Truly, she got her prayers answered.”

Marvin remains thankful to Willie Revillame for choosing him to host the show for three consecutive days.

Tonight is his last night to host the show as Willie is set to return tomorrow night on the show.

"Sobra akong nag-enjoy sa pay-ho-host ng Witime Bigtime,” concludes Marvin. “Nakakapagpasaya ka na, nakakatulong ka pa. Salamat Kuya Wil."

Cosplay Cutie MYRTLE Is PBB Teen Edition Season 4 Big Winner

Another edition of Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 4 has ended and the Cosplayer Cutie from Iloilo, Myrtle Sarrosa was named the Teen Big Winner of  at the “BFF at the Big Night” Saturday night (July 7) after garnering the highest average of combined save and evict votes against her fellow Big Four housemates.

Despite gaining the highest percentage of ‘vote to evict’ votes, the 17-year old “Cosplay Cutie of Iloilo” garnered a massive 33.92% percent of net votes and triumphed over Karen (11.91%), Roy (9.38%), and twins Jai and Joj (9.26%).

Villar Foundation Extend Help to Repatriated OFWs

With optimistic views on the economy of the Philippines, and the financial crisis in some European countries like Greece and Spain, many OFWs are being repatriated back to the country. However, they would usually come home empty handed due to the cost of going back, and even some of them were victims of abuse from their employers. 

Its great to hear NGOs like the Villar Foundation to help our fellow Pinoy to come back home safe and sound. But it does not only end there because they would also extend an additional assistance in the form of livelihood package to help them start with small yet practical businesses.

Villar steps up OFW support with Liveluihood Assistance to seven Needy OFWs extended livelihood grants

In line with its 20th year anniversary, The Villar Foundation is extending livelihood grants to seven overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who sought the help of the foundation though its Sagip-OFW program.

Cynthia Villar, Managing Director of the Villar Foundation, personally met with the seven OFW beneficiaries and handed them the livelihood assistance packages at as simple gathering at Max's Restaurant at Starmall Shaw.

REEL DEAL: Diary of A Wimpy Kid Dog Days SPOTLIGHT

MORE TEENAGE MISADVENTURES IN “DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS” MOVIE

Greg Heffley, the kid who made “wimpy” cool, is looking forward to his summer vacation in “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days” but when his dad (Steve Zahn) decides they should spend more time together, Greg does everything he can to keep his father from ruining his summer vacation.

In “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days,” which combines elements of both the third and fourth of the “Wimpy Kid” books, the good news is that school is out for the summer and Greg is looking forward to a vacation spent playing video games, hanging out with his best friend, Rowley, and working his way into the affections of the girl he has a crush on, Holly Hills. The bad news is that Greg Heffley being Greg Heffley, nothing is going to go as planned.