They've been doing it so good that the rest of the country needs one, so they opened one at Purok New Visayas in Barangay Acacia, Buhangin District in Davao City. It's a full blown memorial park that is thoughtfully designed for families who would want their loved ones seen, remembered with dignity and serenity in mind. They've been doing this for years and Filipinos have seen great value from their other properties in Luzon, now Davao gets to have one of their own.
Ms. Emy Lustado who manages Golden Haven's VisMin Operations dubs this as part of their huge commitment in memorial care, and to offer opportunities too for the local community. They will be starting pre selling period soon as this is set to be done first quarter. If you are interested, you may visit their official website goldenhaven.com.ph or call them via +63 917 828 4527 if you have inquiries.
You've seen her several times in news outlets, shows here and abroad. She's absolutely proud to be a Filipino American. She's also a businesswoman, lawyer, and author. One who doesn't hold back when she needs to speak. She just released her third book properly titled "Look Younger When You're Older - No Botox, No Surgery (Philippine Edition)" under Anvil Publishing last December. This is available in leading bookstores (now part of the best sellers list!) including National Bookstore and online shopping apps Shopee and Lazada.
She is in the country for a few days for a book signing event at the National Bookstore Edsa Shangrila Mall branch. Guests were treated to discounts on her new book, prizes, and a short meet and greet with the woman of the hour Atty. Loida Nicolas Lewis. She dedicates this third one for her family, specifically her grand kids who keeps her company on regular days.
Mind you, this isn't the first time Atty. Mon Abrea hosted Ms. Loida Lewis after meeting several times in the US. He says "It's an honor and privilege to host Tita Loida when she was here last year, this year, this is her despedida because she's leaving tomorrow for NY. I love her wisdom, and meeting at Harvard, I thought she was very feisty and frank. I got connections to make sure she's going to know me before I left school. We tried online and it didn't work, we both forgot about the zoom meetings. We met at Harvard Club later on for lunch, and joined her activity. I met a lot of successful Filipinos through Tita Loida, and what folks may not know is how generous she is. She introduces you to people, she's a mother, a good friend, and when there are times people lose hope, she's a source for that. We are all privileged to be in the presence of our 80 year old friend, who doesn't look like it, Ms. Loida Nicolas Lewis!"
I asked Ms. Loida about taking a breather at this age and she says "I don't consider waking up in the morning as work, I still work even after selling the company because I as trying to build another one. For me, work is not work if you love what you are doing. When folks ask me when I'll retire, I'd say NEVER. Because there's always work to do. When you rest, you die. That's the real rest. When you're still alive, you do what you LOVE to do. You have to enjoy whatever is in front of you. If you're working, do it good, do it well. Joy is our secret ingredient. When you are Christian, God loves you. My good husband may have left but I'm still here. People should look at the positive side of things, and always say THANK YOU LORD! Don't emphasize the negative things in your life, don't mind the vampires and don't do it to yourself. You deserve better."
Tax Whiz Atty. Mon Abrea
Here's more of our conversation on video:
It's such an awesome experience to talk to Ms. Loida, and I've felt how much care she pours out for others while keeping her cup full. Their outlook, and what good things they do while building their network, not minding their net worth because from their eyes, it will follow. Ms. Loida's book also concentrates not just on physical beauty, but more on spirit. There never will be an end to learning, on having the right mindset, to never think of growing older, maintain that young mind, great goals, and value for oneself. If you want to get a copy of the book, it's available on Shopee and Lazada. I also linked it on the youtube video to make it easy.
Have you seen that Bilyonaryo interview with Congressman Toby Tiangco from Navotas? It's kind of troubling to know how folks know details about the public funds, how it was used and just the mere thought of having knowledge of it.
The interviewer asked if a confrontation happened between the Tiangco, Marcos and Romualdez, and he first said he couldn't put the President on the spot, then he continued to say about the incident wherein they sat down and then the President asked "Martin, how many houses, planes, helicopters do you need in Forbes Park? How many tins of caviar can you eat? How many Ferraris do you need?"
Then further says "You know Martin, I don't receive anything from that, and I couldn't do projects in 2 years because you and Zaldy are getting the funds from congress." The interviewer asked "So he knew?". Congressman Tiangco says "He had a list of flagship projects in his phone that were put on unprogrammed and done project insertions. The promise of Martin during that time was they will return it in the bicameral meeting, which didn't happen... which is why he was so mad in January."
Here's that clip:
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TIANGCO DEFENDS PBBM, WARNS ON MARTIN ROMUALDEZ AND ZALDY CO Navotas Lone District Rep. Toby Tiangco defended President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., saying he believes the President has no involvement in the flood control corruption scandal, but warned he would politically part ways if Marcos protects former House Speaker Martin Romualdez or Zaldy Co. Speaking with Atty. Edwin Lacierda and Nani Braganza, Tiangco added he is willing to testify if Romualdez faces criminal prosecution over alleged budget anomalies and unprogrammed projects, emphasizing that he can only tell the truth when called as a witness. More on this in the full episode of #TheSpokes #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #news #newsph #balita #philippines #pilipinas #viral #viralvideos #PBBM #BongbongMarcos #Marcos #MartinRomualdez #ZaldyCo #FloodControl #FloodControlScandal #BudgetAnomaly #Corruption #UnprogrammedProjects #Truth #Witness
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So I guess that's why folks have resigned from their post and also affected the President's ratings? This is a really troubling issue and I guess people should look into this even further because from the looks of it, people are now telling their story. The public deserves nothing but the truth and see accountability, put perpetrators behind bars, not soon, but now. It's high time they face the consequences.
Just got off the press conference of the upcoming Borracho Films movie called Spring in Prague, romantic comedy film starring Paolo Gumabao and Sara Sandeva.
This is produced by Atty. Ferdinand Topacio who says "Newcomers in the industry always have challenges, Mamasapano was one of them during MMFF, but we in Borracho Films love making films and we do it for the love of the craft. Not necessarily high gross, but lately you have placed it in the hands of people who don't know anything about movies. It should be reformed, with people that are from the industry so we won't have mediocre entries. It's a festival, give us the best, not just commercially viable."
He adds "Spring in Prague I think can try to be a catalyst to make better films, the competition online is really tough, the movies also cost much. The industry should show it is irreplaceable, folks who think radio was gonna die still listen to it now. Same with visual arts, the cinema experience still is the best which is why we have a good cinematographer, bringing better vistas on the screen, something you can't see on a small phone. The difference is big in cinema, and this is new which can't be done in other platforms. I got Paolo Gumabao because his face is expressive, each gesture has something to say, and not all artists can be like that."
Lead actor Paolo says "I do my best with the characters I have to portray, I really aim to the best actor that I can be. I give what the director asks for me, and I did that here in Spring in Prague."
He adds "I guess one of the things that challenged us is showing the difference in culture, Alfonso and Marushka come from different countries, different habits, like mixing ketchup and soy sauce, but they still clicked. I try to see if the director is open to work with other artists, mine was very open hearing our ideas and concepts which is a good thing. They gave us their blessing if we need changes in the scene and story."
He also told us how easy it was to work with Czech Macedonian actress Sara Sandeva. He also described how different the working ethics were in Prague when they needed to shoot everything in one and a half week. He mentioned how they were really time centric, not relaxed, and when they go on set, they're really prepared. One instance was when they asked her to go to the location, she went back to her room because there were some left to be fixed at the location. They really mean business I guess.
Although it's been a long time since this was done, they're going to have a public viewing this coming February 4th in theaters nationwide! Included in the film and production are some of the BORRACHO Artists/Talents who sang the theme song and did the music video for it. Some of the artists appearing in the movie are under Tyrrone Escalante's Artist Management, both of whom are excited to have this movie come out since it's also their first time to be part of one. I've seen the trailer and it's quite nice, especially the majestic views they shot in Prague, you'll also love their story. Here's a bit of the media conference on video:
Again, if you fancy views (of Prague and Puerto Galera), a good laugh and a romantic love story, watch SPRING IN PRAGUE this coming February 4th in theaters nationwide!
