Filipinos Deserve Excellent Products

Everybody deserves excellent products, this is something that remains true with celebrity Kiray Celis, actor Arron Villaflor, streamer Stephan Estopia and body positivity mover Pash Pacia.

Just like them , we have our differences, but when it comes to the things we need, one must be discerning and make sure what we buy is worth every cent. We worked hard for it right? They all have found this is true in East Asia's well loved island of Taiwan.

Kiray for one travels and eats a lot. Going to places like Taiwan is like therapy, it clears the mind. A handy dandy Tatung Rice cooker for example can get rice cooked perfect every time. (bit.ly/KirayTatungReel) Taiwan is also one of her dream destinations, so meeting the people and seeing their culture was certainly a great experience. She'll be back for more! Arron on the other hand needs to look good once he steps out of his home. Always on the go, his businesses and professional dealings usually come in a compact flash drive by TeamGroup. During trips outdoors, he still wears reusable Dacian face mask and eagerly wants to discover more of what Taiwan has to offer. 

Meanwhile, Gamer and live streamer Stephan Estopia believes to get ahead of the game, one needs to get quality peripherals from ROG and ASUS. From mice and earphones; he knows the things he need to use every day. they're one tough company to break especially since there's so much great electronic products that is brought to PH that all feels so good to have, I should know, I own one. 

Check out his videos here and see where he's coming from. (bit.ly/StephanROG_Reel). Pash loves those who exude body positivity, and beauty. Why they use O'Right may have so many reasons. This means you get lots of help to get great pearly white teeth. This means less stress with dealing with local suppliers, as I've been in the same boat since I got my own laptop from them. Let's just say it was life changing, which si pretty good to hear. Check more products manufactured here  bit.ly/TaiwanExcellenceBrandDealership or their official site taiwanexcellence.org/en because their participating brands would fit like a glove with what you need. 

That right there is certified, it's Taiwan excellence!

Music, Milk Tea and Gabbi Garcia at the “Panahon sa Taiwan” Event

Spent quite a few hours at Glorietta 2 Activity Center as the Taiwan Tourism Bureau gave Filipinos a taste of how it feels like in Taiwan these days. The folks treated us to a few song numbers courtesy of artist Unique Salonga in the afternoon while the folks got acquainted with the multitude of airline and tour operators offering the best flight deals, hotel and destination packages right on the spot.

This definitely spurred from the recent developments of giving visa free privileges to Filipinos, making it so easy to go to and from the country formerly known as Formosa. I was certainly even more excited about the street food that they have, the Lantern Festival, the sweet tangy pineapple cakes and one of the most tallest buildings in the world Taipei 101. 

 

They also got us to see Kapuso star and international endorser Gabbi Garcia, the official celebrity endorser who was just in Taiwan to experience Cherry Blossoms, Shopping and just about every food item she loves.

 

Gabbi was just ecstatic telling us about how patient and helpful people were during her trip, that even if you're a first time traveler, it wouldn't be difficult to actually take public transportation (she took the MRT), or eat on the streets, have some wonderful tea amidst the majestic views of the Taiwanese countryside. This is also the second time that they are holding "Panahon sa Taiwan" which was graced by Ambassador Peiyung Hsu of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines and Abe Chou Shih Pi who is the Taiwan Tourism Bureau KL Office Director.

Ticket promotions were available for Taiwan's China Airlines, STARLUX Airlines, our very own Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and AirAsia. Some of the travel operators like Touristique Travel and Tours and Jeron Travel and Tours Corp. offered not just hotel and tour packages, but a meet and greet with Gabbi Garcia in Taiwan on some dates in March.

The event was hosted by Chuckie Dreyfus

Unique Salonga was quite a talented chap!

Here's what happened during the event on video, please enjoy!

 

Gabbi also participated in a DIY Milktea activity where she made her own drink in the venue courtesy of the folks from Tea Melody. They also announced that they will be getting her to appear in a meet and greet in National Taiwan Science Education Center on March 19 at 12PM for the Filipino and Taiwanese community. You may visit eng.taiwan.net.tw for more details about it. Else, you can also check facebook.com/tbrockl for updates since they post regularly there.

I guess it's time we do visit Taiwan! :)

Smart Solutions To Combat Covid-19 Offered by Taiwan

This pandemic has brought upon a lot of changes in the world and yes, we’re continuing to battle an invisible enemy. The World Health Organization (WHO) said there are 18,354,342 confirmed cases globally claiming around 696,147 lives bringing distraught to their families. Taiwan is one of these 200 countries dealing with the Covid-19 crisis, but dealt with it using smart solutions; and they believe effective communication should be at the forefront of the fight against the virus. The Global Covid-19 Index in a recent report has put Taiwan as among the Top 5 countries that can best recover from Covid-19.

This is why they recently launched recently launched https://www.anticovid19tw.org, a website where Taiwan shares its experience in fighting the virus to affected countries around the world, including the Philippines. This info drive website offers information for stakeholders, local and foreign expertise and comprehensively answers common questions and other information the public needs to know regarding Covid-19.

The Philippines can also have their LGU’s learn more about how they conduct contact tracing and how the Taiwanese government implements health and safety protocols to prevent the spread of the virus at first reporting. The website also includes information for medical frontliners, as the site shows different scenarios on how patients can be treated in case they are infected. The site also keeps ordinary individuals informed about how virus transmission works, what risks and complications people can get that can affect various age and gender demographics. There are also materials for mental health concerns, how to spot the usual symptoms and procedures on what to do immediately in case of suspected infection and where people could go for medical assistance in case it happens.

Philippine businesses can also learn a thing or two on how to implement smart supply management solutions. Taiwan has done measures on companies to help protect their employees via face masks and other protective equipment. The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) has been a reliable partner of Filipino businesses and has organized various forums including “Taiwan’s Medical Services and Epidemic Prevention Experience Sharing” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ndgzjkjUqU&feature=youtu.be) which was held last July. They also featured “Taiwan Biomedical Solution to Covid-19 and Genetic Analysis,” which was co-organized by Hsinchu Science Park. It featured some of the top biomedical companies in Taiwan.

It’s quite nice Taiwan is making headway battling this virus and it has remarkably shown how effective their measures are and how they have flattened the curve. The Taiwanese government is willing to share their victories to other affected countries so they too can overcome challenges of this economically and health debilitating virus. We’ve got to listen to good measures and apply it to our own. That would be a good thing.