Phoemela Baranda is FHM Philippines' February 2014 Cover Girl

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Keep staring and get PHOEM! Phoemela Baranda is FHM Philippines’ February 2014 issue cover girl!

Our sexy showbiz news reporter goes delectably daring on the February issue of FHM Philippines magazine. At the cover, we see her wearing nothing but her little white panties. It looks like many men will be drooling soon when they get the chance to buy a copy of the magazine.

The February 2014 issue is now available in supermarkets, newsstands, and bookstores everywhere! Grab a copy now! Digital copies will soon be available for download at this link.

Click the link for a sneak peek at her cover photos.

Wazzup Pilipinas Wins Another Award for Best Filipino Community Blog of 2014

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Wow! Another award for Wazzup Pilipinas! The year 2014 has been a blessing for our blog!

It was only last January 23, 2014 when Wazzup Pilipinas received a National Award for Most Outstanding Filipino Community Blog Site for 2013 from the National Customers' Choice Awards for Business Excellence.

Now, I just received another e-mail earlier today congratulating us for winning another award for Best Filipino Community Blog Spot conferred by the Golden Globe Annual Awards for Business Excellence.

OMG! We are so thrilled and honored for being recognized for our efforts to make our blog the most preferred online media partner in the Philippines!

Awarding will be held at 6 pm on March 22, 2014 at the Centennial A Grand Ballroom of the Manila Hotel.

Cordillera Coffee Experience: The Story Behind Their Coffees

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I attended an event at Cordillera Coffee or Cordicoffee’s advocacy, The Coffee AID Jam after braving traffic from a tourism conference in BGC. It was a night of homegrown music and coffee featuring independent musician Tao Aves and Ukelele Manila ambassadors.

Cordillera Coffee serves organically and highland grown pure Arabica coffee from Kalinga and Benguet. It has a unique taste due to the rich soil and unpolluted environment of the Cordillera region, they also have the exotic civet (alamid) coffee which is well-known in the region for strong aroma and good taste. If you are in the area it is worth the trip, they have good concoctions and great dishes such as house specialties, pastas, sandwiches, and toasts. Well-loved dishes include Chef Gene Gonzalez' Cordillera Risotto and new menu item Pinoy Kaya Toast, and home baked goodies like the Cordi tsokolate brownies and tsokasuy (chocolate with cashew) cookies, and their Tablea Arabica cupcakes.

One of the very reason why I attended is that, I’m an avid supporter of our local artists, advocacies, indigenous cultures and products and social enterprises. I heard from cordicoffee volunteers the sad fate of many cordillera coffee growers, some are exploited by businessman and not really getting the fair share, and the hardships of growing coffee in the mountains specially during rainy seasons. Coffee AID advocates fair trade and help support local coffee growers. The event is also the perfect time to sign up as a volunteer for their outreach activities like coffee tree-planting, harvest and processing, as well as community workshops.