Tugade Attends PNP-HPG's 62nd Founding Anniversary

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DOTr Secretary Arthur P. Tugade attended earlier today the 62nd Founding Anniversary of the PNP-Highway Patrol Group (HPG) as Guest of Honor and Speaker.

In his speech, Secretary Tugade recognized the hard work of the men and women of HPG, and urged them to continue serving the Filipino people by keeping the roads safe for citizens.

"I personally witnessed many instances where HPG officers stand on the roads. Pawisan man dahil sa init o basa man ng ulan, pero sige sige lang," Sec. Tugade said.

While acknowledging the efforts of the HPG, the Secretary likewise reminded the members of the police force to abide by the President's call to abhor corruption.

"Bilin ng Pangulong Duterte, dapat walang anumang bahid ng korapsyon. Aksyon o persepsyon, dapat walang korapsyon," he said.

Mother’s Day Indulgence at City of Dreams Manila

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City of Dreams Manila pays tribute to moms with a variety of indulgent dining choices at its award-wining restaurants and special treats at DreamPlay, the DreamWorks-inspired interactive play space, in celebration of Mother’s Day.

At Nobu Manila, the entire family can indulge in a lavish Sunday brunch buffet on Mother’s Day highlighting Japanese spice-rubbed steamship round of Wagyu beef, lobster Miso Sinigang, baked salmon, Nobu-style Kare-kare and seafood fried rice. As an added treat, moms get a chance to win a Nobu spa for two in the Mother’s Day raffle draw. Nobu Mother’s Day brunch, inclusive of sodas, juices, mocktails, and iced tea is at P3,880++ per person. For an upgraded beverage package, P990++ and P1,990++ will be added for alcoholic drinks and premium champagne, respectively. Children ages six to 12 years old dine at half price while those five and below are free-of-charge.

Mothers and their families craving for premium Cantonese cuisine will be spoiled with ambrosial delicacies in the two Mother’s Day special set menus offered for lunch and dinner at Crystal Dragon from May 1 until May 14.

The six-course Munificent menu, offered for two to eight persons at P2,380++/person, consists of: the specialty appetizer platter of deep fried prawn balls with crab meat, chilled marinated spicy jelly fish, steamed abalone sio mai dumpling; braised seafood treasure with bird’s nest in superior broth; steamed cod fish fillet with cordyceps flower; sautéed fresh scallop with spicy XO sauce and celery; braised efu noodle with shredded pork and vegetables; and double boiled eight treasures with ginseng soup.

The eight-course Virtuous menu at P4,380++/person, an expression of fondness for maternal virtues, is good for eight to ten  persons and consists of: Cantonese “Four Seasons” combination platter of roasted duck rolls, deep-fried prawn balls, simmered shredded pork ear with spicy vinegar and marinated chilled smoked pork; home-style steamed tiger grouper with cordyceps flower; roasted U.S. duck in Cantonese style with plum sauce; wok-fried butter prawn with crispy pumpkin; braised abalone with mushroom, bean curd and broccoli; pan-fried egg noodles with seafood and baby cabbage; and a dessert platter of chilled mango puree, red bean snow skin and egg custard bun.

For an outdoor family affair on Mother’s Day, a barbecue buffet awaits at the beguiling resort ambiance of Wave poolside bar and restaurant from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Grilled prawns with lime, chicken Inasal, Lapu-lapu wrapped in banana leaves, black squid paella and aioli, oven-baked hickory-smoked Black Angus beef brisket and roasted chicken are on the buffet plus hot-off-the-grill Angus beef burgers, a selection of cheeses, dessert and crepes, and a Caesar salad station. The barbecue buffet is at P1,280.++ per person and includes one round of iced tea, soft drinks, fresh chilled juices or fruit shakes. Guests add P700++ per person for a selection of free-flowing non-alcoholic drinks, local beers and cocktails.

At Red Ginger restaurant, moms dining on May 12 to 14 for lunch or dinner can avail of a whole Ube Violet Velvet cake at a special rate of P800++.

Also from May 12 to 14, the Café Society offers Mother’s Day flowers as gift for moms, from potted orchids to bouquets of roses.

Families can opt for a fun-filled Mother’s day celebration at DreamPlay where one complimentary ticket is offered to moms if with at least two kids, and 50% discount on one ticket if with one child.

DreamPlay also offers a Mother’s Day VIP Package at P1,500 per person, which includes a DreamPlay Pass, DreamPlay t-shirt, complimentary souvenir photo, VIP access to all the attractions, and activity passes to create-your-own heart shaped gingerbread with dedication for mom and Dreamworks-inspired Mother’s Day card to be displayed at a special wall. A special dance number of Fiona with the Dreamers also awaits guests.

  

For inquiries and reservations, guests can call 8008080 or e-mail guestservices@cod-manila.com or visit www.cityofdreams.com.ph. 

Top 10 Tools and Gadgets for Writers

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Being a writer in today`s day and age is an amazing thing. The writing was revolutionized by advances in technology. Just think, some thirty or so years ago if you wanted to write in your favorite coffee shop. You technically could, but the sound of your typewriter would probably drive everyone nuts and they would collectively kick you out! Then you had an annoying task of carrying the same heavy typewriter home, together with all your papers and notes! All your research had to be done in a library where you had to wear actual clothes instead of doing research in your pajamas at home.

In addition to a good and portable laptop which is so essential that I won`t even mention it anymore throughout this article, here is a list of cool gadgets and apps to help any writer!


1. Foldable keyboard:

Cool piece of technology that comes in various shapes and sizes. You can get it for IOS, Android or Windows. If your primary mobile device for writing is a phone or tablet a good foldable keyboard is a must have. Combining a foldable keyboard with a tablet packed with good writing apps will give you an amazing light portable writing solution!


2. Essay generator:

Essay generator is a great online tool to help when writing a paper. Mostly aimed at students and novices, it will ask you a series of questions about your future paper. Once you put in the desired info, it will outline the key points for you and you will have a much easier and less time-consuming job!

3. Digital recorder:

If walking best gets your creative juices going you need a good digital recorder. Sure, most phones today have this as a built-in option however you need to unlock your phone get to the app and turn the recording on. This process yet simple can make you forget what you wanted to say in a moment. With a recorder you can just push the button in an instant when you get an idea and you are good to go! Most of them have built in USB ports for easy connectivity and work on a simple plug and play basis.


4. Story Toolz:

Story toolz is a great application for creative beginners. It has a variety of helpful options like cliché buster and random conflict generator. It will also help you if you are stuck without ideas and it also has some classic tricks like word count, readability, and spell check.


5. Phraseology:

Text editor with helpful text editing options for IOS based devices. Really easy to use and with a simple interface. It can be synched with your dropbox or cloud account which makes it perfect when writing on the go with your mobile device.


6. Hemingway app:

This app is good for blogging or whenever you are trying to write something concise and to the point! It is a desktop app which mostly focuses on readability. It is great when you want to type a paper online. It will in real time analyze your sentences as you write them and point out those too difficult to read so you can edit them.

7. A nice pen:

Even though the majority of writing today is digital a good old fashioned pen is irreplaceable and a must have. You need one at least for your book signings when you become famous! The fact is, we still use pens every day and they are still the go-to choice for scribbling down ideas. You have modern ergonomic high tech versions or you could go for a classic and evergreen one, the choice is yours!


8. Vocabulary.com
Vocabulary.com is a site designed for expanding your vocabulary (kind of self-explanatory but ok). As such it Is perfect for writers who work in English but it is not their native language. Native speakers should at least keep it on deck to enrich their publications with more advanced wording.


9. Memonic

Memonic is an interactive digital scrapbook. When researching a subject it is useful to have a tool like this to keep all your materials nice and organized. You can add a dropbox or cloud account and you can easily access your research from any location and from any device.


10. Write or die

Write or die is for lazy writers. It is a web-based app which doesn`t do much as long as you write. If you stop there will be consequences. When you stop writing you have a small grace period after which the app will begin to delete your text!


Good luck with your writing endeavors! Note that most of these apps have free and paying versions so the advice would be to research them find one or two that suit you and invest a bit in a premium version to help you produce good and polished work!

Written by:

James Porter 
Professional essay writer, a proofreader at 123writing.com and just a cheerful guy who likes to share his knowledge with people and make readers life easier and more interesting from day to day.