LG InstaViewTM Door-in-Door: Entertain in Style During the Holiday Season

Wazzup Pilipinas!

The holiday season would always be the busiest times for our kitchen appliances as we would definitely be doing quite a lot of cooking on both Christmas and New Year, especially for the grand and festive meal times when the whole family gather together to partake of delightful dishes.

Thus, we see cooking stoves, ovens, and refrigerators working overtake to both cook and store these dishes before, during and after the celebrations.

Our guests are given extra special impirtance during these occasions so we serve them fresh, hot and cold dishes that they will surely love. Entertaining them comes easy with the right technological products to help us with our chores.

This holiday season, make sure to enlist the right refrigerator that will transform you into the best host; the LG InstaViewTM Door-in-Door (DID), party planning and entertaining becomes easy. With a state-of-the-art mirrored glass panel, checking the fridge for ingredients that you have to buy at the grocery is as easy as taking a peek. You only have to knock twice to see inside the easy access compartment without ever opening the door, reducing cold air loss to help keep food fresher longer. The LG InstaViewTM DID is also equipped with the SpaceplusTM Ice System. The door-mounted slim icemaker provides 20% more storage space, so you don’t have to lose your cool about running out of ice during a party.

Furthermore, fresh produce stays fresh longer with the Moist Balance CrisperTM. Specially designed by LG, the Moist Balance CrisperTM is an innovative lattice-patterned box cover, which maintains the moisture in the food and vegetable section at the optimal level. This way, impromptu dinner parties can be hassle free.

For more information about the LG InstaViewTM Door-in-Door, please visit http://www.lg.com/ph/refrigerators/.

Hiraya Artisan Chocolates: Filipino Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Company

Wazzup Pilipinas!

Who doesn't love chocolates? I've never met anyone who refuses to take a bite of these yummy sweet treats that are loved by both young and old alike.

There are quite so many brands available especially with the imported or foreign brands, but did you know that there are also a few Filipino brands out there?

Hiraya Chocolates takes its name from HIRAYA which is an ancient Filipino word which means “the fruit of one’s hopes, dreams, and aspirations.” Quite appropriately, the fruits, or "cacao beans" in this case, are harvested and sourced directly from local farmers. The company is a Filipino bean-to-bar chocolate company who follow sustainable, socially-conscious practices, and fair trade principles, making them an ideal company to patronize.

Their mission is to improve the lives of our cacao farmer communities through direct and fair trade. Their vision is to produce a strong brand of fine quality chocolate and chocolate products. To date, they have one (1) community composed of 58 farmers in Brgy. Malabog, Davao City.



The company may be profit-oriented just like any other business, but at its core they also tackle and help provide solutions for social issues. Their efforts have since provided +200% in income for their
community of farmers in Davao.










Their products are as follows:

* 72% Dark Chocolate Single-Origin Davao (85g)
* Flavor Profile: fruity with just a slight hint of bitterness
* 100% locally sourced ingredients, all-natural, hand harvested cacao
* No preservatives, no additives, no artificial flavors, suitable for vegans
* SRP: PHP180.00

* Hiraya x Kalsada Chocolate Bar with Coffee Nibs (70g)
* Flavor Profile: strong and robust coffee notes
* Featuring premium coffee beans sourced from the highlands of Sitio Belis, Benguet Province
* Collaboration with Kalsada Coffee—a social enterprise
based in Manila and Seattle that promotes specialty coffee from the Philippines
* SRP: PHP200.00

Get to know more about them online at http://www.hirayachocolates.com and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/HirayaChocolates

Ayala Museum Screens 4 award-winning Spanish Short Films for Free on Dec. 21

Wazzup Pilipinas!

On December 21, the winter solstice and shortest day of the year, Instituto Cervantes de Manila, the cultural center of the Embassy of Spain, and Ayala Museum will offer a free screening of four multi-awarded Spanish short films namely Elena Asins-Génesis, Pulse, Luchadoras and Consulta 16 -- as part of El Día Más Corto/The Shortest Day, a short film festival celebrated simultaneously in more than 300 places worldwide.



The Shortest Day is an idea that was set in motion by the French Short Film Agency in 2011, in which more than two million people from all over the world participated. In 2012 the initiative was emulated by other countries and in 2013 it grew into a truly international event, with the affiliation of a total of 12 European countries, as well as Canada.



El Día Más Corto took place in Spain for the first time in 2013. It was organized by the Spanish Association for short films, coordinadoradelcorto.org, with 100 selected short films distributed in 20 recommended programs.

The main idea was that everyone can organize a film festival for friends and neighbors in order to celebrate short films everywhere: schools, hospitals, streets, bars every place is welcome to screen.



Several television channels (TVE and Canal+) aired special short film programs, and Instituto Cervantes created a playlist of short films for its centers worldwide. The National Film Board and all regional film boards and cinematheques also joined the event.

Instituto Cervantes joined this Festival in 2015, with the aim of showcasing the creativity of Spanish and Filipino short film productions. As an indicator of the vitality of the medium in Spain, the short film Timecode, directed by Juanjo Giménez Peña, was chosen Best European Short Film at the European Film Awards 2017, celebrated last December 8 at Dublin. It previously bagged the Palme d'Or in the short film category of the Cannes Film Festival.



By joining the worldwide screenings, Instituto Cervantes and Ayala Museum will help put the Philippines in the map of the said film festival. In 2017, the Philippines will be one of almost 50 countries worldwide that will celebrate together the love for short films.

El Día Más Corto is brought to you by Instituto Cervantes, the Embassy of Spain, Ayala Museum and the Film Development Council of the Philippines. All films will be shown in their original version with English subtitles.



The screenings will take place at Ayala Museum starting at 5 p.m. Admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis. For those who register at http://bit.ly/AMlectureRegistration, there will be free popcorn courtesy of Instituto Cervantes.

For more information please check out their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/InstitutoCervantesManila) or the El Día Más Corto website (http://eldiamascorto.com/internacional).