Moms on Fleek: Celebrating Fabulous Mothers

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Make your mom feel good, attractive, and stylish this Mother’s Day! Join Araneta Center’s “Moms on Fleek” and give your fabulous mother a pampering treat she truly deserves on her special day. Every P600 single purchase receipt at any Araneta Center establishment on May 13 entitles mommies to avail the following services for free:

Skin analysis by Diana Stalder, eyebrow shaping and grooming by J.Cat Beauty, eyebrow threading by Nails.Glow, and make-up tutorial by Natural Looks at the Gateway Mall; express diamond peel by Vanity First, eyebrow shaping and grooming by Detail Makeover, and make-up tutorial by blogger mom Mhaan Arambulo-Delos Santos at the Farmers Plaza; free express diamond peel by Nisce skin and make-up tutorial also by Mommy Mhaan at Ali Mall.

Participating moms will also receive gift packs containing beauty and skin care products from Natural Looks, Detail Makeover, Diana Stalder, and Dove.

Taking part in the Mother’s Day celebration, the J. Amado Araneta Foundation (the CSR arm of the Araneta Group) is giving five lucky moms from Gawad Kalinga Tanay a makeover with free hair styling by Tony & Jackey and facial service by Vanity First. Each mom will also be treated to a dinner with one kid at Four Seasons Buffet and Hotpot in Manhattan Parkview.

Celebrate Mother’s Day 2018 at the Araneta Center and help your mom stay fabulous and on fleek!

For more information, visit Araneta Center’s official website www.aranetacenter.net and follow @AranetaCenter on Facebook and Twitter and @TheAranetaCenter on Instagram.

Japan Defeats Spain, Wins Gold in Women’s Division of FIVB World Tour Manila Open

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Japan's Ayumi Kusano and Takemi Nishibori put up a dominant performance over Spain's Paula Soria and Maria Belen Carro, 21-14, 21-18, to claim the gold medal in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Manila Open yesterday at the Sands SM By The Bay. 

     

After the Spaniards saved three match points, Nishibori delivered the championship kill from a sublime Kusano and completed a perfect 6-0 campaign in the tournament organized by the Beach Volleyball Republic.

     

"So happy. Perfect," Kusano said. 

     

Japan overcame Spain's height advantage with its speed and superb sand court coverage to claim the $1,000 top prize.

     

"We used our brains," said Kusano, who also won the Spike for Peace invitational championship at the Philsports Arena three years ago     

     

Paraguay's Erika Bobadilla and Michelle Amarilla meanwhile got a big bounce back after missing the semis in Langkawi last week, winning the bronze at the expense of the other Japanese team made up of Tanaka Shinako and Fujii Sakurako, 21-17, 21-16.

     

It was Paraguay's first-ever medal in the FIVB World Tour, and Bobadilla and Amarilla will head back to South America with a lot of great Manila memories.

     

"Well, we finished fifth (in Langkawi) so this was a lot better because we made it to the semifinals. Playing the last game I think is one of the best things for every player. You are so prepared mentally coming to a tournament. Playing in three days, four days or five days," said Bobadilla. 

     

The top-ranked duo, Bobadilla and Amarilla simply enjoyed playing in front of an appreciative Filipino audience and were simply awed by the high-level of international beach volleyball attendance.

     

"We loved Manila. We were so easily adjusted here. Having people being supportive for us is really, really great for us," Bobadilla added.

     

Earlier, Kusano and Nishibori defeated Shinako and Sakurako in an all-Japan women's semifinal, 21-13, 21-16, while Soria and Carro fashioned out a 21-16, 21-15 victory over Bobadilla and Amarilla in the other pairing.     

     

In the men’s division, Russia's Peter Bakhnar and high-serving Taras Myskiv arranged a gold medal showdown with Germany's Max-Jonas Karpa and Milan Sievers, posting contrasting wins in the semifinals.

     

Bakhnar and Myskiv, who came all away from last Thursday's qualifiers, outlasted brothers Alejandro and Javier Huerta of Spain, 21-18, 17-21, 20-18, while Karpa and Sievers swept Switzerland's Michiel Zandbergen and Gabriel Kisling, 21-17, 21-16.  

     

The Philippines' debut in the one-star tournament saw Sisi Rondina and Dzi Gervacio making it to the quarterfinals, and reigning BVR national champions Karen Quilario and Lot Catubag in the round. Other Filipina bets were DM Demontaño and Jackie Estoquia, and Charo Soriano and Bea Tan.

The event is promoted by E-Plus Global Sdn Bhd and organized by Beach Volleyball Republic Inc.

Cusi Assures Ample Energy Supply for May 14 Polls

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"We have enough energy supply for the synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on 14 May."

Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi gave this assurance as the Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday (4 May 2018) convened the Task Force on Energy Resiliency (TFER) to discuss plans to deal with the possible contingencies during the local elections.

Members of the TFER include the DOE, National Electrification Administration, National Power Corporation, National Transmission Corporation, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, Philippine National Oil Company and Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation. 

The TFER also invited to  the meeting the national security group which included the National Security Council, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection and the Philippine Coast Guard.

DOE Undersecretary Jesus Cristino P. Posadas emphasized that “adequate and uninterrupted supply of energy is a very crucial function of the government during the election period.”

“As this is a national concern, the DOE, together with the members of the Task Force on Energy Resiliency, fully supports the Duterte Administration in achieving its goal to hold free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible elections,” Posadas said.

Posadas added that close coordination among concerned government agencies is needed to implement the measures to minimize, if not prevent, any disruptions when Filipinos cast their votes on 14 May.

The DOE will issue a Department Circular that will create an Energy Task Force composed of the energy family, stakeholders and the security group to ensure adequate and reliable energy supply for the polls.

On Monday, May 7, the Energy Team will also attend the Commission on Elections’ command conference with various national government agencies in preparation for the political exercise.