MSHS Alumni Foundation holds 19th MaSci Medics

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The Manila Science High School Alumni Foundation, Inc. recently conducted its 19th annual medical mission for the benefit of former and current teaching and non-teaching staff at the MSHS Barotilla Hall.

MaSci Medics, which also distributed free medicines courtesy of Unilab Foundation, was supported by alumni from the medical field and other volunteers.

Dr. Regina M. Bartolome (Batch 1980) of the Manila Health Department spearheads the medical mission every year as one of the foundation’s pet projects.

MSHS Batch 1994 physician coordinator Dr. Kristine Karen Estacio-Hawak and Marjorie Andres, nurse and unit manager at the Philippine Heart Center, signed up for MaSci Medics together with batchmates Dr. Maria Margarita Balabagno, Dr. Lian Jamisola and Dr. Gerto Quevedo.

“I have always looked up to educators as they selflessly impart their knowledge to their students. I volunteered for the MaSci Medics to extend my sincerest gratitude and be of service to my mentors and MaSci friends. After 25 years, I felt excited and great to be back in MaSci,” Dr. Estacio-Hawak revealed.

Meanwhile, Dr. Jamisola disclosed that she volunteered because she wants to give back to MaSci in whatever way she can. “I owe MaSci a lot – what I am now and the family that I have. It was pure happiness and nostalgia being back in MaSci after 25 years. Seeing old teachers and bonding with batchmates was super worth taking the day off from work.” She is married to batchmate Geronimo Jamisola.

The medical professionals from Batch 1994 got ample support from their other batchmates, particularly members of the alumni homecoming organizers and the XC4 Bomba basketball team. Ma. Cheryl F. Prudente and Faustina Margarita Molina Viriña of Batch 1979 also volunteered for the med mission.

Aside from MaSci Medics, the MSHS Alumni Foundation also offers scholarships to indigent students and works on a rainwater harvesting project to help the school conserve water, among others.

The silver jubilarians, in coordination with the foundation, are also in the thick of preparations for the alumni homecoming on October 12 and educational tour/field trip and alternative classroom learning experience for students.

The MSHSAF Board of Trustees is made up of Ronald Allan F. Gonzales (Batch 1987), president; Ambrosio L. Berdijo, Jr. (Batch 1982), vice president; Norlie H. Quesada (Batch 1981), secretary; Conrad Tolentino (Batch 1987), assistant secretary; Luz L. Lorenzo (Batch 1977), treasurer; Maria Lourdes L. Lorenzo (Batch 1976), asst. treasurer; Dr. Bartolome, auditor; Amor Noble-Roque (Batch 1969), Virgilio A. Aquino (Batch 1972), Luningning Guinto-Ato (Batch 1992), Virna Liza Dela Cruz-Balite (Batch 1990), Erwin Manuel C. Perez (Batch 1993), Cyrus B. Mendoza and Seymour B. Sanchez (Batch 1994).

MaestroRY: A Tribute to Ryan Cayabyab

Wazzup Pilipinas!

Celebrate the storied career of newly-declared Philippine National Artist for Music, "The Maestro", Ryan Cayabyab, with MaestroRy: A Tribute to Ryan Cayabyab.

An all-star cast gathers for a cause in this special, one-night only tribute concert to maestro Ryan Cayabyab, also fondly called as Mr. C, by everyone in the music industry. The maestro has had a remarkable career spanning 40 years, having written chart-topping hits for the biggest names in Philippine entertainment.

“MaestroRy: A Tribute to Ryan Cayabyab” comes to the Theatre at Solaire on August 31, 2019. The event is a major fundraiser for the high school Silver Jubilarians of St. Scholastica’s College (SSC) Manila.

The one-night only concert which will follow the story of Mr. C’s life, will feature performances by artists across all ages to honor his 40 years in the music industry. Icons such as Kuh Ledesma, Basil Valdes and Celeste Legaspi and The Smokey Mountain pioneer members Jeffrey Hidalgo and Tony Lambino, join forces with contemporary hit makers Morissette, Nicole Asensio, Auto Telic, IV of Spades, Urban Dub and many more for an unforgettable night featuring special renditions of Ryan Cayabyab's landmark pieces, such as “Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika”, “Paraiso," "Tuwing Umuulan," "Kailan," "Da Coconut Nut," and "Nais Ko", interpreted by Pinoy music icons and today's young hitmakers. It's going to be like listening to Mr. C's unforgettable classics again for the first time.

With special participation by Ryan Cayabyab himself, MaestroRy is an epic tribute concert that should not be missed!

MaestroRy, hosted by Billy Crawford will be directed by Paolo Valenciano, with musical direction by Mel Villena and the special participation of Mr. C himself.

Proceeds of the concert will go to SSC Manila HS 95, Inc. to support various charities including St. Scholastica’s Mission Hospital in Pambuan, Northern Samar; “Tuluyan ni San Benito,” a shelter and education/livelihood program for homeless families; the SSC Night Secondary School for economically challenged girls and women; the "Child of a Scholastican” Scholarship; and St. Benedict’s Home for retired Benedictine sisters in Marikina. Proceeds will also help to fund SSC Manila’s “One Vision 2020” grand homecoming event in February.

"It also reflects Batch '95's lifelong commitment to uplifting the lives of our less fortunate brothers and sisters by providing healthcare and opportunities for education and livelihood, as well as our wish to give back to our school."

"This tribute concert to Mr. C is a fitting collaboration by the industry's finest to honor the National Artist for Music," says Garlic Garcia, head-writer of the show, speaking on behalf of SSC Manila HS ’95.

Tickets for MaestroRy are now available at Ticketworld outlets and are priced from P2,000 to P10,000 (inclusive of cocktails for VVIP section).

For sponsorship or media inquiries, please contact Jill Elicano-Tan at j.elicano.tan@gmail.com or 09178565455

Link to Ticketworld Online: http://bit.ly/MaestroRyTickets

KPub BBQ Elevates Korean Samgyeopsal Experience with Tiendesitas Branch

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Our Friday dinner got extra-special when we attended the media launch of the newest and largest branch of KPub BBQ Korean Samgyeopsal located just at Tiendesitas in Ortigas East.

Partnered with Samsung for their huge wall display offering audio visual entertainment, plus with Tsingtao beer for several kibds of beer from Light to Premium, then a Korean buffet, the feast at KPub BBQ has elevated to greater heights.

My wife and I enjoyed every minute of our stay, though she had to caution me for over-eating, but I really can't resist the yummy offerings infront of us. It was so tempting to keep on ordering for our meat all you can night.

Ending the night with Melona Frozen Dessert Bar (Mango and Honeydew Melon) as a final hurrah before going home and back to reality, enduring the traffic, and other problems we face everyday, it is somewhat relieving there is a restaurant where you could feel like a king with its unlimited offerings at very affordable prices.

Below is the official press release from the event:

The pioneering K-Pop-themed, meat-all-you-can concept celebrates six years and its 1,000,000th customer with a sprawling, state-of-the-art new branch at Tiendesitas

Marrying Korean cuisine and K-Pop—inarguably South Korea’s greatest exports—in a country deliriously obsessed with anything and everything Korean is just one of the many reasons why KPub BBQ, the biggest meat-all-you-can, K-Pop themed dining concept in the Philippines, continues to be a mecca for Korean pop culture fans and foodies alike.

What KPub BBQ brings to the table is not only unlimited heaps of thinly-sliced, gloriously marbled meat, grilled to perfection on a built-in grill and refillable plates of Korean side dishes, also known as banchan.

It offers an unlimited K-Pop experience that triggers happy memories of your first-ever trip to Seoul, bouts of nostalgia for your all-time favorite K-Drama, and the mild hysteria you feel when you watch your fave K-Pop music videos and K-Pop idols performing their top songs from a full HD LED video wall display. Surely, for any K-Pop fan, a Korean barbecue lunch/dinner can’t get any better than this. Unsurprisingly, however, it actually can.


A Pioneer in Korean Barbecue Dining

Since opening its iconic first restaurant at The Fort Complex in BGC in 2013, KPub BBQ continues to push the envelope in providing the best Korean food and the most advanced music entertainment to its growing clientele.

In celebration of its sixth anniversary and 1,000,000th customer mark, KPub BBQ is introducing new dishes, new amenities, a soon to be announced a loyalty program, an exciting new partnership, and an even more impressive video wall display in its biggest, most state of the art branch yet—KPub BBQ Tiendesitas.

The sprawling, 500-seating capacity Tiendesitas branch introduces a “Korean Favorites Festival” buffet where guests can sample some of the best known Korean dishes to complement KPub BBQ’s unlimited servings of quality cuts of beef, pork, and chicken. Apart from the usual plateful of kimchi and assortment of Korean barbecue sauces, a special cheese dip for meats, which is all the rage in dining concepts in Seoul, is also available here to delight the cheese-loving set.


A Korean Entertainment Mecca

Thanks to mega idol group BTS and fast-rising female groups like Blackpink and Twice, K-Pop is taking the world by storm, one Billboard hit at a time. The social media-fueled, second-generation Golden Era in K-Pop can be felt reverberating off the postered walls of KPub BBQ Tiendesitas and seen, so clearly it’s as if you’re at a K-Pop concert, on a massive Samsung 4K Ultra HD video wall display—the biggest video wall in the Philippines.

For non-K-Pop fans, there will be live performances, from Mondays to Sundays, where you can sing along with different local bands live on stage. For big groups and private parties, there are two VIP rooms in this branch.


The Great Wall of Tsingtao

Another exclusive feature in KPub BBQ Tiendesitas is the Tsingtao “wall,” a wall of refrigerators filled with bottles and cans of Tsingtao Beer (a German style Pilsner using traditional German technique, high quality European raw brewed with mineral water from Laoshan spring), the number one beer in South Korea.

Just walk over to the “wall” and grab any of Tsingtao Beer’s six variants that you would like to try: Tsingtao Lager Beer, Tsingtao Pure Draft, Tsingtao Wheat Beer, Tsingtao Strong Beer, Tsingtao Light Beer, and Tsingtao IPA Beer.

All these in one satisfying, affordable fixed price Korean barbecue pass. Indeed, when it comes to jjang food and daebak K-Pop experience, there’s only one place that hits the spot. And you still wonder why it’s so hard to resist your KPub BBQ cravings.

Get your Korean barbecue fix today at KPub BBQ Tiendesitas is located at Building B, Level 2 Food Village, Tiendesitas, Ortigas East, Pasig City. Operating hours are 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 12:00 MN. For reservations and other inquiries, contact 0917 866 8346 / 234 9943 / 234 9953 or email us at tiendesitaskpubbbq.2019@gmail.com.

For more information, follow @kpub_bbq_tiendesitas on Instagram and @KpubTiendesitas on Facebook or visit https://www.kpubbbq.com/. Other branches can be visited in Top of the Glo in Glorietta, Garden Restaurant in TriNoma, The Fort Complex in BGC, and The Terraces in Ayala Center Cebu.


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On Sunday, July 21, watch the livestream of the Pacquiao versus Thurman Welterweight World Championship fight for free when you dine or avail of the unlibeer for 2 hours.