The GrowHub Innovations Company and Tangobar Announce Partnership for Sustainable Regional Community Development and ASEAN market penetration

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The GrowHub Innovations Company ("The GrowHub"), Asia Pacific's only Web 3-enabled plug-and-play ecosystem builder for food traceability and carbon credits, announced its strategic partnership with Kyoto's leading craft canning producer and food experience provider Tangobar LLC. ("tangobar"). 

Tangobar is committed to the development of canned foods using local agricultural and marine products as well as food promotion events. The GrowHub will be providing its proprietary Web-3 technology to Tangobar to support the sustainable development of the local community in Kyoto Prefecture (Kyoto by the Sea) and the penetration of its products in the ASEAN market.

With a goal of maximizing local food resources, knowledge, and techniques to promote the diversity of Kyoto's rich landscape, Tangobar seeks to create a harmonious relationship between food producers and consumers to develop a sustainable food culture that is beneficial for all. The GrowHub's mission of fostering sustainable and conscious trade and providing authentic food that consumers can trust via Web-3 technology aligns with Tangobar's efforts to contribute to the local environment and communities.

The GrowHub's unique blockchain solution, which enables direct two-way communication with consumers, will enable Tangobar to tell the rich story of its products and the local community in northern Kyoto while providing them the insights needed to expand and create demand for their product offerings among ASEAN consumers. By creating demand for food experience programs and local food processing, Tangobar hopes to contribute to new employment opportunities and sustainable economic growth in the region.

Dr. Daiki Nakaoka, the Country Head of The GrowHub Japan shared, "We are very pleased to partner with Tangobar, which contributes to the sustainable development of local communities. While many rural areas in Japan have wonderful food resources, they are faced with the challenges of increasing employment opportunities for locals and re-innovating food experience programs with environmental considerations. This partnership significantly enhances the opportunities for local communities to thrive in ASEAN in a sustainable manner."

According to the ASEAN Food and Nutrition Security Report 2021, the shift in food retailing is resulting in increased consumption of unhealthy foods and diminishing the often critical role of informal traders in meeting the food and nutrition needs of communities. It is crucial for food producers to showcase transparency and provide extensive background on ingredients/products to end food consumers. By scaling-up sustainable agricultural practices in ASEAN, The GrowHub supports the livelihoods of small-scale food producers, while helping curb carbon gas emissions to push back impending catastrophe.

Mr. Naoya Seki, Founder, and CEO of Tangobar mentioned, "The GrowHub is a key player in distributing products that contribute to the development of a sustainable environment and society in ASEAN. It is beyond challenging to scale local food resources to potential consumers beyond Japan. As such, The GrowHub comes in as a bridge to enable us to communicate directly with ASEAN consumers. Through this, we are better able to tailor our products according to the needs and demands of new audiences. We are looking forward to our strong partnership with The GrowHub and future roadmaps for consumers to visit our production facilities in Kyoto."

With the mission of "bringing consumers and producers closer together", Tangobar commits to utilise local food resources, food knowledge, and techniques to improve the holistic well-being of people and nature. Moving forward, The Growhub will continue to strengthen Tangobar's food offerings in the landscape and contribute to the sustainable development of local food communities in ASEAN.

Maligayang Pasko: The Filipino Christmas Traditions Noon at Ngayon

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Christmas is a season of joy, hope, and love. This is the time of the year when we put aside our differences and come together to celebrate life. For Filipinos, Christmas is a very exceptional time as we have our unique traditions that make the joyous season more special.

Through the years, the Philippines’ Christmas celebrations are always a time for family, feast, and joy. Filipino Christmas traditions have changed over the years, but some things remain the same. Here's a look at how Filipino Christmas traditions have changed over the years, and what remains the same.

One of the most popular Filipino Christmas symbol is the parol. A parol is a star-shaped lantern that is traditionally made from bamboo and decorated with colorful paper. In the past, parols were used to guide people to church on Christmas Eve. Today, they are used as decorations and are often seen hanging in front of homes and businesses.

The beginning of “Ber” months in the country is always a sign that Christmas is just around the corner. Christmas songs and carols are played in every street, every household, transportations, malls, it's literally being played everywhere! Christmas in the Philippines would not be complete without these sounds of carols being played and sung. Caroling is a popular Christmas tradition in the Philippines, and it is not uncommon to see groups of carolers going door-to-door to sing Christmas carols – only here in the Philippines!

All over the world, Christmas gift-giving is often done in a group setting, with family, friends, and co-workers gathering to exchange gifts. But here in the Philippines, we have a tradition known as "Monito-Monita". It typically involves Secret Santa-style gift exchange, where each person draws the name of another person in the group and gives them a gift.

And to give us more gift-giving ideas this Christmas season, the WORLD BAZAAR FESTIVAL is back on-ground at the World Trade Center Manila from December 10-19, 2022. As one of the country’s top shopping destinations, the World Bazaar Festival 2022 provides a wide array of perfect gift ideas for our loved ones. Find the latest trendy wears, clothing and accessories available at Woobie’s Designers’ Avenue and Celebrity Pavilion. And to set your shopping mood, World Bazaar Festival also prepared a food crawl avenue called Woobie’s Food World and Woobie’s Goodies which delivers countless food choices and showcases everyday food feast at the convenience of bazaar shoppers.

The World Bazaar Festival continues to be the longest Christmas Charity Bazaar in the country today. For the benefit of ABS CBN Foundation, the event organizer, Worldbex Services International, is true to their commitment towards Social Responsibility and charitable duties. The World Bazaar Festival continues to remind all of us that Christmas is indeed a season of joy, hope, and love and it will always be in the heart of every Filipino all over the World.

The spirit of gift-giving is a very notable Christmas culture in the Philippines. Some traditions may have changed over the years, but some things remain the same. Families still gather together to celebrate, hear the mass and complete the “Simbang Gabi,” eat Noche Buena as one family and exchange Love for one another. Christmas is still a time for feast, and traditional Filipino dishes are still enjoyed by many. Indeed, Christmas in the Philippines is incomparable among every country in the world – for Filipinos, PASKO is truly a time for Jesus, family, feast, and joy.

WORLD BAZAAR FESTIVAL is organized by Worldbex Services International.

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Road crashes kill 1,670 children yearly

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Children unveil a mural to urge government and stakeholders to commit to safer roads for vulnerable road users.]

Public interest law group ImagineLaw on Sunday urged the government to ‘save 1,670 children’s lives yearly by preventing road crashes in the Philippines’. According to the group, the public should be alarmed that 1,670 Filipino children and young people (0-19 years old) are killed by road crashes every year, citing data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

“Injuries and deaths due to road crashes are preventable,” said Atty. Daphne Marcelo, ImagineLaw’s Project Manager for Road Safety, during a mural unveiling for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at a children’s park in Manila.

In September this year, a 4-year-old girl was killed after being hit by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Malate. In the same month, another 4-year-old child and his father were killed because of a road crash in South Cotabato involving more than a dozen vehicles.

“The government, in partnership with stakeholders, should continue improving road infrastructure, updating policies and enforcing traffic laws to make sure they are inclusive of children’s safety,” said Atty. Marcelo. “Playing outside or commuting to school should not be a death sentence for children,” she said.

“Every [road] death is preventable,” added Robert Siy of Move As One Coalition, a transport and mobility advocacy group. “[W]e should not pull back on our road safety campaign until we bring the number of Filipinos killed or injured from road crashes down to zero,” he also said.

According to ImagineLaw, blaming parents solely for road crash deaths among children is ‘unproductive, misguided, and myopic’. “Everyone–government and community leaders, parents and teachers, and road users–has a role to play in making our streets safe for children,” Atty. Marcelo said. “Our road system should be designed to protect the lives of the most vulnerable road users such as children and pedestrians,” she added.

“Yung ideal na kalsada po para sa isang bata na may kapansanan ay magkaroon po ng extra lane at railings (The ideal street for a child with disability should have extra lane and railings),” Hannah Estepa, a 15-year-old visually-impaired child-advocate from the Youth Alliance for Road Discipline, urged the government.

“Our streets are far too hostile for a child to even simply exercise their right to play,” said Nicole Anne Cobarrubias of AltMobility, another advocacy group. “In our commitment to building safer streets, we will be more firm in prioritizing children's safety above motor vehicles,” she also said.