BaiCon Infest 2021: PINOY Y2K

The biggest gathering of influencers, creators, agencies and partners is happening on October 30 and 31 as BaiCon 2021 happens virtually. They are on their 4th year and it's getting even bigger.

Their theme this year PINOY Y2K.
 

What can you expect this year? Your favorite internet celebrities will be providing dancing, singing, doing skits and different forms of entertainment. The event is organized by CICP (Creator and Influencer Council of the Philippines) and RGC (Republiq Group of Companies).

Jim Guzman the CICP President says "I can't hide how excited I am for BaiCon 2021. CICP was put together in 2019 when we had our creator fan fest in Cebu where we invited lots of creators and partners. There's a constant pressure to set gold standard in influencer marketing and we are ahead of this space. CICP was founded to guide our members, to make most of content creation and this space in marketing. We have had lots of town halls, GMM's, in the past several months, we did events where we invited industry speakers from creators, agencies and brands. That's on top of seminars, with partner groups, CICP has been in the forefront doing that for the industry. The benefits are listed on CICP.com.ph wherein you get discounts, trainings, seminars, talks, much of which are for members. We also have legal committees and they handle including taxation. It's part of the benefits that they get. If you want to know more, please visit our website. BaiCon is instrumental in who we are now.  

Day 1 Schedule

Day 2 Schedule

RGC's COO Bea Evardone says "I'm excited to be part of BaiCon 2021 and we are creative rebels based entirely in Cebu. We are the creatives behind Bai TV, VisMin's Bisaya Entertainment channel that does content from the region. Bai Social has over 90 creators under our management and 300+ in our network. BaiCon Infest started in 2018 and it was small then, when creators and influencers came to Cebu in 2019, 2020 (albeit digital) we had successfully made it possible still connect.  We made sure we discuss digital media and literacy. On October 30 and 31, you may access your favorite artists, creators and influencers in different social channels of BaiCon."

They chose the theme as the 2000's was nostalgic. BaiCon this year is going to be completely FREE. You can access it on Facebook, KUMU and TikTok for FREE. They will also have Spolight Awards on the dates mentioned. There will also be different musical performances including your favorite artists.

Vice President of CICP and CEO of Blogapalooza Ace Gapuz says "We have a solid lineup of influencers in BaiCon Infest 2021. This includes AC Bonifacio, Kween Yasmin, Medyo Maldito, Snake, Alem, David Jones Cua, Davao Conyo, Justine (Marites) Alem Garcia, Kim Cruz, Xavier Gonzales Solis, Inka Magnaye, Angie Cayetano, Kimpoy Feliciano, Anghet, AJ Rafael, Ranz Kyle, Niana Guerrero, Natalia Guerrero, Claire Inso, Cheska Carandang, Dr. Kilimanguru, Mikey Bustos, Bogart the Explorer (Mikey and Bogart will also serve as hosts) and tons of other creators. Esteemed musicians include Kean Cipriano, Mayonnaise. I'm excited because you'll see more than 50 content creators in BaiCon 2021."  

Dindo Marzan the CICP Director for Awards also explained the Spotlight Awards. "Over 15,000 nominations, and over 400,000 public votes... and you decide who wins."

Jako De Leon the CICP Executive Director says "Being a good creator these days is needed. The brands we work with, the role we play, we need to inspire, educate, have our voices shine in the social media world. BaiCon celebrates the creator, to showcase Filipino talent with the rest of the world. This is the time for you to learn to grow, to interact with the best and brightest in the country. This is a time to share your expertise, to witness first class talent wherever you are in the country. I'm excited for BaiCon because to see the talent grow, it's special. The pandemic has made creators evolve, be more creative and there's so much more to watch out for. Good influence will hopefully remain supreme, more powerful in the long run."

CICP Director for CSR Rj Garcia adds "We look forward to the entertainment, the event, but we need to create significant impact in the community. Children are vulnerable at these times, we need to help them. The best way to combat them is through digital media literacy. Funds will given to manuals for children, to educate them how to verify fake news, be responsible on the internet. You may donate for the cause suing BaiCon's channels. #CreatorsUnited Donation Drive. (see CSR tab on main website)"

I had so much fun talking to the organizers earlier, and the lineup of creators and influencers this year is just exciting. Just like you, I wanted to see them in the flesh but since we're still recovering from the pandemic, this event made it convenient for the public to watch, especially because of the different platforms they made it available. I have the schedules posted above but if you need more details about this year's BaiCon, you may visit their website baicon.ph because it's all there!

See you then!

Great Finds at Chuvaness x NBS

I have been reading Chuvaness.com for years now and I've always felt so blessed to have known Ms. C (Cecile Van Straten) personally as I've met her through events and media junkets. She's no ordinary woman, exceptional in fact. What I like most about her is how she was able to turn her brand into a reputable one, authentic and still chic, lovely and endearing at times especially when she talks about her travels, kids and good looking husband. I even adore her love story and how it happened, you could tell I'm a big fan.

Just last week, I received news and invitation about this partnership between Chuvaness and National Bookstore. I've seen this done with greats such as Rajo Laurel and Ms. Daphne Osena Paez a couple of years back. They've come up with a really great line and I knew this one was going to good as I've seen pretty much her aesthetic. Just like her style, she's very original, she has this Japanese vibe going on and I love that a lot. She's been traveling a lot, takes tips and her shopping finds seriously, and if you're a lifestyle blogger in the Philippines and don't know her, you can't sit with me haha!

She took out the design and graphic process meticulously. As the National Bookstore executives tell it, she did the fine details of this collection without a hitch. It's like she's been waiting for this to happen for a long time and when the opportunity came, she was ready as Usain Bolt and ran so easy.

I went to the event alone but found blogger friends in the crowd. Ana Gonzales of http://www.anagonzales.com was shopping already, she took pretty much every piece that they had in the collection because just like me, she was a big fan. Albeit a little shy with Ms. C, she was excited as I am going to the pop up store in the SM Megamall Fashion Hall. Let's just say she had a GREAT time with these models haha!

What caught my eye were these cute purses hanging on the rack. I bet this would be good for girl friends who would want their bags to be organized. We shun people who still have barya on their expensive bags you know LOL.

This is one of their utility bags. It would be good for make up kits, or just about anything that you would want to still keep chica when you take this out of your bag. You can see how personal this has gotten just by looking at the clothes drawn on it. Ms. C pretty much has that aesthetic. You could see why I love her!

She's got this cute tote bag too, which I bet will look good on you when you wear skirts or pretty girly stuff on a sunny day.

Here's that round clutch that was so cute, it's pretty big and can be good for those times where you carry a LOT of small things and you don't wanna carry around a huge bag. This is part of the 15 items she's designed for the collection.

The Tote bag comes in this regular size too, style should never be sacrificed with function.

I totally bought this one and the lovely gift wrappers and stickers. The Travel Pouch is pretty much my way to still keep organized when traveling. It's not too big, nor too small, can fit pretty much some folded papers, your passport hell even your small cameras, but I'd just have this used for travel documents as I don't want to be cluttered inside my bag, so it'll be just for that.

Anna hoarded a lot including this pouch. She didn't hold back haha. It's like a huge envelope if you want something that would fit documents you don't want to fold. She's got everything covered.

Ahh these super cute stickers was just out of this world! From scrapbooks to Balik Bayan Boxes, it would be extra cute and chic with these on them!

The notebooks was just made of quality material. Ms. C doesn't want anything that looks cheap (of course) and I think you could see things like these in Japanese stores. If you're planning, writing notes, this would be good if you want to keep it for a long time.

The Memo Pads were beautiful. I could see you writing thank you letters and cute little reminders with this whilst leaving on the table.

For TO DO lists, this notepad is just cut perfectly. Shopping, groceries or reminders is just a scribble away.

Don't you just hate it when you need to put your shoes inside your luggage? You never have to use plastics from department stores anymore because these canvass bags can fit the bill. There's a little reminder on the front too, I'd take that advice anytime!

There's a lot more in the Pop Up Store and they're going to be there the whole week. You should definitely drop by SM Megamall's Fashion Hall if you have time. You can't buy the models though, they don't come with the pretty stuff from Ms. C's collection hehe!

Oh and thank you so much to @ev.yu for taking up the challenge of drawing my portrait. I think she had a hard time doing it because I wasn't looking haha.

It was nice to see that chubby and curly haired person immortalized on paper. Haha! Okay I will get thinner soon!

Ms. C, National Bookstore executives and the artist.

 

Anyway, you have to go to SM Megamall's Fashion Hall NOW to get a glimpse and buy these off the shelves! Make sure you take your girlfriends along so you can bond over travel and organizing essentials by Chuvaness and National Bookstore. It will be available on all National Bookstore branches very soon! Thank you so much Ms. C for extending me an invite! It was so nice seeing you and congratulations!

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VOTE Team Boys as GMA Artists Promote Heart Over Hate

It's only a few hours to go, but may I ask you to support our cause?

You see, some people have this undoubtedly crazy notion that they can actually hide behind keyboards and bash people. This has really got to stop. I'm okay with constructive criticism but if it's already hurting the person, that's not right. 

I'm blessed to have been able to work with GMA Artist Center's Martin Del Rosario, Phytos Ramirez, Ken Chan and Derrick Monasterio. Our campaign sounds off what we want to happen in cyberspace, to be safe, to remain positive, so we're choosing Heart over Hate. 

You can start helping by making your friends and family know that it's not okay to say hurtful words online. You can start with your own circle and tell them to do the same to other people so they can pay it forward. Be nice, be responsible online and hope our little work would be something you'll love while you're doing this deed.

As a treat, here's a small something I prepared during our shoot. Hope you get to also vote for TEAM BOYS over at www.gmanetwork.com/BSCVOTE now til 12 AM!

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