Beko Does Make It Healthy

Why doesn't everybody do it? That's the question I would probably ask when Europe's #1 appliance brand Beko pursued the path to making their products bring their customers to healthier and convenient lives. This just begs the question on why they continue to innovate and create things like HarvestFresh Technology that fools the veggies to think that it's still getting sunshine while in the comforts of your cold refrigerator, or the ProSmart Inverter Motor to keep your energy consumption low while washing your clothes, or the dryer that's 50% more efficient than the usual ones once the spinning's done.

No wonder they got in the list of the recent Real Leaders Top 200 Impact Companies for 2022, imagine the amount of work they do in order to impact the environment from individual homes they serve. They also have bio composites, recycled materials, lower carbon footprint and detergent saving appliances for years. They are also making these all sustainable.

If you want to know more about Beko and the work they do, just visit their official website Beko.ph or their FB page at Facebook.com/bekoph. It's all there!

Come #DoTheLifebuoy Dance Challenge

We're still not out of danger, the pandemic is still there. For most people, we suited up with face masks and try to follow protocols for work and play. For over a century, Lifebuoy has always been a great partner when it comes to hygiene and they're not stopping to remind you and me about proper handwashing. They're always trying to look for innovative ways to make the necessary task of washing hands a fun activity. Today is no different.

Lifebuoy these days are in different forms like soap bars, hand wash, and body wash. It's got really fresh fragrance and Activ Silver+ ingredient that helps rid of 99.9 percent of germs. It's a good thing, and they want to continue educating the public about the benefits of hand washing. You can #DoTheLifebuoy now!

They're currently asking the Filipino public to #DoTheLifebuoy challenge on social media. Together with teen queen Kathryn Bernardo, you can do the dance challenge right at home or anywhere you want to. Get creative with a few essential moves they want you to include in it. Rub your palms, put your fingers in between, wash your knuckles, don't miss the thumbs, clean the tips of your fingers. Go and upload your own version with these moves on Tiktok or follow the ones published to see if you can make an even better version of it. Just search the hashtag #DoTheLifebuoy to see it. You get to be the best, and teach people how to do it too. That's something you can pass on to generations so they too would be able to teach the next ones about it. If you haven't tried Lifebuoy yet, it's available in the Shopee app or Lazada. You can also learn more about the campaign through the LifebuoyPhilippines FB page so check them out there!

Wash hands people! Let's #DoTheLifebuoy dance!

ACG Launches TaxWhizPH 2.0 and Mon Abrea's Iwas Buwis-It 2022

Paying taxes hasn't been something people love on face value. For starters, it's complicated, it takes a LOT of effort, expensive, and not to mention you don't really have that much motivation because of politics, or corruption and just base it off just by being a responsible citizen and hope your taxes won't go to waste in this country. 

The Asian Consulting Group (ACG) has recently launched an update for the TaxWhizPH App. In a nutshell, this is their version 2.0. This app can compute your taxes with up to date rates and policies. It also guides you to take photos of your receipts, so in case there's need to file for VAT transactions and come tax time, you'll be notified when to pay as it's got calendars for it. The app was developed by ACG and for those who don't know, President Nadine Lustre had a hand for the creative part of this app. She's quite involved since the start and now that it's released, she's quite happy with it.

Nadine was game answering several questions about the app, and how she manages working with the ACG team, and her businesses. She personally knows how hard it is for an ordinary joe to file taxes and glad that ACG and the TaxWhizPH app can help a lot of people.

Mon Abrea also launched his new book IWAS BUWIS-it 2022. This is a step by step guide on how to file taxes including those who are into YouTube, the influencers, and businesses. We asked Mon about how he feels about recent news of politicians not paying taxes, I like what he said about it as it MAKES TOTAL SENSE. Check out our coverage of the event on this video.

 
 

 Currently, the app is available on beta and can be downloaded through QR code on Android. Please make sure to follow the ACG social channels for updates about it or check the Google Play Store. It's also FREE which means you don't have to pay to use it. You can also talk through chat, email as they've got support for that too. The book is going to be available through ACG and leading book stores nationwide, you can pre order through them or National Bookstore. See? There are a lot of people who still care about the country, and now this would make it easier to do our part as citizens.

JUST MUSIC with Patrick Quiroz, Kenji, NKD and TJ Monterde

Had a lot of fun over at NANKA and their "Dirty Kitchen" bar at Roces Corner Mother Ignacia in Quezon City. We were there to witness normalcy, listen to music from talented artists from JUST MUSIC which is under Cornerstone. It's a bit special because the artists under this subsidiary are singer songwriters. As the evening progressed, we saw Patrick Quiroz, Kenji, NKD and TJ Monterde perform live for an audience prior to our interviews. 

The vibe I was getting was, they're pretty glad to have been able to perform again. As you may understand, entertainment was hit quite hard during the pandemic. As restrictions ease, they were able to let a few people in the venue (mostly solid fans) so they could perform a few covers and some of the things they wrote as they released new singles. A discovery for me was Patrick Quiros since I often only see him acting on TV. He did a stint in Singaling and won it, and during this time I saw him singing those hurtful songs romantic people usually bury themselves into. If you would like a glimpse of it, go check out my TikTok account @kumagcow as I've uploaded some of it there.

 

Kenji talked to us about how his song "LIHAM" came about. From my perspective, the lyrics of it were very personal and a bit too hurtful for comfort. It turns out much of his songs are actually from personal experience... which explains a lot why people feel this way when they hear him sing. Here's part of our conversation on video, enjoy!

TJ Monterde on the other hand was giddy, as it's been a while since he was able to perform in front of his fans. He felt this was something he needed to do as it's been a decade or so that they've been supporting him in all of his events, hits, and achievements. He also wants to make this evening extra special because his wife KZ Tandingan was in the audience, making those love songs pretty useful. Some of his performances that evening are also on my TikTok account so follow if you want to :) Meanwhile, here's our interview with TJ after the show.

TJ also talked about his latest single "WALONG BILYON", which stemmed from the millions of stars in the galaxy, you found the one to love and will love you back. It's how he described the love he's got for his wife, as he recognizes how lucky he is to be with her everyday.

This is just the start for JUST MUSIC and I'm sure Cornerstone Entertainment will get more artists on their stable. Patrick Quiroz, Kenji, NKD and TJ Monterde were all amazing!