SINOSIKAT's Kat Agarrado Releases New Single "Heart Calling"

Looks like the heavens are conspiring when it comes to Kat Agarrado as she attempts another shot with her music. This is still with Sinosikat, a rebuilding, a new start, stemmed by her love for music. She still never thinks about her looks (though she's quite blessed with it), and puts her efforts now in making more songs so a new generation would be able to listen to it. Sinosikat doesn't have permanent band members, it's her instincts that kick in and choose them to play with her, a different setup but works.

Kat says "My goal is to make people listen to timeless pieces, that even when we're old, there's substance, and they can still listen to it. Before I was doing rock elements, but now it's more polished, matured, the arrangements now will have horn sections. My dream is to make Sinosikat a wider audience, a younger one, to put our music in other countries. I want to do that especially when I get to network with bands and producers there, because they appreciate it but just lack exposure. Our music is world class, just like Filipinos." 

She adds "I hope to also join more international festivals, and become global. I think the youth now has lots of venues to listen to music, that's good and I would like to do collaborations with artists like Lola Amour, a indie artist named Isla, there's a ton that I see on YouTube. I'm sure they have a lot to offer, fresh ideas to contribute especially for the next singles."

Here's part of the interview we did with her during the launch

Kat continued to write songs about love, about family, a bit slow but she admits just doing it at her own pace. She also does standard songs and do Filipino versions so she wouldn't get rusty. She also writes about her friends, or things she experienced during the pandemic. Though this time, she finds it divine for everything that seemed to fall into place. From Pinoy Soul Records, to Warner Music Philippines, to her own studio, this is her way to help other artists too. This is a new beginning for her, her re-introduction of Sinosikat. 

PS Heard the single just now, and I like how groovy it sounded. It's like her being hungry to do more, I would liken it to the music of international girl group "All Saints", but it's only her on vocals. Amazing!

Go stream her new single "Heart Calling" on digital platforms and get smitten with Pinoy Soul all over again. Be part of her fresh start!

National Hog Festival 2024 Slated March 1st

When there's a party in the Philippines, there's nothing better than having the coveted LECHON on the table as it symbolizes wealth and abundance like no other. Filipinos have been so creative in the kitchen, and over the years have whipped up different dishes which are now staples in every home.

This year, the National Federation of Hog Farmers, Inc. is doing a National Pig Day Celebration.To make things extra special, they are going to attempt a Guinness World Record for the most number of pork dishes to be displayed and be served to attendees and guests afterwards. This is a tall order, but definitely possible. This will happen on March 1st, and this will start off the whole 5 day festival in both Cubao in Quezon City and in Markina Convention Center.

Activities will be done at Novetel Hotel and Gateway Mall (during the first 3 days), then will culminate at the Backyard Congress in Marikina Convention Center in March 4 and 5.

According to Vice Chairman Alfred Ng of the National Federation of Hog Farmers, Inc. wants to promote the efforts of the local agricultural sector in helping achieve the food security, safety and sovereignty goals of the country. They also want this to also help in boosting the tourism industry as they get to highlight some of the country's best dishes. They also want this to be the venue for both the hog raisers and different institutions to network with some of the largest hotels and restaurants to hopefully source it sustainably and not have imported pork for much of their supplies. Quezon City is certainly the perfect venue for this as the LGU's would also want to ensure that every creative dish made is all hygienic and follows strict protocols from start to end.

Make sure to be there when it happens on March 1-5, first in Novotel then to Marikina City's Marikina Convention Center. See you there! 

World's Thinnest Foldable HONOR Magic V2 5G Now in the Philippines

The world's thinnest foldable phone is now in the Philippines. At the Enderun Tent in Taguig, HONOR Philippines launched the Honor Magic V2 5G, a well designed smartphone with a 5000mAh battery, 23GB RAM + 512 ROM and 3 cameras at 50, 50 and 20 Megapixels. It's also light, has AI Motion Sensing for those nice moving shots. Together with this is the Honor X8b, a stylish photo centric phone with a 102MP main camera. Both are designed well, and available in different colorways.

The Honor Magic V2 is best for users that love the look of sophistication, and would be a conversation starter. This is why they made it this thin.

Denis Santos the Honor PR Supervisor adds "Designed for users that care about style and substance, this Honor X8b has magic capsule, making calls, text and alarms at one spot. It's extra slim, extra light, one of the thinnest but affordable smartphones in the market. It has 108MP main camera, 5MP Wide and 2MP macro camera. The phone also has a 2x portrait camera so you can capture more natural looking portraits, and can be used for longer times because of the Risk Free PWM Dimming. With it, you can use it for work, take sharp shots, watch better with a 93.7% screen to body ratio. It also has lots of storage at 512GB, no need to delete those music files or photos you wanna keep. You can pre order this for Php 12,999 til February 23 so you can get free earbuds til that date."

The HONOR Magic V2 on the other hand was discussed by HONOR Philippines Training Head Jaynard Lamarca through the shots we did during dinner. Brand Marketing Head Joepy Libo-on on the other hand arrived in style by riding a Porsche at the venue for the special edition Honor Magic V2 RSR 5G (Porsche Design). 

The price is Php 79,999 with freebies worth 28k that includes a Harman Kardon Aura Studio 4 and Honor Watch GS3 if you pre order from Feb 21 to March 1.

My Daily Collagen Super Series Triathlon Set on March 10th

Your best race ever is about to happen at Subic Bay this March 10, 2024. At the press conference for the My Daily Colagen Super Series, they told us how the brand has been preparing for this Triathlon by doing a few firsts.

This is going to be a new course, with some parts of it being in the actual Segara Hotel where people will also be getting their race kits from. Aside from that, they made it pretty flat and beginner friendly so they could be a good prep event for most of the Triathletes that are competing in other races. This is what Ms. Nylah Bautista (current Race Director) assured participants and they are preparing well in terms of security, medical and well placed race stops so you can hydrate well.

Triathlon Team representatives like FitPH, TriMac, LakanTri, Wednesday Tri, Team Zeru, New Bound Tri, Rockstar Triathlon, GS Coaching, TinayTri and more were there to witness the signing. Faith Garcia the Ms Aura International 2021, Doc Rob, Doc Jill and Patricia Javier and My Daily Collagen executives Oliver Sales, Ms. Ana Perez of Global Wellness Enterprises will make sure you are going to have fun with the course, but still make it challenging for you overall.

For those who don't know, this is the most well attended Triathlon event in the country with standard distances. My Daily Collagen is best for those who undergo rigorous training especially if you are exposed under the sun as it helps you retain water, even has vitamins and minerals to help you recover.

Ms. Ana says "Global Wellness Enterprises and My Daily Collagen supports activities like this because we support healthy lifestyles especially in this 2024 edition of the super series."

Oliver adds "This is our fourth edition, we held one online triathlon during the pandemic, but this will be our best race ever. It's very safe, the new running course will be fun, and we will surprise you during race day. Plus the experience."

Here's the press conference on video, please enjoy!

Make sure to register as early as now as there are only a few slots left. You may email them via superseriesph@gmail.com if you have questions. Go Run, Swim and Bike on March 10, and remember to take My Daily Collagen!