Living in the tropics is more cooler as Starbucks Frappuccino Blended Beverages quenches your summer activities and let you experience fun-filled discoveries with two limited summer flavors guaranteed to leave you feeling rejuvenated. Available at your favourite Starbucks store through April 19 to June 6, 2016 only.



Celebrate the sweetness of Summer with new summer blended beverages, Roasted Marshmallow S’mores and Summer Berry Panna Cotta. The Roasted Marshmallow S’mores Frappuccino Blended Beverage is inspired by the distinct taste of roasted marshmallows with chocolate sandwiched between graham crackers. Summer Berry Panna Cotta Frappuccino Blended Beverage, combines Panna Cotta with different types of berries to create a beautifully layered Frappuccino Blended Beverage and topped with whipped cream and a tart berry drizzle.

You can also join the Starbucks Frappuccino Friends Photo Contest by uploading your photos to www.starbucksfrappuccino.ph the Starbucks Philippines Frappuccino website from April 19 to 30, 2016 for a chance to win a pre-loaded Starbucks Frappuccino Card.


Bring a cup of perfectly brewed coffee in at home or everywhere with the refreshing citrusy flavor of Starbucks Kati Kati Blend and Starbucks VIA Sweetened Iced Coffee Ready Brew.


Iced or hot, Starbucks Reserve El Salvador Montecarlo Estate and Starbucks Reserve Burundi Murambi will surely keep you energized this summer. El Salvador Montecarlo Estate complementary flavors icnludes Baked fruit tarts & pies, herbal breads, sweet & savory foods. Burundi Murambi complementary flavors are Lemon, baking spices and butter pastries.
Starbucks Reserve Whole Bean avaialble only at Starbucks Tomas Morato, Starbucks Eight Forbes Town, Bonifacio Global City, Starbucks Keyland Centre, Starbucks Central Square, Bonifacio Global City, Starbucks Signa Designer Residences and Starbucks The Sapphire Bloc.
If you're into lunch or a light snack, Starbucks got new food items that you can enjoy with your favorite coffee and at the same time celebrate the flavors of Summer.

• Starbucks Summer Beach Card - A Starbucks Card for recalling fun at the beach, wearing flip-flops, and shorts and tank tops on. Initial consumable load amount is 300 pesos.
• Starbucks Wave mini Card - A must have on your pocket, the perfect wave this summer with the Wave Mini Card. Initial consumable load amount is 500 pesos.
• Starbucks Frappuccino Card - Take your favorite Frappuccino Blended Beverage anywhere in its fun-sized companion. Initial consumable load amount is 1,000 pesos.

Starbucks Philippines will also have a series of Meet Me at Starbucks for a Summer Frappuccino Party from April 26 to May 31 where you can enjoy live summer music, a One For You, One To Share (Buy One, Get One) promo on the Roasted Marshmallow S ‘mores Frappuccino blended beverage, Plus! 10% off on Starbucks Summer mugs and Starbucks Tumblers and other exciting treats.

Check out the Starbucks Philippines’ Facebook page for more details.

Celebrate with Oponganons and the rest of the country commemorating the first act of Heroism by Datu Lapu-Lapu with Music and Food.From dining, shopping and live performances, The Mactan Newtown is packed with things to see and do for the whole family to enjoy. Megaworld's The Mactan Newtown is home to a mixed-use community complete with world class commercial establishments, offices, hotels, schools and residential developments all situated at Mactan Island Cebu.


Join the festive party and catch live performances form Barbie Almabis, The Dawn, Sheila and the Insects, Drive Me to Juliet, Jewel Villaflores, and the Break Offenders. The event will also feature fun activities to for all to enjoy thanks to the attractions of The Mactan Newtown. The celebratory concert, Sounds of Victory is happening on Friday April 22, 2016 7PM at The Mactan Newtown.



The Mactan Newtown also features all year round activities for both Cebuanos and tourists alike on top of the Kadaugan Festival Concert. See the top 5 must try attractions at Mactan Newtown.

1. Mactan Alfresco is your One Stop Food Tour - Mactan Alfresco is an outdoor dining strip inspired by Singapore’s famed hawker/food hall centers featuring a varied selection of authentic Cebuano food like Lechon and Seafood.
2. Feast on Lechon Overload - Witness Cebuano Lechon cooked before your eyes  and feast.
3. Cultural Shows on Cebu’s Rich Culture - Traditional dances like Ritwal, Banga, Tinikling, Sinulog, Singkil, Subli and Fire Dances performed on stage from 6:30-8:00 PM every weekends. 
4. Shop for Souvenirs - Cebu Guitars, T-shirt souvenirs, snacks, home décor and furniture to make your visit to the Queen City of the South more memorable.
5. A Beachfront Lifestyle for You - Visit the Mactan Newtown Showroom for a glimpse of the country’s first beach side township and the “Live, Work, Play, Learn” lifestyle offered by Mactan Newtown.

For more information, please call the Megaworld Lifestyle Malls Concierge at 709-9888, 709-0888, 0917-8380111 or visit www.megaworldlifestylemalls.com.

The Mactan Newtown Kadaugan sa Mactan Festival posted at Cebu Events Blog

From welcoming Lunar New Year & Valentines Day to another Season change, Starbucks joins every Filipino in observance of our heritage and tradition this quarter. Exciting Starbucks Card designs to look forward to such as the delightfully decorated eggs are a highlight of any Easter basket now available at your favourite Starbucks outlets for an initial consumable load amount of 500 pesos each.

Have you noticed that iconic feminine figure in Starbucks Logo? Starbucks called it Siren and represents change of season. The special edition Siren Card features and hand-painted with water colors design. Also available for an initial consumable load amount of 300 pesos.

Starbucks new line of Macchiato beverages shows its passion for all things coffee with these new beverage innovations, and coffee aficionados are sure to fall in love with the rich, complex flavors of the all-new Starbucks Chocolate Hazelnut Macchiato, Starbucks Roasted Caramel Macchiato, and Starbucks Caramel Macchiato Frappuccino as well as classic Starbucks Caramel Macchiato.


Chocolate Hazelnut Macchiato features layer upon layer of delicious chocolate and hazelnut flavors; the Roasted Caramel Macchiato delight in its layers of smooth, velvety milk and deliciously rich caramel taste while most popular Caramel Macchiato in a Frappuccino variant combines smooth milk, caramel drizzle all three have in common of a shot of Starbucks best quality espresso.

It's really suggested to select the complimenting partner of your favourite beverage and you couldn't say no to these Starbucks featured food whether it’s for lunch or light snacks.

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie is a vegetarian diet with banana, granola, oatmeal and dark chocolate in moist and chewy healthy cookie.

Vanilla Bean Sugar Cookie boasts of buttery cookie flavored with vanilla bean decorated with an orange flower sugar icing.

Belgian Chocolate Chip Cake combines layers of vanilla sponge cake with chocolate chips, milk chocolate ganache and frosted Belgian milk chocolate with mini chocolate chip cookies on the sides.

A tortilla wrap filled with moist breaded fish fillet, baked potato wedges and egg mayo dressing makes up your Fish and Potato Wrap.

Farmer’s ham and sharp parmesan cheese layered on sweet savory brioche French toast indites your Monte Cristo menu.

Flour tortilla filled with wasabi tuna flakes topped with crunchy Japanese bread crumbs and roasted nori strips makes your Tuna Wasabi Turnover fusion.

Introducing the featured coffee for this season, these coffees combine the highest quality beans from several growing regions to create the perfect harmony of flavors.


The 3 Region Blend is the kind of coffee that makes you want to sit outside, feel the breeze in the air and enjoy a beautiful day. it exudes floral, citrus, and berry aromas and flavors.


Starbucks Tribute Blend introduced in Starbucks 40th Anniversary is a dark roast, full-bodied blend is best complemented with berries, spices and chocolates. Tribute Blend in Starbucks VIA packaging uses the same four amazing components found in the whole bean coffee, 100% natural roasted Arabica beans to make an instant and microground coffee.


Starbucks Reserve Stores features Whole Beans Coffee Ethiopia Guji Bilida Bukisa and Beunos Aires Nicaragua Maracaturra. Starbucks Reserve Ethiopia Guji Bilida Bukisa is alight-bodied coffee with its distinct lemon and currant flavors perfect to pair with berries, herbs and baking spices while Starbucks Reserve Beunos Aires Nicaragua Maracaturra coffee tree blooms gorgeous, giant coffee cherries of a distinctly rare variety that offers flavors of herbal aromas with apricot, peach and honey.

Starbucks New Macchiato Beverages and Starbucks Easter Cards posted at Cebu Events Blog

Sun Life financial literacy advocate Matteo Guidicelli leads the multi-media campaign of Sun Life Asset Management Company, Inc. (SLAMCI) new offering - the Sun Life Prosperity Card. Matteo successfully leads SLAMCI’s Rise and Prosper concert in Ayala Terraces, Ayala Center Cebu last February 8. The Sun Life Prosperity Card is a gift card worth P5,000 which may be invested in any of the peso-denominated mutual funds managed by SLAMCI under its Sun Life Prosperity Funds.

Matteo Guidicelli is more than proud to be part of Sun Life Prosperity Card campaign because he understand the importance of investing and the value of financial freedom and also accessible to the youth.

SLAMCI also continue with its multi-media campaign dubbed “Slam the Scam,” which was created as a response to the proliferation of investment scams in the country.
Sun Life Asset Management Company, Inc President Valerie “Riena” Pama recalls that Filipinos follow many of the Chinese New Year traditions that are believed to bring in luck and fortune and that it should be complement with actions with the help of the Sun Life Prosperity Card where their investing journey begins.

The Sun Life Prosperity Card may be purchased from a Sun Life Financial Advisor, at any Sun Life Financial Store, or online at www.sunlifeprosperity.com.ph

It aims to introduce more Filipinos to investing and encourage them to explore a wider array of financial instruments that would enable them to achieve their financial goals. SLAMCI is also set to launch two new dollar-denominated funds in additions to the Sun Life Prosperity Funds, while a regular investment program will also be initiated in partner banks.

For more information please visit www.sunlife.com.

Matteo Guidicelli leads Sun Life Prosperity Card campaign posted at Cebu Events Blog

Sony Philippines' 36th Sony Centre at the new Robinsons Galleria Cebu highlights most of Sony devices including Bravia 4K TVs and Home Entertainment products, Hi-Res Audio, Walkman, ActionCam, Alpha, Cybershot, Xperia Tablets and mobile phones. Customers can freely touch and try them for an immersive product experience and a PlayStation corner and ActionCam demo area, allowing customers to get a better gaming and photography experience.


Sony Centre Robinsons Galleria features an innovative display of the latest Sony Bravia 4K TV line up.The Sony X9000C and X8300C supports Google’s latest Android TV OS 5.0 or lollipop allowing to easily stream video and use as a gaming device. Sony Bravia 4K TVs comes with the new 4K Processor X1 for a better Sony 4K viewing experience on TRILUMINOS Display. Sony Bravia 4K TVs also features Google Cast, Voice Search (done through a remote equipped with a microphone) and Google Play just as what they like to do on their smartphones. The X9000C and X8300C are “HEVC” and “VP9” ready that can receive 4K distribution services and YouTube in 4K.




At 4.9mm at its thinnest part, the X9000C is the thinnest LCD TV from Sony and is virtually frameless and mounts flush to your wall. Meanwhile, the X83000C models are Sony’s introductory 4K LCD TV series that expands the 4K experience to multiple screen size options.


Sony SHAKE-X7D features a 3-way speaker: a 2.5cm tweeter, 15cm mid and 38cm woofer, that can output up to 2400W and 116.5dB powerful sound in your entertainment room. Lighting effects comes in handy in 10 colour patterns that synchronise to the beat of the music. If you want more, you can use Party Chain to connect compatible sound systems together for an added amplification. Deejaying effects is preloaded with Sony Shake-X7D such as Flanger, WAH, Frequency Isolator and PAN. Go wireless with Fiestable App or SongPal app installed on your smartphone or tablet and connect with SHAKE-X7D to adjust sound settings and lighting effects, add special djing Effects, or queue your playlist.

A Filipino home is incomplete without a Karaoke set, just connect your SHAKE-X7D to the TV, choose your favourite Karaoke DVD playlist or Youtube videos to get started or put on your latest DVD movie and grab some popcorn for an instant get-together.


Visit Sony’s various product line at visit www.sony.com.ph. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@SonyPHinc).

Sony Centre Concept Store Robinsons Galleria Cebu posted at Cebu Events Blog