Chooks-to-Go, the leading roasted chicken chain in the country, recently announced the nine winners of Chooks-to-Riches, its ongoing nationwide promo.



The winners are John Jervie Dee of Misamis Oriental, Emanuel Moreto of Leyte, Angelica Olinares of Negros Occidental, David Villanueva of Bicol, Leslie Naval of Malabon, Antonio Tiu of Tacloban, Emmanuel Asuncion of Bulacan, Ma. Elena Biyo of Iloilo, and Cecile Senining of Cebu. Each received PhP 100,000 pesos in cash, tax-free.



“Hindi ko po inakalang isa ako sa mananalo. Sa dami ng customers ng Chooks-to-Go, ako pa ang ma-swerteng nanalo. Masayang-masaya po talaga ako, malaking tulong po ito sa amin,” said Emanuel Moreto.


“Nagulat po ako nung may tumawag sa akin na taga-Chooks-to-Go. Nataranta po ako nun kasi hindi ko matandaan kung naitago ko yung resibo na nanalo. Maraming beses po kasi akong nagtext. Blessing in disguise po itong pagkapanalo ko at napakalaking tulong sa aming pamilya,” said Antonio Tiu.

With Chooks-to-Riches, Chooks-to-Go aims to reward its loyal and hardworking customers who have been making the deliciously roasted chicken a part of the family’s everyday meals. This promo is the brand’s way to return the love, appreciation, and support that the customers have shown Chooks-to-Go.

To qualify for the promo, customers must make a single receipt purchase of at least one (1) whole Chooks-to-Go oven roasted chicken of any variant (Sweet Roast, Pepper Roast, Fried Chooks). To earn entries, customers need to send CHOOKS (space) <COMPLETE NAME> / <COMPLETE ADDRESS> / <OR NUMBER> / <TOTAL TRANSACTION AMOUNT> via text message to 2256.
Valid receipts may be registered until August 11 to qualify for the promo. Chooks-to-Go will draw the last set of winners on August 13.Will you be one of the lucky six to win PhP100,000? Remember that the more entries you have, the more chances of winning! So what are you waiting for? Join now!

              From hot to cold coffee, Jollibee gives us more reasons to enjoy pick-me-ups!

Homegrown empire celebrates legacy in Filipino snack culture

(L-R) Ms. Cynthia Llanes, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Technological Institute of the Philippines; Mr. Angelo Q. Lahoz, Senior Vice President, Technological Institute of the Philippines; Ms. Ma. Corazon Halili-Dichosa, Executive Director, Board of Investments; Mr. Masashi Takano, Team Leader, DTI-BOI-JICA Project; Mr. Philip A. Gioca, Country Manager, JobStreet.com Philippines, Inc and Monica Palomares, Marketing Specialist, JobStreet.com. Philippines, Inc. Representatives from each partner organization sign a memorandum of agreement recently at the Department of Trade and Industry Head Office in Makati.

The automotive industry in the Philippines is experiencing a dramatic boom. 10 years ago, 100,000 cars were produced over the course of a year. Now, 400,000 are being manufactured annually. With projections showing that car sales will achieve 1 million between 2025 and 2028, companies across the entire automotive supply chain are stepping up their efforts to recruit more employees in response to increased demand.

One concern faced by the industry has to do with the human resources involved – there is a weak linkage between universities, whose fresh graduates will represent a large part of the new workforce, and the manufacturing and assembly segments of the automotive industry. Both students and university staff demonstrate limited knowledge of the companies and processes involved in automotive production, while most OJT programs for students are typically found in the servicing sector, far removed from assembly and manufacturing.

To address this concern, JobStreet.com Philippines has partnered up with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Board of Investments (BOI) with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP), to help strengthen the ties between the academe and the automotive industry.

Recently, the parties involved signed a memorandum of agreement that underscored their commitment to the creation of the Philippine Auto Industry-Academia Linkage Congress (PAAL Congress), an event that will be attended by students and faculty from dozens of universities, officials from TESDA training centers with automotive courses, and engineers and executives from automotive companies. The goal of the PAAL


Congress is to bolster the connection between the automotive industry and the academe, catering especially to engineering graduates who may be future members of this workforce. It will be held on September 28, 2018, at the TIP -Quezon City Campus.

Mr. Philip Gioca, Country Manager of JobStreet Philippines, said that JobStreet’s main contribution will be connecting the best of the best graduates from different universities, including TIP, to the bigger value chain that supplies the entire automotive industry.

“Where we’ve previously focused on providing quality solutions for jobseekers across the entire market, this partnership gives us the opportunity to focus on a single industry and understand a value chain that we might not necessarily be aware of. This partnership represents an important learning experience for us, determining what kind of talents these automotive companies are looking for, and through what we learn, we’ll be able to match our millions of jobseekers with the needs of the more than 100 companies in the supply chain,” Mr. Gioca said.

The project predicts that the 2028 expected increase of annual car production will lead to an increase in direct employment in the automotive industry by between 700,000 and 1,170,000 jobs. In addition to this, there will be a significant increase in indirect employment, creating many new jobs in sectors such as manufacturing of the materials required to produce cars, automotive sales and maintenance, transport and storage, and petroleum stations, JobStreet’s participation in this project validates their vision of providing Filipinos with jobs. Through this and other partnerships with the government and the academe, JobStreet aims to refine its understanding of each industry, and create opportunities to connect even more jobseekers with their future careers.

University officials and students, in turn, are called to participate in the Congress, which will expose students to new careers and give a glimpse of a possibly hitherto unexplored industry.

The Congress is a component of a 2-year pilot project between JICA and DTI, known as the “Elaboration of Industrial Promotion Plans using Value Chain Analysis,” which started in late 2016 and aims to bolster the DTI’s efforts to promote the automotive industry through development of concrete policy directions and elaboration plans.



For those who want to register at the PAAL Congress this September, click here for
full details.

The Internationally- acclaimed Director Brillante Mendoza recently confirmed his partnership
with SM City San Jose Del Monte and SM City Marilao in bringing his film workshop in Bulacan
on August 9 and 10.


Dubbed as Brillante Film Festival, the event will feature one of Mendoza’s critically acclaimed
indie films ‘Ma’ Rosa’ that reaped the Best Actress Award in 2016 Cannes Film Festival and a
nomination in Palme d’Or including the Best Director award during the 54 th Gijon International
Film Festival in Spain.
Students from various schools and universities as well as aspiring filmmakers and actors in
Bulacan will have a rare opportunity to interact with the Director.
Director Brillante Mendoza will give an in-depth view of Philippine Independent Film Making.
His workshop will also include the never seen footages of indie film making that cover technical
know-how and comprehensive aspects of indie film making that include direction, screenplay,
cinematography, acting, production design, and sound and editing.
Mendoza, who is known for his advocacies on tackling social issues, hopes to inspire workshop
participants’ probing and critical thinking skills while improving their capacity in relating to
social issues and appreciating the alternative art movement called “indie-film”.

The Brillante Mendoza Film Festival is a joint project of Centerstage Productions, SM
Cinema, SM City San Jose Del Monte and SM City Marilao. It is also a part of Brillante
Mendoza’s advocacy to rethink and redefine cinema by sharing his knowledge and experience
in filmmaking with the new generation.
Grand launch will be on August 9. This will be followed by Film Workshop on August 10 at SM
City San Jose Del Monte.

Josephine Panganiban (right) receives her prize from Cebu Pacific Loyalty Division campaign manager Elia Soon.

Jivelle Ann Borcena gets the best surprise of her life as Cebu Pacific Loyalty Division campaign manager Elia Soon (left) and Marketing and Distribution director Sahara Garnica give her a free Palawan vacation.

Exclusive Island Escape promo winner Jivelle reveals, “I mostly do my transactions with my CEB GetGo Credit Card because it’s convenient and I can earn GetGo points faster.”