After two years, it’s beginning to look a lot like a merrier Christmas — holiday celebrations will be grander as family and friends can celebrate face-to-face in various venues or in the comforts of one’s home. They can now continue holiday traditions that were temporarily put on hold during the pandemic or create new ones for an exciting experience. 

Since this year would be the first “normal” Christmas, everyone is pulling out all the stops to present the best when it comes to parties and events. Aside from choosing the best caterer, the fanciest décor, or the most delightful entertainment, the drink list is given attention to complete the perfect party.  

A perfect party also means that no one is “left behind” in the fun. For kids, moms-to-be, or those who don’t like to consume alcoholic drinks, there is still a sparkling drink perfect for these holiday gatherings —Welch’s Sparkling Juice in Red, White and Rosè variants. 

Welch's Sparkling Juice can be made into a variety of fantastic mocktails, paired with any meat, seafood, or poultry of choice, or even given as an impromptu gift – making it the ideal bubbly beverage for any celebration.  Made to make any celebration special, Welch’s Sparkling Juice is produced from USA-grown grapes with no artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, or high fructose corn syrup, so you can indulge in a few glasses without feeling any guilt! 

Over the holiday season, families and friends love to travel – whether it’s for a staycation or going out of town. Don’t forget to bring a bottle of Welch’s Sparkling Juice wherever this season of celebration may take you. It can be placed inside a cooler or freezable bag for convenience. 

Some families, meanwhile, prefer to slow down during the holiday break and take this time to bond with each other in their homes. Welch’s is readily available through a variety of online channels. It can be delivered right at your doorsteps, allowing you to host an impromptu game night or Netflix binge. 

With an old (and challenging) chapter closing and a new year ahead of us, share the joy of this festive season with your loved ones and celebrate with a glass of Welch’s Sparkling Juice for the perfect holiday. 

A product of the USA, Welch’s products are available in retail stores. To learn more about Welch’s Sparkling Juices and recipes, visit www.welchs.com or follow Welch's PH on FB (WelchsPH) and IG (Welchs_ph). You may also have your favorite Welch’s juices delivered at your doorstep by visiting acemarket.ph. Or place your order in the following online groceries: metromart.com, Fly Ace store in LazMart, and waltermartdelivery.com.ph.

All year round, Home Credit – the country’s leading buy now, pay later company and digital service provider – has been with you as a trusted partner providing various financial assistance from home appliance purchases, to your needed cash loans, convenient bills payment and the budget for your shopping needs. This Christmas season is no exception, and they’re making it more special with exclusive deals and promos to give back to their loyal customers. 

With Paskong PaskHOME: Ka-Partner sa Saya, they’ll be giving away hundreds of prizes and exciting surprises. Just simply use your favorite Home Credit products and services and join fun activities lined up just for you! At Home Credit, your Christmas celebration is sure to be merry, meaningful, and filled with rewards – a fitting way to cap off the year and the holiday season!

 

Make your Christmas wishlist come true

Upon receiving your Christmas bonus, you’re probably thinking of getting yourself or a loved one a new gadget or appliance. Well, you’re in for a treat because with Pamasko Loan-Away Giveaway, for every Home Credit loan purchase of at least Php 15,000 gives you a raffle entry for a chance to have your loans waived. It’s the perfect Christmas present for the 80 winners that they will select, and you can be one of them!

Gear up for the holiday season

If you need to fund your Christmas Negosyo or cover holiday expenses to make this season more memorable for you and your family, taking out a cash loan sounds like a good idea. Get your Home Credit cash loan offer so you can join Dagdag CashSayahan Holiday Raffle that gives you a chance to win a Negosyo Package of up to P100,000 or have your loans waived– either 1 month installment or full! Don’t you just love that?

 

‘Tis the season to buy now, pay later

Make the most out of this season with Home Credit’s latest buy now pay later product Qwarta, offered to customers who will avail of a Home Credit installment plan for any gadget or appliance purchase. Aside from your loan, you can also enjoy instant Qwarta approval of up to 10,000 spending limit! Beat the holiday rush by using their QR payment, e-load or e-bills payment services and be one of the weekly winners with rebates ranging from Php 300, Php 500 and up to Php 2,000. Each transaction is worth 1 (one) raffle entry so use as many transactions as you want for more chances of winning. Enjoy the holidays and have a Merry Qwarta Xmas!  

 

 

Shop all you want!

Here’s a special treat when you go on a shopping spree this 12.12 or Christmas sale with your Home Credit Card! Get as many as 5 raffle entries per transaction in the SikSIX Rebates Raffle Promo for a chance to get up to Php 5,000 rebates in the weekly draws and Php 50,000 rebates in the grand draw. All you have to do is use your Home Credit Card for your daily spending needs – be it for grocery shopping, paying your bills, or even buying mobile load in the My Home Credit App.

Get your tech setup in the zone

Head on to your nearest SM Cyberzone and visit Home Credit’s Holiday Caravan booths. Check out their latest products and services and apply for a loan when you purchase your favorite gadgets and tech accessories from leading brands like Rulls, Fonestyle, Silicon Valley, Aerophone, Technox and more. Plus get a chance to enjoy exclusive offers, freebies and win vouchers worth Php 5,000 in the weekly raffles. Hurry and make your way to the SM Cyberzone Holiday Caravan now!

Enjoy fun-filled activities!

Be part of Home Credit’s holiday gimmicks by using their Facebook frame or Facebook filter. Don’t forget to also invite your friends and family to try using it so you can share the fun of the holiday season – the Home Credit way!

Ready to see your idols? Support your favorite social media personalities and influencers as they prepare something special, in partnership with Home Credit. Watch out for that!

These are just a few of the meaningful ways Home Credit is giving back to its more than 8 million customers. To complete the experience, all these services are available in the My Home Credit App which you can download via Google Play Store. Use the app to safely and conveniently shop and do your transactions with just your mobile device.

For the complete mechanics, visit www.homecredit.ph and follow Home Credit at www.facebook.com.homecreditph.

2020 is just around the corner, and yet we are still in quarantine plus a lot of unfortunate events happened all throughout the year.  Covid-19 hit us hard, typhoons Rolly and Ulysses devastated a number of cities and contributed to a number of homeless and hungry kababayans, a huge fire in our neighborhood displaced some 500 families, and a good friend passed away recently.

I could go on but still I am grateful for the gift of family and true friends, for God's provisions, for good health, for roof over our heads, for a stable job for my husband, projects here and there, and capability to help others in need.  

Thinking about it, there are still a lot to be thankful for and worth celebrating lalo na sa dadating na Pasko.  Kaya naman #TuloyPaRinAngPasko and what better way to celebrate it than to have the star of the Christmas table, ang Virginia Festive Hams and samahan na rin natin ng Virginia Noche Buena treats!

Virginia Food, Inc. helps us all be reminded that no matter what circumstances we may be in, this season is worth celebrating.  For me, the real reason for the season is the birth of our savior Jesus Christ.  Even if 2020 wasn't that too good (for how can I feel good if others don't), I am still grateful that we're still alive.

Tuloy na tuloy pa rin ang Pasko.  Though we cannot celebrate the way we used to like family gatherings and reunions, we can still celebrate safely at home or give gifts to our loved ones.  A good idea would be giving them one of these delectable Virginia Festive Hams:

• Virginia Pear-Shaped Ham
• Virginia Chicken Pear-Shaped Ham
• Virginia Hamon de Bola
• Virginia Black Forest Ham
• Virginia Season's Delight Ham
• Virginia Pineapple Ball Ham
• Virginia Brick Ham
• Virginia Chinese Fortune Ham

In this season of giving and merriment, one of the things that come to mind is giving meaningful yet practical Christmas gifts to our loved ones.  When you say meaningful, you really think of the receiving end not what is just convenient for you.  Tip ko, to know if what you're giving will be well-appreciated, you ask yourself these questions:

If I receive my own gift, will I appreciate it?
Will my gift be really used?
Is this something he/she/they will like?
Will this just add clutter?

If you're satisfied with your own answers, then you've passed the meaningful gifts tests.  One of the meaningful gifts you could give this Christmas is the gift of food!  Food is consumable, it will not be just a clutter to one's home, it's practical, and it's something that can be shared.  Afterall, that's what Christmas is all about giving, sharing, and loving!  All because the true star of the season was born, Jesus Christ!

For this, give a special gift of love through food.  Choose Virginia Chistmas Bag Of Treats!

If you're looking for a thoutful yet convenient way to make someone feel special with your love gift this Christmas, food is always the way to go!  I'm glad to know that Virginia Food, Inc. has us modern Filipino families who are intentional and also budget-conscious in mind when they came up with giving affodable yet thoughful gifts to ou loved ones, family, friends, and colleagues too!

For as low as Phop150 you could already put a smile on someone's face, pinch someone's heart, and make tummies full!  A happy Christmas indeed right?

Here are the available Virginia Christmas Bag of Treats:

This year's Christmas is different from my usual Christmases in the past 15 or more years.  I used to receive Christmas baskets full of goodies for our Noche Buena, receive 13th month pay, and multiple bonuses among other things.  Last and this year is different because I now live under the economy of God, I'm also fully dependent on my husband, and I'm a newly anointed stay-at-home-mom.

Christmas is a season of thanksgiving, of indescribable joy and of giving and receiving.   It is a happy season to remember loved ones and thank them for bringing meaning and sparkles to our lives.  These special people, our husband, kids, parents, friends, and families also deserve to be shared back the sparkle and celebrate the Yuletide with a feast they will love.

Make your Christmas celebration more extra special with Welch's Sparkling Juices.  No need to worry because your merriment drinks may be fizzy but guilt-free!  These alcohol-free beverages may be enjoyed by both kids and adults.  And YES, they are even safe for moms-to-be!

Heart-healthy and delicious, Welch’s Sparkling Juices are pressed from the freshest Concord and Niagara grapes across America by farmer-families. This 150-year tradition of Real Grape Goodness has made Welch’s one of the most loved beverages in the world, especially by Filipinos who enjoy organizing great moments with friends and families.

Available in both Red and White Grape flavors, Welch’s Sparkling Juices are easy to mix with other beverages to concoct a variety of unique bubbly mocktails. Add a splash of your favorite juices and discover the goodness in each sip.

Each bottle of Sparkling Juice is tastefully prepared and packaged, making for an excellent and convenient Christmas gift.

Truly, it’s an unforgettable holiday feast when you share the sparkle to those who make life sparkling.

A Product of USA, Welch’s products are widely available in retail stores across the Philippines. To learn more about Welch’s Sparkling Juices and recipes this holiday, visit www.welchs.com or follow Welch's PH in FB and IG.

The air is chilly, the mood is merry, and the lights are out and sparkling. What a joy it is to have the holidays upon us once again. This is the time to give back and share the love and blessings we have received this year, as it is what the true spirit of Christmas is.

This Christmas, Hallmark is inviting you to celebrate the season with the gift of love and care. In hopes to bring holiday cheer to street children, Hallmark is partnering with PhilSeven Foundation, convenience store 7-Eleven’s charity arm, through ‘Gulong ng Karunungan’ (GNK) project. 
This is a mobile school project that aims to provide education to the less fortunate street children of select local cities in the Philippines. 
Over the past years, GNK has helped augment the learning, supplemental feeding, and basic medical needs of over 2,000 disadvantaged youth, comprised mostly of out-of-school children and informal settlers from identified city beneficiaries.
Moreover, you as a customer can be a part of this jolly project. With every purchase of Hallmark Christmas products such as their Gift Wrappers, Gift Bags, Gift Tags and other Christmas products from 7-Eleven, a portion of the sales will be donated directly to support GNK project.

Make this season shine by celebrating it, too, with people outside your home. And when you care enough to give back, we believe that the smiles and joy of children in need are more than enough to warm your heart and make your Christmas, the merriest ever.
#CareEnough
#HallmarkChristmas
#HallmarkAtSevenEleven
*Be involved and get your Hallmark products by visiting your neighboring 7-Eleven store.
Hallmark Christmas products are also available in all leading bookstores and select online shops.

Who didn't grow up receiving a Hallmark card or at least in their lifetime bought a card or more for their loved ones?  I sure remember receiving and giving out Hallmark cards my entire teenage and early adult years.  I still receive them from my dad whenever there's an occasion.  How happy it was to have lived during pre-email or pre-digital years.  But good news to millenials and even my kids, you'll be happy to know that card-giving still lives and Hallmark has even expanded its line of products for everyone to enjoy!  Plus, every purchase of a Hallmark product you know it's for a good cause just like this news I am bringing to you!
Through every celebration—may it be a birthday, an anniversary, or a wedding—Hallmark has been part of spreading the most precious messages of love and cheer. Their well-loved cards have connected and brought smiles throughout people all over the world. And this year’s holiday season is no exception.

For 23 years, Filstar Distributors Corporation (FDC), the country’s exclusive licensee of Hallmark USA together with the Leukemic Indigents Fund Endowment (L.I.F.E.) Foundation created a charitable project called “Hallmark for L.I.F.E.” to help alleviate the condition of indigent children with Leukemia.

Every year, Hallmark collaborates with top local artists in creating special limited edition L.I.F.E. products such as greeting cards, gift wrappers, bags, and other giftable items where a portion from the sales of these products go straight to the foundation.

L-R Jose Martin Ramos Licauco, Management Trainee, Filstar Distributors Corporation, Mia Christina Licauco Alindogan, Vice President, Filstar Distributors Corporation, Carmela Gozon, Corporate Secretary, LIFE Foundation, Katrina M. Yatco, Business Co - Chair, LIFE Foundation, Winfred Huang, President, LIFE Foundation, Gabriel A. Felix, Treasurer, LIFE Foundation, Nanette M. Garcia, Assistant Vice President - Sales, Filstar Distributors Corporation

This holiday season, FDC will donate to the Foundation a portion from the sales of all Christmas products of Hallmark including the 2018 L.I.F.E. Christmas card collection Hallmark for L.I.F.E. sparks hope back into the lives of less fortunate children and helps them in their fight against leukemia. Since its inception in 1995, this charitable project has eased the burden of families experiencing the ordeal of both disease and poverty.

L-R Carmela Gozon, Corporate Secretary, LIFE Foundation, Winfred Huang, President, LIFE Foundation, Mia Christina Licauco Alindogan, Vice President, Filstar Distributors Corporation, Nanette M. Garcia, Assistant Vice President - Sales, Filstar Distributors Corporation

To formally launch Hallmark for L.I.F.E, an event was held last October 31 at the Ayala Malls 30th Cinema 1. It was attended by the Hallmark for L.I.F.E team and some of the kids of the foundation. Through this, the people behind Hallmark and L.I.F.E. Foundation hope to help uplift the spirits of the kids, put a smile on their faces, and give them the encouragement and support that they need.
Christmas is a time for families and loved ones to come together and celebrate the holidays. This season, may we be reminded of the spirit of giving—that even in the littlest ways, we make a conscious effort to support good causes. Because to someone, a gift is just a gift, and a greeting card is simply that, but to someone else, your purchase gives them more: hope, joy, and the best present you could possibly give, another chance at life.

Here are some Hallmark's Holiday Set 2018 which you may purchase: