“Subtle Sweetness, Incredible Taste” This best describes the delectable difference of Purple Cake Shop cakes as they guarantee the freshness of ingredients used in their ube cakes. Purple Cake Shop cakes are made from only freshly grated ube sourced directly from ube farmers from Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, Cotabato and other areas in Mindanao.
Purple Cake Shop’s newest branch, located at the Ground Level of the Green Bldg., in between Patag and Bulua CdO, near LTFRB and Apovel Subdivision, offers exquisite ube cakes that are passionately baked by competent and well-trained personnel in a strictly sanitary and neat production area. Purple Cake Shop’s interior features state-of-the-art facilities and design.
Initially a homemade endeavor, Purple Cake Shop’s ube cakes come in different sizes, in cups for 50 pesos, small for 400 pesos, medium for 550 pesos and large for only 850 pesos. Purple Cake Shop welcomes walk-in customers and pick-up orders Mondays to Saturdays from 9am to 8pm and 2 to 8pm on Sundays. They also accept GCash payments.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day and gift your loved ones with heart-shaped ube cake cans in red for only 280 pesos.
Unadulterated and fresh ingredients result in Subtle Sweetness and Incredible Taste and this can only be experienced and tasted exclusively at Purple Cake Shop!
VP Choice Awards (VPCA), the number one gathering and most engaged award-giving body in the Philippines, has come back bigger, brighter, and more spectacular.
VPCA is presented by Village Pipol Magazine, your ultimate guide to the big city. With a 74M reach on Facebook last year, it remains an unrivaled event of its kind.
On January 13, the VP Choice Awards 2022 released its official list of nominees for more than 90 categories introduced for its fourth edition and will continue to merit the Pipol’s favorite from the travel, lifestyle, technology, business, and entertainment industries.
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In addition, the voting period will take place from February 10 to March 10. In determining the winners, the following criteria will be used: 30% from the VP Choice Awards’ Facebook shares, 20% from Village Pipol’s Facebook shares, 30% from our editorial team, and the final 20% from the deliverance of experts panel.
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This year’s installment also welcomes the theme “Supernova: Our Brilliant Burst of Light.” It signifies the time to embrace our burgeoning blast and champion our luminous explosion— the brilliance in our bursting light.
Moreover, following two editions held virtually, VPCA will finally resume its live ceremony! The awards night will be held on March 29 at the Glass Garden Events in Pasig City.
Produced by Village Pipol and Red Entertainment, the VP Choice Awards 2022 is co-presented by Itel and Fleek. This year’s sponsors are Bayong Republic, Tea Ni Juan, Jacko’s Burger, and Dimsum Panda.
Meanwhile, our media partners are GIZGUIDEPH, blogapalooza, Mindanao Daily News, Business Week, The Manila Times, and Orange Magazine.
For details and more of our surprises, be sure to follow Village Pipol and VP Choice Awards on Facebook. The choice is yours, Pipol!
Villanueva, Misamis Oriental now has its own party venue!
D’Key Resto Pub is where the action is! You need not travel to CdO coz amazing music, really savory food and the coolest drinks abound at D’Key RestoPub, it’s like you are in the city! Chill with friends and family at the D’Key Resto Pub, located at the rooftop of 7/11 in Villanueva. Enjoy discounts, promos and freebies at D’Key RestoPub’s soft opening this January 18! Amazing and cool events await you, only at the D’Key Resto Pub!!!
Still scouting for a teambuilding venue away from the hustle and bustle of but not too far from the city?
Search no more, MJN Farm and Café is the ideal place for superb and stress-free bonding for your teams, family reunions, wedding and birthday receptions. For the adventurous and sports-minded, MJN Farm and Café offers affordable ATV rides, scooter and bike parks, forest trekking and mountain hikes, all in a 26-hectare area that can be reached in just a 30min ride from the city. A children’s playground, an airsoft range, a camping area and a basketball court await your family and friends in a carefully planned development with your safety in mind. A waterfall-fed natural pool that is 3 feet deep and a separate man-made 5-foot-deep swimming pool will surely relieve your stressed bodies at MJN Farm and Café.
Established in October of 2021 amidst the Covid pandemic and located at Zone 6 in Barangay Baikingon, MJN Farm and Café has rooms available for overnight stays, a room for six people, 2 rooms for ten persons, another for 8 and a large room for 15 persons, complete with amenities plus a function hall for effective teambuilding. A secure parking area can accommodate 30 to 40 vehicles.
Food is not a problem as MJN Farm and Cafe offers their bestselling burgers, budget rice meals, your pasta favorites, vegetable salads, katsu salads, pastrami salads and native desserts like suman, torta and biko. Drinks are equally inviting such as hot and cold coffee like espresso, caramel latte, vanilla latte, macchiato, Americano, hazelnut latte, cappuccino, almond latte and mocha latte.
They also serve tea, canned juices, calamansi, sikwate, soda and fresh mango, apple, chocolate, cream cheese and apple shakes.
MJN Farm and café opens Wednesdays to Fridays from 7 am to 7pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 6am till 6pm. So, chill out as you enjoy fun teambuilding events and memorable family gatherings at MJN Farm and Café.
Pure love for dimsum, most especially siomai, spurred the creation of Awesum Dimsum in CdO! Now is your chance to grab the opportunity to try out this amazing dish! Made from quality ingredients and 100% pure meat with no preservatives!
Try AweSum Dimsum and you are definitely in for a delightful treat! Enjoy Awesum Dimsum now,it’s worth your time and money!
Visit Awesum Dimsum at H&M strip, at the Ground Level of Ayala Centrio Mall, Cagayan de Oro. We serve quality homemade siomai, available in platters. So for awesome dimsum, get the finest only at AweSum Dimsum!
Looking for unique and lovely bouquets for your loved ones? Well, look no further than DD Bouquets and Beyond. If you want to show your appreciation for an important occasion, they have the perfect selection of one-of-a-kind floral bouquets to delight and impress. Check out their list of affordable surprise packages delivered right at your doorstep for that special someone in your life! DD Bouquets and Beyond is located at B6, Lot 2, Xavier Heights Subdivision in Uptown CdO. DDBouquets and Beyond has flowers, chocolates, essentials, bouquets, gift boxes, small & medium size teddy bears, cakes,
Heart-shaped or ILoveYou Valentine’s day balloons. Door-to-door deliveries are guaranteed anywhere in Cagayan de Oro & nearby Municipalities.So, shower your loved ones with the beautiful creations of DD Bocquets and Beyond!
Do you know where great food meets fire? And where your mouth just waters in anticipation of amazing and expertly grilled food?
Pukot’s Grill is the answer! Pukot’s Grill,challenges your palate with their bilao package which includes barbecue, seafood, lumpia, fried chicken and vegetable salad.
Pukot’sGrill, inspired by Emelita Villareal’s family, was established in Manila in 2013 and branched out here in CdO in September of 2017.
Pukot’s Grill, located at Block 7,Lot 12 in Villa Candida Subdivision in Barangay Bulua, can be reached at cell number 0935-829-3378 for your orders and queries or.message Pukot’s Grill at their FB page.
So, for the ultimate in grilled food at affordable prices, there can only be Pukot’s Grill.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)—Ready to enter the workforce, a total of 42 beneficiaries from the Jobstart Philippines program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-10 have successfully completed their full cycle employment training here.
DOLE-10 Cagayan de Oro City Field Office (CDO FO) Chief Emmanuel Toledo said the beneficiaries underwent technical and internship trainings with five partner program implementers, namely: Kumon Kauswagan Branch, Kumon Tomas Saco Branch, N Hotel, Oro Graphic, and Syntactics.
Each completer received a certificate of completion of the life and skills program as labor force-ready. Fourteen of the 42 completers were hired as regular employees of their respective employers.
Also, Mylin Embodo, who was hired as a regular worker at N Hotel, said the program gave her a chance to improve her knowledge and skills as a worker.
Each trainee was given a stipend to help pay for their technical and life skills training. They were also required to do internships for up to three months with employers who paid at least 75% of the minimum wage in their area.
The goal of the program is to help young people learn new skills and find out what they are good at so they can become workers. This includes improving their knowledge and skills so they can better meet the needs of the job market.
The life skills learned will prepare them for workplace integration, and provide a conducive and safe work environment to help them develop and apply productive work ethics.
Toledo said over the years, DOLE-10 has always given clients useful programs that are current and relevant.
The Department of Labor and Employment continues to help people looking for work and people who are ready to join the workforce find jobs and develop their skills.
The graduation ceremony was in collaboration with the city’s Job Placement Bureau—Public Employment Service Office—through PESO Manager Kathleen Kate Sorilla.
The DOLE JobStart Philippines Program helps young people become more employable by shortening the time spent looking for work and improving their employability through technical and life skills training that are in demand in the labor market; remuneration through paid internships; and full-cycle employment facilitation services. It also offers career counseling, practical training in life skills and other trades, and internships with partner employers. (DOLE-10/PIA-10)
Help others too just by shopping for your renovation essentials with SMAC
The new year is here, and what better way to welcome 2023 than by upgrading your living space? If you need home improvement ideas this holiday season, head to Our Home and Crate & Barrel stores where you can help those in need just by shopping.
From now until January 15, 2023, SMAC (SM Advantage Card) members can earn extra SMAC points on select purchases. And the best part? Half of those extra points will be donated to the Hapag Movement, Globe’s tech-driven initiative against involuntary hunger, and other SM Foundation programs, making it easy to give back while updating your home.
At Our Home, you can earn 1,000 Extra SMAC Points on purchases of participating items, while you can also earn 100 Extra SMAC Points for any purchase from the Entertaining, Kitchen and Dining categories at Crate & Barrel.
To avail of the promo, you can present your SMAC Start Card, SMAC, or SMAC Prestige Card upon payment in-store or provide your card number when ordering via SM Store’s Personal Shopper site.
Nowhere else can you help feed the hungry and upgrade your home at the same time than at Our Home and Crate & Barrel, which offer a wide array of modern contemporary furniture, home décor, and dining ware.
This opportunity has been made possible by a partnership between leading digital solutions platform Globe and SMAC, helping to put meals on the table of those in need through Globe’s Hapag Movement.
The Hapag Movement leverages technology and collaboration to help 100,000 families who are experiencing involuntary hunger through supplemental feeding and livelihood support.
Globe initiated the program to help Filipinos severely affected by the pandemic, especially since a Social Weather Stations Survey showed that an estimated 15 million Filipinos still suffer from involuntary hunger.
More information about the Hapag Movement can be found on its official page, while shoppers may also visit smac.ph or download the SMAC app to learn more.
Pueblo de Oro Golf and Country Club kicks off its first quarter of a century this year with two regional golf tournaments and a new concessionaire for its venerable clubhouse.
“The Mason’s 2nd Grand Master’s Open will grace its 18-hole, par-72, championship golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones II International on January 20-22, to be followed a week later by the JGFP Jungolf tournament expected to attract the country’s top jungolfers,” said Gil Blas M. Velez, Pueblo Golf General Manager & concurrent Golf Operations Manager.
Pueblo de Oro Championship Golf Course
Designed by Robert Trent Jones II, Pueblo Golf is the first and only world-class, all-weather championship golf course in the area. It is the only golf course in the Visayas and Mindanao ranked among the Top 5 in the country by Golfing Philippines and among the top 10 by Inquirer Golf Magazine. A majestic driving range, clubhouse, tee houses and practice putting greens complete the golf course facilities.
Being an all-weather golf course, it is playable the whole year round. It is also environmentally sound, featuring five inter-connected lakes from which recycled water is drawn to water the course to conserve water.
Pueblo Golf has played host to a number of major tournaments such as the PAL Interclub, the Rotary International Foundation golf tournament, the Southern Ladies Club, among others.
Having gone through three concessionaires in the last 25 years, Pueblo Golf’s new clubhouse concessionaire feels a bit intimidated about the course’s heritage and history it needs to live up to.
Fairways by Frankees is managed by Mark Ledesma of Iloilo City and his wife, MM Tan of Cagayan de Oro. Both former international flight attendants of Philippine Airlines (PAL), they set up Frankees Resto + Bar in Camaman-an nine years ago and are definitely not novices in the restaurant business.
Yet, Mark admits to having a little trepidation about taking over and lifting up the Pueblo Golf Clubhouse to live up to the lofty reputation established by his predecessors as a key partner of the golf course.
Named after his father-in-law Francisco Tan, Frankees Resto + Bar has established a reputation as a family-oriented establishment with its loyal clientele, something Mark and MM wants to continue with Fairways by Frankees.
“We will renovate the facilities and make it look as nice as we can, something we will gradually do over the coming months as we also establish other aspects of our operation especially our menu, and make known to our loyal customers and new ones from Uptown that the Frankees Resto+Bar in Camaman-an is now in Uptown Cagayan de Oro as Fairways by Frankees,” Mark said.
Besides serving the needs of the Pueblo Golf members and guests, Mark and MM also dream of making Fairways by Frankees an events place for everyone, besides being a dining place in Uptown CDO.
Since both Mark and MM were former flight attendants, their menu likewise features dishes inspired by their travels around the world such as Asian BBQ Wings, inspired by the famous chicken wings of Wingstop in Los Angeles, Sate BBQ from Malaysia, and Korean Katsu, as well as famous staples from Mark’s hometown Iloilo like Chicken Pancit Molo and La Paz Batchoy you can enjoy at any time of the day.
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Since members and guests tee off in the early morning, Fairway by Frankees also offers Filipino Breakfasts featuring home-town special Golden Friendship Longganisa, Beef Tapa, Corned Beef, Bangus Inun-un, Chicken Tocino and Spanish Sardines, all served with eggs, plain or garlic rice and brewed or instant coffee.
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Among Frankees best sellers which are now available at the Pueblo Golf Clubhouse are Tiny Baboy (Cured paper thin pork strips, double fried), Dakdakan (Pork, tofu, onions, bell pepper and chilis) and its famous Caesar Salad (with bacon, croutons and fruit bits).
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Besides others previously mentioned, their other best-selling entrees include Tuna ala Pobre (billed as Golden Friendship Sizzling Special), their Chef’s version of the Classic Pueblo Spaghetti and Carbonara (with ham, bacon, mushrooms + parmesan cheese).
For snacks, Frankees’ habitués from downtown will be delighted to learn their favorite sandwiches like Big M’s Burger (topped with cheese and onion rings), Club House (chicken, ham, egg + cheese layers), Pueblo Burger (Grilled Burger + GF Longanisa + egg) and Classic Chicken (old school recipe on grilled toast) are likewise now available at Fairways by Frankees.
In the not-too-distant future, Mark and MM aim to eventually make Fairways by Frankees an Events Center for social, corporate and sports with the Family Vibe its loyal customers from Camaman-an have come to love.
“Once we are ready, we will also invite non-golfers/members, residents from nearby uptown subdivisions, and uptown guests from as far away as Bukidnon, Iligan and Lanao to hold their social, corporate and sporting events in the fully equipped conference room, and clubhouse areas,” Mark said.
Meantime, its first priority will be to address the needs and wants of Pueblo Golf’s members and guests on a daily basis, as well as for the upcoming tournaments which are expected to draw bigger crowds.
Velez said Pueblo Golf is also scheduled to host the NGAP Regional Tournament on June 30-July 1 & 2, and the 18th Pueblo Golf Team Invitational on August 16-20, its biggest tournament during Cagayan de Oro’s Fiesta Month.
