It has been almost three months since the country suffered through one of the world’s most destructive typhoons. Hundreds of our countrymen remain missing to this day, while thousands more are struggling for a semblance of normalcy in a landscape that itself still bears many of the scars inflicted by Yolanda.
At the Lopez Group’s budget conference, Ambassador Manuel M. Lopez expressed pride at how all the kapamilya pulled together in helping the typhoon victims, even giving up their Christmas parties and other perks and diverting their budgets to the relief effort. Lopez Group foundations such as Sagip Kapamilya to this day continue their work in the affected areas, amping up their efforts by providing livelihood assistance to the survivors.
We’re raring to get our hands on ABS-CBN’s new baby: ABS-CBNmobile. You may have heard about it or read about it; maybe you already have your own ABS-CBNmobile number. For our cover feature, ABS-CBNmobile Marketing head Nandy Villar sat down with LopezLink to spill everything you need to know about the latest product of ABS-CBN.
Kapamilya astrologer Zenaida Seva makes her regular contribution to our February issue with her predictions for this Year of the Wood Horse, while over at the Lopez Museum, the team kicks off the season with Complicated, whose undertones make the social media addict in me want to rush over to Benpres on its February 21 opening day.
On the wellness front, our spotlight is on everything heartrelated. Find out why the stuff of Valentine’s Day, dark chocolate in particular, is good for you; we also have a short list of hearthealthy gift options for your significant other. Of course, your favorite Japanese dark chocolate is not a magic pill, so best to have money socked away for health emergencies. We have tips on making saving up—for a nest egg, a trip or a gadget—a not-sopainful exercise!
In town on Valentine’s Day? Power Plant Mall should be a good pick for your Day of Hearts rendezvous as the mall will bring back the good ol’ days when guys went a-courtin’ and callin.’ Only a few lucky souls will snag tickets to this exclusive event on February 14, so good luck!
