Several activities are lined up from 2 to 4 p.m. today at the Northwing Event Centre of SM City Bacolod, as part of the week-long Mother’s Day celebration, a press release from organizers said.

Mothers may enjoy the latest beauty tips and trends from Rhonalyn Guerrero who will give a talk on Beauty Enhancement.

Cristina Suansing-Padriga will lecture on Family Summer Outing menus, a cooking demo for mothers, the press release said.

A talk on Promoting Language Skill at Home will also be given by Leanne Lofranco, a language pathologist, mothers to be guided in dealing with special children, the press release said.

Meanwhile, freebies are being offered by various Mom Pampering Booths at the Event Centre. By presenting an official receipt of P300 purchase at any SM store, mothers may avail of a free back massage, makeup, hair curling and straightening, brow threading, 50 percent discount on haircut for mother and child tandem, and demo of products, the press release added.*

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Coffee brand marks 70th year

For Filipinos, simple moments become special ones when shared over a cup of coffee, a press release from Nescafé said.

There is something about this coffee product that turns everyday moments into special ones. With a warm cup of it, a routine stop being a tedious chore but transforms into a much anticipated activity, an opportunity to share, to commune and to get things done.

For Maso Diez, a member of the band Hotdog which made waves across the club scene in years past for their “Manila Sound,” Mark Perry Badilla, a graphic artist for a multinational firm, and Barangay Captain Teddy Calaunan of West  Crame, a day is never complete without their Nescafé moments, the press release said.

Diez said a cup of this coffee brand infuses her with the energy needed for a good performance; for Badilla, who is engaged in the daily grind of corporate routine “coffee provides one the opportunity to gather your colleagues in a meeting that hardly seems like work and brings out some of the best ideas”; and for Calaunan, being in public office entails a lot of duties, and that, he has to deal with different people everyday and having this coffee product in his office provides this much-needed break from a too serious attitude towards work.

As Nescafé celebrates its 70th year, Diez, Badilla, and Calaunan are looking forward to more special moments shared with colleagues and friends, the press release added.*

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Humanities workshop held

An international seminar-workshop on teaching the Humanities in Southeast Asian perspectives was conducted yesterday at the HRM and Tourism Center of La Consolacion College in Bacolod City, for educators from different parts of the country, a press release from LCC said.

The event was organized and coordinated by LCC-Bacolod and the Southeast Asian Studies Regional Exchange Program Foundation.

The project was initiated to explore the multiple perspectives of teaching and learning Southeast Asian arts in the classroom, the press release said.

Delegates took part in a series of sessions at LCC. For three days, they received training and carried out interactive debates including practical ways of teaching the Humanities using the Asian perspective.

 Topics included a teaching of overview of Malaysian music and dance, teaching music, Philippine-Asian architecture, visual arts, and Southeast Asian, Philippine and regional literature, the press release said.

Among the speakers were Dr. Mohd Anis Md Nor of the University of Malaya in Malaysia, and University of the Philippines’ Prof. Katherine Molina, Gerard Lico, Prof. Florentina Colayco, and Drs. Lily Rose Tope and Rosario Lucero, the press release added.*

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