Asia Leaders Forum Presents Elevate Philippines: Millionaires Mindset 2

September 14, 2019 at Manila Room, Makati. Shangri-La Hotel from 10AM to 2:30PM, Five World Class Speakers will be in one roof to empower, inspire, motivate and elevate the mindset to achieve peace and success not just in business but also in life.

This Saturday, Local and International “SUCCESS SPEAKERS” will push boundaries and storm Manila to give you a once in a lifetime chance to rise to the next level.

SPEAKERS:
- [x] Riza Santos (Miss World Canada, Miss Universe Canada, PBB Finalist)
- [x] Fibo Lim (Life & Wealth Coach, Author of Millionaire at 22)
- [x] Maj Custodio (CEO of QuickPro, Life and Wealth Coach)
- [x] Abe Brown (President of Certified Coaches Federation, International Best-Selling Author, Motivational Speaker, Multi-Million Dollar Entrepreneur)
- [x] Arnold Anog (Success & Wealth Coach)

Truth is, everyone is capable of doing great things, but some of us choose not to because deep within...

- [x] We fear mistakes and rejections so we settle for less and stopped trying new things.
- [x] We want to improve our health, but it's not working out for us.
- [x] We struggle with relationships because we think it's impossible to fix what's already broken.
- [x] We have hit the financial ceiling and want to breakthrough.
- [x] We worry about getting broke so you stay in our job even when it's suffocating.
- [x] We LOST your purpose and motivation because we felt that what we do will never be enough.

According to Coach Abe, “We want you to know that we get you. Trying to balance life with work makes things hard to reach our goals. But what if we can change that? What if, today, we CAN not just REACH our goals but also ELEVATE it? Will we choose to transform your relational, personal, professional, and business life? Or will we just choose to stay stuck? We have the power to choose a better life.”

The Manila Times Business Writer, Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas is one of the moderators together with Philippine Retirement Authority Executive Scarlet Sky Lachica.

Asia Leaders Forum is a series of talks and seminars to promote the Philippines as the premier business hub  and destination in Asia advocating information dissemination.

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Stunning Art and Antiques, Remarkable Historical Memorabilia at the León Gallery Magnificent September Auction 2019

Outstanding star pieces once again grace the breathtaking lots at Leon Gallery’s upcoming Magnificent September Auction 2019 on 14 September, Saturday, at the Eurovilla I ground-floor salesrooms at Rufino corner Legazpi Streets, Legaspi Village, Makati, Metro Manila.

Headlining the fabulous lots is a rare portrait of a gypsy lady called“Una Chula” by Juan Luna. This vibrant portraiture represents Luna’s breaking from large academic and historical pieces to more personal and intimate works as he moves toward the more progressive faction of the Salon, or the Dissident One. By randomly picking anonymous subjects, he is able to highlight the spontaneous and, therefore, unfinished qualities that divert from the finesse of formal portraiture.

Such works are as personal one could get into Juan Luna’s mind. As art connoisseur Ramon Villegas once wrote, “These quick sketches…satisfy only his own standards, to see if what he saw in his mind was as pleasing as what his brush could paint, and what his eyes could see.”

Top-billing with Luna’s tantalizing portrait of a “pretty young lady” is Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo’s evocative mother-and-daughter painting “The Country Women.” This valuable work is exemplary not only because it once belong to art patron Luis Araneta but more so, because it has been an important feature in Alfredo Roces’ scholarship on Hidalgo’s body of work.

These quintessential masterpieces are joined by a sextet of Fernando Amorsolos spanning his illustrious career as a master of the Filipino psyche. Featured works by the first National Artist for the Visual Arts are “Barrio Fiesta/Untitled/Tinikling”, 1960; “Princess Urduja/Untitled”, c1945; “Farmer/Untitled”, 1945; “Lady with Banga”, 1940; “Portrait of A Girl/Untitled”, 1930; and “Sabungero”, 1929.

An interesting counterpoint is Andres Barrioquinto’s “Untitled” portrait of a contemporary lass. Posed formally and rendered in black and white like in standard portraits, the girl is surprisingly bedecked with an effusion of tropical blooms and butterflies characteristic of the Barrioquinto’s trademark style.

Currently on a respite from doing commissioned portraits, Barrioquinto’s work is a piece de resistance for collectors who marvel at the hallucinatory balancing of good and evil in the auction star’s Zen-inspired stylized vintage hyperrealism.

Another contemporary master of stylized portraiture is Jason Montinola, whose “Silent Verse Against Trinity” is a haunting reimagining of a sepia portrait that has turned dramatically surreal. Regarded as a master of deception, Montinola digs deep into the unconscious for his visual language to tie up and project the fixedness of the past to the otherworldliness of the future.

National Artist for Visual Arts BenCab’s take on the connectivity of past and present is his “Untitled” depiction of a sepia peddler, which is a powerful metaphor for survival against poverty. Recognized as one of the pioneers in realistic subject treatment, BenCab is known for his use not only of a perspective critical of class distinctions but also of old, brown and, therefore, nostalgic photographs that critique the present.

Dynamic oeuvres up for auction include Arturo Luz’s “Desert Moon, Rajasthan,” from his Cities of the Past Series; MauroMalang Santos’ “Four Women” and “Untitled”; Romulo Galicano’s “Blue Mood” and “Morning at Monet’s Garden”; Romulo Olazo’s “Untitled” from his Untitled Series; and, Vicente Manansala’s “Nude”.

Then there are two exquisite geometric sculptures by Eduardo Castrillo, the artist behind the monuments of Bonifacio, Rajah Sulayman, and the People Power in Metro Manila, who ushered in a renaissance in Philippine sculpture. These two paradoxically simple yet labyrinthine pieces wrought in iron represent the master sculptor’s control over the craft of blacksmithing and the art of sculpture.

The Bantug Virgin

Exuberant pieces by National Artists for the Visual Arts Abdulmari Imao, Ang Kiukok, Carlos “Botong” Francisco, Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, Jerry Elizalde Navarro, José Joya, and H.R. Ocampo, are showcased alongside works by masters Anita Magsaysay-Ho, Danilo Dalena, Fernando Zobel, Gus Albor, Jose Blanco, Juvenal Sanso, Lee Aguinaldo, NenaSaguil,Oscar Zalameda, Prudencio Lamarroza, Roberto Chabet, Romeo Tabuena, and Santiago Bose.

Powerful works by internationally renowned best-sellers Buen Calubayan, Edwin Wilwayco, Emmanuel Garibay, Geraldine Javier, Jigger Cruz, Manuel Ocampo, Mark Justiniani, Ronald Ventura, Toti Cerda, and Zean Cabangis also highlight this season’s fabulous auction.

The Rizal Tampipi

The preview of The Magnificent September Auction 2018 shall run from September 7 to 13, 2019, Saturday to Friday—with cocktails on September 11, Sunday—at León Gallery located in Eurovilla I, Legaspi Street corner Rufino Street, Legazpi Village, Makati City. For more information, visitwww.leon-gallery.com, call +632 8562781 or email us at info@leon-gallery.com.

The Extraordinarily Important and Exceedingly Rare

Murillo Velarde Map of 1734

Carta Hydrographica y Chrographica de las Yslas Filipinas

Dedicada al Rey Nuestro Senor Por el Mar

Human-centric Innovation: Driving A Trusted Future

Fujitsu sets out its “Technology and Services Vision 2019”

Makati City, Philippines; September 2019—In today’s interconnected era, organizations, as well as society in general, are now realizing the benefits brought by digital technologies. The use of these tech tools in all aspects of everyday life has become the norm, leading to dramatic changes in the way people work, consume goods and services, access information, communicate, and interact with others.

At the same time, however, concerns continue to mount around privacy and the use of personal data and, the increasing threat of cyber-attacks, says leading information technology (IT), systems integrator and solutions provider Fujitsu Philippines, Inc.

“Now that the world becomes more interconnected, organizations face complexities, proving that many of the traditional structures and institutions we used to rely upon are inadequate and breaking down. We are also struggling to keep pace with technology as data grows faster than it used to be,” said Raul “Cricket” Santiago, president and chief executive officer of Fujitsu Philippines.

With these adversities, Santiago noted that rebuilding trust in data and technology, as well as in enterprises that leverage digital technology remains more important than ever. This mindset is what Fujitsu focuses on in its Technology and Service Vision this year.

With the theme 'Human Centric Innovation: Driving a Trusted Future,' Fujitsu’s Technology and Service Vision 2019 introduces the company’s approach to co-creating a trusted business and society against the backdrop of complex circumstances through the use of cutting-edge technologies and real examples of co-creation with customers and ecosystem partners.

Fujitsu also aims to ensure a sense of trust that surrounds the use of data with security and Blockchain technologies while developing trusted AI technologies centered around proprietary technology that can explain the reason and basis for an AI inference. By further promoting trust in data and technology, Fujitsu seeks to contribute to the realization of a safe and secure future achieved through digital technology.

“The business landscape is undergoing an accelerating paradigm shift. Even businesses in the country are now transitioning from supply-centric businesses that provide standardized products and services to human-centric businesses to meet the needs and earn back the trust of customers or citizens,” added Santiago.

To realize a human-centric trusted business through co-creation, Fujitsu proposes three concrete actions: architect a purpose-driven business, build a human-centric organization and, drive the business with digital.

With new technologies and ideas continuing to emerge one after the other in the Digital Age, Fujitsu also seeks to engage with its customers with an agile development method with short cycle creation of prototypes followed by validation of their effectiveness.

This approach demonstrates Fujitsu's commitment to innovate new products and solutions that match its partners' needs and, to contribute to the growth of the business by creating value for its customers.

Aside from co-creating a trusted business, Fujitsu also aims to realize a trusted society. As the world faces challenges, including global warming, rapidly aging societies, and problems around urbanization, the company believes that sustained collaboration between all stakeholders need to locate solutions will prove essential.

Fujitsu also dedicates to continue its initiative to contribute to the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by working together with enterprises and organizations around the world to build an ecosystem and create a society that is inclusive (where no one is left behind), sustainable, and trusted.

"This kind of society is what we call a ‘Human-centric Intelligent Society.’ As a service-oriented company based on the strengths of digital technologies, we will continue to work together with our customers and partners to build a trusted society,” said Santiago.

To learn more about Fujitsu Philippines, visit its website at www.fujitsu.com/ph/.

Asia Leaders Awards 2019: Global Excellence Launched at Shangri La Manila

Asia Leaders Awards 2019 is supported by two embassies: Republic of Korea and Malaysia. 

Deputy Ambassador Rizany Irwan of Malaysia believes in acknowledging the leaders who are making a difference and helping not just the organization they are in, not only the community they belong but also making a dent in the lives of their employees and beyond Asia.

The organizer has announced that the nominations is through their website: www.asialeadersawards.com. 

They had announced the finalists yesterday at Makati City with notable and credible awards committee and headed by the two ambassadors with the representatives of the different associations and organizations.

Asia Leaders Awards will be held at Rizal Ballroom, Makati Shangrila Hotel on November 19, 2019 from 7PM to 11PM. 

Performers in this momentous event includes the U.S. Award Winning Balladeer Keith Martin. Local idols such as Jake Zyrus, Cooky Chua of Color It Red, The Jazz King Richard Merk, Young Artist Andria Terese Nicolas, and Rising Performers The Infinite and The Madrigal Foundation Singers.

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Chef Gene Gonzalez Shares Delightful Cooking Secrets for King Sue’s Pre-Holiday Media Lunch at Café Ysabel

 

King Sue VP for Marketing Mr Richie King (L) and VP Human Resources Ms Romana Go (R) King with the King Sue Matriarchs and Chef Gene Gonzalez of the Center of Asian Culinary Studies

Internationally renowned Chef Gene Gonzalez cooks up traditional favorites and sumptuous innovations with a King Sue twist at his flagship ancestral home turned restaurant for King Sue’s Pre-Holiday Media Lunch on 4 September, Wednesday, at Café Ysabel, 175 M Paterno Street, San Juan, Metro Manila.

Chef Gene, who opened Café Ysabel at 23 and is now president of the pioneering Center for Asian Culinary Studies, pays tribute to King Sue products which have been a staple fare on the dining table as well as in his kitchen. “King Sue has been there at home ever since,” shares the author of “Cocina Sulipeña” and many other cookbooks.

He’d wake up to King Sue bacon for breakfasts as a student, enjoy Chinese ham during holiday festivities with the family, and rely on Chinese sausage for his Asian cooking and for his culinary school. “I also like their dried pork feet, which goes into my Spanish cooking and to my superior stock that gives my Chinese dishes authenticity,” he reveals.

“Rather than glaze a ham, you can braise it in a mix of vegetables and wine and the broken down vegetable puree acts as the sauce,” he confides. King Sue products are not only popularly available and dependable, they are also very versatile. “The dried pork feet are truly excellent for beans, fabada, and stews along with Spanish chorizos for Filipino-Spanish combinations.”

“The King Sue burgers can be redone with herbs to create meatball, while the luncheon meat has hundreds of applications as fillings for Vietnamese and German cooking,” enthused Chef Gene. But the best part of this, however, is that King Sue having withstood the test of time and changing markets, is also very reasonably priced for such top quality.

Hobby cooks and consultant could readily resort to King Sue when their or their client’s budgets get a bit tight so as to avoid sacrificing taste and flavor. Thus, the only Ten Outstanding Young Men Awardee for Culinary Arts, advised homemakers, chefs, and restaurateurs:

“Before you think deli items, take a second look at your King Sue products because they have great applications for reasonably priced ingredients with good quality.”

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Indeed, King Sue is synonymous to quality. As a fifth generation business started in 1930 by Mr Cu Un Kay who began by selling whole leg Chinese hams in Chinatown. “The name comes from King, meaning ‘royalty,’ and Sue, meaning ‘small,’ shares Mr Richie King, VP for Marketing, “because my grandfather who is small in physical stature, has big dreams for his family.”

Thus, after 89 years, King Sue, which was incorporated in 1970, has diversified from whole leg hams to sausages and cold cuts to other meat products. “Today, the company boasts of a variety of quality meat products, ranging from traditional hams to smoked bacons and sausages, as well as traditional favorites tocino, longganisa, and sisig,” adds Mr King.

King Sue, however, continues to step up its game by reaching further into the high-end and more health conscious market. In 2019 it launches its Kaiser Deli Brand, which offers ultra-premium sausages, bacons, and hams for the most discriminating clients. All King Sue products are both GMP and HACCCP certified.

Maintaining quality and supplying the market demand are easy for the King Sue because everything’s made in house using state-of-the-art German equipment. “But, even with these high-tech machinery, preparation for the Christmas season starts in August for the whole bone Chinese hams,” confessed Mr King. “It takes a month to properly cure whole bone, which still needs to be smoked then cooked. It takes patience to perfect them.”

Major supermarkets—SM, Robinson’s, and Puregold—as well as hotels and restaurants from La Trinidad, Metro Manila, through Bicol carry King Sue products, which are distributed nationally through distribution partners.

“King Sue moves forward in 2019 with another milestone on top of its high-end line,” opens Ms Romana Go, VP for Human Resources, “by slowly converting to merit-based management. Although the company remains a family business, we’ve started hiring outside employees for key management positions—Of course, the recipes from our grandfather and the tradition of making hams remains a family secret.”

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Chef Gene Gonzalez, who is the consultant responsible for the success of some 60 food establishments/businesses and a member of the London-based International Wine and Food Society, has personally witnessed the versatility of King Sue for all occasions and cooking needs.

Thus, Chef Gene’s world-class expertise and impeccable taste shares with us one of the secrets of his delicious traditional dishes at home, innovative meals at Café Ysabel, and creative recipes for the Center for Asian Culinary Studies: King Sue’s Chinese ham, bacon, and dried pork feet along with a delightful array of new meat products!

Every kitchen will surely take on a new level with by having King Sue as its old reliable partner for its meat needs. Without a doubt, King Sue products are as good for the holiday table as they are for exciting everyday meals, special dinner spreads, and catering needs not just this Christmas but through the years to come!