When In Manila, there is a ninety-nine point nine percent chance that you are stressed.  Between work and the infamous Philippine traffic you have to fight to get to work (or do it), there is very little time to sleep, much less enjoy some leisure time.  Unless, of course, there is a long weekend–a blessing to busy city slickers who want to find time to enjoy the finer things in life.  November 5 fell on [...]

  When In Manila, days really pass by so quickly, once again Christmas is here and it’s the season for a flavorful cup of coffee to beat the cold days. Lucky for me, I was able to witness the Carnivalicious launch of Seattle’s Best Coffee’s  holiday blends at Greenbelt 3 Park.     As they say, the true spirit of Christmas is giving gifts and sharing, that is why Seattle’s Best Coffee teamed up with World Vision to help send children [...]

  When In Manila and looking for a worthy cause, join MTV EXIT’s fight to end exploitation and human trafficking.      MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and trafficking) is a multi media campaign which aims to raise awareness to the issue of human trafficking. This campaign started in Europe of 2004 and have enlisted help of celebrities such as Lucy Liu, Angelina Jolie, and musicians like Radiohead, The Killlers, Muse and Click Five.   To [...]

  When In Manila, paint your support for our animal friends! Nail-a-holics Nail Salon & Spa, the country’s biggest chain of nail salon, has its own fair share in promoting awareness in animal welfare by coming up with a campaign entitled “ANAILMALISTIC! Faux Fabulous Nail Prints for a Real, Worthy Cause.”       ANAILMALISTIC – Faux Fabulous Nail Prints for a Real, Worthy Cause In celebration of World Animal Month this October, Nailaholics Nail [...]

     How Do You Live a Positive Life?   When In Manila, if you think happiness is all about just having the best things in life come to you, then you’re probably the type who gets stressed out whenever something doesn’t go according to plan. You know what this means—stuff like, missing the train or the bus during rush hour, spilling coffee on your new shirt, getting a flat tire during a long road [...]

    When In Manila and looking for some good old fashioned Playboy fun, watch out for the next Playboy Philippines event!         After spending hours through Manila’s Friday night traffic, I finally found myself at Elements, Centris. It was here that this years’ Playboy Rock the Rabbit event was held. This was done for the benefit of kidney patients from the Philippine General Hospital and the Quirino Memorial Medical Center.   [...]

    When In Manila, it’s time to support the foundations, charities, and sustainable living projects that are making a positive difference in the lives of people.   I was drawn to this amazing story about finding the light, in the darkest and most unusual places… from an empty soda bottle.       Isang Litrong Liwanag (A Liter of Light), is a sustainable lighting project which aims to bring the eco-friendly Solar Bottle Bulb [...]

     When In Manila…. or When In Mindanao, be sure to check out the 3rd Global Business Conference – Social Media: The New Business and Marketing Frontier in Koronadal City.   I’m (Vince Golangco) so excited to be one of the speakers for this big event! There will be over 1,500 students there attending this conference on Social Media.   At this social media conference, I’ll be discussing how you can succeed and earn [...]

  When in Manila, Jane Walker’s  PCF Container Van schools in Tondo tell a story that I could not ignore. WhenInManila was invited for the opening of PCF school in the infamous area of Smokey Mountain, Tondo.         It was not an easy subject to write about…. The location of this school is the north harbor port-side of Manila. A place where sea-men from far-off countries must have dis-embarked centuries ago… and [...]

Attention shoppers, bazaaristas and bargain-hunters!   The Rockwell Community, composed of Rockwell Land, Rockwell Club, Power Plant Mall and the Rockwell Center, invites everyone to Love Japan – a one-of-a-kind bazaar and auction on July 23-24, 2011 for the benefit of Japan’s rehabilitation following the devastating earthquake earlier this year.       The Rockwell Community, in partnership with the Japanese Embassy, is putting together the Love Japan project to raise funds for the Japanese [...]

  Vibrant corals shelter exotic tropical fish in the waters of the Philippines     When In Manila, we all need to do our little part in saving our seas and our planet! So take the first step by simply making a pledge to help protect the one and only Mother Earth that we have, before it’s too late.   I just wanted to thank our friends from Jewelmer and Yehey.com for inviting me to [...]

    When In Manila, think of sustainable connections   Business and environmental concern do not have to be mutually exclusive, as these pearl farmers demonstrate when they help enrich the community in which they work THE MARK of a good organization, they say, is when it leaves its environment in a better state than when it first got there. With their main enterprise being critically dependent on the health and quality of the environment [...]

    When in Manila, the pressure and stress of everyday life seems to lull all over the place! A good way to overcome all these negativities would be to eat healthy and to exercise. One great form of exercise and action towards clean living would be to practice yoga. Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual discipline that allows you to find your center and find tranquillity.       Last May 15, I was joined [...]

When in Manila you can see Indian communities’ Sikh Gurudwara and Hindu Temple under a common roof ! They are a sight to cherish. Take a detour from Makati  and go towards the Mahatma Gandhi Street in Paco.     Perhaps in other parts of the world this happens…but I have personally never encountered this kind of physical proximity between the temples of India’s mainstream religion ‘Hinduism’ and its minority (2%) religion ‘Sikhism‘. One upholds [...]

  When In Manila, try going One Day Without Shoes, so that kids around the world won’t have to. It was an absolute honor for me and my Mellow 94.7 partner, DJ Tracy, to host this very empowering event!     If you’re not yet familiar, TOMS is an international movement to put shoes on the feet of those who need it the most: the kids!     What may seem as the most trivial [...]

  When in Manila, allowed me to share the story of the Zamboanga Funds for Little Kids.   In my blog post in The Little Fund, I invited every Pinoy to start their own little funds that will help people from any part of the Philippines.  It only takes some imagination to help out our poor brothers and sisters who are struggling to provide themselves a better life.   Last October 30, 2010, I was [...]

When In Manila, show some love and support to those who need it the most!   On April 5, 2011, 6:00 pm for media / bloggers (4:00pm – 8:00pm for general public) at the 4th Floor Open Gardens, Trinoma Mall, we would like to invite you to join us as we walk around without shoes for TOMS’ One Day Without Shoes PRESSCON Event.   It might be hot, it’ll probably be uncomfortable, and our feet [...]

  Buhay Ko sa Smokey Mountain Project   The Manila Jaycees, together with Young Focus Foundation, thrive to embark on a project that is the first of its kind. The project, entitled “BUHAY KO SA SMOKEY MOUTAIN,” aims to teach 25 students from the Smokey Mountain community how to document and share their lives through photos, videos and blogs. This innovative and creative project will allow the world a peak into the hopes and dreams [...]

WhenInManila.com has nothing but love for wonderful organizations that try to extend a helping hand to those who need it the most! We’re especially proud to have been able to meet the creators of Jeepney Magazine! The Jeepney Magazine is a street magazine modeled after the 200 plus street magazines in the world. Street papers are independent newspapers and magazines that provide unique employment opportunities. Jeepney Magazine is the first street paper in developing Asia. [...]

      This is one organization that’s really making big strides in ending poverty! I was so proud to meet some members of the Gawad Kalinga team in Manila.        One of the goals of Gawad Kalinga is to empower people through the elimination of poverty. Gawad Kalinga (GK) defines poverty as:   “Poverty is not an economic problem, but a behavioral one.”   Poverty strips people of their dignity. Force a [...]