Surf’s Up! Design your own SunPlay Surfboard   Are you ready to experience Highest SPF with SunPlay? Have a non-stop summer adventure with Surf’s Up! – Design your own surfboard and get a chance to win a special SunPlay giftpack.     SURF’S UP!   Surfing is a great sport and the Philippines has many wonderful surfing destinations. Dare to be the surfer you’ve always wanted with SunPlay’s Surf’s Up Contest! Design your own [...]

When in Manila there is only one Filipino donut brand worth talking about, Go Nuts Donuts!! Go Nuts Donuts Donut Talk At the Go Nuts Donuts Donut Talk event, Go Nuts Donuts wanted to start meeting with bloggers and get to know them. What better way to do that than giving away free donuts (and other goodies)! We all met at the Mall of Asia location, which, while slightly cramped, definitely made people start talking [...]

MoMo Gourmet salad for a MoMo-licious start at MoMo Cafe     When In Manila, try looking for ways to thank your Mom for its going to be Mother’s Day soon! What better way to thank your Mom by treating her to a good restaurant and cafe. Lucky for you, MoMo Cafe is treating you to delectable dishes just in time for a good Mother’s Day indulgence, couple with love and warmth every moms deserve. [...]

When in Manila and looking for top quality yet affordable furniture, there really is no need to look any further than Mandaue Foam Las Pinas. Last week, I was able to take a proper tour around the three-story furniture showroom, and I am now more than excited to take you on a virtual tour through some of the pictures that I took that day.     Mandaue Foam Las Pinas from the outside     [...]

Manila Music Festival 2012     When In Manila, and you have heard and have been dying to go to music festivals like Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Splendour in the Grass and Optimus Alive! (to name a few of the famous music fest all over the world) but have limited financial means to travel out of the country just to be at these three-day or more events, worry no more our dear fellow music fest lovers, [...]

    Sooooo are you guilty of abusing your feet? This is the time to WIN  yourself a Luxury Foot Spa/Free Pedi Treatment from our good friend, Nail Boutique! Give your feet a break this Summer ladies! :) In case you missed, here’s our feature on them : http://www.wheninmanila.com/nail-boutique-luxury-pampering-for-your-busy-manila-lifestyle/   2 (two) lucky winners will be chosen to be treated like queens! Hey, guys can join in to experience their foot spa treatment too alright? [...]

  When in Manila, I made sure not to miss Vocal Firepower—a karaoke event contest hosted by ETC, Jack TV, DIVA Universal, and Second Avenue to promote American Idol, Glee, and the new hit musical drama series, Smash (starring Katharine McPhee, Debra Messing and Jack Davenport). Solar Entertainment even gave away awesome gift packs and prizes to those brave souls who participated, including McDonald’s gift certificates, Skin White products, and cash. At the end of [...]

  When In Manila, they best things are the FREE things! So how about some FREE PHONES from our friends at Starmobile!   All you have to do is go on Twitter and follow @VinceGolangco and @happymanPH which is the Twitter account of Starmobile. Tweet or RT the statement below and then tweet us each day the best reason on why we should give you a phone:   WIN FREE PHONES everyday from Starmobile! RT this [...]

  Roxy’s Global “Let The Sea Set You Free” Contest Offers the Chance for a Filipina to Live the Roxy Girl Dream   When In Manila, as part of the global Roxy “Let The Sea Set You Free” contest, Roxy Philippines is excited to invite all Filipina between the ages of 18 and 28 who wish to experience a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to live the life of a Roxy girl to submit their applications from [...]

  When in Manila…or anywhere else in the Philippines, you will find the Filipino tradition of “Utang na Loob (debt of inside or debt of gratitude)” alive. It’s a concept wherein a favour from somebody will be paid back by you and several generations of your family to come.  Filipinos take gratitude a bit on an extreme level so you can imagine why it was a shock when in 2006, Manila was named one of [...]

  When In Manila and Dayly Entertainment have partnered up to bring you the latest news on the hottest artists and bands that are visiting Manila and the Philippines. And what better way to announce this partnership than to give out eight (8) Upper Box A tickets for HANSON‘s “Shout It Out” Tour to our readers?   Yes, the boys are coming, and we have free passes for you!    If you haven’t read, Isaac, [...]

  SunPlay Philippines SPF 130 Sun Block Sunscreen Lotion: Dare to Play Contest     When In Manila, why should having fun be hindered by the sun?   Filipinos and many cultures around the world have this hesitation of staying under the sun too long. Some of their reasons are quite legitimate, but others are just too unreasonable in my opinion.   I mean why hold yourself back from having fun? The sun is out [...]

  Waaaaaaaaaahhh *faint*faint*   Well, what can I say??? (somebody slap me please! lol)   I’m simply lost for words….. All I can think of are “thanks yous” and more “thank yous!” I feel very grateful for this and I would like to thank all the people behind this success!   But before that, I’d like to show you the articles which I submitted   starting from the 1st round:   The competition was really tough! [...]

  When in Manila, the dance culture is can be found literally everywhere and anywhere. Big, annual competitions are hosted regularly such as the Skechers Streetdance Battle and the newly-created University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Street Dance Competition. However, what really set the precedent and standard  to all these competitions is the oldest inter-school dance competition in Metro Manila, De La Salle University’s DANCELEBRATION.     Dancelebration: 25 Years and Counting     [...]

      We are very proud to announce that we have been chosen as one of the top 5 finalists for the Sooo Pinoy Search for the Ultimate Pinoy Food Blogger!     I already got an email confirmation from them and the 3rd round will be happening very very soon! I’m eager to meet them all! May the most deserving blogger win!   Thank you UNIVERSE! We made it! weeee!!     I [...]

  WHEN IN MANILA and looking for something fun to do, join PHINSAF as they sail through the Blackberry 12th Philippine Hobie Challenge.   The Philippine Inter-island Sailing Foundation (PHINSAF) is a non-profit organization composed of local sailors who has made it its mission to promote the beauty of the Philippines through the  sport of sailing for over 12 years now. They aim to spotlight the beauty of the Philippines to Filipinos and the world by [...]

  Chocolate lovers rejoice! It’s contest season once more at When In Manila!       Villa Del Conte is giving away one grande and two medio packages of authentic Italian chocolates to three lucky When In Manila readers!   Here are the contest mechanics:   1. “Like” When In Manila and Villa Del Conte Facebook pages.   2. Read and “like” When In Manila’s feature article on Villa Del Conte at the link below: http://www.wheninmanila.com/when-in-manila-treat-yourself-to-a-sublime-chocolate-experience-at-villa-del-conte/   3. Share this [...]

  Carrier launches search for oldest aircon “Me and My Carrier” to jumpstart Carrier’s 50th year celebrations   “Concepcion-Carrier, the country’s leading provider of cooling solutions, is turning 50 years old in the Philippines this year. To celebrate half a century of pioneering cooling in the Philippines, the company is launching the “Me and My Carrier” campaign, which aims to search for the oldest working Carrier air conditioners and a chance for people to share [...]

  See that pretty slick speaker above? Want to own it? You might just be lucky enough to. Here’s what you need to do.   Make a post on your Facebook wall, tag the fanpage using this LINK. Of course, this would mean that you have to be a fan of the page too. Share the URL of the tagged post as a comment to THIS POST. You have until tomorrow to join, the raffle [...]

WhenInManila and interested to have some romantic time with your special someone, try the Close-Up Pyropalooza Fireworks Display Competition. Close-Up’s Pyropalooza is an annual competition showcasing international expertise and creativity fireworks display. I’ve been hearing raves about this event for the past few years now and luckily, we, at WhenInManila was given the opportunity to be awed by amazing fireworks display.   Last February 11, Close-Up Pyropalooza kicked off with performances from YouTube sensation JaMich, Indios, [...]