When was the last time I covered something like this? Well, I think that was before the pandemic and it's really exciting and thrilling to see the participants go for the prize. So, it was an honor to be part of the bloggers that witness this another winning moment with Robinsons Appliances.

So, this is Robinsons Appliances' highly anticipated "Race to a Minute" and has reached its final pitstop at the Galleria South mall in San Pedro City, Laguna. After successful events in Robinsons Valencia, Robinson Galleria Cebu, and Robinsons Tuguegarao, four teams from the Greater Manila Area will compete for the chance to win up to PHP220,000 worth of appliances and gadgets.

Quarantine and Covid may stop us from going out but that doesn't mean we can enjoy a few treats from Samsung at the comfort of our home. Celebrating Easter may be a little different this year but one thing remains—this holiday gives families a chance to rest and spend quality time with each other. Speaking of quality time, make moments at home with your loved ones more meaningful with Samsung’s 4-day Easter Sale!

Beko's promo "Kick Your Way to Barcelona" got its winner! And the winner together with a special someone will fly to Barcelona, Spain to watch the FC Barcelona live match in April 2017. The prize is inclusive of a rountrip ticket to and from Barcelona, hotel accommodation, Barcelona City tour, La Liga Match ticket, and of course a pocket money. This is part of Beko's global premium partnership with FC Barcelona which is one of the top football clubs in the world lead by Lionel Messi together with Neymar Jr., Gerard Pique, Luis Suarez and Andres Iniesta. Also this is to strengthen the Beko Philippines Facebook fan page which you can see at www.facebook.com/BekoPh.

The Beko Grand Kick-Off Challenge is the very first football kick-of challenge in the Philippines of which Beko appliance users took the chance to participate and be one of the few individual who can kick their way to Barcelona.

The Beko Grand Kick-Off Challenge was first launch last January 14, 2017 where some of the invited media and bloggers participated in the challenge. This is the brands way of saying hello to the Philippine market and it comes with the #hellobekoph.

The final round which happened last February 10 was the reckoning day. This is the day where the kickers who qualified for the final round will enter the court again to kick their way to their dream of going to Barcelona, Spain. Ten (10) finalists and three (3) wild card participants lined-up, practiced and kicked their way. Each finalists were given one (1) minutes to make the most number of goals. With a rapid kick that made the most number of goals, Rafael Halili was proclaimed the first winner.

Aside from the Kick Your Way promo, Beko Philippines also ran its “Witness the Victory 2.0!” Experience Camp Nou and Enjoy Barcelona for Free promo. Now on its second year, was open to all buyers of BEKO products. Two (2) winners were also drawn on February 10 and each will also enjoy a trip for two (2) to Barcelona, Spain to watch an FC Barcelona match live. The tax free prizes also include two (2) roundtrip tickets to Barcelona, hotel accommodations for 2, Barcelona city tour, and two (2) La Liga Match tickets. The lucky winners are Michael Ian Erese and Leonora P. Lazaro who bought their Beko Products in SM Clark Pampanga and North Edsa respectively.



The winners were drawn from the customers who purchased Beko products from participating SM Appliance Centers from November 15, 2016 to January 31, 2017. Special Beko FC Barcelona items such as (20) Jersey Shirts, (20) Gym Bags, (20) Soccer balls were also given away.

About BEKO

BEKO is one of the strongest and leading brands in the home appliances sector in Europe and has been the fastest growing brand in the European market. Given that the brand sells every two seconds somewhere in the world, BEKO has always embraced the goal of “Being a World Brand.” BEKO has been the first choice of 4400 million consumers in more than 180 countries by carrying on its Turkish market success all over the world.

Now on its second year in the Philippines, the future definitely shines bright and Beko Philippines is looking forward to improving the lives of many Filipinos and be the official partner of the everyday Filipino in the years to come. Designed to make your life easier thanks to super-fast programmes and energy saving technology – BEKO delivers exceptional value for money, providing smart, innovative and energy efficient home appliances. These factors, combined with an affordable and reliable proposition, make BEKO the brand of choice for today and the future.

BEKO is the international home appliances brand of the Arçelik Group and belongs to the Koç Holding – one of the largest companies in Europe, ranking among the first 250 on the Fortune Global 500 list. It is also the leading home appliances brand in Turkey, offering extensive and innovative ranges of both home appliances and consumer electronics. The Arçelik Group, with nearly 60 years of experience in the industry, is now a key player in the home appliance industry in Europe, Middle East, and Africa. With approximately 25,000 employees and 14 production facilities throughout the world, the Group provides products and services in over 130 countries with sales and marketing offices located in 25 countries and under 10 different brands.

The 3-day Sale of SM City Sta. Mesa was an event I did cover last Saturday and being there brings old memories.  It's a total recall of my college days and SM City Sta. Mesa is the place that we usually hang out when classes is over or still waiting for the next class.  It's really great going back!


After arriving, I immediately coordinated with SM City Sta. Mesa staff (his name is Jack) and proceeded with the cover.  Good thing I was able to catch up with the parade where Lorax meet Jollibee and roam around of the parade from first floor and up, making a beat of the band.  After the parade, I started taking pictures of different sales and their discounts.  There were lots of things on sale! I did go from down to up and down again.




After that tiring walk around I met with Jack near the Adobo Connection and introduced me to the franchise owner of the establishment.

From their list of different adobo types I was able to taste some of their dishes. Since I really enjoyed dishes cooked with coconut milk I get to try their Adobo sa Gata which is a chicken cooked in a normal adobo style and mixed with coconut milk. Afterwards we were offered desserts and I picked the Pandan Jelly. It got an ice creaming toppings on it.



A 3-Day Sale would not be complete without some show and performances from different celebrities, so for that day they have Aaron Villena hosted by one of the DJs of Tambayan 101.9 FM DJ Jasmin. Fans did make that ear busting shriek when Aaron Villena started singing and moving towards the audience.


An awesome day at SM City Sta. Mesa!

For those who really loves to get good buys and discounts, SM City Sta. Mesa currently is having their three day sale and today is the last day.  So, for those who still want to avail those discounts from SM City Sta. Mesa three day sale you still got a few hours to enjoy.  Better get there and grab those fashionable, classy, and usable items.