It was a decade ago when the Filipino Bloggers Network (FBN), one of the most active Philippine-Based community of bloggers and influencers in the country, held its first-ever Thanksgiving Party in a hotel in Quezon City. 

This coming December 12, FBN will hold its 10th Annual Thanksgiving Party virtually to reacquaint with fellow members around the country and reminisce 120 months of challenges and cheers; 3,650 days of networking; countless stories and priceless memories.  

Although the gathering will still be online just like last year, FBN members anticipate the annual get-together as an opportunity to make new friends and catch up with old pals they have not seen for a while, not to mention the chance of winning some exciting prizes from the games and raffle draws. Representatives of different PR groups and brands will also grace the event to personally thank members of the online community who have supported them in the past years. 

FBN currently has around 2,000 members across the country and abroad and continues to expand as it provides a venue for Filipino bloggers to interact with other members, even those based overseas. Moderating the discussions and posting opportunities from several brands are co-admins Divine Reyes and Richard Mamuyac and Lariza Garcia. 

This year’s celebration is supported by the following generous sponsors:

BRANDS

PR PARTNERS

BLOG SPONSORS

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC SERVANTS:

1. Rep. Eric Yap, ACT-CIS partylist

2. Rep. Joey Salceda, 2nd District of Albay

3. Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento, 1st District of Samar

4. Rep. Mike Defensor, Anakalusugan partylist

5. General Guillermo Eleazar

6. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte

7. Deputy Commissioner Randy Escolango, Insurance Commission

With the overflowing support and opportunities that FBN received this year from different companies and even from fellow members this year, the group sees bigger, better and double opportunities and events in 2022!

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Getting a foot on the real estate ladder should be a life goal most of us have. In fact, if it isn’t already one of your goals, you should make it one. Lots can be achieved when you own property, and here are three of the biggest reasons to get involved in real estate:

It’s the best way to save a lot of money

Owning property is arguably the best way for you to take a huge chunk of money and save it for many years. The hundreds of thousands of dollars you put into a house will stay there and gain interest over the years. House prices are always on the rise, so it’s like you’ve got money in a massive savings account. At some point, if you want to gain access to that money, you can sell your home and get it all. When you compare what you got for your house to what you paid for it, you’ll see that you made a sizable profit. Generally, and this is a generalization, it is very hard not to make a profit when selling a home - provided the house is kept in good condition. 

You no longer have to pay rent

If you buy the house and choose to live there, you never have to pay rent again. Gone are the days where you constantly had to hand over some money to a landlord for the privilege of living in a property they own. Instead, you can look at different mortgage quotes and get a mortgage that’s probably easier to afford than renting anyway. The reason you want to avoid paying rent is that it’s basically throwing money down the drain. You’re just paying to live somewhere; you gain nothing from your money. When you own property, at least the money you spend on mortgage repayments will benefit you financially. It means you can actually own a house or a flat, so you gain something from it. 

You can use the property to make money

As just mentioned above, landlords will often use their properties to make money. You hate paying rent to landlords, but you will love being the landlord that gets rent. No matter what, there will always be people that need to rent places to live. As such, owning a property gives you a chance to make money from that property. You can rent it out to other people, eventually earning enough money to afford a second mortgage on a different house. From here, you rent that house out as well, earning more money from it. This is how people build property empires; they take their properties and use them to make money. 

Evidently, you have a lot to gain when being a property owner. It’s a way for you to make more money, yet also a way to tie up lots of money in a valuable asset. The fact you no longer have to pay rent is also financially beneficial as you’re not wasting money anymore. Regardless of how you look at it, property ownership is a strong financial decision for everyone. 

AQUOS celebrates its 20years anniversary, and will continue to be there as your loyal companion for life.

Sharp Philippines, 21 August 2021- SHARP today announced the Philippine launch of its new flagship Audio Visual products, AQUOS THE SCENES 8K, providing new dimensions of immersive experience in living room.  SHARP’s Audio-Visual brand AQUOS marks its 20 years with a celebration this year.  AQUOS THE SCENES 8K series debuts as its anniversary models, over two product categories: TV and Sound bar.

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AQUOS is the original coined word, combined with AQUA + QUALITY, has been used since 2001 as the symbol of ‘New standard home used TV for 21st century’. In 2000, SHARP declared grand resolution to change all CRT TVs in Japan to LCD TVS in 5years, when only 4% TVs were LCD*2. After 20years, TVs in all around the world now are replaced to LCD TV.  During this time, Sharp launch many World’s largest / World’s first TVs, and achieved 50million units accumulated sales in 2020.

Sharp sets its business vision as ‘Changing the World with 8K+5G’, and our aim is to continue to introduce new products and services that meet the expectations of our valued customers.  The challenge this time is to set the pricing of this 8K TV more affordable and benchmark to 4K premium TV zone.  This is all for diffusing the highest resolution 8K and leading the change of home entertainment in customers house.  ‘This is another milestone that Sharp sets new standard home used TV for after COVID-19 century’ said Mr. Kazuo Kito, Sharp Philippines President and General Manager.

When SHARP first introduced our AQUOS brand LCD TV in 2001, SHARP wished and realized its thinner and sophisticated design that brought new lifestyle in customers’ living room.  SHARP promises this year AQUOS THE SCENES 8K brings the next level of immersive experience to customers’ living room from its overwhelming images and sound. Social distancing measures have required people to go out less, stroking their desire to enjoy more quality time at home with their family.  AQUOS THE SCENES 8K enriches various life-scenes with your family at home, such as Home-cinema scene, Music-live scene, and Latergram scene to share the family memories. "And Android TVTM gives you a smarter, easier way to get more from your TV.”

‘We are able to celebrate the 20th anniversary of our AQUOS brand we developed together.’ said Yoshihiro Hashimoto, Senior Executive Managing Officer, Head of Asian, Oceanian, and European Business.  ‘AQUOS THE SCENES 8K creates an exciting experience of overwhelming images and sound effects that changes our customers’ houses into a theatre. Just like the first year we launched our AQUOS brand 20 years ago, we offer new value to the market together with our partners’.

AQUOS THE SCENES 8K expands its lineup to TV (DW1X series, 60-/70-inch) and Sound bar (C22CX1 series).  Both are designed under the same design concept: Neo-Minimalism.  Our designers think minimalism feels ‘something is missing from your decor’ and add ‘Thoughtful design for everyone’ on top of Minimalist beauty.  ‘Not only simple, but sleek with thoughtful design.’

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AQUOS THE SCENES 8K TV: DW1X series features first made-in Japan, Deep Chroma Display Pro 8K.  Customers can feel the experience of traveling around the world from home with increasing 8K videos provided on YouTube.  Moreover, your movie experience will be further elevated to the next level with the new HDR Enhanced+ (patent pending).  DW1X series gives you the feeling of being there.  Needless to say, DW1X series will feature variety of smart functions which enriches customers’ life to be more fun and convenient.

AQUOS THE SCENES Sound bar: C22CX1 series features OPSODIS technology, which creates 360-degree immersive sound from sources such as cinema, TV and video games.  With the simple set-up of a sound bar and sub-woofer, it provides realistic reproduction of any soundscape. Without the need for rear speakers, you will experience scenes such as a helicopter in battle hovering around you, with the surrounding sound coming not only from above, below, left and right, but also from behind you. This uniqueness won the ‘Innovation Award’ from VGP 2021 in Japan. The sophisticated design also won Germany’s 2021 Red dot Award and the 2021 IF Design Award.