As the saying goes, health is wealth! And, darlings, no truer words have been said. It’s welcome news to hear that Magnolia Healthy Beverages has launched Healthy Drink Choices, an advocacy program in partnership with the Department of Education and Marylindbert International, palanggas. The program seeks to educate adults and students alike on the goodness and benefits of making healthy drink choices.

Education Undersecretary Yolanda Quijano graced the launch, along with with Magnolia Healthy Beverages executives led by president Bernard Marquez, VP and marketing manager Nelson Elises, business manager Jun Medrano, sales manager Manny Factor and group product manager Cecille Caling.

“There are advocacies and programs on healthy food choices,” Marquez said. “It’s natural that we advocate healthy drink choices, such as juices and teas rich in nutrients and minerals essential for growing kids and even adults, since drink is as important as food. We should always remember unhealthy drinks may lead to childhood obesity and dental problems, and may slow down not only children but also adults, mentally and physically. We are extremely blessed as our country has an abundance and variety of fruits that can easily be made into juices.”

The advocacy kicks off in selected schools and communities nationwide, dahlings. “To make learning a joyful experience, we have placed a lot of creative time and effort in producing engaging activity books to be given away free, and interactive modules that the grade schoolers will find both interesting and challenging,” added Elises. “It’s a continuing commitment with the Department of Education, and our way of giving back to our patrons, to the community.”

Quijano congratulated Magnolia Healthy Beverages for spearheading a program as generous and timely as this.

Well, palanggas, let’s start them young! You can’t go wrong when you choose healthy drink choices, ’di bala?

Christmas roadshow

Au naturelle-inspired Christmas décor, Santa Claus and the soothing sounds of Christmas carols lent a festive air to the opening of the Rustan’s Supercenters, Inc. first Christmas Holiday Road Show at the Rockwell Tent, dahlings.

This by-invitation-only happening brought together the retail giant’s valued corporate partners and their top customers, as Rustan’s Supermarket and the Shopwise chain of hypermarkets showed off tons of the finest gift options for the Christmas season.

Welcoming the chosen invitees, palanggas, were Rustan’s president Donnie Tantoco, VP for marketing Frances Yu and food-service consultant Beth Romualdez.

We couldn’t take our eyes off the merry selection of items and goodies from different parts of the globe, and Shopwise’s range of home appliances. They’re perfect for corporate giveaways, and ideal treats for the famille or your friends, dahlings. The best part was, orders booked during the occasion entitled customers to special discounts, plus an hourly raffle that allowed lucky guests to take home prizes and treats.

Getting everyone on a roll was the lavish buffet table by Via Mare that had the restaurant’s best-loved Christmas specialties. Guests were also treated to a premium assortment of wines and liquors courtesy of the Philippine Wine Merchants’ Ralph Joseph, dahlings.

For more info on Rustan’s Supermarket and Shopwise’s Corporate gift guides, visit www.shopwise.com.ph or www.rustansfresh.com.

Leave it to Rustans to come out with the best for everyone this Christmas, dahlings.

Sweet and sexy concoction

Our town’s event players and night owls came in droves for the launch of Chocolate Clothing’s “Chocolate Nights,” the first in a series of the fashion house’s sweet, sexy happenings, at the chi-chi Prive Club at The Fort, dahlings.

The store now carries brands like Aztec Rose for hip resortwear, and luxurious European outfits from Lolitta, while still carrying its signature denim labels Grab and Sass, along with impeccable collections from the in-house label Chocolate, natch.

Isa Litton was the hip host. There were gift certificates for lucky winners who were chic in their Chocolate outfits. The “Most Stylish Table of the Night” award went to that which had the most number of occupants in Chocolate outfits. The “Chocolate Sweetheart of the Night” was awarded to Shauna Popple, who got an enviable swag bag.

Among the muses at the event were talented singer Bea Tantoco, Mega Publishing’s Cheryl Tiu, real-estate heiress Camille Villar, public-relations maven Celine Gabriel-Lim, blogger Ingrid Go, Tatler’s Vicki de Leon.

Chocolate Clothing’s president, Finina Tugade, also unveiled the Philippines’ first mobile fashion truck, which will bring Chocolate Clothing’s sweet offerings to customers’ doorsteps with one phone call, giving them a more personalized and convenient shopping experience.

Together with Prive and Chocolate Clothing’s partners—Perry’s Group of Companies and Jane Iredale Mineral Makeup (who gave the muses their fab looks for the night), Finina led the toast to Chocolate Clothing’s greater success. Incidentally, one of the products used during the event was from Jane Iredale’s Holiday Collection, Chocoholicks, dahlings.

Check out Chocolate Clothing’s branches at several Rustans, Ayala and Robinsons outlets, or visit www.chocolate-clothing.com.