Brandon Vera Comes Home This December 5 for One FC: Warrior's Way

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I was among those members of the media who were left intrigued when Brandon Vera, mixed martial arts (MMA) superstar, spoke Tagalog at the NBA Café last September , 2014 during the announcement of his participation in ONE FC: WARRIOR’S WAY to be held this December 5 at SM Arena. I was also feeling joyous that he would proudly carry the Filipino branding in his fights. I laughed out loud at his witty comments during the interviews that day because he seems to be a guy that you can easily hang-out and crack jokes every now and then since he obviously appreciates humor.

We are no longer surprised at all when we hear about some Filipinos who would dare change their accent the moment they land in the US, even for a short holiday. This really makes us wonder why Brandon Michael Vera, a US citizen would imprint the "alibata," which no one even remembers from their "Alaring Panlipunan" (Social Studies) days on his back for all the world to see.

He fought for 8 years in another MMA organization and one would be surprised that he was wearing the Philippine flag or its logo boldly on his shorts most of the time. Brandon was left by his Italian-American mother at age 3. One would wonder why a mother would leave albeit a handsome child who would turn out to be 6’2” with the angst to conquer the MMA world.

The Philippines’ Property Market Is On The Rise

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The Philippine economy continues to grow, and its property market continues to rise. The Philippine real estate industry is benefiting from low interest rates and booming demand. Rising OFW remittances and a successful BPO industry continue to help maintain demand and with their current growth are expected to be drivers of consumer appetite. With more investments coming in through the ASEAN integration in the coming year, more foreigners are also relocating to the country and is also a growing source of demand for commercial and residential properties.

Rising investment, plus low interest rates have increased condominium prices by 36.4% (18.9% inflation-adjusted) between Q3 2010 to Q1 2014. Property prices have risen as much as 113.3% (34.1% in real terms) from 2004 to 2014. Philippine property experienced the fifth highest price rise in the world during the year to Q1 2014, according to the Global Property Guide’s Q1 2014 report.

Mediacom Solutions, Inc. a leading media marketing, business community building company and a professional exhibition and convention organizer saw the need to put together all in one roof property professionals and consumers to the Property Expo Philippines 2014 (PEP) - “Your Property World”, Philippines’ specialized property consumer trade show featuring residential and commercial property developments in the country from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, as well as innovative and reliable real estate product and service providers, to be held on December 05-07, 2014, at SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City, Metro Manila.

ATC Healthcare International: Helping Us to Become the Boss of Our Health

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We should all be the boss of our health. Our health is more precious than anything else because if we really want to enjoy life to the fullest, we should all be feeling well to our optimum capacity.

I can't imagine becoming very productive if our physical bodies are sick and weary. No matter how persistent our motivations are, a weak body can only do this much. It will soon break if we do not take care of it. It will soon collapse if we overwork and abuse it. We may not be powerful enough to control a physically unhealthy body even with so many mind-conditioning techniques.

The modern urban lifestyle may no longer vibe with a fit and healthy way of life due to so many temptations around us. There are so many shortcuts, instants and cheats in the food that we eat that our bodies do not receive enough nourishment. We become lazy due to advancement in technology that we would most of the time run our lives with just a few mouse clicks on our computers or a few swipes from our smartphones.

Thus we can all agree on one thing: Our health is truly our wealth.

Last November 25, 2014, emerging food and drugs industry giant ATC Healthcare International Corp., conducted a media launch entitled ATC Press Launch: I’m The Boss Of My Health. The event was held at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel in Ortigas Center, Pasig city. The estimated number of guests probably reached over 200 which includes many members of the media from print, TV and online. The event has been a success in proliferating its message that it’s our choice to be healthy—in matters concerning health, we, ourselves, are the boss.