Your Guide to Snacking the Healthy Way with FamilyMart

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We can’t help those sudden cravings for a sweet, salty, or cool treat—but maybe we don’t have to. While eating frequently throughout the day used to be frowned upon, studies now show that having small snacks in between meals can actually be good for you.  Your go-to for delicious favorites, FamilyMart, is here to satisfy your taste buds with new options for your morning, mid-day, or nighttime munchies.

Mid-morning snack. Everyone knows that a hearty breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But despite a full meal to kickstart your morning, you might find yourself feeling a little distracted by hunger pangs with some time to go before lunch.

To stave off your hunger ‘til noon, munch on FamilyMart’s All-Cheese and Pimiento Cheesesticks for only P39, a filling but still light enough bite to keep you from overeating when you finally take your lunch.

Afternoon bites. Whether you decided to take an early lunch or put off eating until later, you might find yourself getting hungry not long after noon. Drop by FamilyMart for a healthy serving of Chicken Macaroni Salad at P39 or Potato Salad at P39 and fill up without worrying about going over your calorie count. If you’re also prone to having dinner late, be sure you have something to eat mid-afternoon.

Dessert. Contrary to popular belief, eliminating desserts won’t necessarily make or break the diet you’re trying to maintain. As long as you keep your portions in check and skip a different component of your meal like soda or wine, you can have a cool Hershey’s Dark Chocolate Superfreeze for as low as P27, an Ube Cream, Ube, or Vanilla Twirl at P25, or Leche Flan at P39 to end the day on a sweet note.

Your snacking gets even more rewarding at FamilyMart because on Triple Tuesdays, you get thrice the Snap points for your purchases. So what are you waiting for? Drop by a FamilyMart near you today for your favorite snacks and exciting new treats!

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FamilyMart is the 2nd largest convenience store chain in the world with over 18,000 stores across Asia. In the Philippines, FamilyMart has branches in Makati, Fort Bonifacio, Quezon City, Mandaluyong, Pasig, Pasay, Alabang and Laguna.

Stan Lee is Coming to Manila for ComicCon Asia 2018

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As announced at the January 17 media conference, Stan Lee of Marvel Comics is coming to Manila to be among the special guests at ComicCon Asia 2018.

The comic convention will be held in SMX Convention Center at Mall of Asia complex in Pasay city on March 24 to 25, 2018.

The event promises to be the biggest convention of its kind. Stan Lee alone would definitely fill up the venue for every comic book and Marvel fans out out there would not dare miss the opportunity to personally meet the man behind so many amazing comic book characters.

Stan Lee recently denied reports claiming he groped or sexually harassed home care nurses. I couldn't believe the news as the idol of many is very unlikely to ruin his sterling reputation. Almost everyone knows the man so any untoward behavior should have been confined in privacy. We do not really care about what he does in his private life, but it seems wrong in all levels that he should a 95 year old man should be subjected to humiliation. Maybe they just want to extort money from him.

The accusations against Stan Lee have me deeply depressed.

Personalities are all just people. He’s so bright and funny and optimistic and creative... but he’s flawed too, like everyone else. He's too old and doesn’t have long left to be subjected to such controversial issue. Is this how we say goodbye to Stan Lee?

DOE Discusses Tax Issues with Power Utilities

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Department of Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi today said he called for a meeting with distribution utilities in order to discuss the effective and appropriate implementation of the power-related provisions of Republic Act 10963, otherwise known as the TRAIN Law. Specifically, the major items that were discussed are the adjustments due to: (a) the value-added tax (VAT) on the transmission sector; (b) the value added tax on the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA)-registered electric cooperatives; and, (c) the excise tax on coal and diesel that are used to fuel power plants.

Thereafter, another meeting was organized which included representatives from the Department of Finance (DOF), Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), National Electrification Authority (NEA), National Power Corporation (NPC), Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA), Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) and Pangasinan Electric Cooperative I (PANELCO I), which is a CDA-registered electric cooperative.

"We will look into coal contracts and scrutinize provisions as to whether there is a provision on pass-on on excise tax," Cusi said.

The Energy Chief said the meeting would also examine the submissions of coal-fired power plants to the Electric Power Industry Management Bureau.

"Corollarily, the DOE has directed all distribution utilities to require from their power suppliers the basis of any additional charges that may emanate from the Train Law. This Includes the explanation on the implementation of excise taxes vis-a-vis the minimum inventory requirement for both coal stocks and diesel stocks," Cusi pointed out.

The DOE meeting with various stakeholders aims to clarify the salient provisions of the TRAIN implementation in the energy sector and to gather feedback from them on issues and concerns they may have on the first package of the Duterte Administration's landmark tax law.

The DOE and the DOF agreed on the next steps to address the concerns of the energy stakeholders and the protection of the energy consumers.

“The ultimate objective of the Train Law of consumption-to-investment, better infrastructure and social services for the people will be achieved with this strong collaboration between the DOE and the DOF,” Cusi concluded.