Karylle and Yael Yuzon share their Couple Morning Secret

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Finding time together has always been a part of Karylle and Yael Yuzon’s life as a couple. The couple finds ways to incorporate being together into their daily grind as celebrities and musicians. With Karylle’s high-energy noontime program, and Yael’s nightly gigs running until late evenings, the Yuzons make sure to catch up during breakfast – their most important meal together. Or if all else fails, they make sure they can give the other breakfast that’s delicious, convenient and nutritious.

Karylle and Yael turn to belVita Breakfast Biscuits as a delicious breakfast staple, that’s also perfect for busy days ahead. belVita Breakfast Biscuits are filled with whole grain cereals, gently baked to preserve the nutritional value of each biscuit. A tasty morning treat, belVita Breakfast Biscuits are available in two delicious flavors: Milk & Cereal and Honey & Chocolate, perfect with a serving of dairy and a fruit with your morning sip of coffee before you start your day. belVita is the first biscuit specially made for breakfast from global snack company Mondelēz International.

Whether it’s an 80g box containing four convenient packs (P30.50) or a single 20g piece (P8.25), Karylle and Yael have their belVita Breakfast Biscuits in tow wherever they’re headed for the day. Delicious and nutritious, each piece can be part of a convenient breakfast to give energy for a packed day ahead.

Here’s Why Investing Should Be Part of Your #LifeGoals

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Start Building Your Wealth This 2018

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Financial experts have long observed that Filipinos often overlook the need to save and invest. The norm is still relying on active income and using this not only for bills and other necessities but also to splurge on impulse buys and recreation. Begin the year fresh and right by taking a hard look at your finances and start thinking about how to make better investments for the future.

There is huge benefit to saving up, especially for the proverbial rainy days, but more traditional means such as bank deposits are not the only ways to make your money grow. Investing is a way to help you grow your money, making it generate what is called passive income, through interest or assets that increase in value. This means that your money is working for you in the long-term and in safeguarding your future.

There are several investment tools to consider, including stocks, bonds, and Unit Investment Trust Funds or more popularly known as UITFs. To find out which type of investment suits you, it is important to take stock of your current financial condition to gauge how much liquidity you have on hand, how much risk you are willing to take and how long you can afford to stay invested to generate returns. If you’re just starting to build your wealth through investments, you can even start small, with as little as P1,000 per month. 

“Smart investing is a way to increase your opportunities for financial growth and security. Smart investing creates bigger wealth over longer periods of time. The key is finding the right investment that you are comfortable with and equally important is to find the right partner who can guide you in making the right decisions,” said BDO Executive Vice President and Head of Trust and Investments Group Ador A. Abrogena.

In its mission to help Filipinos find ways to fulfill their dreams, BDO has launched a financial program that makes investing easier, and more accessible. The BDO’s Easy Investment Plan (EIP) provides solutions to concerns of the common investor such as affordability and finding the right investment as there are options from several types of UITFs that are suitable to different investment time horizons.

The EIP is a good way for beginners to test the waters as it starts with affordable investment amounts as small as P1,000 per month. These investments are entrusted to the capable hands of professional fund managers employing the best, tried and tested investment principles and who keep constant watch over these funds. What’s more, it is offered with the ease and convenience of being linked to your BDO savings account for investment, at the time and frequency of your choosing with no extra effort on your part. You can also withdraw your contributions anytime without penalty 30 days after it has reached the regular minimum investment amount of the particular fund.

There are a number BDO UITF options available through the BDO EIP from short to medium and long-term investment options for different types such as money market, bond and equity funds in both Peso and U.S. Dollars.

It is time to make your move this 2018, towards a more secure future. Start creating your wealth with bigger gains from investments that work for you.Check out the BDO Easy Investment Plan at www.bdo.com.ph/trust or inquire at your BDO branch for more details.

Lenovo Continues Support for Youth Organizations, Named Exclusive Technology Partner Anew of TAYO Awards Foundation

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Lenovo, one of the world’s biggest technology companies, is once again the official technology partner of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) Awards Foundation, Inc., the country’s premier award-giving body that recognizes and supports the outstanding contributions of youth organizations in the country.

“Being one of the most innovative global tech companies, Lenovo’s thrust in championing exceptional projects by the youth stands parallel with what the TAYO Awards Foundation believes in. Their unwavering support helps us empower youth groups and organizations in the Philippines to innovate and actively contribute to our society. Together, TAYO Awards Foundation and Lenovo Philippines acknowledge and aid their outstanding efforts,” said Patricia Matute, Executive Director of TAYO Awards Foundation, Inc..

Now on its 15th year, the TAYO Awards is an annual search for exceptional organizations of young Filipinos that have made notable contributions to the progress and betterment of their communities or schools through innovative and valuable projects.

“Our ‘Different is Better’ philosophy is built around a fundamental belief that innovation is the best way to address challenges and embrace progress. We are pleased to once again partner with TAYO Awards Foundation. This partnership gives us the perfect opportunity to recognize our hardworking youth who are relentless in making the world a better place through technology,” said Michael Ngan, Country General Manager of Lenovo Philippines.

As technology partner, Lenovo will be providing the laptops and tablets that will be used throughout the screening and awarding process for the TAYO 15 Awards. Lenovo will also be awarding all 10 winners Lenovo devices.

Further, Lenovo will be awarding a special citation to one carefully selected organization. Called ‘Lenovo Outstanding Tech Visionary, the award is given to the organization that “embodies the ‘Different is Better’ mindset by being unafraid to stand out and be different, and leverages technology to affect positive change in society.”

Last year, Davao-based social enterprise GO2 Virtualahan was conferred said award.

Lenovo has been the exclusive technology partner of the TAYO Awards Foundation, Inc. for the TAYO Awards since 2012.

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Lenovo Philippines and TAYO Awards Foundation renew partnership for TAYO 15.

(L-R) Anna Abola, Marketing Communications Manager, Lenovo Philippines; Michael Ngan, Country General Manager, Lenovo Philippines; Mr. Rollie Fabie, Co-Chairman of TAYO Awards Foundation; and Patricia Matute, Executive Director of TAYO Awards Foundation.