The Commissariat Manila: All Set for Christmas Treats

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The Commissariat Manila is a purveyor of the finest goods and delicacies under the entrepreneurial skills of siblings Gino Asensio Lopez and Monique Lopez Ong who hail from the Visayas (Iloilo and Bacolod). They believe that "good food must never be kept secret and should be experienced by everyone."

The Commissariat Manila opened its doors in July 2020 during the early days of the pandemic. As the country went into lock down period, there was a rising need for good food to be delivered to people’s homes.

The Commissariat Manila was established to fulfill everyone’s need for first-class goods from Visayas, particularly Bacolod City, the place that Gino and Monique both know has unrivaled pastries, cakes, chorizos, and seafood.

Many of their sought-after delicacies come from Negros Occidental’s Felicia’s Pastry Shop. These pastries come from the kitchen of the three Lacson sisters namely Sony Lacson Cometa, Fely Lacson Montelibano, and Margie Lacson Macasa. Their pastry kitchen was established in the 1970s, and continues to be passed on from one generation to the next. They have been whipping masterpieces such as the famous Felicia’s Ensaimadas, Cheese Rolls, and many other favorites.

 
In Bacolod, good life means good food all the time. The Felicia’s experience promises that you will keep coming back for the good life! Most travelers, who fly out from Bacolod, hand-carry Felicia’s products to bring home to their families. These beloved Felicia’s pastries are baked fresh, and air-flown from Bacolod to Manila every week beginning November 13 to December 18.

The Commissariat Manila has prepared a lineup of limited edition Christmas sets featuring their Felicia’s Ensaimadas that come in a box of 6 (P1,215) or a box of 12 (P2,430), Felicia’s Cheese Rolls box of 16 (P1,420), cookies in can variants such as their Almond Crisps (P490), Lemon Thins (P425), Almondettes (P475), and their yummy Pili products such as their Pili Crumble (P675) and Turron de Pili (P585).

Felicia’s also released their outstanding cake line in Metro Manila and Cebu. These best-loved cakes in cans such as their notable heirloom Potato Cake (P975), Sans Rival (P995), Swiss Chocolate Cake (P980), Classic Chocolate Cake (P995), and Butter Cake (P850) are all available on-hand at The Commissariat Manila.

Other top-rated Bacolod brands are also found at The Commissariat Manila such as Casa Carmela’s “Bacolod in a bottle” line, which are known for their best-selling gourmet bottles such their Crazy Rich Crabs (P500), Sexy Squid (P375), Chorizo Pudpud (P375), and their signature Papa Daniel’s Bangus (P365).

Another crowd favorite that never fails to satisfy everyone’s “breakfast all-day” palate is the Ereñeta-Manaloto Chorizo Recado or Hamonado Bilog, and their newest addition to their Chorizo line, the Chorizo Mozzarella or “Muchorellas” which are a total hit with the kids! (All variants for P395/ pack of one dozen).

Moreover, The Commissariat Manila offers some of their own products such as The Commissariat Flat Quillos (P185), and seasonally, The Commissariat Bantayan Bay half-shell scallops (P675) which are harvested from the deepest parts of Bantayan Island and flown straight to The Commissariat freezers.

Due to the influx of orders, we advise that you plan and put in your pre-orders ahead of time to make sure that you get on The Commissariat Manila’s delivery list early. For advance placement of orders, please refer to the social media links below for the Felicia’s In Manila delivery schedule.

For Felicia’s fresh air-flown pastries and limited edition Christmas sets, the pre-order cut-off for each week is on Wednesdays by 7 PM. All late pre-orders will carry over to the next available shipment date. Deliveries for Metro Manila begin every Saturday of each week from November 13th to December 18th, their last shipment for 2021.

All on-hand products such as Felicia’s Cakes in cans, Casa Carmela bottled goods, Ereñeta-Manaloto Chorizos and The Commissariat Flat Quillos will be available for delivery until December 23 (Thursday) before Christmas Eve, and will continue to be available from December 27 - 31 before the New Year’s countdown. Fresh air-flown Felicia’s Ensaimadas and Cheese Rolls will resume on Jan 8 (Saturday) when The Commissariat Manila opens their first shipment for 2022.

To know more about the variety of finest goods and delicacies that The Commissariat Manila offers within NCR Plus (Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal), you can visit and order from their website at www.thecommissariatmanila.com.

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Prof curates photos for satirical slideshow in Benilde exhibit

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A photographer-educator has collaborated with his students for a collection of photographs that serves as a satirical reply to “red-tagging” in De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde’s ongoing online art exhibition.

Jay Javier’s “Red Tagged!,” which is “an absurdist retort to an absurdist reality epitomized by the current administration,” is part of the exhibit “To Differ Digitally 2: Love and Dissent in the Time of Pandemic.” It literally looks at labeling individuals or groups of being communists “by having real red tags attached to the objects in the photographs.”

Javier, who has been with Benilde since 2010, is one of the faculty members from the New Media Cluster who heeded the call for project proposals of the Center for Campus Art under its director, Architect Gerry Torres, and NMC, which is headed by Associate Dean Maria Sharon Mapa Arriola.

A professional photographer for 35 years and an educator for 30 years, Javier curated the set from photos submitted to his MMA photography classes last academic year. Christian Babista, his fellow photographer and an award-winning experimental filmmaker himself, edited the photo slideshow.

“The project originated as part of their Service Learning requirements. The SL office listed several themes for this requirement, and among these was Human Rights. This brought to mind one of the infamous events which happened during the pandemic: the nefarious red-tagging of the spontaneous, citizen-initiated community pantries by a paranoid and incompetent government,” Javier recalled.

“Red-tagging,” as defined by the International Peace Observers Network and as used by the Commission on Human Rights, refers to the “act of State actors, particularly law enforcement agencies, to publicly brand individuals, groups, or institutions as… affiliated to communist or leftist terrorists.” CHR Spokesperson Jacqueline de Guia said this act may have serious consequences on the security of individuals and groups who have been accused of being communists – often without substantial proof.

Reporters Without Borders, an international organization advocating for the right to freedom of information, claimed that the practice exposes these groups or individuals to death threats and violence. Human rights groups stressed “the tagging spree has led to a spate of unlawful detentions and killing.”

“Red-tagging” has been increasingly used not only by anti-communist groups but by government officials as well. Rights groups alleged the tactic has been used against academics, activists, doctors, journalists, and students, among others. Facebook pages reportedly belonging to the military published a list of alumni and academics from the University of the Philippines, claiming they were NPA rebels.

TDD2, a show co-curated by Karen Ocampo-Flores, looks at the digital landscape as a platform to communicate constructive protest based on love and empathy. Aside from photographs, it also features live action films, animation, 2D and 3D models and rigs, texts, audio, applications, software, graphic design, and illustrations. The works are available at CCA’s new website (www.benildecampusart.com).

For more information about the exhibit and other projects, visit CCA’s social media accounts on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BenildeCampusArt), Twitter (https://twitter.com/csbcampusart), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/benilde.campusart/) and YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/BenildeCampusArt). View the work here: https://youtu.be/U9UxPwuxCVE

Oakwood Living Debuts in the US, Offering Residents Multifamily Living in Key Destinations

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Oakwood, the internationally renowned hospitality brand, announced today the debut of Oakwood Living, a new portfolio offering that delivers on multifamily living in the post-pandemic world with a focus on extended-stay accommodations, select services and amenities that allow residents to live like a local.

Built on the belief that good living can be achieved with the freedom to live life on one’s own terms, Oakwood Living allows guests to live well in an environment that enables them to care for themselves and their environment, while staying rooted in a good community.

With facilities targeted at young families and professionals, whom apart from seeking a convenient address perfectly positioned for both work and play within a community, also want long term leases with flexible terms, Oakwood Living offers up the perfect balance to live well with the option to work remotely or simply experience or explore a new destination. Located in Dallas, Texas; Raleigh, North Carolina; Los Angeles and Redwood City, California; residents can choose from a number of unfurnished residential options situated in engaging communities that offer key amenities including a dedicated resident’s lounge, outdoor BBQ, spacious fitness centers, as well as tech-enabled lifestyle services through Hello, Alfred, an app that provides residents with regular events and experiences that support their lifestyles.

Taking inspiration from the organic shape of roots and a location map indicator, the new brand spots a representative logo that visually tells of its story, in earthy colors of leave and tree that support the call for residents to stay rooted with an Oakwood Living property.

“At Oakwood, we have identified a rising opportunity to augment our positioning in the unfurnished multifamily accommodation sector with long-term lease options that still allow for flexibility. Oakwood Living signifies our dedication to the U.S. market and is a milestone moment in our portfolio’s growth,” said Dean Schreiber, chief executive officer of Oakwood. “We’ve strategically selected our inaugural locations where open palettes are extended to our future residents in the heart of active communities. Not only will they be able to create a personal space that truly inspires, we hope that it will also allow them to live authentically like a local.”

Oakwood Living locations offer a variety of amenities to deliver on their lifestyle commitment to residents including a dedicated pet run, built-in kitchens, in-unit washer and dryers, communal recreational facilities to foster connection, 24/7 package locker access, dedicated lounge with workspaces and more. Each Oakwood Living location offers a tight-knit sense of community, redefining multifamily living.

Resident applications for move-ins to newly rebranded properties Oakwood Living Dallas Uptown, Oakwood Living Miracle Mile, Oakwood Living Raleigh Brier Creek and Oakwood Living Redwood City are now available.

For more information about Oakwood Living, please visit: Oakwood.com/Oakwood-Living