Giro De Pilipinas 2015

The team composed of equally passionate cyclist, Architect and Engineer by profession, The Baterna Brothers – Quin and Jojo ventures out to organizing sports event like cycling, duathlon, endure and running.

Passionate athletes by heart, they continue to excel not just on races but they also create a name in the sports community. Quin is also a Diver, Runner, Biker, Golfer and been trying water sports while Jojo is into Triathlon, Enduro Bike, MTB, ATV, Jetski and speedboat competition.

Another Partner, Rommel Bobiles has been doing Brand Activation, Events and Sports Marketing for the past 5 years and has been working side by side with the biggest Duathlon, Triathlon, Marathon and Running Organizers and Sports Brands in the Philippines.

Together they formed 3Q Sports Events Management to help the struggling cycling community to bring back to its old glory. After attending numerous cycling event abroad including Tour of Friendship in Thailand they thought how they can help to promote the Philippines as another cycling destination in the Asia.

Check out the route to Giro De Pilipinas: 

You can also check out their facebook as well: https://www.facebook.com/girodepilipinas

NBA and Tissot Annouce Groundbreaking Global Partnership

NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2015 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and TISSOT announced today a new multiyear global partnership that makes the Swiss watch brand the first Official Timekeeper of the NBA, Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), and NBA Development League (NBA D-League). 

This marks the first Official Timekeeping partnership for TISSOT with a major North American sports league and the largest partnership in the company’s history of more than 160 years.  With the agreement, TISSOT adds to an already robust portfolio of international sports and sporting event partnerships. 

TISSOT, the number one Swiss traditional watchmaker in terms of volume and a member of the Swatch Group – the world’s largest watch producer and distributor – will work with the NBA to develop a state-of-the-art integrated timing system.  The new precision timekeeping system, inclusive of TISSOT-branded shot clocks, will be implemented across all 29 NBA arenas beginning with the 2016-17 NBA season. 

“TISSOT is very proud to join the NBA and to be able to create a bond with the players and the fans,” said François Thiébaud, President of TISSOT.  “The emotions and the spirit behind the sport will further translate into our products.  Our daily work is to dress time.  We create pieces of beauty and accuracy but above all of emotionality and that is what sport, and more particularly the NBA, is about.” 

“In basketball every second – or even tenth of a second – can be critical, and this new partnership with TISSOT will bring state-of-the-art timing technology to every NBA arena,” said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.  “We are proud to partner with TISSOT, a world-class brand with a long history of developing innovative and dependable timekeeping systems.”

Additionally, the watch company will receive global league licensing rights for timepieces, watches, clocks, and watch accessories for all NBA teams.  TISSOT will provide support for the partnership at its retail stores around the world.

The partnership will tip off this week during NBA Global Games 2015-16, which will feature six NBA teams playing seven regular-season and preseason games in six countries.  TISSOT will also become the Official Timekeeper and Official Watch of several marquee league events, including NBA All-Star, NBA Draft presented by State Farm, Samsung NBA Summer League, and NBA Global Games. 

As part of the partnership, TISSOT will make investments across all NBA teams and league broadcast partners.  In addition, TISSOT and the NBA will partner on a global basis through events, marketing, media, and the launch of new NBA-themed creative and advertising. 

About TISSOT

It's the Swissness at the very heart of TISSOT that makes the brand such a distinguished one.  The + in the TISSOT logo is the same as the Swiss flag, symbolising the quality and the reliability that watchmakers have proudly demonstrated since 1853.  The innovative brand remains in its home in Le Locle in the Swiss Jura Mountains, keeping its Swiss identity at its core.  TISSOT watches are authentic and accessible, using special materials, advanced functionality and meticulous design detail to create pieces that are both precise and stylish.  The high calibre of the brand has been repeatedly recognised, as in its illustrious history TISSOT has been named Official Timekeeper and Partner of MotoGPTM, FIM World Superbike, FIBA, AFL, RBS 6 Nations Rugby and the World Championships of cycling, fencing and ice hockey. TISSOT, which sells its timepieces in more than 160 countries round the world, is a member of the Swatch Group, the world's largest watch producer and distributor of Swiss watches.  As it continues to create pioneering creations, TISSOT stands by its signature, “Innovators by Tradition.”  www.tissot.ch

About the NBA

The NBA is a global sports and media business built around three professional sports leagues: the National Basketball Association, the Women’s National Basketball Association, and the NBA Development League.  The league has established a major international presence with offices in 13 markets worldwide, games and programming in 215 countries and territories in 47 languages, and NBA merchandise for sale in more than 125,000 stores in 100 countries on 6 continents.  NBA rosters at the start of the 2014-15 season featured a record 101 international players from 37 countries and territories.  NBA Digital’s assets include NBA.com and NBA Mobile, which achieved record traffic during the 2014-15 season, as well as NBA TV.  The NBA is the No. 1 professional sports league on social media, with more than 875 million likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms.  Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.

Salliano's Restaurant Now Open in Marikina!

Salliano's Restaurant and Bar in Marikina City Home of the biggest spoon and fork in Marikina is now open which had their Grand Launch last September 19 and they are dead serious about putting up family feel and ambiance that dining in will remind you of what your Mom or Lola cook for us. The owners are so dedicated on their passion on their business that they made almost everything from brainstorming about the name of the restaurant up to improving the landscape and setting up all the tables and chairs all by themselves.

Among the Restaurants in Marikina why Salliano's Restaurant and Bar in Marikina City?

I'm sure we had this experience in our life when we use to spend some time with our classmate's house and enjoying the meal specialties of their family, then the ball then from there as to what house will the next visit be. And that's exactly what the owners use to do on their younger age, lucky that all of their parent's got their own specialties and really got some skills in cooking. In affect, that's most of the menu's that you can also experience when you dine. Plain and Original recipes that their Mom, Grandma had as well as their own personal recipes for some of the dishes.

Here are just some of them:

1. Mocha and Caramel Frappucion - P150

 - they are using the same coffee maker that your famous coffee shop had and for me, the taste is better in sallianos

2. Truffle Carbonara - P280

- familiar taste that is delicious

3. Meatballs ala Salliano - served with grilled pita bread - P380

- aside from the good taste and presentation, boy! those were big balls!

4. Osso Bucco with Gremolata Sauce - P320

- saucy and yummy, one rice won't be enough

5. Callos - P270

- one of the dishes that will remind you of home, hint of spiciness is well paired off with the hint of sour flavor of the tomato

6. Pugon Fired Salliano's Pork Cracking-P420

- tasty, but you better watch your heart and cholesterol level

7. Three-Cheese Artichoke Dip served with toasted Baguette - P220

- nice appetizer to get you ready for the main dish of your choice

8. Country Fried Chicken - P390

- not too salty not sweet, just okay. once you start, you can't stop

9. Classic Fish and Chips - P220

- another good pulutan if you'll ask me, they serve beer anyway!

10. Pasta de Mariscos - P290

- your other choice for pasta if you're craving for sea food

11. Castarones de Salliano-P130

- this is the dessert! fusion of cassava cake and macaroons

12. Paella ala Salliano-P490

- this is special, using 4 types of rice and mixed with a special wine, definitely not your ordinary paella and for the record, it can definitely make you feel full

13. Lemonade Iced Tea

14. Strawberry Juice

15. BBQ Pork and Beef Ribs  served with Spanish Rice - P370

- recommended if you're craving for that Barbeque best fit with Spanish rice

Quite a Food trip in Marikina I can say. This is definitely in my list.

You can also check out their Facebook for more information.