Jose Mari Chan Teams up with McDonald’s PH Chairman and Founder in Celebration of Grandparents’ Day

PHILIPPINES - August 2019 - There is no time limit to dreaming. After all, age is just a number, and it is never too late to explore new opportunities or chase new dreams.

That is the message that McDonald’s reminds everyone in its latest online video featuring music icon Mr. Jose Mari Chan and McDonald’s Philippines Chairman and Founder Dr. George T. Yang. 

Set to the duo’s collaborative duet of Jose Mari Chan’s “Can We Just Stop and Talk Awhile”, which he made popular in the 1970s, the film shows the two men exchanging roles for a day. Each one gets a glimpse into the day in the life of the other, as we see Jose Mari Chan experiencing the fulfillment behind running McDonald’s and bringing smiles to his customers’ and employees’ faces. Dr. George T. Yang, on the other hand, a classical musician himself, gets to warm up his vocal chords as he spends the day rehearsing for a concert. 

In the end, they find themselves back in the comforts of a warm McDonald’s meal shared with a friend, and in the reality that they both were able to live out their dreams in their own way. 

Released in time for Grandparents’ Day on September 8, the video serves as a tribute to grandparents everywhere—a testament to making every moment count.

Be inspired by the story of hard work and friendship of Jose Mari Chan and Dr. George T. Yang, and watch the video:

Talagang Panalo Tayo kay Haresco!

Aking nasaksihan ang abot langit na pasasalamat ni Congressman Teodorico Haresco sa kanyang pagkakahalal muli sa kanyang bayang Aklan at sa mga kapwa niyang Aklanon na sumuporta sa nakaraang eleksyon. May Ilang buwan na rin ito at sa ngayon, ang magiting na  kongresista ay ginagawa ang lahat ng paraan upan maisakatuparan ang ganyang mga plataporma at mga naipangako bago mag eleksyon.

Bilang representante sa kongreso siya ay nagpresinta ng pagtulong, unang una sa larangan ng Kalusugan, maaari siyang lapitan para sa tulong medical lalo na kung ang mga ospital ay Philippine Heart Center, Philippine Kidney Center at PGH. Isa pa sa kanyang ginagawa ay ang pagpapapatuloy ng kanyang programa na bigyan ng scholarship ang mga deserving students na papasa sa entrance exam, bukod duon, siya din ay  magpagpapatayo ng mga impastraktura na kaagapay sa mga malalaking programa sa Boracay.

Itutuloy din ni Cong. Haresco ang mga proyekto para sa mga Aklanon lalo na sa mga Micro-Entrepreneurs. Isasali na rin nya sa kanyang mga plano ang pagpapatayo ng Farming schools na naglalayong magturo ng Organic Farming dahil na din sa umuusbong na pangangailangan nito.

Si Congressman Teodorico Haresco ay nagtapos sa De La Salle University ng Maynila at nakakuha ng kanyang Master's degree na International Economics sa McGill University sa Montréal, Canada noong 1978. Ang kamangha-manghang cosmopolitan at multi-national na background ni Ginoong Haresco ay makikita sa kanyang malawak na pag-iisip, diskarte  at solusyon sa mga isyu sa ating bansa. Naharap sa mabusising gawain sa paglutas ng mga isyu sa gaya ng pagkokonekta ng merkado sa kabayanan sa kabila ng malaking hamong ng pagkakahiwalay ng mga isla sa ating bansa. Si Teodorico Haresco ay lumikha ng isang konsepto na naging President's Bridge Program (PBP), sa ganitong mga ideya ay napansin ng ibang mga lahi ang kanyang proyekto na ginamit ng ibang mga bansa kabilang ang Cambodia, Siberia, at Sri Lanka.

Dito sa Pilipinas, madalas nating makita ang mga artikulo sa balita at mga snippet na nagpinta ng mga pampublikong tagapaglingkod sa isang masamang ilaw. Ang nakakalungkot na bahagi ay, ito ay nagiging pamantayan at hindi kami nasusukalang tuwing nakakakita tayo ng masamang balita tungkol sa mga pulitiko na ito.

Sa bagong generasyon na kung saan nasa digital age na ang mundo, kailangang mag-isip nang dalawang beses ang mga pampublikong tagapaglingkod dahil madali silang mailantad kung gumagawa sila ng di kanaisnais sa gobyerno.

Dapat nilang patuloy na gumawa ng mga karapat-dapat na proyekto na kapaki-pakinabang para sa kanilang mga nasasakupan upang maalala nila ang susunod na halalan.

Patuloy nating subaybayan ang mga proyekto na ginagawa at mga gagawin pa sa ilalim ng pamamahala ni Congressman Haresco at maging malaya tayo na punahin, makipagtulungan at magbigay ng mga suhestiyon sa kanya sa pamamagitan ng pagdulog sa kanyang opisina o kaya'y deretso sa kanyang connection sa social media.
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Chef Gene Gonzalez Shares Delightful Cooking Secrets and Family Dishes for King Sue’s Pre-Holiday Media Lunch at Café Ysabel

Internationally renowned Chef Gene Gonzalez cooks up traditional favorites and sumptuous innovations with a King Sue twist at his flagship ancestral home turned restaurant for King Sue’s Pre-Holiday Media Lunch on 4 September, Wednesday, at Café Ysabel, 175 M Paterno Street, San Juan, Metro Manila.

Chef Gene, who opened Café Ysabel at 23 and is now president of the pioneering Center for Asian Culinary Studies, pays tribute to King Sue products which have been a staple fare on the dining table as well as in his kitchen. “King Sue has been there at home ever since,” shares the author of “Cocina Sulipeña” and many other cookbooks.

He’d wake up to King Sue bacon for breakfasts as a student, enjoy Chinese ham during holiday festivities with the family, and rely on Chinese sausage for his Asian cooking and for his culinary school. “I also like their dried pork feet, which goes into my Spanish cooking and to my superior stock that gives my Chinese dishes authenticity,” he reveals.

“Rather than glaze a ham, you can braise it in a mix of vegetables and wine and the broken down vegetable puree acts as the sauce,” he confides. King Sue products are not only popularly available and dependable, they are also very versatile. “The dried pork feet are truly excellent for beans, fabada, and stews along with Spanish chorizos for Filipino-Spanish combinations.”
“The King Sue burgers can be redone with herbs to create meatball, while the luncheon meat has hundreds of applications as fillings for Vietnamese and German cooking,” enthused Chef Gene. But the best part of this, however, is that King Sue having withstood the test of time and changing markets, is also very reasonably priced for such top quality.

Hobby cooks and consultant could readily resort to King Sue when their or their client’s budgets get a bit tight so as to avoid sacrificing taste and flavor. Thus, the only Ten Outstanding Young Men Awardee for Culinary Arts, advised homemakers, chefs, and restaurateurs:

“Before you think deli items, take a second look at your King Sue products because they have great applications for reasonably priced ingredients with good quality.”

Indeed, King Sue is synonymous to quality. As a fifth generation business started in 1930 by Mr Cu Un Kay who began by selling whole leg Chinese hams in Chinatown. “The name comes from King, meaning ‘royalty,’ and Sue, meaning ‘small,’ shares Mr Richie King, VP for Marketing, “because my grandfather who is small in physical stature, has big dreams for his family.”

Thus, after 89 years, King Sue, which was incorporated in 1970, has diversified from whole leg hams to sausages and cold cuts to other meat products. “Today, the company boasts of a variety of quality meat products, ranging from traditional hams to smoked bacons and sausages, as well as traditional favorites tocino, longganisa, and sisig,” adds Mr King.

King Sue, however, continues to step up its game by reaching further into the high-end and more health conscious market. In 2019 it launches its Kaiser Deli Brand, which offers ultra-premium sausages, bacons, and hams for the most discriminating clients. All King Sue products are both GMP and HACCCP certified.

Maintaining quality and supplying the market demand are easy for the King Sue because everything’s made in house using state-of-the-art German equipment. “But, even with these high-tech machinery, preparation for the Christmas season starts in August for the whole bone Chinese hams,” confessed Mr King. “It takes a month to properly cure whole bone, which still needs to be smoked then cooked. It takes patience to perfect them.”

Major supermarkets—SM, Robinson’s, and Puregold—as well as hotels and restaurants from La Trinidad, Metro Manila, through Bicol carry King Sue products, which are distributed nationally through distribution partners.

“King Sue moves forward in 2019 with another milestone on top of its high-end line,” opens Ms Romana Go, VP for Human Resources, “by slowly converting to merit-based management. Although the company remains a family business, we’ve started hiring outside employees for key management positions—Of course, the recipes from our grandfather and the tradition of making hams remains a family secret.”

Chef Gene Gonzalez, who is the consultant responsible for the success of some 60 food establishments/businesses and a member of the London-based International Wine and Food Society, has personally witnessed the versatility of King Sue for all occasions and cooking needs.
Thus, Chef Gene’s world-class expertise and impeccable taste shares with us one of the secrets of his delicious traditional dishes at home, innovative meals at Café Ysabel, and creative recipes for the Center for Asian Culinary Studies: King Sue’s Chinese ham, bacon, and dried pork feet along with a delightful array of new meat products!

Every kitchen will surely take on a new level with by having King Sue as its old reliable partner for its meat needs. Without a doubt, King Sue products are as good for the holiday table as they are for exciting everyday meals, special dinner spreads, and catering needs not just this Christmas but through the years to come!