Featured Lucenahin: Entrepreneur Fernan T. Enriquez
For this week’s featured Lucenahin, join us as we sit down for an interview with Mr. Fernan T. Enriquez, the man behind Lucena City’s much beloved tea drinks and franchise, Bon Appetea. How and when did you get started in the business industry and get noticed? My best friend, Kevin Magsipoc, brought me to a Franchise Expo event wherein a lot of retail businesses and franchise opportunities were gathered together. We...
Featured Lucenahin: Entrepreneur Joseph Anthony Ronard C. Villanueva
Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of today’s economy. They have the power to make an impact and be nimble without all the red tape and bureaucracy that can bog down larger companies. Many of the most popular and pioneering companies are concerned not just with creating innovative products, but also with influencing society for the better. They focus on impacting the world in a positive way, even if it’s just on a small scale. This week,...
Ugat Lucena 2015: A Rekindling Festivity
Alyssa Mae R. Tolcidas Inaugurated in 1983 by the late founder, Mr. Ronaldo Zabalerio, and Mrs. Loreta Cadavillo Galang, Ugat Lucena started as a social club which later evolved into the socio-civic organization we know today— Ang Tunay At Nag-iisang Ugat Lucena Mula 1983 (The One and Only Bonafide Ugat Lucena Since 1983). Ugat Lucena is an aggrupation of well-meaning individuals who are: natives of Lucena City; with Lucenahin Roots;...
HandsFree Media Productions: Now Casting for Quezonian Talents
Are you a male or female between the ages of 16-25? Do you have talent and a pleasing personality?Are you willing to appear in front of television cameras? Do you have a knack for acting? TV hosting? If yes is the answer to all of these questions, then we want to meet you! HandsFreeMedia Productions, launched in 2007 by prominent Lucenahin and TV/Indie Film Director Mr. FelinoTañada, is a private production outfit behind such indie...
For Earth’s Sake: Summer Festival for the Environment
Mother Nature provides all creatures, including us humans, with all the necessary materials we need in order to survive. Because of this, the world celebrates Earth Day every April 22, the single biggest environmental celebration in the world participated in by more than 150 countries and over a billion people worldwide. Each year, Earth Day marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in...
Southern Luzon Expressway to Extend All the Way to Lucena
After many years of negotiations, President Benigno S. Aquino has officially announced that a multi-billion peso project that will extend the Southern Luzon Expressway (SLEX) from Sto. Tomas, Batangas to Lucena, Quezon has finally received the green light. The project, to be known as SLEX Toll Road 4 (TR4) is expected to shorten the travel time from Sto. Tomas, Batangas to Lucena City, Quezon from four hours to just one. Estimated to...
Solar Power 101: Things You Should Know About Getting Solar Panels for Your Home
Alternative sources of energy have been receiving a lot of attention lately, and solar energy is one of those. After all, not only is it free, it’s also practically unlimited. We’ve been thinking of having a solar panel system installed in our compound for some time, so when we heard that an acquaintance knows a solar panel installer, we wasted no time in contacting them so we can discuss how we’re going to go about...
Featured Group: SLEX: The Story of an Indie Band’s Journey and Back
Just like the famed highway that lent its name to their band, the journey that SLEX took into becoming one of the country’s most promising bands has been long — punctuated with interesting and unforgettable stops along the way. Established in 2006, SLEX started when vocalists Elmer Ona of Lucena City and Ben Riego of Candelaria, Quezon teamed up to form a band while working in Manila. “I intended to pursue music as a career since I...
Undas Tips
The month is almost over and everyone’s already gearing up for the upcoming All Saints and All Souls’ Day. If you are planning to visit your deceased loved ones’ graves to pay your respects along with the thousands of others who will be flocking local cemeteries on November 1 and 2, here are some tips to keep your “Undas” experience as safe and hassle-free as possible. Leaving the House If...
Featured Lucenahin: Graphic Designer Genesis “Ayakomichi” Gepiga
Walls, carpets, curtains, refrigerators, office documents – these were our canvasses when we were kids, and our parents would often have no choice but to stand wide-eyed — part-amused and part-irritated — as we proudly pointed to our latest masterpieces while holding our preferred weapon of choice from an array of crayons, colored pencils, watercolors, and oil pastels. While some of us slowly outgrew this phase as we got...
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