In Metro Manila’s largest cities, there is an increasing need for residential space. This is because the real estate industry is thought to profit from the economy’s further opening up, particularly the increase in foreign investments and the reintroduction of office mandates.

In response to the rising demand for investment-worthy properties in Metro Manila, Federal Land, Inc.’s flagship real estate developer Horizon Land has launched Quantum Residences, a three-tower building ideally situated along Taft Avenue in Pasay City.

“Taft Avenue has seen a lot of development in the past decade and has been home to many students, young professionals, and growing families who are drawn by its proximity to top-notch schools, thriving business districts, and complete services and amenities that are essential for everyday life,” said John Frederick Cabato, General Manager of Horizon Land. “It is precisely this harmony of completeness, convenience, and vibrance that inspired the vision for Quantum Residences, now on its’ third and final tower. With this strategically located three-tower condo, Horizon Land empowers residents to pursue their aspirations and live a balanced and meaningful life.”

Located near the intersection of Taft Avenue and Sen. Gil Puyat (Buendia) Avenue, Quantum Residences’ big draws are accessibility and convenience. It is nestled near some of the top-performing universities in Metro Manila like De La Salle University, De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde, Arellano University, St. Scholastica’s College, and University of the Philippines Manila, as well as premier business centers like Makati Central Business District and Manila Bay Area.

Another draw of Quantum Residences is its transit-oriented location. Commuting residents can enjoy the pleasure of getting to places conveniently as city buses and jeepneys regularly ply the area. LRT-1 and PNR stations are also a stone’s throw away, while going to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, and Metro Manila Skyway would only take a short trip from the condominium.

Worthwhile investment

Quantum Residences has been proven to be a popular choice among homebuyers and investors since its launch. Its first two towers, the Aqua and Amethyst Towers, have enjoyed brisk and consistent sales take-up as more buyers see high investment potential in modern and affordable developments located in prime areas.

Prospective homebuyers and investors can expect Quantum Residences to become a lucrative investment. Investors are provided with well-built units for rent, which can benefit from rising prices and improving rental yields because of its central location to Makati CBD, Bay Area business park, university belt, various dining options, and retail hubs. While homeowners can enjoy comfortable living spaces that nurture a balanced and dynamic lifestyle as they face the ‘next normal.’

Work-life balance takes center stage

Quantum Residences offers studio units that are perfect for students, one-bedroom units ideal for young professionals, and two-bedroom units best for start-up families.

Each residential unit will be equipped with smart features like keycard door lock security, USB outlets, and fiber-optic internet connection provisions. Rest and relaxation comes easy with a wide range of wellness and recreational amenities such as swimming pools, fitness gym, KTV room, sky lounge, game room, gazebo, multi-purpose court, pocket garden, plaza, and jogging paths.

Residents who work or study from home can find alternate spaces for remote work and study at the business center, conference room, study lounge, and hobby room.

There will also be two levels dedicated to commercial and retail units located on the ground floor and second floor of the towers.

Horizon Land Grand Open House

Join the Horizon Land Grand Open House on Sunday, August 6, 2023 from 11 AM to 7 PM at Le Pavillon, Metro Park, Pasay City to discover more about Quantum Residences.

View some of the vibrant and active residential communities that Horizon Land has built in Metro Manila. On that day, guests can receive up to a 20% discount on chosen flats or up to P2.5M in furniture and equipment.

Bring the family along for a day packed with exciting and enjoyable activities like a family portrait session, a DIY Filipino dessert bar, an arts and crafts booth, and a vintage gaming area.

Visit www.horizonland.ph or send an email to [email protected]. for more information.

With the dedication of the Four Season Riviera Peony Tower, Federal Land, Inc. marks another significant achievement. A tribute to Federal Land’s dedication to offering well-built living spaces, wellness amenities, and an auspicious address that brings good chances to more homeowners in Binondo, Manila, the event celebrates the structural completion of the third tower of the complex.

The Four Season Riviera is a luxurious riverfront mansion that was created to welcome luck and wealth by allowing good feng shui to flow straight inside the building. Residents have easy access to thriving commercial districts, food hotspots, leisure destinations, and neighboring historic sites like Intramuros thanks to its prime position within Binondo, Manila. Residents now have access to peace and quiet without being completely cut off from Manila’s busy commercial district and key thoroughfares thanks to the construction of the third tower.

Visit www.federalland.ph for more information on the Four Season Riviera Peony Tower or send an email to [email protected] to schedule a private viewing at the GF Four Seasons Riviera, Muelle De La Industria corner Prensa Street and Numancia St, Binondo, Manila.

The world’s biggest cleft-focused charity, Smile Train, and Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation Philippines, Inc. (NCFPI) open the nation’s first Cleft Leadership Center (CLC), united by a shared mission to enhancing access to cleft care. The opening of this premier cleft clinic, which coincides with Smile Train’s milestone of funding more than 75,000 cleft surgeries in the Philippines, affirms the organization’s ongoing commitment to offering improved progressive care, particularly for cleft-affected Filipinos in need. As we witnessed the event, I acquired so much information about the organization and its genuine mission to give a bright smile to those with cleft palates. I also had the chance to talk to one of the surgeons there and get enlightened on how these surgeries work, especially for the young ones. I was delighted that the event was successfully held and we got so much information from them.

“Smile Train celebrates its 75,000 cleft surgery milestone this year and, as we recognize this significant accomplishment, we know there is still more work ahead of us. The launch of the CLC represents our commitment to continuously providing safe, high-quality, and timely care for the Philippine cleft community by building a stronger, comprehensive cleft care system,” shared Kimmy Coseteng-Flaviano, Smile Train’s Vice President for Southeast Asia.

The CLC also functions as a regional center for cleft care and education, building on Smile Train’s all-inclusive strategy and long-term paradigm for cleft care. The CLC’s presence in the nation fills the gap between the community of Filipinos with clefts and their accessibility to high-quality cleft care.

High-Quality Cleft Care

The CLC is a multidisciplinary center that provides 100% free comprehensive cleft care from birth to adulthood, powered by a capable local network of medical professionals.

To reach more cleft-affected Filipinos in need, Smile Train strengthened its existing partnership with NCFPI, an organization that leads the standard of multidisciplinary cleft care in the Philippines. Both organizations work together to provide free, quality cleft care to Filipinos who would otherwise not be able to afford the treatment they need.

“NCFPI is a long-time partner of Smile Train in bringing holistic cleft care to cleft-affected individuals in the Philippines. The CLC ensures that an individual’s treatment journey does not stop with cleft surgery but also requires other services necessary for them to live a full and healthier life,” said Dr. Bernard Tansipek, President of NCFPI.

The CLC brings comprehensive cleft care closer to Filipinos as it houses different services necessary for holistic treatment and rehabilitation. All these can be found in NCFPI’s two sites: the Smile Train Craniofacial Center in Joshua Center, which has orthodontic and speech therapy services, and at the Our Lady of Peace Hospital in Parañaque where surgeries, orthodontics and dental treatment, nutrition services, and counseling are held.

The CLC also serves as a training and educational hub for local medical practitioners. The skills and experience of the cleft teams and state-of-the-art technology in these centers help build local medical capacity in treating different types of clefts, ensuring that Filipinos do not have to travel far to get access to high-quality cleft care. Smile Train supports NCFPI with the needed resources and enables them to help those in need.

Going Beyond the 75k Smiles

The opening of the first CLC in the Philippines opens the door for more Filipinos to receive the excellent, secure, and free care they require. More than this, it also symbolizes a continual innovation and improvement of care that will result in a more ideal outcome for every procedure.

Visit smiletrain.org  to learn more about Smile Train’s international initiatives. Visit smiletrain.ph, follow Smile Train Philippines on Twitter and Instagram @SmileTrainPh, and like us on Facebook at @SmileTrainPhilippines to find out more about our regional initiatives in the Philippines.

Together, let’s celebrate Padday na Lima’s 17th year and its return to the metropolis’ BEAUTY, CULTURE, VAST RESOURCES, and INFINITE OPPORTUNITIES!

We celebrate Region 2’s festive, rich, dynamic, sophisticated, and quality-certified offerings at the 17th Padday na Lima Regional Trade Fair in this all-in-one bonanza!

The platform now has a promising position as the nation’s leading provider of minimally processed foods for institutional use thanks to its ongoing innovation and development initiatives.

“Padday Na Lima”, an Ybanag vernacular that means “made by hands” or “hand-crafted”, is the banner of the agency for the marketing and promotion of Region 2 products.

A bigger trade and industry community will definitely catch your scrutiny as we will be engaging retail and institutional buyers in the B2B matching!

Get mesmerized with Breathtaking Batanes, Endless Fun Cagayan, Majestic Isabela Naturally Vibrant Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino: Your Basket of Happiness and fill your shopping carts with their products at the Product Showcases all brought to the metro! These goods are also made available online at https://paddaynalima.com/ powered by DeliverE and Mayani!

The Department of Tourism Region 2 will also spotlight the islands and valley of fun for their rich culture and well-known tourist destinations, offering tourism packages through tour operators.

In order to create awareness and build relationships with the top institutional buyers and regional MSMEs, Padday na Lima will also host its inaugural Media Experience Tour this year.

Watch the parade of colors in the Padday na Lima Collection fashion show and experience the tastes of the Cagayan Valley through wine and food tasting, the Wheel of Prizes, the Padday na Lima Bingo Challenge, basic weaving, bag painting, and homemade paper beading demonstrations, as well as a series of courses.

Visit the 17th Padday na Lima Regional Trade Fair from August 7–13, 2023, in the Carousel Court, Upper Ground Floor, West Wing, Festival Mall, Alabang, Muntinlupa City, to see and taste the flavors and colors of the Cagayan Valley.

The spirit can be nourished and healed via art. The world’s largest cleft-focused nonprofit, Smile Train, is bringing the transforming power of art to the Philippine cleft community through Art Impact for Health as it commemorates funding of more than 75,000 cleft surgeries in the country.

Art Impact for Health is a global effort run in collaboration with the World Health Organization that aims to increase psychological wellbeing for all patients by facilitating healing and communication. sPatients with clefts continue to be stigmatized, and many of them are bullied or treated unfairly as a result of their condition. They consequently struggle with poor self-esteem and a negative perception of themselves.

Developing sustainable cleft care in the Philippines

Smile Train knows that cleft care is not just surgical care, and patients with cleft often need ongoing speech, orthodontic, nutrition, and psychosocial care to survive and thrive. Beyond surgery, cleft patients need psychosocial care integrated into their cleft treatment. In celebration of the organization’s 75,000 surgery landmark, Smile Train, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Philippine Band of Mercy, held an art workshop today, bringing the cleft community closer together. The event was attended by patients and families affected by cleft, cleft community advocates, representatives of the World Health Organization, and Smile Train partners and ambassadors, including the winner and runners-up of Miss Universe Philippines 2023.

The workshop aims to help cleft-affected patients discover healing through art by forging a connection between one’s mind and body, thereby enabling self-expression and empowerment.

“Healing and health go beyond procedures and treatments. Psychosocial well-being plays a big role in healing and recovery, as well as in building resilience to overcome challenges,” said Mamta Carroll, Senior Vice President and Regional Director for Smile Train Asia.

“As such, we at Smile Train are proud to work alongside the World Health Organization in the Art Impact for Health initiative, as it engages not just patients but those helping in their care by supporting culture and art activities that promote well-being and health for all.”

The Art Impact for Health workshop also spreads awareness and deters stigma regarding cleft, which affects children around the world – including the Philippines, where around 5,000 children are born with a cleft every year.

It also mirrors Smile Train’s enduring commitment to serve the Filipino cleft community through free cleft care and treatment services that can bring transformative change to thousands of Filipinos born with a cleft.  

Over time, Smile Train has succeeded in achieving its goal of developing a sustainable and regional strategy for financing operations and other critical medical services. It advocates for completely free cleft repair surgery and total cleft care for kids, including through developments like telehealth, the opening of comprehensive cleft care facilities across the country, and initiatives like Art Impact for Health. Through programs that offer access to comprehensive cleft care services, Smile Train treats each patient as a whole, fostering in them the confidence to engage with others in the classroom, community, and workplace and ultimately enabling them to thrive.

Visit smiletrain.org. to learn more about Smile Train’s global initiatives and to make a donation. Visit smiletrain.ph, follow Smile Train Philippines on Twitter and Instagram @SmileTrainPh, and like us on Facebook at @SmileTrainPhilippines to find out more about our regional initiatives in the Philippines.