In one of the most progressive cities in the South, a luxurious community serves up an exquisite fusion of opulence, contemporary allure, and rustic, old-world charm.

The 300-hectare Brittany Sta. Rosa—a master-planned community of themed enclaves and exclusive residences in Sta. Rosa, Laguna—aptly metes out an opportunity to enjoy modern spaces with the grandeur of a luxurious respite and the warmth of the rustic countryside. It's a delicate balance that Brittany Corporation, the luxury residential arm of the country's largest homebuilder, Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc., has lucidly created, as seen in the luxurious residential enclaves that currently make up Brittany Sta. Rosa.

'Charming destinations'

Georgia Club and Augusta, named after some of the world's most charming destinations, are nestled on a natural landscape with decades-old trees home to endemic bird species. Offering lot cuts ranging from 300 to 500 square meters, these exclusive neighborhoods will allow residents to come home to English gardens and Georgian colonial houses while enjoying the highly sought proximity to nature. 

These enclaves are surrounded, too, by lavishly appointed leisure amenities, lush parks, and forests, as well as breathtaking vistas, ensuring that residents get the high life they deserve—that is, a lifestyle steeped in elegance, exclusivity, and convenience.

Old American South 

Offering a fine rendition of the Old American South, the 15-hectare Georgia Club serves as a sanctuary inspired by the luxury and gentility of the state of Georgia. 

This US state showcases splendid mansions and plantation homes that marked an era of unbridled wealth enjoyed by the southern states in the 1800s. These old homes displayed intricate architectural details such as wrap-around porches, gabled roofs, shuttered French windows, and rope swings.

Such elegance is reflected by Georgia Club, where glamour meets eccentric English accents. This enclave is an idyllic English mix of the old and new, complete with grand sash windows that combine tradition with modernity and simple yet elegant facades with gracious classical proportions and symmetry. Add to that its cultivated gardens, The Peachtree Clubhouse and Daisy Park, which serve up a slice of the countryside in high style.

An English landscape

The 15-hectare Augusta, for example, brings you a beautiful mix of the Colonial American neighborhood that has a private and secure setting and the traditional English countryside, where you have well-manicured gardens and sweeping lawns.

While imbued with layers of old-world charm, Augusta offers modern recreational options for residents, such as a well-equipped gymnasium, jogging trails with magnificent landscape views, a swimming pool, and a multi-purpose court.

It's no surprise that the 394 lots comprising Augusta were quickly snapped up after its launch. After all, with a custom home site development, residents are accorded the liberty and flexibility to create the luxurious home of their dreams.

Progressive city 

As it is, Georgia Club, Augusta, and the other neighborhoods in Brittany Sta. Rosa already offers unparalleled opportunities to live a high life amid a peaceful countryside, nature-filled setting.

But Brittany Sta. Rosa is also located in a thriving, progressive city known as the "Lion City of the South" and "U-belt of the South," further bodes well for the residents.

Its enviable location places residents at the heart of the action—touting proximity to commercial establishments like the Vista Mall Sta. Rosa, offices, and industrial parks offer them potential business, employment, and leisure opportunities. Nearby premium universities ensure access to quality education, while hospitals will be an assurance for residents of Brittany Sta. Rosa that medical help is accessible.

Golf enthusiasts also find themselves drawn to Brittany Sta. Rosa, as it is near two championship golf courses—the 27-hole Sta. Elena Golf and Country Club, designed by American golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr., and the 18-hole Country Club, designed by professional golfer Tom Weiskopf.

More importantly, Brittany Sta. Rosa is near major roads and key infrastructure that will allow residents to reach Tagaytay City in just 30 minutes and the Makati central business district in only 40 minutes—thanks to easy access to thoroughfares such as the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) and the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAx).

Brittany Sta. Rosa is indeed an aspiration—a pursuit of a beautiful home steeped in modern grandeur, exclusivity, and countryside charm.

For more information on Brittany Corporation's collection of luxury properties, visit www.brittany.com.ph. You may also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

 Grab Philippines celebrates friendship and the spirit of community this Valentine’s Day with the introduction of Grab BaeKada – a squad of friends ready to deliver extra happiness for Pinoys this Valentine’s Day. Headlining the Grab Baekada are leading social stars and real-life friends Benedict Cua, Marvin Fojas, Nana Silayro and Arshie Larga.

Valentine’s Day has long been a celebration of love between two people in a relationship. However, as Grab aims to make every celebration more inclusive, the leading super app also invites all to celebrate the love of friends who were there to support those who aren’t as lucky in the hunt for love. Grab BaeKada represents every friend that helped us in loving ourselves first, before anyone else. 

The leading super app also collaborated with the Grab BaeKada in curating special lists for the most relatable hugots of Pinoys today: Para sa Bulag sa Red Flag, Para sa Pinaasa, Para sa ‘Di Nireplyan, and Para sa Nagpautang for Love. The in-app curated listings aim to make the food and grocery shopping experience on GrabFood and GrabMart much better and easier by featuring a wide selection of items for users celebrating the Love Month. The price of featured items on the lists starts from below Php 100 for sulit deal hunters!

To make love month food trips and shopping more affordable, Grab is also launching stackable promos on combo meals, delivery, and self-pick-up. Users can check out all available deals in the promo tab upon payment to avail of discounts that go up to Php 200. 

Grab Philippines Director for Deliveries Greg Camacho shares:

“Grab is glad to spread happiness this Valentine’s Day. We all have our own BaeKadas who we turn to for nursing a broken heart and our own set of comfort food to help us move on and forward. This February, GrabFood and GrabMart – together with the Grab BaeKada – are here to make sure all of us can celebrate Love Month, whether happy and contented, or may pinagdadaanan.”

Grab Philippines invites every nabulag sa red flag, pina-asa, di’ na nirereplyan, and nagpautang for love to join in the fun on February 14 as the Grab Baekada does a much-needed online get-together with all hugoteros and hugoterasvia livestream! Happening from 7:00 p.m. on Marvin Fojas’ TikTok page, the ‘Grab BaeKada Live!’ will be an hour-long chikahan of besties with awesome prizes like vouchers, special kits, and packages awaiting participants! 

 New year, new goals! We all want to live through the year in a financially secure position. If you’re looking for a way to jumpstart your money goals this 2023, fret not! Maya, your all-in-one digital bank, has got you covered.

Whether you are looking for ways to save on shopping, travel, boost your savings, or get your bills covered, Maya runs down tips and tricks to master your money and get you closer to your 2023 money goals!

Boost your savings

·                     Grow your hard-earned savings with up to a massive 6% p.a. with Maya Savings for deposits up to P100,000. All you have to do is spend a total of PHP 250.00 on bills, load, or Maya payments (QR code, card, or online). In excess of P100,000, you also earn a base interest rate of 4.5% p.a on your deposits up to P5 million. You also get to watch your money grow as savings interests are credited to your account, daily!

·                     Maya Savings also lets you set up Personal Goals and earn a guaranteed 6% interest per annum on deposits of up to PHP1M. What’s more, you can create up to 5 different Personal Goals. Think one for each life goal like emergencies, home, car…  just what being in control of your own finances looks like. 

Save on fees

• Get cash in your Maya wallet for a minimum of PHP 1,500.00 via InstaPay and get your InstaPay fee (up to PHP 25.00) as a cashback!
• No need to worry about transfer fees when you cash in your Maya wallet from any of your linked banks, or from other over-the-counter channels (up to PHP 8,000.00 per month).

Spend and save

• Shop at Robinsons Malls and get some money back with Maya! For a minimum PHP 1,000.00 single-receipt spend, you can receive a PHP 100.00 cashback from your first-ever Maya QR transaction and PHP 50.00 consecutively after.
• Need mobile load? Collect 5% cashback each time you accumulate PHP 500.00 worth of load. New to Maya? Enjoy 20% cashback (up to PHP 50.00) when you load up with Smart or TNT!

Traveling? Save on these deals!

• Enjoy 50% off (up to PHP 1,500.00) on hotels and 1,500 AirAsia points by booking a hotel worth at least PHP 1,500 through the AirAsia super app or website. Simply enter your Maya Visa card details upon checkout and input the code “VISA50”.
• Get 8% off when you book for hotels via agoda.com/visaph and pay using your Maya Visa card.

Completely free to download and register, Maya packs a feature-rich money app, an inclusive digital bank, and everything else you need to manage your money – save, borrow, spend, invest and more, right from your smartphone.

Maya's digital banking services are powered by Maya Bank, Inc., a digital bank supervised by the BSP. Deposits are insured by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) for up to PHP500,000 per depositor. To learn more, visit maya.ph and mayabank.ph. Follow Maya at @mayaiseverything on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok and @mayaofficialph on Twitter.  

 We can all agree that our staple quality baon and snack for our kids is Chicken Nuggets. It is easy to prepare especially when we’re in a hurry plus our kids love it as much as anything.

Now from all the Chicken Nuggets in the market, I go for the best - Virginia Krunchy Chicken Nuggets.

Virgina Krunchy Chicken Nuggets is one of the new products released by Virginia, presenting real- crunchy, meaty, and juicy chicken which our kids love and enjoy. You can have a glimpse of this in every bite. Prepared in perfection, it gives off the crunchiness that we all love may it be from deep-frying or with airfrying! As much as we’ve already advanced with technology, I know how busy moms and go-to young professionals transcended from using the stove to conventionally preparing food in the air fryer, leaving the Chicken Nuggets for a couple of minutes- hassle free. Perfect to save time and energy, plus give off the same snack that we all love!

One major thing about Virgina Krunchy Chicken Nuggets is that you don’t have to thaw it after putting it in the freezer. you just have to make sure that the oil is hot (if you’re deep frying it), or the air fryer is in the right setting (if you’re air frying). This gives off the crunchiness feel on the outside, while retaining juicy – meaty taste on the inside. Perfect for either kids’ baon or even breakfast alongside sinangag and itlog; perfect combination right? You can also prepare it along side your favorite dips or sauces, whichever your kids love and you prefer to eat it with. I also love serving it to guests as finger food during get-together with friends or family members who visit my kids, and I must say! They always come back for more.

Product Availability

Virginia Krunchy Chicken Nuggets are sold in two sizes:

• 1 Kg for P389.00 SRP

• And 420 g for P189 SRP

Both available in leading supermarket nationwide and Virginia Factory Outlets. You can also opt to order online, link given below:

https://bit.ly/virginia-orderform

You may also check the complete list of factory outlets and check the contact numbers to make sure they’re available upon your visit:

https://www.virginiafood.com.ph/FactoryOutlet

It is also available via FoodPanda in the following areas:

• Jones, Iloilo, Davao, Gusa, Guizo, Lapu-lapu, Bacolod, Gensan, Ozamis, Zamboanga, Tisa

Max’s Restaurant, the iconic Filipino restaurant chain famous for its Sarap-to-the-Bones® Fried Chicken is welcoming the New Year with new solo meals and also bringing back some classic favorites. Whether enjoyed solo or with loved ones, these meals will bring delight to the taste buds.

Maximo Plate

The most complete Max’s solo meal to date is here – the all-new Maximo Plate. It’s the ultimate meal for those with a huge appetite because each order comes with two pieces Fried Chicken, Sizzling Tofu, four pieces Lumpiang Shanghai, Pancit Canton, and Corn Sisig. It also comes with a Caramel Bar and Buko Pandan as dessert. Each plate is served with a choice of drink which can be Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Iced Tea, or Sago’t Gulaman. Price starts at P499 (dine-in) for this full meal with Max’s best-sellers.

Lechon Kawali Plates

Lechon Kawali Platter Meal

New Lechon Kawali Plates are also fresh on the menu for everyone to indulge in. The Lechon Kawali Fiesta Plate comes with Plain Rice, Lechon Kawali, Caramel Bar, Fresh Ubod, and stir-fried Baguio Beans. There’s also an option to get the Lechon Kawali Platter Meal wherein customers can opt for Pancit Canton instead of Fresh Lumpiang Ubod. It also comes with a choice of drink. Price of each plate starts at P359 only for dine-in.

Bacon Binagoongan Rice Bowl

This is a modern and more premium take on the usual Binagoongan. It’s made with sumptuous fried breaded Bacon with slices of fried eggplants tossed in a special Max’s Bagoong with chili peppers, giving it just the right spicy kick. It also includes shredded green mangoes and fried garlic bits.

Sweet and Sour Bacon Rice Bowl

Devour this leveled-up version of Sweet & Sour Pork made the Max’s way. It’s made with flavorful fried breaded Bacon drizzled with our homemade Filipino Style sweet and sour sauce with a mixture of onions, bell peppers, carrots, and garnished with sweet pineapple tidbits. 

Aside from the new solo meals, Max’s also is bringing back what fans have missed like the Kare-Kare, Beef Caldereta, and Sweet & Sour Fish Fillet Rice Bowls. Price of the bowls starts at P229 only. 

These solo meals and other Max’s Chicken Plates are available for dine-in, delivery, and take-out in all stores nationwide. Customers can also order via the Metro Manila hotline at 888-79000 or online at delivery.maxschicken.com. For more information, visit the official Facebook page at @MaxsRestaurant.