April Happenings at SM Mall of Davao!

Greetings from SM Davao and Global Pinoy Center!

Celebrate FUN and FAMILY at your  favorite Supermall,
SM City Davao!

Don't miss the Muzikademy recital on April 14, 5 PM at the 
Event Centre and enjoy a Zumba Summer Party on 
April 14 and 15 at the SM City Davao's newest wing, The Annex!

Watch the local acoustic groups perform: Metamorphosis 
and Telly & Angelo Inigo on our Summer Acoustic Weekend 
at The Annex from  April 20 to 22.

Learn hip-hop this summer! Visit The Annex to join Groove 
Unlimited Dance Class on April 21, 2 PM.

To all car lovers, don't miss the Kia Car Show at The Annex on
April 27 to 29.



Visit Starbucks, Peri-peri and Piyesta KTV and Restobar, 
now open at The Annex.

In celebration of the earth day, we invite you to visit the 
Voyager Planetarium at SM City Davao's newest wing, 
The Annex from April 20 to 25 as we bring the universe closer
to home.



Bring your trash and convert it to cash! In celebration of Earth 
Day, come to the open parking behind The Annex and deliver 
your goods on April 20, 9 AM to 7 PM.

For more details and inquiries, please call our Marketing 
Department at 297.6998 local 126.

SM City Davao gets bigger and better in providing world 
class shopping, dining and leisure experience for everyone.

See you in the City's hippest hub! All hip, all here! SM City
Davao, where we all come together.

Events in Davao: Illumedia Hosts Affordable Wordpress Workshop

WordPress is rapidly gaining popularity as one of the most preferred website platforms by several companies. This is due to the fact that the back-end is very user-friendly for the developer, designer and the end user, whether it’s the client or the page visitor. Surprisingly, this platform is also cheaper as compared to other more complicated back-ends. There are thousands of websites today that harness WordPress as their platform and everybody’s pretty sure that number is still growing.

To serve this demand, Illumedia, one of Davao’s fastest growing web and graphic design outfits in Davao city, offers its first Basic WordPress Theme Creation Workshop this April. For the measly sum of P2500 (P2000 for students and fresh graduates) you can participate in a 4-day intensive design and development camp and you can even get to take home a workshop booklet and DVD, snacks, special prizes and other surprises. It’s going to be on April 21, 22, 28 and 29, from 9:00AM to 6:00PM, at Illumedia’s office (2^nd floor La Core Bldg, Victoria Plaza Carpark). Technical pre-requisites are simple: basic HTML and basic Photoshop.

Illumedia’s Basic Wordpress Theme Creation Workshop aims to help aspiring web designers jumpstart their careers in Web Design and teach the important facets of Web Design and Development. It will also help encourage the participants to develop their creativity to build fully functional and eye-catching websites that appeal to a global audience. And Illumedia, being a well-accomplished team of young IT professionals, ensures that the entire workshop is going to be fun! For one, WordPress veteran Eliza Magno is the trainer for this event. She learned the basics of programming at the tender age of 13 (in the 90s!) and as of press time, she is regularly invited to speak for local and international talks about design, IT and outsourcing.

 “Although the WordPress fame is not a secret to everyone in the industry, it’s still daunting how WordPress is not taught in schools. Most web and graphic designers who’ve mastered the WordPress platform learned on their own. Aside from the technical know-how, Team Illumedia also initiates building a support network for this workshop-goers and we plan to give continuous support to them. We’re giving away free domains and hosting as special prizes to a few people, so they can start building their online portfolios and get started on their careers. On top of everything, we hope to inspire them to work with passion.” That was a quote from Eliza Magno; and she glows with pride as she muses about her hopes for this workshop.

For those who are interested in joining this workshop, you may  visit www.illumediaworkshops.com , call Illumedia at 295 6711 or text 0943 469 9521 and look for Mary Anne. Only 20 slots are open. OR SIGN UP AT THIS FACEBOOK PAGE.

Hotel Promos: The Royale House Announces their Holy Week Special

The Royale House Travel Inn and Suites, one of the most famous and fastest-growing hotels in Davao city, announces their Holy Week Special for their Twin and Double Deluxe rooms. 

From P1650, the Double Deluxe will only be P899/night. And from P1750, the Twin Deluxe rooms go for only P999/night. Still comes with free breakfast for 2, welcome drinks at the bar and the usual amenities--- WiFi at the lobby, cafeteria, bar, hot and cold shower and room intercom.

The Royale House Travel Inn and Suites is located at CM Recto st., Davao city, across BPI. Want to book your room now? Click THIS LINK to get in touch with them. You may also like their Facebook page HERE.

This sale is valid from Wednesday to Sunday only. 

SM City Davao Sponsors Free Filmviewing for Chito Roño's Emir

Are you up for a free movie? This morning, I got an email via SM City Davao's Global Pinoy Center that they'll be sponsoring a film viewing for an award-winning film by Chito Roño. So if you're just around the area, don't forget to visit Davao for a chance to WATCH this film for FREE!


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Greetings from SM City Davao and Global Pinoy Center!

In support of our efforts to promote the invaluable contribution of our OFW and in Celebration of the Month
of Overseas Filipinos & International Migrants Day, we will be showing the Film Emir that pays tribute to
Overseas Filipino workers. The film won Youssef Chahine award for Best Artistic Contribution at the Cairo
International Film Festival in Egypt. 


The film Emir seeks to assist all individuals in making  informed decisions regarding settlement  abroad, as 
well as generate their involvement in migration concerns and issues. It will also advocate for a stronger 
academic and media focus on migration issues at the same time promote Filipino culture and heritage in 
places with large concentration of Overseas Filipinos.

The Cineforum on Migration  activity featuring  Emir will be shown in SM Cinema 1 on 13th of 
December 2011, from 9AM to12NN  for FREE. 

In line with this, we would like to invite you, your family and friends to watch the said film on the above date
at SM City Davao Cinema. We would appreciate your early confirmation to enable us to make necessary 
preparation for the event on or before December 12, 2011, Monday.

We hope for your interest and participation in this worthy endeavor. For further inquiries, you may contact us 
at 082.297.6998 local 120.

Thank you very much and hoping for your kind support. 

Mabuhay  and ating OFW's!.Best regards,

GLOBAL PINOY TEAM
SM City Davao
Quimpo Blvd. Ecoland, Davao City
Fax No.: 082.297.5500

A One-Stop Recreational Spot Opens: Grand View Resort and Restaurant

In Davao, when someone says “Hilltop”, most of us would immediately think of that relaxing space up in Diversion road. Before, it was a campsite and a restaurant. Today, it has morphed into a one-stop recreational area where you can dine, swim, rest and even ride the zipline without busting your budget. Excited already? Davaoenyos, say hi to Grand View Resort and Restaurant.

Grand View Resort and Restaurant, formerly Dencio’s Hilltop, is Davao’s brand new addition to its rich tourist spot repertoire. This 3,000-square-meter hill patch is owned by the Dizon Group of Companies, the same company behind some of the most-loved recreational sites in Davao: Maxima Beach Resort, Davao Crocodile Park and Mt. Apo Highlands.

Grand View’s  main attraction is a Filipino restaurant overlooking the urban landscape of Davao city. This cozy resto serves authentic Filipino dishes at the price range of P90-P400. Their Fiesta platters, a huge bilao of  grilled pork, chicken and seafood, start at P500 only. And these flavorsome platters are good for a minimum of 5 people, mind you. Although the restaurant isn’t 100% finished yet, their kitchen is officially geared up and more than ready to take your orders.

Aside from the tasty fares that Grand View’s restaurant has, they will also be having weekend acoustic performances. Getting ready for your next meal there? That’s not all.

If you feel like staying for a little bit longer than just a meal, you can book your next mini-vacation at Grand View. They will be opening up a few cottages available for overnight accommodations. Imagine getting up to a nice view of the sunrise, having a hearty lunch, riding the zipline in the afternoon and taking pictures with the charming lights of the majestic Davao landscape as background. I don’t know about you, but it feels like that is the closest thing to heaven.

So, the next time you feel like getting away from it all, you will be surprised at how much a short cab ride to Grand View Resort and Restaurant can do.  

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Grand View Resort and Restaurant is located at Diversion road, Davao city, formerly Dencio’s Hilltop. They’re open from 10AM to 11PM, seven days a week. For more information, call 284 2291 or 0923 658 6052.

Photo courtesy of DJ Tadena.

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The Royale House Goes Japanese!

The Royale House Travel Inn and Suites is one of the best value hotels in Davao city. Imagine, for P650/ night, you can have overnight accommodations, breakfast and a welcome drink! And take note, this room has its own toilet and bath (plus hot and cold shower), TV and intercom. Amazing deal, right? This little hotel gets even more amazing as they launch their Donburi dish line, at prices less than P90.

Ready? Here are a few food shots of their Donburi deals:

Don't they look delicious? These Donburi yummies are available in 2 sizes: Regular and Large. Regular dishes go for P60-70 only and the Large ones go for P80-90. Sweet deal, isn't it? These dishes are available at Claveria Cafe, the restaurant of The Royale House Travel Inn and Suites, CM Recto st., Davao city.

Visit their website at www.theroyalehouse.com or click this link to like their Facebook page.

Davao Hotel Promo: 20% Off for The Royale House Rooms!

(Royale House's Deluxe Single Room)

Want more reasons to visit Davao this holiday season? Well, the Royale House Travel Inn and Suites is giving you just that!

They're throwing in a 20% discount on all DELUXE ROOMS starting today (November 6, 2011) til the end of the year! These rooms feature a modern toilet-and-bath design (with hot and cold shower), an LCD TV, a cabinet and a comfy bed. Also comes with complimentary breakfast for 2 and welcome drink at One10FM, their bar and music lounge. With prices that start at only P1040, can you get a deal better than that?

The Royale House Travel Inn and Suites is located at CM Recto st., Davao city. They're a cheap Davao inn with amenities that can level with some mid-range hotels. Visit their website here: www.theroyalehouse.com.