NakakaLOKAL Festival by Grab in support of SME’s

Grab, the leading super app in Southeast Asia, joins Cebu in celebrating the Buwan ng Wika by bannering the unique flavours of Cebu through local food merchants that are featured in the NakakaLOKAL Festival.

A campaign that brings together homegrown businesses and Grab’s super app services to celebrate the unique flavours and traditions of Cebu, NakakaLOKAL Festival is Grab’s way of strengthening it’s support for local small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) that stay true to their roots as Cebuanos.

Cebu has a rich cultural heritage with an abundance of delicious food. With a dynamic food culture owing to the diverse influences of various nationalities that the natives had traded with during the pre-Spanish era, Cebu is home to different treats such as puso, chorizo, lechon, and tuslob-buwa.

This unique culture is highlighted by local SMEs that pass on traditional recipes and maintain local values in their business models. These merchants, according to the Asian Development Bank, are considered as the backbone of Asian economies, and in the Philippines, these business make up 99.6 percent of establishments in the country.

“As the leading super app, we are in a unique position to give SMEs their chance and empower them to grow. GrabFood, for instance, has successfully helped food merchants to expand their operations outside their establishments. We are happy to launch the NakakaLOKAL Festival in Cebu to strengthen our commitment to helping local SMEs to thrive, “Grab Philippines President Brian Cu said.

In celebration of Buwan ng Wika this August, Grab steps up as a proud supporter and enabler of local SMEs in the Philippines through a month-long celebration of businesses that keep the Philippine culture alive.

The Nakakalokal Festival will run for the whole month in the Grab-app and during Fridays and Saturdays of August at The Market by Sugbo in Mandaue City, Cebu. Open  publicly to all Grab users, the festival features a culinary and crafts adventure with GrabFood’s most popular homegrown food brands.

Holding this festival is Grab’s way of contributing to the preservation of Cebu’s cultural heritage. As we continue to put the best interests of the Filipino people at the forefront of our business, we will reamin steadfast in bannering proudly-Filipino SMEs to the public,” Cu added.

Local food adventure

At the festival, visitors may embark on a culinary adventure across the different food spots in Cebu.

Visitors may enjoy the grilled tuna panga of Kuzina Guadalupe, the tasty pork barbeque of Barbix, the various turo-turo finds of Apurado, and the sweet-tasty fresh seafood of Seabu.

They may also enjoy the refreshing lemon juice of The Lemon Co., the soft serve classic mango float of Swirl Dessert Corner, the sweet mango shake of Ally Mango, and the signature halo-halo of Joanna’s.

NakakaLOKAL Festival will also feature food and drinks from Tropic Fruit Bar, Hebrews Shebrews, Cribs, Charred, Cheatday, MO2 Bar, Pasta Hut, Luljille’s Kitchenette, Delfa’s Tungolan, Sushi Fresh Daily, and Big Catch.

Each one offers a unique taste bud experience that will satisfy the cravings and hunger of Sugbuanon and other visitors.

Rewarding experiences and exciting prizes

To celebrate the introduction of the NakakaLOKAL Festival, Grab is also introducing NakakaLOKAL MVP, a featured in-app challenge for its users throughout August until the first week of September. The NakakaLOKAL MVP challenge includes:

·       For the first time GrabPay users in Cebu : Get Php 100 cashback when they activate their GrabPay wallet and make at least one regular transaction with a minimum amount of P200 pesos on GrabCar, GrabExpress, in-store transaction via scan-to-pay, or online payments using GrabPay.

·       For existing GrabPay Users in Cebu: Get Php 100 cashback when they do at least two regular transactions on GrabCar, GrabExpress, in-store transaction via scan-to-pay, or online payments worth at least P200 using GrabPay.

Users who complete the NakakaLOKAL MVP will automatically qualify to exciting raffle promos such as:

• 3 winners of travel packages for Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao (including flight and hotel accommodation)
• 17 winners of 2 flight tickets each viaMabuhay Miles to any Philippine destination
• 50 winners of Good Shepherd Baguio Gift Set.
• 50 winners of Lechon from Rico’s  Lechon Cebu
• 50 winners of Auro Chocolates from Davao.
• 25 winners of Rent By Grab Mountaiin Tour
• 1000 winners of Karton Gift Boxes with different featured products from its partner SMEs
• 150 winners of Unilab Malasakit Bundles

The NakakaLOKAL MVP challenge runs until September 8. Winners will be announced in the second week of September.

“We have always been inspired by the power of technology when used for good, and we at Grab would like to harness that asset to empower more Cebuanos to live better lives everyday,” Cu said.

Putting additional 1000 merchants on the map

To help local businesses thrive and succeed, Grab also aims to put at least 1000 SMEs on the map. This will allow businesses to be discoverable in-app so that consumers and driver-partners can easily locate them on Grab related transactions.

Anyone can nominate local businesses by filling out a form at the booth or by simply replying to Grab’s social media channels. Votes will be accumulated until the end of the festival on August 30.

“We are opening our doors to more SMEs in the Philippines who wish to be part of Grab’s ecosystem. Our goal is to tap more local businesses and help them reap the benefits of our connected superapp services, which has already empowered thousands of entrepreneurs and enterprises to date,” Cu added. “We have always been inspired by the power of technology when used for good, and we at Grab would like to harness that asset to empower more Filipinos to live better lives everyday.”

About Grab

Grab is the leading super app in Southeast Asia, providing everyday services that matter most to consumers. Today, the Grab app  has been downloaded onto over 150 million mobile devices, giving users to access to over 9 million drivers, merchants, and agents. Grab has the region’s largest land transportation fleet and has completed over 3 billion rides since its founding in 2012. Grab offers the widest range of on-demand transport services in the region, in addition to food and package delivery services, across 336 cities in eight countries.

Coco's passion for vehicles runs in the blood

Coco's passion for Vehicles runs in the blood

Coco martin is not only one of the most popular male stars in the country today, he is one of the most bankable, as proven by his long-running hit TV Show "Ang Probinsiyano."

Starting out as an Indie Actor, Coco slowly gained fame and recognition through his sheer talent in acting and his positive attitude towards his work. Despite his stardom, however, Coco has retained his humility and his innate love for his craft.

His fans know him as the guy-next-door type who hasn't let stardom get to his head. and to think that he has, to his name, around 80 awards and recognition and over 30 nominations from prestigious award-giving bodies in a career that has spanned over a decade.

Another thing that Coco is known for is his passion for cool, high-end, and oftentimes rare vehicles. in fact, he has his own impressive collection of luxury cars and motorcycles which may be considered as the fruit of his years of hard work and dedication to his craft--a reward for a life well-lived, so to speak.

It runs in the blood

Coco's affinity to vehicles runs in the blood - he comes from a family of jeepney drivers. he’s not one to hide his humble beginnings, which is another thing that endears him to his fans. 

His grandfather made a living driving a jeepney and was able to provide for his family and meet the needed expenses in raising the children.  Coco’s father continued this particular family legacy and provided for the family by driving a jeepney as well. 

His father was also the one who taught Coco how to drive a four-wheeled vehicle.  His father would tag coco along as his back ride and would also often ask the youngster to wash their jeepney and sometimes even fix it when needed.

Growing up, coco would often see his father taking good care of their jeepney, and this parental care of their vehicle rubbed off on Coco who now also loves taking good care of his own vehicles himself.

He even remembers his father telling him that the engine oil is the lifeblood of any vehicle and that what we put inside the engine should be of good quality. “using high-quality oil is critical when driving and maintaining a jeepney,” coco’s father used to say.

Coco reveals that his father used Shell Rimula heavy duty engine oil for their jeepney. he says that he recalls his father swearing by Shell Rimula because it gives their diesel engine a cleaner and crisper engine sound. 

"Naaalala ko na inaalagaan namin ng mabuti ang sasakyan na pinapasada niya nuon, kaya yung tatay ko shell rimula talaga ang ginagamit at wala nang iba,” Coco recalls. 

“Iba kasi ang takbo ng jeep na gamit ng tatay ko nuon pag shell rimula ang gamit eh. damang-dama mo ang hatak at ang lakas ng makina,” Coco adds.

A passion for motorcycles

Although Coco loves driving his luxury cars and sports trucks, he admits that there's nothing like riding a motorcycle. he says that whenever he gets the chance, he rides his bike to the countryside to relax his mind from the stress of work. “masarap po sa pakiramdam yung mag-bike ka at magpunta sa mga lugar na tahimik para makapag-relax,” he says.

His love for bikes even transcends into the big and small screen. many of you have probably noticed Coco riding a motorcycle in his films or in TV dramas every so often.

“Kung mapapansin nyo, lagi akong gumagamit ng motorsiklo pag gumagawa ako ng mga pelikula at soap opera kasi isa yun sa mga trademark ko eh, at isa yun sa mga passion ko kaya pinapakita ko 'to sa mga pelikula,” coco reveals.

Personal care for his bikes

With all the motorcycles in his collection, coco makes sure that he personally takes care of them. and he spares no expense in ensuring that his bikes are in tip-top shape. part of this is making sure that he uses only the best oil for his motorbikes’ engines.

With this in mind, coco uses nothing but shell advance lubricants. "shell advance ang gamit ko para sa aking mga motor. natuto kasi ako sa tatay ko na shell rimula ang gamit para sa jeepney namin dati," Coco stresses. "kaya ngayon, para sa mga motor ko, shell advance naman ang gamit ko kasi sigurado ako na mataas ang kalidad nito at siguradong kumpleto ang proteksyon na binibigay nito sa makino ko,” he adds.

Many motorcycle enthusiasts like coco martin regularly use shell advance because it maximizes horsepower, enhances fuel economy, keeps pistons clean, provides superior wear protection and protects against extreme heat.  "may tiwala kasi talaga ako sa shell kasi 105 years na silang gumagawa ng de-kalidad na mga langis," Coco stresses.

Shell advance and shell rimula are two of the many products that form part of shell’s 105-year legacy of service and quality, all of which aim to make the future for motorists—whether riders of motorcycles and tricycles or drivers of jeepneys, cars, and trucks.


                    Shell Lubricants Trade Partners Convention
                          @Oakridge Pavillion, Mandaue City

Davies Paint's Color Gram Now in SM City Cebu

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