We’re delighted to share the tenth issue of the Helix Events Newsletter. Our goal is to share a diverse collection of events each week from a wide spectrum of communities and cultures across the Philippines. We aim to support event organizers and provide the community with an amazing way to discover great events.

Included each week:

• Main Stage feature of a particularly awesome upcoming event

• Highlights of interesting events each week

• Spotlight features a leading personality of the events community

• Big Brain Moment Trivia and data about Filipino events & culture

Let us know what you think on our Instagram Account: Helix Events. We want this to be a collaboration with the events community. You can also see a full list of events in the Philippines at helixevents.asia.

Let’s get started!

As a proud Filipino and sincere member of our local communities, enjoy your right to learn and partake in several learning opportunities this week! These are in the form of riding bikes, breadmaking, buying and reading books and being part of e-commerce and Sustainable Development Goals events with you and your fellow citizens. Wave the flag of the Pearl of the Orient in expression of your love for the motherland.

MAIN STAGE

DUYAN KA NG MAGITING: 125th Anniversary of Philippine Independence
May kinalaman ba ang musika sa pagiging magiting? Kaya ba nating ipakita sa pamamagitan ng pag-awit ang ating pagmamahal sa bansa?

In celebration of the 125th anniversary of Philippine Independence, Ayala Foundation, in partnership with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, The Metropolitan Theater, the Local Historical Committees Network, and Chooks-to-Go, is proud to present “Duyan Ka ng Magiting: The Ninth Magiting Conference.”

The live, in-person event will feature not just informative and inspirational discussions, but also musical performances. It will revolve around the subject of Philippine history and music, particularly the role of the Philippine National Anthem in building the nation.

The Ninth Magiting Conference will be held at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila on June 5, which coincides with the 125th anniversary of the commissioning of the Marcha Nacional Fiilipina, now known as the Philippine National Anthem.

HIGHLIGHTS

1. BROTTAG: KNEAD TO KNOW
Experience the art of making bread

The Goethe-Institut Manila invites everyone to celebrate the art of making bread in a bread baking workshop. The bread baking workshop will be done by Richard Manapat, founder of Brie and Rye Bakery, one of the many bakers who has taken on the unique challenge of learning German techniques of baking - no easy feat in the Philippines. Richard will demonstrate how to make 6 German breads, where after each demonstration we will give away free samples for the guests to taste.

The event will be open to the public and slots to the workshop will be given on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the event. Everyone in the venue can watch the workshop but only a total of 50 guests will be able to get a free sample of the bread. Aside from the bread baking workshop, we will also give away small tokens of bread to participants who would join us in our mini bread trivia game.

2. BIKE FEST 2023
SM Supermalls is proud to announce its upcoming Bike Fest 2023, a celebration of cycling and a call to embrace a more sustainable and active lifestyle in honor of #WorldBicycleDay, and will feature a variety of activities and attractions for all ages and levels of cycling experience.

Bike Fest 2023 is not just about having fun, but also about fostering a bike-friendly community. By promoting cycling as a fun and healthy activity for everyone, SM Supermalls hopes to inspire more people to take up cycling as a means of transportation and recreation.

By promoting cycling, SM Supermalls hopes to contribute to a cleaner, greener, and healthier environment for all. Join SM Supermalls for an exciting day of cycling and community-building. Let's gear up for a pedal-powered celebration on #WorldBicycleDay and make our cities more bike-friendly together!

3. PHILIPPINE GLOBAL E-COMMERCE SUMMIT 2023
Want to learn how to sell on Amazon? Amazon Global Selling is participating in the Philippine Global E-commerce Summit 2023, hosted by logistics engine Locad.

Join us in propelling Filipino e-commerce brands & merchants towards global growth. Learn valuable tips and advice from Amazon experts and successful Amazon sellers in the Philippines. Engage with the Amazon Global Selling team in person at the event and take advantage of on-site registration support for creating your Amazon selling account.

Engage with 300+ brands, entrepreneurs, solution providers, and experts in the e-commerce industry, learn from 20+ sessions of e-commerce keynotes, panel discussions, crash courses, and workshops & partner with 10+ e-commerce enablers, platforms, and organizations championing the growth of e-commerce brands and merchants.

4. PHILIPPINE BOOK FESTIVAL MANILA
Tara na’t makisaya at makibasa sa Philippine Book Festival!

The Philippine Book Festival opens a world of books created by the best talents in our country! Join us for the largest traveling Pinoy book fair with thousands of books for purchase, more than 140 publishers, 80+ events, and major exhibitions for the entire family to enjoy!

Entrance is FREE! Connect with your favorite writers, illustrators, creatives, and book lovers! Join live performances by actors and storytellers.

Explore new and diverse titles across all genres. With hundreds of publishers participating, you'll be sure to find something that suits your taste.

5. 4TH LOCALIZATION INITIATIVE FOR UN-SDG EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY
The Bridging Leaders for Sustainable Development (BLSD) Inc., as a member of the global network that promotes the “Education and Advocacy” of the United Nations- Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDG’s) have initiated a Series of Regional and Island wide Conferences and Forums to help mainstream SDG’s at the Local Development Agenda thereby ensuring that our policies, plans and programs at the local level are in consonance to the global agenda for #Vision2030.

It is on this light that the Bridging Leaders for Sustainable Development (BLSD) Inc. through its BLSD- Governance and Leadership Institute(BLSD-GLI) and the CPM- Youth and Students Sector in partnership with the various local partners and various government agencies will jointly conduct the upcoming Localization for UN- Sustainable Development Goals Education and Advocacy with the theme: “Mobilizing Local Support and Initiatives for UN-SDG’s” in various areas in the Philippines.

Registration is FREE. It is inclusive of meals and Snacks, IDs and Conference Kits & handouts.

As today’s leaders we, must spearhead the movement of transformation. Equipped with passion, creativity, energy and idealism, we believed that the our leaders of today, can bring about generational change, challenge the status quo and secure a more prosperous and peaceful future for everyone.

 SPOTLIGHT

Each week we will feature an interesting leader of the Filipino events community - from producers to choreographers to venue operators to performers & more. There are so many amazing personalities and creators and we are excited to share these stories!

Name: Bea Charlyn Laiño

Role: Artist Manager for FELIP

Describe your role: For FELIP's solo career, I help oversee his long-term goals, find opportunities and market their music. I act as his representative and advise him to help shape his career direction and professional activities.

Favorite part of your job: My favorite part of this job is that I get front-row seats in witnessing the growth of an artist and a person.

Best performance you ever had and why?
I think one of the best events that I've been to is We Play Here of Warner Music Philippines last April 27, 2023. It was a night filled with outstanding music. The flow was very engaging and exciting as well and the energy of all the bands and FELIP himself was really contagious.

Any upcoming events you're excited for and why?
I'm excited for the next events that FELIP will be in because these are avenues for him to share his talent.

Current obsession: I'm currently obsessed with numerous local bands here in the Philippines. I listen to their music a lot daily.

BIG BRAIN MOMENT

Interesting facts & trivia from the Philippines culture & events community

Trivia Question

Answer: Letras Y Figuras

Created during the Spanish colonial period, this art style merges decorative elements that shape the letters of the alphabet with familial, ornamental and/or cultural symbols and a distinct background scenery. A usual letras y figuras artwork typically features the name of a person, often the one who commissioned it. It commonly incorporates a diverse range of images that narrate the story of the individual behind it.

Interesting Culture Fact!

Lav Diaz launched two Filipino movies with a screen time of at least 9 hours each through “Hermias Book One: The Legend of the Lizard Princess” in 2006 and “Death in the Land of Encantos” in 2007. Another movie that he directed was about 11 hours long. It was called “Evolution of a Filipino Family”, which was created in 2004.

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