These are what Kagay-anon singer and fellow Mindanaoan Mark Bautista says are “inspirational socks.” Foot Notes Socks are socks that can serve as “inspiration at your feet.”
Foot Notes Socks is the latest business venture of Mark Bautista, a son of Cagayan de Oro City and a nationally acclaimed Filipino singer, actor and model.
Mark shares this on how he came up with “Foot Notes Socks by Mark Bautista“:
“Growing up I loved the stage, but it didn’t come easy. Stage fright was something that always held me back and I still remember all the emotions, just like it was yesterday. Strangely enough my mom had the perfect solution: She put coins in my socks before one of my competitions, and told me this would help calm me down.
That day I went on stage with the coins in my socks and little did I know that I would take these coins with me for the rest of my life. It wasn’t just about the coins, it was what the coins reminded me of.. My mother’s words, or maybe it was the magic in them.
Now I share the magic with you: through “FOOTNOTES”; these socks carry the words and the inspiration that have guided me in my struggles and in my journeys. So as you wear them each day, I hope the quotes will guide and inspire you as well to always put your best foot forward – in each step that you take.
“FOOTNOTES” is not your ordinary pair of socks. It is inspiration at your feet!
Mark Bautista”
The colorful Foot Notes Socks each carries inspirational messages such as “Never Quit” and “Just Breathe.” Some Foot Notes Socks also carry statements like “Persecuted but not forsaken or destroyed. I stand firm” and “Every failure is a necessary step to success.”
The socks are available online. For every purchase, Php 10.00 goes to the M.A.C. Foundation.
Foot Notes Socks currently has a promo. Buy 7 pairs and you get this limited edition box:
For orders, you can call (+63) 917 502 6826
Join the Foot Notes Socks Facebook Page
Visit the official Footnotes Socks by Mark Bautista website
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Ever since I got the chance to watch “Thy Womb,” a film starring one of the finest Filipino actors of all time, Nora Aunor, I’ve been campaigning for others to watch it. Not only is “Thy Womb” a visually appealing film (it is set in beautiful Tawi-Tawi, an area in Mindanao, Philippines that’s often misunderstood and ignored – mostly because people think it’s laden with seemingly endless violence), it also discusses women’s rights, empowerment and how all of these play a role in a community that deeply follows culture and tradition. I like how writer Jessica Zafra said it: “Thy Womb” is respectful of Islamic and Badjao traditions even as it gently raises questions about the rights of women.
On Twitter, I started campaigning for the film by saying that people should watch “Thy Womb” because it can help the world understand and appreciate Mindanao and its various cultures. I’m happy to share that my tweets were retweeted/shared by so many people, including celebrities, politicians and media personalities. (Note: just in case you’re still not following me on Twitter, please click this link – Mindanaoan Twitter page – and click on “Follow”) I’m also happy to share that many asked if the movie will be shown in movie theaters in Mindanao.
Fortunately, “Thy Womb” is now set to be shown in more theaters across the country. Starting on January 4, 2013, the movie will be shown in GAISANO CAGAYAN DE ORO, SM Cebu, Cineplex Cebu, SM Naga, SM Tarlac, Robinsons Bacolod, Gaisano Davao, SM Cagayan de Oro, SM North, SM Megamall, SM Sta Mesa, SM Manila, Robinsons Galleria, Festival Mall, Gateway, Sta Lucia, Gotesco, Comm Mindpro, Robinsons Gensan, SM General Santos, Robinsons Iloilo, SM Bacoor and Promenade Greenhills.
For those in Cagayan de Oro City, I would like to warmly invite you all to watch “Thy Womb.” My friends and I are planning to watch the movie on JANUARY 12, 2012 (Saturday) at Gaisano City Mall Cagayan de Oro.
This will also serve as a tweet up or meet up or Grand Eyeball (however you want to call it 
) of sorts with all online friends in Northern Mindanao.
So are you interested? It’ll be like a “Thy Womb in CDO Tweetup” or something
Let us know if you can make it!
Please visit this link and click “Join” — THY WOMB IN CDO
Now if you’re wondering why I’m calling this a “social media experiment,” it’s because my friends and I will rely on the power of social media, blogging and the Internet to promote the film and to promote the “Thy Womb CDO Tweetup”
To give you more reason to come and join us, I would like to share these messages from “Thy Womb” director Brillante Mendoza and the one and only Nora Aunor herself. Thank you so much to the film’s producer Larry Castillo and Ryan Chua of ABS CBN for making this possible I received these messages at around 1:42 AM Thursday and I couldn’t help but cry a bit. These are two luminaries in Philippine cinema!
From Miss Nora Aunor:
Mga kababayan ko sa CDO, maraming maraming salamat po sa patuloy na suporta. Inaanyayahan ko po kayong panoorin ang Thy Womb, ang aming pelikulang nagpapakita ng ganda ng ating bayan, kultura na maipagmamalaki at pagmamahal na hindi makasarili. Mabuhay po kayong lahat! At muli, salamat po mula sa aking puso. God bless us all.
From Director Brillante Mendoza:
First of all, I want to thank the blogging community and social media. Thy Womb is an alternative film and we also make use of alternative means in marketing the film. You have really been a big help for us to reach a wider audience. I hope that the people of Mindanao will strongly support Thy Womb because this film is dedicated to you. You are the inspiration behind this film. Please continue to support alternative cinema.
Beautiful, beautiful messages from Direk Brillante and Miss Nora herself, don’t you agree?
So please come and watch the film. Even if you can’t join us on January 12, please make sure to catch it during its run.
About Thy Womb (source: Wikipedia)
Thy Womb (Tagalog: Sinapupunan) is a 2012 Filipino drama film starring Nora Aunor, Bembol Roco Mercedes Cabral, and Lovi Poe. Thy Womb won three special prizes in the 69th Venice International Film Festival. — La Navicella Venezia Cinema Award, the P. Nazareno Taddei Award – Special Mention, and the Bisato d’ Oro Award for Best Actress (for Nora Aunor).
Plot: Shaleha (Aunor) is a Badjao midwife in Tawi-Tawi. She struggles to cope with the irony of her own infertility amidst the deprivation of her community. A saga of island life stuck between the devil of passion and the deep blue sea of tradition.
Please come and join us! Not only will we get to watch a beautiful, moving film but we will also meet new friends
THY WOMB IN CDO (please click the link, login with your Facebook account and click “Join”)
Updates and other announcements will be posted on that page.
Daghang salamat!
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Finally, it’s Sinulog Festival 2013 time! I attended the Sinulog 2010 and 2011 festivities – I only missed this Sinulog 2012 for some reason I no longer remember. Hmm. I think it was because I was already in the thick of preparing for the first ever Islamic Fashion Festival in Manila (I did PR, media and social media work ) and the Greatest Hits Tour featuring a1, Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees and Blue.
Anyways, I’m pretty excited to attend the Sinulog 2013 festivities this time around. Sinulog is the biggest and grandest festival held annually in Cebu in honor of Patron Saint Santo Nino. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, devotees, tourists and visitors from all over the world come to the Queen City of the South to celebrate.
My family and I were actually in Cebu City over the holidays (I know, I know…I have yet to write about that 
) and we already saw many billboards and announcements regarding the much-awaited Sinulog 2013 festival. So if, like me, you have plans of visiting Cebu soon for the Sinulog 2013 Festival, check out the schedule of activities below.
I highly suggest that you check out the Sinulog Festival Queen 2013 pageant, the Sinulog Choral Competition, the Sinulog Solemn Procession, the Sinulog Fluvial Procession, the Miss Cebu 2013 pageant and of course, the Grand Sinulog 2013 Parade.
Sinulog Festival 2013 Schedule of Activities:
January 10, 2013 (Thursday)
Opening Salvo: Walk with Jesus
4:00 AM Assembly Time; Fuente Osmeña (Assembly Area)
4:30 AM Start of Walk – Fuente Osmeña Blvd. to Basilica del Sto. Niño
5:30 AM Installation of Hermano & Hermana Mayores 2013
January 11 -21, 2013
Sinulog Fiesta (OTOP Fair) SM Cebu Atrium
January 11, 2013 (Friday) Sinulog 2013 Kick Off
2:30PM Solemn Mass (Basilica del Sto. Niño)
3:00 PM Launching Parade (Basilica del Sto. Niño to Cebu City Sports Center)
7:00 PM Opening and Launching Program, Fuente Osmeña
Ms. Cebu 2013 Presentation @ Ayala Activity Center
8:00 PM Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM Street Party Bands
January 12, 2013 (Saturday) Sinulog sa Kabataan – Lalawigan
1:00 PM Parade of Participants, Capitol Site to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 PM Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan, Cebu City Sports Center
6:30 PM Cultural Show by the Dept. of Education , Region RO VII (Fuente Osmeña)
8:00 PM Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM Concert at the Fuente Osmeña, Street Party Bands
January 13, 2013 (Sunday) Sinulog sa Kabataan – Dakbayan
4:00 AM Cebu City 2013 Marathon
1:00 PM Parade of Participants, Plaza Independencia to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 PM Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan, Cebu City Sports Center
6:00 PM Grand Finals of Sinulog Choral Competition
6:30 PM Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña) by University of San Carlos
8:00 PM Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM Concert @ the Fuente Osmena, Street Party Bands
January 14, 2013 (Monday)
8:00 AM Balik Cebu Airport welcome
6:30 PM Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
8:00 PM Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle) University of Cebu and University of the Visayas
9:00 PM Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 15, 2013 (Tuesday)
6:30 PM Cultural show (Fuente Osmeña) Southwestern University, University of San Jose Recoletos, Cebu Technological University, University of Southern Philippines Foundation
8:00 PM Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 16, 2013 (Wednesday)
9:00 AM Airport Welcome (Balikbayan Flights)
6:30 PM Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) Department of Education, Cebu City Division
7:00 PM Ms. Cebu 2013 Coronation Night, Waterfront Lahug Hotel
8:00 PM Sinulog Idol (Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM Concert @ the Fuente O , Street Party Bands
January 17, 2013 (Thursday)
6:00 AM Ronda Pilipinas
5:00 PM Balik Cebu Airport welcome
6:30 PM Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña) by Salazar College of Science Institute of Technology, Asian College of Technology, Cebu Institute of Technology University, Saint Paul College Foundation Inc.
Sinulog Festival Queen Runway Competition and Photoshoot @ SM City Cebu
6:00 PM Balik Cebu, Welcome Party @ Ayala Center Cebu
8:00 PM Sinulog Idol Grand Finals(Fuente Osmeña Circle)
9:00 PM Handumanan @ Ayala Terraces
9:00 PM Concert @ the Fuente Osmeña , Street Party Bands
January 18, 2013 (Friday) Visual Merchandising Contest (Dept. Stores and Malls)
6:00 AM Ronda Pilipinas
4:00 AM Walk with Mary (Area) Fuente Osmeña-Sto. Niño
9:00 AM Solidarity Meeting (All Competing Contingent /Floats / Higante / Puppteers) @ Cebu City Sports Center Gym
6:00 PM Sinulog Dance Crew@ Cebu City Sports Center
7:00 PM Sinulog Musicfest Finals @ Cebu City Sports Center
7:30 PM Sinulog Festival Queen 2013, Cebu City Sports Center
8:00 PM Cebu Popular Music Festival, Cebu Coliseum
January 19, 2013 (Saturday)
6:00 AM Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño
9:00 AM Re-enactment of the Baptism of Queen Juana and Rajah Humabon Basilica del Sto.Niño
9TH “The Street Vibration & Big Bike Rally 2013? by V-max owners Group Inc., Cebu Chapter
2:00 PM Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño
7:00 PM Sinulog Fireworks Competition @ SM City Cebu
7:00 PM Street Party @ Fuente Osmeña and Plaza Independencia
8:00 PM Kasadya Nite Mardi Gras @ Ayala Center Cebu
January 20, 2013 (Sunday)
SINULOG GRAND PARADE
4:00 AM Mañanita Mass @Basilica del Sto. Niño
6:00 AM Pontifical mass with His Eminence Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal
9:00 AM Sinulog Grand Parade Carousel Kick Off
7:00 PM Grand Finale and Grand Fireworks, Cebu City Sports Center
7:30 PM Street Party Bands, Fuente Osmeña
January 21, 2013 (Monday)
1:00 PM Awarding Ceremonies, Cebu City Sports Center
January 25, 2013 (Friday) “HUBO”
4:00 AM “HUBO Mass” Ritual @ Basilica del Sto. Niño
January 26, 2012 (Saturday)
1:00 P.M Screening of Finalists’ Short Film/Video Documentary Contest
Sinulog 2013 Photo Contest Winners Exhibits
6:00 P.M Awarding Ceremonies Photo Contest and Video Documentary Contest @SM City Cebu
January 26– Feb. 10, 2013
Photo Exhibit of the winning photos Sinulog Photo Competition SM City Cebu
* took this photo of the Sinulog 2013 Schedule of Activities at the top floor of SM City Cebu
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