CEBU, Philippines - Cebuanos flocked to Luxx at Vudu Cebu on the first week of September to honor a shopping site’s debut. Philippine Cyber Ventures officially launched the Pinoy Great Deals website, a social interactive shopping site for individuals and establishments working to offer great deals to the Filipinos and anyone who has a penchant for shopping online or offline was happy to welcome PinoyGreatDeals in their list of online malls.
Hosted by Jude Bacalso, the event gave a warm reception to Clarisa Bernal, founder of Pinoy Great Deals; Angel Briones, site operations manager; world renowned painter, Romulo Galicano; Carlo Sainz, resident manager of Waterfront Hotels & Casino; Anya and Melissa Unchuan of White Sands Resort and Spa; Jed Boy Neri; John Oliver Yap of Three Sixty Pharmacy; Erica Castillo of International Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Mark Yap of Gizmo; Patrice Uytengsu of Tsim Sha Tsui; Nana Sainz of Marriott Cebu; Miki Villarica of Destinations Specialist; Sidney and Gary Uy of Front Gate; and the Cebu Bloggers Society.
“We plan to expand in Manila after we have made a name in Cebu,” says Clarisa Bernal. “We aim to concentrate on travel, food, spas and salons.” Clarisa also says because the largest demographic of shoppers are female, single and married, working and housewives, they are going to be happy campers at PinoyGreatDeals.
More happy campers were also winners of amazing raffle prizes. Among them were Signature Massage Treatments at White Sands Resort and Spa, overnight stay for two at Waterfront, overnight Stay at San Remegio Beach Club for four, and overnight stay for two at Cebu Grand Hotel. Three winners of “All For One and Color Me Badd” concert, Red Velvet Jia Limtong cupcakes, Belle Trio Fashion Accessories, Create-Your-Own-Burger treat at Frontgate, Professional SLR camera cleaning at Gizmo, Laundry services by Garment Valet Laundry and Eat-All-You-Can at Tsim Sha Tsui. Wade Shoes, Cebuano Tours and Kopiroti also gave away some prizes as well.
The website also announced that they are raffling off a P35,000 prize in their site. For a chance to win log on to the site and simply register. Contact Clarisa Bernal, Founder of Pinoy Great Deals or call 032-406-9505. E-mail: Clarisa@pinoygreatdeals.com or Angel Briones, Site Operations Manager 0917-3000-434 for more information.