Home Buddies’ 2nd anniversary celebration kicked off on September 10

Facebook home improvement group “Home Buddies,” born on September 18, 2020, at the height of the pandemic, just celebrated its 2nd anniversary with milestone on-ground and online events.

 

Mayora Frances Cabatuando, the community’s friendly “budolera,” said she and her “tanods” want to send back the love to their 3.1 million members who helped make Home Buddies the phenomenon that it is today. 

“Home Buddies is a community whose goal is to empower, inspire, and support our fellow Filipinos not just in home-improvement but even beyond. Happy 2nd KapitBirthday, Home Buddies!” Mayora Frances said.

 

Home Buddies’ 2nd anniversary celebration kicked off on September 10 with a makeover of a SPED classroom at the Pasay City North High School under the Brigada Eskwela program.

 

"We really admire how the institution (Pasay City North High School) is promoting inclusive education through its special education program so we decided to help them with a classroom makeover. As part of the outreach, we tapped special education experts to help design the room as aligned with the special needs of the students. We wanted the school to be comfortable for every child just like a home – a place where they are supported, nurtured, and empowered as learners and as the future of our country." Cabatuando said.

 

Capping off the KapitBirthday 2nd anniversary was the online event last September 18 on the Home Buddies Facebook Community page. Hosted by Frances with her fellow PIE Channel jock Erykah Lucas, community members were entertained by the presence of star-studded guests and raffle games and prizes for every “buddy.” These include the popular game with an added Home Buddies twist “Pera O Budol” featuring real budol items from the event’s sponsors.  

The “Pera O Budol'' portion was a real nail biter!

 

One of the highlights of the KapitBirthday was the surprise guest appearance of celebrity host Luis Manzano.

            

           

 

Singer Ronnie Liang also dropped by the live event to sing for the kapitbahays. 

 

  

All in all, it was yet another successful anniversary double event for Mayora Frances and Home Buddies! Congratulations, mga kapitbahay!

 

Mayora Frances Lim Cabatuando is one of the exclusive talents under NYMA, a talent agency focused on nurturing trailblazers to break through all media spaces. She currently posts regular vlogs on her channels: 

YouTube: youtube.com/c/NobiHome, 

Instagram: instagram.com/nobi.home and instagram.com/itsMayoraFrances

TikTok: tiktok.com/@MayoraFrances  

Facebook: facebook.com/MayoraFrances on Facebook. 

    Home Buddies: facebook.com/groups/homebuddies

    Home Buddies Hangouts: facebook.com/groups/homebuddieshangouts

 

She is also a TV host. Make sure to watch her on Barangay PIEsilog every morning from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon only on the newest interactive channel, PIE. Follow @iampieofficial on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube or tune in via their website at pie.com.ph.

 

NYMA’s vision is to be the home of the best Filipino talents in the country and the world. The agency is one of eight brands under tradigital entertainment company KROMA.  To know more about NYMA, visitnyma.ph. 

 

Mayora Frances would like to thank the following event sponsors:

 

For Brigada Eskwela:

Una Casita

Arcanum Design Studio

Davies Paints

 

For the live Anniversary event:

PLDT Home

AllHome

Fujidenzo

Technogas Technik

Whirlpool

Dowell

Kroma Entertainment

Maayo Creatives

 

Event by Gabi na Naman Productions