Author: Press Release
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AirAsia announced today, Sunday, that it will open direct flights to Taipei from Manila and Cebu starting next month. To celebrate the opening of the new routes, the airline offers on airasia.com promo fares for as low as P888 out of Cebu and P1,488 out of Manila to Taipei for tickets bought until October 16,…
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Show your true colors in this UAAP season with the Limited Edition Havaianas + UAAP 2016 collection, which sport the colors and mascots of the participating universities. People are going wild over this year’s ferocious designs – from tiger claw marks to the subtler but no less proud falcon wings. As UAAP season 79 goes…
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PLDT mobile unit Smart Communications is shortlisted by the prestigious Asia CEO Awards for the Corporate Social Responsibility Company of the Year. The Asia CEO Awards recognizes outstanding leadership achievements by individuals and organizations in the Philippines. The CSR award is for the company with the best projects on environmental protection and awareness, livelihood, and…
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Ayala Center Cebu celebrates wellness this Pink October, now on on its 8th year, as it takes the first steps in promoting healthy living with “Think Pink, Live Pink.” The first mall to embrace the cause, Ayala Center Cebu is giving everyone a chance to help raise awareness and support hundreds of breast cancer patients…
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Online food delivery marketplace foodpanda is growing fast and gaining market share in Southeast Asia, a company official said. “We’re growing faster than ever before, gaining more and more market share. I am very excited with Southeast Asia where we are growing in a very steady, stable position,” said Global chief executive officer Ralf Wenzel.…
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Over a thousand educational e-books for K-12 learning will be made available to over 15 million public elementary and high school students and some 500,000 public school teachers nationwide beginning September 30 as part of the Global Filipino School (GFS) program of Globe Telecom. The GFS Library launch coincides with the National Teachers Day celebration…
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In a groundbreaking partnership, the country’s leading digital services providers PLDT Home and Smart Communications have teamed up with multimedia conglomerate ABS-CBN for iWant TV, the network’s streaming service for TV shows, movies and other exclusive digital content. Under the partnership, PLDT Home and Smart subscribers will soon be able to use their prepaid load…
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Eleven-year-old Sheran Bueramo walks through hills and forests to go to school in Tanay Rizal in pursuit of his dream to be an engineer someday. Bueramo, however, hopes to succeed in a technology-driven world studying in a school without electricity. Rawang Elementary School is just one of over 3,000 schools in the Philippines – which…
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Nine years ago, a small group of like-minded PLDT executives banded together over coffee for an advocacy for teachers. With a common dream of being a catalyst of change in the lives of teachers, Gabay Guro was born and became the CSR arm under the PLDT-Smart Foundation. What transpired after that day revolutionized education-based advocacy…
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Leading Philippine telco and digital services provider PLDT has partnered with US-based Roku, the world’s leading video streaming platform, to bring the best entertainment to Filipinos right from their TV screens through access to over 3,500 viewing apps, including Netflix, YouTube, and HBO Now. “We are seeing a growing demand for internet-delivered TV services in…
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An inter-barangay dragon boat clinic and competition organized by PrimaryHomes, Inc. and Argao Royal Palms Serviced Villas in collaboration with the municipality of Argao will be held in the town. The 2nd Dragons in Argao: Dragon Boat Inter-barangay Clinic and Competition will take place on October 1, 2016, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., at…
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Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with Marco Polo Plaza’s unique mooncake gift boxes. Offered together with all the Marco Polo Hotels, these selection of unique mooncake gift boxes contain delectable and traditional mooncakes. Our elegant Osmanthus Gold Set is at P750 net with one piece of red bean with egg yolk and one piece of lotus seed.…
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Shop and enjoy 70 percent off on great finds at SM City Consolacion’s 3-day sale and get a chance to win a Suzuki Celerio. The mallwide sale will run from September 16-18, 2016. Get one raffle ticket for every P1,000 single or accumulated purchase from any mall establishment throughout the sale for a chance to…
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Tagbilaran City in Bohol is gateway to such top tourism attractions as the Chocolate Hills and the white sand beaches of Panglao, but it is difficult and expensive to get around using the tricycles that are the most common means of transport. Three faculty members of Holy Name University in Tagbilaran proposed an innovative solution…
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The “Toy of the Century” stirs up another exciting challenge with the LEGO Minifigures Speed Building Competition on August 27, Saturday at the 3rd level of Rustan’s Cebu. All LEGO enthusiasts aged 7-9, 10-12 and 13-16 are invited to join. Registration will be on the day of the event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
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Top international business magazine Fortune included Philippine mobile leader Smart Communications in its list of 50 companies around the world that are creating “important social impact.” Smart placed 36th in Fortune’s second “Change the World” list, joining the ranks of global business giants like GlaxoSmithKline, Nike, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, and Unilever. Smart is the only Philippine…
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Discover and explore cultures beyond the borders of the Philippines without having to leave the country as Rustan’s celebrates “Romancing the Mediterranean.” Ongoing until August 31, the special showcase features the best of Spain, Italy and France and will take shoppers to the heart of the Mediterranean. Feel the charm of the Mediterranean and get…
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Phoneography Cebu, a group of mobile phone photographers, will be celebrating its 2nd year anniversary this month and will be launching the first-ever phone photography exhibit on August 21 to 28 at the Cyberzone of SM Seaside City Cebu. The exhibit will feature top photos curated by Cebu’s top photographers. The opening ceremonies on August…
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Are you on the lookout for good buys? Get more than your money’s worth at the biggest and most exciting sale of premium brands of shoes, bags, luggage and apparel in the city. The Primer Group of Companies will hold a Bodega Sale on August 25 to 28 at the Waterfront Cebu City and Casinos…
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Manny and Pie Calayan clinic held a star-studded concert to announce the opening last July 3 of their clinic at SM Seaside City Cebu, the first branch outside Metro Manila and only one in the Visayas, the company said. Held at the mall’s Mountain Wing atrium, the show was hosted by actress and television host…