Beneficiaries from the Bahay Pag-ibig (home for the aged), Munting Tahanan ng Nazareth (for special and abandoned children), Duyan ni Maria (home for abandoned children), and Children’s Home of Immaculate Mary (home for abandoned children) received special gift packs which Mekeni employees gathered using the funds the management and they themselves raised. “Christmas is all…
During this ongoing pandemic, artists have been getting the much-needed time and inspiration to share songs that, while they offer words that listeners can resonate with, they also pass on the drive to soldier on. After inspiring his fans earlier this year with quarantine releases, Quest drops another sure hit to add to his uplifting…
The Filipino bayanihan spirit came alive at the Eastwood Mall Open Park as premier Apple partner Power Mac Center and TV personality Gretchen Ho’s Woman In Action initiative gave away free bicycles to people who find it difficult to commute to work because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Power Mac Center customers, through its “Pay It…
The Feast of Immaculate Conception signals the official start of the Christmas season in many Christian countries including the Philippines. And what better way to kick off this month-long celebration of gift giving than to bring in the needed help to our brothers and sisters in Catanduanes, among the hardest hit by Typhoon Rolly (Goni)…
2020 has been a landmark year for Filipinos for many sad reasons: In January, there was the Taal volcano eruption. In March, the start of the community quarantine due to COVID-19. In November, the rampage of three typhoons (Quinta, Rolly, Ulysses) that left many homeless and without loved ones — and in the Christmas season,…
Children’s education advocates, A-HA Learning Center and Kris for Peace organization recently received six Cherry Mobile Flare Tab Pro Tablets and six Smart LTE Pocket Wifi with load cards from the PLDT-Smart Foundation and partner social media influencers. The tablets are part of the donation of Unbox founder Carlo Ople together with Project 7 to…
In a strong show of support for our youth, Globe Platinum customers were able to help children from the Baseco Compound in Manila continue their education at home, simply by participating in the brand’s #ForFutureHeroes events such as the Electric Weekend fitness event, Wine and Spirits Virtual Auction, and the Homegrown Weekend. This campaign was…
Coming from a successful pilot season, mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and Eplayment Entertainment has announced the second season of all-female esports league Liga Adarna. Titled Liga Adarna 2.0: Sleigh the Enemy, the league will test the best of the country’s top female esports players in four different games: Mobile Legends: Bang Bang,…
Shopping during the Holiday season could become more awesome and sustainable. With enough creativity and resourcefulness, we can reduce the environmental impact shopping brings to our planet, particularly to our seas. Based on the recent figures released by the Ocean Conservancy and McKinsey Center for Business and Environment, the Philippines ranked as the third-largest contributor…
The year 2020 has been tough for Filipinos as countless calamities ravaged our communities and a current pandemic that has been affecting our way of life. Just recently, two devastating back-to-back Typhoons hit the country which affected hundreds of thousands of our kababayans in Luzon. On November 1, Super Typhoon Rolly, considered the strongest typhoon…
As the nation celebrates Bonifacio Day last December 1, a Philippine flag of epic proportions emerges from the darkness to light up the historic grounds of Luneta Park. The unveiling of the giant image is expected to send a message of hope and solidarity to a world still reeling from the Covid pandemic. The flag’s…
