Author: Team Orange

There are links to phishing and fraudulent websites [see: http://ph-mcdelivery.online,  https://www.ph-mcdonalds.online/] that are currently circulating identifying itself to be the official McDonald’s Philippines delivery website, offering special discounts and promos. McDonald’s Philippines released an advisory in its Facebook page advising customers that this is not their official delivery website, nor is it recognized or related to McDonald’s. The brand has been vigilant against such fraudulent activities such as selling counterfeit products online to these kinds of websites that aim to collect one’s payment details.

Globe is working together with the Quezon City (QC) government in providing a suite of internet and digital solutions to support the connectivity needs of local residents and learners and keep them digitally empowered in the new normal. The partnership includes the expansion of Globe’s GoWiFi and KonekTayo WiFi as well as the activation of Globe Labs’ SMS API, School Bus WiFi, and Load Up services in the city. These offerings are part of Globe’s efforts to provide reliable connectivity and extend educational support to students and teachers while online learning is in place. 1,000 GoWiFi access points will be…

Coinciding with the recent launch of the More Fun Awaits campaign, the Department of Tourism (DOT) calls on Filipinos to be “Ambassadors of Fun” and promote their hometown’s tourist attractions using various social media platforms. This is part of the DOT’s crowdsourcing campaign wherein netizens will become tour guides of their locale by posting their own virtual tours or sharing their own photos on their recommended destination, activity, or dishes. The campaign aims to build interest on local destinations by assigning a weekly theme, such as must-visit destination, must-try activity, or must-sample cuisine, which will be the basis for the posts.…

The institution has been around since 1900 but you wouldn’t know it just by looking at its newly-built building. Nacional, one of the pioneering names in the Philippines’ memorial services industry, has opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art building on its old location along Araneta Avenue in Quezon City. Along with it a change in name from Nacional Memorial Homes to Nacional Chapels and Crematory. The multi-million peso center sets new industry standards and redefines memorial services with a contemporary aesthetic usually seen only in hotels and condominiums and rarely, if ever, in memorial homes.

With the pandemic far from over and cinemas still closed, QCinema International Film Festival jump cuts the challenges and proceeds again with a hybrid festival. In 2020, the festival pivoted to the new normal with a festival that featured socially distanced and by-invitation-only physical screenings coupled with online streaming. This year, from November 26 to December 5, 2021, QCinema says it will again feature physical screenings and online screening. The latter will be in cooperation with KTX.

WWF-Philippines is calling for the increased protection of river ecosystems in the country following a new global study that found that over 260,000 kilometers of free-flowing rivers are at risk of being disrupted; equivalent to going around the Earth’s equator 6.5 times. “Rivers have a very special place in Philippine history and culture. Early settlers travelling by sea founded the city of Manila on the delta of the Pasig River. The Philippines was also once called the ‘Republika ng Katagalugan’ which is based on the term ‘taga-ilog’ or ‘from the river’,” Paolo Pagaduan, WWF-Philippines’ Forests for Water Program Manager said.…

Rock icons The Used have shared a massive collection of new songs with fans with the Deluxe Edition of their eighth studio album ‘Heartwork’! Released via Big Noise, this extended album features 11 new songs all written during the original ‘Heartwork’ sessions. A variety of collaborators including producer John Feldmann, co-writer Mark Hoppus (Blink-182), guest artists Travis Barker, Jason Aalon Butler (Fever 333), Caleb Shomo (Beartooth) and more helped deliver this now 27-track album that simultaneously showcases what made The Used emerge as one of the most prolific bands of the early 2000s as well as what has kept them…

GROWQC: Kasama Ka sa Pag Unlad sa Pagkain, Kabuhayan, at Kalusugan, a pioneering initiative of the Quezon City – Food Security Task Force (QC-FSTF) made it to the finalist circle for the Galing Pook Awards of 2021. Launched in 1993, the awards recognize the innovative practices by local government units (LGUs) that are aimed at improving the quality of life for their constituents. LGU finalists go through rigorous evaluations and screening processes based on positive results and impact, the promotion of people’s participation and empowerment, innovation, transferability and sustainability, as well as efficiency of program service delivery. Upon declaration of…

The Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX) 2021 is now in full swing as a hybrid event for the second straight year amidst the pandemic. Spearheaded by the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines, the marketing and promotions arm of the Department of Tourism (DOT), PHITEX goes online and onsite at the ACEA Subic Beach Resort in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone from September 20-23 with the theme “Beyond Business: Co-creating Safe, Smart, and Sustainable Tourism”. The opening ceremony, led by DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, TPB Chief Operating Officer Maria Anthonette Velasco-Allones, and Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Administrator Atty. Wilma T. Eisma,…

It is no surprise that gaming is all the rage. With video games as the ultimate source of social interaction, people are searching for devices that can deliver high-performance and immersive gaming experiences. Today, Lenovo Legion introduces the latest generation of new-battle ready lineup devices with the hottest gaming features, cooler thermals and artificial intelligence (AI) to auto enable seamless gaming. In addition, customers can count on integrated machine learning to elevate gameplay settings and framerates to pro levels. No matter where you’re at on your gaming journey, you’ll love the stylish on the outside and savage on the inside…

Five years since being one of the first Filipino companies to begin sustainability reporting on a voluntary basis, PLDT Inc. (PLDT), the country’s largest fully integrated telecommunications company, continues to show consistent progress in its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) undertakings, as presented during a forum organized by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The second session of the SEC-GRI forum was titled “Corporate Leadership and Governance” with the line-up of resource persons that included PLDT’s Melissa Vergel de Dios, Head of the Sustainability Office and Investor Relations; SEC Commissioner, Atty. Kelvin Lester Lee;…