Author: Team Orange

Exclusive deals at hundreds of locations in Dubai and the UAE when customers show their Emirates boarding pass Complimentary access to numerous attractions included Emirates has made Summer 2022 even more exciting with a number of offers to help customers make the most of their getaway to Dubai. From special fares to countless perks that customers can avail simply with their boarding pass, this is the perfect time to visit Dubai for a well-deserved holiday! From May 2 to May 22, 2022, customers can enjoy special fares when they book their flights to Dubai through the Emirates website, starting from…

If this summer season is any indication, it seems more Filipinos are starting to regain their lives returning to their pre-pandemic routine. Many are exploring more places, as if on a “revenge travel” mode. A forecast from the Department of Tourism (DOT) noted that domestic trips may reach 84.8 million in 2022. This is 90 percent of the total number of domestic trips in 2019. Market intelligence firm, Colliers Philippines, also believes that domestic tourists will boost the tourism sector once again. This is due to eased travel restrictions both here and abroad. The Holy Week 2022 served as a…

BDO Unibank recognized the best online content creators in the first-ever BDO Blogger Awards. The BDO Blogger Awards honors bloggers and influencers for sharing useful information, insights, and positivity with their followers and viewers. The awards honor bloggers’ contributions not only in spreading awareness about the bank’s advocacies, but also in initiating important public discussions for a more financially-inclusive industry through content creation.

Thirty-two hot, healthy, and fit men and women who stood out from hundreds of hopefuls will soon take the spotlight as finalists of Century Tuna Superbods Love Strong 2022, the most anticipated health and fitness event in the Philippines. With the powerful and relevant theme “Stay Strong to Love Strong,” this year’s diverse roster of finalists carry with them their reasons to have a strong and healthy body to take on challenges—highlighting the importance of having a healthy lifestyle for the people they care about, especially amid the pandemic. Century Tuna Superbods 2022 launched a more inclusive competition that’s open…

Misamis Oriental Esports Organization (MESO) recently partnered with PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) for the first eSports convention in Cagayan de Oro City. Smart provided the ₱50,000 prize pool for the champions of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and Call of Duty: Mobile Tournaments. PLDT also provided connectivity support to power the event’s livestreaming. MESO’s Liaison Officer Christopher Gella said, “We are grateful for Smart’s support to MESO to bring the first-ever gaming convention to Kagay-anon and Misamisnon gamers. Thanks also to PLDT for addressing our connectivity needs.”

Ladies festooned with flowers. Faces painted in vibrant hues and psychedelic patterns. Women crowned with fantastic headdresses. Whether the patterns follow a tribal design, or inspired by an imaginative free-flowing scheme, the latest painting series of artist Ginny Guanco depict a conspicuous and unabashed display of energy, brio, and an unmistakable joie de vivre. Guanco will feature these masterpieces in her upcoming one-woman show “Festival” at the Gateway Gallery in Araneta City. Opening to the public on May 19, 2022, the exhibit will showcase 25 original paintings interpreted in a variety of mediums, some of which Guanco created during the…

The Board of Trustees of Insular Life (InLife) has elected InLife’s Senior Executive Vice President Noemi G. Azura to the Board, to replace Trustee Gil B. Genio who resigned recently. Azura is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Insular Health Care (IHC), the HMO subsidiary of InLife, and concurrently InLife’s Corporate Solutions and Digital Insurance Head. Under Azura’s leadership, IHC attained impressive business results, hitting its 5-year cumulative net income target within three years. In 2021, it breached the P1 B mark in terms of membership fees which was 37% more than the previous year’s results.

PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) recently concluded the second run of their annual Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) Week, which intends to fortify and protect the PLDT and Smart workforce, to enable the companies to elevate the quality of customer experience. The week-long initiative also fosters the companies’ commitment to become the region’s Environmental, Social, and Governance or ESG-leading telco. “This year’s EHS Week aims to create sustained awareness around a safer and healthier work environment – one that leads to higher productivity and helps us do business responsibly for the benefit of the…

Meet the best of the best. Get to know the Top Gun: Maverick crew with the reveal of their individual character posters. See them on the biggest screen possible on Wednesday, May 25 in theaters and IMAX across the Philippines. About Top Gun: Maverick After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission…

A fortnight after the local theatrical release of Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the film is now reported to be the Highest Grossing Film in the Philippines in 2022. Fans of the Marvel franchise expressed their warm reception of the movie as it created new records in the Philippines: the 9th highest opening film of all time for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 10th in the highest opening of all time for a Disney film, and placed 13th in terms of the highest opening weekend of all time in the local box office. Doctor Strange in the…

With a new way to search designed around Airbnb Categories, the innovative Split Stays feature, and AirCover for guests, this launch represents the biggest change to Airbnb in a decade. The launch comes on the back of the Philippines’ international borders reopening, as travel interest amongst international and domestic guests continue to surge Guests on Airbnb are exploring more destinations than ever before – more than 60 new towns and cities in the Philippines have received their very first Airbnb booking since the pandemic Last year, Airbnb released 150 upgrades to improve every aspect of the Airbnb service. Today, Airbnb…