Author: Team Orange

Generation Z (or Gen Z) is on the rise. And they’re increasingly influencing how households are purchasing and consuming. This was the central theme of the Zoom webinar held last February 17 by Araneta City for its lessees. Titled “The Gen Z Shopper”, the webinar tapped JP Yamsuan, Associate Director for Consumer Insights of Nielsen Philippines, to help the City of Firsts’ lessees garner the attention of this young, up-and-coming subsect of society. According to Nielsen’s data, Gen Zs makes up one-fourth of the global population and they will comprise 27% of the global labor workforce by 2025. Though this…

New on-demand salary platform Advance has partnered with Sitel® Philippines, one of the largest providers of customer experience products and solutions in the country, to advance employees’ financial wellness through its services. With this partnership, over 43,000 employees of Sitel Philippines may easily access a portion of their salaries anytime by way of a flexible credit line through a mobile app in as quickly as a few seconds.

Global leading technology company OnePlus today announces a technical partnership with Perfect World Games on ray tracing technology. Both parties work closely to bring the ray tracing technology to Tower of Fantasy in-game play on the OnePlus 11 5G. “We’re extremely thrilled to cooperate with Perfect World Games to showcase this industry-leading technology that shapes the future of mobile gaming experience on the OnePlus 11 5G”, said Kinder Liu, OnePlus COO and Head of R&D. “OnePlus is dedicated to providing the most immersive game experience to our users and today we take this experience to a new level”. “We’re excited…

Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB), the Philippines’ leading carrier, and global travel media specialists Ink are thrilled to announce an exciting new chapter for a beloved inflight magazine, Smile, filled with fun surprises for new and long-time readers. Smile returns to the skies with a fresh look in March 2023, in time for CEB’s 27th anniversary. Even better, CEB and Smile are giving away gifts to readers of the March-April issue that will surely, and quite literally, take them to places. The magazine has been reinvented to reflect travel in the modern era and celebrate the very best of the Philippines and…

COS celebrates the launch of sunglasses for the first time in the Philippines through a pioneering collaboration with eyewear designer LINDA FARROW – offering a collection that delivers an iconic array of styles for now and forever. Established in 1970, LINDA FARROW eyewear rose quickly to acclaim. A pioneer in showcasing glasses as true fashion accessories, Linda Farrow redefined eyewear, tirelessly experimenting with new shapes and styles that later became classic designs. Co-creating an iconic new range for the modern woman, LINDA FARROW’s renowned expertise as an iconic maker is translated through the lens of COS. The nine-piece collection is…

Sun Life Philippines’ Chief Human Resources Officer Michelle Cordero-Garcia has been recognized as one of the 100 most influential HR leaders in Southeast Asia by leading media platform The Economic Times-HR World (ETHRWorld) in its first-ever HR Icons list. According to ETHRWorld, the list aims to celebrate the remarkable HR initiatives over the years and gain perspectives on the HR vision for 2023. Cordero-Garcia is one of only nine HR executives from the Philippines to make it to the list.

PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has renewed its collaboration with insurance and investment company Sun Life Philippines to further promote financial literacy among their partner cooperatives. “When this initiative began in 2022, we already knew the importance of cooperatives to our economy. Unfortunately, they were also among the most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our partnership with Sun Life was vital to be able to support them further and help provide other relevant solutions to them,” said FVP and Group Head of Smart Go-To Market and Subscriber Management Melvin Nubla. In 2022, several sessions of successful financial literacy…

Shares refreshed company strategy to deliver sustained long-term growth. Pioneers technology leadership to realize the exponential potential of networks and meet the future needs of the metaverse. Unveils a renewed brand signaling focus on B2B technology innovation to drive digitalization across every industry. Nokia today announced at MWC Barcelona 2023 an updated company and technology strategy, and unveiled a refreshed brand, as part of its long-term strategic transformation. Companies across every industry are looking to digitalization to improve efficiency, flexibility, and productivity in a sustainable way. Networks are fundamental to this transformation, and Nokia is uniquely positioned with its best-of-breed…

From the government to the academe to the private sector, bamboo brought together the housing community in 2022 through initiatives spearheaded by the non-profit Base Bahay Foundation (Base). Partnerships to build bamboo homes for Filipino communities Committed to a vision of “Building sustainable foundations for the future”, Base works with its network of partners to build homes for various beneficiaries all over the country using Base’s Cement-Bamboo Frame Technology (CBFT).

At Lazada, couples who sell together, succeed together. At least two power couple-sellers testify to the statement, having founded and grown their businesses on Lazada while getting to celebrate love every day. Gio and Jerica Espina of online grocery shop ThePlasticPlace and Rochelle and Jay R Agustin of motorcycle parts supplier JCA Motorshop prove that love and work can co-exist. The shops they built from the ground up continue to thrive as they make the most out of Lazada’s best-in-class seller tools, education, and community designed to help sellers succeed. Today, successful power couples enjoy their dream lives while helping…

Without a doubt, the hotel industry is at the forefront of commercial trades with a high level of service and an eye for detail. Faced with the daily pressures to conduct seamless events and thoughtful experiences, Cleofe Albiso, the Managing Director of the Philippines’ largest hospitality management chain says, “Megaworld Hotels and Resorts continues to invest in its people and envisions a breed of empowered champions that will help guests win the day’s challenges”. With the goal of continuously elevating guest service experience and recovery, the Department of Tourism, conducted the Filipino Brand of Service Excellence Training program simultaneously across…