Author: Team Orange

Senatorial candidate and Antique representative Loren Legarda vowed to continue promoting the Ilocos region if she returns to the Senate. The three-time senator has shown her love for Ilocos through the various projects she has spearheaded in her years in government. Several of the projects that Legarda championed in the region include supporting the production of cotton in Pinili, Ilocos Norte through the establishment of different weaving and cotton processing centers. She has also been a supporter of the San Jose Multipurpose Cooperative in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, and Rowilda’s Loomweaving from Vigan, Ilocos Sur which participated in the annual National…

A month ahead of International Women’s Day, Filipino singer-songwriter Clara Benin lands on a Times Square, New York billboard as part of Spotify’s EQUAL Campaign. The global movement, which serves as an initiative of the music streaming platform to amplify the work of outstanding women and gender-nonconforming musicians, turned its spotlight on Benin as this week’s cover artist of Spotify EQUAL Playlist in the Philippines, with two of her songs, “blink” and “Araw’t Gabi” occupying the top two slots.

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is set to hold its inaugural sanctioned gravel world championships series, with the first event to take place in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija in the Philippines on April 03, 2022. The Trek UCI Gravel World Series will serve as its alternative off-road version for the premier UCI Gran Fondo World Series and World Championships, and the winners will be awarded with the coveted UCI rainbow jersey. The Switzerland-based governing body for sports cycling, which also oversees international competitive cycling events, announced in a press release in September last year that it will “organize—in collaboration with events…

realme, the PH’s no. 1 smartphone brand for 2021 (based on Canalys sell-in data Q1-Q4 2021) and the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand today announced it will introduce the realme GT 2 series at MWC Barcelona 2022 on February 28. The realme GT 2 Series launched in China early last month as one of the first smartphones to be powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor. Dubbed as its most premium flagship line-up yet, the realme GT 2 Series is realme’s latest offering as it aims to disrupt the high-end segment. The realme GT 2 Pro comes with three…

Yang Yang Zhang, Xendit’s country head and managing director, recently participated in the Institute of Corporate Directors’ (ICD) webinar, called Technology Governance for Directors: Sink, Float, or Swim – in the Waves of E-Commerce. Zhang joined other respected speakers in the industry, including Cherrie Atilano, founding farmer, president, and CEO of AGREA Agricultural Systems International, Inc.; Daphne Ashley Sze, equity research analyst of Maybank Securities, Inc.; and Henry Aguda, FICD, and chairman of the board of UBX Philippines. In the webinar, Zhang highlighted the fintech startup’s commitment to building seamless digital infrastructure for the Philippines in line with the three…

Live Cloud broadcasting signals available for the first time at the Olympic Winter Games Edge cloud technology debuts for immersive video capturing Reduced on-location personnel with more flexibility for remote production via the cloud In collaboration with Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), Alibaba’s cloud technologies are being utilized further during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 (“Games”), as an effort to increase broadcasting efficiency whilst bolstering the coverage of the Games through more innovative and inclusive viewing experience for global sports fans. Now for the first time during the Olympic Winter Games, Rights-Holding Broadcasters (RHBs) can receive live footage through the…

With over two years in lockdown brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, there is another pandemic that the public needs to be concerned about. UNAIDS recently reported new public research which revealed the existence of a more transmissible and damaging variant of HIV. While this newly identified variant does not represent a major public health threat, it underscores the urgency of speeding up efforts to halt the HIV pandemic which continues to take a life every minute. As part of its advocacy to halt the spread of HIV, Durex calls everyone to come together to stay protected. Remaining as steadfast and…

The wait is almost over. Batman fans across the Philippines have a chance to be one of the first people in the world to see The Dark Knight’s next big screen adventure. Warner Bros. Philippines has just announced that tickets to the nationwide midnight screenings of “The Batman” on March 2 at 12:01AM are now available. Fans may check the social pages of Warner Bros. Philippines for updates on participating cinemas. Advance ticket selling for dates after March 2 has also started.  The public may buy their tickets now.

BTS releases “Stay Alive (Prod. SUGA of BTS),” the OST for HYBE’s original story 7FATES: CHAKHO. Created through a collaboration with BTS, the urban fantasy story portrays confrontations between humans and the Beom tribe in a corrupt world. 7FATES: CHAKHO is a reinterpretation of chakhogapsa, a legendary group of tiger hunters from the Joseon Dynasty. The original story unfolds around main characters: ZEHA who was born between a beom and human; HARU who became human from a rock that guarded the world of the beoms for thousands of years; DO-GEON who survived alone in the back alleys of the violent…

XTREME Appliances is launching its newest Concept Store located at Divimall, Anabu, Imus. The star-studded event was attended by celebrities, influencers, and media publications who enjoyed a day of fun activities, raffle draws, and appliance shopping. In line with this, customers got a chance to buy 3.5L XTREME Home Digital Air Fryer for only ₱999 and 600ML XTREME Home Personal Blender for ₱199 on its opening day. The said promo runs for three (3) days which gives the first ten (10) customers daily a chance to get the said appliances at an irresistible price. This is on top of their…

Companies in the Philippines are preparing for a hybrid working set-up in 2022, strategizing COVID-19 risk mitigation plans for employees reporting in-office Global Leader in Hydration Solutions Waterlogic presents high-grade purifying technology Aqua SmartGuard as a much-needed addition for COVID-proof office spaces The Philippines welcomed the Lunar New Year on a high note as the government relaxed restrictions in the National Capital Region and seven other provinces to Alert Level 2. The easing of the alert level is expected to encourage mobility and commerce, favoring the country’s plans of stimulating the growth and revenue flow of businesses gravely impacted by…