Author: Team Orange

The Philippine economy might have taken a hard hit three lockdowns into the pandemic, but never underestimate how well the Philippines gets back on its feet. This holiday season, the comeback of the decade is ready to take place. You got that right: Philippine tourism is making a much awaited return to the mainstage of the country’s economic growth, and Klook is here to usher in the new era. The opportunities are abundant in the realm of Philippine adventure-seeking. Locals in homeland hotspots like Boracay, Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Palawan, Tagaytay, or Batangas, are more than eager and ready to share…

Leading Philippine life insurer Pru Life UK and neighboring business unit, Prudential (Cambodia) Life Assurance PLC are teaming up to make life protection accessible to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) through Pulse by Prudential, an all-in-one AI-powered health and wealth management app in Cambodia. The goal is to help OFWs secure and build a better future for them and their families. This pioneering venture will be rolled-out to about 7,000 Filipinos based in the neighboring Southeast Asian country[1]. Pru Life UK President and Chief Executive Officer Eng Teng Wong said, “OFWs are our modern-day heroes, with all the sacrifices they make…

AirAsia Philippines’ sustainability project, alwaysREDy: anytime, anywhere kicks off its 1st year anniversary with a mission to bring back the smiles to children with cleft lip and cleft palate deformities in partnership with Operation Smile Philippines. Operation Smile is an international medical charity whose global network of thousands of credentialed medical volunteers from more than 80 countries is dedicated to helping improve the health and lives of children. The partnership dubbed as “alwaysREDy to go the extra mile for a smile” aims to fly hundreds of less fortunate children who are suffering from cleft lip and cleft palate deformities from…

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia, and Taiwan, continues to support local sellers and uplift the digital economy with the launch of the #TatakPinoy: Shopee Celebrates Local contest. From November 19 to December 5 2021, users can vote for and support their favorite sellers in time for the 12.12 Big Christmas Sale. #TatakPinoy: Shopee Celebrates Local recognizes 12 Filipino sellers who offer locally made products and their inspiring journeys to success with Shopee. Besides having to source and offer goods that are proudly Pinoy, the brand also shortlisted these entrepreneurs, who come from various categories such as lifestyle,…

We live in a fast-paced world of digital experiences that push you to do more and be more every day; to stay ahead of the game, all you need are three things: data, data–and more data. No one knows that more than GOMO, the Philippines’ newest and most disruptive digital telco brand, and the “Unstoppables”—GOMO’s tech-savvy customers who live and breathe digital and rely on data for their everyday activities. As GOMO celebrates its first anniversary, it invites more Filipinos to make the switch to the GOMO fam, and be Unstoppable, without having to change their current number, thanks to…

By: Susan Bowerman M.S., RD, CSSD, CSOWM, FAND Senior Director, Worldwide Nutrition Education and Training, Herbalife Nutrition Learning to control hunger is probably the biggest hurdle when you’re on a weight loss plan. It’s a complaint I hear more often than any other. Some people gripe about counting calories or keeping a food diary; others grumble about making time to exercise. But not a day goes by that someone doesn’t tell me that they just can’t stop being hungry, and that they’re “starving all the time!” I have plenty of tricks up my sleeve that can help you control…

Over the years, how brands connect with consumers has evolved and become more dynamic than before. While there are many ways to communicate with them, 3 out of 4 customers prefer to chat with a business in a messaging app. Viber, one of the world’s leading messaging apps, is helping brands make the most out of their mobile marketing channels through the upcoming webinar, Viber for Business: How to set up and supercharge your mobile marketing strategy, on November 24 at 5PM SGT over Zoom. This webinar will focus on Viber for Business tools and the opportunities they offer. It…

POPTV Philippines, the first all-Pinoy streaming app in the country, further expands its services to cater to the streaming needs of more Filipinos nationwide with the upcoming launch of POPTV Kids and POPTV Trip. POPTV Kids, which will be available starting Sunday (November 21), is the first all-kids programming on mobile streaming specifically catered to Filipino kids ages 3-10. “We are the first SVOD platform in the country to offer this kind of all kids programming especially now that we don’t get to see much kids content on free TV. Here, our children can enjoy different pre-school and kids content…

Award-winning luxury travel experience to debut on flights to capital city of Manila All three gateways to the Philippines to offer Emirates’ premium offering, including Cebu and Clark Passengers from Manila will soon be able to enjoy Emirates’ First Class on flights to Dubai. From 3 December, travelers can book seats in the ultimate luxury cabin on their journeys between Manila and Dubai. Flight EK332, operating as a daily flight from Dubai to Manila, will deploy its wide-body Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a three-class configuration, offering eight seats in First Class, 42 in Business Class and 310 spacious seats in…

A week after the successful lighting of its iconic 100-ft Christmas tree, Araneta City keeps its celebration more solemn with the lighting of its giant Belen on Thursday, November 18, 2021. Located at Gen. MacArthur Avenue, the City of Firsts unveiled its traditional Belen, which depicts the nativity of Jesus Christ with Mary, Joseph, and the three kings. It is a tradition observed by Araneta City since Christmas of 1991. Rev. Father Ronnie Santos, parish priest of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Brgy. Socorro, and Father Diogo D’Souza led the blessing of the Belen. It was followed by a…

For Álvaro Morte, the fifth season of La Casa de Papel is one “full of absolute tension.” Rodrigo de la Serna assures us that something very powerful that “will not disappoint the fans of the series” is coming. Jaime Lorente wonders “how do you close something so big” and Úrsula Corberó confesses how she would like to come back… They are all part of the inside look of part 5 of La Casa de Papel that Netflix has unveiled along with the official poster of the last five episodes, which will premiere on December 3. La Casa de Papel (Money…