Author: Team Orange

Leading fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has adopted two hectares of the Angeles watershed in Pampanga under a partnership with the Abacan River and Angeles Watershed Advocacy Council Inc. (ARAW-ACI) and the Kapatirang Aetas ng Angeles-Porac para sa Kalikasan at Agrikultura (KAAPKA). In a company-wide activity marking the start of the partnership held Friday, over 70 Converge employees planted 500 seedlings – fruit-bearing and forest trees – in its designated 2 hectares. “We are honored to mark our three-year partnership with the ARAW-ACI and KAAPKA with this activity. The presence of our employees today demonstrates the commitment of…

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, invites Filipinos to tune in to the 11.11 Big Christmas Sale TV Special this November 11, 9:30-11:30 PM on GMA-7 and Shopee Live for a night full of amazing prizes and the best entertainment. Viewers have plenty to look forward to during the show, such as over ₱12,000,000 worth of giveaways including a brand-new car and two houses & lots, and exhilarating performances from K-Pop superstars NCT 127. Meanwhile, shoppers can beat the holiday rush and enjoy big savings with promotions such as ₱1 Deals, free shipping with no minimum…

BDO Unibank reminds clients that it will never send a warning message about account deactivation as banks do not deactivate accounts via email, text, or call. Moreover, they will never urge clients to click on links that lead to websites asking for personal information to verify their identity and prevent account deactivation. BDO continues to advise its clients to do the following steps to outsmart scam messages: Check the email sender’s address. Scammers can change the sender name but not the email address. If the email sender’s address doesn’t end with @bdo.com.ph, it’s a scam email. Double-check a link before…

The King of Talk Boy Abunda lent his flair for words and wisdom in a new book of short stories titled “Rhythm & Bruise,” written by music columnist Yugel Losorata. The collection of thrillers and unsettling mysteries contains 18 stories the author wrote over a span of one year under the cloud of coronavirus pandemic. The TV icon delivered the Foreword in his trademark tone, describing the author as he knows him and giving gutsy glimpses of some of the stories included in the set of shorts.

“On the first week of Christmas my true love sent to me—1 million pesos worth of GCash para sa doble dobleng GV!” For just 10 pesos, you could be singing that sweet holiday tune—and so much more—if you find yourself as one of the lucky winners of this year’s TM FunPasko Raffle, an event that’s sure to inspire your gift-giving spirit and bring doubled up good vibes through its 12 weeks of giveaways! From now until December 30, 2021, expect TM to roll out over 20 million pesos worth of prizes weekly, which include: a cash prize of 1 million…

The phrase “happiest as can be” typically describes the quintessential Filipino celebration. Mimi & Bros makes happy celebrations easier even with the current quarantine restrictions. Mimi & Bros channels happiness through food, and with its Party Trays back again on offer this season, there’s no way a celebration would be anything but happy. Mimi & Bros’ Party Trays suit all types of celebrations done the safe way. Whether it be in the workplace or simply at home, whether it be a big gathering or a small intimate one, a celebration is a celebration and food is always vital.

Accor, the largest international hotel operator in the Philippines, is continuing to offer a variety of exciting staycation experiences for those in search of an inspiring escape close to home. The hotel group, which operates brands such as Novotel, Raffles, Fairmont, Sofitel, and Mövenpick, is encouraging families to consider a change of scenery by offering a range of additional benefits across the Philippines. The six family-friendly staycation experiences have been curated to allow parents to enjoy a weekend escape with their children, supported by stringent hygiene measures. A staycation for family’s quality time at Novotel Manila Araneta City Located in…

The Philippine Association of National Advertisers (PANA) announces the final list of honorable jurors for the PANAta Awards 2021: Hilaraya. Brand Building experts and industry luminaries make up the PANAta Awards 2021 roster with Arthur Peña, Group Director for Media – Procter & Gamble, heading this year’s jurors. The panel consists of Menlou Bibonia (San Miguel Corp.), Mick Atienza (Smart Communications), Riza Sacay (Pascual Consumer Health), Mike Villa-real (Phil. Veterans Bank), Elbert de Guzman (STI), Aileen Magdaluyo (URC), Marc San Juan (Julie’s Bakeshop), Gino Borromeo (SM Supermalls) and Mike Tandas (Vouno Trade and Marketing). Robbie Aligada (ASC), Liam Capati (Facebook),…

From an academic scholar of public relations to a thought leader in the communications field, award-winning communications practitioner and COMCO Southeast Asia’s Regional Integration & Chief Executive Director, Partner and Co-Founder Ferdinand L. Bondoy has been appointed to lead the industry’s student programs – the Students’ PR Congress (rebranded to Students’ PR Con) and Grand Prix (Hack Sprint edition) of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP) and the Student Quill Awards of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines. Mr. Bondoy also served as one of the regional jurors of the ICCO (International Communications Consultancy Organization) Next…

Joining this year’s Lazada 11.11 festivities, Insular Life (InLife) is giving away prizes to 111 lucky winners of its Lazada ad promo. At the same time, InLife is also holding an 11.1K raffle bonanza with electronic gift checks worth Php11,100 to giveaway to 10 lucky raffle winners on InLife’s website. This month of November, the country’s largest Filipino life insurer is holding a series of events and promotions in celebration of its 111th anniversary with the theme “The Good In Life” . The leading insurance company is giving away limited edition InLife jackets to 111 lucky qualifiers to their Lazada…

As economies across the world become more conducive to the open finance framework, data science and artificial intelligence (AI) now both play an increasingly crucial role in cross-platform data sharing. This was one of the main ideas explained by Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer Dr. David Hardoon during his panel discussion at the recently concluded Cloudera Sessions 2021 ASEAN. Dr. Hardoon emphasized that the fundamental ideas of data science and AI have always been around even before the term was coined in the late 2000s, with the variation being the recent advancements in…