Author: Team Orange

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, saw great excitement for 9.9 Super Shopping Day, signaling a robust start to the year-end shopping season. Over 45 million items were sold within the first 99 minutes. Shoppers saved more with 60 million vouchers claimed in the first two hours of September 9 at the Mega Midnight Sale. With the widest variety of products from local sellers as well as trusted brand partners, shoppers found all they needed on Shopee. Martin Yu, Director at Shopee Philippines, said, “We are extremely heartened by the strong enthusiasm for 9.9 Super Shopping…

Three Filipino icons talking about one of the ultimate symbols of Filipino pride around the world, and why they love it—that’s exactly what happened on this special talk show produced by Jollibee, Our Joy and Pride: A Chickenjoy Special. Household names and Chickenjoy ambassadors Anne Curtis, Pia Wurtzbach, and Aga Muhlach—each representing the Chickenjoy’s Joy of Famous Taste, Joy of Pride, and the Joy of Family through the years—got together on the talk show, presented by host Karla Aguas, last September 10 on Facebook Live. They shared fondly about their love for that Crispylicious and Juicylicious fried chicken that’s both beloved…

Submission of entries for PANAta Awards 2021, the country’s prestigious recognition program for effective and creative marketing communication campaigns organized by brand builders themselves, has been extended until September 17. This was announced recently by its organizers, The Philippine Association of National Advertisers (PANA). “This is an exciting time for the industry as we continue our legacy of celebrating brands which have made a difference in these challenging times. For this reason, we encourage brands, advertising and creative agencies and media companies to join us by submitting their campaigns. Now more than ever is the time for consumers to feel connected with their brands.…

Face mask, check. Face shield, check. Hand sanitizer, check. A mental checklist takes place each time one leaves the comforts of home. Relatable? COVID-19 is still out there, and with all these variants, the fight is far from over. The regard for increased effectiveness and reliability of safety products is certainly called for. Mondial Direct, a new arm under Mondial Medical Technologies which is a distributor of quality and cost-efficient medical equipment & supplies, sees to this exact need. Mondial Direct (mondialdirect.com.ph) presents a collection of products especially for personal protection against the still looming COVID-19. A heavy-duty lineup composed of…

Panasonic, as part of its global campaign to spread the anti-Covid technology of nanoeTMX has recently donated nanoe air purifiers and nanoeTM X generators that have been verified to have inhibitory effects on the novel coronavirus to the City of Mandaluyong for use in City vaccination centers. The social good initiative was welcomed by no less than Mandaluyong City Mayor Carmelita “Menchie” Abalos and City Health Officer Dr. Alex Sta. Maria last September 3, 2021, at the SM Megatrade Hall vaccination site. Panasonic representatives, Masaru Toyota, Panasonic Air-Conditioning Philippines (PACPH) President & CEO, Life Solutions Group Country Head Manager Yosuke…

Western Union, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, and Cebuana Lhuillier, the largest and long-tenured micro-financial service provider in the Philippines, announced the launch of digital money transfers to enable customers to receive and send money transfers via the eCebuana (or eCeb) mobile app with an embedded micro-savings account. Receivers in the Philippines have the choice to direct a Western Union international money transfer directly into the eCebuna app (available for iOS and Android) 24/7, as an alternative to retail pick-up. The opportunity to send money locally or globally will roll out early next year. This service expansion follows the…

For many academic institutions, pivoting to online learning may be a drastic and complicated move, but for the Philippine School of Business Administration- Manila (PSBA-Manila), transitioning and adopting digital tools to adapt to the new learning environment was nothing but seamless, thanks to Globe’s Google Workspace for Education solution. PSBA-Manila tapped Globe to implement Google Workspace for Education for their school.   It is one of Globe’s cloud-based technology solutions available to empower educational institutions to reinvent online learning for today’s realities. Formerly called G Suite, it is an innovative learning tool that offers a wide range of functions intended to…

The Department of Health (DOH) and eCommerce platform Lazada Philippines join forces to increase the uptake of COVID-19 Vaccines in the country. Advocating DOH’s RESBAKUNA: Kasangga ng BIDA vaccine education campaign that encourages Filipinos to get vaccinated and promotes education on COVID-19 vaccines, Lazada Philippines launches the Lazada Bakuna Perks initiative. This incentive is to encourage Filipino consumers to protect themselves and be fully vaccinated, and receive free shipping vouchers and up to 15% off for purchases made on the Lazada platform. “Over the past few months, we have been constantly advocating for Filipinos to get vaccinated in order to…

We all love our grandparents–our Lolos who couldn’t say no to our lambings, and lolas who pamper us with her delicious recipes. This Grandparent’s day, it’s our turn to say thanks and treat them to their favorite food. On September 11 and 12, celebrate Grandparents Day with them and send them food from The Bistro Group. Choose from pasta, pizza, chicken, steaks, ribs, Korean BBQ, noodles and dimsum, seafood, sushi, paella and so much more.

We Filipinos love to celebrate every win, whether big or small, it already seems to be a subtle tradition that every day calls for a celebration. You got that job or promotion? You got excellent grades? Or you just made it to the weekend? Let’s cheers to that! And what’s a celebration without good and high-quality music? Fill your place with Powerful Party Sound using Sony’s newest SRS-XG500 Portable Wireless Speaker that will make you LIVE LIFE LOUD. It is a cylindrical-shaped speaker covered in a high-quality mesh fabric that comes in a medium size and yet delivers an extraordinary…

Xiaomi is announcing that Xiaomi 11T series – Xiaomi 11T Pro and Xiaomi 11T – will offer 3 generations of Android system upgrades, along with 4 years of security patches. With this change, Xiaomi 11T series users will enjoy a better user experience, and longer-term data security. Though other devices are not included at this time, Xiaomi believes this reflects a positive change, and is catered towards the needs of Xiaomi 11T series users. “With the continuous improvement made to smartphone hardware, the life cycle of a smartphone is gradually lengthening, meaning users aren’t required to replace their smartphones as…