Author: Team Orange

Amid dark and difficult times, the Filipino people’s resilience and camaraderie have built a more empathic culture and safer spaces online. With the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health becomes a prevalent issue that affects everyone. PLDT and Smart, through its collaborative initiative and platform Better Today, recently partnered with #MentalHealthPH, one of the country’s largest mental health advocacy groups, to drive conversations on mental health awareness. The recent #UsapTayo session, which was a special collaboration between PLDT and Smart and #MentalHealthPH, generated over 20-million impressions online and have been participated by over 600 people. “Our Better Today…

PLDT Enterprise and PHINMA Education renewed their partnership to provide connectivity solutions to PHINMA students across the Philippines to support digital learning in the next normal. PLDT Enterprise, the B2B arm of the largest fully integrated telecommunications company in the Philippines, PLDT, announced its partnership with PHINMA Education in July last year to help its students across five of its schools and universities in their online education. This year, the two companies expanded their partnership with the Smart Giga Study plans that will support more students in their digital learning as the agreement extends to nine PHINMA colleges and universities across the country.

Multi-platinum certified and critically acclaimed Filipino band Ben&Ben have finally released their highly anticipated sophomore album, Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno via Sony Music. Expanding their sound with rewarding experiments and thematically bolder songwriting, the 13-track album marks an important chapter in Ben&Ben’s history as it captures the songs, stories, messages, experiences, learnings, and insights that accompanied them through their self-reflecting but fulfilling journey. “Each song, much like an entry in one’s personal journal, encapsulates something uniquely special to represent something in a certain point in time,” the nine-piece collective shares in a statement. “We felt it would be important…

Praise for ‘Skin’ “the stunning title track from the Londoner’s debut album is classic, don’t-give-up soul balladry at its most heart tugging and plangent”  – Sunday Times Culture “[Skin] finds Joy Crookes delving deeper than ever before, engaging with some of her innermost feelings” – Clash  “a goosebump-inducing, cinematic piano ballad, wrapped up in her unique smokey voice. The sign of exciting things to come.” – Notion Praise for ‘Feet Don’t Fail Me Now’ “powerful” – NME “Joy Crookes has had an instant classic to her discography. Incredible stuff” – Gigwise “mesmerising” – Complex “Crookes has nuance and empathy in…

The Philippines’ first Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz joins Team Smart as its newest ambassador, a collaboration aligned with the thrust of the country’s leading mobile services provider to empower and inspire Filipino athletes and its millions of subscribers.      Much like Hidilyn, love of sports has always been deeply ingrained in the Smart DNA. The telco has been doing its share of heavy lifting to provide support for our athletes both at home and on the international stage. In fact, Smart has been a part of Hidilyn’s journey since 2016.   Moreover, the MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) has always been in Hidilyn’s corner, giving constant support from then until…

This famous city in the south will never run out of beauty spots to visit. That’s why for many years, Tagaytay has always been the top of mind quick getaway place for folks residing in the metro. With its majestic landscape and serene atmosphere perfect for nature-lovers, it is very hard to resist the city’s unique charm. Not to mention its breezy and cool climate, which is a plus point for someone who lives 365 days a year in a tropical country, and its piece de resistance, the Taal Lake. This majestic beauty doesn’t shy away from people but for…

If you’re looking to upgrade your content with a better quality, you can never go wrong with Sony’s ZV-1 that provides a much better image and video output with its large sensor and wide-aperture fixed zoom lens. The ZV-1 delivers clear images with fine details even in low-light situations. Its One Push Product Showcase button is also one of the crowd favorites! You don’t need to do the usual gesture of covering the background with your hands when showcasing products for it to focus – just place the object in front and near the camera and in a snap, it’s…

When COVID-19 vaccines started arriving in the Philippines earlier this year, there was a collective sense of relief and optimism that we are one step closer to winning the fight against the virus. While most people would easily recognize the vaccines and their manufacturers, what people don’t realize is the equally important role that vaccine cold storage facilities and centers play in the country’s vaccination strategy. Vaccine storage facilities, like Pharmaserv in Marikina City, make sure vaccines are kept safe before they’re rolled out to the public for use. A key factor in maintaining the vaccines’ efficacy is to ensure…

Filipinos love to eat. This appetite has turned classic Pinoy treats into go-to snacks to satisfy cravings and food habits. For some, these goodies not only satisfied their tastebuds, but have become part of life’s unforgettable moments. The classic treats you’ve grown to love might just be some of Universal Robina Corporation’s (URC) variety of food and drinks. Get to know more about these delightful goodies with these interesting facts! Chiz Curls Did you know that your fave childhood snack, Chiz Curls, is URC’s first branded snack product? And the kiddie characters in the packaging? They have names: Carl and…

Every Filipino gamer knows that mobile gaming, whether it’s a friendly match-up or a full-blown tournament, requires handsets with the best capabilities since speed and focus are key. Your reaction speed and reflexes are crucial to get an upper hand against opponents so it is essential to have a gaming device that not only complements your strategies, but also prevents annoying distractions, pop-ups, and technical slowdowns. OPPO’s newest innovation, the Reno6 Series, is designed with a flurry of gaming features that will help unleash the champion in you. Fasten your seatbelts and gear up for the best mobile gaming experience…

Huawei Philippines organized a virtual event to warmly welcome its first batch of scholars from the University of Santo Tomas (UST), the oldest existing university in Asia. Thomasian students Hermil Gerard Calasang, Jia Anette Phi, Kryzha Lei Aguilar, Maricar Auditor and Matthew Gabriel Rabanes joined the Huawei family as scholars with a bright future ahead of them. In her speech, Dean Jerralyn Padua of the UST College of Information and Computing Sciences shared how the pandemic has affected all families in terms of their financial capabilities to support the education of their children. “This opportunity given by the Huawei team is…