Author: Team Orange

As the nation celebrates National Aspin Day today (August 18), The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) launched Alden Richards as their newest celebrity spokesperson joining Heart Evangelista in the organization’s “I Love My Aspin” campaign. Aspin is a contraction of two words “Aso” (dog) and “Pinoy” (informal term for Filipino). PAWS coined this term in 2007 to replace the derogatory term “askal” which is short for “Asong Kalye” or street dogs. Native dogs, having no pedigree or not purebred, are usually seen as having no value and are often left to fend on their own on in the streets –…

Today’s new normal of both physical and virtual learning has taught educational institutions one important lesson: that innovation is key to overcoming any challenge. From STI’s humble beginnings as a computer training center with only two campuses, the institute now has 63 campuses in key cities across the country, driven by a commitment to educate students to become future-ready members of the workforce. STI West Negros University, in particular, saw the need for further innovation when the pandemic struck. They saw how their students tried to adjust with the new distance learning set up. Yet despite this challenge, the students…

Maya, the country’s all-in-one money platform, received recognition at the 19th Philippine Quill Awards Night for its transformative initiatives that enabled employees, consumers, enterprises, and government to thrive amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The award is conferred by the International Association of Business Communicators-Philippines (IABC-Philippines), a prestigious award-giving body that recognizes strategic and excellent programs, campaigns, and materials in business communications.

Global pop superstars announce the #PinkVenomChallenge in partnership with YouTube, kicking off August 19 at 12 AM EST / 1 PM KST exclusively on YouTube Shorts following the debut of their highly anticipated new music video ‘Pink Venom’. Fans (BLINKs) everywhere can also get amped up for the new video and #PinkVenomChallenge with a special countdown livestream starting tonight at 11 PM EST / tomorrow 12 PM KST on BLACKPINK’s Official YouTube Channel. “We are pleased to have another meaningful partnership with YouTube,” said BLACKPINK. “Hope we can have some special events with our fans through #PinkVenomChallenge on Shorts, countdown…

Allianz PNB Life recently received recognition for three of its programs and campaigns, entered under three separate categories, at the 19th Philippine Quill Awards. This was announced on May 27, 2022. A virtual awarding ceremony took place on August 18, 2022. The award-winning programs were Allianz PNB Life’s Work Well Program, a human resource initiative intended to foster a healthy working environment for its employees during the pandemic, which was entered into the category Internal Communication; Allianz Ride Safe, the company’s advocacy campaign encouraging a healthier lifestyle through biking while also addressing the mobility issue caused by the pandemic, which…

The devastating effects of Typhoon Odette have been far-reaching and far from over, particularly for students in Southern Leyte and Siargao whose schools were ravaged by the storm. To help ensure continuity of learning for these affected students, American Standard, one of the most iconic and trusted brands in sanitary ware which is celebrating its 60th anniversary has partnered with GMA Kapuso Foundation (GMAKF) to help rebuild safe, clean, and resilient places of learning for children and future generations.

The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines, the marketing and promotions arm of the Department of Tourism (DOT), recently named Atty. Charles Aames M. Bautista as the Officer-in-Charge of the agency after the resignation of its former Chief Operating Officer, Atty. Maria Anthonette C. Velasco-Allones. Former COO Velasco-Allones now serves as an Undersecretary for the newly-minted Department of Migrant Workers. Bautista, who passed the bar exam this year and is considered the next highest-ranking executive of the TPB as its Deputy Chief Operating Officer for Marketing and Promotions, was nominated and unanimously voted by the TPB’s Board of Directors, chaired by…

This August, Shopee Philippines will be launching its first-ever Ultimate Case Challenge, a business case competition open to Filipino undergraduate students from across the globe. Finalists of the competition will get the chance to win up to ₱50,000. Throughout the duration of the case challenge, each team consisting of 3-4 members will be asked to pitch their own unique ideas and solutions to a real-world challenge included in a business case brief. Karen Perez, Head of People at Shopee Philippines, said, “We’re thrilled to support Filipino tech talents from all over the world by providing them with opportunities to develop…

Leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Philippines, bagged the Gold StevieⓇ Award for Company of the Year for Computer Services in the recent 19th Annual International Business Awards. The International Business Awards are the world’s premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small – are eligible to submit nominations. The 2022 IBAs received entries from organizations in 67 nations and territories.

Infinix continues to impress with its stellar performance in 2022. The burgeoning mobile technology company recorded an amazing 507,945 devices shipped and a whopping 320% growth year-on-year in the Philippine market in the second quarter of 2022, according to the latest rankings released by the technology industry analytics firm International Data Corporation.

Cryptic billboards and posters alluding to a new Ben&Ben release have recently appeared in strategic locations all over Metro Manila. The material, which contains discarded film photos with texts exposing some personal thoughts, is said to be part of the lyrics of an upcoming Ben&Ben song to be released sometime next week.