Author: Team Orange

True to its word of creating “New Value Together, Win Together,” Huawei Philippines has recently recognized the significant contributions and exemplary performance of its industry and academic partners, conferring the ICT Talent Partner of the Year 2020 award to STI College, which has the highest number of students passing the Huawei certifications offered by Huawei ICT Academy. Cultivating Filipino ICT Talents at the Early Stage As a tech-driven educational institution with a large network of schools in the Philippines, STI College understands the difficulties faced by students who are pursuing ICT-related courses. Despite the increased adoption and use of digital…

Lenovo, on 12 July, announced the next generation of its family of entry-level desktop workstations – the ThinkStation P350 Tower, Small Form Factor (SFF) and Tiny. This trio of workstations hosts a technology upgrade – each one is equipped with support for PCIe Gen 4 for faster access to cutting-edge storage technologies, as well as enhanced professional graphics support. This latest generation of desktop workstations becomes Lenovo’s most powerful entry-level offering and delivers a complete package of size options that can scale across a variety of industries and their respective workflows. From engineering and architecture, to finance, STEM/higher education and…

Coins.ph, the Philippines’ leading blockchain-based digital wallet, announces it will introduce three new cryptocurrency tokens: USDC, Chainlink, and Kyber Network Crystal (KNC). Beginning July 16, 2021, Coins.ph customers can buy, sell, and store these three tokens directly using the Coins.ph app. “We are excited to announce the addition of USDC, Chainlink, and KNC tokens on our virtual assets platform,” said Nauman Mustafa, CEO of Coins.ph. “This is the first of many additions and enhancements we will release for this year. As Coins.ph continues to be the Philippines’ biggest Virtual Assets Exchange, we owe it to our customers to keep innovating…

What if every Filipino, no matter where they’re based in the country, can be a “force for good” simply by sticking to routine—like, say, enjoying their morning cup of coffee? Davao-based Coffee for Peace (CFP) proves this can be the case as its CEO and co-founder Felicitas “Joji” B. Pantoja confirms that they are a growing community of farmers and business owners practicing and advocating inclusive development principles in the coffee industry. Social entrepreneurship is their business approach to achieve justice and harmony in society and environment. “As a reputable processor for good beans and an experienced roastery, CFP means…

NXT UK® made its long-awaited debut to Filipino viewers on Sunday night, June 11th, 2021, at Tap Sports. The debut of NXT UK® comes with the announcement of live broadcasts of NXT® for the very first time in the Philippines as part of TAP DMV’s partnership with WWE. To commemorate the Philippine debut of NXT UK®, a group of Superstars including NXT UK Tag Team Champions Pretty Deadly (Lewis Howley & Sam Stoker), Jinny, and Aleah James were invited to the Philippine Embassy in Central London for a meeting with His Excellency, Antonio Manuel R. Lagdameo, the Philippine Ambassador to…

Quick service restaurant giant McDonald’s Philippines opened its Bike & Dine facilities in its CM Recto and Clark Gate stores in Pampanga, in its bid to provide more outdoor dining options for Filipinos to safely eat in. Prior to the pandemic, McDonald’s has been investing in elevating the customer experience, by making dining more accessible, convenient, and inclusive for Filipinos; examples of which include Drive-Thru, McDelivery and outdoor dining. Having a strong foothold on these segments allowed the company to continuously serve its customers safely despite evolving quarantine restrictions set by LGUs. In a ceremonial opening of McDonald’s CM Recto’s…

Eastern Communications Head of Enterprise Marketing Gian Carlo Conde, Head of Marketing Division Jedrek Estanislao, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and Eastern Communications Cluster Head Jenny Velasco, and Head of Sales Michael Castañeda unveil the city’s first “WiKonek,” a Freemium Community WiFi located in Payatas, Quezon City, providing free internet for its residents. Powered by Eastern Communications’ Internet Direct Service (IDS), WiKonek is a collaborative project led by the Community WiFi Advocates (CWA) consortium and the Quezon City LGU that offers free daily data allocation up to 50MB, sufficient for browsing, messaging, e-mailing, watching videos or online studying. After using…

Devoted family man Ray Cooper (Jason Momoa), vows justice against the pharmaceutical company responsible for pulling a potentially life saving drug from the market just before his wife (Adria Arjona) dies from cancer. But when his search for the truth leads to a deadly encounter that puts Ray and his daughter Rachel (Isabela Merced) in harm’s way, Ray’s mission turns into a quest for vengeance in order to protect the only family he has left. SWEET GIRL is directed by Brian Andrew Mendoza and also stars Justin Bartha, Amy Brenneman, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Raza Jaffrey, Lex Scott Davis and Michael Raymond-James.…

Procter & Gamble, a leading global fast-moving consumer goods company and Olympic Games Tokyo 2020’s Official Worldwide Sponsor, teams up with Lazada, the Games’ official partner in Southeast Asia under Alibaba’s worldwide partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), to bring consumers their newest joint campaign and shopping extravaganza, through the e-commerce platform’s official flagship stores on LazMall. With many having to put their dreams on hold in 2020, the #GoForGold campaign seeks to encourage people to keep their spirits up, to go for gold and reach for their dreams, even when the going gets tough. Inspired by the many…

Iconic Colombian singer-songwriter and multiple GRAMMY® and LATIN GRAMMY® winner Shakira is back with explosive new single “Don’t Wait Up” via Sony Music Latin/RCA Records. “Don’t Wait Up” is a liberating up-tempo anthem for the summer, an earworm you can’t help but dance to! Of the exciting new track, Shakira said “I’m excited to share my new song Don’t Wait Up with everyone — the day we came up with this in the studio, I knew it would be perfect for summer and those nights where you just want to not think about tomorrow!”

Danone, a leading multi-local food and beverage company building on health-focused and fast-growing categories, and Shopee, a leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, launches the first Regional Brand Day, ‘Our Health, My Choice’ on Shopee Mall to provide consumers in the region access to Danone’s full Specialized Nutrition (SN) portfolio for the whole family. The SN portfolio includes core milk products for children and convenient cereal bars for pregnant women and lactating mothers, and adult nutrition for healthy aging. With more people going online to shop for health products, the collaboration aims to support more families to make…