Author: Team Orange

Successful companies can be born in the toughest of times when they learn to pivot, predict new customer habits, and adapt to emerging opportunities. This comes from the man who successfully steered Globe Telecom to become the Philippines’ leading mobile operator and the purveyor of digital innovation. Businesses and start-ups struggling to stay afloat and navigate the pandemic should take this nugget of wisdom to heart. In a recent interview for Globe Business’ newest online talkshow, Clockwork, Globe President and CEO Ernest Cu cautioned that 2021 would still be a tough year for all businesses as long as herd immunity…

At first glance, it’s easy to mistake A Girl and A Guy as a typical coming-of-age romance film sprinkled with a few risque scenes for good measure. But digging deeper into UPSTREAM’s first original film in partnership with GMovies, important stories about relationships, career, growing up, and navigating life in the middle of a pandemic were also told. Young people (and even those young at heart) can take away plenty of realizations and insights about themselves and their relationships from the film and here are just four of them:

Microsoft Corporation today announced Windows 365 – a cloud service that introduces a new way to experience Windows 10 or Windows 11 to businesses of all sizes. Windows 365 takes the operating system to the Microsoft Cloud, streaming the full Windows experience – apps, data, and settings – to personal or corporate devices. Secure by design and built with the principles of Zero Trust, Windows 365 secures and stores information in the cloud, not on the device, providing a secure, productive experience for workers from interns and contractors to software developers and industrial designers. Windows 365 also creates a new hybrid personal computing category…

Knowledge Channel Foundation’s (KCFI) “School at Home” campaign, which made possible distance learning during the pandemic using Knowledge Channel’s platforms on-air, online, and offline was adjudged “Outstanding CSR Project in Education” in the recently concluded 2021 League of Corporate Foundations- Corporate Social Responsibility (LCF-CSR) Guild Awards. The “School at Home Project” provided children who were forced to stay home during the pandemic the chance to continue learning via shows that tackle various school subjects, including Math, Science, Filipino, English, Araling Panlipunan, Values, Arts, and Physical Education. These videos are aligned with the Most Essential Learning Competencies or MELCs set by the Department of Education and complement the lessons in…

Everyone knows how Pinoys love their music! Especially when it’s from an iconic band like The Itchyworms who are known for their upbeat melodies and feel-good lyrics. As one of the definitive OPM bands of the last two and a half decades, Jazz Nicolas, Jugs Jugueta, Kelvin Yu, and Chino Singson have worked towards creating Pinoy music that will be loved for generations to come. Sony Music has partnered with WeTV Philippines to take the band’s 25th anniversary to wider audience. To kick off the celebration is the release of the official music video and short film for the poignant…

Taking the first step to a healthy lifestyle takes a sheer amount of grit and commitment but making it a habit will keep you going despite the challenges.  For Santé, a premier natural and organic health and wellness product and services provider, building a healthy lifestyle is possible when you develop healthy habits. With its “The Santé Nutripair Habit” movement, the company aims to raise awareness and help people achieve their health and wellness goals.   Santé started “The Santé Nutripair Habit” in April last year as a seven-day social media video challenge of the person taking Santé’s top two products—Sante Barley™ Powder and Capsule, and Daily-C…

In the 2019 Financial Inclusion Survey, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas announced that 51.2 million Filipinos, or 71% of the total adult population, remain unbanked. In the report, Filipinos shared that they do not have enough money (45%), that they do not need an account (27%), or that they do not have the documentary requirements (26%). This is not a situation unique to the Philippines. More than 1.6 billion adults around the world are unbanked, excluding them from financial products such as insurance, loans, or mortgages, and protection for their money. Tala, the leading personal finance app, is helping unbanked…

In this pandemic, one of the best defenses against catching COVID-19 is staying home. Ironically, it’s also the way some people get infected. Who doesn’t know of a friend, parent, or grandparent who never left the house since the lockdown in 2020, yet tested positive for the new coronavirus? “All it takes is one family member to unintentionally bring the coronavirus into the home,” says Marion Kwek, MD, Infectious Diseases Specialist from top hospital in the Philippines Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed). “In a place where facemasks go off and social distancing measures are eased, the virus has a greater chance…

Not all heroes wear capes. Sometimes, they wear helmets and ride motorcycles. From hundreds of nominations for outstanding delivery riders nationwide, e-commerce logistics leader J&T Express Philippines recently awarded its top three “hero riders” last July 2 during the Facebook and Youtube livestream of J&T Heroes: Bayani sa Makabagong Panahon which was watched by more than 190,000 viewers. J&T Express Philippines Vice President Zoe Chi said the event is part of the company’s bayanihan spirit that aims to uplift the dignity of delivery riders as frontliners and modern heroes by recognizing their hard work, dedication, and contributions on the field…

Miss eating out in your favorite restaurants? PayMaya to the rescue!    Now, it’s easier than ever to order directly from these top cafés and restaurants from around the metro within the PayMaya Mall. Just open your PayMaya app, tap the Maya Mall icon, choose Food, and click your chosen restaurant to open their order portals or websites.   Ordering in is made more rewarding with exclusive deals from PayMaya’s partner brands. Plus, you can get up to P1,000 cashback when you spend at least P500 from these restaurants or other brands within the PayMaya Mall and pay with your PayMaya-linked number until July 31, 2021.

RED Fiber, the country’s newest broadband service from Radius Telecoms, Inc. (RADIUS), in partnership with Cignal TV, today officially launched the “Get Ready for the RED Life” campaign to offer more Filipinos a unique internet experience that is always reliable, stable, secure, and hassle-free. In this digital era where being online is every household’s most important lifeline to the world, RED Fiber provides the most stable and reliable high-speed broadband internet service, which is powered by Radius’ 100% pure end-to-end fiber optic network. With this unparalleled internet technology, RED subscribers get to enjoy a life without lags, no service interruptions,…