Author: Team Orange

More than a year after the pandemic hit the planet, we realize that there is no aspect of our existence that it has not impacted. Apart from upending life as we know it, the crisis has spawned a real-life horror story that continues to unfold to this day. However, there is one silver lining that can be gleaned from all this: the Philippine real estate industry proved to be incredibly resilient, rebounding faster than most from the enormous challenges that beset the economy. For leading affordable housing developer BRIA Homes, in particular, recovery was as easy as staying true to…

Quezon City’s famed Araneta City takes pride in its legacy of giving first and memorable lifestyle and entertainment experiences for the past decades. The pioneer commercial district in Metro Manila has evolved and modernized through the years – it even replaced its old ‘Araneta Center’ name in 2019 to keep up with the times – yet it remains true to its branding as the “City of Firsts”. It is a legacy that was started by the Araneta clan’s patriarch Don J. Amado, who built the Araneta Group empire from scratch. As the company prospered, he passed on the company’s management…

Teleperformance Philippines continues to support youth education through its partnership with the Philippine Marketing Association during the recently held Strategic Marketing Conference for Students (StratMark). StratMark, the first major youth marketing conference for 2021, became home to over 1,000 students, educators, marketing mentors, and business leaders from across the Philippines. With the theme Agility: Thriving and responding to market disruptions, the two-day online event served as a platform for an immersive discourse on how companies and brands innovated in the New Economy. StratMark gathered experts who shared insights on e-commerce, content creation, marketing analytics, corporate social responsibility, artificial intelligence, gamification,…

It goes without saying that the ongoing pandemic has been tough on everyone. However, with more time at home, parents have a unique opportunity to spend more quality time with their children. Nevertheless, as work transitioned online, multi-tasking has become an essential skill when it comes to balancing work and bonding with the family. For working moms like Saab Magalona-Bacarro, taking care of the family has been challenging but rewarding at the same time. The singer, blogger, and podcaster has been juggling work while bonding with her sons, Pancho and Vito, through fun activities such as swimming, playing, and even…

It’s all systems go for beauty queen Kelley Day as she gears-up her arsenal of amazing gowns, high heels, spruced-up styling tricks, and her brainy wits as she represents the country in the upcoming Miss Eco International pageant set to happen on April 4, Easter Sunday, in Dahab/Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt. With rigid safety protocols in place, the 24 year-old half Pinay, half British stunner is hopeful to snatch the country’s second international Eco crown, after the pageant being cancelled twice due to the pandemic. “The pandemic taught me to be more independent, and it reminded me to love myself more,” says…

Procter & Gamble partnered with the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia, Shopee, to launch its latest campaign as part of this year’s International Women’s Day. Titled #ChallengeTheChores, this campaign responds to the global call for us to challenge gender stereotypes by fostering a sense of joint responsibility within the household and encouraging family members to team up and tackle household chores together. The campaign will be progressively launched across five Southeast Asian markets, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam, featuring a series of challenges that aim to inspire families to take on household chores together, such as doing the…

The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League – Philippines, in partnership with its presenting sponsor Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and official sponsors oppo, Head & Shoulders, and J&T Express Philippines invites you to witness LEGENDARY as they begin the main group stage of MPL PH Season 7. Set to begin this March 19, the MPH PH Season 7 main group stage will finally see the 10 qualified teams battle for supremacy and become the Philippines best MLBB Esports team. The MPL PH Season 7 Groupstage competitors will be composed of 10 teams, 8 seeded teams from the previous season and…

51Talk recently held its 10 Years Certified Conference 2021 led by Jack Huang, Founder and CEO of 51Talk, in Beijing, China where major announcements and updates about the online English education platform were unveiled as they celebrate their 10th anniversary this year. 30,000 online English teachers in the Philippines use 51Talk to teach and earn at home through conducting live one-on-one lessons to learners in China. 51Talk Founder and CEO Jack Huang shares the milestones achieved by 51Talk through the years as well as his vision for the platform at its 10 Years Certified Conference 2021 in Beijing, China. “During…

The pandemic has become the most influential driver of digital transformation and, consequently, global Cloud usage. With total worldwide spend on Cloud services expected to surpass $1 trillion in 2024 according to the International Data Corporation (IDC), performance, availability, and cost of connectivity become significant concerns for enterprises using the Cloud. Understanding these needs, Globe—through its enterprise arm Globe Business—entered a partnership with the world’s digital infrastructure company, Equinix. The alliance seeks to provide business clients with a hosted direct private connectivity to their cloud environments using Globe Premium Cloud Connect. “Platform Equinix, which enables Globe Premium Cloud Connect, comprises more…

BounceBack Philippines (BBPH) marks its first anniversary today with a virtual conference aimed at renewing its commitment to help micro-, small-, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to bounce back better than ever from the pandemic. Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan II will keynote the BBPH anniversary event, with separate speeches from Department of Trade and Industry Undersecretary Blesila Lantayona and Department of Education Undersecretary Alain Pascua on government plans and strategies for MSMEs. The event features talks and presentations from key industry leaders on innovations and solutions available for MSMEs in their journey to recovery, including…

Global tech innovator Lenovo recently signed a partnership agreement with ICT distribution leader VST-ECS and mobile device management (MDM) software company FileWave to drive digital transformation among local organizations and help upgrade their work-from-home teams. The coronavirus pandemic has forced many companies to enter work-from-home mode with their employees, which in turn has driven them to strengthen their digital capabilities and accelerate their digital transformation. In this time of need, the Lenovo partnership with FileWave and VST-ECS, FileWave’s exclusive distributor in the Philippines, offers organizations with work-from-home teams with an all-in-one solution that can come with commercial Lenovo devices upon…