Author: Team Orange

Seen in the photo are Meralco crews upgrading the three (3) distribution transformers serving General Emilio Aguinaldo Memorial Hospital located at Trece Martires City in Cavite. This is one of the many vital hospitals and COVID-19 treatment and testing centers included the Meralco priority list when it comes to providing safe, adequate, and reliable supply of electricity.

The pandemic has changed virtually everything — especially the way people work. With the firm directive to “stay at home,” individuals and companies alike have come up with different schemes to continue operations—from furniture companies, delivery services, and telecom services—every business in the country are trying to find new ways to cope with the “new normal.” What the pandemic has translated to, in the corporate world, is the increasing implementation of remote working schemes—utilizing technology to maintain workplace culture, the rise of so-called Zoom parties, as an effective alternative to the usual office banter and the ever-present online green orb…

Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid will share her talent in a free online concert—“Regine: Joy From Home”—to support the Jollibee Group’s FoodAID Coin Bank that will raise funds to provide food for low-income communities who are affected during this COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time, the coin banks that used to be found only on the counters of Jollibee Group stores are now available online to give the public a convenient way to help feed even more affected families. People can watch the concert from the Jollibee Facebook Page and on the Jollibee Studios YouTube Channel on June 7, Sunday, at…

COVID-19 has forced most people to keep safe and help reduce the spread of virus by staying at home. But for many survivors of gender-based violence, being in quarantine means being in the center of a different kind of danger. The United States’ National Domestic Violence Hotline has identified some of the unique impacts of the pandemic on victims, pointing out that the current situation has emboldened abusers to exert control over them: Abusers may deny their victims essential and life-saving items like hand sanitizers, disinfectants, or even insurance cards. They may also share misinformation about the pandemic to scare…

Three years after the headline-grabbing Wannacry ransomware wreaked havoc thousands of IT systems around the globe, data from Kaspersky for Southeast Asia (SEA) prove the threat is still present particularly against small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the region. Ransomware is a type of cyberware that is designed to extort money from an individual or a company. Often, ransomware will demand a payment in order to undo changes that the Trojan has made to the victim’s computer. These changes can include encrypting data that is stored on the victim’s disk – so the victim can no longer access the information,…

Ahead of tonight’s highly-anticipated release of Lady Gaga’s sixth-studio album, Chromatica, Lady Gaga and Blackpink have released their collaboration from the album, “Sour Candy”. Listen to “Sour Candy” here. The album’s current single “Rain On Me”, a collaboration between Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, marked the biggest Spotify debut of 2020, reaching #1 on the Global and US Spotify Charts upon release and peaking at #1 on the iTunes charts in 29 countries and #1 on the Apple Global Chart. It also set a record for the most single-day streams from an all-female collaboration in Spotify history. The video, which…

UNIQLO will launch a limited-edition collaboration between American musician Billie Eilish and contemporary artist Takashi Murakami. The UT (UNIQLO T-Shirt) collection will showcase the artistic perspectives of the two through graphics combining their unique styles, which were exclusively designed for UNIQLO. The sensibilities of the contemporary artist and musician, each prolific at the highest level worldwide, have been fused together through fashion, in turn providing us with new discoveries in each of their visions. UNIQLO constantly innovates the basic t-shirt to produce the perfect tee for every occasion. Every piece is carefully crafted with the highest quality material and thoughtfully…

For years, the hundreds of animals at the Manila Zoo have entertained generations of kids. But in a time of crisis, who takes care of them? Hearing that there is a shortage of food for the animals housed in the 60-year-old zoo, Bounty Agro Ventures Inc. (BAVI) stepped up to the plate. A total of 2,000-kilograms of raw chicken will be given to the zoo at increments of 200kg per week. The deliveries of goods will be every Wednesday.

‘D’ Total Performer’ Darren Espanto celebrated his 19th birthday with an online concert last May 24, Sunday at 8:00 PM Manila time. D’ Birthday Concert (From Home) was livestreamed on Facebook from Darren’s home in Canada. With around 12,000 viewers and a total of 251,000++ views that night, the online concert helped raise a total of P838,206.29 for the benefit ABS-CBN’s Pantawid Ng Pag-ibig program that aims to assist families who have been greatly affected by the community quarantine during this pandemic.

Hanabishi Philippines’ new celebrity endorser Sarah Geronimo-Guidicelli encourages families to find ways to make their home life better during quarantine. The Popstar advices people to stay at home and learn a new skill like cooking or baking as they have more time at their disposal. Get the kids to make their own merienda or midnight snacks, catch up on the series you’ve been wanting to see, or finally finish that book you’ve been putting off reading for months. “Tulungan po natin ang ating mga frontliners at ating gobyerno ngayong mga panahong ito na tayo ay nahaharap sa pagsubok. Sa halip…

Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) along with all of its food and restaurant brands in the country has begun piloting an interactive mobile ordering system via chatbot, with a seamless payment experience powered by PayMaya. Customers in select areas can now use their credit, debit, or prepaid cards as well as their PayMaya e-wallet accounts to pay for their favorite food items and meals via the Facebook Messenger channels of Jollibee, Burger King, Chowking, Mang Inasal, and Red Ribbon — which are all currently running on beta version. This will soon be available in the Facebook messenger of Greenwich as well.…