Author: Team Orange

This May, we celebrate the women who have not only given us life but have also allowed us to thrive and become the best versions of ourselves. Our moms not only serve as our rocks but also provide a firm hand when we need it. In celebration of these special women in our lives, we’ve rounded up five of our favorite reality show moms, who have shown that the responsibilities of motherhood always come first: Ramona Singer, The Real Housewives of New York City One of the closest reality TV mom and daughter relationships is one between Ramona and Avery…

The safety and health of customers, delivery partners and store teams remain the top priority at Bo’s Coffee. With the continued spread of COVID-19 threats around the country, most businesses remain closed until the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) is lifted, while others are able to open but with their own ways of keeping their stores safe and sanitary. One of the local businesses that is slowly re-opening their doors is Bo’s Coffee, the beloved Philippine-homegrown coffee chain. While the brand continues to serve through delivery and pick-up from few select locations, Bo’s Coffee is also preparing to slowly reopen their…

ABS-CBN News will continue to deliver the biggest news to Filipinos all over the world through “TV Patrol.” Filipinos can watch the country’s number one newscast “TV Patrol” on the ABS-CBN News Facebook and ABS-CBN News YouTube channel, iWant, and The Filipino Channel (TFC). ABS-CBN’s digital platforms are not covered by the cease and desist order of the National Telecommunications Commission that prohibits ABS-CBN from continuing its broadcast operations on television and radio. Our patrol on the news that matter to Filipinos will go on. Like we promised, we will not be silenced, and we will remain committed to serving…

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced recently its QLED 8K and 4K TVs have received “no photobiological LED hazard” verifications from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a leading safety science company in the U.S., and “eye safety” certification from Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker (VDE) in Germany. Samsung becomes the first in the TV industry to receive verifications proving that various types of lights emitted by its QLED TVs pose no photobiological LED hazard, based on classifications under the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)’s standards for photobiological safety and eye.

A decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force, four-star general Mark R. Naird (Greg Daniels) is thrown for a loop when he finds himself tapped to lead the newly formed sixth branch of the US Armed Forces: Space Force. Skeptical but dedicated, Mark uproots his family and moves to a remote base in Colorado where he and a colorful team of scientists and “Spacemen” are tasked by the White House with getting American boots on the moon (again) in a hurry and achieving total space dominance. From co-creators Carell and Daniels (The Office), SPACE FORCE is a new…

Filipinos get a heavy dose of nostalgia through music this coming weekend as “Ang Huling El Bimbo, The Musical” streams on ABS-CBN’s Facebook page and YouTube channel from Friday (May 8) to Saturday (May 9), for free. ABS-CBN partnered with Resorts World Manila and Full House Theater Manila to bring back the hit rock concert musical that brings to life the music of the iconic Pinoy band Eraserheads, this time to help raise funds for ABS-CBN’s “Pantawid ng Pag-ibig” campaign, which aids Filipinos whose livelihood were greatly affected by the enhanced community quarantine.

Caltex fuels, marketed by Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), continues its support and appreciation to our frontliners thru donations and fuel discounts during this ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Until May 15, 2020, medical frontliners, uniformed personnel, local government unit (LGU) frontliners, and delivery partners are entitled to Php4.00 and Php2.00 per liter discount from their purchase of gasoline and diesel, respectively. Caltex has also donated Php250,000 to the One Voice Pilipinas fund drive of its superstore partner, Landers. Under the program, every P1,000 donation will secure a week’s worth of food to a family in need. Landers continue to receive donations the…

As the COVID-19 situation forces businesses and companies to take most of their operations to their employees’ homes, there is a growing need to adapt information security and the way these organizations approach it, says EastWest Chief Information Security & Data Protection Officer Joey A. Regala. In a webinar hosted by the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center last April 29, Regala, who also serves as the president of the Information Security Officers Group, established a new C-I-A paradigm for information security officers (ISOs) to follow in the current era of working from home—Culture, Integrity, and Ability, replacing the…

This Mother’s Day, let us spread forth the spirit of gratitude, of love and affection, towards the most extraordinary woman in our life—our mothers. And these days, as we find ourselves in extraordinarily difficult times brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, this gesture has become all the more relevant and timely. These days, families and loved ones are unfortunately brought apart by social distancing, with some having family members who are healthworkers at the forefront of the fight against the health crisis. This Mother’s Day, “Ngayon, Ako Naman Ma” depicts a heart-tugging story based on true events that ultimately hits…

Chooks-to-Go has launched its online store (chookstogodelivery.com), which features its delivery service and nationwide rolling stores. The website’s delivery service currently serves Metro Manila customers (as do the brand’s other delivery platforms GrabFood, LalaFood, and its hotline 8687-1010). It is, however, set to expand to select provinces in the future. “We want to serve our customers their favorite roasted chicken and frozen products more conveniently,” said Ronald Mascarinas, president of Chooks-to-Go’s parent company Bounty Agro Ventures, Inc. (BAVI). “This is one of the ways through which we help people fight the spread of covid-19 and cope with quarantine restrictions.”

Bancassurance leader BPI-Philam Life adapts to digital insurance selling to continue protecting lives even amid the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), thus allowing BPI account holders to purchase insurance plans from the safety of their homes. This move was endorsed by the Insurance Commission when it recently issued guidelines on remote selling to enable companies to continue service despite the impracticability of sales while on lockdown. In its race against risk and to encourage customers and employees to comply with social distancing protocols, BPI-Philam, with the help of its parent company AIA Philam Life, has begun utilizing its iPoS (Interactive Point-of-Sale)…