Author: Team Orange

The recent Trusted Brands survey commissioned by Reader’s Digest, one of the world’s longest running print publication, proved that Filipinos have added the element of trust to their purchase decisions. The survey results reveal how consumers put their money on brands that they feel has virtues that go beyond price, market trends and promotions. Reader’s Digest Asia Pacific Publisher and Managing Editor Walter Beyleveldt believes that a brand has to stay relevant and worthy enough for consumers to associate themselves with. “A brand can’t just become a brand through media. It also needs to deliver on the qualities that make…

While getting insurance coverage or any type of financial service is an important step towards independence, it is still considered to be a daunting task for many Filipinos. There is a negative misconception that getting financial services entail long processes and unnecessary expenses. Furthermore, the countless products available, different terms, and application requirements usually scream confusion and intimidation, making others forgo the process altogether. GoBear, Asia’s first and only metasearch engine for insurance and banking services, is here to bridge that gap. With GoBear, Filipinos can now easily compare different financial products including insurance, credit cards, and loans right from…

For those who do not own a credit card and are unbanked, finding credit is a challenge. Consumer financing company Home Credit Philippines has made it possible for Filipinos to be informed about financial inclusion as it focuses on responsible lending to people with little to no credit history. In a recently conducted survey for consumer financing, 7 out of 10 customers highly recommend the services that Home Credit has to offer an easy, simple, and fast way of getting the best and latest gadgets and appliances in the market, as it has partnered with leading electronic brands such as…

Voyeurism is at its peak in this year’s most awaited movie on social media and the virtual reality people live today in “Nerve” starring Emma Roberts and Dave Franco. A shy, high school girl Vee (Roberts) is suddenly catapulted into the limelight when she breaks out of her comfort zone and impulsively signs up for Nerve, an adrenaline-fueled competition that streams live over the internet. Young thrill-seekers challenge each other to a series of dares that rapidly escalate from mildly embarrassing to downright deadly, as an anonymous community of “watchers” instigates the action. Parallel to the virtual reality the world…

Lifestyle, together with The Group Entertainment, welcomes another feisty, hot character on the block this July. Veteran chef and restaurateur Jonas Ng returns on Lifestyle and will once again charm us with his wit and easy cooking tips with a new season of “Chef Next Door.” Chef Jonas, head chef and owner of Huat Pot Hotpot Restaurant in Greenhills and Le Jardin in Bonifacio Global City, takes us on a culinary journey to the food industry by showing you the faces, places, and stories behind the food industry that we are only starting to discover. Dubbed as one of Spot.ph’s…

Mark your calendar as HISTORY Con, A+E Networks®’ HISTORY® Asia’s very first-ever convention, will be opening in Manila on August 25. This can’t-miss event is jam-packed with activities and displays that will bring the channel to life and immerse visitors in the HISTORY® experience. Like the channel, HISTORY Con will be epic in scale and cover a broad range of genres and interests, with dedicated areas for the paranormal/sci-fi, survival and adventure, motoring, history and culture. The four-day ticketed event will be held at the World Trade Center and will be opened to the public. The convention passes are now…

Filipinos keenly anticipating the launch of Pokemon GO can now stay updated on the upcoming release of the game in the Philippines and fully enjoy the game when it launches with the help of freenet and PayMaya. Now a certified worldwide phenomenon, Pokemon GO is a location­based mobile game developed by Niantic Labs in partnership with Nintendo affiliate The Pokemon Company. The mobile game allows players to catch Pokemon or “pocket monsters” as if in real life using the GPS and camera of their smartphones. The game is currently available in Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK, and select European countries.…

Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) has not only made paying your bills and mobile reloading more convenient for you, but rewarding too. Pay your bills or do Telco reload through PSBank Online (Internet banking facility) or the PSBank Mobile app from July 25 to September 30, 2016 and get a chance to be one of the 25 winners to win back up to PhP3,000 of the amount you paid or loaded. You also have the chance to win a Samsung 24” LED TV or any of the 15 Samsung Galaxy J5 smartphones we are giving away.

Discover new destinations and enjoy the luxury of flying Singapore Airlines and SilkAir. Until July 31, MasterCard cardholders and KrisFlyer members can avail of amazing deals for travel until March 31, 2017 on Singapore Airlines and Silk Air.On top of that, every purchase using your MasterCard credit, debit or prepaid card gives you a chance to win a MasterCard Priceless Experience to Dusseldorf, Germany or Cape Town, South Africa. Singapore Airlines flies to 50 destinations from Manila via Singapore. MasterCard-exclusive fares are available for Economy Class, Premium Economy Class and Business Class. Enjoy discounted fares when you fly SilkAir from Cebu,…

Where would you fly to if you had an instant 25,000 GetGo bonus points? Start planning your vacation to Sydney, Bali, Hong Kong, or any dream travel destination as GetGo, the lifestyle rewards program of Cebu Pacific, gives loyal Petron customers more exciting reasons to gas up. With the Petron and GetGo Fuel Your Flights raffle promo, Petron Value Card holders not only fly for free by turning gas into boarding pass, they can also get a chance to be one of six lucky winners of 25,000 GetGo points by simply presenting their Value Card when they gas up at…

“Mr. and Mrs. Smith” meets “Date Night” couple in the upcoming action comedy “Keeping Up with the Joneses” starring Zach Galifianakis, Isla Fisher, Gal Gadot and Jon Hamm. “Keeping Up with the Joneses” follows an ordinary suburban couple Jeff (Zach Galifianakis) and Karen (Isla Fisher) living in solace until an ultra stylish couple, (Gal Gadot and Jon Hamm) moves in to the neighbourhood. Spying on their new neighbours, they find it hard to keep up with the Joneses especially when they discover that Mr. and Mrs. “Jones” are covert operatives. Directed by Greg Mottola, “Keeping Up with the Joneses” opens…