Author: Team Orange

Last March 9, McDonald’s treated Filipinos to a free breakfast for the third year in a row in celebration of National Breakfast Day. Close to 400 McDonald’s breakfast stores nationwide celebrated the “region’s biggest breakfast activation” where participating McDonald’s restaurants in the Philippines and other countries in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa each gave away 1000 FREE McMuffin sandwiches to customers. At 6:00 a.m., Filipinos flocked to participating stores to enjoy their free breakfast treat. Nearly 400,000 McMuffin sandwiches were given away this year, making more customers nationwide say “Hooray for Today!” The much anticipated celebration of National Breakfast…

With the dynamic changes in technology and the growth of new cities, the call for solutions in meeting the energy challenge has gone global.  It has become a growing concern that Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, has established Go Green in the City to involve the youth in contributing to the development of environmentally friendly and sustainable energy technologies. Through Schneider Electric’s Go Green in the City, a global business case competition, students have a chance to share their innovative energy management ideas and solutions to the country and the rest of the world. The international competition…

Over the years, Chef Florabel Co-Yatco has built and cemented her culinary legacy. To date, she runs and manages a number of highly in-demand restaurants and is known as the “Chef of the Stars” among the foodie community. However, her success did not happen overnight. Her passion for cooking, which began as an effort of a young, high school student eager to earn some extra money, has led her to become one of the most renowned culinary masters in the country. At a young age, Chef Florabel discovered her knack for cooking when she baked cookies and cakes, which she…

Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and Sun Cellular (Sun), the wireless units of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), continue to dominate the mobile postpaid segment with a 16 percent increase of subscriber base to over 2.8 million,  or more than 387,000 net additional subscribers for 2014. This represents 55% of the total Philippine mobile postpaid market. The postpaid segment also ended 2014 with P21.7Bn in revenues—a 14-percent or P2.6-B increase from the previous year. Postpaid revenues now account for 21% of total cellular revenues for the PLDT wireless business. “The gains posted by Smart and Sun in 2014 are attributed…

Regular shoppers and long-time customers of Super8 Grocery Warehouse have already become accustomed to the unbeatable low prices, spot-on service, and quality merchandise that their numerous branches offer. Apart from these built-in advantages, however, the fast-growing grocery chain will be giving away an array of amazing prizes at their upcoming Funfest event. During the three-day activity, raffle participants will have the chance to take home prizes ranging from Super8 gift certificates, Cherry Mobile phones, iPad Minis, a TCL LED TV, and a brand newToyota Wigo 1.0 M/T. Every P 1,000 purchase entitles Super 8 Rewards Cardholders to one raffle ticket,…

Dingdong Dantes, one of the country’s most-sought-after leading men, who is blessed not just with bountiful talent but especially with the heart to reach out and act upon his advocacies, will portray the role of Father Kokoy. Everyone may want to be part of Kokoy’s world. Aside from having the complete package of good looks, humor, warmth, and wisdom, he is also being looked upon because of his on-point principles in life. A go-to person in times of problems, Kokoy is the kind of friend who will unconditionally offer a shoulder to lean on. He is the ideal guy, the…

For 34 years, Sharp Philippines Corporation has been providing the market with products that are hallmarks of innovation, uniqueness and overall quality, complemented by a brand of service that prioritizes sincerity and creativity above all else. Even up to now, Sharp, one of the leading electronics and home appliances companies in the Philippines, enjoys a strong patronage among Filipino families. But Sharp is not just about business. As a company cognizant of society’s needs, they make sure that they will allot significant “time, talent, and treasure” to give back to the Filipino community, the very reason for their existence. As…

At Greenwich, our favorite pizzas come about from inspiring combinations of your favorite tastes! Other than the several combinations that make up our famous pizzas, Greenwich believes that the best combination for a fun time is delicious food, great music, and best friends. Having this formula in mind, this year, Greenwich is introducing the first ever #UltimateBandkada Search– the search for the best bands that can get creative from playing musical instruments to mixing and mashing up genres! With mash ups of music like pop, rock, hip-hop and EDM,Greenwich believes that the best flavors of music can be fused into…

Concepcion Midea Inc., the joint venture of Concepcion Industrial Corp. and Midea that made high-quality, cost-effective appliances available to consumers of all classes, further raised the standard for another set of important home equipment: the kitchen refrigerator.  Three new models  from Midea Inc. redefined the over-all design, feel, and function of the familiar appliance, making it a device that brings comfort, convenience, and a bit of leisure to  perpetually busy 21st century professional. “The tastes and requirements of the modern man and woman today are quite different and demanding,” says Mr. Phillip Trapaga, General Manager of Concepcion Midea Inc.  “In…

Do you know what Kim Chiu, Arnel Pineda and Michael Christian Martinez have in common? They all have Asthma yet have accomplished so much in their respective fields. Do you know of a friend,loved one or relative who are winning against asthma aswell? Do you want them recognized as winners against asthma just like Kim, Arnel and Christian? Last February 5, GSK the Search for Winners Against Asthma 2015 was launched. The campaign aims to choose and recognize 10 young asthmatic achievers from different walks of life. The advocacy likewise introduces Olympic figure skater Michael Christian Martinez as the new face of…

Zomato, the world’s fastest growing restaurant search and discovery service, will organize the first-ever gathering of restaurateurs for the Philippines, the Zomato Restaurant Summit 2015, on May 19 at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel. Entitled “Conquering the Digital Age,” the Summit aims to tackle interesting opportunities and pressing issues that challenge restaurateurs in today’s digital world. “This will be Zomato’s first restaurant summit in the Philippines. Our goal is to bring the industry together by creating a platform for all restaurateurs to discuss contemporary topics and discuss the challenges of the business in these digital times,” said Zomato Philippines’ country manager…