Author: Team Orange

Hiraya: Kape, Sining, Kultura is Belmont Hotel Manila’s third lobby art exhibit that highlights Filipino artistry and culture. The exhibit is ongoing until July 24, 2024 and features two of the country’s most brilliant coffee artists: Rens E. Tuzon and Esang Ocampo. Rens E. Tuzon is the pioneer of coffee arts in the Philippines. He first discovered that coffee can be a medium for painting as a Fine Arts student when he accidentally spilled coffee on one of his projects. Prior to becoming a full time coffee painter, he ventured into other professions such as radio DJ and music columnist.…

In a vibrant display of solidarity and support for the LGBTQIA+ community, Cebuana Lhuillier proudly participated in the country’s largest pride march held at the Quezon City Memorial Circle last June 22,2024. The event was participated in by thousands of individuals, organizations, and companies who celebrate diversity and support equal rights for LGBTQIA+ community. By joining this year’s pride march along with 200,000 other attendees, Cebuana Lhuillier reaffirmed its commitment to the ongoing struggle for LGBTQIA+ rights while celebrating the community’s colors and the progress they’ve made. More so, the company’s participation on this year’s march, called “Love Laban 2…

Leading building solutions provider Holcim Philippines is highlighting its strength in providing a reliable supply of innovative and sustainable construction materials in its latest commercial featuring rock star Chito Miranda. In the ad, Miranda, frontman of the rock band Parokya ni Edgar, plays a sales officer confidently guaranteeing potential customers– a homeowner, an architect, and a contractor– that Holcim has the right solution for constructing homes, buildings, and roads. The commercial features punk rock music with crunchy guitar riffs and powerful vocals to further reinforce Holcim Philippines’ bold message.

Due to overwhelming public demand, music fans received another chance to score tickets for the electrifying “Nasa Atin ang Panalo” Puregold Thanksgiving concert! June 26 marked the eagerly anticipated second ticket-selling event. Puregold listened to its loyal customers and brought the ticketing event to Puregold Taytay. Hundreds of fans joined the frenzy to grab their tickets to witness powerhouse performances from BINI, SB19, Flow G, and a special set by SunKissed Lola. It’s clear the upcoming concert is one that can’t be missed! “We have been flooded with questions and inquiries about when our next ticket selling will be,” says…

Paying bills is an inevitable part of life, and it always gives us a great sense of relief once we are able to settle them on time. This is why Bayad, the country’s pioneer brand in the outsourced bills payment collection service, has become even more proactive in its expansion efforts of bringing one-stop-shop financial services closer to Filipinos. Apart from providing customers’ assurance that their household utilities won’t get cut off, they can also settle their government contributions, cover for their insurance premiums, load for tollway RFID services, load their prepaid and postpaid accounts, and even settle their loans…

Globe has been at the forefront of efforts to strictly implement and comply with the SIM Registration Act, ensuring that all SIMs currently in use are registered. Globe does not allow any customer to use an unregistered SIM. Under its current system, a new SIM is only activated once registered through Globe’s SIM registration platforms. “We designed our SIM Registration system in such a way that no SIM can be used on the network unless registered. Therefore, all active SIMs within our network are in our system. Even as we continue to enhance our SIM registration platform, we already have…

Food becomes even more enjoyable and meaningful when it’s prepared with compassion and support for others. This is the aim of Kenny Rogers Roasters as it held its third Farmvocacy Program. Rooted on its message, “Eat Healthy, Help Greatly,” the program fosters a farm-to-table approach where every purchase of Kenny Rogers Roasters’ selected menu item provides support to local farmers. On its third year, the program selected its well-loved Chimichurri Roast, whose ingredients are sourced locally, as the featured dish. Early this year, customers who ordered the Chimichurri Roast Solo Plate, through dine-in, takeout or delivery, also helped Kenny Rogers…

The ins and outs of cybercrimes trigger one thing: Emotions. This is because scammers are experts in luring people into their traps. And as the movie “Inside Out 2” has become a hit among audience of almost all ages, we can learn a thing or two about keeping our emotions in check to avoid falling prey to cyber frauds. “Social engineering has long been a favored tool by scammers in luring victims to fraud. This is especially true in cybersecurity – almost all attacks begin with social engineering. Scammers, hackers especially, know very well how emotions can be manipulated to…

AirAsia has been recognised as the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2024, marking a historic 15th consecutive year win. This unparalleled achievement is driven by AirAsia’s relentless pursuit of innovation and value creation within the low-cost carrier segment. AirAsia began in 2001 when Tony Fernandes and Kamarudin Meranun bought an ailing airline with two aircraft and 200 staff and turned it into the fourth largest in Asia, with more than 200 aircraft and 21,000 staff across Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia and more. Driven by the purpose of redefining air travel in the Asean…

Insular Life (InLife), the country’s first and largest life insurer, continues to deliver “A Lifetime for Good” with its critical insurance plan, Resilience, that customers of Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) and UnionBank Financial Services and Insurance Brokerage, Inc. (UFSI) may now avail of. Resilience Critical Illness Extra, a limited-pay critical illness life insurance plan, provides guaranteed lump sum cash upon critical illness diagnosis. It is payable in ten years, but the life insurance coverage is until the age of 99. This insurance plan also provides coverage for 84 major and 39 minor critical illnesses.

In solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community this Pride Month, BingoPlus Foundation—the social development arm of digital entertainment company Digiplus Interactive—has partnered with Love Yourself PH—a volunteer-run organization that provides free HIV and STI testing, counselling, treatment, and support—to further raise awareness about HIV and empower more people to check their health status. BingoPlus Foundation donated P500,000 to Love Yourself PH, aiming to increase the availability of HIV self-testing kits nationwide and boost the HIV test rate in the country. According to the Department of Health (DOH), current test rate is lower than its target, which is only at 40 percent.…