Author: Team Orange

With the growing number of job seekers eagerly looking to start and grow in their careers, job mismatches have become normalized occurrences despite being a concerning matter in the job market. A recent study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) found that 40% of employed Filipinos have academic credentials beyond what is needed in their jobs and that these Filipinos were only earning 5% more for finishing their studies despite being relatively overeducated for their positions. According to the leading online job portal JobStreet, a job mismatch is a growing phenomenon wherein the skills required to be successful…

Senator Imee Marcos entertains her YouTube followers with a new food lovers’ vlog to be featured on her official YouTube channel this weekend. On Friday, August 26, Imee and son Borgy Manotoc reprise their much-talked-about foodie adventure after the megawatt success of their Binondo food crawl that has garnered almost a million views on YouTube. This time, the mother and son duo went straight to Quezon City and feasted on the delish culinary finds along Maginhawa St. in Teacher’s Village.

Reinforcing its commitment to making a difference through programs that support Filipino children’s need for education, QSR giant McDonald’s Philippines through its charity of choice, Ronald McDonald House Charities once again extends its support to schools for the annual Brigada Eskwela. Led by the Department of Education (DepEd), Brigada Eskwela gathers volunteers from both the private and public sectors every year to help prepare public elementary and secondary schools for the upcoming school year. Since 2015, McDonald’s and RMHC have been providing meals, cleaning materials, and Ronald McDonald Read-to-Learn kits to partner schools. This year, the company distributed over 20,000…

Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) continues to earn recognition for its trailblazing digital innovations both locally and internationally, recently taking home two institutional awards at the prestigious 2022 Retail Banking Awards organized by Asian Banking & Finance (ABF). The Retail Banking Awards is an annual ceremony that honors institutions across the Asia Pacific that have successfully created game-changing banking solutions, products, and services benefitting not just their customers, but also the region’s banking and finance industry as a whole. It is organized by ABF, an industry magazine that specializes in feature stories, executive profiles, analysis, and industry reports relevant…

HealthSolutions Enterprises, Inc. (HealthSolutions) recently shared its support to the AFP Medical Center Heroes Ward by donating various medical supplies last July 29, Friday. This was part of HealthSolutions celebration of the company’s 16th anniversary, as it continues to serve and provide healthcare solutions for hospitals and patients nationwide. The donation, consisted of a significant amount of various hospital medical supplies such as Troge IV Cannula IV kits, surgical gauze, and gauze balls, uro kits, foley catheters, ureteral stents, biopsy needles, and PPEs, was facilitated by HealthSolutions’ Medical Supplies Division. It was received by Maj. Cyrus Angelo Castillo, PA, at…

Yes, you’ve read it right! Mang Inasal, the country’s “Ihaw-Sarap” expert, is bringing a classic favorite just in time for National Burger Day! For the first time, customers will get to try Mang Inasal’s first-ever charcoal-grilled Chorizo Burger that will be introduced in select stores this August.

In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. (PSFI) looks back at its journey of nation-building and moving the Filipino forward. The two-day celebration kicked off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony of a photo exhibit featuring images that tell stories of the foundation’s programs that have made a significant impact across Philippine regions. Pilipinas Shell Country Chair and President Lorelie Quiambao-Osial spoke of the long-running collaboration that the foundation has established with the government and the private sector to ensure national advancement, which was emphasized by the anniversary theme “Sama-samang pagtulong, sabay-sabay na pagsulong.” “We have been in the…

The second edition of Cyber Signals focuses on the rise of the ransomware-as-a-service economy and how it has evolved to become a dominant business model. The report includes insights and recommendations on how businesses can better pre-empt and disrupt extortion threats, such as building credential hygiene, auditing credential exposure, and reducing the attack surface Microsoft today released the second edition of its cyberthreat intelligence brief, Cyber Signals, focusing on security trends and insights gathered from its global security signals and experts. This edition discusses the evolving factors that have shaped the growth of ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), which has become the dominant…

Razer™, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced the Basilisk V3 Pro, a next-gen customizable wireless gaming mouse built for performance and complete customizability. Being Razer’s most advanced gaming mouse to date, the Razer Basilisk V3 Pro sets a new standard for the enthusiast gaming community with a Razer HyperScroll Tilt Wheel, Razer Optical Mouse Switches Gen-3, 10+1 programmable buttons, Razer Focus Pro 30K Optical Sensor, wireless charging with Razer Mouse Dock Pro and Wireless Charging Puck (both sold separately), and more. “The Basilisk V3 Pro is our most feature-rich gaming mouse to date, with all the bells…

Celebrate and sing proudly this month with a power list of anthems by established and up-and-coming Pinay artists! Spotify is making it easier for local listeners to belt out hit tracks, as it continues to recognize the importance of women’s voices in all things audio. Beyond the platform’s EQUAL campaign, which spotlights female artists on the global stage, Spotify is committed to helping listeners find the right soundtrack to their everyday lives. With Pinay power featuring prominently in playlists like Tatak Pinoy (fronted by Moira Dela Torre), magmuni-muni, OPM Rising, and Mabuhay, Pilipinas!, and the exciting wave of women artists…

Bank-Genie, the Singapore headquartered fast growing technology company, continues to power digital transformation of banks across Philippines helping accelerate the digitization of the economy & and driving financial inclusion. Bank-Genie provided low cost technology solutions enabling banks to digitize the retail banking and consumer banking services. With Bank-Genie technology, banks can open branches that provide a suite of financial services with just “a tablet, a small Bluetooth printer and the card reader,” said Bank-Genie co-founder Ram Sharma. “We believe technology is the solution to enable financial inclusion & more productive society in markets like Philippines,” he added. The tech company…