McDonald’s rolls out SC and PWD hiring in more cities; inks partnership with Pasig City

McDonald’s, City of Pasig inks MOA From L-R (standing):
McDonald’s Philippines HR Consultant Izza Sagmit,
McDonald’s Philippines Senior Manager for Human Capital
Group Tess Jadolco-Domingo, Department Of Labor and
Employment - PAPAMAMARISAN Field Office Director
Atty. Mary Grace L. Riguer, Pasig City District 1 Councilor
Hon. Rhichie Gerard T. Brown, McDonald’s Philippines
Chief Happiness Officer Ronald McDonald, Pasig City
Vice Mayor Hon. Christian Bernardo, Pasig City District 2
Councilor Hon. Orlando Benito, Public Employment
Service Office OIC Manager Jelene Sison, McDonald’s
Philippines HR Manager for HR Consulting – North
Region Gigi Ramos From L-R (sitting): McDonald’s
Philippines President and CEO Kenneth Yang,
Pasig City Mayor Hon. Victor Ma. Regis Sotto

McDonald’s Philippines recently signed a memorandum of agreement with the Pasig City government, headed by Mayor Victor Ma. Regis “Vico” Sotto, to extend employment opportunities to Pasigeño senior citizens (SCs) and persons with disabilities (PWDs).

In its bid to further promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace, McDonald’s Philippines is committed in growing its alternative workforce by hiring at least two SCs and one PWD in 10 participating stores in the city.

The partnership will provide them the opportunity to earn while learning new skills, providing them the same world-class training which the company provides to all its directly hired employees.

Aside from the training program, approved by the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) of Pasig, and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), qualified applicants will be entitled to a regular employee’s compensation, benefits, and a life insurance policy to be secured by the company.

Best Holiday Promo Ever! Buy An Acer and Get a RealMe Phone!

Holiday deals is what makes consumers excited for their Christmas shopping for electronics especially laptops. With many waiting for their bonus and 13th month pay to purchase that laptop or gaming device as a reward for the hard work this year. Acer Philippines also made milestones for this year as being the leading brand in the country with their events and new product launches, and for this holiday season they want customers get the best deal for season.

Acer partners with smartphone brand RealMe and they are giving away FREE smartphones, yes you read that right, free realme phones for a purchase of qualified products from Acer or Predator Gaming.

Cebu Pacific is Jollibee Family Values Awards’ official airline and Special Citation for Environment partner

(From left) Cebu Pacific Corporate Social Responsibility Specialist
 Roxanne Gochuico and Director for Marketing Michelle Eve De Guzman,
sign the contract to be the official airline and special citation for
environment partner of the 9th Jollibee Family Values Awards,
together with Jollibee Philippines’ Assistant Vice President for
Brand Communications, PR and Digital Marketing Arline Adeva,
and Senior Brand PR and Communications Manager Dennis Reyes.
The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific, forged a strategic
partnership with the country’s leading fast-food chain, Jollibee,
as the Official Airline Partner and Co-Presenter of the Special
Citation for Environment of the 9th Jollibee Family Values Awards (JFVA).
The annual award pays tribute to exemplary Filipino families residing
in the Philippines and abroad who promote positive family values
through selflessly serving their fellowmen.

The Special Citation for Environment was given to the Sali family, for their innate and selfless love for the environment as manifested by their One Child One Tree movement.  The organization promotes environment preservation and a commitment to sustainable development through tree planting initiatives.

Under the auspices of the Fostering Education and Environment for Development (FEED), Inc., the Sali family has been actively supporting environmental projects in Hagonoy, Bulacan. Activities such as tree planting, mangrove reforestation efforts, as well as training modules and the sharing of technical expertise is made available to teachers, volunteers, and community residents. To date, FEED has seen the planting of 5,000 mangrove seedlings along the Tibaguin seashore while over 2,000 fruit-bearing and native trees have been planted in different elementary schools and forests in the province.

Sam Claflin, Noah Centineo Are No Saints in "Charlie's Angels"

Two of today’s most exciting actors, Sam Claflin (Me Before You, The Hunger Games) and Noah Centineo (Netflix’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) join the brave, new trio of women investigators in Columbia Pictures’ new action-adventure Charlie’s Angels.

Director Elizabeth Banks takes the helm as the next generation of fearless Charlie’s Angels take flight. In Banks’ bold vision, Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska are working for the mysterious Charles Townsend, whose security and investigative agency has expanded internationally. With the world’s smartest, bravest, and most highly trained women all over the globe, there are now teams of Angels guided by multiple Bosleys taking on the toughest jobs everywhere.

Skip the holiday rush! 5 reasons why you should shop online this season

Christmas may still be a few months away, but there’s no doubt that the holiday season is officially upon us. Unless you've been pulling a Grinch, we're sure you can hear it in the blasting holiday playlists and see it in the welcoming, twinkling lights of your favorite shops by now.

As jolly and merry the holiday season in the country is, it is also—undeniably so—one of the most stressful. Road traffic gets heavier. After the painful hours of crawling commute, the same traffic moves inside the malls as hordes of people go about the task of completing their Christmas shopping lists.

A night of grooves and nonstop dance moves: 90’s Dance Concert: Panahon Ko ‘To:

Rewind the hands of time in a major #throwback concert to usher in the new year! 90’s Dance Concert: Panahon Ko ‘To, a night of grooves and nonstop dance moves, awaits you this January 31, 2020 at the ABS CBN Vertis Tent, Quezon City from 6 P.M. onwards. 

This Flashback Friday night is presented  by JS Management Co. and SOL Aces Unlimited Co. and directed by renowned dance choreographer, Miggy Tanchanco.

Panahon Ko ‘To is the Philippines’ first ever dance concert headlined by 3 of your favorite 90’s dance icons - Universal Motion Dancers/UMD (Wowie de Guzman, James Salas, Jim Salas, Gerry Oliva, Marco McKinley, and Norman Santos), Streetboys (Vhong Navarro, Danilo Barrios, Chris Cruz, and Nicko Manalo), and Manoeuvres (Joshua Zamora, Jason Zamora, Michael Flores, Jon Supan, Reden Cruz, Jhon Cruz, and Rene Sagaran).

Dressed To Thrill: New "Charlie's Angels" Beat Bad Guys in Style

From the beginning, it was important to director Elizabeth Banks to keep the new Charlie’s Angels grounded in reality. Sure they could beat up the bad guys, but really, given the right tools — brains or Krav Maga training or a rocket launcher — couldn’t any woman?

In Banks’ bold vision, Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska are working for the mysterious Charles Townsend, whose security and investigative agency has expanded internationally. With the world’s smartest, bravest, and most highly trained women all over the globe, there are now teams of Angels guided by multiple Bosleys taking on the toughest jobs everywhere.

Shopee holds its first ever big Christmas TV special starring some of GMA kapuso artists

Shopee will be holding its first-ever televised show, the 11.11 Big Christmas TV Special on November 10 at 10:30 PM, aired on GMA7 and Shopee Live. The star-studded show will feature performances by popular GMA stars, Alden Richards, Maine Mendoza, and Heart Evangelista, in an exciting live countdown to the finale of the Shopee 11.11 Big Christmas Sale on 11 November. In addition, it will also include the premiere of the latest Shopee’s jingle, exclusively composed by Jose Mari Chan for this year’s festive season.

Globe, Hineleban Foundation bring attention to massive deforestation through Filipino folktale characters

Globe has reinforced its partnership with Hineleban Foundation to drive awareness on the importance of planting more endemic trees and protecting the forests in view of the estimated 47,000 hectares of forest cover that the Philippines loses annually due to the destructive effect of deforestation.

To engage the public—most especially the younger generation—and teach them about rainforestation, Globe introduced stylized Philippine folktale characters - the tikbalang, nuno sa punso, diwata, engkanto  and  engkantada, and the aguila.

Terrifying Tale of Obsession Unravels in "The Invisible Man" Trailer

What you can’t see can hurt you. Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss (Us, Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale) stars in The Invisible Man, a terrifying modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal’s classic monster character.

Check out the film’s official trailer below and watch The Invisible Man in Philippine cinemas this February 2020.