LG PH Aids Typhoon Rolly and Ulysses Victims

Even as the storms have passed, a lot of Filipinos are still reeling from being ravaged by typhoon Rolly and Ulysses. Communities have been displaced with people losing their home, leaving them with no shelter and no place to go. In the spirit of makabayan, government agencies, together with private individuals, groups, and corporations, have stepped up to the plate to assist fellow countrymen in their time of need.

Smart powers Liga Adarna Season 2 to raise funds for World Wide Fund for Nature

Coming from a successful pilot season, mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. and Eplayment Entertainment has announced the second season of all-female esports league Liga Adarna.

Titled Liga Adarna 2.0: Sleigh the Enemy, the league will test the best of the country’s top female esports players in four different games: Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Valorant, Dota 2, and the newly-added Call of Duty: Mobile for a total prize pool of P220,000.

The season will run from November 24, 2020 to January 17, 2021. Games will be livestreamed on the Liga Adarna Facebook page at facebook.com/ligaadarna.

In Partnership with World Wide Fund for Nature 

Liga Adarna has also partnered with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - Philippines for the "Now Loading: Gamers for Nature" campaign as its official beneficiary for the season.

Build a Home Business with the right digital and e-commerce solutions

Achieve your entrepreneurial success with PLDT Home Biz program

Amid economic difficulties brought about by the pandemic-induced lockdowns, more Filipinos are now looking for ways to earn from home either through selling or re-selling anything from face masks to food packs and succulent plants or peddling their skills online such as graphic design or teaching a new language.

The key to making this new breed of homepreneurs successful is connecting them to digital platforms so that they can reach their target customers and provide safe ways to transact business online.

The Itchyworms brings festive cheer with “Have A Merry Christmas” and “Maligayang Pasko”

The Itchyworms keeps the holiday cheer going with the simultaneous release of two Christmas songs “Have A Merry Christmas” and “Maligayang Pasko.” In honoring the time-tested tradition of writing Yuletide-themed originals that are meant to bring people closer to home in feeling and essence, the pop-rock quartet is keen on uplifting our spirits during the pandemic.  

Drummer and lead vocalist Jazz Nicolas points out the important of Christmas songs in a very crucial time like this. “We need to be reminded of the joy and hope and the spirit of giving. It’s the time of year when the world falls in love, so it’s important to listen to Christmas songs all year round.” 

Shopee Launches 12.12 Big Christmas Sale, Celebrates 5 Years of Digital Acceleration in the Region

Shopee highlights three key trends which have shaped and will continue to drive the growth of e-commerce in 2021 and beyond: Social, Personalization, and Integration

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, wraps up the year-end sales season and marks its fifth birthday by launching its annual 12.12 Big Christmas Sale. Its recent 9.9, 10.10, and 11.11 shopping events set new records and signified the changing landscape and potential of e-commerce in the region. This 12.12, Shopee celebrates five years of digital acceleration in the region and highlights three key trends that have shaped and will continue to drive the growth of e-commerce: Social, Personalization, and Integration. 

Shopee Offers a More Seamless Way for Users to Pay Electricity Bills Through ShopeePay

Shopee partners with new electricity billers for postpaid services: Meralco, Visayan Electric Company, and Davao Light and Power Company

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, partners with three new electricity merchants to offer Filipinos a more convenient way to pay their electricity bills. Users can now pay their postpaid bills for Meralco, Visayan Electric Company, and Davao Light and Power Company via ShopeePay. 

Huawei Together 2021 Online Event to Draw People Closer Through Music and Innovation

Stream the online concert on December 4 at 7:00pm!

Everyone can probably agree, 2020 has been quite the year where challenge after challenge tested our spirits more than any other. Despite the hardship, we’ve all learned important lessons and the immense value of human connections - that we’re stronger together even when we’re apart.

As such, Huawei saw it fit to cap the remaining days of the year in high spirits with Together 2021 by holding Huawei Christmas online concert along with Huawei’s Audio Family official announcement and also accompanied by holiday season bundles on its best-selling devices. After all, celebrating with music and gifts are always a great way to bolster that Christmas cheer.

ECHO, OXFAM, World Vision, and ADRA partner to support Goni-displaced families in Bicol

Following the onslaught of Super Typhoon Goni (local name Rolly), international NGOs Oxfam, ADRA, and World Vision, together with local partners Coastal core and Peoples’ Disaster Risk Reduction Network, with funding from the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), will provide immediate aid to the most affected communities in the hard-hit areas of the Bicol region. These areas include the provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur, and Catanduanes. 

The massive response focuses on providing assistance in shelter, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH), food, and protection initiatives.

The unfettered truth about love: PhilPop releases final batch of songs

PhilPop, the country’s premier songwriting competition, drops the final batch of songs from the South Luzon cluster.

Carefully selected from thousands of submissions, the entries from this particular group reflect the unfettered truths about romantic relationships, disappointments, and heartaches, written based from personal experiences or from the perspective of an outsider looking in.

Filipino spirit of ‘bayanihan’, essential in PH economic revival amid COVID-19

A Filipino statesman and business leader called on a whole-of-society approach in helping revive the Philippine economy from its pandemic-induced recession. 

In the recent economic forum, Ambassador Albert del Rosario emphasized the importance of the ‘bayanihan’ approach as essential in the Philippine economic revival from COVID-19. Ambassador del Rosario led the five-day Pilipinas 2020 conference organized by Stratbase ADR Institute. He serves as the Co-Chairman of the Board at Stratbase, along with Manuel V Pangilinan. Ambassador del Rosario is also in the Board of Directors of PLDT, the country’s largest integrated telco.    

According to Ambassador del Rosario, the government and the private sector must collaborate to achieve an inclusive and sustainable economic recovery. This includes supporting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and collaborating with conglomerates to help the economic development of the country. This also aims to enable communities to cope with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.