Hamilo Coast and WWF: partners in eco-tourism and sustainability

Hamilo Coast embraces sustainable tourism at the
core of its philosophy and shows how beautiful beachfront
homes can harmonize with nature and the environment.

Hamilo Coast, the premier beach resort town in Nasugbu, Batangas, may be the weekend haven of the country’s affluent set, yet it is on track as a thriving model of sustainable eco-tourism practices. 

Touting 5,800 hectares of prime seaside development, Hamilo Coast is a project of SM Prime’s Costa Del Hamilo, Inc. (CDHI), which carefully integrates residential, resort, leisure, commercial, and institutional land uses in the sprawling estate. But beyond its vast scope and stunning vistas, Hamilo Coast embraces sustainable tourism at the core of its philosophy and shows how beautiful beachfront homes can harmonize with nature and the environment.

BLIND ITEM: Marcos Admin Official & His Big Time Collector and Depositor?

Who is this high ranking official of the government along with two special employees of the said official stands as a collector and depositor?

Accorinding to our source, the collector and  someone who he is currently negotiating is collecting a lot of money for his so-called "boss" who is this government official.

The collector makes sure that the money collected is given at the right time and there is another official that serves as the depositor of the collected  amount into the bank account or the high ranking official. 

The negotiation is made through a series of text messages during the month of June and July this year in which they had a separate conversation with another guy that talks about the milions collected from a project that is supposed to benefit the poor citizens.

"The Invitation" -- Horror Told From a Female Perspective

Emmy-nominated filmmaker Jessica M. Thompson directs Columbia Pictures’ new horror thriller The Invitation starring Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones, Fast & Furious 7 & 8).

Watch the film’s trailer at https://youtu.be/cHF2a2XZxUk

Thompson made her feature writer-directorial debut with The Light of the Moon, which won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Film at SXSW. The film holds a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score, with critics calling it "harrowingly effective" (Variety), "honest and complex" (The Hollywood Reporter), and Film Inquiry stated that "for any filmmaker this would be an unmitigated triumph, but for a first-time filmmaker this is revelatory."

Canva shares visual communication tips for more effective learning

Back to school resources are now available on Canva Eskwela. 

The opening of classes is just around the corner. While teachers and students will slowly shift back to face-to-face classes this year, visual communication will continue to be an important tool for learning.

To continue making classrooms visually interactive and engaging, here are some balik-eskwela tips from Canva:

Three Easy Ways To Score Over ₱2M worth of prizes at the 8.8 ShopeePay Festival

Send money & win up to ₱1M, buy 1GB for only ₱1, and get exclusive vouchers when you use ShopeePay.

Online transactions are now more rewarding as ShopeePay gives you more reasons to send money, buy load, and shop online! From August 6 to 8, ShopeePay is hosting three days of giveaway with over ₱2M in prizes. Users can further rejoice as exciting prizes and rewards are up for grabs at the 8.8 ShopeePay Festival! 

Shopee Cares PH empowers users to combat fraud activities

With more Filipinos relying on e-commerce to get their essentials, this has also increased the need to protect them due to the growing number of fraudulent activities happening in the digital space. In a Consumer Pulse Survey conducted by TransUnion in February 20221, of the over 1,000 Filipino adults polled, 53% said they were targeted by fraudsters in the previous 3 months. From the same survey, 42% said they were scammed by Phishing, 38% were victimized by money and gift card scams, while 30% were scammed by third-party sellers via online retail shops. While businesses in different industries are continuously upgrading their platforms, fraudsters also search for ways on how they can adapt to the ever-changing landscape and discover new vulnerabilities. 

Shopee, Shopee Xpress partner with Whisper and World Vision to empower young women to #Share The Confidence

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, recently launched the #ShareTheConfidence campaign in partnership with Whisper and World Vision, to educate Filipinos on the importance of menstrual hygiene management. This initiative is part of Shopee Bayanihan, the company's umbrella CSR arm that seeks to provide support for communities in need through partnerships with various humanitarian organizations. 

As part of the campaign, Whisper pledged to match and donate sanitary products for every Whisper product sold on Shopee from May 28 to June 30. Almost 130,000 young women from World Vision’s partner communities all over the Philippines benefitted from the initiative and received sanitary products through the delivery efforts of Shopee Xpress, Shopee’s logistics arm. Apart from raising awareness on proper menstrual hygiene management, the #ShareTheConfidence campaign also aimed to break the stigma around menstrual health and address the issue of period poverty in the Philippines. 

PLDT Home remains fastest in PH, tops Speedtest Award Q1-Q2 2022

Ookla names again PLDT Home as fastest ISP at Speedtest Award Q1-Q2 2022

PLDT Home wins Speedtest Award Q1-Q2 2022

PLDT Home is consistently named the Philippines’ fastest broadband, besting all major internet providers in the country, as it wins for the fifth consecutive year at the Ookla®Speedtest™ Awards Q1-Q2. 

The global benchmarking company, Ookla®, announced that PLDT achieved a speed score of 77.91 and logged the fastest download and upload speeds at 210.83 Mbps and 234.21 Mbps, respectively.

“The past years have proven how essential fast and reliable internet services are for Filipinos to work, study, and be entertained at home. With this award, we thank Ookla® for recognizing our consistent efforts to top ourselves. This win reiterates our unwavering commitment to power our customers with the best digital services so that they can progress in life as they do things digitally better at home,” said Jeremiah de la Cruz, PLDT Senior Vice President and Head of Consumer Business – Home. 

Filipino band Ben&Ben and Indonesian singer-songwriter Pamungkas to work on a two-part music collaboration

Filipino folk-pop collective Ben&Ben and Indonesian singer-songwriter Pamungkas are teaming up for a two-part music collaboration slated to drop soon.

The two music acts are filming a video in an undisclosed studio ahead of their upcoming show on August 6, 2022 (Saturday) at the 123 Block in Mandaluyong City, Philippines.

Check out some of the photos here.

Pamungkas is currently headlining his own Southeast Asian tour to promote his fourth studio album, Birdy. His hit single “To The Bone” was a huge regional success, peaking at No. 5 on Spotify Philippines Top 50 chart last year.

Ben&Ben is also set to conquer the international stage with their first North American tour, performing in iconic and key venues across eight cities in the US and Canada.

Filipino Tech Pioneer Debuts Fandom Innovations at Largest Web3 Conference in SEA

Anotoys Collectiverse founder Oscar G. Tan-Abing Jr. brings Pinoy innovation to the world stage at Web3 Con.

The next evolution of global fandom begins in the Philippines. At the very first Web3 Con, Anotoys Collectiverse founder and CEO Oscar G. Tan-Abing Jr. unveiled his company’s plans to reshape how the world enjoys fandom through emerging web3 technologies. By pioneering an ecosystem that brings celebrities to the metaverse, Tan-Abing aims to give fans from all over the world exciting new opportunities to connect with their favorite stars.

Web3 Con is the largest web3 and crypto conference in Southeast Asia to date, bringing together thousands of futurists, venture capitalists, innovators, fintech, and webtech aficionados from across the region. Its debut event hosted more than 20 guest speakers comprising some of the most influential thinkers in the web3 space.

In his keynote address, “Fandom, Celebrity, and Collectibles in Web3,” Tan-Abing shared how the fandom around mainstream celebrities would play a crucial role in the widespread adoption of web3.