Children Speak Out Against Violence during COVID-19

Urgent Call to Governments for Intervention to Protect Vulnerable Children

More than 100 child participants across East Asia convened with government officials to discuss the increased instances of child violence experienced during COVID-19 at World Vision’s Asia Pacific Child Well-Being Learning Exchange forum. The virtual event, organised in partnership with UNICEF East Asia and Pacific, was introduced to bring together government, UN agencies, donors, civil society organisations, corporates, academia, subject matter experts and thought leaders in the development sector, to throw light on pressing issues facing the world’s most vulnerable children and their well-being in Asia Pacific.

“Let Our Voice be Heard” Event

The child-focused event also saw representation from the Government of Thailand, Laos PDR, Philippines, Myanmar and Indonesia, UNICEF and ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC). 

Miley Cyrus drops retro-inspired album, Plastic Hearts

After peaking at No.1 on iTunes Philippines with her first single “Midnight Sky” and revamping the ‘80s discotheque with her Dua Lipa-assisted jam “Prisoner,” pop trailblazer Miley Cyrus makes an explosive return with the release of her highly anticipated new album, Plastic Hearts, out now via RCA Records.

Miley’s seventh studio album features collaborations with Billy Idol, Joan Jett and Dua Lipa. In a handwritten letter about the new album, Miley recalls that she began writing the album over two years ago. 

“Thought I had it all figured out,” she wrote. “Not just the record—its songs/sounds but my whole fucking life. No one checks an ego like life itself. Just when I thought the body of work was finished it was all erased, including most of the music’s relevance because everything had changed.”

DDB Group bags 3 metals at Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year Awards

DDB Group Philippines received three citations in the recently concluded Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year awards. The leading integrated marketing group’s winning entries this year straddled three different categories – Philippines PR Agency of the Year, Philippines Media Agency of the Year, and Southeast Asia Best Culture.

DDB’s integrated PR solutions firm, Ripple8, Inc., won Silver as Philippines PR Agency of the Year. Winning in its first year of joining the coveted regional awards made it extra special for Ripple8.

MOK Launches It's Newest Innovative Heat-Not-Burn Flagship Device, MOK 2.0

MOK, the first heat-not-burn brand locally available in the Philippines, introduces revolutionary devices that aim to provide adult smokers with a better tobacco experience by being equally satisfying alternatives to their favorite cigarettes.

At the heart of MOK devices are sophisticated electronics highlighted by its unique Heating Pin. By utilizing innovative heat-not-burn technology, MOK allows for reduction of harmful chemicals significantly compared to cigarette smoke, by heating the tobacco just enough to release a flavorful nicotine-containing vapor without burning the tobacco itself. 

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.