Medicine At Midnight proves that Foo Fighters are one of rock music’s living legacies

Foo Fighters have finally released their highly anticipated 10th studio album, Medicine at Midnight under Roswell Records/RCA Records.

Following delays due to the unprecedented challenges of releasing an album during the pandemic, Medicine at Midnight finally landed late last week with nine tracks of power-driven, anthemic rock tunes that drummer Taylor Hawkins described as more “pop-oriented” than previous releases.

‘Wish come true’: housekeeper ‘drives’ home a Ford EcoSport through vivo #SealedWithAWish

Leading global technology company vivo successfully played Santa over the holidays, granting wishes and giving away exclusive prizes to more than a thousand lucky vivo customers through its #SealedWithAWish Campaign.

#SealedWithAWish is a digitized Santa Mailbox wherein customers who purchased any vivo smartphone from November 16, 2020 to January 11, 2021 could submit a wish list and get a chance to win the desired items plus other exciting prizes.

Among these lucky customers is Arche Canufin, a housekeeper in BGC, who is the winner of the grand prize of a brand new Ford EcoSport.

Gong Xi Fa Cai! Here’s What to Look Forward to this Chinese New Year

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Chinese New Year is just around the corner! And while public gatherings and grand celebrations on the streets are not allowed, you can still enjoy the festivities at home. Here’s what you can do to celebrate the Chinese New Year even if you and your family are staying indoors:

Relax over the long weekend 

This 2021, the Chinese New Year falls on a Friday—which means you have three whole days to enjoy some well-deserved ‘me time’! You can opt to stay in and binge-watch your favorite shows since most festivities in Binondo are canceled due to safety precautions. Here are three items to make your binge-watching more pleasant: 

PH 10th in APAC countries on Median 5G Download Speed: Ookla® data

The Philippines ranks 10th among APEC countries with median download speed on 5G at 182.50 Mbps based on Ookla Speedtest Intelligence® Q3 2020 data[1].

Median 5G download speed is the aggregate speed measured in the 50th percentile of all tests taken with Speedtests on a 5G connection.

This is a huge feat for an emerging market economy aiming to have a #1stWorldNetwork infrastructure. Globe has been a steady supporter of the government's initiative to improve the country's state of connectivity.  The telco has led the industry in new site builds last year and strengthened its network with extensive 4G LTE and 5G upgrades. These sustained and vigorous efforts have resulted in improved internet speeds and higher Consistency Scores as confirmed by various independent analytics firms.

Globe paves way for Our Lady of Manaoag devotees to continue pilgrimage, business online

The Our Lady of Manaoag church in Pangasinan has welcomed hundreds of thousands of devotees. As the pandemic restricted movement decreasing the number of visitors on-site, Globe has paved the way for devotees and vendors in the area to continue their devotions and attend masses online, thanks to improved internet connectivity.

The telco continues to upgrade its sites and improve its network infrastructure to fulfill its commitment to have a 4G LTE, 5G-ready network.

“Nakakatulong -- malakas ang naitutulong ng cell site kasi kahit nasaan ka, pwede kang mag manood, mag-misa kahit saan). (It helps -- a cell site strongly helps because wherever you are, you may watch online masses anywhere),” said Dolores Villanueva, a Manaoag devotee and vendor, who is able to attend online masses even while watching over her shop.

UNIQLO Announces Its Evia Store Expansion

Japanese global apparel retailer, UNIQLO, announces its expansion of their UNIQLO Evia store in Evia Lifestyle Center in Las Piñas City starting this February. 

With UNIQLO’s commitment to improve the lives of everyone through clothing and service, the expansion aims to bring more shopping convenience and accessibility to its customers. 

Located at the ground level of the Evia Lifestyle Center, the store was temporarily closed last February 1, 2021 for renovations and developments. From 660 square meters, the store will be scaled up to 1,878 square meters selling space and will offer the complete LifeWear collection for men’s, women’s, kids and babies. 

LTFRB, DOTr, select GCash as partner disbursement platform for PUV driver subsidy

GCash, the undisputed leader and preferred mobile wallet in the Philippines, has been selected by the Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), in distributing subsidies to qualified Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers, such as jeepney and bus drivers, in the Philippines.

Under the LTFRB’s PUV Service Contracting Program, approximately 60,000 PUV drivers whose livelihood are greatly affected by the pandemic will receive monetary subsidy through GCash, providing additional income for the new normal. The program is the DOTr's initiative in supporting the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act.