More than a Shoebox: Helping Kids Bounce Back through Education

My Dream in a Shoebox Continues to Fight for Children’s Education 

This year is one of many drastic changes. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people everywhere stayed at home as much as possible as part of the collective effort to flatten the curve. While the battle against the pandemic pans on, children’s education continues. The president announced that face to face classes will resume next year but for the meantime, the Department of Education (DepEd) has provided the academic community the option to continue schooling by pivoting to other learning delivery modalities stated in the Basic Education Learning Continuity Program for the safety of students and educators. This new educational set up entails the need for long-term supplies. However, not all students have the resources to continue their education in this new system.

GCash extends P1.8B in microcredit facility in H1

GCash, the undisputed leading and preferred mobile wallet in the Philippines, extended over P1.8 billion of microcredit facility during the first half of the year through its sister company Fuse Lending, helping stretch the budget of Filipinos amid the national health situation.

PLDT Home launches all-new Prepaid FamLoads for Videos Every Day

Be Work and Watch-Ready at home with Bigger Data Packs

PLDT Home introduces all-new family-sized Home Wifi Prepaid FamLoads so families can get the best online experiences for work, study, and entertainment at home. The new prepaid FamLoad Video and Video Plus are packed with bigger data allowance that can be used for popular video apps and open access data for all sites and apps. 

Teachers, parents join Globe and DepEd in kids’ cyber safety talk

The shift to online learning for school year 2020-2021 imposes a lot of challenges to teachers, parents and students alike. Among these challenges, ensuring children’s online safety is the most critical. As a matter of fact, the Philippines ranks highly when it comes to online risks for children. According to Georges Dizon from Globe Business Enablement and Training Group, “The Philippines is a top source of child pornography. The country is likewise the second most dangerous online (or with high online risks) according to the DQ institute study in 2018.” 

foodpanda, Globe Business help riders go the extra mile with new KaPanda plan

Foodpanda - the leading global online food delivery platform that operates in more than 40 countries and partner to over 1,000 restaurants nationwide—collaborated with Globe Business to come up with a solution to aid KaPanda riders in connecting to the brand’s delivery app, communicating with customers, and boosting their daily operations.

The partnership introduced the special postpaid line, KaPanda Plan 500 which provides foodpanda riders access to unlimited calls and texts to all networks and sizable data allocation. The plan lets them access Roadrunner, the foodpanda delivery app⁠ used to receive customer requests; pandariders, the company’s website; Facebook community and Telegram channels for fleet updates; and Waze for easier GPS navigation.

From Communication to Experience TeamAsia launches its Integrated Marketing Experience approach

As brands navigate through this unprecedented time, they need to have a strategy -- an approach that will help them be agile, adapt to the demands of the ‘now normal,’ and provide value to their consumers. The COVID-19 health crisis continues to change the way consumers perceive the world, which also changes the way they interact with the brands around them. This calls for brands to rise to the challenge of discovering the best way to pivot into the reimagined future. 

Being able to adapt to the new landscape starts with recognizing what consumers need, especially at this time -- meaningful connections despite the restrictions of the community quarantine. TeamAsia, an award-winning marketing agency, does this through their Integrated Marketing Experience approach, or IME. 

Zack Tabudlo takes charge of his fear and soars in love with latest single, “Nangangamba”

Singer-songwriter and producer Zack Tabudlo finds renewed perspective on time’s delicate role in shaping your own destiny, setting an ultimatum on fear with his newest single, “Nangangamba,” out this Friday, August 7, on digital platforms worldwide.

On his first release under Island Records Philippines, Zack urges listeners to take ownership of their own feelings: that inaction may shield you from pain, yes, but ultimately it’ll get you nowhere. He brings love songs up a notch, infusing pop and R&B elements to his powerful vocals—a testament to his ever-evolving songwriting and production style. But moreover, it signals a shift on his creative choices in keeping his individual artistry as dynamic as his growth in the music industry. “With these new tracks, I'm sure people who have experienced these would relate so much more… [the latest single] is very different, music-wise and in terms of maturity,” he shares.