Get a chance to meet #TeamGalaxy Ambassador SB19 with Samsung’s #AwesomePosesUnleashed TikTok Challenge

TikTok has become the app of choice for Gen Z. The platform is an endless source of entertaining videos—inspiring young people to become social media superstars on their own. Samsung is encouraging Gen Z to bring their imagination to life and become content creators with the #AwesomePosesUnleashed TikTok Challenge. 

This follows Samsung’s TikTok challenge with SB19 in 2020, where they invited the P-Pop boy band’s fans to share their #AwesomeGrooves on the platform.

This year, creators are invited to show everyone how awesome they are with their most creative poses through the #AwesomePosesUnleashed effect featuring the SB19 minis. The challenge will run from April 2 to 30. Participants will get a chance to win e-vouchers, or an opportunity to join an online meet and greet with the boys and receive signed photocards.

LRMC implements adjusted LRT-1 operating hours

In support of the government’s announcement of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) will implement a new schedule for the last train service on March 29 and 30, 2021.

LRT-1 will be operating from 4:30AM until 9:30PM (Northbound) and until 9:45PM (Southbound) on March 29 - 30. The adjusted schedule for the last train is in consideration of the government’s curfew from 6PM – 5AM and will allow LRT-1 Operations personnel to prepare and travel home safely.

As previously announced in the Holy Week schedule advisory, LRT-1 operations will be temporarily suspended from March 31 (Holy Wednesday) to April 4, 2021 (Easter Sunday) for the annual maintenance and rehabilitation works to facilitate continuous improvements to the LRT-1 system. LRMC has also coordinated with the Department of Transportation for the deployment of public utility buses along the alignment of LRT-1 to support essential workers with additional means of transportation during this period.

Which Motorcycle is Right for You?

Rev Up your summer with Transcycle, now also online!

With 2021 presenting new possibilities and a glimmer of hope for recovery from challenges over the past year, it’s not a stretch to say now is the time to get moving and stay motivated. People are slowly going out for work and leisure while maintaining precautions and social distancing for personal safety.

For some, it’s a great time to get a new motorcycle. It’s estimated that the coming years will see a boom in demand for individual mobility, with people opting to keep a distance from others and use a clean individual device untouched by anyone else. 

MSMEs Share their Digital Journey in Time for Shopee’s 4.4 Mega Shopping Sale

Through Shopee, two sellers gained  immense success with their online business

As e-commerce takes on greater importance in Filipinos’ lives, entrepreneurs continue to explore online selling opportunities to reach a new generation of tech-savvy users. 

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, provides an ideal avenue for MSMEs to quickly shift their businesses to e-commerce, the tools to upskill entrepreneurs, and engagement features to reach even more customers. With about 88,000 new online business registrations in 2020, 86,000 of these businesses registered from March to December when strict lockdown measures were implemented across the country. With many entrepreneurs going digital and turning to online platforms, Shopee shares two business owners’ success stories on the platform. 

Acclaimed producer Wovensound, rapper Ihasamic!, and alt-pop songstress Jeena navigate emotional uncertainty on new single “Lonely Shores”

"Taking a page out of Brockhampton and Tyler the Creator’s books, producer Wovensound weaves in elements of lo-fi, jazz and hip-hop to create a track that sounds like a road trip." - TimeOut Magazine

Acclaimed producer Wovensound, rapper Ihasamic!, and alt-pop songstress Jeena have recently teamed up for a song about two lost souls crying for help as they struggle to find their place in a world that invalidates their feelings and actions. 

Released under Umami Records, “Lonely Shores” comes from a place of emotional pain and confusion—a track written by Ihasamic! in his attempt to “reflect on times where we sometimes like to hold on to things that hurt us.” 

Framed with cinematic production and ethereal calm, the collaborative effort from Singapore’s finest musicians tackles mental and emotional health with a level of sensitivity that is often unheard of in contemporary hip-hop/R&B releases—for most of its existence. 

PayMaya bags 11 Quills for its COVID-19 initiatives

PayMaya Philippines brought home 11 Quills at the recently held 18th Philippine Quill Awards Night for its initiatives that enabled various stakeholders amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The digital financial services leader was conferred three Excellence Awards and eight Merit Awards this year by the International Association of Business Communicators-Philippines (IABC-Philippines), a prestigious award-giving body that recognizes strategic and excellent programs, campaigns, and materials in business communications. 

Rapper/producer Zelijah dives deep into teenage nostalgia on “17”

Zelijah takes a trip down memory lane on his new song “17,” out today via Sony Music Philippines.

Trading verses with fellow hip-hop artist Ellis G on bossa-infused, lo-fi beats and stripped-down guitars, the Filipino rapper/producer strikes a balance between honing a music palette that distills the algorithm-driven sounds of today and approaching the intersection of various music styles with a pop flair.

According to Zelijah, “17” was supposed to be a sad little tune about cherishing the best years of our lives in a bubble, tucked away from the hassles of adult responsibilities. “But the vibe it gave us when we were working on the song was just purely nostalgic so we thought of writing the lyrics about the 2012 and 2017 era where both of us were 17 years old,” the multi-talented artist admits in a statement. “Personally, this age bracket is where we worry less about the world and only think about ourselves and all the mundane things— free from our life problems.”