Based on the former couple’s real-life story, the visuals take an intimate look at how healing starts with owning up to one’s mistakes, apologizing for the pain committed during the relationship, and taking steps to forgive yourself in order to completely move on.
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Back-to-school season is officially here, and many schools across the country are already welcoming back students to attend classes IRL. Surely, backpacks are filled with fresh school supplies, but why not throw in new tech buys for an upgraded learning experience?
From July 15 to September 15, parents and students are in for a treat as the lifestyle partner of every Filipino offers a list of affordable gadgets at the Back-to-School, Back-to-Sulit campaign of Home Credit Philippines. Through low-interest rates and flexible payment terms, the brand makes these back-to-school products more accessible to Filipinos!
How does the country’s biggest mall conserve water and electricity? SM Supermalls has implemented many measures to be more energy-efficient and make better use of natural resources in order to protect the environment. You can adopt some of their ideas into your own home, to save money and the planet.
Switch to solar panels
Traditional electricity production uses thousands of liters of water each year for cooling generators, and fossil fuels release harmful gases that pollute the air and contribute to global warming.
That’s why SM Supermalls is using solar energy as part of its commitment to sustainability. Mall of Asia was the first Philippine mall to use rooftop solar decks. Now, these are used in 10 of its malls, with plans to install 50 more over the next few years.
Currently, the mall chain is sourcing around 68% of its energy from renewable sources, which has helped reduce energy consumption by 28%, and carbon emissions by 31%.
Home solar panels are now becoming more affordable, and with the money you save on electricity bills, these eventually pay for themselves. You can also start with small changes, like switching to outdoor solar lights or solar water heaters.
Use energy-efficient appliances
SM Supermalls have been designed to be both energy and water efficient. It uses LED lighting systems which has 50% energy savings, and sensor-activated escalators which save another 30%. The skylights, green walls and windows also make full use of natural light.
SM Supermalls is the first mall in the country to install e-Vehicle charging stations.
Find ways to reduce the use of gasoline
Gasoline prices are at an all-time high, so budget-savvy Filipinos are turning to cheaper (and greener) forms of transportation, such as riding the bike and carpooling. Aside from saving money, it prevents air pollution and has lower carbon emissions.
SM Supermalls has long supported the use of environment-friendly transportation. It has dedicated bike lanes, hundreds of bike racks, vending machines and service repair stations. It also has produced Biker’s Safety Videos and Manuals which you can download from https://www.smsupermalls.com/smcares/advocacies/bike-friendly-sm/.
SM Supermalls has also deployed the country’s first in-mall free charging stations for e-Vehicles in SM Aura, SM North Edsa, SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City, and SM Megamall.
SM Supermalls’ Trash to Cash Recycling Market provides a convenient way for mallgoers to turn their recyclable waste into cash.
Segregate your trash
Segregating biodegradables and recyclables helps lower the amount of trash that goes into landfills, which affect the health of the nearby communities and can also contaminate the soil and water supply. Landfills also emit methane, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon dioxide, which contributes to global warming.
SM Supermalls follows a strict trash segregation program within its malls. In fact, compostable waste is collected and turned into compost through their conversion process. The produced compost is then distributed through various community programs.
SM Supermalls also supports the recycling efforts of the surrounding communities, with its Trash to Cash Recycling Market. Every first Friday and Saturday of the month, you can bring your recyclables like plastic bottles, aluminum and tin cans, old papers and books, and metal cookware and kitchen items and exchange them for cash. You can also join its Plastic Waste Collection Program, and regular Electronic Waste Programs at participating SM Cyberzones.
Collect rainwater
Water is a valuable resource. That’s why SM malls have rainwater catchments to harvest rainwater, especially in flood-prone areas, which serves the double purpose of conserving water and helping its communities to stay safe and flood-free.
Whenever it rains, 20 SM malls can catch up to 79,257 cubic meters of rainwater, which is enough to fill 32 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
At home, you can collect rainwater in large barrels for gardening or cleaning the floors. There are many guides you can find online that can teach you how to save rainwater like this one - https://www.wikihow.com/Collect-Rainwater.
Join the SM Green Movement
All these measures are part of SM Supermalls’ commitment to protecting the planet. “SM has always strived to nurture and give back to all the communities we serve. That includes creating a greener, safer environment,” says Mr. Steven T. Tan, SM Supermalls President. “Through our programs, we also hope to make it easier for people to make eco-friendly choices in everyday life. The Green Movement is not just about what SM does within the malls, but what we can do together as a community.”
The material, which contains discarded film photos with texts exposing some personal thoughts, is said to be part of the lyrics of an upcoming Ben&Ben song to be released sometime next week.
A few days ago, the nine-piece Filipino collective tweeted what looks like a snippet of a lyrics offering an intimate take on the painstaking process of letting go.
Ben&Ben also dropped a performance video of “Stand By You,” featuring Indonesian superstar Pamungkas. The collaborative visuals, which was recorded earlier this month at SoundCheck Studio, has racked up more than 220,000 views as of press time.
Set to conquer the international stage with their first North American tour, the Paninindigan Kita music act will be performing in iconic and key venues across nine cities in the US and Canada—ahead of their send-off concert on September 3 at the CCP Open Grounds.
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This August, Shopee Philippines will be launching its first ever Ultimate Case Challenge, a business case competition open to Filipino undergraduate students from across the globe. Finalists of the competition will get the chance to win up to ₱50,000. Throughout the duration of the case challenge, each team consisting of 3-4 members will be asked to pitch their own unique ideas and solutions to a real-world challenge included in a business case brief.
Karen Perez, Head of People at Shopee Philippines, said, “We’re thrilled to support Filipino tech talents from all over the world by providing them with opportunities to develop their skill set. Through the business case competition, we aim to hone their analytical and process improvement skills, preparing them to be proactive problem solvers in the fast-paced tech industry. We hope to inspire a new generation of talents who will continue to drive the tech industry forward.”
With TMBayan Fiber WiFi, Globe’s first foray into prepaid fiber, neighborhood tambayans will be powered by Globe’s fast and reliable fiber and available at affordable rates to community members who rely on connectivity for school, work, gaming, entertainment, and other online activities.
Globe launched its first prepaid community fiber initially in 53 areas in the National Capital Region (NCR); 89 in Luzon including Bulacan, Pampanga, Cavite, and Laguna; 31 in Visayas, specifically, Cebu; and 29 in Mindanao, including Davao del Norte and Davao del Sur.
Filipino alternative soul/rock outfit of Mercury powers through a kind of love that knows no bounds in their new single “ENOUGH,” out today via Sony Music Entertainment.
Written collectively by the band themselves, the song deals with acknowledging how relationships grow stronger over time when creating compromises and weathering storms as partners and as individuals.
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