The PR & Events Circuit

Globe Ambassador and tennis prodigy Alexandra Eala booted out Julie Belgraver in three sets to book a place in the third round of the 2020 Australian Open juniors tournament in Melbourne. Eala beat her French rival, 6-0, 3-6, 6-1 to crash the third round of a grand slam tournament for the first time in her promising career. The 14-year-old tennis sensation, a Globe ambassador since 2016, overcame a big comeback by Belgraver in the second set by pouncing on her rival’s unforced errors in the deciding set for the breakthrough win. Eala, a Rafa Nadal Academy scholar, has surpassed her second round result in last year’s US Open juniors event. With the victory, Eala is set to clash with 16th seed Yi Cody of Hong Kong for a place in the quarterfinals of the first grand slam tournament of the year.

Ford Philippines today launches the new Ford Ranger FX4 to boost its best-selling Ranger portfolio, making it the automotive company with the widest lineup of pickup trucks in the country with 13 available variants. FORD EXECUTIVES & the NEW FORD FX4 ( From left to right) Jonathan Legaspi, Sales Director; Ryan Lorenzo, Marketing Director; PK Umashankar, Managing Director; and Yukontorn 'Vickie' Wisadkosin, President ASEAN. The new Ford Ranger FX4 boasts of a bold design inside out and features that will help widen the appeal of the Ranger among customers seeking for a versatile and capable pickup truck. “The new Ranger FX4 is a strong addition to our Ranger lineup as we continue to offer a variety of our ‘Built Ford Tough’ pickup trucks to customers with different needs, budget, and lifestyle, clearly signifying that there is indeed a Ford Ranger for everyone,” said PK Umashankar, managing director, Ford Philippines. Bolder look and design Instantly

Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) once again became the first Philippine bank to launch a smart branch that leverages world-class 5G technology for seamless connectivity with IOT (Internet of Things)-enabled services. In photo (from left to right): Albert de Larrazabal (Globe Telecom Chief Commercial Officer), Peter Maquera (Globe Business Senior Vice President), Ernest Cu (Globe Telecom President & Chief Executive Officer), Denis Omila (UnionBank Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer), Ryan Acosta (UnionBank Head for Infrastructure and Service Management), Paulo Santos (UnionBank Head of Enterprise Communication and Collaboration). Partnering with Globe Business, the enterprise arm of Globe Telecom, UnionBank deployed 5G-grade connectivity at its Dasmarinas, Cavite branch – the first of its ARK 2.0 branches - for faster speeds, higher bandwidth, and a more stable internet connection. Twenty times faster than other networks available, 5G tec

All set for the Sinulog Festival ? Share your most memorable Sinulog moments by registering to Smart Giga Stories, which comes with Free IG+FB for All. Just dial *123#.  With Smart Giga Stories, you can easily upload and share all your festival photos and videos, and stay connected with family and friends in real-time – powered by the country’s undisputed fastest LTE network. Join in the fun of Sinulog festivities by following Smart on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@LiveSmart), and checking the stream of #SmartSinulog and #ExploreSinulog posts on social media. #

Every year during the Sinulog Festival, plastic bottles are one of the most common types of garbage collected. Many don’t even make it to the garbage bins and just end up littering the streets. This Sinulog 2020, let’s do the environment a big favor and bring our own reusable water bottles or tumblers.  There will be Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) water stations along the carousel and solemn foot procession routes where you can refill your bottles for free.  As more than a million plastic bottles are sold every minute globally, the simple and easy act of switching from single-use to reusable plastic can contribute in the fight against plastic waste.

The country’s grandest festival becomes even bigger as mobile services provider Smart Communications makes Sinulog a more memorable and share-worthy experience by lining up exciting events and gathering international and local artists. Expected to draw millions of tourists, Sinulog honors the Señor Santo Niño with colorful parades, dance and music concerts, food fests and lively street parties. With so much to do, the festival can get overwhelming. So to make the most of it, Smart has put together fun and engaging activities you definitely shouldn’t miss as you #ExploreSinulog: Jan 17: Baladhay Music Festival at Citi de Mare Ground, South Road Properties Get ready with your dance moves and head over to the Baladhay Music Festival, co-presented by Smart, to rave with international DJs BlasterJaxx, Danny Avila, D.O.D, Makasi, local DJs Ace Ramos and Wicked Adobo, together with local bands like IV of Spades, Sandwich, and many more! It’s a musical hodgepodge of the coolest b

SM Supermalls, SM Cares, SM Foundation Inc., and Philippine National Red Cross extend urgent relief support and assistance to affected communities via the Oplan Tulong Express booths located in its 12 malls in South Luzon namely SM City Bacoor, Dasmariñas, Molino, Ros ario, Trece Martires, Imus, Sta. Rosa, San Pablo, Calamba, Batangas, Lipa, and Lucena. While SM Foundation Inc. will distribute kalinga relief packs to those affected, SM Supermalls is waiving its overnight parking charges in its 12 malls in South Luzon, where Oplan Tulong Express is available, for the safety of its customers and their vehicles from the ashfall. An initial truckload of over 2,500 6.6L SM Bonus distilled bottled water is presently being dispatched to the various evacuation areas in Batangas. SM is seeking the support of the public by donating clean drinking water, food, medicines and basic essentials, such as mats, blankets, pillows, water containers, and utensils. Beneficiaries of the in-

Even if we want to contribute to saving the environment, it’s sometimes hard to find the best way to do it. Project Green Islands aims to spread the word about simple ways to get involved and to encourage change. Every year, massive amounts of garbage are collected during the festival. In 2018 alone, 219 tons of garbage was collected. This is almost 10% of the garbage collected in Metro Cebu on an average day. "We worked hard the whole week in maintaining cleanliness,” said PRWorks Founder and CEO Doris Isubal-Mongaya as she described the aftermath of a concert at Plaza Independencia during Sinulog 2018. “Trash was everywhere at the plaza, except inside the trash bins.” The agency was tapped by the Sinulog Foundation Inc. to organize the Sinulog fairs, the ticket marketing and sales, and the Sinulog app. The major fair project then was Kalingawan sa Plaza in Cebu City’s biggest park fronting scenic Fort San Pedro. The same thing happened during Sinulog 2019

Globe At Home app, the best partner for your home internet connection, has reached a record number of registered users by hitting the 1,000,000 mark!   As of December 2019, there are 1,000,620 confirmed total registered customers benefiting from its features that offer utmost convenience in managing their Globe At Home plans. These numbers are projected to continuously increase in the succeeding quarters as more and more useful features are deployed monthly.  “The Globe at Home app is one of our most recent efforts to offer enhanced home Internet experience for our customers,” shared Martha Sazon, SVP and Head of Broadband Business at Globe. “This is why we are thrilled to know that more homes are maximizing the benefits of the app to fully enjoy quality connectivity with their families.”  With features designed to make managing one’s account hassle-free, the app offers a convenient digital alternative to traditional methods. Using one convenient app, customers can easi

Globe Telecom encourages consumers to take steps in reducing their environmental impact by using their mobile devices to access health, financial, educational,  entertainment, retail, food, and other services to minimize travel. Petroleum-fed vehicles are one of the largest sources of carbon emissions in many cities around the world.  Every time a person rides a bus, car, motorcycle, ship, airplane or similar modes of transportation that does not use green energy contributes to greenhouse gas production. “Mobile technology has given consumers the power to accomplish a lot of things literally at their fingertips. Through mobile phones, we can pay our bills, visit the doctor, go to the bank, buy food, go to school, shop for clothes, among other things.  By going digital, we could lessen our contribution to greenhouse gas emission and assist in healing our planet,” said Yoly Crisanto, Globe Chief Sustainability Officer and SVP for Corporate Communications. One of the serv