The PR & Events Circuit

Give Dad a gift of comfort and joy  with special seat from SM Home, the one-stop shop that has a wide variety of Dad’s Chairs that are ergonomic, sturdy and reliable.  After a hard day at the office, there’s nothing like a comfy chair he can retreat to at the end of the day and just completely relax, like an Air Leather Recliner.  If Dad’s a bit of a movie buff or a gamer, he most probably has a home theatre set-up. Help him create a proper theater lounge that will help create that luxury, cinematic experience. With a relaxed, oversized seating style and a couple of drink holders, it will be easy to make Dad nice and comfy.  A lounge room is a home’s place for entertaining and relaxing; Dad’s place for catching up with family and friends, for chilling out with a good book after dinner and gathering around to watch his favorite sports. What every lounge room needs is a big Sofa that can seat a few people or let Dad really stretch out, like leather selections from SM H...

  From giving users in Metro Manila access to seamless payment solutions using their GCash app, the country’s leading e-wallet, is now extending its reach to the Visayas and Mindanao (VisMin) region by building partnerships and ecosystems with LGUs through GCash Pay Bills. True to its mission of providing “financial inclusion for all,” GCash has enabled VisMin customers in the said regions to pay their bills and send payments from the comfort and safety of their homes anytime, offering greater convenience and empowering a digital financial lifestyle in the region. “GCash remains committed to its mission to enable financial access for all consumers and merchants, including those in Visayas and Mindanao. Aside from financial inclusion, GCash continues to provide Filipinos with seamless access to their digital financial lifestyle and help keep them safe during the pandemic,” said Martha Sazon, President and CEO of GCash. Traditionally, e-payment penetration at VisMin regions have been...

Every business that has survived and beaten the pandemic odds carries an inspiring story of creativity, grit, and resilience worthy of recognition.   By capturing and telling these stories, Globe Business honors the local micro, small and medium business owners through this year’s  Saludo SMEs  campaign, cheering them on with the message  “Through The Changing Times, Tuloy Tayo!”,  and supporting them as a trusted partner does so that they can confidently move their business forward. Empowering businesses to forge ahead fearlessly into the digital future The ‘ Saludo SMEs ’ campaign is Globe Business’ annual initiative to recognize the contribution to sustainable economic development made by micro, small and medium businesses. It was first launched in 2019 to shine a spotlight on SME challenges and successes and inspire other entrepreneurs facing similar struggles to keep going, and coming off a troubled 2020, the campaign message feels more poignant and emotion...

Ford Philippines is expanding its 4x4 pickup truck portfolio with the launch of the new Ford Ranger Raptor X and the availability of the Ford Ranger Wildtrak 4x4 with power roller shutter, further strengthening its leadership in the 4x4 pickup segment.   “The Ranger Raptor X leverages on the immense success of the Ranger Raptor in the market as we continue to boost our 4x4 truck lineup and reach a new group of performance pickup enthusiasts who are into aesthetic modifications,” shares Michael Breen, managing director, Ford Philippines. Ford Ranger Raptor X is a limited-edition Ranger Raptor featuring over-the-top (OTT) and body side stripes and extended leg sports bar, giving it a rugged and sporty look   Available starting July, the Raptor X comes in Arctic White, Conquer Gray, and Performance Blue at PHP2,038,000* The Ranger Wildtrak 4x4 with power roller shutter is available starting June 22 at an introductory price of PHP1,728,000*, enabling improved security and utility ...

Is love really so powerful and great that it can move mountains and weather any storm? Can a person truly live through insurmountable odds and cross the world - no matter how wide the distance or how much time has passed - just to be with the person they hold dear?  GMA Network delights viewers with the enthralling tale of romance between two individuals whose love has always been opposed by forces and how fate always brings them back together in the much-awaited primetime series, The World Between Us, premiering this July 5.  2021's much-awaited blockbuster primetime drama Three of the country’s most in-demand and highly-talented actors headline this drama series: Asia's Multimedia Star Alden Richards as he takes on the remarkable role of Louie Asuncion, the intelligent orphan who has a penchant for inventing gadgets and who will work his way up to prove that he is worthy of Lia's love; award-winning actress Jasmine Curtis-Smith who is set to charm audiences with her mesme...

The Department of Education (DepEd) recently partnered with the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) and Microsoft to launch "Building impactful resume and professional brand online," to raise the employability for senior high school (SHS) graduates across the Philippines. Over 260,000 learners and teachers participated in the virtual event, where they were taught how to build impactful online resumes for LinkedIn and maximize the full features of the platform to connect effectively with industry practitioners. As most businesses now require digital skills from talents, learners were given free access and skilled on Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams, and Minecraft Education. Students were further upskilled on online skilling platforms such as Microsoft Learn, LinkedIn Learning, and Microsoft Imagine Academy to bolster their learning and credentials. "By providing our SHS learners access to LinkedIn and skilling platforms such as Microsoft Learn, Microsof...

SM Supermalls breached the 500,000 mark of individuals innoculated in 56 of its malls, reaching another milestone in its multi-mall vaccination drive in partnership with various local governments nationwide to be ideal venues for their vaccination programs. To date, SM Supermalls has helped vaccinate 536,555 individuals, with 103,684 of them completing their required 2 dosess. Among those vaccinated are 10,512 SM employees and 3,451 tenant and agency partners. “We’re at a pivotal moment in our country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout as more Filipinos are getting vaccinated and more than 8 million doses have been administered. In just two days, we were able to inoculate more than 40,000 individuals. We are one with the government in building vaccine confidence, sustaining the momentum for vaccine demands, and ensuring the completion of their doses,” Steven Tan, President of SM Supermalls said. The mall chain has also started its Vax, Shop, & Dine initiative under the Ingat Angat Bakuna L...

“Alden’s Reality: The Virtual Reality Concert (AR) ”—the first-ever virtual reality concert in the Philippines headlined by Asia’s Multimedia Star  Alden Richards —marks another milestone after it earned a finalist slot at the prestigious 2021 New York Festivals (NYF) “World’s Best TV and Films” Competition. The record-setting concert produced by  Synergy: A GMA Collaboration  and held as part of Alden’s 10th anniversary in the entertainment industry last December has been shortlisted under the Entertainment Special: Special Event category. It is up against entries from the USA, United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, South Korea, Singapore, Spain, and Norway. This is the first-ever international nomination of the said virtual reality concert. AR  combined cutting-edge technology and performances to produce a full-length concert amid the global pandemic. And with physical gatherings and staging of events being discouraged, the virtual reality concert enabled an immersive int...

“It’s okay not to be okay”  along with the insight that feelings including grief are valid, are some of the key takeaways from the third episode of TAYO Naman! ( Tulong, Alaga, Yakap at Oras para sa mga Tagapagtaguyod ng Edukasyon), a webinar series by  Globe and the Department of Education (DepEd).   “Sa panahon ng pandemya, grief is real. It is a collective feeling. We all experience grief differently. It is okay.  Iyong pinagdadaanan talaga natin ay hindi madali , so no need to judge yourself or judge others for how they feel,” shared  Joey Atayde, Dance/Movement Therapist and Assistant Clinical Director for Expressive Arts at MAGIS Creative Spaces and the webinar’s guest speaker. She reminded those who were tuned in that it is okay to feel sad and angry, and to grieve during loss. What needs focus, according to Atayde, is how to deal with these feelings and how to create something beautiful out of these negative emotions.   However, Atayde also pointed ...

Following a fire that ravaged Philippine General Hospital (PGH), one of the largest COVID-19 referral hospitals in the country, GCash, the country’s leading mobile wallet, raised more than P1.8 million in donations after just a week-long fund-raising drive, extending much-needed help to displaced patients that includes sick babies, the elderly and individuals needing critical care. When news of the fire at PGH came out, GCash immediately came up with the #GCashGivesBack donation drive. Through the GCash app, customers were able to extend help using the “Pay QR” option and the Pay Bills option and selecting #GCashGivesBack. “GCash takes pride in enabling its customers to immediately extend help to others all year round, in a safe and secure manner,” said Martha Sazon, GCash President and CEO.  “The speed at which people responded to our call for donation is just remarkable and it just proves that, if we give them a viable platform where they can send donations, people will not hesit...