MPIC bags two STEVIE® Awards
Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) was lauded in the eighth annual Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards, garnering two accolades for its corporate social responsibility initiatives in the service of vulnerable sectors amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 900 nominations from organizations across the Asia-Pacific region were considered this year in categories such as Award for Excellence in Innovation in Products & Services, Award for Innovative Management, and Award for Innovation in Corporate Websites, among many others. MPIC won a Gold Stevie for Most Valuable Non-Profit Response and a Silver Stevie for Most Valuable Corporate Response for its “Bayan Tanim: Encouraging Sustainable Living in a Time of Crisis” program, and “Kaya Natin ‘To Relief Support for Marginalized Sectors” initiative respectively,
Bayan Tanim! formed the third phase of MPIF’s COVID-19 response strategy, tapping the potential of small-scale gardening to help disadvantaged communities cope with the adverse impacts of the pandemic.
Through the Kaya Natin ‘To initiative, MPIC and MPIF distributed over 3,700 relief packs to around 18 communities in Metro Manila and surrounding areas, prioritizing the vulnerable population comprised of persons with disabilities, informal settlers, senior citizens, pregnant and lactating mothers, and indigenous minorities.
The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are the only business awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace in all 29 nations of the region. The Stevie Awards are widely considered to be the world’s premier business awards, conferring recognition for achievement in programs such as The International Business Awards® for 19 years.
Globe Rewards gives out essential vouchers for healthcare and protection
Globe customers can achieve their wellness goals and address their health concerns through their Globe Rewards points. They may easily avail a unique set of special promos for health protection, medicine delivery, and video or voice teleconsultations from GoHealth, HealthNow, and KonsultaMD.
KonsultaMD is a 24/7 health hotline service operated by skilled and licensed Filipino doctors who provide medical assessment and information through voice or video. HealthNow is a primary care aggregator platform that offers telemedicine consultations, medicine delivery as well as clinic and diagnostic testing bookings.
GoHealth, on the other hand, offers medical insurance coverage with telemedicine service from KonsultaMD and health insurance from Pacific Cross Philippines.
Under the GoHealth promo, Globe Postpaid, Platinum, Globe Prepaid, and TM customers can get protection coverage ranging three months until December 3, for 15-55 Rewards points.
They can also get insurance coverage for emergency in-patient treatment for pneumonia, bronchitis, urinary tract infection, respiratory tuberculosis, gastroenteritis, diarrhea, tonsillitis, and cancer valid for three months until September 30, for 30-75 points.
For just 90 Rewards points, customers can also take advantage of a P150 discount offered by HealthNow on medicine deliveries and video health consultations until the end of the year.
Customers can redeem a one-month KonsultaMD subscription for unlimited voice teleconsultation with one free video consultation, e-prescription, e-laboratory request, and e-medical certificate until the end of 2021 for only 60 points.
SMC assures enough supplies of food, power and fuel amid 2-week ECQ
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president Ramon S. Ang assured the public that the company is adequately prepared to supply much-needed food, fuel and power throughout the two-week lockdown aimed at containing surging COVID-19 cases.
The company, he said, is also prepared to continue providing assistance to disadvantaged communities spanning its businesses around Metro Manila. SMC has already spent over P14 billion to support the fight against the pandemic, mounting the biggest food donation drive in history.
“I would like to personally assure everyone that we have enough food inventory to last even many months. We’ve had a lot of learning from last year and we adjusted the way we operate. We are better prepared for sudden disruptions,”Ang said.
Ang added that with most of SMC’s facilities located nationwide in various provinces outside Metro Manila, the company expects minimal disruption to the supply of essential food, electricity, and fuel.
“There is nothing to worry as far as supply is concerned. For now, please prepare to stay at home, protect yourselves and your loved ones. Even if you are all vaccinated, please exercise greater caution as the delta variant is more transmissible,” Ang said.
For those wanting to access products safely from their homes, SMC recently launched a new online marketplace, The SMC Hub, to allow consumers to order from its full line of food products–from fresh and frozen poultry, meats, value-added products such as canned food, ready-to-eat meals, dairy, milk, coffee, even animal and pet care products.
Solaire vaccine initiative
Solaire Resort and Casino began rolling out its vaccination program for its employees in the last week of June.
To date, all who are rostered for day to day operations have been fully vaccinated, while dependents are being scheduled for their initial dose.
Solaire, together with the corporate foundation of its sister company International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), had procured Moderna vaccines for its team members as well as five of their dependents at no cost to the team members.
The Solaire — ICTSI Foundation Inc. Vaccination Center (SIVC) located with Solaire, was the venue for the rollout of the vaccination program for team members beginning last week of June. Selected areas of The Theatre at Solaire were converted to accommodate a robust vaccination process that supports both drive-thru and on-site appointments.
The SIVC vaccine journey makes use of the latest in mobile technology developed by Zuellig Pharma, utilizing QR codes embedded with Team Member information for a quick, efficient and safe vaccine administration.
Padilla for Sovit vitamins
Actor-singer Daniel Padilla has been named brand ambassador for Sovit Vitamins. Padilla appears in the brand’s latest commercial clip.
Sovit vitamins come in two variants: Sovit-Cee ascorbic acid and Sovit Max Multivitamins with Zinc variations.
Sovit-Cee is non-acidic — a buffered form of Vitamin C that makes it gentle on the stomach. It has a higher level of absorption than ordinary Vitamin C and acts as an antioxidant. Sovit Max is meant to boost one’s immune system against COVID-19.
On-demand liquidity service launched in Japan
Enterprise blockchain solution for global payments Ripple has launched RippleNet’s first live On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) service implementation in Japan, in collaboration with SBI Remit Co., Ltd, the largest money transfer provider in Japan and one of the leading mobile wallet services in the Philippines, Coins.ph.
This expanded partnership will see SBI Remit connect with Coins.ph and digital asset exchange platform SBI VC Trade on RippleNet for faster and more affordable cross-border payments from Japan to the Philippines.
With ODL now available in Japan, RippleNet customers can leverage the digital asset XRP to eliminate pre-funding and reduce operational costs, unlocking capital and fuel the expansion of their payments businesses.
Insular Life names new COO
Insular Life (InLife) has appointed Efren Caringal Jr. as chief operating officer (COO) with the rank of senior executive vice president.
Caringal has handled executive roles in the Middle East, Germany, Ireland and Singapore before coming back to Manila when he was appointed chief finance officer and treasurer and chief investment officer at a multinational life insurer.
As COO and one of the Group heads, Caringal will have oversight on strategy and financial management, insurance operations, actuarial, investment management, real property, information technology including digital transformation, and information security and data privacy.
Cruelty-free, affordable makeup for Filipinas
Ever Bilena, one of the country’s leading cosmetic brands, has announced that its makeup brands are cruelty-free. Among its makeup brands are Hello Glow, Ever Organics, Careline, Blackwater and Spotlight.
Denice Sy-Munez, Ever Bilena’s chief sales and marketing officer. “Aside from providing them affordable makeup brands using quality ingredients, we also want Filipinas to enjoy beauty products that are not tainted with cruelty.”
When buying cruelty-free makeup, consumers are not only expressing support for the brand but also educating themselves on choosing the right products, the importance of animal welfare, and knowing the stories that go behind in making the brand.
PayMaya powers online donations
PayMaya has equipped Kain Tayo, Pilipinas! private sector-led campaign with online donation acceptance, allowing citizens to donate using their PayMaya account and any credit, debit, and prepaid card as well as other e-wallets.
Kain Tayo, Pilipinas! is a flagship program under the Pilipinas Kontra Gutom (PKG) movement, led by private corporations, media, non-government organizations, together with the Department of Education, the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute, and the National Nutrition Council.
The campaign, launched in time for the Philippine National Nutrition Month, is another milestone for the country’s public and private sectors to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030, following the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. It aims to feed more Filipino children and equip families with nutrition information to help alleviate malnutrition, especially among children 5 years and below.
PayMaya users can now donate by simply scanning the PayMaya QR in the website using their app. Anyone from around the world can also contribute to the campaign using any debit, credit, or prepaid card as well as any e-wallet through the Kain Tayo, Pilipinas! website via the PayMaya Checkout online payment gateway.
