Cebu Pacific resumes Cebu-Camiguin direct flight
Cebu Pacific resumed its flight to Camiguin from Cebu on November 9, becoming the first carrier to bring back its direct flights to and from the island since the pandemic.
CEB is also set to launch its newest Manila-Camiguin route on November 15as it boosts seamless connections across its widest domestic network.
Seats to Camiguin are up for grabs for as low as P88 base fare until Dec. 15. Travel period is from today up until Dec. 31.
Camiguin Island requires arriving tourists to create an account on cleancamiguinqr.com and upload necessary documents such as a filled-out health declaration form.
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Clash of titans looms at real estate awards
The judges are having a hard time picking the winners of the Real Estate and Property Excellence Awards as eight projects of the country’s top developers are competing in the high-rise residential category alone.
Contending for that category are the Amisa Private Residences in Mactan, Cebu and the Magnolia Residences in New Manila, Quezon City of Robinsons Land Corp.; the Avida Towers Riala in I.T. Park, Lahug, Cebu, the Avida Towers Asten in Ayala, Makati, the Avida Towers Astrea at Quirino Highway in Quezon City, the Avida Towers Cloverleaf in Balintawak, Quezon City, and the Avida Towers Aspira in Cagayan de Oro City — all of Avida Land Corp. of the Ayalas; and the Park Mckinley West in BGC, Taguig of Megaworld Corp.
The rest of the 16 categories — environmental, office, specialized, masterplan, hotel, residential mid-rise, sustainable development, heritage, public infra/amenities, resort, and retail — are also much coveted, which FIABCI-Ph president Dr. Reghis M. Romero describes as a welcome development.
The awarding ceremony, set for December 9 at Okada Hotel, will cap a full-day event that includes an international economic forum and conferment of “Fellow in Real Estate Management” on deserving individual contributors to the growth of the industry.
All three events will be beamed to FIABCI-World members in 70 countries for online participation.
Among the prestigious guest speakers is Senator Francis N. Tolentino, chairman of the Senate Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement.
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Globe bags Diamond for ‘Best PR Campaign’
Globe’s PR Campaign “Sa Rewards, Atin ang #GDayEveryday” (With Globe Rewards, we can make every day a G Day) won a Diamond Award for “Best PR Campaign” at the 3rd ASEAN PR Excellence Awards for their efforts in enabling its over 85 million customers nationwide to support local communities through Globe Rewards.
Inspired by the Filipino value of bayanihan (unity and cooperation among Filipinos) in the face of the ongoing global pandemic, this year’s 917 celebration, #GDayEveryday, focused on finding ways to uplift spirits through care and compassion. Through Globe Rewards, subscribers were able to earn and redeem points to create a good day for fellow Filipinos.
Globe lined up several activities throughout September for #GDayEveryday, including a two-day virtual concert, a mobile gaming tournament, online raffles, online business summit, on-ground surprises that encouraged donation of points, and many more.
The company’s communications efforts generated over P 13.4 million worth of donations across the different activities they implemented last September, otherwise known as “0917,” taken from Globe’s original and iconic prefix, known by many as the badge of a Globe subscriber.
The 3rd ASEAN PR Excellence Awards 2021 was presented by Jakarta-based ASEAN Public Relations Network in conjunction with the ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards and in collaboration with World Comm Malaysia and Institute PR Malaysia (IPRM).
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EVAP, DOE, car makers set another milestone
The Electric Vehicles Association of the Philippines headed by its President Edmund Araga, Department of Energy represented by Director Patrick Aquino, EV Car manufacturers and EVAP partners set another milestone with their eco-run 2021 held last Saturday, November 6.
EVAP Chairman Emeritus Ferdi Raquelsantos, who is also the president of EVOS, welcomed all the participants of this eco-run.
The North Loop winner was Dir. Patrick Aquino-Department of Energy, runner-up Alexis Alberi Prado Torio. South Loop was won by Mark Tieng — BYD, with runner-up Joel Macatula. For both Loops, Christian Manuel David won with Tom Tolibas – Nissan as runner-up.
Also present during the event were some members of the Electric Vehicle Owners Society (EVOS) with its president Ferdi Raquelsantos.
To date, there are a total of 110 charging stations in the Philippines. With the help of the Department of Energy, the aim to promote, legalize, electric mobility in the Philippines and be able to support the ecology of electric vehicle owners in the Country, takes us one step closer making this into a reality.
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46 firms join China trade expo
Forty-six Filipino companies joined more than 3,000 enterprises from 127 countries at the annual China International Import Expo (CIIE) to explore trade and sales opportunities with the world’s largest market.
Filipino exhibitors in CIIE 2021 include Tanduay Distillers, DOLE, Nutri-Asia, and Rebisco.
Of the 46 Filipino exhibitors in the CIIE, 20 have been successfully matched with Chinese enterprises even before the beginning of the expo. This is part of Bank of China’s cross-border trade and investment matchmaking services for small and medium-sized companies to help businesses better integrate into global capital, value, and industry chains.
The CIIE Bureau and Bank of China arranged several large matchmaking conferences during the expo, including the Philippine Investment Forum held in Shanghai where Bank of China Manila, in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry, promoted potential investments in the Philippines to more than 200 attendees from companies of the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Group.
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City Savings promoting mental wellness
City Savings Bank Inc.’s Project #BetterMe: Mental Wellness Program for Teachers highlights this year’s World Mental Health Day theme, “Mental Health Care for All: Let’s Make it a Reality”.
CitySavings has partnered with MentaHealthPH, a volunteer organization of professionals from various fields who seek to champion and build mentally healthy communities throughout the country, and with AKVO Applied Psychology Center, a Cebu-based clinic that has been conducting online counseling and therapy sessions for clients from all across the globe.
Professional psychologists and psychiatrists serve as the program’s resource specialists holding relevant discussions that include strategies in dealing with common stress and conflict at home and at work as well as practical ways to improve one’s mental wellness to develop resilience and positive connections.
Since its launch, Project #BetterMe has benefitted 2,000 public educators from 200 schools nationwide.
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Largest fuel loyalty program
Singapore-headquartered Capillary Technologies, a leading global customer loyalty solutions provider, announced a strategic partnership with Petron Corp. to transform Petron’s loyalty program.
With the tieup, Petron elevated its mobile application’s user interface with enhanced features and functionalities for Petron customers to fully enjoy the benefits of the loyalty program.
Some of the key features of the new mobile app include security enhancements, points tracking and transaction history, exciting benefits, latest promo offers, rewards and discounts, store locator, trip cost calculator, and customizable cardholder profile.
This is Capillary’s first step into the Philippines loyalty space.
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Global Caring Month
Ford Philippines recently celebrated the Global Caring Month, an annual social responsibility event that sees thousands of Ford and dealer employees from around the world take time to participate in various community projects.
Ford employees acted as teachers and instructors in Gawad Kalinga’s (GK) Paraisong Pambata program. Over 20 kidsfrom GK Sulangon Village in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte participated in storytelling, drawing, and arts and crafts making through video conferencing.
Ford employees went to GK Enchanted Farm in Angat, Bulacan where they planted trees and harvested farm produce.
Ford Philippines also used mini-grants from Ford Motor Company Fund to support GK and Save the Children Philippines.
Ford Philippines also kicked off the 13th edition of the globally-recognized Driving Skills for Life program.
Ford is also partnering with GK for its Kusina ng Kalinga (KnK) program, a strategic response to hunger and malnutrition among Filipino children. Lastly, the Healthcare Capacity-Building Program is in place to strengthen the capacities of local residents to support the healthcare needs of their families and community through the conduct of basic healthcare training.
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“Water for the poor”
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. recently connected another urban poor community in Cavite to its network, thus providing water access to some 2,000 residents through its “water for the poor” program.
More than 2,000 residents in Aplaya Village, Noveleta, Cavite, finally received piped-in supply of potable water from Maynilad through the water company’s “Pag-asa sa Patubig Partnership” (P3) with Filipino social business group, Tubig Pag-asa. Under P3, waterless urban poor communities are connected to Maynilad’s water distribution system through a bulk water scheme with public faucets or submeters.
Before Maynilad connected this P3 beneficiary community in Aplaya Village, the residents relied on water syndicates that sold overpriced water.
Maynilad actively provides water access and sanitation support for underprivileged communities through its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (W.A.S.H) initiatives such as P3, which it pursues with partners Tubig Pag-asa and Water and Life Philippines.