Coca-Cola Foundation, Coca-Cola PH send Odette aid
Responding to the call for aid following the devastation caused by Super Typhoon Odette in December 2021, The Coca-Cola Foundation, the global philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company, has extended relief assistance to thousands of Filipinos across six provinces of the country.
The Foundation has awarded a grant of US$400,000 to CBCP Caritas Filipinas Foundation to support the disaster relief efforts of nine dioceses in the Visayas and Mindanao. The grant will provide food, shelter repair kits, solar lamps, and hygiene kits to 4,031 families affected by the typhoon in Bohol, Leyte, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Palawan, and Surigao del Norte.
Meanwhile, the local Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines has provided humanitarian aid to 5,420 families, donating P5.8 million for food packs, hygiene kits, shelter or roof repair kits, drinking water, and water filtration kits to help them cope in the aftermath of the typhoon. Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines has channeled its assistance through its NGO partners Water and Life Philippines, World Wildlife Fund-Philippines, Caritas-Manila, Philippine Business for Social Progress, Gawad Kalinga, World Vision, Synergeia Foundation, and Waves 4 Water.
“The Coca-Cola Foundation is resolute in its commitment to communities by extending humanitarian aid to those in need,” says Saadia Madsbjerg, President of The Coca-Cola Foundation.
Cecile Alcantara, President of Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, adds: “Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines and its trusted partners will continue to serve Filipinos not only through our programs on waste management, water stewardship, education, and youth and women empowerment but also through our long-held commitment to disaster relief.”
Coca-Cola Philippines’ initiative in the past month has amounted to a total of more than P10.8 million worth of disaster relief funds for typhoon victims, including employees in the Visayas and Mindanao.
Global Leaders Program
Shopee continues to seek for the next generation of industry leaders through the Global Leaders Program (GLP), a two-year graduate program consisting of four six-month local and overseas rotations. It is designed for highly enthusiastic and ambitious young Filipino talents who have the potential to boost the country’s e-commerce industry. Final-year students or young professionals with up to two years of working experience can apply for GLP and be part of a structured learning and development program. Participants will also receive dedicated mentorship from Shopee leaders.
Now in its fourth year, the program continues to provide its participants with eye-opening experiences and regional exposure.
Applications are open starting Febr.14, 2022 at careers.shopee.ph/GLP.
Excellence awardee
GMA Network was recognized at the Singapore-based Marketing Excellence Awards 2021, the premier platform for marketers to showcase their creative excellence, successful strategies, and effective delivery.
In a virtual awarding ceremony held by Marketing-Interactive last January 28, the Network’s project ‘DepEd TV on GMA’ bagged the Silver Award in the Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility category.
In line with GMA’s objective to enrich the lives of Filipinos everywhere through Serbisyong Totoo, the country’s leading network provided nationwide airtime via one of its digital channels to the Department of Education (DepEd). This aimed to support the latter’s initiatives on blended learning as they continue educating young students while keeping them safe from the threats of the pandemic.
DepEd TV on GMA enabled students from Kindergarten to Grade 10 to attend classes at home via their TV sets and thus helped address DepEd’s challenge to reach as many students as possible through GMA’s extensive coverage all over the country. The DepEd TV channel can be accessed by millions of Filipinos nationwide via GMA’s digital TV receivers GMA Affordabox and GMA Now.
Under the same category, the Network’s ‘GMAsk’ Campaign was also shortlisted while the ‘GMA Makulay ang Buhay,’ a campaign in partnership with Knorr-Unilever Philippines, similarly made it to the finalists under the Excellence in Content Marketing category.
#StopOnlineChildAbuse
Globe is gathering key stakeholders and multi-sectoral partners this month in a webinar that seeks to boost awareness and push for sustained action towards the protection of children against online sexual abuse and exploitation.
Marking the annual Safer Internet Day, Globe is hosting the #MakeITSafePH Webinar on February 8 at 10 a.m., as it reaffirms commitment to the advocacy for online child safety.
The learning session will be streamed on the Globe Bridging Communities Facebook page. It seeks to put a spotlight on Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) in the Philippines, and ways by which the public can support the fight.
“As a digital solutions group we look for ways to combat OSAEC through partnerships, instituting technical solutions and working with the relevant stakeholders. Ultimately, we aim to keep our kids safe when they spend time online,” said Yoly Crisanto, Globe chief sustainability officer and SVP for Corporate Communications.
To lend expertise at the webinar is UNICEF, which champions child’s rights and protection and leads the implementation of the SaferKidsPH platform. UNICEF will discuss the OSAEC landscape in the Philippines and why child protection is a collective responsibility.
The Internet Watch Foundation will talk about the global impact of OSAEC, while CitizenWatch Philippines and Bantay Konsyumer, Kalsada, Kuryente (BK3) will give a perspective on how digital citizens are affected by the issue.
Yassi Pressman joins partylist in Bohol Odette relief
When Typhoon Odette hit Bohol back in mid-December, AP Partylist first nominee Rep. Ronnie Ong immediately brought in more than ten thousand boxes of distilled bottled water as well as thousands of kilos of rice, food packs and loaves of bread to distribute to different areas in Bohol. AP Partylist friend and supporter, actress Yassi Pressman joined them to donate portable water filters, thousand crates of bread and to conduct feeding programs across different towns in Bohol.
From Talibon, they went straight to Pilar, Bohol where they visited Barangay Poblacion and Barangay Rizal to distribute thousand kilos of rice and conduct another feeding program for the residents there. Next stop was in Sevilla, Bohol, where the AP Team brought food and bread packs to senior citizens and residents whose homes were submerged during typhoon Odette, and another feeding program was conducted for evacuees. AP Partylist Rep. Ronnie Ong and Yassi Pressman ended their visit at Balilihan, Bohol with yet another feeding program to more than five hundred (500) displaced residents and donating another ton of rice to them.
AP Partylist Rep. Ronnie Ong added, “Mula po sa buong team ng AP Partylist, maraming salamat po dahil palagi po kaming welcomed dito sa Bohol. Kaya patuloy lang po tayo sa pagdadala ng tulong at saya sa lahat ng mga Boholanos.”
Maxus opens Alabang dealership
Maxus Philippines formally inaugurated the Maxus Alabang dealership on February 4, its 9th since launching the brand in the country in June 2019. Maxus is the sixth global brand partner of AC Motors, the automotive distribution and retail group of Ayala Corporation.
The new Maxus Alabang dealership, the fifth under the IDI group, is located at Investment Drive along the busy and accessible Alabang-Zapote Road in Madrigal Business Park, Muntinlupa City.
The new dealership accommodates a four-vehicle showroom display, with a customer lounge, parts and accessories display, and service reception; ample customer parking; express service bays, general repair work bays, and a body and paint repair bay. With this, Maxus Alabang can now extend more conveniently its guarantee of quality and efficiency of its aftersales products, services, and worry-free ownership.
Through its VehiCare Program, vehicle ownership is made five times easier and more affordable with up to five years warranty and Emergency Roadside Assistance ( depending on model; Parts Management System that makes parts stocks availability up to five months; Enhanced Service Quality for onsite and virtual product support and home service or pick-up and delivery; and low cost of maintenance that makes every Maxus vehicle 22 percent more affordable versus other brands over five years. Indeed, Maxus truly gives the value for money proposition that its hard working owners deserve.
Global audience
ABS-CBN continues its global march in 2022 with more of its world-class shows reaching foreign audiences, including “New Beginnings” and “Asintado” in African territories; and, “La Vida Lena” and “Mirabilia” in Myanmar.
“New Beginnings,” known locally as “Bagong Umaga,” is the latest ABS-CBN show airing in over 41 African countries, including Kenya, Ghana, and Madagascar via the StarTimes channel.
Also making waves in the African French-speaking region is the action-drama series “Asintado.” Following positive reviews and good ratings in La Réunion via ART for its French-dubbed version, the show also began airing in one of Ivory Coast’s best-known French language, RTI 2.
More Kapamilya shows are also being aired in Myanmar, with its primetime series “Deceptive Revenge” (Burmese title “Maya Galeisar;” known locally as “La Vida Lena”) premiering last January 31 on Fortune TV–in time for its finale week in the Philippines.
The hit inspirational series “Mirabilia” (Burmese title “Sann Kyae Thaww Kan Kyamar;” known locally as “Huwag Kang Mangamba”) made its final run on Fortune TV, after debuting in November 2021.
Tinapayan special treats
Tinapayan Festival is offering limited products for February.
These include fruit pie tarts (peach, mango and strawberry), triple chocolate tart and caramel walnut.
With almost 200 products , Tinapayan Festival can has the best Valentine’s Day gift with its variety of dessert and pastries made available this love month.
