EDC cited, #BRIGADANGAYALA for noche buena, CEBU PACIFIC seat sale, Globe-PHINMA learning app, PRU LIFE UK award, ARTISTRY skin care, UBX appointment, BENCH-UnionBank tech tie-up, SECURITY BANK awards, KASAMA Ka Bukas milestone, JOBSTREET job posting credits, CHAT APPS dominate
Energy Development Corp. (EDC) is one of the best companies to work for in Asia, according to a study conducted by HR Asia, the region’s leading and most authoritative publication for human resources professionals and talent management executives.
Published by Business Media International (BMI), HR Asia employs a proprietary organizational survey that evaluates a company as an employer of choice in its field.
CORE or Collective Organization for Real Engagement evaluates company culture and ethics, leadership and organization, and activities involving employee wellness, learning and development, and self-actualization. The Self assessment level measures employee attitudes and behavior such as job ownership, belongingness and pride. Group assessment level analyzes collective consciousness, team workplace sentiment and team dynamics.
Across all three levels, EDC registered higher than market average scores. It has been recognized by BMI with the HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia Award 2022.
#BrigadangAyala for Noche Buena
A week away from Christmas Eve, #BrigadangAyala distributed noche buena packages to 6,000 families in various provinces in the country.
Over 500 employee—volunteers from the WeAreAyala Business Club (WAABC) went to 15 locations in six provinces to bring noche buena packs that contained P1,000 worth of grocery items that could
feed a family of five. The beneficiaries were selected from vulnerable communities in Pampanga, Cebu, Negros, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao.
Explore more of PH for as low as P88
Cebu Pacific is having a special seat sale spanning across its widest domestic network.
Until Jan. 2, 2023, passengers may book flights to any domestic destination for as low as P88 one-way base fare (exclusive of fees and surcharges).
Travel period is until May 31, 2023, allowing travelers to fly home or travel local this holiday season, all the way until summer next year.
CEB currently operates 92 percent of its pre-pandemic capacity. It recently ramped up its flights to key domestic destinations from Manila and Cebu to destinations like Davao, Dumaguete, General Santos, Tacloban, and Zamboanga, among others.
Globe, PHINMA Education close learning gaps
PHINMA Education has tapped Globe to customize a mobile plan called Globe PHINMA Educ Exclusive, enabling the institution to develop a hybrid learning system that efficiently combines printed modules with remote virtual coaching.
This exclusive mobile package is powered by Globe Load Up, a mobile loading solution that lets schools send data allocations to students, faculty, and staff conveniently, with automated bulk sending and convenient top-up, manage their connectivity, distribute internet load to students, faculty and staff, and provide data allocations for learning apps like Google Workspace, YouTube for Learning, Facebook Messenger and Microsoft Office 365.
The initiative allowed enrolled students to keep pace with changes in the way they learn as the organization embraced technology that ensures the continuity of quality education.
Pru Life UK is Best Insurance Company
Pru Life UK bagged the Best Insurance Company in the Philippines award at the Global Business Magazine Awards 2022. The company was recognized for its innovative and inclusive products, community investment initiatives, and agency workforce empowerment.
Global Business Magazine Awards honors the excellence of companies in banking, finance, insurance, leadership, and real estate across the globe.
The company ramped up efforts at financial inclusion at the height of the global health crisis, through simple, accessible, and affordable life and health insurance products on its pioneering AI-powered app, Pulse. The mobile application also offered free COVID-19 protection with vaccine coverage to customers and non-customers.
Pru Life UK also expanded its reach to protect more Filipinos in the country through partnerships.
This year, the company formed strategic digital partnerships with e-wallet giant GCash and prominent e-commerce platform Shopee.
Going clean with Artistry
Artistry Skin Nutrition, the clean, traceable, certified vegan skincare line from the global leader in health and wellness, Amway, works like supplements for the skin, thanks to its cutting-edge skin science and the infusion of powerful phytonutrient botanical ingredients like acerola cherry, pomegranate, and spinach from Amway’s Nutrilite.
Artistry Skin Nutrition is the only brand in the world that can truly claim traceability from seed to skin so you’re sure that the products are pure, safe, and effective.
Every Artistry Skin Nutrition formula is infused with White Chia Seed grown in certified-organic Nutrilite farms, the line’s star ingredient, which is a nutrient-dense, ancient grain superfood packed with omega-3, protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to effectively achieve healthy-looking skin.
Artistry Skin Nutrition products are also formulated without parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, and over 1,300 other ingredients that discerning clean beauty followers may be concerned about. Artistry Skin Nutrition formulas are free from animal-derived ingredients and are registered with The Vegan Society.
UBX appoints new global CTO
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UBX has appointed digital transformation and artificial intelligence expert Mario Domingo as its new global chief technology officer.
With over three decades of experience under his belt, Domingo is one of the most successful digital transformation executives in the Asia Pacific Region, having played multiple roles in various organizations in Asia and the US.
Domingo is now responsible for the management of product development and technology services at UBX and will spearhead the company’s platform and ecosystem development initiatives.
Prior to his appointment to UBX, Domingo was the Asia Pacific Group CTO of the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Doming has a double master’s degree in Science in Finance and Economics at the University of Southern California and a certificate degree in Artificial Intelligence from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Lab.
BENCH techs up with UnionBank
Union Bank of the Philippines has partnered with Suyen Corp. (BENCH Group) to help digitize payments in its more than 800 brick-and-mortar and affiliate stores all over the country.
The contract signing ceremony between UnionBank and BENCH took place last November 14 at the UnionBank Plaza in Pasig City.
To help BENCH digitize its transactions, UnionBank will generate in-store QRPH codes to serve as additional payment channels for shoppers.
Through the QRPH’s wide range of accepted payment providers via partner banks and popular digital wallets, shoppers can pay for their purchases digitally without using unfamiliar services or apps.
Security Bank wins awards
Security Bank Corp. was again recognized by Corporate Governance Asia at the 12th Asian Excellence Awards for its various Investor Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives.
The Hong Kong-based publication awarded the bank with the Asia’s Best CSR Award and Asia’s Best Investor Relations Company Award for excellence in promoting inclusive development and uplifting the quality of investor relations in the Philippines.
The publication also recognized three of the Bank’s senior executives for their excellence in leadership and investor relations: Security Bank president and CEO, Sanjiv Vohra- Asia’s Best CEO for Investor Relations, chief financial officer Eduardo Olbes – Asia’s Best CFO for Investor Relations, and FVP and Investor Relations head Ropi Dangazo – Best Investor Relations Professional in the Philippines.
The Asian Excellence Awards recognizes Asia-based companies and executives for achievements and excellence in management, financial performance, corporate social responsibility, environmental practices, and investor relations.
Kasama Ka Bukas milestone
Four years into its mission of bridging the education gap in the country, Bukas hit a momentous milestone of funding over P500 million worth of tuition for Filipino students in hopes of a brighter future.
Bukas, a tech-enabled education financing platform by its parent company ErudiFi, visualizes building a better tomorrow for Filipino youth starting with affordable tuition loans. The student-first brand has helped over 15,000 students across 90 partner campuses nationwide.
Bukas broadens its reach to help more Filipino students with expansions in Bacolod and Zamboanga. Partners in Metro Manila include De La Salle University, Centro Escolar University, Technological Institute of the Philippines, Adamson University, Mapua University, National Teachers College, Our Lady of Fatima University, Far Eastern University and FEU Tech among others.
Free job posting credits
JobStreet by SEEK empowers companies to seek better candidates in 2023 as it provides free job posting credits to hirers paired with smart features and tools this holiday season.
To jumpstart a productive new year, hirers are entitled to 30-day free job posting credits as they register on JobStreet, allowing them to access more than 14 million jobseekers in the Philippines and to fully utilize the features of the platform including AI matching capability, market insights, holistic hirer solutions, and more.
JobStreet has made candidate hunting and hiring more efficient, especially for hirers trying out the platform for the first time. JobStreet’s Talent Search feature allows hirers to filter through the candidates from the platform for any specific job position in the company.
The rising dominance of chat apps
Chat apps such as WhatsApp are becoming crucial channels for customer communications, according to a new research firm Infobip with data showing an 80 percent and 62 percent increase in WhatsApp and rich communication services interactions respectively in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.
To help businesses understand changing habits, Infobip analyzed more than 153 billion communications interactions on its platform from the first half of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.
The analysis reveals several trends. First, customer communications today are more digital than ever, with a 68 percent increase in interactions across all digital channels. Second, alongside the growth in chat app interactions, some 99percent of customer support and chatbot interactions are now on WhatsApp.
While newer channels are gaining momentum, the data also shows the continued growth of more traditional channels, such as SMS and email. Interactions on these channels increased by 75 percent and 91 percent, respectively, with Infobip seeing emerging uses around timely alerts and security solutions such as two-factor authentication.
