Grab PH #BreakingTheBias
Female drivers and delivery partners from left: Ellice Mae Fabian Atilano, Rachel Rotante-Navarroza, Gina Dayao, and Ann Justine Salo Millare
In celebration of the International Women’s Month, Grab Philippines reaffirms its commitment in “Breaking the Bias” and promoting gender equality and women empowerment as it supports its female drivers, and delivery-partners to rise above the day-to-day challenges of being women on the road.
In line with its mision of providing inclusive livelihood opportunities, Grab is doubling-down its efforts to have more female representation within its driver and delivery-partner communities.
For prospective female delivery-partners, Grab’s Partner Centers across Metro Manila provides end-to-end assistance from application to onboarding, while female driver-partners can access any of the Grab Driver Centers across the country for any assistance or concerns they may have as they start their journey.
Over the years, Grab became more than just a source of income for the female drivers and delivery-partners in the platform. Aside from the capacity to provide for their families, the super app enabled them to thrive in an environment where their safety and welfare is top priority.
Feeling safe and secure also helps Grab’s female drivers and delivery-partners to navigate their day-to-day work. Given the nature of the job, Grab provides all drivers and delivery-partners with the necessary tools and tech to keep themselves safe on the road and ensures the legitimacy of every booking they get.
Through the Grab Help Center, each driver and delivery-partner has access to dedicated emergency hotlines, 24/7 driver assistance, and ensuring the accurate location of merchants and customers for every booking made on the app.
Red Ribbon opens first drive-thru store in US
Jollibee Foods Corp. has opened its first Red Ribbon Bakeshop store with a drive-thru service in the US.
The new store, which opened on March 5, is at 13421 Westheimer Road, Unit G, Houston, Texas. It also marks the brand’s second bakeshop in Houston and 36th in the whole of US.
Jollibee said in addition to the drive-thru service, the new Westheimer store also features a café-style setup for customers who want to enjoy their bakery treats with friends and family through in-store dining.
The store also accepts orders for off-premise dining through the Red Ribbon ordering app , website and DoorDash.
Reborn at 28
The City of Malabon University (CMU) marked its 28th anniversary with certifications and accomplishments – improving its faculty, upgrading its facilities and infrastructure during the pandemic, and elevating course offerings.
CMU now has chemistry and computer laboratories, a podcast room, and a Criminology lab. Its Student Center building houses a canteen on the first floor, a student lounge and club offices on the second, and a multimedia room on the third.
It also recently broke ground on a five-story multi-purpose building to provide 10 more classrooms for the CMU Business Administration students.
CMU is now ISO-certified when the United Registrar of Systems Philippines (URS) granted CMU with International Standards Organization or ISO 9001:2015, which means that the Quality Management System (QMS) of CMU has met international standards.
Nine of its programs were accredited by the ALCUCOA or the Association of Local Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation including Accountancy, Early Childhood Education, Public Administration, Journalism, and Management Accounting
GlobalLinker partners with Lazada
Union Bank of the Philippines has again teamed up with one of the major e-commerce platforms Lazada, enabling online sellers to have more options when it comes to bringing their products closer to customers.
With the memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed last March 10, UnionBank through its digital MSME online platform UnionBank GlobalLinker (UBGL), will create a special site for all Lazada sellers and the latter will do the same for UBGL sellers. All existing Lazada sellers prior to the partnership will be automatically included.
The joint initiative aims to encourage more sign ups in both of their respective marketplaces. It will help entrepreneurs expand their online presence much easier, as enlisting with either platform automatically opens up another virtual storefront for them, resulting to more opportunities in doing business with customers.
Signing up offers numerous benefits to sellers. First, they will have access to a dedicated Lazada Onboarding Team. Sellers can utilize the following campaign features for free: Members Exclusive Campaign (Home Page Banner, Landing Page, and Lazada Live), New Seller Campaign Access, and Mega Campaign Access. The first 150 signups also enjoy service marketplace packages amounting to more than P1 million in support.
3rd year of Sheroes Movement
Insular Life (InLife) celebrated the third anniversary of InLife Sheroes, its women empowerment movement on March 22.
Titled Obra Maestra, InLife Sheroes’ anniversary celebration aims to build a nation of masterpieces made up of trailblazing women in various sectors of the society who create meaning and purpose for others. They are women whose simple acts of Sheroism have improved the lives of others. These women masterpieces who have blazed the trail in various ways make up a Nation of Sheroes.
Two Filipino women who have shown that they can make a difference in the world shared their experience and insights during the event.
Lorelie Quiambao Osial, the first Filipina to be named President and CEO of Pilipinas Shell and Country Chair of Shell Companies in the Philippines, is an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion, and digital transformation. She spoke about gender and corporate leadership.
Ana Patricia Non, who founded the Maginhawa Community Pantry that sparked the spirit of volunteerism among Filipinos during the pandemic, spoke about how her love for herself made her realize she has so much more to give to her community. She was the Grand Winner of the 2021 Asia CEO InLife Young Shero of the Year Award.
Bisaya Vlog Squad now on Viber
Bisdak content creators Medyo Maldito, Snake Princess, Jasper Amorin, and Glester Capuno–also known as the Bisaya Vlog Squad have opened their own channel on Viber.
As a special treat to all their loyal fans, Viber is launching a special sticker pack with the chibi version of the squad and some commonly used Cebuano expressions that Viber users can use in their own one-on-one or group chats.
The Bisaya Vlog Squad Channel will showcase a fresh aspect of Filipino humor and creativity.
In April, fans get a chance to win Viber merch plus cash prizes in exclusive Bisaya Vlog Squad promos.
3M named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies
The Ethisphere Institute today recognized 3M for ethics and integrity in business conduct and compliance for the ninth straight year. 3M is one of only seven industrial companies worldwide to be honored this year.
“For the past 120 years, 3M has built its reputation on doing things ethically,” said Michael Duran, 3M senior vice president and chief ethics and compliance officer. “Our purpose as a company and unwavering integrity help us deliver to our customers and make 3M a great place to work. I am truly proud of our more than 90,000 3M employees who work to protect 3M’s reputation every day.”
3M’s Code of Conduct is what makes 3M’s ethical reputation strong among consumers and across many industries. Company leaders create and promote a workplace environment where compliance and ethical business conduct are expected and encouraged by leading through example.
“3M takes pride in being an ethical and law-abiding company, with uncompromising honesty and integrity at the core of what we do…Our employees and partners are expected to make good, ethical decisions based on 3M’s fundamental values of honesty, integrity, fairness, respect, concern for others, and personal accountability,” said Reggie Pulumbarit, 3M Philippines country leader.
Globe reaffirms commitment to online consumer safety
Digital solutions platform and digital lifestyle leader Globe underscored the value of keeping netizens safe from emerging risks and dangers of the online world at the Nascent Technology Summit x Digital Pilipinas 2022 held recently.
At a round-table discussion on “Edutech: Enabling the Next Generation of Technologists,” Globe senior manager for Sustainability Integration Miguel Bermundo spoke about several company initiatives that aim to keep subscribers protected online, including the Digital Thumbprint Program (DTP) and the #MakeITSafePH campaign.
“We are experiencing persistent growth and constant integration of technology in our daily lives. Because of this, we have programs in place to ensure that our customers are equipped to responsibly navigate their digital life, especially when it comes to online safety for themselves and for others,” Bermundo said.
DTP is an on-demand learning course available via Globe’s eLibrary that aims to educate people on proper online behavior and encourage them to participate in creating an open, inclusive, collaborative, and safe online environment.
Best workplaces
Great Place to Work, the global authority in workplace culture and the gold standard of recognition as well as the data scientist behind the annual Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, released its list of the 25 Best Workplaces in the Philippines for 2022.
For large category, these are DHL Express, Synchrony Global Services Philippines, Accenture, Inc., [24] 7.ai, American Express International, Ingram Micro, RealPage, Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc., Teleperformance Philippines and ADP Philippines.
For medium category, the best firms to work are Cisco Systems Philippines, Atlassian, Hilton, Hilti, HP PPS Philippines Inc., Genesys Philippines, Ericsson Telecommunications Inc., Balsam Brands’ Regional Operating Headquarters — Balsam International, SC Johnson Philippines and CarParts.com
For small category, these are SafetyCulture Philippines, Qavalo, Coda Payments, Mars Pet, Nutrition Philippines and PANDR Outsourcing.
