CREIT wins Best IPO Award
Citicore Energy REIT Corp.’s (CREIT) initial public offering (IPO) was hailed as the Best IPO for the Philippines in The Asset Triple A Country Awards for Sustainable Finance 2022.
The Awarding Ceremony was held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong on February 23.
“This is the first renewable energy-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) in the Philippines with a unique green asset portfolio to list in the PSE. As such, it was structured differently from other local REITs as all deposited properties are leased out to renewable energy generators,” The Asset said in a statement.
BingoPlus supports golf tournaments
BingoPlus, the first and only live-streaming bingo in the Philippines, has made golf its pet project this February.
BingoPlus is one of the Platinum sponsors of the 51st Golden Tee Invitational Tournament at Manila Golf and Country Club, which was held on February 9.
BingoPlus was one of the Titanium Sponsors of the Third Zamora Cup Invitational Tournament at the Wack-Wack Golf & Country Club on February 23.
“The nature of our business is leisure and offering the Filipino ways to live a relaxed, well-balanced life gives us fulfillment in what we do. Golf is about the three C’s of camaraderie, connections, and charity. It is a strategic game as well as a game of skill, accuracy, and concentration that imparts many values. We want to give back to the community by participating in this mental, high-level game that allows us to contribute to charitable causes,” said AB Leisure Exponent Inc. president Jasper Vicencio.
PH joins Berlin travel event
The Philippines is all set to reintroduce itself as a world-class tourist destination at the Internationale Tourismus-Bí¶rse (ITB) Berlin Convention on March 7 to 9 in Messe Berlin, Germany.
The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines, in line with the initiative of the Department of Tourism (DOT) Central and Frankfurt offices, will have the opportunity to market and promote the Philippines as a tourism powerhouse to over 160,000 visitors expected to attend the world’s largest travel and tourism trade fair.
DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and TPB chief operating officer Maria Margarita Montemayor Nograles will lead the Philippine delegation in turning the spotlight on the country’s tourism developments and product offerings.
Stronger cloud connection
Radius Telecoms Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Meralco, has partnered with telecommunications solutions providers Gur Lavi Corp. (GLC) and Unison Computer Systems Inc. to expand its cloud service offerings to its customers.
This partnership will allow Radius to include in its solutions portfolio GLC’s TeLavi Unified Communications Platform, a Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) model that will help business organizations increase productivity by empowering the team members to work together more effectively anywhere, on any device.
Webinar on Gen Zs
Generation Z (or Gen Z) is increasingly influencing how households are purchasing and consuming.
This was the central theme of the Zoom webinar held last February 17 by Araneta City for its lessees. Titled The Gen Z Shopper, the webinar tapped JP Yamsuan, associate director for Consumer Insights of Nielsen Philippines, to help the City of Firsts’ lessees garner the attention of this young, up and coming subsect of society.
In the Philippines, Gen Zs comprise 30 percent of the entire population. This is why, according to Yamsuan, it is imperative to capture the attention of this generation of people. “It is definitely a sizable market, it’s a sizable segment. We definitely have to make sure that we are seen and heard by the Gen Z population.”
Yamsuan also delved deeper into four characteristics that make Gen Z unique: digitally connected, visual creatures, craving authenticity, and woke.
IPO awareness
At a signing ceremony held last February 8 at the UnionBank Plaza in Pasig City, Union Bank of the Philippines, UnionBank GlobalLinker, and AB Capital & Investment Corp. teamed up to promote financial literacy focused on financial market education for Filipino micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Through the partnership, Filipino MSMEs will be given access to various resources designed to equip them with knowledge on initial public offerings (IPOs) and other topics related to becoming publicly listed. With the increased opportunities for business and growth, MSMEs can be prepared to transition from medium companies to become larger ones.
The partnership is preparing to roll out its first batch of activities in line with the partnership, beginning with a webinar to be co-hosted by the Philippine Stock Exchange this coming March 1, which aims to “strengthen the awareness of MSMEs on IPO listing as a viable capital raising platform to spur business growth.”
Eyewear collection
COS celebrates the launch of sunglasses for the first time in Philippines through a pioneering collaboration with eyewear designer Linda Farrow offering a collection that delivers an iconic array of styles for now and forever.
The nine-piece collection is a harmonious expression of craftsmanship, representing an understated approach to luxury. Paying close attention to detail, the collection contains five iconic styles, from aviator to wayfarer which elevate the everyday. Featuring cut-outs, gold accents, and a spin on contemporary colour ranges, unwavering quality sits at the forefront of design while all lenses provide 100% UV protection.
The collection is available globally on cos.com and in the COS Store at SM Aura for a limited time only.
Personal Collection’s new ambassador
Personal Collection Direct Selling Inc. has tapped popstar Sarah Geronimo as the company’s new ambassador for championing the Great Life nationwide.
Like Geronimo, Personal Collection believes that the Great Life is a personal choice driven by personal goals and ambitions. As an organization, it caters to the personal interests of its employees, allowing them to enjoy the great perks of working at a reputable company that offers career growth, work locations close to home, and plenty of opportunities to proactively care for the environment and future generations.
Personal Collection also provides its millions of dealers with great earning potential and business growth.
Coming from its humble beginnings in 2003, Personal Collection has become the first Filipino-owned company to make the shift from recyclable to biodegradable packaging for consumer goods as part of the #GreenLifeGreatLife movement — its lifelong commitment to creating a greener world for future generations.
UnionDigital Bank partnership with the Aboitiz Group to push financial inclusion
UnionDigital Bank, the fully digital bank subsidiary of UnionBank of the Philippines, has signed a strategic partnership resolution with 14 other subsidiaries of the Aboitiz Group which will allow the digital bank to tap into the Group’s ecosystem in providing banking and financial services to their customers.
With this partnership, UnionDigital Bank will leverage on the Group’s network to develop and deploy streamlined risk models, enable efficient underwriting, and loan approval process. This way, the digital bank will be able to offer better credit products to the underserved segments of the group.
“This partnership will allow us to power through the synergy of the Aboitiz Group and offer appropriate digital banking solutions to its customer base, starting with lending which is our key focus for this year,” said Henry Aguda, president and CEO, UnionDigital Bank. “In partnership with Aboitiz Data Innovation (ADI), we will harness AI-powered alternative credit scoring and risk models to meet the underserved credit needs of the ecosystem.”
In a major milestone in realizing the Aboitiz Group’s transformation into the Philippines’ first “techglomerate”, executives from the 15 Aboitiz group companies came together last February 16 during the Aboitiz Leadership Conference, to sign an omnibus management resolution.
Manila Hearing Aid, Phonak launch new platform
Manila Hearing Aid, the Philippines’ hearing care pioneer, and their long-term partnership with the globally renowned hearing aid technology provider, Phonak, launched their newest platform to upgrade their innovative Audeo hearing aid series.
Manila Hearing Aid spearheaded the launch with its general manager Dr. Liza Abaño-Robles, the first resident Filipino audiologist and an internationally board-certified audiologist by the American Board of Audiology.
Switzerland-based Phonak has always been an integral part of Manila Hearing Aid and shares their belief of providing quality hearing care in the Philippines. The launch for Phonak’s latest platform was held at EDSA Shangri-La Hotel last February 22, and was attended by top media representatives.
The latest in Phonak’s catalogue is the new Audeo Lumity, providing ease to the complexity of various listening situations, combined with SmartSpeechTM Technology which highlights improved speech understanding allowing hearing aid users to be fully adaptable to the range of conversations in one’s daily life; hence why it makes conversations shine.
The Phonak Lumity platform is available to both Audeo Lumity and Audeo Life Lumity hearing aids. Audeo Life Lumity is the world’s first waterproof hearing aids whilst Audeo Lumity is the second generation of the world’s first rechargeable hearing aids. The entire Lumity hearing aid series are all streamlined with the myPhonak application for health tracking, catering to full convenience. It is also universally compatible with Bluetooth devices for hands-free calls with loved ones.
