The first-ever rooftop football pitch in PH is opening at SM Cherry Shaw
Members of the team behind this innovation (from left) JamellBuan, Filipino football coach ; Raf Gastador, chairman, Optimal Athletics Inc ; Steven T. Tan, president, SM Supermalls ; Kevin James Olayvar, CEO and president, Optimal Athletics Inc. and EdikanNseyen, Nigerian football coach.
Cherry Turf Philippines, through Optimal Athletics Inc. (OAI),together with venue partner SM Supermalls, is set to put up the first-ever rooftop football pitch at SM Cherry Shaw in Mandaluyong City this December. The newest football pitch takes Philippine Sports Industry to the next level through Innovating with the first FIFA-preferred football field, Limonta Artificial Turf. OAI plans to create an environment that’s welcoming for both football and non-football enthusiasts. A place where people can sit back, relax, eat and drink while watching people play football.
Bangsamoro Women laud improvements in regional gender equality issues
Bangsamoro Women Commission chairperson Bainon Karon at the delivering her 4th State of the Bangsamoro Women Address.
“Babae ka! Hindi ‘Babae lang’!” Bangsamoro Women Commission (BWC) chairperson Bainon Karon said this in her 4th State of the Bangsamoro Women Address (SOBWA), a cry that she hopes will break the stereotypes, and apparent misconception, that Islamic governments treat women like second-class citizens.
Karon’s address was the kick-off to an 18-day government sponsored campaign to end violence against women (VAW). She likewise shared achievements of the BWC and how it has been steadfast in mainstreaming gender and development (GAD) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
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“On raising awareness and building capacities of planners, policy, and decision-makers on gender and development, I am happy to share that since 2019 to present, the BWC has organized and conducted a series of training and workshops for all the ministries and offices on gender and development,” Karon said.
She also pointed out how the COVID-19 pandemic did little to hamper their progress over the past two years because ‘our ministries, offices, and agencies have hired competent people to do the job.’
To date, 29 ministries, offices, and agencies have been oriented and activated on basic GAD concepts, legal imperatives, gender-responsive policymaking and budgeting, gender in Islam, preparation of GAD plans and budgets, and submission of GAD accomplishment reports including coaching and mentoring.
The BWC is also working together with different civil society organizations to provide education about practical gender concepts, rights of men and women in Islam, and the many legal protections that women and young girls have against all forms of violence.
Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim, in a video message during the kick-off ceremonies, expressed his congratulations, saying “I affirm that women should be given extra protection,” said Ebrahim. “I applaud the Bangsamoro Women Commission for organizing this event that demonstrates the Bangsamoro government’s sincerity in defending the rights and welfare of Bangsamoro women and empowering them to lead and protect themselves from various forms of abuse,” he concluded.
Dermclinic new brand ambassador
Jeric Gonzales is the new brand ambassador for Dermclinic. He recently signed a contract with the skin and hair clinic held at Romulo’s Cafe last November 4. The Start-Up star said he is excited to start working for the brand campaign in celebrating goodness and be an inspiration for Filipinos that every single one of them deserves to have healthy skin and healthy hair just like him. Present during the contract signing were Dr. Angela Pineda, EVP-Dermclinic, Mr. Arnold Pineda, general manager Regroe/Dermclinic, Dynes Regner, PR &marketing consultant, Dermclinic.
LBC Business Solutions marks year of growth with partners at Shippers’ Night
Businesses went through unprecedented challenges over the last two years because of the effects of the pandemic. With the situation slowly going back to normal, LBC Business Solutions honored its clients and partners at its annual Shippers’ Night event last November 25, at One Esplanade in Pasay City.
“The past few years were challenging, but we’ve managed to stay up and running,” said Jerome Santos, senior vice president of LBC Business Solutions. He further explained that the event is a tribute to the hardworking businesses that overcame a huge obstacle and have come out stronger, more resilient, and experiencing growth.
Over 200 attendees representing 80 companies attended the event–from SMEs to industry giants. Among the companies represented at the event included RCBC, Ford Group Ph, Samsung SDS, Ikea, Herbalife, Decathlon, Young Living, M World, AboutMae.ph, Atomy, and Reliv.
LBC’s Business Solutions is the right partner for businesses who want reliability in their delivery and courier services.
BDO awards. (From right) Sonny Marpuri, first vice president of BDO Singapore branch accepts BDO Unibank’s award as Philippines’ Top Investment House and BDO Capital’s plaque as Top Arranger for Corporate Bonds at The Asset Benchmark Research Awards 2022 in Singapore. He is joined by Gail Pineda and Angelique Aquino from BDO Unibank’s Trust and Investments Group who have received the Most Astute Investor Awards.
Gappify gets support from Filipino investors
MAIN’s reception for Gappify’s CEO Jotham Ty (third from the left in back row), together with MAIN investors, including Quenby Go (middle), MAIN executive director, and Jack Arambulo (fourth from the left in the back row).
Manila Angel Investors Network, the largest private investors network in the Philippines, has invested $283,500 (P16.68 million) in a Filipino-American-founded, accounting automation startup, Gappify.
Gappify, whose leadership team consists of former accountants and software innovators, empowers mid-market and enterprise accounting teams with robust accounting automation solutions.
Gappify’s unique value proposition lies in its ability to provide their customers with the right level of engagement within their own ecosystem.
In addition to MAIN’s financial investment, the network has also supported Gappify’s talent acquisition and regulatory requirements.
RCBC leads QRph bills pay rollout
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Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) is one of the pioneer implementers of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s new interoperable bills payment initiative Bills Pay PH.
In partnership with the Philippine Payments Management Inc., Bills Pay PH is an interoperable facility that aims to improve the efficiency of interbank bills payment across different billers launched at the BSP headquarters in Manila.
The interoperability feature offers a hassle-free bills payment as customers do not need to open new and different accounts for different billers.
Users can pay their bills through QRph codes printed on the billing statements, whether sent online or paper-based.
TP Cloud Campus efforts recognized
Teleperformance (TP) Philippines recently earned multiple recognitions for their TP Cloud Campus Jeepney Roadshow and Microsite Launch at the Marketing Excellence Awards Philippines 2022.
Launched by Marketing-Interactive, Asia’s leading source of advertising, marketing and media intelligence, the Marketing Excellence Awards Philippines 2022 recognizes outstanding marketing campaigns in the country from brands and agencies.
In the recent gala dinner and awarding ceremony, TP received the Gold Award in the Excellence in Out-of-Home Advertising category for the TP Cloud Campus Jeepney, a mobile and cloud-connected workstation that simulates a fully enabled work-at-home experience. It aims to support and promote the TP Cloud Campus, TP’s long-term remote work solution that allows home-based interaction experts to remain connected to their Teleperformance team through the Cloud Campus hubs, with the goal of job generation. TP took the jeepney-inspired workstation on a nationwide roadshow that began in the National Capital Region, then across Luzon, and is currently making the rounds in Visayas and Mindanao.
Sprout Solutions bags AsiaStar 10X10 Awards
Sprout Solutions received the Enabler award from tech giant Alibaba Cloud during its first-ever AsiaStar 10×10 campaign and awards.
The recognition was given to Sprout at the Apsara Startup Conference also organized by Alibaba Cloud on November 4 at the Singapore Management University and was based on the number and quality of clients serviced by Sprout over the past year, as well as the company’s financial performance and growth trajectory in the region’s SaaS segment.
From over a hundred nominees, a total of 10 awards were given out to 10 high-performing organizations in the Southeast Asia technology sector.
Financial literacy advocacy
Bayad and the Department of Education (DepEd) launched the “Bayad: SapatDapat” advocacy which reinforces the importance of financial literacy and management in the formation years of Filipino students.
Culminating the five -year program was the recently concluded SapatDapatQuizbee on Financial Literacy where the City of Bogo Science and Arts Academy from Bogo Cebu emerged as this year’s champion, represented by its Grade 9 student, Angel Mollona and coach Natasha Jane Estrera.
Bayad and DepEd’s SapatDapat Comprehensive School Program is on its third year of molding future financial leaders in the Grades 9 to 12 students of 40 adopted schools in regions 7 and 4A.
Digital skills for AI
Sixty-one women from Toledo City graduated from the Elevate AIDA Program last November 16.
The program aims to empower women in rural areas with remote work skills, basic professional and computer abilities, and AI data labeling competence to become active contributors in the digital economy and AI industry.
Equipped with basic data annotation skills such as image identification and categorization, these women can now generate income without leaving their homes, allowing them to take care of their families at the same time.
Elevate AIDA was developed by the social impact startup group, Connected Women and was launched in June 2020 at the height of the pandemic.
The skills training of the women was sponsored by TVI and Aboitiz Foundation.
