5 Items To Have While Spending A Rainy Day Indoors

After weeks of staying at home, online shopping has become a vital part in ensuring that staying at home becomes more tolerable and comfortable, especially that we spent almost the entirety of summer indoors. It also helped us adjust to the changes that came with pandemic.

And thus, the rainy season is upon us and the flourishing e-commerce offers options that will make staying home even more comfortable. The rainy season can be quite harsh, but we sometimes welcome it as a chance to slow down, take a break, and unplug from the challenges we have. 

J&T Express, the number one e-commerce delivery in Southeast Asia, suggests these 5 items to make a naturally gloomy rainy day become more of a stress-relieving self-care day. 

Olay Launches 3-Piece Skinfusion Korean Mask Exclusively on Olay Super Brand Day on Shopee

From July 8 to 12, users can enjoy up to 43% off discounts on selected products

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, has teamed up with Olay to launch the Olay Skinfusion Korean Face Masks exclusively on Shopee Mall. In line with the Olay Super Brand Day, Olay’s Skinfusion Korean Face Masks bundle of three will be available on Shopee for ₱311 from July 8 to 12. 

Each Korean Face Mask offers different levels of skincare. It is packed with vitamins and minerals, leaving skin moisturized and radiant all day long. 

Latest appliances from XTREME to gear your home this new normal

The months of quarantine have taught us to be practical and wiser consumers. As Filipinos gear up for the new normal, people are seeking value for their money on premium quality items. XTREME is elevating the game by introducing a new line of appliances that promote productivity and efficiency at its best price. Unleash your master chef skills at home using these new kitchen staples. 

Multi-Cooker

Available in 1L and 1.8L sizes, these Multi-Cookers are versatile and functional in many ways. It has an auto keep warm function to preserve heat of your food. A removable large steam ventilation, easy-to-read LED and an inner pot with non-stick coating are some of its benefits. It also comes with accessories such as scoop, measuring cup, and food steamer. For a more classic look, a jar type 1.8L cooker has professional porridge cooking function. It can also be used in making other dishes like noodles and stew

Abbott’s Revolutionary FreeStyle® Libre System Liberates Filipinos Living with Diabetes from Pain of Fingersticks 1-3

• Technology delivers accurate, real-time glucose readings, eliminating the need for routine fingersticks4 for people living with diabetes 
• A quick scan of the FreeStyle Libre sensor worn on the back of the upper arm gives users and their doctors a detailed picture of glucose results and actionable insights 
• Multiple, new real-world studies14, 18-20 demonstrate that use of the FreeStyle Libre system can lead to significant clinical benefits among people living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes 

Abbott, a global healthcare leader, announced today that the FreeStyle Libre system, the world’s leading5 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology, is now available for adults and children (ages four and up) living with diabetes in the Philippines, offering them more choice, and ultimately improving glucose control6.

Simple and discreet for those living with diabetes, the FreeStyle Libre system monitors glucose levels continuously, every minute through a small, coin-sized sensor worn on the back of the upper arm for up to 14 days – making it the longest-lasting CGM available globally.

Grab launches new program to help small businesses thrive online in the 'new normal'

The Grab Small Business Booster Program includes tools and initiatives to help offline businesses digitalize and to help Grab merchant-partners increase their visibility online and improve business operations

Grab signed partnerships with the Department of Agriculture, Department of Tourism to connect farmers and rural entrepreneurs to the digital economy

Launches 2nd edition of Grab for Good: Social Impact Report with a focus on COVID-19 response efforts. In the Philippines, GrabBayanihan was able to protect and support at least 3.6 million Filipinos from March - June 2020

We Ride Again

As the world begins to reopen after the global effort to limit the spread of Covid-19, the Repsol Honda Team pairing of Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez have been able to transition towards how they would normally train. Following all the guidelines and safety recommendations of the government and health experts, the two riders from Cervera returned to cycling outdoors in early May. 

Now, after having not ridden a motorcycle since March 11, the pair have been able to restart their engines and enjoy the feeling that only riding can give at the ‘El Bosquet’ Circuit in Ponts on Tuesday, May 19. Delighted to experience this sensation once again, Marc and Alex will continue to expand and alter their training in line with government advice as they eagerly await the return of the MotoGP World Championship alongside the entire Repsol Honda Team.

Power Rates Down Again This June

The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced earlier this month that power rates have decreased by P0.0216 per kilowatt hour (kWh) for a typical household.

From last month’s P8.7468 per kWh to P8.7252 per kWh this June, the reduction is equivalent to around P4 in the total bill of residential customers consuming 200 kWh.

According to Meralco, there has been three straight months of generation rate reduction, and a total rate decrease of more than one peso per kWh since the start of the year.