Pfizer Philippines Foundation helps tackle the global health crisis with the Health Impact Hackathon

With the global COVID-19 pandemic currently causing massive amounts of stress on the world’s public health system, Pfizer Philippines Foundation, Inc. (PPFI), the corporate social responsibility arm of Pfizer Philippines, helped the country’s creative minds find a solution by partnering with Impact Hub Manila to host the Health vertical of the Impact Hackathon 2021, held virtually last August 26 to 28.

One of the hackathon’s main challenges was finding a way to provide crucial health information to communities who have limited to no access to the internet, especially during the pandemic.

Team Tesla won first place with CamMD, a desktop app that works as a first aid partner at home by identifying injuries or visible symptoms and uses object detection from different open-source libraries to determine the proper treatment. Team Hakushin Impact won first runner-up with Vacchain, an idea to use blockchain technology to digitize the country’s vaccination records and decentralize it in a comprehensive infrastructure, while Team Zenin Tech came in at second runner-up with Medic Marie, a personalized virtual health assistant that offers SMS-based healthcare services for rural communities.

Vibal Launches Quiz App

Vibal Group continues to make headway in making online teaching and learning more user-friendly and convenient for schools, teachers, and students by developing new dynamic applications. This October, Vibal releases the VSmart Quiz App where students can keep their memory sharp and their minds well-tuned—all while having fun competing with other students. 

VSmart Quiz

Quizzes are effective in training and practicing our minds in analytical thinking, regardless of the platforms. It forces our brain to regain the information we learned and helps us imprint them in our memory for good. VSmart Quiz exactly does that. It is a free mobile application where users can answer questions on different subjects. The application has thousands of questions that cover topics about history,culture, politics, science, arts, sports, technology, entertainment, pop culture, and more. The questions are distributed according to three difficulty levels: low, medium, high so the users may test their knowledge as they progress through the app. Choose the difficulty level that best suits your mood. 

UNIQLO Welcomes Back Ilonggos to Their Store

Japanese global apparel retailer, UNIQLO, is set to reopen its store at SM City Iloilo mall on October 29.  The revamped store, stationed at the Upper Ground floor of the mall’s North Wing, will be expanded from 608 sqm to 969 sqm sales area to ensure a better shopping experience for the Ilonggos. 

“We are excited for Ilonggos to shop from a bigger clothing selection that is stylish yet comfortable.” says Masayoshi Nakamura, Chief Operating Officer of UNIQLO Philippines. “We hope to bring our quality and affordable LifeWear items more accessible to the locals and help them with their everyday lifestyle clothing needs.”

To celebrate the reopening of UNIQLO SM City Iloilo, below are some of the special offers that customers can enjoy during the opening weekend:

This 22-Year-Old Shopee Xpress Rider and Student-Athlete Builds a Brighter Future Through Diskarte and Discipline

Josel Sisor finds fulfillment in learning how to become financially independent as a Shopee Xpress rider 

Twenty-two-year-old Josel Sisor carries a lot of responsibility on his shoulders. He works hard as a Shopee Xpress rider, while also striving to achieve his dreams as a student-athlete. 

Josel, who is currently a fourth-year scholar, sports science major, and table tennis athlete at San Beda University, began working as a rider right after the pandemic set in a year and a half ago. After hearing about a friend who took up a side gig as a rider, he took the opportunity to earn some extra cash as well. 

#PassTheVitamins: New Santé NutriPair bundles, now up for grabs

Peanut butter and jelly, puto and dinuguan, burger and fries, cookies and milk, and movies and popcorn—indeed, the best things in life come in pairs, just like how Santé NutriPair gives you the best of both worlds in health. 

With the success of the #TheSanteNutriPairHabit, a movement launched last year to raise awareness and help people develop an everyday health habit—the Santé Nutripair Habit—to boost their immune systems in these uncertain times: this product bundle inspired hundreds of participants to take essential supplements, such as Santé Barley™ and Santé Daily-C so that they can keep their overall health and wellbeing. 

Shop ‘til You Heal This 10.10 with MindNation!

Premier mental health care organization MindNation redefines therapy in ‘retail therapy’ by offering its most affordable therapy sessions and bundles exclusively this World Mental Health Day, October 10!

10.10 is one of the biggest sale seasons of the year where everyone is raring for some retail therapy.Coincidentally, October 10 is also World Mental Health Day. To celebrate this doubly special day, global mental health and well-being organization MindNation and creative ad agency Propel Manila are teaming up to redefine “therapy” in retail therapy in an effort to normalize the conversation surrounding mental health.

Only on October 10, 2021, MindNation is launching the Real Retail Therapy Sale， where teletherapy sessions and bundles will be up for grabs for only Php 1,010 per session (from Php 2,500 / session). People can purchase the following mental health services:

Why do you need to add Barley Grass into your diet?

Here’s a list of its life-changing benefits

Nowadays, more and more people recognize the many health benefits of barley grass. Not to be confused with barley wheat, known for its grains and malt used in making bread or beer, barley grass is that young, soft, and green nutrient-dense shoots that crop up on the barley plant before it produces seeds and stems.  

Packed with many nutrients, this grass is considered a nutritional powerhouse that is gluten-free and offers various vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. It has Vitamins A, B, C, E, and K; zinc, calcium, and iron; electrolytes, such as Magnesium, Potassium, and Phosphorus; and phytochemicals like chlorophyll and carotenoids, among other nutrients beneficial for the body.