PANAta Awards 2021: Towards Hilaraya

PANAta Awards 2021 whose theme Hilaraya once again puts the spotlight on brand builders and the advertising community as they come together for the Awards Night on December 8 to reveal and honor the winners of the most effective and creative marketing communication campaigns in the country.

This year, the country’s prestigious annual award-giving body, organized by advertisers for advertisers, will celebrate with messages of moving forward with courage and optimism. Hilaraya, a portmanteau of the words hila, to pull together and hiraya, the fruit of one’s dreams will be the overarching tone of the one-and-a-half-hour online spectacle that will showcase the industry luminaries with Kapuso and Viva entertainers and talents like Heart Salvador, Rita Daniela, Arthur Nery, Janine Teñoso, The Wishfuls and The Juans.  Kapuso broadcaster Pia Arcangel will host.

To be proclaimed are the winners of the People’s Choice Awards who exemplify creativity despite the challenges. This year’s People’s Choice winners for Excellence in Brand Positioning are Procter and Gamble’s Downy Bye Bye Bahayrus (Gold), Nestle Philippines and Dentsu Jayme Syfu Inc.’s Bangon Sulong (Silver) and BDO Network Bank and Vitalstrats Creative Solutions, Co.’s Ang Inyong BDO sa Bayan (Bronze).

UNIQLO brings LifeWear to Dumaguete

Globally renowned Japanese apparel retailer, UNIQLO, is set to open its first store in Dumaguete on December 17, 2021. The local community will now have easier access to LifeWear and enjoy a world-class retail shopping experience. 

The opening of UNIQLO Robinsons Place Dumaguete marks UNIQLO’s commitment to provide more Filipinos with great quality everyday clothing for their daily lives and needs. Located at the ground floor of Robinsons Place Dumaguete mall, the store features 243 square meters of sales space, which will showcase the latest lineup of LifeWear pieces for Men, Women, Kids, and Babies. 

Philippine Small Businesses Reap More Rewards from Expanded Loyalty Program—My FedEx Rewards

New update aims to reward small- & medium-business ownerswith more shipping perks and gifts

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, has expanded the My FedEx Rewards (MFR) program, a FedEx point-based loyalty program designed to reward small and medium customers for choosing FedEx.

For the first time, the rewards program will be open to owners of either corporate or personal shipping accounts. Under the program, customers can earn rewards points for eligible shipments:

Get Your Holiday Shopping Done with UNIQLO’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales

Japanese global apparel retailer, UNIQLO, is releasing another round of sales with Black Friday and Cyber Monday from November 26 to December 2, 2021. Customers can enjoy exclusive deals and promos when they shop online and in-stores.

“Black Friday and Cyber Monday are some of the most awaited sales of the year and we want to give back to our customers with offers on LifeWear. We are sure that everyone can find the right gifts for their loved ones this Christmas,” shares Masayoshi Nakamura, COO, UNIQLO Philippines.

Customers may avail of these deals when they shop during the sale period:

P&G and Watsons support SM Cares and Plastic Credit Exchange to boost and incentivize plastic waste collection this Holiday season

More people are becoming environmentally conscious as pressing climate  issues arise on a global scale. This keeps multinational FMCG company  Procter & Gamble (P&G) Philippines committed to achieving its environmental  sustainability goals under P&G Ambition 2030. It aims to reduce carbon  footprint, conserve resources, and restore the world in the environmental areas  of Waste, Water, and Climate by enabling responsible consumption across their  brands, supply chain, employees and with external partners such as their  customers and consumers. 

In line with this, P&G partners with Watsons, the health and beauty care chain  store, and SM Cares, the corporate social responsibility arm of SM Supermalls,  to support SM’s Plastic Waste Collection Program (PWC) with NGO Plastic  Credit Exchange (PCX) and with program sponsors PricewaterhouseCoopers,  Nestle Philippines and Colgate-Palmolive Philippines. The program aims to  reduce plastic waste in landfills and oceans through proper plastic segregation  and disposal. The malls become venues for customers, tenants, and  surrounding offices to participate actively in the circular economy or the reuse  of plastic material. 

Check Out These 5 Most Popular Budol-Worthy Items Among Filipino Shoppers at Shopee’s Nov 30 Payday Sale

Get free shipping with no minimum spend, 30% bills cashback, and 10% off vouchers on your payday haul 

Has a celebrity or friend ever influenced you to buy certain items online? The budol is real, as one might say! As shoppers, we’re constantly on the lookout for the best product recommendations so we can maximize our money’s worth.

Now that the end of the month is just around the corner, is your shopping cart ready for the upcoming payday sale? If you’re looking for some inspiration on what to add to cart at Shopee’s Nov 30 Payday Sale, take notes from other shoppers. 

UNIQLO Opens its First Store in CAMANAVA

Japanese global apparel retailer, UNIQLO, brings LifeWear to more Filipinos as it is set to launch its first store in the area within the cities of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, and Valenzuela (CAMANAVA) at SM City Grand Central on November 26.

Located at the 2nd level of the mall, the UNIQLO SM City Grand Central store will provide an 830 sqm shopping space of LifeWear clothing and world class retail shopping experience. The new store will showcase the latest lineup of UNIQLO items—including the latest Fall/Winter collection for men, women, kids and babies, just in time for the holiday festivities.

“With the opening of our first store in the CAMANAVA area, we aim to make LifeWear accessible to more communities, to support their lifestyles and everyday clothing needs,” says Masayoshi Nakamura, COO, UNIQLO Philippines. “We hope you enjoy our store, which we designed to provide you a comfortable shopping experience,” he adds.