Distance learning helps a Filipino student win the 115th FedEx Express/JA International Trade Challenge

COVID-19 has reshaped the educational system around the world as it transitioned from in-person classes to virtual learning. Students have had to overcome distractions at home, deal with connectivity issues, and learn to stay motivated despite the lack of physical interaction with teachers and schoolmates.    

But Princess Gurrea has proven that learning is not confined to a classroom and that online platforms such as FedEx JA International Trade Challenge, a global competition that nurtures the entrepreneurial spirit and business skills of young students, provide opportunities to expand one’s horizon. Princess is one of the grand prize winners in the recently concluded 15th edition of the competition.

Pinabilis Para sa Pasko: Know more about Ninja Van Philippines’ commitment to make Christmas happen for Filipinos

Through its operational innovations, Ninja Van ensures it has the capacity to serve the upcoming holiday demand.

Ninja Van riders outfitted in Ninja suits with Santa hats and capes zoom along  Metro Manila

The most wonderful time of the year is almost here! As we’re counting down the days ‘til Christmas, express logistics company Ninja Van Philippines is also gearing up for the barrage of holiday and year-end sales that will definitely increase the demand for delivery services across the country.

Through its Pinabilis Para sa Pasko campaign, Ninja Van Philippines highlights its efforts to ensure fast delivery and excellent customer service during the holiday rush.

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.