Experts say curbing the spread of seasonal flu virus starts at home

These often overlooked home hygiene practices are key to preventing sickness

With this year’s flu season being accompanied by slowly rising COVID-19 cases, experts remind us that staving off the flu virus typically begins with common practices that families can do at home. 

“It’s important to ensure that our personal spaces are free of transmissible diseases like the flu. Contrary to popular belief, the flu is caused by a virus different from the common cold so symptoms tend to last longer and are more severe,” says Dr. Gyneth Bibera, Country Medical Director of GSK Philippines. “Patients will experience the typical runny nose, coughing, headaches, fevers, and fatigue, but the severity can often lead to the inability to do daily tasks, the need for doctor consultations, or even hospitalizations,” she adds.

CSMC bags top award for MIS Training Program at PMAP Awards 2022

Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC) was recently awarded National Exemplar under the People Program of the Year category at the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) Awards 2022. The ceremony was held at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila on Oct. 14, Friday.

The award was given for CSMC’s exceptional training program under the Philippine Center for Advanced Surgery - Minimally Invasive Surgery Training Center (PCAS-MISTC). Prior to this, CSMC was already named Regional Exemplar in the same category.  In 2016, the hospital bagged the Employer of the Year Award, making it the first private hospital to receive this accolade from PMAP.

Newly opened UNIQLO SM City Manila brings LifeWear closer to Manilenos

Japanese global apparel retailer UNIQLO is making its collection of LifeWear accessible to more Filipinos with the launch of its newest store in the heart of Manila. The city is home to numerous residents as well as several universities, making UNIQLO LifeWear pieces the ideal apparel for their on-the-go lifestyles. Located in SM City Manila, the store spans over 973 square meters and is on the upper ground floor of the mall, accessible through the entrance along Natividad Lopez Street. 

LifeWear is UNIQLO’s high-quality apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity and longevity. It is constantly innovated and improved to bring better design, lightness and comfort with life’s needs in mind at a great value for money. 

I-check out mo na yan: Shopping on Lazada now made easier with Home Credit’s Qwarta!

In the past years, there has been a dramatic shift in consumers’ shopping behaviors. From trying on clothes in actual boutiques and pushing carts along grocery aisles, Filipino consumers are now taking most of their shopping online — doing virtual try-ons, filling up their digital carts, and checking out those purchases through swipes and clicks.

And this trend is not going anywhere as more and more consumers are gaining easy access to technology and digital tools, and realizing the convenience of being able to shop anywhere. To keep up with this trend and the increasing consumer demands, Home Credit Philippines, the lifestyle partner of every Filipino, is teaming up with Lazada Philippines to provide Filipinos with a more rewarding and accessible shopping experience.

Metro Clark Waste Management in bilateral talks with German industry leaders to uphold global best practices on waste management

Consistent with its mission to only employ globally-sound solutions and practices that will address the country’s waste crisis, Metro Clark Waste Management (MCWM) – the Philippines’ leading solid waste management company – engaged in fruitful talks on industry-wide practices and opportunities with the German delegation representing the Foreign Market Entry Programme of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs. 

Acknowledged for its exemplary service record and strict compliance with local and international waste management standards, as well as its use of German-sourced technologies in its sanitary landfill, MCWM welcomed the representatives from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), Bopparder Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft mbH (BOMAG GmbH), the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Manila, and the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) to their site at the Clark Special Economic Zone. 

P&G turns over 285 handwashing facilities to schools in time for the return of face-to-face classes

These facilities will benefit 700,000 students and staff across NCR and Rizal

Procter & Gamble (P&G) Philippines, whose portfolio has been trusted for its superior health care, home care, beauty, grooming and hygiene products, partners with Manila Water Foundation (MWF) to promote proper handwashing with soap to students with the turnover of  SafeWash handwashing facilities to 285 schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Rizal.

These include 10-faucet foot-pedal-operated hygiene facilities and the distribution of hygiene supplies to enable the safe return of more than 770,000 students, teachers, and staff to in-person classes in NCR and Rizal. All facilities have been turned over to beneficiaries, just in time for the return of face-to-face classes on November 2, 2022.

"Today's Classics" LifeWear Magazine Issue 07, 2022 Fall/Winter

Global apparel retailer UNIQLO launches the LifeWear  magazine Issue 07, 2022 Fall/Winter. The theme of this latest publication is "Today's Classics," showcasing designs that are at first glance traditional and basic but updated with modern details.  The Issue 07, 2022 Fall/Winter also focuses on clothing that reflects ingenuity and a commitment to quality manufacturing, contemplating the standards of the future through a variety of fashion stories and interviews.  

Takahiro Kinoshita, Fast Retailing Group Executive Vice President and Creative Director commented: "The 2022 Fall/Winter issue of the LifeWear magazine is a contemplation of 'old yet new,' the timeless that exists in our world. The outdated disappears, while the flashy is soon dismissed. But old things that feel eternally new have special value. 'Today's Classics' are central to the spirit of  LifeWear, which aims to honor history while constantly evolving. This issue reflects that idea. The cover art borrows from the archive of textile-dyeing artist Keita Miyairi, presenting wonderful 'old yet new' artwork."