Five hacks for your Undas Drive

All Saints Day and All Souls Day—also known as Undas in the Philippines—gives families and friends the yearly opportunity to honor the saints and their departed loved ones. This flurry of activity can cause heavy road traffic, but the right preparation and mindset can help ease the stress and make the experience worth the trip.

1.            Prep is key!

Download the MPT DriveHub app—a travel companion app which lets you easily tap and track your Easytrip and CCLEX RFID accounts! It provides real-time traffic advisories to help you estimate your travel time. Use it also to calculate your toll fees, look for rest stops along NLEX and SCTEX and call for emergency roadside assistance via the direct customer service hotline.

Help the victims of Typhoon Paeng via Shopee

Shopee users can choose to donate to UNICEF, Habitat for Humanity, Waves for Water, and GMA Kapuso Foundation by purchasing donation vouchers in-app

To provide support to Filipinos affected by the heavy rains and gusty winds brought about by Typhoon Paeng across the Luzon, Visayas, and most especially the Mindanao region, Shopee launches its Shopee Bayanihan: Typhoon Paeng Support initiative together with partner charity organizations. Through the initiative, users can purchase donation vouchers from Shopee’s partner charities on the app. These efforts are part of Shopee Bayanihan, the company's umbrella CSR arm that seeks to provide support for communities in need through partnerships with various humanitarian organizations. 

SNAP-Magat wins highest award in GKK regionals

SN Aboitiz Power-Magat receives GKK’s highest award at the Gawad Kaligtasan at Kalusugan (GKK) regional awarding ceremony, held in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan on October 24, 2022. (L-R) Representing DOLE-REgion 2:  Jesus Elpidio Atal Jr., Assistant Regional Director; Engr. Dennis Aquino, Engr. IV, Occupational Safety & Health Center; from SNAP-Magat: Melvin Catu, VP and Chief Technology  Officer; Engr. Edgardo Bundalian,  AVP and Plant Manager; Eliseo Ingles, Sr. Manager, SHESQ; Cheryl Ragsac, Nurse & Document Control Specialist; and Barry Frank  Yabut, SHESQ Sr. Specialist. 

Experts call out the need for affordable breast cancer treatment during the launch of trastuzumab biosimilar in the Philippines

In response to the prevailing threat of breast cancer in the Philippines, Pfizer has introduced a trastuzumab biosimilar to enable more Filipinos to have access to a more affordable treatment for HER2 positive breast cancer.

Announced during a recently held Oncology Summit organized by Pfizer and held at Grand Hyatt Manila, Taguig Philippines that was attended by leading healthcare practitioners and Oncology experts, Pfizer’s biosimilar Trastuzumab received the approval of the PhilippinesFood and Drug Administration (FDA) in March 2022 to bring this innovative treatment option to the Filipino patients. Trastuzumab refers to a monoclonal antibody that is used to treat specifictypes of HER2 positive breast cancers and stomach cancers.

mWell sets new standards in digital health apps with the Philippines’ first fully integrated platform

Metro Pacific Investments Corporation’s (MPIC) mWell unveiled a roster of groundbreaking firsts in digital healthcare as the Philippines’ first fully integrated health app at the forefront of innovation anchored on good health and well-being.

In an event dubbed as PH1 hosted by no less than beauty queen, TV personality and youth advocate Catriona Gray, mWell celebrated the many firsts in a little over a year of its pilot launch and announced other pioneering efforts that help redefine not only telemedicine but the entire healthcare landscape.

Lalamove strengthens commitment to driver empowerment with more healthcare, financial, and fuel benefits

With the commitment of empowering its partner drivers, on-demand logistics company Lalamove has strengthened its Panalomove Driver Rewards program with new partnerships to provide more benefits in healthcare, financing, and gas, among others. 

In a survey conducted on over 8,000 partner drivers across Manila, Pampanga, and Cebu, the data shows that the most preferred benefits are fuel discounts, followed by insurance and vehicle maintenance.

In response to this, Lalamove has new additions to diversify its roster of Panalomove Driver Benefits that can cater to the needs of every partner driver.   

Get the Best Possible Health Care for your Elderly Loved Ones

MediCard offers the perfect coverage with MediCard Select, MediCard VIP 

Aging comes with different health risks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), growing old can enhance the chance of developing long-term diseases, including cancer, dementia, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, arthritis, and many more. 

To help prevent, detect, or treat such chronic illnesses from our elderly loved ones, MediCard, a leading Health and Maintenance Organization (HMO) in the Philippines, believes that having the right healthcare coverage is crucial. Fortunately, the top HMO provider offers premier healthcare coverages, such as MediCard Select and Medicard VIP, to give access to the best possible care for our senior loved ones in their golden years.