PSBank Bags a Gold and two Silvers at the 55th Anvil Awards

Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) won big once again as it secured three prestigious recognitions at the recently-concluded 55th Anvil Awards, held at the iconic Manila Hotel. Dubbed as the “Oscars” of the PR industry, the Anvil Awards are presented yearly by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP) in recognition of excellent campaigns that impact society.

PSBank took home a Gold Anvil for its long-running financial literacy programs – Good to Know and Be Aware, which have proven to be effective public awareness campaigns in informing and educating its customers, as well as the general public on how financial resources work and how their hard-earned money can be protected from fraudsters.  These campaigns are also in strong support of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ Financial Consumer Protection (FCP) efforts.

realme Philippines Facebook Community wins Silver at 55th Anvil Awards

realme Philippines bagged its first Silver Anvil Award at the 55th Anvil Awards held last February 28 at the Manila Hotel

realme Philippines, the fastest-growing smartphone brand in the country, bags its first Anvil Award at the 55th Anvil Awards, bringing home the Silver Anvil for its Facebook Community under the Digital PR Program for the Consumer Welfare category. The award recognizes the realme Philippines Facebook Community as “a platform to build ties and have a positive and nurturing smartphone experience for the Filipino youth.”

Launched in October 2018, the realme Philippines Facebook Community was created to serve as an avenue where realme executives, fans and users can share tips, feedback, insights and stories about their experience with realme devices toward building a solid community of realme supporters. The community now has 62,680 members, 14,687 posts, 353,264 comments and 699,964 reactions at a 95 percent engagement rate, and the community continues to grow. The realme Philippines Facebook Community is the biggest and most active smartphone online group fostering an inclusive community for realme users and aspiring owners.

ComCo Southeast Asia Celebrates 4th Anniversary with Anvil, Araw and The Filipino Times Awards in Dubai

ComCo Squadron with the much-coveted metals bagged for impactful campaigns. In photo are (from left): Joan Icotanim, Brand Communications and Administration Director; Rachel Syfargo, Brand Communications and Operations Director; Juan Carlos Sevilla, Senior Brand Communications Officer; Shaina Semaña, Brand Communications Officer; Queenie Resmundo, Senior Brand Communications Associate; Jam Bufi, Senior Brand Communications Associate; Matthew Escosia, Brand Communications Associate; Harvey Llamosa, Executive Initiatives Officer; AC Recio, Digital and Multimedia Arts Officer; and Ferdinand Bondoy, Regional Integration and Chief Executive Director.

Celebrating its fourth year of championing the emerging global disciplines of New PR and Smart Social, trailblazing and fast-rising communications powerhouse ComCo Southeast Asia recently harvested metals at the 55th Anvil Awards, 11th ARAW Advertising Values Awards, and The Filipino Times Awards in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

ComCo Southeast Asia won the Gold Anvil Awards for Public Relations (PR) Program on a Sustained Basis - Community Development (Urban/ Rural) for “Crowdsourcing for Meaningful Solutions: The World Vision Social Innovation Challenge”; for Specialized PR Program - Advocacy Campaign for “#AyokoNgPlastik: The WWF Movement Against Single Use Plastics”; and for PR Program on a Sustained Basis – Youth / Children’s Welfare for “Make Play Happen: The First Play Advocacy Week led by Play It Forward and Unilab Foundation”.

GCash named as ‘Company of the Year’ at 55th Anvil Awards; Wins 21 gold and silver metals

GCash, the leading mobile wallet in the Philippines, was hailed as the Company of the Year in the 55th Anvil Awards, dubbed the Emerald Anvils, after its collective public relations initiatives and tools proved to be the best in the industry.

For its maiden year of joining the much-coveted Anvil Awards, considered as the “Oscars” of the local public relations industry, GCash won the accolade “for its excellence and innovation in its public relations, digital, and marketing communications programs.”

This is the first time that a homegrown financial technology (fintech) firm was honored as the Anvil’s Company of the Year, which is often awarded to big conglomerates, veteran companies with large teams of corporate affairs practitioners, and established household names across different industries.

LG Champions Female Empowerment with its Anvil Awards Win

Receiving the Silver Anvil Award are (L-R) LGEPH brand marketing and communications associate Germilyn Papa, LGEPH product marketing manager-washing machine Cel Anolin, LGEPH marketing communications asst. manager-home appliances Nicole Gelle, LGEPH VP-home appliances Woo Young Jeon, M360 PR and Activations Agency founder and managing director Millet Simeon, M360 PR and Activations Agency senior account manager Deniece Ayeras, and M360 PR and Activations Agency media relations manager Dean Vios

Global leader and technology innovator LG Electronics reaffirms its commitment to empowering women as their Laundry Love campaign bags the coveted Silver Anvil at the 55th Anvil Awards’ Gabi ng Parangal held at the Manila Hotel Fiesta Pavilion on February 28. The winning campaign was in the category “Public Relations Tools” under the sub-category: Exhibits and Special events.