realme launches GT Master Edition and realme Book, now available!

realme, the Philippines’ number one smartphone brand for two consecutive quarters in 2021, disrupted the local tech scene yet again with the official reveal and launch of its two highly anticipated products: the realme GT Master Edition and the realme Book last September 23, via a livestream event on the brand’s official Facebook page.

The realme GT Master Edition is the brand’s latest innovation to redefine the flagship experience by offering high-caliber features within an accessible price range. Meanwhile, the realme Book marks the brand’s first foray into the laptop category, with its slim and lightweight design, and powerful specs ideal for young professionals and students.

These products are a testament to the realme’s mission of providing premium experiences without breaking the bank. “We strive to address our customers’ needs with innovative products that enable their tech-driven lifestyles with guaranteed value-for-money”, shares Austine Huang, realme Philippines’ VP for Marketing.

Miss Universe Philippines to Release World's First Beauty Pageant NFTs

 

RedFOX Labs, prolific Southeast Asian venture builder, has joined forces with Miss Universe Philippines in making history as the world's first-ever beauty pageant to drop an NFT collection.

The Miss Universe-Philippines NFT collection will be released on September 24, 2021 and will be available for purchase using the RFOX token via MetaMask or Uniswap. 

NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are digital assets that can represent a wide variety of real-world concepts such as ownership over one-of-a-kind art, videos, in-game items, and other collectibles.

By partnering with Miss Universe-Philippines, RedFOX Labs has made it possible for fans to own unique digital collectibles of their favorite candidates in the form of NFT cards, which showcase the top 30 beauty queens in their glory.

Smart launches GigaPlay App to bring exclusive concerts, sports, and more to subscribers for FREE!

Smart is rolling out the red carpet when it comes to exclusive video content with the launch of GigaPlay, a streaming app especially developed for Smart subscribers so they may enjoy an entire suite of live and on-demand sport events, virtual concerts, and so much more with absolutely no subscription fee.

Now downloadable on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, GigaPlay gives Smart customers free access to content curated for Filipinos’ passion for sports and entertainment. All they have to do is connect to the Smart mobile network and play the GigaPlay content they want anytime and anywhere.

“We Filipinos know what we want when it comes to streaming and through GigaPlay, we want to make it simple and easy for Filipinos to access and watch what they love, powered by the country’s fastest mobile network. GigaPlay builds on our efforts to enable our subscribers to live the GigaLife, with all their digital needs and the latest technology right at their fingertips,” said Jane J. Basas, SVP and Head of Consumer Wireless Business at Smart.

Calling all batang 90s: Jack ‘n Jill Roller Coaster just released a new flavor!

 

Remember Jack ‘n Jill Roller Coaster? Yes, that delicious and iconic ring-shaped potato snack continues to capture the hearts of Filipinos. Many Pinoys who fell in love with these cheesy playful rings will be thrilled to find out about its quirky new look and exciting new flavor — barbecue!

Roller Coaster Barbecue comes in two sizes–solo pack for snack times by yourself, and buddy pack, which is perfect for sharing. Let the balanced sweet, savory, and smokey barbecue taste tickle your taste buds. Enjoy it as is, or pair it with your fave refreshing drink.

Universal Robina Corporation, the maker of Roller Coaster and other famous Jack ‘n Jill snacks, released a barbecue variant to delight snack-loving Pinoys. What better way to surprise them than with a flavor that Filipinos especially love, which is why URC chose to make this new delicious creation.

Find the perfect respite and enjoy the country club lifestyle at the most premium residential golf community in Clark

Luxury real estate brand Filigree has long been making its mark in choice locations with its investment-worthy developments offering exclusivity, sustainability, and vibrant living surrounded by nature while still having access to life’s essentials. Even with a host of successful projects under its belt, Filigree is not about to rest on its laurels as this time around, it is expanding its nature-inspired luxury living in Northern Luzon with Golf Ridge Private Estate.

Golf Ridge Private Estate is an accessible urban escape offering a highly-coveted country club lifestyle. It is strategically located within Filinvest Mimosa+ Leisure City in Clark, Pampanga—a master planned township redeveloped by the Filinvest Group to become the lifestyle and business destination up north. It includes residential, business, retail, hospitality, and gaming sectors, and the home of the world-class Mimosa Plus Golf Course.

Tucked away in the most premium residential golf community in Clark, Golf Ridge highlights seclusion and tranquility through the development’s immersion in nature dedicating 75 percent of its lot to open spaces, making it a sustainable and healthy environment for its current and future residents.

Filinvest Group donates vaccine doses to Cebu City

Filinvest Development Corp. responds to the call of its partner local government units who aims to ramp up vaccination for their communities. FDC donated 2,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to the Office of the Mayor of Cebu City for New Normal Oasis Adaptation for a Home (NOAH), Cebu City’s vaccination program.

The donation is part of FILVAX, the conglomerate-wide vaccination program that aims to support the government’s vaccination initiative as the country moves forward to become COVID-free. The Filinvest group aims to inoculate 100% of its employees across all its businesses including real estate, hospitality, banking, infrastructure, power and utilities by the fourth quarter of 2021 aligned with its 2021 workplace herd immunity goal. FilVax kicked off its Visayas leg last August 28 which benefitted employees and third-party service providers from Filinvest Land, EastWest Bank, and Chroma Hospitality’s Crimson Resort and Spa Mactan and Quest Hotel and Conference Center Cebu. The said employees and extended workers will receive the company-procured Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. To date, it has inoculated 83 percent of its workforce, with 60 percent fully-vaccinated and 40 percent with their first dose.

Win Faster with PLDT Home Fibr-powered WiFi 6 Gaming Router

This next-generation WiFi technology is now accessible to Filipinos, especially among the rising e-sports communities, as PLDT Home offers the best WiFi 6 router in the country – the ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000.

Battle-Ready with WiFi 6

PLDT Home Fibr enables gamers to enjoy faster and better gaming experience as it delivers speeds of up to 1Gbps that allow equal upload and download speeds, best for multi-player and bandwidth-intensive online activities.

6 success tips for women entrepreneurs

Although starting a business can be a difficult undertaking, it may be even more challenging for women. Often, unequal access to funding limits the best business concepts from women to be actualized, despite their skillset and potential for increased revenue.

In a webinar entitled, “Is VC Funding for Women Founders Getting Any Better?” organized by DealStreetAsia, a Singapore-based financial news website, women founders of startups shared their insights on addressing the gender disparity in venture capital (VC) funding. Among the panelists was Martha Sazon, president and CEO of GCash, the Philippines’ leading mobile wallet which saw exponential customer growth during the pandemic and now has 46 million users.

During the event, Sazon shared nuggets of wisdom gained through years of experience in overcoming business challenges and achieving entrepreneurial success. Read on as the woman who helped propel GCash to become the county’s number 1 e-wallet shares 6 success tips for aspiring women entrepreneurs.