Mars Petcare, Animal Kingdom Foundation educate elementary students on responsible pet ownership

IN EFFORTS to improve responsible pet ownership, Mars Petcare recently teamed up with Animal Kingdom Foundation Inc. (AKF), an organization that seeks to improve the living conditions and protect the welfare of animals, to pilot a series of online pet education sessions for students aged six to 12. The online pet education program Peptalk is […]

Tyroo sets up PH office to help brands grow their advertising revenues

SINGAPORE-headquartered Tyroo, authorized reseller for Snapchat, is all set to invest and help brands grow in the Philippines. Tyroo will be setting up a local office in Manilla intending to grow its existing network of brands and potential partners in the Philippines, that are currently being serviced through its Singapore office. The advertising platform is […]

Puregold introduces 1st digital series ‘GVBOYS: Pangmalakasang Good Vibes’

WITH everything that is happening right now, everyone needs a source of a good laugh. With the limited source of entertainment, Puregold just launched its first-ever digital show via the Puregold Channel on Facebook and YouTube. The Puregold Channel was conceptualized as a means to provide quality entertainment to millions of Filipino families staying at […]

PH’s 1st fully integrated health, wellness app set to transform healthcare delivery

WITH the goal of making healthcare in the Philippines more accessible to people, mWell is the country’s first fully integrated, one-stop health and lifestyle app aimed at transforming the way healthcare is delivered through online doctor consultations, health education, wellness programs, online pharmacy services and more. Soon to be launched by Metro Pacific Health Tech […]

Biocare launches ‘Temziva’ to defeat Covid-19

BIOCARE Lifesciences Inc. (BLI), a Philippine-based pharmaceutical company that brought the brands Remdesivir and Favipiravir in the country in 2020, announced the launch of the first branded generic of tocilizumab (Temziva) 400mg/20ml solution for infusion. Temziva is approved as a Drug Product for Emergency Use Only (DEU). SRS Life Sciences holds the registration for tocilizumab […]

Acer refreshes ConceptD creator notebooks with new processors, GPUs

EXCITING updates on Acer’s ConceptD creator notebook lines were announced at the Next@Acer 2021 Global Press Conference. All have been updated to include the new 11th Gen Intel® Core™ H-series processors and a range of GPU (graphics processing unit) options, including the NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 30 Series Laptop GPUs and the latest NVIDIA® RTX™ Professional […]

Bridgestone Philippines breaks ground on classroom donation project

THE hot balmy Friday afternoon of May 14, 2021 witnessed the ceremonial groundbreaking of the three-classroom, single-storey building at the Talogtog-Bateng Elementary School in Mangaldan, Pangasinan, that is donated by the Philippine Allied Enterprises Corp. (PAEC), the official importer and distributor of Bridgestone tires in the Philippines. The construction of the classrooms was done in […]

Globe president, CEO joins Nasdaq-listed LivePerson board of directors

GLOBE president and chief executive officer Ernest Cu joins the board of directors of Nasdaq-listed LivePerson Inc., a global leader in conversational AI (artificial intelligence). Cu’s membership in the board of LivePerson will help chart the company’s course in addressing consumers’ growing demand to use conversational commerce in engaging with brands. US-based LivePerson is a […]

Network builds, upgrades narrow gap of Globe vs competition: Opensignal Q1 2021 Report

GLOBE’S aggressive site builds and efforts to migrate customers nationwide from 3G to 4G LTE has significantly improved network experience, narrowing the gap between Globe vis a vis competition. That said, the overall mobile and data landscape remains highly competitive especially with new players in the industry. Based on the April 2021 report of international […]

Coca-Cola’s ‘Balik Pinas’ program gives opportunities for returning OFWs amid pandemic

COCA-COLA Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI), the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in the country, has committed to helping overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) via its “Balik Pinas” program—an initiative that provides repatriated OFWs due to Covid-19 with opportunities to start their own businesses. Since the program’s expansion in 2020 as a direct response to the pandemic-wrought job […]