Newsletter: Filipino five-piece band Bajula blends ‘80s pop with sophisticated quietude on new single “One and Done”

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Filipino five-piece band Bajula revisits ‘80s pop music with retro-soul leanings on their new single “One and Done.”

Newsletter: Leah Halili teams up with The Ransom Collective girls on breezy pop track “Clear To Me”

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Filipina singer-songwriter Leah Halili teams up with her fellow The Ransom Collective bandmates Lily and Muriel Gonzales on “Clear To Me,” a dreamy pop tune inspired by her relationship with now-husband, Nikee Banares. 

Newsletter: Password stealers eye SMBs in SEA

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Small and medium businesses (SMBs) are the backbone of Southeast Asia’s (SEA) growing economy. Accounting for more than 90% of the private businesses in the region, this sector is responsible for generating employment, exports, and GDP growth on a per country and regional level.

Newsletter: Power Mac Center brings back iconic midnight launch for iPhone 14 with huge offers for local Apple fans

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Filipino Apple fans and loyal Power Mac Center customers once again got to enjoy the thrill and adrenaline of its iconic midnight launch as the Apple Premium Reseller welcomed the iPhone 14 family with huge deals and freebies for early bird shoppers.

Newsletter: Sony Music Entertainment marks 25th anniversary of George Michael’s Older with a digitally remastered, expanded edition

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Sony Music Entertainment recently paid tribute to iconic superstar George Michael with a listening party featuring his re-released classic album Older and an exclusive premiere of Freedom Uncut—an acclaimed documentary that gives viewers a first-person account of his life as a pop legend, a music activist, and as a person coming to terms with love, sexuality, and celebrityhood.

Newsletter: Macoy Dubs inspires PLDT and Smart workforce with hopeful, empowering mental health survivor story

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In time for the month-long celebration of World Mental Health Awareness Month this October, social media celebrity Macoy Dubs, a long-time mental health co-champion of PLDT and Smart, shared his personal mental health journey through the employee engagement initiative, “Better Today Conversations: Mind Your Health”.

Newsletter: SPARK! partners with Sony Music Entertainment Philippines to empower young women and girls

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Photo from left to right: Prerna Suri, VP, Communications, Asia & Middle East, SME; Hans Kevin Madanguit, Senior Program Manager, SPARK! Philippines; Shridhar Subramaniam, President, Corporate Strategy & Market Development, Asia & Middle East, SME; Maica Teves, Executive Director, SPARK! Philippines; Roslyn Pineda, GM, Philippines, SME; and Andrew Smith, EVP & CFO, Asia & Middle East, SME

SPARK! is delighted to announce new funding from Sony Music Entertainment Philippines to champion young women’s rights and provide access to free and quality education, improved reproductive health products and services, as well as support for gender sensitive and responsive programs.      

Newsletter: NICKELBACK REFLECT ON “THOSE DAYS” WITH NOSTALGIC NEW SINGLE AVAILABLE NOW

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Diamond certified multi-platinum selling rock band Nickelback debuted the second single from their highly anticipated new album Get Rollin’, which is set for release on November 18th via BMG. Set against an anthemic guitar melody, “Those Days” reminisces about youthful adventures. “The time we’d waste, cause life could wait... What we’d give to relive just a single day,” frontman Chad Kroeger sings. From staying out past curfew to falling in love for the first time, Nickelback’s newest single is a sincere and honest ode to the good times had. Stream “Those Days” HERE.

Newsletter: PLDT, Smart’s all-in-one Ligtas Kits save lives in Bantayan Island LGUs

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PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. have turned over Ligtas Kits to the three municipalities in Bantayan Island, Cebu. The coastal municipalities of Bantayan, Santa Fe, and Madridejos are among the first recipients of the group’s Ligtas Kits.

 

Newsletter: Six months of phishing attacks in 2022 exceed SEA’s total number last year

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Kaspersky urges organizations to pay attention as most APT attacks infect enterprises, governments through targeted phishing

Phishing incidents continue to skyrocket in Southeast Asia (SEA). The latest data from global cybersecurity company Kaspersky revealed that it only took six months for cybercriminals to exceed their phishing attacks last year against users from the region. 

Newsletter: Filipino five-piece band NOBITA finds comfort amid life’s inevitable twists and turns on new single “Sa Ulan”

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Filipino five-piece outfit NOBITA returns with a lighthearted folk-pop track that evokes the reassuring warmth of home and romance. 

Newsletter: PLDT, Smart rally around workforce digital health and wellness

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Mental health advocate and Sangguniang Panlalawigan Board Member of La Union Joy Ortega and Environmental conservationist and Lotus Valley Founder Toby Tamayo discuss their passions with purpose on their advocacies in the first episode of the conversations series on mental wellness.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart recently launched an employee engagement initiative entitled, “Better Today Conversations: Mind Your Health”. Through storytelling, the companies invited advocates to share their stories anchored on narratives of Passion & Purpose, Strength & Resilience, Community & Empathy, and Hope. The initiative underscores the importance of taking care of one’s mental and emotional wellbeing in order to become better today. 

 

Newsletter: Have I Been Hacked? Signs and Tips to Prevent Account Compromise

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Cyber-attacks are continuously on the rise. And you increase your risk for cyber-attacks and security breaches if you’re not careful when doing activities on your mobile device. 

Newsletter: Singaporean-Filipino pop star Ysa Yaneza releases music video for her new single “1Nightwitu”

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Singaporean-Filipino singer-songwriter Ysa Yaneza has released the music video for her new single “1Nightwitu.” 

Newsletter: NIKI Announces Upcoming Asian Tour of ‘The Nicole Tour’ 2022

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Jakarta-born, LA-based singer-songwriter, and producer NIKI announces the Asian dates of “The Nicole Tour”.  “The Nicole Tour” will be pulling up in Asia, heading to the city of Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Taipei. NIKI will also be headlining Head In The Clouds Jakarta and Manila. The tour will take place on:

December 3-4 - Jakarta, Head In The Clouds Jakarta, Community ParkPIK2 [HEADLINER] Tickets

December 6 -  Singapore - The Star Theatre Tickets

Presale starts on Wednesday 5 October at 10:00AM local time

Public on sale starts on Thursday 6 October at 10:00AM local time

December 8 - Kuala Lumpur - Zepp Tickets

Public on sale starts on Thursday 6 October at 10:00AM local time

December 9-10 - Manila - Head In The Clouds Manila, SM Festival Grounds, Parañaque City [HEADLINER] Tickets

December 13 - Taipei -  Zepp New Taipei Tickets

Presale starts on Wednesday 5 October at 10:00AM local time

Public on sale starts on Thursday 6 October at 10:00AM local time