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29 October 2022

Newsletter: Mondelēz Philippines Is Made for Movement! Promoting employee well-being through intentional and mindful movements Purpose Day webinar discussed well-being tips and company benefits

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The pandemic has significantly impacted how we care for our mental and physical well-being. Juggling time between work and personal life can be difficult, and often, one's welfare becomes the last priority. As the saying goes, “you can’t pour from an empty cup”! The disconnect between employees’ well-being and office productivity is one of the few challenges that snacks company Mondelēz Philippines aims to address.

28 October 2022

Newsletter: TOVE LO RELEASES FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM DIRT FEMME

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Internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY® nominated artist Tove Lo releases her highly anticipated fifth-studio album DIRT FEMME. Listen HERE. Paired with each album track is a visual “scene,” each one depicting Tove as a different character representing each song. Watch the scenes on her official YouTube HERE.

27 October 2022

Newsletter: K-Pop rock girl group Dreamcatcher releases 7th EP, [Apocalypse : Follow us]

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K-Pop rock girl group Dreamcatcher reveals ‘[Apocalypse : Follow us]’, the second installment of their ‘Apocalypse’ trilogy, today via Sony Music Entertainment Korea. Having the ‘Apocalypse’ era first introduced through their last release, the new EP continues the series’ theme of raising environmental awareness and combating climate change, proposing Dreamcatcher’s vision to restore Earth to a cleaner and safer planet. 

25 October 2022

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. 

24 October 2022

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.

23 October 2022

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.

22 October 2022

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.

21 October 2022

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”.

20 October 2022

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.      

19 October 2022

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.

18 October 2022

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.
 

17 October 2022

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. 

15 October 2022

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.