I know I've been not so good with keeping up with my weekly updates so I'm sorry about that. This week though, we are right on track.

Starbucks Renovate to Educate

Starbucks partners (employees) are trained not only to pour an extra shot of good in each cup but also in everything they do. Now, Starbucks aims to inspire its partners to serve beyond stores and straight to communities where they are a part of. This is in line with the company’s goal to have 100% of its stores globally to participate in a community service starting 2020.

Starbucks is taking steps towards this commitment through celebrating the Global Month of Good annually every April. During this month, Starbucks partners from stores all over the world will lead projects that will help strengthen the communities they serve.


To commemorate the Global Month of Good in the Philippines, Starbucks began inspiring volunteerism among its partners by involving them in several community service projects since April. This time, the partners volunteered for the Renovate to Educate (RED) Project with long-time partner, Teach for the Philippines (TFP).

As a non-profit organization with a mission of providing quality education to Filipino children, TFP works together with Renovate to Educate to rehabilitate classrooms and facilities in public schools across the country.

Magwai 

As we celebrate World Ocean Month this June and plan the next beach trip for a quick weekend getaway, let us help preserve the beauty of the ocean in our own little way with MAGWAI Reef-Safe Sunscreen.

MAGWAI Reef-Safe Sunscreen stemmed from two beach-lovers’ passion and admiration for the ocean and coral reefs. It may seem like corals are merely rocks that serve as homes to sea creatures, but they are actually made of thousands of tiny animals and are vulnerable and need protection too. Inherent climate change issues, destructive fishing practices, recreational misuse, trash and plastic pollution are the common elements we know that harm the ocean, but not a lot are aware that chemicals in our sunscreen that we use before hitting the beach are actually toxic to coral reefs, even with just a minimal amount.


MAGWAI Reef-Safe Sunscreen is designed with natural ocean-loving ingredients that also keep us safe from sun damage. It contains SPF 50+ broad spectrum, UVA and UVB protection, it’s water and sweat resistant, paraben-free and uses non-nano ingredients and boosts of all-natural ingredients such as Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide which are harmless to reefs and corals.

PLDT FAM CAM

To address the home security need of every Filipino family, leading digital services provider, PLDT brings the Advanced Fam Cam — a home monitoring tool with improved features in visual coverage, motion and sound detection and high-definition (HD) quality images.

The product is a 180-degree wireless HD camera with a speaker and microphone that allows parents to visually check on their kids and communicate with them.


Advanced Fam Cam is designed for on-the-go and working parents who wish to check their children even when they are away from home. The device can be linked to smartphones through the MyDlink application. This gives every parent the ability to access and monitor their children real time. You can also use this security tool if you simply want to monitor your home.

For only an additional P399 per month, this advanced home monitoring tool is exclusively available to existing PLDT Home Fibr subscribers with Plans 1299 and up.

Keep your family close and get an added peace of mind wherever you are. Visit pldthome.com/famcam for more information.

OYO

OYO’s 20+ applications including OYO OS, a global and industry-first proprietary hotel management system, Krypton, auditing app that ensures excellent guest experience, Optimus, dedicated transformation app that helps teams understand the transformation requirements of a building while giving cost estimates, budget in addition to assigning tasks and tracking the pace and more are aimed at delivering quality experience and value to its guests and partners. Backed by 400+ microsystems and 1,000 full-stack engineers spread across multiple locations, OYO is able to deliver a consistent and standardized experience to travellers

OYO Hotels and Homes is committed to transforming the overall accommodation and travel experience by providing premium quality service at an affordable price. With an initial investment of $50 million and a commitment to extend OYO’s quality service and experience to the travellers in the Philippines, OYO continues to transform properties across Manila, Cebu, Davao, Boracay, and Tagaytay and other cities in the country. By 2020, OYO aims to establish a presence in more than 10 cities with more than 20,000 rooms in the Philippines.

FWD WorksforMe Program 

At a time when work-life balance and personal time-off days have become strong buzzwords for employees, FWD Life Insurance (“FWD Philippines”) has gone beyond the tried-and-tested route and rewrote the employment rule book, enhancing its brand and business in the process.

Considered one of the fastest-growing insurance companies in the Philippines, FWD Philippines launched “WorksForMe” in 2018, its enhanced employee benefits program designed to help the organization’s workforce celebrate life while they work.


Through the program, FWD employees can now say, “At FWD, I can choose what works for me!”
“WorksForMe is the outcome of collaborative efforts to improve benefits for our employees, after surveying what the challenges and areas of improvement were,” said FWD Philippines Chief People and Culture Officer Rozanne Parungo. “It all boils down to providing better experiences for our employees.”

Jollibee Burger Steak

While the price of goods continue to rise, looking for something beefy, saucy, and malinamnam to complete your day is still within your reach. Don’t worry - Jollibee Burger Steak is here to indulge your craving for a super affordable price that is still only at PHP 50!



Waiting for you at the nearest Jollibee store is the delicious and appetizing combination of the beefy-linamnam 100% beef patty and the saucy-linamnam mushroom gravy on a comforting cup of steamed white rice. Not to mention, its economical price tag means that treating yourself to a beefy-saucy linamnam ulam meal whenever you want is always easy on the budget!

SONY 

Complete your Instagram entrees alongside the unique design of this ‘like’ worthy speakers that would be the next star of your feed. The fresh design of the GTK-PG10 is perfect for your chill beach weekends and barbeque parties.

With the top panels open, the built-in tweeters face upwards and outwards which spreads the sound wider for outdoor parties. The DSP (Digital Signal Processor) automatically adapts audio settings to optimize outdoor performance.

It is easy to carry so that you can party just about anywhere, with a cube shape and built in handles which makes it especially easy to transport the GTK-PG10 anywhere. It is tripod compatible and has a built-in rechargeable battery, so you can enjoy up to 13 hours[i] of listening flexibility.

The outdoor speaker also incorporates a table and cup holder on the splash-proof top panel to let nothing get in the way of your celebration. There is a mic input, so you can enjoy karaoke with your friends and family. The speaker also has an FM tuner function and USB play and charge, so you can charge your smartphone on the go.

The GTK-PG10 is compatible with the Sony Music Center and Fiestable app, providing additional fun features at your fingertips, via your phone.

OLAY

The first 2-in-1 whitening cream to offer the power of anti-aging, Olay Natural White launches its newest variant – Ageless Aura – to target both skin concerns in one go. It comes with two powerful ingredients to effectively deliver that youthful aura.


Ageless Aura contains Mulberry Root Extract which is known for its anti-oxidant properties, and is popularly used in cosmetics for its skin lightening and brightening benefits. It also contains Vitamin B3 or Niacinamide, today’s “it” ingredient in the skin care world, which delivers anti-aging benefits that targets to reduce fine line and wrinkles. Plus, it comes with SPF15/PA++ for sun protection, too.

If you’ve been hiding behind these photo filters to get you that instant fair skin online, it’s time to chill and trust Olay Natural White Ageless Aura to get yourself real-life filters for a fairer and youthful aura. Go fearless without the filters from online to offline.