Enjoy the best of the Pokemon GO worldwide craze with freenet and PayMaya

Filipinos keenly anticipating the launch of Pokemon GO can now stay updated 

on the upcoming release of the game in the Philippines and fully enjoy the game when it launches with the help of freenet and PayMaya. 

Now a certified worldwide phenomenon, Pokemon GO is a location-­based mobile game developed by Niantic Labs in partnership with Nintendo affiliate The Pokemon Company. The mobile game allows players to catch Pokemon or "pocket monsters" as if in real life using the GPS and camera of their smartphones. 

The game is currently available in Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK, and select European countries. It has yet to launch in any Asian country, including Japan where the original Pokemon game originated. 

Jardine, CitiHomes share the same mission for Filipino homes in a new deal

Believing in the importance of protecting one’s home, CitiHomes Builders and Development, Inc., a real estate company that provides affordable homes for Filipino families, entrusted their soil treatment requirement to Jardine Distribution Inc, one of the country’s leading distributors of effective home solutions.

Jardine Distribution provides soil treatment using Protek 25% — the nation’s leading soil termiticide — at all of Citihomes’ subdivision projects.

CitiHomes decided to go with Protek 25% because it is a premium termiticide concentrate which is proven effective in eliminating termites. It is also the most economical of its kind in the market today and is only exclusive to pest control applicators and professionals.

The move is a testament to CitiHomes and JDI’s mission to ensure that Filipino families have homes where they will feel comfortable and safe.

“We are happy that CitiHomes shares our vision and believes in the importance of soil treatment. They find value in protecting the properties from the attack of termites, which means they are also putting value to safety and comfort of Filipino families,” said Ms. Peachy Tiu, Marketing Manager, JDI.

“We believe that treating our sites with Protek is a step to the right direction as it ensures protection of the houses we make from subterranean termites. Partnering with Jardine is perfect since we share the same mission of protecting Filipino homes,” said Engineer Tito Canales, Project Engineer of CitiHomes.

Avida launches the country’s first interactive showroom in BGC

Today’s young go-getters are all about self-expression, letting their unique personalities shine through in everything that they do. They play by their own rules and go beyond the average, pursuing the passions and interests that define their individuality.

Now, young professionals and families can get a preview of how living in their very own home would look and feel like as Avida Land, an Ayala Land subsidiary, introduces the Interactive Showroom, located at Market! Market! in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

A first in the Philippines, the Avida Interactive Showroom is equipped with a touchscreen kiosk where prospective homeowners can log into their Facebook account. Once logged in, the system will access their most recent publicly-posted photos and display them on the digital picture frames located in the model unit of Avida Towers Turf BGC, thus providing an interactive peek into how the home would look and feel like when it’s theirs.

Asia Leaders Forum: Get To Know Robert L. Yupangco

Robert L. Yupangco is one of the country's business tycoon, an eligible bachelor and owns one of the biggest companies in the Philippines. He is also the grandson of our former president Jose P. Laurel.

Mr. Yupangco has 8 strategic companies and works with his one dynamic team, his siblings, officers, partners and employees.

1. Music - Musical Instruments

• distribute Yamaha Musical instruments

2. Real Estate - condominiums

Smart Padala strengthens leadership in remittance, launches new campaign with Angel Locsin as brand ambassador

Smart Padala, the remittance brand of PayMaya Philippines (formerly Smart eMoney, Inc.), launches today its new campaign with Angel Locsin as its brand ambassador as part of efforts to further strengthen its leadership in the remittance service industry.

The new campaign aims to reinforce the brand message of Smart Padala which is PadaLapit.

Based on data from the first National Baseline Survey on Financial Inclusion released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas mid-2015, it is estimated that on average, Filipinos take around 22 minutes to reach the nearest financial services touch point. It also costs an average of P43 for a roundtrip fare.

PLDT SME Nation’s #BeTheBoss is back!

VP and Head of PLDT SME Nation Mitch Locsin
reiterates the pivotal role of digital in today’s business landscape

And they’re looking for the country’s most promising and tech-savvy entrepreneurs

PLDT SME Nation’s pioneering social media crowd sourcing search for the new generation of entrepreneurs is all set to welcome a new batch of digitally-driven industry game-changers.

#BeTheBoss, in partnership with Rappler, is back for year two as it continues on its mission to recognize excellence in technological innovation and digital integration.

Your home in Tagaytay Highlands: An heirloom to cherish

Family members are like branches on a tree, all growing in different directions. Yet they spring from the same trunk and are nourished by the same roots. Similarly, family members may nurture individual dreams, with some leaving home to pursue them, but in the end they come home to their root—finding comfort and affirmation in the familiar.

This explains why you are inextricably bound by your past, why the old homestead holds a certain allure for you. For the place where you grew up is where a cache of fond memories constantly beckons to you. It is where your family history is told and retold and where heirlooms play a part in keeping your family bonds strong and enduring.