August 28, 2026

New Schedule, New Faces: How to Find Your Anchor in a Hectic School Year


The back-to-school season is here, bringing with it the familiar excitement—and nerves—of meeting new classmates, adjusting to new teachers, navigating heavier workloads, and waking up early for the first day of class. Between buying school supplies, preparing baon, organizing schedules, and lining up multiple alarms to help you wake up, the start of a new school year often means settling into a whole new routine.

As students ease into longer commutes, packed class schedules, extra after-school activities, and new responsibilities, having dependable daily habits can make the transition feel much more manageable and lessen the amount of stress one can get.

Often, it's the smallest habits—from getting enough sleep to simply packing up your books and notes in advance before the next day—that help create a sense of stability throughout the school year.

For many families, that also includes choosing simple, everyday staples that help students feel ready for whatever the day brings. Adding Goodday Cultured Milk Yoghurt Drink to breakfast or packing it alongside baon can easily become one of those small but consistent habits that fit naturally into even the busiest school mornings.

Build wellness habits that keep you ready

The school year quickly fills up with quizzes, group projects, club activities, sports practices, and deadlines. While every day may look different, maintaining a few consistent habits can help students stay prepared through changing schedules.

Getting enough rest helps students recharge after long days of classes and studying, while staying physically active—whether through PE classes, sports, or simply walking across campus—supports overall wellness. Making mindful food and drink choices also becomes part of building daily habits that keep up with a busy school day.

As part of these everyday habits, Goodday Cultured Milk Yoghurt Drink offers a simple addition to students' routines. Packed with 10 Billion Paraprobiotics that help keep natural immune defenses strong, it easily fits into breakfast or baon as students juggle classes, extracurricular activities, and everything in between.

Build your confidence

Beyond academics, a new school year is also about embracing new experiences. Whether it's joining organizations, discovering new hobbies, speaking up in class, or spending time with new friends after school, each new experience is an opportunity to build confidence. While stepping into unfamiliar situations can feel intimidating at first, confidence grows with every small step and every new routine.

Having a sense of stability during these moments of change can make a big difference. Simple daily habits create a practice that helps students feel more prepared for the day ahead, making it easier to navigate classes, activities, and new challenges with greater confidence.

As students settle into new customs, it's often the simplest habits practiced consistently that become the foundation for a healthier, more productive, and more confident school year.

Finding balance in everyday routines, Good Move Yan!

Building healthy habits doesn't have to mean making big changes. Sometimes, it's the small, consistent choices that are easiest to stick with. Including Goodday Cultured Milk Yoghurt Drink as part of a balanced breakfast or packing it alongside daily essentials is one simple way to support everyday wellness. With 10 Billion Paraprobiotics that help boost immunity it fits seamlessly into students' daily practices as they take on everything the school year brings.

Because when life gets busy, having dependable daily habits can help turn every day into a good day.

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August 27, 2026

Solaire Resort Earns 2026 Great Place To Work Certification™

Solaire Resort Entertainment City and Solaire Resort Quezon City are proud to be the first Filipino-owned integrated resorts in Metro Manila to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work®, a prestigious recognition based entirely on feedback from its employees about their workplace experience. Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and leadership practices that drive employee retention, innovation, and business performance.

 Solaire Resort’s Corporate Social Responsibility Program, Solaire Cares

"Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience," says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, the Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. She emphasizes that Certification is the sole official recognition earned by the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture. “By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Solaire Resort stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees.”

Solaire Resort’s Playbook Launch with Team Members


Mission, Vision, and Core Values Fun Activation Event for Team Members


 Solaire Resort Provides Benefits and Special Perks for its Team Members


 Solaire Resort’s Team Member TV Features Team Member News and Fun Stories


Solaire Resort’s Professional Development Programs

For Solaire Resort, the recognition reflects an ongoing commitment to cultivating a workplace where their team members can be well-equipped and inspired to thrive. “Solaire Resort proudly welcomes this Great Place To Work Certification™, as it reflects our dedication to our team members. We believe that great service always starts with our employees, and when they feel valued, supported, and empowered, they can extend that same warmth and excellence to our guests. We will continue to invest in and support our people, whose passion, dedication, and talent make Solaire Resort what it is today,” says Sarci Razon, VP for Strategic Development and Special Projects, Metro Manila Region.

This commitment comes to life through programs and initiatives that promote the well-being, development, and sense of belonging of Solaire’s team members. These include a line-up of comprehensive benefits that include health, nutrition, transportation, and other special perks.

Solaire Resort also celebrates achievements and exceptional service through the SIKAT Awards a rewards and recognition program, while Solaire Cares and other corporate social responsibility initiatives bring team members together through volunteerism and efforts that uplift the community. The company also prioritizes continuous learning through training and development programs that build skills, strengthen capabilities, and support career progression.

Beyond these initiatives, Life at Solaire deepens team member engagement and strengthens the company’s employer brand through meaningful content that showcases the dedicated team is the core of the organization. Through Life at Solaire, team members share their everyday experiences, personalities, and fun anecdotes, offering an authentic glimpse into the camaraderie and inclusive spirit that define Solaire. Guided by its core values of Focused, Integrity, Respect, Steadfast, and Teamwork, Solaire Resort continues to nurture a culture where its people can connect, develop, and take pride in being part of the organization.

For inquiries and reservations, call +632 8888 8888 or visit https://sec.solaireresort.com and https://sn.solaireresort.com/. Solaire Rewards members enjoy up to 20% off dining, while new members who sign up for Solaire Rewards may receive 30% off their first dining bill.

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About Solaire Resort Entertainment City
Solaire Resort Entertainment City is the Philippines' first integrated luxury resort, located at the heart of Manila's Entertainment City. Home to the Bay and Sky Towers, the resort offers 800 elegantly appointed rooms, suites, and villas, alongside world-class gaming, premium culinary offerings, luxury shopping, and live entertainment at the 1,740-seat Lyric Theatre. Guests can also enjoy a range of leisure and wellness experiences, including the Solaire Sports Club with paddle, pickleball, and golf facilities, the Sky Shooting Range, and versatile event spaces, from the grand ballroom and meeting rooms to The Space, a 1,400-square-meter venue for bespoke events. Bringing together luxury hospitality, award-winning dining, entertainment, gaming, wellness, and events, Solaire Resort Entertainment City is the Philippines’ premier integrated resort destination. For more information, visit https://sec.solaireresort.com/.


About Solaire Resort Quezon City

Solaire Resort Quezon City is Solaire’s second integrated luxury resort in the Philippines and the first five-star integrated resort in Quezon City. Located in the heart of Metro Manila’s largest city, it brings together luxury hospitality, world-class gaming, exceptional dining, vibrant entertainment, and family-friendly experiences, and stands among Quezon City’s premier lifestyle destinations.

The resort features 526 elegantly designed rooms and suites, four gaming levels catering to both mass and VIP guests, 14 restaurants and bars, and versatile meeting and event spaces spanning 1,700 square meters. Guests can unwind at the expansive wellness center, 50-meter L-shaped swimming pool and water park, enjoy pickleball and basketball at the Outdoor Fitness Deck, or spend quality family time at the multi-level Kids Club. As day turns to night, the resort comes alive with dynamic entertainment experiences, from live performances at Quezon Club to panoramic evenings at Skybar.

Renowned for its warm Filipino hospitality and thoughtfully curated experiences, Solaire Resort Quezon City continues to redefine luxury entertainment, and leisure in the heart of Quezon City. For more information, visit https://sn.solaireresort.com/.


About Great Place to Work Certification™
Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.


About Great Place To Work®
As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and follow Great Place To Work on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

 


HONOR Magic V6—Available First at Globe Stores Nationwide

HONOR Magic V6 is now available via Globe Postpaid Plans starting at All-New GPlan Plus 1799


Philippines is bringing the ultimate foldable experience closer to more Filipinos as the HONOR Magic V6 is now available through postpaid plans exclusively with Globe, giving consumers the opportunity to experience HONOR’s latest flagship foldable with flexible payment options.

The Magic Unfolds

The HONOR Magic V6 boasts an impressively slim profile, measuring just 8.75 mm when folded and 4.0 mm when unfolded (white version), with a lightweight design of around 219g— delivering an in-hand feel closer to a traditional slab smartphone than a conventional foldable.

Equipped with a massive 6,660mAh HONOR Silicon-carbon Battery, the Magic V6 houses the largest battery ever seen in a foldable smartphone. With roughly 25% silicon content and an energy density of 921Wh/L, it delivers exceptional capacity without adding bulk.

Powered by the Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile Platform with an advanced 3nm process, paired with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1 storage, the HONOR Magic V6 offers elite performance across gaming, multitasking, and productivity. Enhanced by a full-stack Vulkan graphics engine, it seamlessly supports 120 FPS in demanding mainstream titles on the large inner display, setting up a new benchmark for foldable performance.

The device also supports 80W Wired and 66W Wireless HONOR SuperCharge, alongside Wireless Reverse Charging. HONOR's proprietary system technologies—including the HONOR E2 Power Enhanced Chip and advanced RF enhancements—maximize power efficiency and ensure rock-solid connectivity, delivering a true, uncompromised flagship experience.

The HONOR Magic V6 delivers intelligent imaging and productivity in one seamless experience. The HONOR AI Falcon Camera System features a 50MP Ultra-Light Sensitive Main Camera, a 64MP Ultra Sensing Periscope Telephoto Camera with a 1/2-inch sensor and CIPA 6.5-stop image stabilization, and a 50MP Ultra-Wide Camera, ensuring stunning results in low-light, long-range, and everyday scenarios. A suite of AI-powered features—including AI Color Engine, Magic Color 2.0, Magic Video Color, and AI Image-to-Video 2.0—elevates the creative process with real-time optimization, cinematic color grading, and intelligent posing guidance.

Postpaid-exclusive with Globe

The HONOR Magic V6 comes in Red, Gold, and White and is now exclusively available via Globe Postpaid starting at All-New GPlan PLUS 1799, get it for as low as P3,937.50/mo for 24 months with a FREE HONOR Pad X8b worth Php 12,999!

All-New GPlan PLUS 1799 is a no-lock-up plan with Unli 5G for 12 months, 50GB All-Access Data, and unlimited call and texts to all networks. Get yours now at a Globe store near you or get it online at https://bit.ly/Globe_MagicV6_PR.

For more information about the HONOR Magic V6, you may visit: https://bit.ly/Web_HONORMagicV6_PR. To be in the loop of exciting updates, follow HONOR Philippines’ social media platforms on: Facebook (Facebook.com/HonorPhilippines), Instagram (Instagram.com/honorph/) and TikTok: (Tiktok.com/@honorphilippines).

Grab Unlocks More Savings for Users With GrabCoins Across Rides, Deliveries and Payment


Grab Philippines is giving users more ways to save by expanding how they can earn and redeem GrabCoins across everyday rides, food orders, grocery purchases, and cashless payments.

Users can earn GrabCoins through eligible GrabCar bookings, GrabFood and GrabMart orders, GrabPay transactions, and selected in-app activities, then redeem them for vouchers or discounts on eligible rides, deliveries, grocery purchases, and in-store payments.

Earn more GrabCoins with Grab

All Grab users can earn GrabCoins by completing eligible transactions and participating in in-app activities. These include making an Advanced Booking or Group Ride, hosting a GrabFood group order, ordering during special periods, and shopping from participating grocery and pharmacy categories on GrabMart.

GrabUnlimited (GU) members also receive enhanced GrabCoins on eligible cashless Grab transactions, earning 6 GrabCoins for every ₱100 spent using GrabPay and 3 GrabCoins for every ₱100 spent using other cashless payment methods.

GrabCoins can be used across Grab’s everyday services, including GrabCar, GrabFood, and GrabMart.

Earn 2× GrabCoins during Double Coins Days

Grab is also introducing Double Coins Days, a monthly promotion available to all users from the 23rd to the 25th of each month. During this period, users can earn 2× GrabCoins on selected transactions, with participating offers available on the GrabCoins homepage.

Use GrabCoins across Grab
Once earned, GrabCoins can be redeemed for vouchers from the GrabCoins catalogue or applied directly to eligible GrabCar, GrabFood and GrabMart transactions through the GrabCoins toggle feature. Users can also use GrabCoins for in-store QR Ph purchases when paying with GrabPay. GrabCoins remain valid for six months from the date they are earned.

Users can use GrabCoins when paying via GrabPay QR.

Users can check their GrabCoins balance and browse available rewards anytime through the Grab app.

August 26, 2026

GCash rolls out facial verification for GLoan and free loan scam insurance


Fuse Financing, Inc., the lending arm of GCash, has introduced facial verification for GLoan, adding a stronger layer of identity authentication to protect users against unauthorized loan applications and fraud.

This adaptive security feature is designed to protect loan transactions during elevated-risk moments, while keeping a frictionless experience for low-risk availments. This new feature builds on existing safeguards, including the recent launch of the in-app Security Center, which features new user-controlled safeguards: Lock My Account for immediate account suspension, Money Lock for securing wallet funds, and Subscription Center, all of which help keep users protected from prevalent threats and scams.

Facial verification uses biometric authentication via a Selfie Scan to confirm that the person applying is the legitimate account holder, reducing the risk of unauthorized loan transactions and disbursements even when login credentials have been compromised. With these security features in place, there is a stronger layer of assurance that loan applications are processed with the account owner’s consent, and reduces the likelihood of unauthorized transactions.

Fuse has also enhanced GLoan Protect with a new Loan Scam Insurance feature, providing coverage of up to ₱10,000 for select users. The additional coverage protects users from financial loss in cases where loans are triggered by unauthorized account use, phishing, and similar incidents.

Free health insurance when you borrow

GLoan also continues to offer GLoan Protect via GInsure, underwritten by Oona Insurance, which provides eligible users added financial protection built into their borrowing experience. With each loan worth ₱500 minimum from GLoan, qualified users receive access to free health insurance, including daily hospitalization allowance of at least ₱500 per day or up to 10% of the total loan value if confined in the hospital for a minimum of three days.

With the expanded coverage, GLoan Protect strengthens the overall protection available to users by combining safeguards against unauthorized borrowing with health-related support, reinforcing a more secure and reliable digital lending experience.

“Building trust means staying ahead of evolving threats. At Fuse and GCash, we continue to invest in security innovations that protect our borrowers at every step, from identity verification to added safeguards and benefits like loan scam insurance and health insurance. Our approach is simple: put the user first, anticipate risks, and ensure that every transaction is backed by features designed to keep them secured and protected, ” said Tony Isidro, president and CEO of Fuse Financing, Inc.

The move is part of a broader push of GCash to build a secure digital finance ecosystem in the Philippines, where access to financial services does not come at the cost of safety. By pairing a preventive measure like facial verification with a protective one like scam and health insurance, the fintech giant is taking a layered approach to user security that goes beyond convenience.

As threats evolve, together with our partners and users, we are building a more secure, transparent environment where every Filipino can manage their finances with confidence.

To check the status of your GLoan Protect or file an insurance claim, GCash users need to open the GCash app, navigate to “Explore the App”, tap “View All”, select “GInsure”, and head to “My GInsure”.

For more information, please visit www.gcash.com.

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