Meralco Bests Asian Utilities

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(From L to R) Meralco VP & Marketing, Customer Solutions and Product Development Head Jose Antonio T. Valdez, Meralco Customer Solutions Manager Ramil T. Ruaro, Meralco South Business Area Head Ferdinand O. Geluz, Meralco SVP & Customer Retail Services and Corporate Communications Head Alfredo S. Panlilio, Meralco VP & Corporate Business Group Head, Victor S. Genuino, Meralco SAVP & Marketing Head Edeliza T. Lim, and Meralco OIC of Home and Microbusiness Marketing Christine Teodosio-Cancino.

MERALCO BESTS ASIAN UTILITIES. The annual Asian Utility Week awarded Meralco the prestigious “Best in Customer Engagement Project” for Meralco’s rollout of its prepaid electricity service, topping over 40 utilities from Asia. The international panel of judges cited the “shared value” that Meralco magnified, with its prepaid service benefitting both customers and the country, providing a pioneering, innovative service. Combined with research showing a very high approval rating, Meralco garnered a near-unanimous vote from the judges. The Asian Utility Week was held from May 24-25 in Bangkok, Thailand. The annual Asian Utility Week awarded Meralco the prestigious “Best in Customer Engagement Project” for Meralco’s rollout of its prepaid electricity service, topping over 40 utilities from Asia. The international panel of judges cited the “shared value” that Meralco magnified, with its prepaid service benefitting both customers and the country, providing a pioneering, innovative service. Combined with research showing a very high approval rating, Meralco garnered a near-unanimous vote from the judges. The Asian Utility Week was held from May 24-25 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Microsoft PH employees to get enhanced leave benefits

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Multinational company rolls out new leave policies for parents and family caregivers

Microsoft Philippines has introduced a new suite of enhanced leave benefits for its employees, including a minimum of 20-weeks paid leave for birth mothers and a minimum of six-weeks paid leave for new fathers.

“We believe in fostering a healthy work-life balance. And at times, your personal commitments and responsibilities outside the office deserve all your focus. This is something Microsoft fully understands and supports,” described Karrie Ilagan, Microsoft Philippines Managing Director.

The company’s enhanced leave benefits also cover adoptive parents and parents who choose to have a child via surrogacy.

Likewise, the Information Technology leader has leave policies for family caregivers—allowing employees to take a four-week full-paid leave to care for immediate family members with serious health conditions.

“Our employees bring their best to work everyday to support our mission, strategy, and culture. In return, we want to bring the best to them as well by continually providing them world-class benefits to ensure they have the time they need to take care of those that matter the most in their lives,” concluded Ilagan.

About Microsoft

Microsoft  (@microsoft) is the leading platform and productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

Microsoft Philippines, the local subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, has been constantly bringing innovation and making its technology available to Filipino businesses and individuals since 1995. As a committed and trusted partner in nation-building, Microsoft Philippines has made it its mission to fuel growth and healthy communities, as well as transform locally-based businesses and empower them to compete in the global economy.

Round up the squad for Jollibee’s Jolly Crispy Flavored Fries in Garlic and Cheese!

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Your favorite crispy fries from Jollibee just got another tasty update!

Make every day the perfect time to bond with the squad as Jollibee, the country’s number one fast-food chain, brings a tasty new upgrade to the crave-able and mouth-watering Jolly Crispy Flavored Fries. Coming out with another truly exciting way for more memorable and enjoyable squad bonding moments, Jollibee introduces another flavour profile to the Jolly Crispy Flavored Fries: garlic and cheese!

Made with 100% real potatoes fried to a golden crisp, the new Jolly Crispy Flavored Fries in Garlic and Cheese is the perfect combination of smooth and creamy cheese with a distinctly savory garlic kick in every bite which will surely leave you and the squad grab for more than just one.

Though summer season is almost over, it’s always a good day to try and discover new adventures with the squad. Check out the countless and thrilling new experiences with the barkada and don’t forget to bring the fun wherever you go with Jolly Crispy Flavored Fries in Garlic and Cheese.

Still available in Super Cheese, snack on the undeniably craveable Jolly Crispy Flavored Fries in Garlic and Cheese for dine-in, take out, delivery, or drive-thru transactions in three sizes: Regular (P40.00), Large (P65.00), or Extra Large (P80.00)*.

Available in all Jollibee stores in Luzon, squads from Visayas and Mindanao can soon start enjoying the latest tasty addition to the Jolly Crispy Flavored Fries on June 19, 2017!

Make back-to-school kawaii with Daiso

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The ordinary just won’t fly in Japan—the Land of the Rising Sun sets the standard for imaginative lifestyle, influencing all aspects of life with a hint of fun and a healthy dose of curiosity. 

From home living to school supplies, recreation, and hobbies, the Japanese find a way to spruce up and Daiso-fy life! Such is the defiant charm of Daiso Japan, the truly Japanese store in the Philippines. The store houses multi-functional items and cool finds, hatched from creative and, sometimes, startling ideas.

Cool picks, fresh off Japan

Only Daiso Japan can transform run-of-the-mill desk supplies with added charm and features. While its shelves may be abound with sticky notes, styled paper clips, crepe flowers, calligraphy instruments, and other ubiquitous items, Daiso Japan is still best known for kawaii supplies and surprisingly smart products.

Don’t let your most creative ideas go down the drain with this water-resistant notepad from Daiso. 

One ingenious item is the water-resistant notepad. Unlike regular notebooks, these are designed to withstand water exposure, with leaves that protect the ink from running, to keep precious notes fully intact, even under heavy showers.

Another steal from Daiso Japan’s unconventional stock is the no-dust, rolling eraser. Handy for keeping workspaces looking crisp and spotless, this item is definitely among the store’s most practical finds.

Neat freaks can make sure every nook and cranny is free from dust with this magnetic broom and dustpan set, available at Daiso. 

Other items in Daiso Japan’s unique list are colourful compact staplers, mini LED lamps, and animal-shaped erasers. These desk knickknacks and other nifty products are guaranteed to stall shoppers for hours, as they make their way along Daiso Japan’s aisles. 

Liven up your workspace and make note-taking more fun with colorful stationery from Daiso.

From unlikely accessories like mini magnetic broom and dustpan sets, creative implements and craft materials,to adventurous beauty and fashion finds, Daiso Japan gives shoppers the lifestyle options that are too kawaii and too brilliant to let go of.

Explore the nearest Daiso Japan store today and take your pick from the curator of all things Japanese in the Philippines. Follow the store on Facebook @DaisoJapanPH and try your hand at making life your own kawaii canvass.

The ASEAN Data Science Explorers Competition

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The ASEAN Foundation and SAP are pleased to launch the ASEAN Data Science Explorers competition. Through a data analytics competition, this joint-initiative encourages ASEAN youths in all ten ASEAN Member States to harness the power of data, highlighting the key issues in ASEAN and derive meaningful insights that lead to innovative solutions. The competition is targeted at tertiary students of any major, including Political Science, from tertiary institutions in ASEAN.

To register and find more information about the competition, visit: www.aseandse.org Eligibility and Rules Eligibility

The contest is open to individuals who: 

 are nationals of ASEAN member countries (ie. Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam)

 are full-time tertiary students currently pursuing their Diploma / Undergraduate studies in one of the tertiary institutions in Southeast Asia (includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam);

 are above the age of 16 as at the start of the Contest Period. Parental consent is required for participants under the age of 18

Rules and Regulation 

 Each participant is only eligible to join ONE team.

 Each team will consist of 2 members from the same university. Both members of the team should hold a valid passport in the event that they are chosen to travel down to Jakarta for the regional competition.

 Each team is allowed to submit only one entry. This entry will be used to judge for qualifying rounds to finals. No amendment is allowed after submission has closed.

 The entry must be built using SAP BusinessObjects Cloud.

 Each team must adhere to the submission guidelines stated.

 Teams are allowed to use given data or data from other reliable sources (publicly accessible or via special permissions from the owner of the dataset) but they must be clearly acknowledged in the submission form. 

 All submissions must be in English.

 All submitted material must be original and created by team members. If previously published content is used, it must be properly attributed to the original author.



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