#FreeYoutubeEveryday ! Smart, YouTube team up to connect Filipinos to the world of video; Filipino video fans can now watch YouTube for free for one hour daily with Smart

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PLDT wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) is giving Smart, TNT, and Sun prepaid customers free access for one hour daily to YouTube and soon to other online video services starting today until July 15.

These subscribers can watch YouTube for one hour for free daily by simply registering to load packages like GigaSurf99, AllOutSurf99, GigaSurf 50, AllOutSurf 30, Panalo Data 30, Panalo Combo 30, Super Combo 20, and Big Time Data 70. They can enjoy this special offer for the duration of the packages that they buy.

“Through this path-breaking partnership, many more Filipinos can pursue their passions like music and entertainment, and learn a wide range of skills, hobbies, educational material, news and information through the massive library of video material of YouTube. This service is something every Filipino should have access to,” said Oscar A. Reyes, Jr., SVP of Consumer Business Market Development for PLDT and Smart.

"With this new offer, mobile phone users now have everyday access to the richest video library with content from every corner of the planet—for free,” Reyes said. He added that this special promo will soon be available to postpaid subscribers as well.

“We are proud to partner with YouTube to bring the service closer to our customers. This is just the start of a fruitful partnership, and we are working on a lot of other exciting initiatives that will enhance the digital lifestyle of Filipinos,” Reyes said.

 

Aside from YouTube, another video service is also set to be part of the offer. Access to Smart360 (http://360.smart.com.ph), a web portal where Smart, TNT and Sun subscribers can access various digital content like live TV, movies, series, music and games, will soon be free for a limited time. Other video content providers are also eligible to be included in the offer, subject to mutually agreed terms with Smart.

Smart, TNT and Sun subscribers are now better able to enjoy video streaming services like YouTube as a result of Smart's massive network investments over the past several years which has enabled the mobile phone carrier to provide high-speed mobile data services via its expanded LTE and 3G networks throughout the country.

Internet experience at par with the world

To provide customers with a better video and mobile internet experience, Smart is accelerating the deployment of LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) and carrier aggregation technology to more areas this year. Carrier Aggregation (CA), a feature of LTE-A, enables the combination of two or more radio frequency bands in order to deliver bigger bandwidth and much faster data speeds, which are crucial in providing the best video streaming experience to mobile phone users.

Smart has already rolled-out 3CC CA sites in cities across Metro Manila, as well as in major cities in other regions of the country, including Baguio, Calamba, Iloilo, Bacolod, Tagbilaran, Ormoc, Cagayan de Oro, Dipolog, Zamboanga, among others. In Metro Manila and areas where there is a concentration of capable devices, Smart is also deploying 4CC, starting with Marikina and Quezon City, where customers with 4CC CA-capable devices like the Samsung Galaxy S8 have reported enjoying data download speeds of over 200 Mbps.

Smart’s accelerated deployment of LTE-Advanced follows the stepped up roll out of its LTE network. It is also upping the ante by deploying another LTE-A based technology called 4x4 Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), which raises the radio frequency efficiency by using multiple antennas for sending and receiving data.

Parent company PLDT has committed historic levels of resources to support network transformation. Capital expenditures reached P40 billion in 2017, of which about 67% was allotted for the mobile network. For 2018, PLDT capex is expected to reach P58 billion, which includes allocations for the aggressive roll-out of its fiber broadband service, which also supports the stepped-up deployment of the mobile network by providing high-capacity links for cellular base stations.

IVO, the purest, cleanest water on tap

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Water is necessary for the survival of all living organisms on Earth, an integral part of many ecosystems that support us and a myriad of other species. Water is a precious substance that meets our physical needs. 

Having safe and pure drinking water start at home. To ensure the safety of our family, an ultimate water purifier can give us the freshest, purest water handily from our faucet.

Here's IVO -  gives you the freshest, purest water handily from your faucet.

IVO easily makes available to you the cleanest, purest water with the turn of the tap.

Thirsty. This word is much used in the current cultural zeitgeist to express a deep and bottomless desire for pretty much anything.

IVO, with its sleek design as well as superior technology will not just make you “thirsty”, it will deliciously quench it.

We’ve been conditioned to buy our water for such a long time that the concept of drinking water straight from the tap is practically revolutionary, not to mention liberating. IVO makes this possible and hands the control of your drinking water back to you. 

IVO is made in Japan and comes from the makers of Torayvino, the number one faucet mounted water purifier brand in Japan. Torayvino has a long history featuring sophisticated, superior filtering technology which has made them the number one brand in Japan since they launched the faucet-mounted water purifier in 1986. They pioneered the world’s first faucet mount type water purifier using hollow fiber membrane filters in 1988 and now have an overwhelming 66 percent market share among faucet-mounted filtration systems in Japan. Their name is synonymous with pure.

In the Philippines, Torayvino is IVO, the WORD in water innovation and evolution. IVO gives you the freshest, purest water handily from your faucet. IVO removes 99.99% of the bacteria in your tap water but retains the calcium, magnesium, and other minerals essential to your body. We’ve all had issues from the water from our taps being over-chlorinated or cloudy or having issues from the main supply. IVO removes all the unnecessary components from tap providing water that is not only safe but delicious.

Here in the Philippines, we have no shortage of water sellers that tout their products as pure and crystal clear, but the fact is a vast majority are not registered with the Department of Health or are compliant with government regulations. The consumer often has no idea how often their filters are changed, and if they adhere to the standard of changing the various components such as the UV and carbon filters regularly.

It is ideal for all homes and establishments, but the convenience it can give people who live in high rises cannot be overemphasized. This means not having to lug your water jugs up flights of stairs and elevators or not needing to constantly have your water delivered.

The ubiquitous 5-gallon blue water jugs or transparent ones that fit in a water cooler that most water companies use not only monopolize much needed space in households and condos, they are decidedly not BPA free. BPA, which stands for Bisphenol-A, a chemical compound linked to cancer and birth defects, that leaches into the liquid that it contains. When you look at the canister of the IVO filter, you wonder how such a compact gadget can pack a lot of purifying power, but bigger isn’t always better. Water purifying companies might have these large filters because of the large volume that has to pass through those filters is for commercial quantities. What many people don’t realize is that those things are often for show. The rocks and paper you see in some commercial water filter stations don’t really filter water as effectively and may even harbor bacteria. 

IVO’s hip design fits seamlessly with any faucet, and the white and silver colors will fit any kitchen interior. IVO makes the push towards healthy lifestyles easier. People are ditching sodas and high-sugar drinks for freshly pressed juices and water. You could say that fruit infused water is the new soda. This makes it even more imperative that your water is the best and purest it could possibly be. Hydration is the new sexy. 

IVO also helps the planet. There is a large ecological impact to filling your own recyclable water bottle. Everyday millions of plastic water bottles are dumped into oceans and landfills contributing to environmental waste. It is estimated that the world consumes a million bottles per minute, 91% of which are not recycled which is a staggering amount (source: Euromonitor). 

Do-gooding has never been this refreshing nor this reasonably priced. IVO is not only easy to use, it’s a lot more economical in the long run than the average P35 per 5-gallon water. A basic IVO unit costs P1,980. The refill filter costs 1,380 and can filter 1,500 liters of water on average. This depends on the condition of the water as well. Hard water will mean you will have to replace your filter earlier than if it comes from the city’s water treatment facilities. It’s easy to tell when it’s time to replace the filter because the water won’t flow as efficiently, but as long as there is water coming out of the filter, the water remains 99.99% bacteria-free. 

IVO Water Purifier fits most faucets, and there is a lever where it can be easily switched to unfiltered water for when you’re only washing the dishes or your hands. The unfiltered water pressure is an ultrafine spray, with 0.4 mm diameter provides soft feeling to your skin, splashes less water and creates the proper water volume for washing dishes, which means IVO is still eco-friendly even when you’re not using the filtered water mode. In fact, the unfiltered spray mode gives you 30% water savings because it has more coverage than water flowing straight from an unfiltered faucet. 

The Philippines or Moduvi, Inc., a Philippine based company, has exclusive rights to IVO, with the Japanese parent company Toray, allowing its distribution to other countries. 

Only three letters separate you from better access to health and life quality. The purest and cleanest water flows easily with IVO.

Qualcomm , KathNiel join Vivo V9 grand mall tour at SM Mall of Asia

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Global smartphone brand Vivo trotted out its newest flagship smartphone, the V9, at a grand launch in SM Mall of Asia on Saturday, April 21.

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Telecommunications equipment company Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Senior Marketing Manager Dominikus Susanto was one of the Vivo Philippines’ guests during the event.

 

The new Vivo V9 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Mobile Platform, which promises longer battery life, enhanced photography, and overall superior performance.

Kathniel

During the Vivo V9 grand launch, the country’s top young actors Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernando, also known as Kathniel had the blast with the amazing fans hurray!  They have been Vivo endorsers since September 2017.

This was their first mall tour with the global smartphone brand. The pair helped gave away raffle prizes from Vivo, including the V9. Kathniel also had a meet and greet with those purchased Vivo V9 at the event.

Moreover, Vivo Philippines Brand Director Annie Lim also announced the smartphone brand’s partnership with YouTube Fan Fest 2018, which would take place in May.

Vivo Philipines’ Vice President for Sales Hazel Bascon, meanwhile, thanked their costumers for the success of the Vivo V9, which received over 18,000 preorders a few days after it was launched on March 22.

More on Vivo V9

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Senior Marketing Manager Dominikus Susanto shared  the meda and bloggers about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 SoC during the press conference right after the grand mall tour, SM Mall of Asia, April 21.  

Vivo launched the Vivo V9 with a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 system-on-chip (SoC)

Vivo V9 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Mobile Platform. 

The Vivo V9 is available in Pearl Black and Gold for Php 17,990 at Cyberzone, Lazada, and other authorized shops nationwide.

A safer, healthier alternative: Bounty Agro brings no antibiotic ever chickens to the market

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As more Filipinos turn to poultry meat as an alternative source of protein in their everyday meals, Bounty Agro Ventures, Inc. (BAVI) endeavors to make its products safer for the family as it introduces the country’s first-ever, all-natural antibiotic-free chicken.

Through its pioneering no antibiotics ever (NAE) system, BAVI has eliminated the use of any antibiotics from day one until the chickens are processed, ensuring they are naturally healthy. BAVI is also bringing these safer-to-eat chickens conveniently closer to Filipino households through its roasted chicken brands Chooks-to-Go, Uling Roasters and Reyal.

“As part of our commitment to nurture the health of the nation, we are continuously finding ways to innovate and offer only the safest chicken choices,” said Ronald Mascariñas, BAVI president and general manager. “The launch of NAE in the country is one of the steps that we are taking towards giving healthy and quality food choices at affordable prices to Filipinos.”

To date, all Chooks-to-Go stores in Ilocos, Isabela, Pangasinan and Southern Tagalog are serving NAE, as well as all Reyal and Uling Roasters stores in Ilocos and Isabela.

Soon, more households in different parts of the country will taste the goodness of safer-to-eat antibiotic-free roasted chicken as BAVI makes NAE chicken available in its nearly 2,000 stores nationwide.

“We recognize that consumers, especially homemakers, desire for safe food to nourish their families and loved ones. We share this desire with them that is why we continue to innovate our products and strive to offer the best to them,” Mascariñas said.

The company also said that the availability of NAE in its retail stores underscores the fact that safe and healthy food need not be expensive.

Making chicken antibiotic-free, safer to eat

For years, antibiotics have been used to promote growth, and prevent and treat chickens from diseases. However, overuse of antibiotics in livestock and poultry results in the development of antibiotic resistance in disease-causing bacteria that could be transferred to consumers, posing a threat to their health and safety.

That is why global meat producers Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods have pioneered the shift to bringing antibiotic-free chicken to the international market for a healthier alternative. Following this, BAVI has upgraded its processes to become the country’s first and only poultry integrator to utilize an NAE chicken production system.

Lazada Philippines Offers P100 Discount Vouchers to PERA SWIPE Users

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It's always shopping through online is an enjoying experience! And now, top online shopping site Lazada Philippines teams up with PERA SWIPE – a patented lock screen rewards app exclusively available in the country. Through this partnership, PERA SWIPE app users can now redeem P100 Lazada discount vouchers (usable on any item and applicable for a total purchase of P1,000 and above). 

It’s the best time to have you own discount voucher as Lazada’s Birthday Festival begins on April 25, 2018. You can shop from an assortment of over 40M items including local and international brands without ever having to leave your home. Best of all, Lazada Philippines delivers their orders right to your doorstep, no matter where you are in the country.

PERA SWIPE

Unlock Rewards 

What makes PERA SWIPE a go-to app is that it’s easy to earn points. Since its launch in June 2017, the app now has over 1M users. The app is also user-friendly in nature. Users only need to unlock their PERA SWIPE screens, refer friends, and join in-app events to earn points. Getting rewarded for simply doing a daily habit such as unlocking your screen is definitely worth it. 

Through its patented technology, PERA SWIPE is the only app in the country that will be able to provide Lazada perks and rewards in as easy as a lock-screen swipe. As the partnership between the two tech-driven companies develops, digital-savvy Pinoys can only expect more and better to come. 

Not yet a PERA SWIPE USER? Download the free app now on Google Play http://bit.ly/PERASWIPE. 

Make sure you use “lazada” as your referral code to get instant 555 points and exclusive promos. 

Hurry! Don’t be the last to get your very own Lazada voucher. 

Visit  the website : www.peraswipe.com 

Facebook www.fb.com/peraswipe 

Google Play Store Link: http://bit.ly/PERASWIPE