Dream Cruise Flash Sale! Exclusive Labor Day Offering of BUY ONE, GET ONE For Explorer Dream’s 7-Night Queensland and Great Barrier Reef Cruises!

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Dream Cruises ushers in the holiday with an exclusive Labor Day offering onboard the newly-launched cruise ship purposely-built and recently renovated for the Asian luxury market with Explorer Dream!

Filipinos can get the chance to avail of a Buy One, Take One promo for the Explorer Dream 7-Nightcruises sailing out of Sydney, Australia to take on the Queensland and Great Barrier Reef itinerary for as low as USD822 for the 1st guest.

Truly evolving the Dream Cruises brand into “Asia’s Global Cruise Line”, Explorer Dream allow guest to experience the wonders of “Down Under” as the cruise will be making stops in Newcastle, Gladstone, Sunshine Coast, and Brisbane on the following sailing dates: Oct 24 and November 03, 10, 17, 24.

Booking for the promotion can be done through any local travel agency!

For inquiries, call (02) 836 6080 or email salesmanila@gentingcruiselines.com

ACTS-OFW Party List supports the LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill

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An LGBT Alliance meeting and solidarity dinner with ACTS OFW Partylist was held at Club Filipino, Greenhills, on Monday , April 29. 

During the dinner / meeting at Club Filipino, ACTS-OFW Party List Cong. Aniceto "John" Bertiz III reiterated their group's commitment for the passage of the Anti- Discrimination Bill in Congress. The said bill will protect the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders in the workplace and in the schools, as well as the right to set up a business or practice a profession. It will also give them the equal rights that are the birth right of each and every Filipino

Cong. Bertiz gave this commitment to some members of the LGBT community, particularly to those who attended the solidarity event. They gave the commitment after consulting with the group and with their many members overseas, some of whom are also LGBTs

"We have Overseas Filipino workers who are also members of the LGBT community We have seen how hard they work so they could provide for their families back home. The LGBTs are the bread winners and the backbone of their families. They have sent their brothers and sisters to school, and have taken care of their parents' medical needs. Therefore, we should give them the protection that is enshrined in the Bill of Rights of our Philippine Constitution."

For their part, Ladlad Chairman Professor Danton Remoto lauded this commitment from a party list whose focus is to have the best ethical practices in the overseas recruitment industry. 

"I am also an Overseas Filipino Worker teaching at a British university in Malaysia. I welcome the consultation do ACTS-OFW Party List with us regarding LGBTQ rights. Fighting for the rights of our LGBTQ will always be a prime advocacy of Ladlad Party List." Professor Danton Remoto is running for Councilor of District 3, in Quezon City.

ACTS-OFW means Alliance for Community Transformation and Service for Overseas Filipino Workers," which was founded in 2010.  ACTS-OFW Party List pushed for the ten-year validity of our passport and the creation of 1,000 more slots daily for OFW applicants. They also worked for the exemption of the P550  terminal fee, among many other legislative measures to help our airport OFWs, dubbed the "unsung heroes of our country." 

Flex your financial muscles with the new Praxis Financial Gym

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PRAXIS  Philippines officially opened a new facility where the public can flex its muscle to learn how to manage hard-earned money well.

Dubbled as Praxis Financial Gym, it serves as an activity center where the attendees are taught how to effectively manage their personal finances to prepare for their own financial freedom

Only 2% of more than 100 million Filipinos are financially literate, according to a World Bank study. This means that 98 million Filipinos are not skilled in making smart money decisions. 

Mastering money is critical especially at this time when we are faced with the rising prices of commodities and a weakened peso. 

Although the world of money can be difficult to understand, there is one activity that can serve as both an entertaining and learning experience to teach people how to effectively manage their money to prepare for their own financial freedom. 

PRAXIS

Praxis was developed in Singapore, a financial literacy solution that focuses on enablingfinancial literacy and education through a Gameplay. This unique and effective engagement and learning tool is now being utilized in educational institutions, financial services companies, government organizations and other leading companies in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines with more coming soon.

In an exclusive Praxis Media Event held at the newly built Praxis Financial Gym, attendees got the chance to experience the Praxis Gameplay and got a jumpstart in managing their personal finances through a fun and interactive learning experience that inspires people to take action at the Praxis Financial gym.

Praxis can be customized to its specific audience, whether for students as part of their class, for companies’ employee wellness programs, or for financial institutions’ recruitment and training sessions or for their sales and customer engagement. 

Each Praxis Gameplay is facilitated by a certified Game Master directing its flow and announcing realistic “Breaking News” such as health scares, drastic changes in stock prices, and other news bits players need to make decision about their money. 

“We’d like more people to visit the Praxis Financial Gym to help in promoting financial literacy by letting them experience financial challenges and learn critical information that will help them fulfill their financial dreams,” says Mari-an Albert, Praxis Philippines CEO.

Mari-an believes that Praxis will help people in more ways than o

"Just like in a regular gym where customers can access trainers to guide them on their workouts, here, at the Praxis financial gym, licensed financial advisers can partner with Praxis to guide people and help master money. This gym tones your money muscles for life.”

ANGKAS Joins Fintech Philippines As E-Commerce Advisor

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Angkas, the very first app-based motorcycle ride-hailing service in the Philippines, has joined the Fintech Philippines Association (FPh) as advisor to the board of trustees. 

Fintech Philippines Association (FPh) announced that Angkas will take seat as member of the organization’s advisory board. This was announced in the April edition of FPh’s monthly forum held recently at The Ark in Makati City. 

Dubbed the “Fintech April Mixer,” the forum saw major players in financial technology and related industries coming together to discuss the role of transport and logistics in the rising e-commerce industry as well as issues related to water technology and social enterprises.

George Royeca, Head of Regulatory and Public Affairs of Angkas, the ride-hailing app that changed the way people think about public transport in the Philippines, led the panelists in the discussion of their vision of a more financially inclusive country where smaller entrepreneurs can use their platform to scale up their businesses.

“Fintech and e-commerce are largely interdependent because fintech provides online payment platforms that allow e-commerce to thrive,. Without fintech and payment innovations, global e-commerce will not grow as much as it did in recent years,”  Royeca notes. 

“The teching up of small e-commerce players in the country is something that we in Angkas, in our capacity as advisor to Fintech Philippines, will recommend as a priority undertaking for the near future,” Royeca reveals.

Fintech Philippines executive director and trustee Amor Maclang, in turn, underscored fintech’s role in shaping global e-commerce. “Fintech Philippine’s Association strives to promote all e-commerce players, and recognize all contributions to global and micro e-commerce players by creating access to the constant development and improvement of online payment systems,” she stresses. 

“Our mission in Fintech Philippines is the democratization and access to the technologies by allowing online merchants and service providers to also target as many people as possible through safe and secure means,” she adds.

The association’s board of trustees was also presented during the forum. 

The FPh board is composed of : 

- Justo Ortiz of Uniobank, chairman 

- Mark Vernon of TagCash,  vice chairman and treasurer 

- Mark Gorriceta of Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra, corporate secretary  

- Amor Maclang of GeiserMaclang Marketing Communications Inc., executive director and trustee

The  Trustees : 

- Arvie De Vera of Unionbank  

- Edison Tsai of Seedin Technologies Inc.,  

 -  Ida Tiongson of Opal Portfolio Investments  

- Gerry Cruz 

During the last forum featured 5 leaders in the e-commerce industry :

- George Royeca, Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs of Angkas  

- Ronald Rodriguez, Founder and CEO of eebeelee  

- Steve Sy, Founder and CEO of Great Deals eCommerce Corp  

- Au Soriano, Founder and CEO of PinoyTravel  

- Archit Anand, Founder of Omnirio

The Fintech Philippines Association is the largest and most inclusive association in the Philippines that promotes digital entrepreneurship, among other things.

K-Pop sensation BTS performs at the "2019 Billboard Music Awards"

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SKY brings the highly-awaited debut of global superstars BTS on the ‘2019 Billboard Music Awards” stage as they perform their newest collaboration track with chart-topping singer and songwriter Halsey, “Boy With Luv,” this May 2 live on Blue Ant Entertainment.

After the hit Korean group made history by becoming the first Korean group to win at the Billboard Music Awards last 2017 with a nod in the Top Social Artists category, the group went on to nab the same award last year. The group is out to reclaim the recognition this year but it is also up for the Top Duo/ Group Award this time around, up against Dan + Shay, Imagine Dragons, Maroon 5, and Panic! at the Disco.

Apart from the performances from BTS and Halsey, viewers can also anticipate the return of the Jonas Brothers after 10 years as they join forces to sing their No. 1 smash hit “Sucker.” The said comeback track made them the first group to open at No. 1 of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart in more than 20 years.

Other performers at the ‘2019 Billboard Music Awards’ are Lauren Daigle, Khalid, Panic! At The Disco and Sam Smith & Normani, and 2019 ICON Award recipient, Mariah Carey. Kelly Clarkson will also return as the host.

The “2019 Billboard Music Awards” will broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 2 at 8:00AM on Blue Ant Entertainment available on SKYcable channels 53(SD) and 196(HD), and SKYdirect channel 35.