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July 24, 2020

#ScanToPay via PayMaya QR at Eastwood City's Harvest to Goodness weekend market: PayMaya, Megaworld Lifestyle Malls help local farmers and merchants bounce back through safe contactless payments

Buyers and diners in merchants around Eastwood City as well as local farmers participating in the Harvest to Goodness weekend market can feel safer and more secure as Megaworld Lifestyle Malls taps digital financial services leader PayMaya to offer contactless payment options to customers via PayMaya QR.

By equipping participating booths and stalls at Eastwood City's Harvest to Goodness weekend market with PayMaya QR, customers can now use contactless payments when they purchase homegrown produce and goods until July 30, 2020 –helping eliminate the risk of handling cash and making it easier and safer to support local businesses.

Patrons can also use their PayMaya app to buy fresh fruits, vegetables, poultry, seafood, and even meals from local stores around the Eastwood Central Plaza and Eastwood Mall’s Open Park. These merchants were equipped with QR payments acceptance through PayMaya's faster onboarding process for merchants that makes on-the-spot activation of PayMaya QR for merchants possible.

Paying contactless via PayMaya QR is easy, all customers have to do is scan the QR code of the merchant using their PayMaya app, key in the amount for payment, and hit confirm. With this payment method, transactions are more secure for customers and the merchant as it reduces contact and does away the exchange of cash.

"We're excited to offer homegrown merchants and local farmers an opportunity to sell their products while also ensuring that our mall patrons are able to pay safely and conveniently through our partnership with PayMaya," said Tefel Pesigan - Valentino, Vice President and Head for Marketing and Business Development of Megaworld Lifestyle Malls. "As we all work together to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, it's important to ensure the safety of both our merchant partners and our customers whenever they transact in our malls."

On top of a safe and convenient payment transaction, customers who #ScanToPay via PayMaya QR can also enjoy up to 100% Balik Bayad maximum of P500 for a more rewarding shopping experience. Not only are they able to help local businesses recover from the effects of the pandemic, they also get to take advantage of this exciting reward from PayMaya.

Harvest to Goodness - customer: Customers can enjoy a safe and rewarding shopping experience via PayMaya QR at Eastwood City’s Harvest to Goodness weekend market until July 30, 2020.

“Since the start of quarantine, Filipinos have been relying on PayMaya for safer and more convenient transactions for their daily essentials. We’re excited to work with Megaworld Lifestyle Malls in creating an environment where local businesses can continue selling their products using contactless payment technologies like PayMaya QR,” Shailesh Baidwan, President of PayMaya Philippines.

Participating businesses at Eastwood City’s Harvest to Goodness weekend market are able to accept contactless payment via PayMaya QR, by making use of the PayMaya Negosyo app which is available on Google PlayStore for Android. Through this platform, micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) can easily accept QR and other digital payment methods using their smartphones, online and in-stores.

Interested merchants and sellers may sign up for a PayMaya Negosyo account and instantly accept QR or online payments by downloading the app from the Google Play Store (http://pymy.co/PayMayaNegosyo).

Harvest to Goodness - merchant: A merchant showcases her store’s PayMaya QR which enables her to accept cashless payments from customers - promoting safer transactions at the Harvest to Goodness weekend market until July 30, 2020.

PayMaya is the only end-to-end digital payments ecosystem enabler in the Philippines with platforms and services that cut across consumers, merchants, and government. Aside from providing payments acceptance for the largest e-Commerce, food, retail and gas merchants in the Philippines, PayMaya enables national and social services agencies as well as local government units with digital payments and disbursement services.

Through its app and wallet, PayMaya provides millions of Filipinos with the fastest way to own a financial account with over 40,000 Add Money touchpoints nationwide, more than double the total number of traditional bank branches in the Philippines combined. Its Smart Padala by PayMaya network of over 30,000 partner touchpoints nationwide serves as last mile digital financial hubs in communities, providing the unbanked and underserved with access to services. To know more about PayMaya's products and services, visit www.PayMaya.com or follow @PayMayaOfficial on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Adapting for the continued global competitiveness of the Filipino

As the country continues to be embattled by the pandemic, Government-Academe-Industry Network, Inc. (GAIN) met with key leaders and decision makers to address how the country’s global competitiveness and human capital will be impacted.

Insights and recommendations were shared to determine how different stakeholders can collaborate and partner to adapt and conquer challenges posed by COVID-19.

Academe

Speaking from the Academe, Holy Angel University President Dr. Luis Maria R. Calingo shared concerns on higher tuition fees for Zoom Universities and challenges including new teaching strategies to ensure a good learning experience despite social distancing. “Quality online education takes a lot of work. We need to dedicate adequate resources to design a completely different kind of course, smaller modular pieces, different types of assessments, technology to monitor how students are picking up, asynchronous delivery of material, flip classrooms, online projection of materials, online interactions and so on,” explained Dr. Calingo.

Dr. Calingo also shared potential partnerships including:

● For Government and Industry - Accelerate the connectivity of towns and municipalities, especially outside the National Capital Region (NCR).

● For Academe and Industry - Redesign curricula into competency-based education to enable graduates in making a value-adding contribution upon entering the workforce in the new normal.

● For Government and Academe - Schools must leverage their knowledge assets to produce and disseminate knowledge about the pandemic to counteract misinformation on social media.

Government

Department of Information Communications Technology (DICT) Director for ICT Industry Development Bureau Emmy Lou Versoza-Delfin shared various projects to better navigate through the new normal including the National Broadband Program, Free WiFi Access in public places and state universities and colleges (SUCs), Tech4ED Centers, Digital Teachers and Leaders, ICT Academy, and Skills Window.

Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Executive Director Atty. Cinderella Filipina S. Benitez-Jaro discussed the Commission’s plans for the school year 2020-2021, including the rolling opening of the academic year, implementing a flexible learning system, and faculty and development of open education resources. To undertake these, CHED requires assistance on technical support from Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), a memorandum on proper implementation of the policies employed by the local government, and training for faculty and administration for professional development.

Industry

IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines’ (IBPAP) Rey Untal expressed that while the pandemic was challenging, it also presented learnings as it became a testament to the IT-BPM sector’s resilience. He discussed the industry’s exit framework, which outlines scenarios that focused on meeting a set of criteria before easing out, and strategies in transitioning without a vaccine. With work-from-home (WFH) being seen as a viable arrangement, he shared several challenges on infrastructure to extend WFH capabilities and securing approvals from clients due to concerns over information security.

Representing various industries, Integrated Microelectronic, Inc. (IMI) Global Chief HR Officer Francisco “Paco” Romero Milan presented efforts that they spearheaded amid the pandemic for its employees, partners, and the communities. He also emphasized the value of coordination, cooperation, and unity of action when handling a crisis, and how important these are in public and private partnerships.

Conclusion

GAIN President and TeamAsia President and Founder Monette Hamlin closed off the discussion with a question on helping reboot the economy. Dr. Calingo highlighted the importance of giving businesses and schools the confidence to reopen and create a safe harbor legislation on good faith immunity that would protect businesses and schools from legal liabilities. Untal focused on rethinking the country’s human capital strategy to transform talents into lifelong learners and having the tools needed to mobilize that moving forward.

Atty. Jaro zeroed in on the responsibility to provide a mechanism to continue with an accessible education and asked for everyone’s support, especially DICT when it comes to connectivity and the remedies they would take for schools. DICT Assistant Secretary Emmanuel Rey R. Caintic reiterated the importance of partners keeping an open mind to compromise and the cleaning of regulatory burdens of the Department. Milan cited rethinking the delivery of education to avoid widening the social gap between public and private institutions, efficient public transportation, and improvement of the public health system to help families avoid bankruptcy.

“Talent has always been one of the Philippines’ greatest assets. With the impact of the pandemic, there must be more focus now on further strengthening our human capital strategies. With this GAIN webinar, we are able to put the spotlight on the different government-academe-industry collaborations and partnerships needed to adapt to the new normal, continuously champion our workforce, and maintain our global competitiveness,” concluded Hamlin.

Since its first National Convention in 2018, GAIN has been successful in sparking conversations both in the public and private sectors when it comes to human capital development in the areas of English proficiency and digital literacy to boost the country’s global competitiveness. Last February, GAIN 2020 focused on equipping the current and future Filipino workforce with the proper knowledge and skill sets needed as the global landscape continues to shift due to tech integration, in accordance to the ASEAN Smart City Framework.

About the Government-Academe-Industry Network, Inc.

The Government Academe Industry Network, Inc. is a non-profit organization spearheaded by industry leaders to identify and address workforce issues which can be resolved through the collaboration and synergy of the government, academe, and industry.

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July 23, 2020

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