Shopee Powers the New Normal with 9.9 Super Shopping Day, with Over 12 Million Items Sold in the First Hour on September 9! Brands and sellers enjoyed strong sales growth, with 700,000 items sold in a single minute at its peak

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Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, concludes its most successful 9.9 Super Shopping Day. Powered by Shopee’s robust ecosystem, 9.9 Super Shopping Day delivered super entertainment and shopping deals for users and a supercharged economic recovery for sellers and brand partners, with over 12 million items sold in the first hour on September 9.

Terence Pang, Chief Operating Officer at Shopee, said, “The strong support that consumers, sellers, and brands have shown towards 9.9 Super Shopping Day heartens us. We had a simple goal for 9.9 Super Shopping Day this year, and that was to help our communities emerge stronger from the effects of a global pandemic. It includes supercharging recovery for our sellers and brand partners while creating a super shopping experience for users. I am delighted by another year of record-breaking performance, which reflects our commitment to grow together with the people and businesses we serve.”

Shopee delivers on its three commitments for 9.9 Super Shopping Day

9.9 Super Shopping Day acted as a springboard for economic recovery as sellers and brand partners in the region maximized their visibility and sales on Shopee. Participating brands and sellers enjoyed strong sales growth, with 700,000 items sold in a single minute at the peak of September 9.

Shopee’s robust ecosystem ensured buying and selling remained seamless even as shopping activity peaked during 9.9 Super Shopping Day. Sellers and brand partners leveraged Shopee’s integrated logistics network to fulfill their orders. Simultaneously, users enjoyed seamless transactions with a wide array of payment options on Shopee, including its mobile wallet ShopeePay.

Shopee also offered a super collection of entertainment throughout 9.9 Super Shopping Day. Users enjoyed all-day fun and earned special rewards with Shopee’s supersized range of in-app games, with 250 million water requests on the crowd-favorite game, Shopee Farm.

Users actively tuned in to Shopee Live to connect with celebrities, sellers, and brands during the 9.9 Super Shopping Day period. The number of hours spent watching Shopee Live streams increased 3 times from an average day, highlighted by countdown and marathon streams on September 9 that celebrated 9.9 Super Shopping Day with users across the region. Shopee Live also gave users new ways to discover and shop the latest trends, with 2.5 times more items purchased during live streams in this period compared to an average day.

Highlights of 9.9 Super Shopping Day in the Philippines

9.9 Super Shopping Day was also a major success in the Philippines. Home & Living was the most popular product category on September 9 as Filipinos turned to Shopee to spruce up their household.

Filipinos from all walks of life made the most of 9.9 Super Shopping Day to meet their shopping needs, in line with the increasing importance of online shopping during the new normal. In particular, men actively shop for smartphones, while face masks were hot favorites among women. Home decors were very popular among users aged 18 to 34, while users aged 35 to 50 mainly shopped for eyeglasses.

Pang closed, “9.9 Super Shopping Day kickstarts the year-end shopping season in our home region and this year, and it also marks the start of our efforts to pave the future of e-commerce in the new normal. We will work even harder to delight users while propelling sellers and brand partners to new heights in the months ahead, including our upcoming 10.10 Brands Festival.”

Shop the 9.9 Salamat Shopee Sale at https://shopee.ph/m/99-thank-you-sale

Download the Shopee app for free via the App Store or Google Play.

Filipino Teachers Share How Canva for Education Helped them Prepare for Distance Learning

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Teachers can simply add their own texts and images on virtual classroom slides

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we operate across the globe, which is especially evident in the educational sector. Pre-COVID-19, most of the schools in the Philippines followed a traditional face-to-face classroom arrangement, however, nowadays, educators around the country have had to find opportunities and urgent solutions to teach their students remotely. With the new school year, classes have commenced digitally, and Filipino educators have worked double time to upskill and equip themselves with the digital tools needed to offer their students a seamless and innovative learning environment. Despite the limited time and resources, many are still 110% committed to their vocation and are excited to prepare the next generation for the future, through good education. 

Canva for Education is a free product offering for educational institutions catering to K-12. It offers thousands of templates and a library of “premium” royalty-free images, as well as features intended to facilitate simultaneous collaboration between students and teachers in the classroom or remotely.

Yani Hornilla-Donato, Canva Philippines’ Country Manager, explained empowering Filipino educators was core to the organization’s goal for 2020.

“Our mission is to bring Canva for Education to every K-12 teacher and student in the country, becoming their creativity and productivity partner of choice during this unprecedented time. We will continue to reach out to schools and teachers across the country as we roll out Canva for Education, providing as much support as we possibly can to make their experience easy,” said Hornilla-Donato. 

Canva Philippines partnered with the Office of the Vice President (OVP) as it rolled out Bayanihan e-Skwela, an online educational platform empowering teachers and parents as children shifted to distance learning. Canva curated templates for some episodes, created posters, and provided the OVP access to the Canva library. In its effort to expand its reach, Canva Philippines also partnered with the Knowledge Channel Foundation and trained teachers in selected schools across the South Cotabato region on how to best use the platform for all their virtual classroom needs.

With its intuitive user-friendly features and a wide variety of classroom templates relevant to specific learning goals, Canva for Education serves as every teacher’s ‘one-stop-shop’ for creating learning materials for their classes and collaborating in the classroom.

Sarah Mae Columnas, a teacher from Mansasa National High School in Bohol explained even though the current environment still provides a level of uncertainty, Canva for Education supports, enables and empowers teachers to be more creative and innovative, whether they’re in the classroom, or teaching remotely.

“Being equipped with the right tools to teach 21st century learners is the responsibility of every teacher across the country, as this is our sworn obligation to uphold our nation’s goals and create a better future for our next generations.

“I encouraged one of my colleagues to use Canva for Education as well and walked her through the process. We have come to realize that it is truly a gift to Filipino teachers,” furthered Ms Columnas. 

One of the biggest changes educators face today is the need to migrate everything they use in their classroom to a digital setting. In addition to that, teachers also acknowledge the challenge of adding variety to their teaching repertoire and curriculum, to ensure their lessons remain just as engaging as a physical setting.

Michelle Brabante, School Director of Minido Preschool in Marinduque said she uses Canva for Education to create video lessons for her students, by using the platform’s talking presentations feature. 

“The students really respond well to our talking presentations; it makes them happy, they feel more connected to us as educators and they’re certainly more engaged with the content we go through,” said Ms Brabante. 

In an effort to further empower teachers with the resources needed to heighten engagement with students in a virtual world, Canva for Education has developed a range of Classroom Kits, inspired by real-life physical classroom set-ups. These themed kits come with templates, illustrations, and photos collection that will inspire Filipino teachers to bring more life and energy to their learning materials as classes resume remotely.

Canva for Education also includes an all-new collaboration space, a review workflow, access to content from Google Drive, Dropbox, Folders, version history and SSO with Clever and Google.

“Canva for Education has helped our team enormously in terms of collaboration. We like working together, and we love that Canva for Education allows us to do our tasks as a team,” added Brabante.

Canva for Education also includes add-ons such as education-specific content, the ability to create captivating videos, plus every ingredient to bring designs to life with Giphys, over 2 million images, 800k icons and illustrations, 700+ fonts, YouTube integrations and QR codes.

Ryan Alvin Torrejos, teacher from German European School Manila explained how Canva for Education has helped him now and will continue to be an invaluable tool for the future.

“I know I will still be using Canva for Education for many years to come, even when students are allowed back into their physical classrooms.“I cannot rate Canva for Education highly enough, and am always recommending it to all my co-teachers, and all the other teachers I know,” said Mr Torrejos.

Recognizing the dedication of the educators in the Philippines, Canva Philippines in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd), has also held webinars for Filipino teachers to share with them the gift of Canva for Education. The webinars were so well received, Canva launched a Facebook Community for Filipino Teachers that serves as a space for professional support and training for teachers to learn and adapt to the modalities of virtual teaching. With the request and feedback of Filipino teachers in the group, Canva for Education also released localized illustrations, assets, templates, and photos in August in line with the celebration of Buwan ng Wika. 

If you are a K-12 teacher in the Philippines, you may visit https://www.canva.com/education/ to sign-up for your free Canva for Education account.

ABOUT CANVA

Launched in 2013, Canva is an intuitive online design and publishing platform with a mission to empower everyone in the world to design anything and publish anywhere. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast library of templates ranging from presentations, social media posts, posters, invitations to resumes, a huge collection of stock photography, illustrations and fonts, anyone can take an idea and create something beautiful. Canva is available on web, iOS and Android.

YouTube couple Ja Mill signs up as Speaks G brand ambassadors

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YouTube couple stars Jayzam Manabat and Camille Trinidad, more popularly known as Ja Mill by their 10 million plus subscribers, join Speaks G family as brand ambassadors.

Ja Mill, touted as the hottest couple in the Philippines, trusts Speaks G for providing the best skin care knowing that the brand carries products that are made from organic ingredients.

“As influencers, it is really important to invest in skincare, especially in our case that we are uploading lots of videos. Speaks G helps our skin to be more glowing and looking young,” the couple said.

Jayzam and Camille regularly create and upload video contents that often exceed more than a million views. Episodes on funny situations, series of pranks and challenges as well as vlogs on being a couple make their channel one of the highly popular and most-viewed videos. It was in August, 2019 when they gained over 6 million subscribers – only after almost three years since they started their channel. Netizens are also raving about the couple’s fantastic dance moves, confidence and high-energy performance.

Speaks G top honcho Ms. Ghie Pangilinan or MGP, who is also the founder and COO of Skin Magical, said Ja Mill personifies the skin care brand’s definition of fun and fresh. They truly appeal to the young market. “Both of them mirror Speaks G’s image as they bring positivity to everyone through a variety of interesting, amusing and stress-relieving contents on their channel.”

Speaks G is not harmful to the skin as every product is composed of natural ingredients and proven safe for all skin types. Jayzam and Camille regularly use the Speaks G Sun Defense and Brightening Lotion as it helps moisturize their skin, giving them a perfect glow. “It truly protects our skin from the harmful UV rays whenever we go outside,” Camille declared.

Jayzam added, “Camille and I want to express our sincerest gratitude for trusting us to represent the brand. Until now, we still couldn’t believe that we are already endorsers of this high-quality skin care products. We can’t thank you enough for being such a great blessing to us, our Speaks G family.

“Since we signed our contract with Speaks G, Ms. Ghie and her team have been giving their all-out support and care to us. They are not just taking care of me and Camille. They truly care for us.”

Apart from the sun defense and brightening lotion, Speaks G also has the Orange Whitening Soap, the Rejuvenating Maintenance Set, AHA Serum, Bleaching Lotion, Magic Whitening Lotion, Mousse Cream, Fast Whitening Soap, Pore Minimizer Gel, Calamansi Honey Serum, Collagen Elastin Cream, Mellow Lip and Cheek Tint, and Underarm Peeling Set.

Speaks G is available at online stores and resellers, distributors and franchisees
nationwide.

Please check their website www.speaksg.ph or their official facebook page Speaks G Skin Essential and IG account speaksg.main

Fisherfolks from Daet receive new boat engines from PLDT

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Over 150 fishermen from Barangay Bagasbas in Daet, Camarines Norte received newly upgraded boat engines from PLDT, in a bid to aid the residents' fishing activities for their livelihood.

In partnership with the Philippine Business for Social Progress, PLDT turned over boat engines that are more superior in quality, as recommended by the beneficiaries themselves. The Super Kaiao KA 192F model will allow them to sail and navigate towards the deep parts of the sea where big fishes are more likely to be found, which will lead to increased income to support their families, especially during this difficult time. 

“We are committed to equip our fisherfolks in far-flung communities through our boat engine donations. We hope that this will enable them to utilize livelihood opportunities amid the pandemic,” said PLDT Public Affairs Head Ramon Isberto.

PLDT also donated two sets of personal computers each at Barangay Bagasbas and the Municipality of Mercedes, Camarines Norte. Its wireless subsidiary Smart turned over a School-in-a-Bag, a portable digital classroom that uses mobile technology, while the PLDT-Smart Foundation donated Sack-of-Joy or school supplies kits to Bagasbas Elementary School in Daet and San Roque National High School in Mercedes.

Last year, PLDT also turned over a rescue boat to Daet Municipal to aid the community in case of calamities, and established a Service and Sales Center to accommodate the connectivity and customer needs of the residents. The PLDT and Smart business offices are collocated in Daet. These initiatives and more are part of PLDT’s continuing community assistance efforts for residents in the far-flung community of Daet, where the company's cable landing station is located. 

The boat engine donations were from PLDT’s Balik-Baterya funds from the PBSP-Motolite Balik-Baterya Program. Launched in 2006, the program involves the collection of used lead-acid batteries (ULAB) for proper recycling and production of new automotive and industrial batteries. These are also used to support various corporate social responsibility projects.

Catch the Cast of Running Man at Globe Kmmunity PH LIVE for a Free Fan Meet

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Globe’s Kmmunity PH just got bigger and better with the addition of several channels to bring more quality K-Culture content to fans. One of its new platforms is VLive, a South Korean live streaming service where fans can communicate with their favorite celebrities real time.

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• Kmmunity(Twitter) - https://twitter.com/KmmunityPH/status/1299889576107020289

For its VLive channel, Kmmunity PH will be bringing exclusive events, experiences and content featuring K-Idols beginning with an exciting new series of shows called “Kmmunity PH Live.” 

To kick things off with a bang, the first show will feature Jee Seok Jin, Kim Jong Kook, HAHA, and Yang Se Chan of the hit Korean variety show Running Man. They will answer fan questions, play fun challenges and mini-games live on September 11!

Jee Seok Jin is a well-known comedian, singer, actor, entertainer, TV presenter, and broadcaster in South Korea. He is most famously known as “Big Nose” and “Impala”, one of the original cast members of the variety show, Running Man, which has been running from 2010 to present.

Fans will also get to meet one of South Korea’s top idol of all time, Kim Jong Kook. Kim started his career as a member of the South Korean duo "Turbo" in 1995 with Kim Jung Nam, followed by a series of successful variety shows, like Running Man. He is also known as “The Commander” and “Sparta-kook” of Running Man as he leads the members with challenges that require physical strength and power.

Multi-awarded entertainer, Haha, will also join the fan meet. He is a South Korean singer, variety show host, renowned actor, comedian and member of RGP. He adds humor to every episode with his cunning style, not just with the members, but also with the guests. He was also named Haroro by the members and the fans because of his similarities with the Korean cartoon character, Pororo.

Lastly, South Korean comedian and singer Yang Se chan, will also delight Filipino Hallyu fans as he adds a comedic dynamic into the team. Being the maknae, he is often picked on for showing his weakness

As you may know, the Running Man cast was supposed to have a live event in Manila earlier this year but it was postponed due to the pandemic. Now fans can (virtually) meet them by simply subscribing and tuning in to the Globe Kmmunity PH VLive channel.

Fans can also get the chance to win an Ultimate Stan Experience and get exclusive perks like live interaction with the cast members and a screen capture time with them. Find out how by joining the Globe Kmmunity PH Facebook group at http://glbe.co/KmmunityPH.

Running Man is South Korea’s longest-running variety show that premiered on July 11, 2010 and has over 500 episodes to date. From an urban action variety show, it has now become famous for its unique and funny games like the Name-tag Ripping Challenge that viewers of the show love to replicate. The show has featured South Korea’s biggest actors and idols as guests and even international celebrities like Jackie Chan, Tom Cruise, and Henry Cavil.

You can watch more of your favorite K-variety shows and dramas by subscribing to Globe Prepaid’s Go-K! GoKorean10 Booster and Globe at Home’s HomeWATCH199. 

Make sure to join the Globe Kmmunity PH Facebook group at http://glbe.co/KmmunityPH for exclusive K-promos, perks and experiences.