"Baro't Saya Tuwa At Ligaya"- the first solo art exhibit of Edgar San Diego, all set to open on Oct. 9

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SM Megamall proudly presents the first solo art exhibit of noted fashion designer EDGAR SAN DIEGO titled ‘BARO’T SAYA TUWA AT LIGAYA’

from October 9 - 15, 2021

Ground Level, Mega Fashion Hall at SM Megamall.

The theme of the exhibit is a ‘Tribute of Joy to the Filipina and her Traditional Dress amidst the Pandemic.’

Edgar’s love for the beautiful Filipina, traditions, costumes and production design is evident on his paintings, keeping in mind that the colors are bright and the subjects are happy in creating positive vibes which we need most in this pandemic. He chose to deal with beautiful characters in their colorful costumes and nostalgic scenarios.

Why this crossover from fashion design to visual arts ?

“I turned 60 last March 13, 2020. And then after 2 days, the lockdown was imposed. I thought that it was only going to last for a month or two. So to keep me away from boredom, I cleaned the house, reorganized my cabinets and do things that I neglected when I was busy with my dress shop. However, when I ran out of things to fix, I decided to pick up my brushes and called my canvas supplier. Luckily, she was open all the time to accept my orders. What I did was to order an extra 4 to 6 canvases which eventually gave me no excuse to stop.”

“I shared posted some of my early works on Facebook while daughter Abby posted them on her Instagram account. The favorable remarks and thousands of likes were heartwarming and encouraged me to create more. The choices for the artworks included in this exhibit is also based on how much people reacted to them.”

Just like in fashion, Edgar always takes inspiration from classic masters like Christian Dior, Balenciaga, YSL, Inno Sotto, and Joe Salazar. In the visual arts, he admires Gustav Klimt, Vincent Van Gogh, Edgar Degas, Diego Rivera, Claude Monet, Fernando Amorsolo, and Carlos Botong Francisco.

For his women of style and substance, Edgar’s inspiration comes from Frida Kahlo, Tamara de Lempicka, Betsty Westerndorp, among others.

Before Edgar San Diego became a fashion designer, he used to hand-paint on formal clothes for established designers during his UST Fine Arts days. He was also a display-window artist at the Plaza Fashion Mart where he had a chance to meet fashion directors, models and more designers whom he we will eventually work with after college.

In 1981, he was invited and became the youngest pioneer of the Fashion Designers Association of the Philippines where he eventually served as president for 4 terms.

Edgar’s citations and awards include: “Haute Couture Designer of the Year” in the Manila Fashion Designers Awards in 1989.

“Grand Prix Best Costume Award” in Carnival in Rio in Manila, which brought him to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 19905-time winner in the Annual Flores de Mayo at The Manila Hotel.

Philippine representative to the 1989 Asean Fashion Connections in Singapore

Awarded as one of the Outstanding Alumni of UST College of Fine Arts and Don Bosco Technical Institue

As a costume designer, Edgar’s credits include Repertory Philippines’ “The Wizard of Oz”, “The Man of La Mancha”, “M Butterfly”, “Aladdin”, “The Sound of Music”, etc. ;Trumpets’ “The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe” , and “Little Mermaid” and New Port theater’s “ Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”.

He also made cinematic costumes for Star Cinema’s “ Sarah ang Munting Princesa” and “Ceddie”.

Edgar has also successfully promoted fashion and culture through fashion shows with Filipino communities in New York, New Jersey, California, Florida, Atlanta, Missouri, Chicago, Guam, Honolulu, and London. His solo gala fashion shows were also presented in Manila, Honolulu, Jakarta an Melbourne.

Baro't Saya Tuwa At Ligaya is co-presented by SM Appliance Center, TCL, Amelia's Garden, Artistshop, BERINGER Wines, Doltz Pilar, Flyace Corporation, Gari P. Palmani.

The production team of the exhibit are as follows: Dan Pablo (videographer), Jun Lopez (curator), Willie de Vera (photographer), Toots Tolentino (publicist) and Barbara San Diego (muse).

A percentage of the sales will be donated to Special Services of Jose Reyes Medical Center through Mr. Rheez Chua.

For further details, please check Facebook: Edgar San Diego Fashion & Arts.

Win Big Giveaways from Your Favorite Brands at Shopee’s 10.10 Brands Festival

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Here’s how you can win ₱430,000 worth of prizes from over 30 of your go-to brands

Heads up, brand sukis. At Shopee’s 10.10 Brands Festival, you’ll enjoy not just the best deals and discounts from trusted brands, but also free shipping with no minimum spend, ₱1,000 off brand vouchers, and exciting Big Brand Giveaways amounting to ₱430,000 worth of prizes.

Leading up to October 10, you can look forward to daily free vouchers, bundles, newly launched items, and even a lifetime supply of products from your favorite electronics, personal care, health, fashion, and home brands. Check out some of the prizes you can expect from your favorite brands below:

Health and personal care items

Get the chance to indulge in a little self-care and stock up on skincare, makeup, toiletries, vitamins, face masks, and more. 

Mom and baby essentials 

Provide your baby with only the best diapers, bathroom essentials, and milk formula from mom-trusted brands. 

Instant home makeover must-haves

While staying home, make your house feel as comfortable as possible with beddings, storage solutions, and laundry supplies. 

Groceries and pantry checklist

Save some money on groceries with freebies for your kitchen and your fur babies.

Fashion statement pieces

Look cute and put together with these freebie tops and accessories, whether you’re just lounging around at home or going out for work.

Electronics and appliances upgrade

It’s time to retire the broken-down appliances in your kitchen or home entertainment center, and replace them with these brand-new giveaways.

To win these exciting prizes and more, just follow the featured brands of the day! Over 80 lucky winners will be drawn randomly. Set reminders for the giveaway schedule and check out the prizes here: https://shopee.ph/m/big-brand-giveaways. 

Aside from brand giveaways, you can also win ₱100 worth of free money in the form of ShopeePay credits at the 10.10 Brands Festival. If you’ve never made a purchase from Shopee before, just activate your ShopeePay wallet, sign up at this link, and verify your account until October 12 to become eligible for the promo. If you’re an existing user, just follow the same steps and make a purchase worth at least ₱100 using ShopeePay within the promo period. 

For more exclusive perks at the 10.10 Brands Festival, go cashless with ShopeePay when you buy load, pay bills, and scan to pay at thousands of merchants nationwide. Get up to 50% discount on load from Globe, Smart, TM, and TNT. Pay bills and get up to 50% cashback from Meralco, Maynilad, Globe, Smart, and a growing list of partner billers. Lastly, enjoy ShopeePay ₱1 Deals from Puregold, Potato Corner, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Moonleaf, Seaoil, and other partner merchants. Activate your ShopeePay wallet and top up through online banking, debit card, and over-the-counter partners.

For more deals from your favorite brands, visit https://shopee.ph/m/10-10. 

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

Experts: Understanding Branding and Leveraging Social Media are Two Key Essentials for MSMEs to Thrive in E-Commerce

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Shopee successfully wraps up its second Shopee University Summit with more than 35,000 online viewers

As consumer behavior shifts, brands and retailers turn to online platforms to support and promote their businesses. Because of the transition, many new online sellers need the proper guidance and e-commerce knowledge to maximize the industry’s potential. Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, successfully concluded its second Shopee University Summit, with the support of Vivo, PULUZ, CameraHaus, Human Nature Manila Branch, WM Shop, and Design Center of the Philippines. During the event, participants learned about developing the correct business branding, product photography skills, and leveraging Shopee tools and social media platforms to promote their businesses.

Martin Yu, Director at Shopee Philippines, said, “Shopee is proud of its successful second Shopee University Summit that aims to equip entrepreneurs with the right tools and knowledge to thrive in the e-commerce industry. As the digital landscape continues to evolve, Shopee ensures that sellers and entrepreneurs alike are ready to face the challenges and overcome them with confidence.”

A majority of brands and micro, small, and medium enterprises adapt to the current retail landscape challenges. Shopee and brands like Human Nature and PULUZ shared the best e-commerce marketing practices to support small businesses to recover and thrive in the competitive digital space.

Jillian Co, Branch Operator at Human Nature Manila Branch, said, “With Shopee, we overcame challenges to remain open for business. Being on Shopee also opened many growth opportunities and enabled us to continue to thrive. Its user-friendly platform and available marketing tools were convenient for the business to promote and sell our products. As the e-commerce industry rapidly expands and attracts many consumers, its impact will have a long-lasting mark and will change the industry.”

Carmella Peña, Brand Manager at PULUZ Philippines, said, “With our partnership with Shopee, we grew the business through their support and different tools in the Marketing Center such as Shopee Feed and Shopee Live. We can promote our products to attract more buyers. Shopee helped us reach a wider audience to share about our brand; we achieved almost 30,000 views on live stream in a month, something we couldn’t have achieved before on our own. We will continue to maximize the positive changes in the e-commerce landscape as we step up our business.”

Robenson T. Ong Lo, Vice President at CameraHaus, said, “Shopee helped us fulfill our goal to ‘be a friend to all Filipino photographers’ by bridging us to photographers in different parts of the country. With Shopee, we ensure photographers buy legitimate and brand new cameras with a warranty included. It also gave us access to widen our market range and reach people through the power of online convenience. Truly we are grateful for this digital platform.”

Missed the second Shopee University Summit? Watch the full video on Shopee’s official Youtube page: https://youtu.be/NYXH0BWUoOM. To learn about the onboarding process or if you’ve decided to start your e-commerce journey with Shopee, sign-up at bit.ly/ShopeeUniOnboarding.

Buy Load, Pay Bills, and Scan to Pay with ShopeePay. Download the Shopee app for free via the App Store or Google Play.

Globe Business, Unilever collaborate to give students access to free data for online learning

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With schools across the country preparing to welcome students back for another year of distance learning, reliable access to data is crucial to ensure the continuity of every students’ digital learning.

To help provide relief to distance learners struggling with connectivity, Globe Business and Unilever forged a partnership that will give hundreds of thousands of Filipino households access to free mobile data for the upcoming school year.

Free Globe and TM data in specially-marked Lady’s Choice products

From August 16 to December 31, 2021, through a promotion powered by Unilever and Globe’s enterprise arm, any purchase of specially-marked Lady’s Choice Sandwich Spread products gives customers the chance to win 100MB and 300MB Globe and TM data for free. To redeem the free data, customers need only text the promo code found inside the Lady’s Choice packs to 2117 in this format: LC<space>CODE.

Each participant must use up one data promo at a time before availing of another code. The promo is available in all leading supermarkets nationwide.

A partnership to help bridge the gap in connectivity access for education

“We are honored to become part of the solution to the connectivity woes that beset many Filipino learners. Through our partnership with Globe Business, we have become a channel that will give students easier access to mobile data which is so important in their day-to-day learning,” said Marjorie Chan, Lady’s Choice Brand Manager.

“Our collaboration with Unilever is an example of how like-minded enterprises can team up to become a force for good, especially in ensuring that Filipino students continue to have access to proper education through seamless online learning experience,” said Peter Maquera, Senior Vice President for Globe Business, Enterprise Group.

Globe Business: a trusted partner of educators and distance learners

While internet usage has dramatically increased over the last year, the World Bank reports that the Philippines has trailed behind its regional neighbors in terms of digital adoption in 2020.

Globe continues to be at the forefront of efforts that help make distance learning more efficient and accessible, which includes programs that assist academic institutions as they migrate to online learning platforms.

This year, the telco giant has extended free access to government learning platforms such as DepEd Commons and Phil-Connect for distance learners. Through this plan, data is only charged when a user is brought to an external site outside the whitelisted websites.

“Globe believes in the power of education to enable a brighter future for Filipinos,” added Peter Maquera. “This is why we remain committed to developing solutions and forging partnerships and programs to enable the youth and academic institutions to thrive amidst changing learning structures.”

Globe also launched its e-Library, a free learning resource that Globe and TM subscribers can access to help them with their assignments and expand their learning through the materials made available on the platform.

To safeguard underage students from exposure to harmful content on the internet, Globe has also rolled out the Digital Thumbprint Program which helps teach young students the rudiments of online safety, digital responsibility, and online discernment and empowerment. The program has recently ramped up its campaign against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children through insightful educational sessions.

Live a healthier life with Beko’s Early Christmas Deals

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It’s Christmas in October with Beko’s Early Christmas Deals where you not only enjoy discounts on select models but also get free gifts like a free standard hood, vacuum cleaner or flat iron upon purchase!

Included in this special once-a-year promo until October 31, 2021 are refrigerators, washing machines, freezers, freestanding cookers, built-in hobs and ovens, standard hoods and small appliances like vacuum cleaners, coffee makers and flat irons.

With many Filipinos still working and learning from home, this is the perfect time to replace appliances that have worked very hard for us during the pandemic. Beko, Europe’s No. 1 Appliance Brand, supports the need for people to live healthier and safer lives with appliances that make use of technologies to make things better for those who use them.

Among the appliances on sale are refrigerators with HarvestFresh technology, which keeps vegetables and fruits for longer by mimicking daylight and nighttime. The fridge also works on an inverter motor so energy costs are cut. The RDNT401E50VZK, a 14.4 cu ft top mount fridge freezer (freezer top, 66 cm), with HarvestFresh and NeoFrost Dual Cooling, is at Php32,391 from Php35,990. The GN163123P, a 22.7 cu ft side-by-side fridge freezer with NeoFrost Dual Cooling and Active Fresh Blue Light, is priced at Php55,791 from Php61,990.

For those who want a bottom mount refrigerator, the RCNT340E50VZP is a 12.0 cu.ft. with NeoFrost Dual Cooling and ProSmart Inverter Compressor at Php28,791 from Php31,990. If you’re looking for a chest freezer, the CF100WPH is a 100L at Php9,891 from Php10,990.

Cooking healthy meals is very important these days. The 90cm freestanding cooker, GM15321DXNS with High-Efficiency Gas Burner and seven cooking functions is at Php67,491 from Php74,990 and comes with a free gift (Standard Hood with SRP of Php6,990). Those with smaller families or people who live alone but still cook their meals can go for the 50cm freestanding cooker, CSG42010GB with Gas Safety, Clean Zone and High-Efficiency Gas Burner at Php14,391 from Php15,990. This also comes with a free gift (Standard Hood with SRP of Php6,990).

Beko’s super-efficient washing machines are also included in the promo.

The 10-kg Front Load Washer Dryer WCV10746M, with the Xpress Super Short 14 Min Programme which lets you do up to 2 kg of laundry in just 14 minutes and has the amazing SteamCure and Hygiene+, is priced at Php37,491 from Php 49,990 This comes with a free gift of a bagless canister vacuum cleaner with SRP of Php5,990 while the 10.2-kg Top Load Washing Machine BTD1059S, with Aquawave and Aquasonic Technologies, is at Php20,891 from Php25,990. The BTD1059S comes with a free gift of a flat iron (SRP: Php3,990)

Also part of the Early Christmas Deals promo are the dryers, including the DH10444RX0 10.0 kg. front load dryer with Heat Pump Technology (Php32,191 from Php37,990), best paired with Beko washing machines with SteamCure and Hygiene+. This comes with a free gift of a flat iron (SRP: Php3,990). Select models of vacuum cleaners, flat irons and coffee makers are also on sale.

Check out the complete list of models and what stores they are available in at Beko Philippines’ Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/bekoph/). You may also call Beko’s toll-free number at 1800-10-888-2356 for more information.

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