Discover new passions and create new experiences with the Ortigas Malls Passion Hub

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When was the last time you tried something for the first time?

At Ortigas Malls, we would like to help you discover new passions and create new experiences with the Ortigas Malls Passion Hub! Enjoy fun and exciting bi-monthly workshops and events from February to December at Greenhills, Tiendesitas, and Estancia. Learn, Ignite, Focus, and Experience new passions—all for FREE when you register for the Ortigas Community Card.

Visit the Greenhills Mall, Tiendesitas, and Estancia at Capitol Commons social media pages for workshop schedules and details monthly!

Download the Ortigas Malls mobile app for exclusive perks and privileges when you join the Ortigas Community Card. Available on Android and iOS.

Ortigas Malls ensures the safety of all its customers and employees, having been given Safety Seals by their respective LGUs which is a declaration that they have complied with each city’s precautionary measures set by the DOH and IATF to help prevent the spread of the virus.

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Unleash your Unlimited Self in Portrait with the latest OPPO Reno7 Series 5G in the Philippines

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Get ready as the leading global smart device brand OPPO, launches the highly-anticipated addition to the Reno series family- the OPPO Reno7 Series 5G.

“OPPO knows how demanding the lifestyles of Filipino Gen Zs and Millennials are. With the OPPO Reno7 Series 5G, they can soon get their hands on smartphones that can help them express their unlimited selves in portrait photos and videos. Now, they have a high-value Portrait Expert that can help them look and feel their best while conquering the digital space with OPPO Reno7 Z 5G and OPPO Reno7 5G,” said Chiqui Tapawan, OPPO Philippines Head of Marketing Communications.

High-Value Portrait Expert for Unlimited You

The all-new OPPO Reno7 Series 5G enables Gen Zs and Millennials to showcase different facets of their personality in portrait through its powerful Flagship Camera System. Equipped with enhanced AI capabilities, both smartphones can help you create the best bokeh portraits and videos be it day or night.

The OPPO Reno7 Z 5G is packed with a 64MP triple-rear camera setup and for its front camera, you can get a 16MP with a Selfie HDR that captures clear selfies even in dimly lit or backlit surroundings. Also, it has a Bokeh Flare Portrait to capture DSLR-like portrait images with rich bokeh light spots combined with its AI Palette that will allow you to be creative in bringing out the best in their photos.

Meanwhile, OPPO Reno7 5G is accompanied by a triple-rear camera setup with 64MP HD as its main camera and a Bokeh Flare Portrait Video for real-time processing of your video while keeping portrait subjects appearing natural and bright. Plus, it has an AI Highlight Video for your best-quality videos anytime anywhere. For your selfies, it has a 32MP ultra-clear front camera with its all-new Portrait Mode that will also let you capture stunning DSLR-like portrait photos using 25 different aperture sizes and an advanced AI algorithm.

Unlimited Performance that can Keep Up with You

The OPPO Reno7 Z 5G has increased speed and powerful performance that lets you multitask seamlessly thanks to its Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G, while OPPO Reno7 5G is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 900 5G SoC that guarantees a smooth user experience.

Both units are offered in 8GB of RAM plus RAM Expansion technology with Reno7 Z 5G having 128GB and Reno7 5G with 256GB internal storages.

For their battery capacity, each comes with their own 4,500 mAh battery, and OPPO’s own 33W SuperVOOC charging for Reno7 Z 5G, and 65W SuperVOOC charging, Super Power Saving Mode and Super Nighttime Standby only available in Reno7 5G.

The newest additions to the Reno series both have a 6.4-inch AMOLED screen, with refresh rates of 60 Hz and 90 Hz for OPPO Reno7 Z 5G and OPPO Reno7 5G, respectively, giving you a more vivid, smoother viewing experience. Moreover, they are also Netflix HD and Amazon Prime Video Certified, allowing users to experience high quality streaming content in even greater detail.

Making a powerful debut is the ColorOS 12, which helps the OPPO Reno7 Series 5G provide an elevated and more efficient smartphone experience, such as Air Gestures allowing you to answer and mute phone calls, or control popular apps by gesturing with your hands without touching the phone and AI System Booster that optimizes the smartphones’ overall performance to be faster and smoother for a longer period of time.

Pre-Order Your OPPO Reno7 Series 5G and Bring Out Your Unlimited Self Now!

Pre-order your OPPO Reno7 Series 5G starting March 18 via OPPO Brand Stores, online stores, and partner dealers nationwide, and the OPPO Flagship Store on Lazada and Shopee for only Php19,999 for the OPPO Reno7 Z 5G and Php26,999 for the OPPO Reno7 5G.

OPPO is also giving away FREE Q9 Pro Smartwatch for customers who will pre-order the OPPO Reno7 Series 5G in authorized OPPO Brand Stores nationwide. And if you want to secure your new devices online, freebies such as G25 Sports Earphones and PHP 1000 off vouchers can be claimed in OPPO’s Lazada and Shopee Official Stores starting on March 11.

Additional freebies such as Q11 Smartwatch will be given to customers who will pre-order during the OPPO Reno7 Series 5G Official Launch on March 18, Shopee Super Brand Day on March 22 to 23, and on Lazada’s Birthday Sale on March 26 to 27.

Coming in all-new colors Rainbow Spectrum and Cosmic Black for OPPO Reno7 Z 5G, and Startrails Blue and Starry Black for OPPO Reno7 5G, get ahead of everyone in expressing your unlimited self by pre-ordering your own OPPO Reno7 Series 5G now.

Available in Smart

Get the OPPO Reno7 Z 5G with Smart Signature Plan S at Php999/mo and a one-time cash out of Php7100 which comes with 5GB of mobile data package, Unli AllNet Calls and Text, and 50 mins. calls to PLDT.

Customers will also enjoy 6 months of free Apple Music. This device will come with a 2-in-1 Earbuds & Speaker as a freebie. OPPO Reno7 5G will be available with SMART Signature M Plan at Php1499/mo with 10GB Data, Unli AllNet Calls and Text, and 100 mins calls to PLDT, with 6 months of Free Apple Music. Enjoy the device with the AI Gimbal as a freebie.

Get it from Globe

OPPO Reno7 5G will also be available in Globe Telecom, Free at GPlan 1999 with 41GB of mobile data package. The device will come with an AI tracker worth Php1,699.

During the pre-order, subscribers will also get a 2-in-1 earphones speaker worth Php1,899 upon purchasing the other device, OPPO Reno7 Z 5G, Free at GPlan 1799 with 37GB mobile data.

Globe subscribers will also get to enjoy unlimited calls and texts to Globe/TM to other mobile networks, unlimited calls to Landline, and free one (1) KonsultaMD subscription.

You can also get the OPPO Reno7 5G and OPPO Reno7 Z 5G at 0% interest installment plan with Home Credit for as low as Php1,082 and Php802 respectively.

Villa Bridgerton Offers Filipino Fans Glimpse Into Regency Life

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Netflix is inviting Filipinos to experience the British Regency Era through Villa Bridgerton, a mansion in Quezon City glammed up to give Bridgerton fans a glimpse into the grand and elegant world of the series. Bridgerton returns for a second season on the streaming service on March 25.

TikTok Kweens Pipay, Justine Luzares, Ychan Laurenz, Paula Pelaez and Gaiapoly give a sneak peek into the Regency Era experience at Villa Bridgerton

To give a sneak peek into the villa, TikTok Kweens Pipay (@pipaykipayy), Justine Luzares (@justine_luzares), Ychan Laurenz (@ychanlaurenz), Paula Pelaez (@its_me_paulapelaez) and GaiaPoly (@gaiapoly) transformed into British royalty in a high fashion crossover film shot at the villa itself.

In the video by Netflix Philippines, the personalities – dressed up in gorgeous Regency-inspired gowns (and with Justine as the Queen, complete with the big heart-shaped hair!) – pose around the villa, showing all the classiness that await esteemed guests: a romantic carriage ride, magnificent mansion, luxurious grounds to promenade in, a regal game of croquette, and beautiful string quartet music.

The top Tiktok creators, fans of the Netflix series themselves, gamely strutted in Bridgerton-eleganza inspired by the beloved Daphne and Eloise Bridgerton, Penelope Featherington, and the newest additions to the cast, Sharma sisters Kate and Edwina.

Villa Bridgerton, located at 35 Broadway Avenue, Corner 9th Street, New Manila, Quezon City (Google Maps here) is open to the public from March 25, 2022 to April 3, 2022. For more information and to book your free tour of the villa, visit villabridgerton.com.

Bridgerton: Season 2 premieres on Netflix March 25, 2022.

About Bridgerton

From Shondaland and Creator Chris Van Dusen, the second season of Bridgerton follows Lord Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey), the eldest Bridgerton sibling and Viscount, as he sets out to find a suitable wife. Driven by his duty to uphold the family name, Anthony’s search for a debutante who meets his impossible standards seems ill-fated until Kate (Simone Ashley) and her younger sister Edwina (Charithra Chandran) Sharma arrive from India. When Anthony begins to court Edwina, Kate discovers the true nature of his intentions — a true love match is not high on his priority list — and decides to do everything in her power to stop the union. But in doing so, Kate and Anthony’s verbal sparring matches only bring them closer together, complicating matters on both sides. Across Grosvenor Square, the Featheringtons must welcome the newest heir to their estate while Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) continues to navigate the ton whilst keeping her deepest secret from the people closest to her.

Bridgerton is a romantic, scandalous, and clever series that celebrates the timelessness of enduring friendships, families finding their way, and the search for a love that conquers all. The series also stars Adjoa Andoh (Lady Danbury), Lorraine Ashbourne (Mrs. Varley), Harriet Cains (Philipa Featherington), Bessie Carter (Prudence Featherington), Shelley Conn (Mary Sharma), Nicola Coughlan (Penelope Featherington), Phoebe Dynevor (Daphne Basset), Ruth Gemmell (Violet Bridgerton), Florence Hunt (Hyacinth Bridgerton), Martins Imhangbe (Will Mondrich), Claudia Jessie (Eloise Bridgerton), Calam Lynch (Theo Sharpe), Luke Newton (Colin Bridgerton), Golda Rosheuvel (Queen Charlotte), Luke Thompson (Benedict Bridgerton), Will Tilston (Gregory Bridgerton), Polly Walker (Portia Featherington), Rupert Young (Jack), and Julie Andrews as the voice of Lady Whistledown. The series is inspired by Julia Quinn’s novels.

 

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Shopee Continues Push to Make E-Commerce for Everyone

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Shopee always aims to give users a seamless digital experience. Since its launch, Shopee has been known for hosting some of the biggest e-commerce campaigns, and the recent 3.15 Consumer Day was no exception. It marked Shopee’s first mega sale of the year, providing consumers with the best deals, exciting initiatives, and overall fun and rewarding online shopping experience. 3.15 Consumer Day is also part of the company’s commitment to make e-commerce for everyone, similar to other initiatives that enable consumers and businesses to experience e-commerce to the fullest.

Making shopping more fun and accessible for all

Shopee has become a go-to for safe and convenient online shopping. The platform continues to create a more inclusive and convenient digital environment where both shoppers and sellers can find enjoyment and success. Last 3.15, Shopee celebrated its very first Consumer Day Sale where more Filipinos were able to avail of exclusive discounts and deals. Across the region, Shopee concluded a successful first mega sale of the year, with 5 times more items bought in the first 2 hours of March 15 and 36 million vouchers claimed per hour.

3.15 was not only a day for shopping, but a day for fun and rewards as well with Shopee’s in-app games. Shopee Pets was launched in time for 3.15 Consumer Day as the latest addition to its growing list of in-app games that includes Pera Panalo, Shopee Candy, Shopee Farm, Shopee Bubble, and Shopee Claw. During the 3.15 campaign, Shopee Prizes saw more than 27 million game plays in the Philippines.

Shopee Live, another in-app innovation, fosters a shared experience as it allows users to interact with sellers directly through a Livestream session. Users had the opportunity to join Marian Rivera, Shopee’s newest brand ambassador, as they welcomed the 3.15 Consumer Day with a live countdown on March 14. A total of 65 million Shopee Live views were recorded during the 3.15 Consumer Day Sale across the Philippines.

More than games and sales, Shopee also invites its consumers to make a positive impact through various initiatives and campaigns targeted towards helping the underserved. Support Local initiatives such as #TatakPinoy Trade Fairs continue to provide support for MSMEs and community-owned businesses.

Providing easier access to safe and reliable digital payments

ShopeePay, Shopee’s integrated mobile wallet, was also launched in 2019 to provide users with a safe and secure cashless payment experience. ShopeePay makes financial services more accessible by allowing users to make online purchases, buy load, pay bills via the Shopee app, and even send money for free to any bank account or Shopee user.

ShopeePay has partnered with thousands of merchants nationwide to make digital payments more accessible. Among these merchants that benefited from the adoption of digital payments are Buddy’s, a restaurant chain serving Filipino dishes, and Jetti Petroleum, a Filipino-owned company with over a hundred gas stations. Both brands have boosted their businesses with ShopeePay Near Me, Shopee's location-based online-to-offline feature that allows users to discover merchants near them and enjoy attractive deals.

Claudia Ysabelle Veluz, Buddy’s Jr. Operations Manager, says, “At Buddy's, we continuously adapt to technological advancements in the industry. We were able to meet the demands of our regular customers and attract new customers by offering ShopeePay as a mode of payment. This made the payment experience more convenient and seamless for them.”

Alluding to the rise in cashless transactions, Precious Que, Jetti Petroleum Brand Loyalty Officer states, “Since Jetti has no major cashless transaction system in the pipeline, we partnered with ShopeePay to give our consumers the convenience and speed of payment when gassing up. ShopeePay has a huge impact in the business in terms of attracting more customers and increasing overall sales.”

Uplifting the community with the power of technology

Apart from celebrating consumers through campaigns, Shopee uses technology to make a difference and empowers users to do the same. Users can donate to various causes via partner charities on-boarded or purchase donation vouchers directly from these charitable organizations, through Shopee Bayanihan, its umbrella CSR program. Furthermore, they can also donate to ShopeePay partner foundations by scanning the QR code of their chosen organization found on the Shopee app and entering the amount.

Shopee Philippines Director Martin Yu highlights, “Shopee will continue to host campaigns like the 3.15 Consumer Day that create more engaging e-commerce experiences that bring our customers and sellers together and connect even more people to the digital economy. We are committed to utilizing our platform in building an inclusive and safe digital environment and in serving our stakeholders with the best promotions, app features and initiatives.”

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

Pfizer Philippines Foundation and ASSIST partner to promote breast self-examination

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Keeping with its commitment to promote and enhance public health among local Filipino communities across the country, Pfizer Philippines Foundation, Inc. (PPFI) has partnered with Manila-based international non-governmental organization (INGO) Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST) for a program called Likayan to raise awareness on breast self-examination (BSE) techniques for early detection of breast cancer.

As part of the partnership, PPFI and ASSIST have begun administering healthcare and educational services to underserved women in the town of Balayan, Batangas. Their efforts mainly involve the teaching of breast self-examination techniques. They are also capacitating and empowering community leaders comprised of teachers, youth leaders, midwives, and healthcare workers, as well as training a network of Community Champions to become Master Trainers and further spread awareness of BSE.

ASSIST and Pfizer Philippines Foundation have partnered for healthcare and educational services for underserved women in the town of Balayan, Batangas. Photo shows the ASSIST team with Councilor Carlos Ermita-Alvarez (4th from right) during the site visit to Balayan, Batangas.

The need for the education and promotion of the practice of BSE, as well as general awareness of breast cancer, follows various findings regarding the illness in the Philippines. Data from the Global Cancer Observatory shows that breast cancer ranks #1 in the Philippines in terms of incidence, with more than 27,000 new cases in 2020.

“BSE is a very important first step in early detection and cure. With early detection, you can stop it right away, and simply do preventative or curative treatment and avoid the suffering,” said ASSIST Executive Director of Projects and Strategy Francis Macatulad.

“We are truly glad to be working with such a proactive and caring organization in ASSIST to help save Filipino lives from the threat of breast cancer. We look forward to more things we can achieve through this partnership, as this is only the beginning of a fruitful endeavor,” said PPFI Executive Director Geof Garcia.

"I want to thank PPFI and ASSIST for this amazing project that will train women and our Barangay Health Workers and help our community in Batangas to be more aware of breast cancer,” said Carlos Ermita Alvarez, Balayan councilor. “We all know that early detection is key. These types of trainings are not really taught at the barangay level so I believe this will be a first in our community. This will definitely help women become more aware and pass the knowledge along to their friends, co-workers, and neighbors. We hope this project can train as many women and BHWs to help prevent breast cancer."

Other efforts and initiatives set out in the partnership include the use of the patient navigation program to promote and safeguard the general health of women from rural and urban poor areas, ultimately aiming to establish a wide network that will help Filipinos and engage stakeholders from the government and private sector to create a sustainable long-term impact.

ASSIST was established in 2003 with the aim of addressing social problems and sustainability challenges in the Asian region. It has evolved today into a self-sustaining international non-profit organization driven by a passion for purpose and progress in the region. The organization embodies the values of professional outlook and social responsibility and seeks to empower target groups and make them resilient to social, economic, and environmental challenges through adopting a process-oriented approach to capacity building.

Pfizer Philippines Foundation, Inc. is a non-stock, non-profit corporation organized to perform charitable and social welfare activities and programs geared towards improving health capacities, education, and awareness. Founded in 1997, PPFI seeks to serve Filipino communities to improve health outcomes for a stronger nation of healthier citizens.

Through collaborations with NGOs and civic welfare groups, the government and its relevant agencies, as well as through the engagement of Pfizer colleagues as volunteers, PPFI aims to innovate, implement, and sustain equity-based programs that will significantly improve Filipinos’ healthcare access.