Travel Green: Explore Banwa Private Island at its greenest

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Green season is every frequent traveler’s best kept secret. It is the perfect opportunity to explore Banwa Private Island where nature is in full bloom.

Green season means drizzles in the warm and sunny mornings, ideal for swimming, hiking, nearby island adventures and outdoor activities. The cool,. fresh breeze make the days more relaxing, finding paradise in whatever you do.

Set in a pristine marine sanctuary in North-eastern Palawan, Banwa Private Island boasts stunning beachfront villas wrapped in the shade of palm trees and tucked in lush vegetation. Architecturally designed to sit in harmony with nature, each villa truly offers the luxury of space for a pure tropical hideaway. Wake up to the gentle hum of the waves, with the sun gleaming through the private veranda offering unobstructed views of the endless turquoise waters.

Plan your island escape as Banwa Private Island offers a seamless, attractive all-inclusive Green Season rates starting May 2022. For more information and enquiries, please contact the Reservations team through mobile/WhatsApp: +639178882864, send an email to reservations@banwaprivateisland.com, or visit www.banwaprivateisland.com.

World Vision’s “Reasons Campaign” gives children a reason to hope

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After two years living with COVID-19, cases have declined and most people are now adjusting as quarantine regulations are easing under the new normal. However, the effects of the pandemic can still be felt around the world, especially among the most vulnerable populations.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, there are 3.53 million out-of-school children and youth in the country, with 597,000 child laborers working in hazardous or harmful conditions. These children are more at risk to the negative effects of the pandemic, and now more than ever, there’s a reason to help them.

In line with this, World Vision in the Philippines launched the “Reasons Campaign” aiming to raise awareness and rally support for children through the organization’s sponsorship program. With the urgent need to help one another through the worst humanitarian crisis in decades, each of us has the ability to care for those around us, especially those who are more vulnerable and less able to seek the assistance that they need.

“Through the Reasons Campaign, World Vision encourages people to make a lasting difference in children’s lives. It is our prayer that God will continue to bless you, and we thank you for being with us in bringing hope, joy and justice for all children,” said Rommel V. Fuerte, National Director of World Vision Development Foundation.

There have never been more reasons to sponsor a child than today, and you can be one of the reasons to give them hope. Through World Vision's Reasons Campaign, the organization aims to support and empower children and communities in the country. For more information on how you can help secure a child's future today, visit www.worldvision.org.ph/reasons.

The Perfect Audio Companion that Keeps Up with Busy Moms: Soundcore’s Liberty 3 Pro

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This pair of noise-cancelling earbuds is Soundcore’s best-sounding earbuds ever!

The Liberty 3 Pro, Soundcore’s best-sounding earbuds, does not compromise style and comfort.

 

Manila, Philippines — Riddle me this: Who has the same 24 hours as everyone else, possibly has greater responsibility than a superhero but still somehow manages to get things done, sometimes multiple things at once?

 

You guessed right: Mothers!

 

Superheroes may be all the rage these days, but let’s face it, looking after the home, pursuing a career, and conceiving and taking care of children, all while also doing the job of a daughter, sister, friend and confidante require more than superpowers. For this high-demand job, they need a partner that can keep up.

 

Keeping up with her busy schedule

Moms need an audio partner that’s just as hard-working and reliable.

 

Moms are masters of the art of multitasking. Juggling career and home, helping kids with their schoolwork, looking after their husband, attending meetings for work, cooking and doing chores, managing social obligations … they can accomplish anything they set their heart to.

 

Help them focus and finish their lists of things to do for the day with an audio partner that is as dependable. Soundcore’s Liberty 3 Pro delivers high-fidelity audio that makes for a rich listening experience without distracting the user from the task at hand. This means moms can enjoy their favorite playlist while finishing a deadline or attending to a chore.

 

The Liberty 3 Pro packs Astria Coaxial Acoustic Architecture 2.0 (ACAA 2.0), Soundcore’s latest coaxial technology driver technology, to deliver golden sound quality with high and low frequencies directly to the user’s ears without interference or distortion. The earbuds have six built-in microphones and an AI noise reduction algorithm that filters out background noise and enhances voice in real-time, enabling the user to hear and be heard clearly during calls. Online or virtual meetings, be they for work, school PTAs or catch up with friends, no longer need to be troublesome with the Liberty 3 Pro.

 

The Liberty 3 Pro keeps up with moms’ demanding schedules. A single charge delivers up to 8 hours of use, and this can be extended to 32 hours with the charging case.

 

Keeping up with her well-deserved me time    

After a long day of videoconferences, household chores and everything else in between, mothers deserve a private and quiet time to relax, collect their thought, even recharge for the next day. Who wouldn’t want to turn off the noises of the world for a few minutes and hum along some favorite tunes while drinking a warm cup of coffee or sipping wine? Or catch up with friends and families over a video call and share stories and laughter.

 

The Liberty 3 Pro has a detailed and ultra-wide immersive soundstage for strong and deep bass and treble increased by 460 percent, making it even more luscious for that detail-rich audio experience. The mids have also been enhanced by 150 percent, making human speech a lot clearer for those meeting and calls. The tailored active noise cancelling and enhanced HearID technology adapt to noise levels in the surroundings and analyze in-ear pressure to create a personalized noise cancelling profile.

 

The earbuds also feature a multi-mode transparency, with several choices of how much ambient noise to hear. The busy mom can choose to enhance human voices while reducing background noise, increase volume of human voices or go fully transparent.

 

For moms who enjoy podcasts, the Liberty 3 Pro ensures every sound effect, whisper and sigh that make up the story or essence of the audio show can be fully experienced. The Liberty 3 Pro supports LDAC mode, transferring three times more data and preserving details and sound quality when paired with a compatible device.

 

Keeping up with her style and demand for comfort

For moms constantly on the go, an audio partner that does not die mid-call or fall off during a morning walk or night jog is a must. So is one that is comfortable to use and complements her style. Compromising style for comfort, or vice versa, just won’t do.

 

The earbuds are ergonomically shaped and have built-in ear pressure relief to combat wearing fatigue. There are multiple sizes of liquid silicone ear tips and ear wings to choose from for a strong seal and secure grip for when binge-watching favorite shows or having an impromptu dance-off with the whole fam.

 

The Liberty 3 Pro comes in four trendy colors -- Midnight Black, Frost White, Fog Gray and Dusk Purple – to suit every mom’s mood or vibe. Even better, no more earbuds that do not match one’s OOTD!

 

These earbuds also come with an easy-to-use app that lets not-so-tech-savvy moms explore the wide selection of equalizer modes, activate 3D surround sound for immersive listening, customize touch controls and more.

 

Soundcore’s best-sounding earbuds ever, the Liberty 3 Pro is the result of Soundcore’s dedication to create a premium listening experience for its customers. Developed in collaboration with 20 Grammy-winning sound producers, the earbuds retail for Php8,995 and are available on Anker’s website and on Soundcore Global’s official Lazada store.

Malayan Colleges Mindanao Engages Parents in Supporting Their Children’s Hybrid Learning

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Malayan Colleges Mindanao, A Mapúa School (MCM) launched The Parenting Hour: A Webinar on Positive Effects of Hybrid Flexible Learning on Students and How Parents Can Support Young Learners on May 6, 2022 via Zoom and streamed live on Facebook. The online event is the school’s initiative to effectively engage parents and guardians in tackling the common challenges in relation to students’ welfare amidst the new normal educational landscape.

The event speakers discussed the important role of parents in the educational success of students.

Mr. Charlymer C. Dingal, Ms. Suzi Entrata-Abrera, Ms. Zaida M. Padullo, and Dr. Sheila Marie G. Hocson during The Parenting Hour

Far Eastern University (FEU) Guidance Director Dr. Sheila Marie G. Hocson emphasised that parents have the most powerful influence on their children and that their behaviour greatly affects that of their children’s. She also motivated parents to constantly communicate with their children.

“[The parents] are the absolute truth of their children. Sana po tayo ay maging magandang ehemplo lalo na po if you are raising zero- to eighteen-year-olds since those are the ages when they develop ethical identity. Importante po na matuto po tayo magkaroon ng frequent communication sa ating mga anak,” Dr. Hocson advised.

Positive Discipline Advocates of the Philippines Founder Ms. Zaida M. Padullo encouraged parents and guardians to build a mutually respectful relationship with their children, and comprehensively communicate their rules, limits, and expectations.

“We encourage our parents and teachers to draw the line kung hanggang saan yung consideration––kung ano yung pwede and hindi. Kailangan po clear yung expectations sa ating mga anak. There has to be clear rules na pinag-a-agree-han ng mga magulang at ng kanyang mga anak. You have to be firm and kind at the same time,” Ms. Padullo urged.

Co-hosted by TV Personality and mom, Ms. Suzi Entrata-Abrera, and MCM’s Guidance Facilitator, Mr. Charlymer C. Dingal, The Parenting Hour was largely attended by parents and guardians of students from Davao City schools.

In its mission of providing quality education, Malayan Colleges Mindanao aims to continuously engage parents and guardians, and provide opportunities for parenting support in helping build a healthy home and school environment for students.

The Parenting Hour may be re-watched here.

Teleperformance Philippines receives ISO 45001: 2018 certification for excellent occupational health and safety programs

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In line with their commitment to creating a safe workplace for all, Teleperformance (TP) Philippines, the global leader in outsourced omnichannel customer experience management, has been awarded the ISO 45001: 2018 certification.

Teleperformance Philippines gets ISO 45001: 2018 certification. Present during the ceremonies were (L-R) Rachel Cacabelos, TP Philippines VP for Human Resources and Communications & Marketing, SGS Sales Head Rose Mangubat, SGS Account Manager Nina Alejandro, TP Philippines Chief Operations Officer Joey Marquez, TP Philippines SVP for Human Capital Resource Management Jeffrey Johnson, and TP Philippines VP for Facilites & Administration Ed Punzalan

ISO 45001 or the Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certification is the world’s first International Standard for occupational health and safety (OHS). It promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing a framework that allows organizations to identify and reduce their OHS risks, reduce potential for workplace accidents and illnesses and improve legislative compliance.

TP Philippines worked together with Standard Global Services (SGS), testing, inspection and certification company, who helped audit the company. To achieve the certification, TP Philippines underwent intensive training and design, and put in place several health and safety precautions in their business sites such as training of personnel, including doctors, nurses, safety officers, and first aiders; auditing of welfare facilities such as clinic, gym, washing, and sleeping areas; and an emergency management plan development which includes an emergency response team, site emergency response kit and first aid station. Moreover, TP Philippines initiated Policies and Program for the prevention and control of HIV-AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Hepatitis B in the workplace.

SGS Philippines Account Manager Nina Alejandro shared, “We are proud of Teleperformance Philippines management team’s commitment and participation to the organization’s processes which clearly manifested assurance in safety and customer satisfaction. Noteworthy was the optimism and enthusiasm of the team members to work together then with the audit team throughout the entire certification journey.”

TP Philippines Chief Operations Officer Joey Marquez also talked about the significance of the certification. “The health and safety of our people has always been on top of our priorities. Achieving this certification means that we are indeed a great workplace. This does not only help our workforce and our company, but we are also able to contribute to our commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals,” said Marquez.

The certification addresses four of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, namely, good health and wellbeing, decent work and economic growth, industry innovation and infrastructure, and sustainable cities and communities.

TP Philippines has so far successfully implemented 92% of COVID-19 Health and Safety protocols, whose performance was successfully audited by the OSH committee, including strict implementation of physical distancing, monitoring of body temperature upon entry, deployment of disinfection station, strict implementation of wearing of facemask within facilities, and requiring fit-to- work certificate for back to work employees, among others.

“Our commitment to occupational health and safety does not end with this certification. As we continue to navigate the new work environment, we are confident that Teleperformance Philippines is ready and equipped for bringing great interactions to our clients and to their customers, whether onsite or at home,” continued Marquez.

Last year, TP Philippines also launched TPVac, their own nationwide vaccination program, which was able to vaccinate nearly all of its onsite team members in 2021. TP also upholds the strictest safety standards in their business locations to protect their employees working onsite, with their Bacolod site being awarded a Certificate of Safety Seal for its compliance to health and safety protocols against COVID-19.

In 2021, TP Philippines was also certified Great Place to Work® for the fourth consecutive year and recently became part of the Philippines Best Workplaces™ list. These achievements were determined through creating globally exceptional employee experiences, high-trust relationships, and workplaces that are fair and equal for all through initiatives such as TP Women and TP Pride, as well as partnerships with organizations to bring employment to marginalized communities such as persons with disabilities (PWD) and indigenous people.

To know more about Teleperformance Philippines, visit their website at www.teleperformance.com.