UNIQLO to Open New Stores Across the Philippines in 2nd Half of 2022

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Japanese global apparel retailer UNIQLO is welcoming this Fall/Winter season with new and improved stores across the Philippines, starting with SM Sta. Mesa, Quezon City, on September 30, 2022. In the remaining months of this year, UNIQLO will open stores in SM City Tanza, SM City Manila, Ayala Malls Manila Bay, SM City Baliwag and the re-opening of the UNIQLO store in Robinsons Magnolia.

“We aim to provide high-quality and affordable clothing to Filipinos nationwide. By opening more stores across the country this coming season, we are able to reach more Filipinos and support them in their everyday lives,” says Masato Kusomoto, Chief Operating Officer of UNIQLO Philippines.

For more updates, please visit UNIQLO Philippines’ social media accounts, Facebook (facebook.com/uniqlo.ph), Twitter (twitter.com/uniqloph), Instagram (Instagram.com/uniqlophofficial), Twitter (tiktok/com/uniqlophofficial), and UNIQLO Philippines’ website at uniqlo.com.

Download the UNIQLO App via Google Play Store or Apple Store, or visit and shop from UNIQLO online store at UNIQLO.com/ph.

Setting up a gamer’s den with Cherry Home Smart Multi-Colored Strip Lights

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Whether you’re gaming in a competitive sphere or doing it out of hobby, your bucketlist must include building an epic game room. A PC setup is already a given but that can’t be everything. If you aren’t much into DIYs and interior design, don’t worry as CHERRY rounds up a couple of tips so you can achieve your dream den with no sweat.

INVEST IN A GAMING CHAIR

Gaming chairs provide more than just comfortability. For someone who spends almost the entire day sitting in front of the computer, you would need a gaming furniture that is specially designed to offer proper back support. This will help you avoid muscle strain and can even improve your gameplay.

HAVE A DEDICATED GAMING DESK

Your gaming desk is ideally not the same as your work station or study area. Imagine how difficult it would be to have your stationery getting in the way while you’re playing. It would be best that you have a table where you can specifically place your peripherals and design with action figures or plushies featuring your favorite characters or game heroes.

GET BLACKOUT CURTAINS

A dark room improves concentration as it minimizes distraction. If your room has a window or two, putting on normal curtains might not be enough to stop light from coming in. It also makes your room cooler thus more cozy. Replace your regular blinds with blackout window shades to achieve that pitch-black man cave. This way, you can focus more on playing.

CUSTOMIZE TO YOUR LIKING

No gaming room is the same. Add more personality to it by accentuating it with your favorite movie posters or other gaming-themed furniture. It also cannot go without LED lights, primarily for aesthetics. Give your room an extra kick with the Cherry Home Smart Multi-Colored Strip Light which does not only display 16 million RGB multi-colored lights but can also be controlled on your smartphone using the Cherry Home app. Nothing can get techier than this, ayt? It is 5 meters long, enough to cover or maybe highlight a span of your table, ceiling, and walls. Get this for only P1,380.

Turning a regular room into the ultimate gaming den is not as tricky as it sounds. Sometimes, all it takes is a strip of light. For more information, visit:

Cherry Shop PH: www.cherryshop.com.ph

Celebrating National Heroes Day, Angkas cuts commissions to 0% for rides, deliveries

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As a gesture of gratitude, and to honor its rider partners, the motorcycle taxi service will not collect commissions on any bookings whether these are for rides or deliveries on National Heroes’ Day on August 29. As a result, 100% of earnings from services like rides and deliveries for that day will go to the Angkas riders.

100% of fares on the day will go directly to riders who restore commuters’ freedom

Angkas riders get a heroes’ treat on National Heroes’ Day

“Ang Angkas malakas dahil sa inyo,” said Angkas CEO George Royeca as he addressed Angkas rider partners recently. 

“We celebrate our national heroes on August 29 for the bikers that fought hard to regulate and professionalize the motorcycle taxi industry,” points out Royeca. “Because of them, we now enjoy freedom from traffic and congestion that has attacked our quality of life. For years, we have been crippled by congestion and it is our modern day heroes that have given us freedom of mobility to travel safely and quickly, unburdened by traffic. Angkas riders have enabled Filipino commuters to be more productive, better rested, happier, more fulfilled---and that is real freedom.”

There have been many ways in which Angkas rider partners have shown their heroism to and for the Filipino people throughout the years. By proving that Filipino motorbike riders can be disciplined, courteous, and safe, Angkas is making the possibility for 18 million motorcycle riders in the Philippines to make a decent, above-the-minimum-wage living with a motorbike more attainable than ever. In maintaining a safety rating of 99.997% after literally millions of bookings, Angkas riders are even now dismantling the long-perpetuated, derogatory “kamote rider” stereotype.

All bookings with Angkas on National Heroes’ Day will go to Angkas Riders

During the pandemic, Angkas pivoted to delivering medicine and essential items to a public in lockdown, and offered free rides to medical practitioners and other frontliners in areas where it operates.

“(PLACEHOLDER QUOTE) “So if a motorcycle has saved you from traffic and congestion, book a ride with Angkas on National Heroes Day, Monday, August 29 where the bikers will enjoy 100% of the fares,” Royeca enjoins Angkas customers, “this is our way to celebrate and honor our biker heroes!”

Time to show Angkas riders some love for the freedom they give back on National Heroes Day

Learn the A-Z to stop cyberbullying; go to www.makeitsafe.ph

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A is for apple? Think again. In cyber lingo, as these parents have experienced, the alphabet takes a whole new meaning, but not necessarily all good.

These cyber expressions could range from AMP, a shorter version of a Filipino cuss word, to other derogatory terms.

Or you might have heard someone say “Go KYS” or “Reincarnate.” These are simple but disturbing terms with the harmful intention of telling a person to “kill yourself.”

And sometimes, cyberbullying does not even use letters or words. Instead, people resort to emojis such as a pig face or snout to shame a person for being fat, or a clown to denote stupidity.

Offensive language and emojis, which often victimize users of social media and social messaging apps, do not stop at inflicting emotional pain. It may cause anxiety, fear, and depression that could prove damaging to mental health, especially among kids and young adults. Cyberbullying is also known to lead to negative self-talk and low self-esteem among children.

“To stop cyberbullying, we start with understanding how and where it happens. Parents can protect their children better if they know how young people communicate. Globe is sharing helpful tips on how parents can guide their kids in this new digital environment,” said Yoly Crisanto, Chief Sustainability and Corporate Communications Officer at Globe.

Explore the new language of the youth and learn the A-Z of cyberbullying prevention through Globe's new portal, www.makeitsafe.ph, accessible via mobile and desktop browsers. You can talk about the alphabet on the site and how each corresponds to lessons on cyberbullying.

You may even add words you may have heard used in cyberbullying to help expand the glossary.

The portal is part of Globe’s cyber safety advocacy, which runs parallel to its support for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which fosters innovation towards economic development under SDG No. 9, and inclusive and equitable quality education under SDG No. 4.

The country’s leading digital solutions platform has various initiatives to protect people, particularly, minors and the youth, from cyberviolence, which includes bullying, and online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC).

Globe also implements the Digital Thumbprint Program (DTP), a series of workshops and modules that teaches students, parents, and teachers about online responsibility and safety. It has been rolling out initiatives under the #makeITsafePH campaign to raise awareness about cybersecurity, partnering with various local and international organizations to block sites that promote OSAEC.

To learn more about Globe, visit www.globe.com.ph.

Ben&Ben teases fans with cryptic billboards across Metro Manila

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Cryptic billboards and posters alluding to a new Ben&Ben release have recently appeared in strategic locations all over Metro Manila.

The material, which contains discarded film photos with texts exposing some personal thoughts, is said to be part of the lyrics of an upcoming Ben&Ben song to be released sometime next week.

A few days ago, the nine-piece Filipino collective tweeted what looks like a snippet of a lyrics offering an intimate take on the painstaking process of letting go.

Ben&Ben also dropped a performance video of “Stand By You,” featuring Indonesian superstar Pamungkas. The collaborative visuals, which was recorded earlier this month at SoundCheck Studio, has racked up more than 220,000 views as of press time.

Set to conquer the international stage with their first North American tour, the Paninindigan Kita music act will be performing in iconic and key venues across nine cities in the US and Canada—ahead of their send-off concert on September 3 at the CCP Open Grounds.