January 18, 2024
OPPO to launch the new OPPO Reno11 Series 5G in the Philippines on February 1
Grab Launches GrabCar in CDO, Strengthens Economic Empowerment Commitment in the City
The leading superapp officially launches its flagship mobility service in Cagayan De Oro, expanding its portfolio of services in the city which is currently composed of GrabFood and GrabTaxi
Grab officially launched GrabCar in Cagayan De Oro City as part of its commitment to the economic empowerment in the region. Photo above shows Grab Philippines Head of Mobility EJ Dela Vega [Center-Left] with CDO Councilors George Goking, Romeo Calizo and Malvern Esparcia; and officials from LTFRB Region 10
CAGAYAN DE ORO, 18 January 2024 - Grab Philippines, a dedicated partner in the nation-building efforts of the government, is strengthening its commitment to economic empowerment in Cagayan De Oro. With the official launch of its flagship mobility service GrabCar, Grab is not only providing Kagay-anons with a viable transportation option but is also creating a new avenue for generating livelihoods and stimulating economic activity in the City of Golden Friendship.
GrabCar is a beloved and trusted mobility service for Filipino commuters. Built on a foundation of safety, reliability, and cost-effectiveness, GrabCar stands as an effective mobility alternative for the Filipino commuting public. GrabCar currently services the area from Laguindingan Airport up to the end of Lapasan and Upper Balulang.
Cagayan De Oro is the second city in Mindanao to welcome the GrabCar service, furthering the leading superapp’s mission to create sustainable opportunities and foster economic growth across the region.
Grab Philippines Head of Mobility Marketplace EJ Dela Vega shares, “Our superapp model allows us to know and deeply understand Kagay-anons best - from the way they commute through GrabTaxi, to the way they enjoy their everyday meals through GrabFood. Grab continues to be attentive to the needs of the market and we believe that now is the right time to offer Kagay-anons a mobility solution that not only meets their everyday needs but also positively contributes to the long-term success of CDO.”
Cagayan De Oro Mayor Rolando "Klarex" Uy also underscored the strong partnership of the city with the leading superapp. “Cagayan De Oro actively forges partnerships with industry leaders like Grab as we make strides toward our vision of solid economic performance and a thriving citizenry. The launch of Grab in our city has given Kagay-anon entrepreneurs, drivers and riders access to a robust marketplace that fosters high-success potential – something only a superapp ecosystem can offer. We are glad to welcome GrabCar and are excited to see the new opportunities it is bringing for our kabayayans,” Mayor Uy shares.
The Grab Superapp Journey in
CDO: A Long-Standing Commitment to Economic Empowerment
In an effort to digitalize the taxi ecosystem in Cagayan De Oro, Grab launched GrabTaxi in 2015. Since then, Grab has been forging close partnerships with key taxi operators in the city. This collaboration has resulted in the onboarding of hundreds of GrabTaxi driver-partners, enabling them to substantially boost their earnings potential through increased bookings facilitated on the platform.
As Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, Grab has also expanded its presence in CDO outside of mobility with the launch of GrabFood in May 2020. This addition has proven to be instrumental in fostering a thriving ecosystem for local entrepreneurial ventures, regardless of their size. By democratizing access to user-friendly growth tools, cutting-edge technology, and capacity-building programs, Grab has empowered MSMEs to achieve sustainable growth on the platform. One outstanding example of a homegrown CDO merchant-partner that has experienced equitable success on Grab is Frkn Burger. Since its launch on Grab, Frkn Burger has achieved a remarkable ten-fold increase in its average weekly delivery orders and has also opened its second branch. This earned them a well-deserved spot among the prestigious Golden Grab Awardees for 2023.
An Expansive Horizon of
Partnership
As
a devoted partner for economic empowerment of the Cagayan De Oro local
government, Grab Philippines will continue to leverage its technology,
extensive network of highly engaged users, and community-focused approach to
unlock new possibilities for growth and prosperity. Dela Vega notes, “The
horizon of collaboration between Grab and the local government of Cagayan De
Oro continues to be expansive. Together, we're orchestrating a future of
sustainable opportunities that create pathways for local everyday entrepreneurs
to realize their aspirations. This is a testament to the transformative power
of partnership, innovative technology, and the boundless potential of the
Filipino spirit.”
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Grab is a leading superapp in Southeast
Asia, operating across the deliveries, mobility and digital financial services
sectors. Serving over 500 cities in eight Southeast Asian countries - Cambodia,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
- Grab enables millions of people everyday to order food or groceries, send
packages, hail a ride or taxi, pay for online purchases or access services such
as lending and insurance, all through a single app. Grab was founded in 2012 with
the mission to drive Southeast Asia forward by creating economic empowerment
for everyone, and strives to serve a triple bottom line: to simultaneously
deliver financial sustainability and have a positive social and environmental
impact in Southeast Asia
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Kickstart 2024 with the OPPO A18: A Value-Packed Smartphone for Only 5,999
If you aim to achieve more in 2024, you’ll need a phone that gets the job done and won’t break the bank. The OPPO A18 is designed with durability in mind and made to last, catering to the needs of young professionals seeking a reliable device. Here are five features you’ll love from the OPPO A18 and why you should get one today:
Capture Picture-Perfect Memories
A new year means creating new memories and moments worth cherishing. And they deserve to be well-recorded. For young professionals, subjects vary from work-related photos to random photos taken during a lunch out or even fit-checks for office OOTDs. The OPPO A18’s camera setup, featuring an 8MP wide-angle lens and 5 MP front camera, does its job well in ensuring that every snap is transformed into a memory worth keeping. Trust in its AI-enhanced camera system to optimize every shot, making your memories vibrant and social media-ready.
Delivers Captivating Display and Design
Captivate this year in style with the OPPO Glow Design embedded in the OPPO A18. Its Glowing Blue and Glowing Black colors are a visual treat. Because our phones often become an extension of our hands with the time we spend with them, they have to achieve a satisfying display to make every experience comfortable. OPPO A18's immersive 6.5-inch with 90Hz Sunlight display. Whether you're streaming your favorite series during a break or fine-tuning presentations, the crystal-clear screen ensures every detail shines through. Its sleek and ergonomic design fits comfortably in your hand and adds a touch of sophistication to your professional ensemble.
Offers Durability and Battery Life That’s Made-to-Last
Every smartphone purchase is an investment, and for this new year, invest in the OPPO A18, a device that ensures durability for years. It is engineered with precision and rigorously tested, promising aesthetics and durability. With an IP54 dust and water resistance rating, it shields against daily splashes and dust exposure. You can also now bid farewell to the anxiety of a draining battery halfway through your day. With young professionals’ on-the-go lifestyle, the OPPO A18 guarantees a substantial 5000mah large battery that keeps up with you as you go on with your day. Whether in back-to-back meetings or an evening out with friends, its long-lasting battery always gets you connected without needing constant recharging.
Get Packed Storage and Performance
To keep up with the pace of life accelerating faster than ever as we begin another year, the OPPO A18 ensures you stay ahead of the curve. Equipped with up to 4GB extended RAM and 1 TB of extra storage, multitasking becomes second nature, effortlessly switching between work apps, social media updates, and entertainment without skipping a beat. Say goodbye to lags and delays as you navigate through your busy schedule seamlessly.
Make this device your gateway to a stylish and productive 2024. From its retail price of Php 5,999, you can now get and avail OPPO A18 for only Php 5,499 until January 31, 2024. Don’t miss out on this incredible deal, and reward yourself with the OPPO A18 today!
To learn more about
OPPO’s A18 and the rest of the A Series, visit the official website https://www.oppo.com/ph/
or OPPO Philippines’ official social media pages on Facebook, YouTube, and
TikTok.
Creation of Beauty: Huawei Launches MatePad Pro 13.2-inch, MateBook D 16 2024, and FreeClip in PH
Elevate your work and play with sleek yet powerful technology designed to make your life more efficient and enjoyable
Huawei Philippines is set to be an industry trailblazer once again through the upcoming releases of its latest portable products, the HUAWEI MatePad Pro 13.2-inch, MateBook D 16 2024,FreeClip Earbuds and HUAWEI WATCH GT 4 Light Gold Version. Championing seamless multitasking, stunning visuals, and unparalleled productivity.
The HUAWEI MatePad Pro 13.2-inch: The Best of Both Worlds
Bringing together a balance of work and creativity features, the HUAWEI MatePad Pro HUAWEI’s MatePad Pro 13.2-inch is its thinnest and lightest yet. It features Huawei X-True™ 13.2-inch is the quintessential productivity booster. Featuring a 94% screen-to-body ratio, it is both sleek and powerful.
Along with the tablet’s flexible OLED display, it also boasts a maximum brightness of 1,000 nits and an ultra-high contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1. The flexible OLED display adjusts automatically for changes in brightness, contrast, and color based on the surrounding environment, allowing users to create and work under any lighting conditions. The HUAWEI MatePad Pro 13.2-inch tablet also supports 88W wired HUAWEI SuperCharge, meaning it can reach 85% charge in just 40 minutes and 100% charge in just 65 minutes.
For a next-level viewing experience, the MatePad Pro 13.2 inch is also equipped with an anti-burn screen algorithm, doubling display lifespan and eliminating pattern issues that can occur at large viewing angles.
Binging on a series or working overtime? Those using the tablet for a longer period can rest easy as the HUAWEI MatePad Pro 13.2-inch is certified by TUV Rheinland, the most comprehensive standard for eye protection in mobile devices.
Quality of life additions to the product, such as the 3rd generation Huawei M-Pencil, Smart Magnetic Keyboard, and Huawei Sound™, further enhance the HUAWEI MatePad Pro 13.2-inch's capabilities, making it a versatile companion for both work and play. It also supports various applications tailored for office work, note taking, ideation and creative tasks. Tools like Canva, TikTok, CapCut, and Mojing Paint are meant to encourage the user’s creativity, while Zoom, Huawei Notes, and Evernote for productivity.
The HUAWEI MatePad Pro 13.2-inch also carries Huawei’s PC-level WPS Office, a digital software that is similar to MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, and ChatGPT - combined all in one powerful app. With its PC-level interface, the WPS Office provides complete functions and a user-friendly layout, making for a better and efficient professional office setup. Paired with the Magnetic Keyboard with touchpad, it allows for an easier time dragging, selecting, and editing content.
For creatives, the tablet can be paired with Huawei’s 3rd generation M-Pencil powered by NearLink. Through this technology, the HUAWEI M-Pencil gives users an improved writing experience with minimal delay, added precision, and adaptive pressure. The low latency dynamic between the HUAWEI M-Pencil and the tablet makes sure there's virtually no delay between your strokes and the digital output. This means that lines appear in real-time, capturing the spontaneity and nuance of your natural writing or drawing style.
That's the promise the HUAWEI MatePad Pro 13.2-inch delivers—uninterrupted creative enjoyment, reaching peak performance wherever you are.
HUAWEI MateBook D 16
2024: The High Performing Laptop Fit for Everyday Needs
Celebrated globally for its performance, utility, and design, the HUAWEI MateBook D 16 2024, with its sleek design and metal body for enhanced durability, stands as a true embodiment of Huawei's commitment to excellence.
With dual eye protection certification, the MateBook D 16 2024 prioritizes user comfort, making it an ideal choice for less eye strain, and compared to other laptops in the market, the MateBook D 16 2024 is built with an easy-to-carry, portable design. This laptop stands out with its 16-inch eye comfort FullView display, providing an immersive visual experience while maintaining a sleek 17mm in thickness. Users can adapt their viewing experience with different angles thanks to its flexible 180% degree hinge. Moreover, the laptop's 16:10 golden aspect ratio and 90% high-to-screen body ratio further enhance the visual aesthetics, providing a perfect blend of form and function.
As the first laptop to be the recipient of SGS Switzerland’s 5-star Wi-Fi signal capability certification, the MateBook D 16 2024 sets a new benchmark. This certification is credited to the HUAWEI Metaline Antenna, which ensures optimal Wi-Fi connectivity even at a remarkable distance of up to 270m, increasing signal conversion efficiency by 70%. In the same network environment, both uplink and downlink signals are improved by 3.5dB each.
The MateBook D 16 2024 comes with a pre-installed WPS Office, which is exclusive for models sold in the APAC Region. The all-in-one office suite harnesses an AI writer that lets you summarize text easily, or start ideas on the spot. It also has a built-in PDF reader that lets you dissect text with an AI chatbot as you browse through your PDF’s contents.
The WPS AI seamlessly integrates with your existing WPS Office suite, allowing you to harness its capabilities within your workflow.
Under the hood, the HUAWEI MateBook D 16 2024 boasts cutting-edge technology, featuring the high-performance Intel Core i9 processor processors, and Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics graphics. This ensures that whether you're crunching numbers, editing creative projects, or enjoying graphics-intensive games, the laptop delivers a performance that exceeds expectations. The HUAWEI MateBook D 16 2024 runs on a 56Wh or a 70Wh battery capacity, resulting in an ultra long battery life. Whether you're conquering a day of work or indulging in a light gaming session, this laptop is designed to reliably keep pace.
The MateBook D 16 2024 also introduces smart conference features, integrating an AI camera, and AI sound effects to the user experience. Sound TrueVoice, a cutting-edge technology software, enables remote sound pick-up and AI noise cancellation, enhancing the overall conference experience for users. For enhanced efficiency, the laptop features a numeric keypad with 1.5mm high key travel, and physical shortcut keys, ensuring that users can navigate and input data with precision and speed, making it an ideal choice for a wide range of tasks.
With design, in silver mystic color; performance, delivered by Windows 11; and portability at its disposal, the HUAWEI MateBook D 16 2024 will be offering a wide range of services for different consumers. In line with this, Huawei Philippines will not just bring in the i9 variant of the HUAWEI MateBook D 16 2024, but will also provide i5 16GB/1T, i5/16GB/512MB and i5 8GB/512MB alternatives.
PRODUCT |
SPECS |
PRICE |
HUAWEI MateBook D 16 2024 13th Gen |
● i9-13900H processor ● 16-inch display ● UMA graphics ● 16GB RAM ● 1TB storage |
PHP 69,999 |
● i5-13420H processor ● 16-inch display ● UMA graphics ● 16GB RAM ● 1TB storage |
PHP 48,999 |
PRODUCT |
SPECS |
PRICE |
HUAWEI MateBook D 16 2024 12th Gen |
● i5-12450H processor ●
16-inch display ●
UMA graphics ●
16GB RAM ● 512GB storage |
PHP 41, 999 |
● i5-12450H processor ●
16-inch display ●
UMA graphics ●
8GB RAM ● 512GB storage |
PHP 38,999 |
All variants come with a Gift Package that
includes:
● HUAWEI Freebuds SE worth PHP 2,499
●
Microsoft
Office 365 Personal 2021 valued at PHP 3,499
●
Backpack
valued at PHP 1,890
● Gift box valued at PHP 1,999
Excited to grab one for yourself? Get them starting January 19, 2024 at the nearest HUAWEI Experience Store, Lazada, Shopee and HUAWEI Online Store.
HUAWEI FreeClip: All-day listening with Leakproof and Boundless Audio
Featuring an innovative C-bridge Design and air conduction audio technology, the HUAWEI FreeClip earbuds offer a comfortable and immersive listening experience. With an impressive 36-hour battery life with a fully charged charging case, it becomes your partner for everyday listening. Made more durable with IP54-level water and dust resistance. Its customisable multi-touch Gesture Control, helps users conveniently control music playback or pick up a call without having to fumble for the controls on a smartphone.
A stylish clip-on earring design, and an industry-first automatic left-right ear recognition technology, the FreeClip Earbuds seamlessly blend fashion, comfort, and intelligent functionality. Whether you're in the office, at the gym, or on a jog, the FreeClip Earbuds provide leakproof sound technology and AI call noise reduction, promising the best of everyday listening.
Experience Being the Best with the HUAWEI MatePad Pro 13.2-inch, HUAWEI MateBook D 16 2024, and FreeClip Coming to Stores Soon!
Unleash Your Inner Artist with GoPaint
Injecting inspiration into the art of creating, HUAWEI also opens the call for artists to pick up their brush through the HUAWEI GoPaint Worldwide Creating Activity, which will reward the best entries with a creation fund of up to $5,000, fuelling a wave of creatives and innovators to imagine art, work, and play with Huawei. The competition is open to all from January 5 to February 29, 2024. Explore the possibilities of art with GoPaint and Huawei’s latest products.
Unleash your artist, see more of GoPaint and get inspired to create.
To learn more about the products, visit Huawei Store, and official stores on Shopee, Lazada, and TikTok.