Experience Lanson Living: Extended Stays at Lanson Place Mall of Asia

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Lanson Place Mall of Asia, Manila

Nestled in the heart of Manila, Lanson Place Mall of Asia, Manila promises an extended stay experience like no other. With a focus on personalised hospitality and thoughtful amenities, Lanson Place provides guests with an unforgettable journey of discovery and relaxation, Going the extra mile with a host of benefits, including welcome amenities, daily breakfast buffets, high-speed internet, and discounts on food and beverages. Additionally, guests enjoy access to the Residents' Lounge, where they can engage in curated activities like herb planting yoga sessions and more.

2BR Serviced Residence Dining and Living Areas

Extended Stay Experience

Situated at the Bay Wing of Lanson Place, from a selection of studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom serviced residences, guests can indulge in stunning views of Manila Bay. These accommodations come with thoughtful features like kitchenette facilities in studios and washer/dryer units for the larger serviced residences.

Meanwhile, the Residents' Lounge provides a tranquil space for long-staying guests to unwind, featuring a minimalist nature-inspired colour scheme and window seating with views of the Galleon. Relax and socialise in our stylish lounge, featuring comfortable seating areas and scheduled events for guests to enjoy.

“Exclusive access to the Residents' Lounge is a key feature of our approach. This lounge is designed to foster a sense of community and well-being. To cater to varying interests, we organise exclusive curated activities every quarter. These activities include unique experiences such as herb planting, painting sessions, aqua Zumba, and sunrise yoga to name a few. We believe that providing a range of engaging activities contributes to a more enriching and personalised stay for our guests.

At Lanson Place, our commitment is to create an environment where each long-staying guest feels not only comfortable but also inspired, ensuring a truly memorable and tailored experience during their time with us” said Antonette Mitschiener, Director of Sales and Marketing.

Cyan Modern Kitchen

Dining Options

Lanson Place, Manila offers an array of dining options for all guests. In Cyan Modern Kitchen, guests embark on a culinary journey that pays homage to Filipino delicacies, featuring both buffet and a la carte menus.

From classic Hong Kong-inspired noodle soup made with locally sourced ingredients to enticing Indian and Spanish-influenced dishes, every dish is thoughtfully curated to cater to a diverse clientele. With floor-to-ceiling windows providing front-row seats to Manila Bay's magnificent sunset, Cyan Modern Kitchen offers a dining experience unlike any other.

BLK 12 Café|Bar

Lanson Place’s Madeleine High Tea also offers guests a cosy high tea lounge experience, complete with tiered high-tea menus featuring locally sourced tea selections from Agusan del Norte, while the BLK12 Café|Bar provides a versatile space for guests to relax and unwind, offering perfectly brewed coffee made with premium beans sourced from local and international growers. For business travellers on the go, Bytes’ grab-and-go counter offers freshly prepared meals made from locally sourced ingredients, ensuring a healthy and convenient dining option.

Long-staying guests receive a 20% discount on food and beverage outlets.

Edge Pool Bar

Property Amenities

For relaxation and leisure, the Edge Pool Bar offers a serene escape while sipping on refreshments with its 180-degree scenic view of Manila Bay and the Metro skyline. Indulging in a leisurely swim in Lanson Place's infinity pool provides a holistic experience, seamlessly blending scenic beauty, tranquillity and relief from the hustle and bustle of the city, contributing to the enjoyment during your stay.

Stay invigorated with modern fitness equipment and personalised workout programs, provided alongside a well-equipped gym and spacious yoga studio on the building's top floor, offering a picturesque backdrop for both fitness activities and lifestyle classes.

Residents’ Lounge

Enhance your productivity at the Co-working Space, providing access to high-speed internet for work or school. Guests staying in-house for short or extended periods enjoy complimentary usage each week.

To further enrich guest experiences, Lanson Place collaborates with third-party businesses and organizations. Partnerships with Online Travel Agencies and local tourism initiatives underscore the brand's commitment to promoting tourism and supporting the community.

For more information about Lanson Place Mall of Asia, Manila’s upcoming events, and other offerings, visit the official website at www.lansonplace.com/mallofasia or follow its official social media pages (Facebook | Instagram).

Parokya Ni Edgar performed at the HONOR X9b 5G Bagsakan Concert!

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HONOR Philippines ended the HONOR X9b 5G Bagsakan Concert with flying colors on March 16, 2024. The said event was a thanksgiving celebration for the success of the market’s toughest phone HONOR X9b 5G! Almost a thousand HONOR users gathered to witness the high-caliber performers of the very first HONOR X9b 5G Bagsakan Concert.

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Parokya Ni Edgar performed at the HONOR X9b 5G Bagsakan Concert 

on March 16, 2024

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“This event is something that we plan on doing regularly, and with the massive success of our first run, we are 100% sure that this will happen again anytime soon. We thank our HONOR fans for supporting our products especially the HONOR X9b 5G, and we are staying true to our promise that we will only give the best to them,” said HONOR Philippines Vice President, Stephen Cheng.

The HONOR X9b 5G Bagsakan Concert was held at the McKinley Whisky Park in Taguig City and was joined by almost a thousand supporters from across the metro. The guests were greeted by a soulful performance of Jarlo Base, followed by the artistry of Over October.

Fans were also treated by a spoken word poetry from Kween Yasmin, and an Eras Tour-level performance by Lady Gagita. The whole program was hosted by the amazing Alex Calleja and a hilarious set by his group, The Comedy Crew also took place.

The highlight of the night and the moment when the crowd went wild was during the much-awaited performance of Parokya Ni Edgar. The most sought-after Filipino band performed their greatest hits, Your Song, Harana, Halaga, Para Sa’Yo, Gitara, and the best-fitting song to the occasion, Bagsakan.

The toughest phone with all-angle ultra tough display was put to the test again as hundreds tried the HONOR Pong Challenge where they have to hit the screen of HONOR X9b 5G and hit a target; the HONOR Drop Test where they have to throw the phone to a floor target to win; and the HONOR Archery where guests aimed the phone with a bow and arrow!

Kween Yasmin and Lady Gagita entertaining the guests at the HONOR X9b 5G Bagsakan Concert

The HONOR X9b 5G is still available in your nearest HONOR Experience and Partner Store for only Php 16,999 in three colorways – Sunrise Orange, Emerald Green, and Midnight Black or online via Lazada (https://bit.ly/Laz_X9b_PressRelease), Shopee (https://bit.ly/Shop_X9b_PressRelease), and TikTok Shop (https://bit.ly/TikTok_X9b_PressRelease).

Good news for HONOR Fans! You can get your own HONOR X9b 5G with Home Credit and Skyro for 0% interest! Also for Globe Postpaid Subscribers, you can apply or upgrade with GPlan 1299 to enjoy an Unli All-net Calls and Text and 8GB All-access Data for a one-time cash out of Php 3,300 only! Get it online or head over now to any Globe physical store!

HONOR X9b 5G was put to the test again with the iconic Archery and Drop Test Challenges!

To know more about the complete features of HONOR X9b 5G, you may visit: https://bit.ly/HONORPH_X9b_Pressrelease and head on to HONOR Philippines’ social media platforms for exciting announcements: Facebook (Facebook.com/HonorPhilippines), Instagram (Instagram.com/honorph/) and TikTok Shop: (Tiktok.com/@honorphilippines). To check out HONOR’s complete list of retail stores, go to https://www.hihonor.com/ph/retailers/.

Bringing Epic within reach as Samsung announces Galaxy AI features and new prices for the Galaxy S23 Series

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After launching the new Galaxy AI features with the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung recently announced efforts to make Galaxy AI even more accessible. More epic features are now within your reach as this March, Samsung’s new One UI 6.1 update is bringing Galaxy AI to more devices, including the Galaxy S23 Series, with the new AI features set to enhance and elevate the users’ experience.

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The Galaxy S23 Series now has an epic price tag of up to P13,000 off

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The Galaxy AI features come with tools to enhance productivity, communication, and creativity – and this update comes at the perfect time as Samsung announces new prices for the Galaxy S23 Series.

Epic Features within Reach

Looking for a worthy and epic upgrade? All variants from the Galaxy S23 Series are now available with their newly adjusted price of up to P13,000 off. The epic part is that you will also now get the best of what Galaxy AI has to offer with the new One UI 6.1 update coming this month.

The features include Chat Assist which allows users to adjust message tone from casual to formal and translate messages in 13 different languages. Galaxy users can also translate phone calls into voice and text in real time through Live Translate and use Interpreter that has a split-screen feature to generate text translations for live conversations without internet.

The update also integrates features that promote epic productivity experience. Galaxy AI is also changing the way we search through Circle to Search with Google wherein users can trigger intuitive search through swift-circle motioned gestures when browsing the Internet or within various applications.

Time management has never been easier with Note Assist, which generates summaries and translates notes, Browsing Assist, which delivers comprehensive summaries of news articles, and Transcript Assist which provides complete transcriptions for meeting recordings and can even identify multiple speakers.

Through Galaxy AI, being creative is made more effortless. Galaxy AI tools involve Generative Edit, users can easily reposition, resize, or realign objects for a perfect photo. Meanwhile, through Edit Suggestion polishing photos is faster and now easier than ever. Lastly through Instant Slow-mo, Galaxy users can generate additional frames in slow-motion videos to capture epic moments.

Create and Share More Epic Moments with the Galaxy S23 Series

Now with better AI tools for making content, you can even capture the galaxy at night through its 10MP 3x Optical Zoom Telephoto Camera, allowing you to smoothly zoom-in any subject for your shots, combined with a 50MP Wide-angle Camera for wonderful landscape shots, and a 12MP Selfie camera for profile worthy selfie. All are equipped with high-resolution sensors and intelligent and light absorbing pixels for easy use.

The Galaxy S23 series also comes with a long-lasting and fast-charging battery up to 5000mAH. You can also play games and stream anywhere as it has an Adaptive 120 Hz smooth scrolling capacity, an enhanced screen visibility through its optimal color and brightness, and an Eye Comfort Shield that protects your eyes from Blue Light.

Epic Design, Epic Style with Galaxy

Be part of the movement in protecting the Galaxy as the Galaxy S23 series is designed to be durable and earth-friendly. Packed with Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus® 2 on its Front and Back glass, and a frame forged from the most durable Armor Aluminum, each variant is tucked into a box made of recycled paper and paper-based protective film, making unboxing more satisfying than ever.

Available in earth-inspired tones, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Series is painted with refreshing colors perfect for your epic style.

Starting with the Galaxy S23 Ultra, from P103,990, P89,990 and P81,990, you can now buy it for P90,990 (12/1TB); P76,990 (12/512GB); and P68,990 (12/256 GB). The Galaxy S23+, from its original price of P76,990 and P68,990, is now available for P66,990 (8/512 GB) and P58,990 (8/256 GB). The Galaxy S23 has been adjusted from P57,990 and P53,990 to P51,990 (8/256 GB) and P47,990 (8/128 GB). Meanwhile, the Galaxy S23 FE is now available for P31,990 (8GB/128GB) and P34,990 (8GB/256GB), from their original price of P36,990 and P39,990 respectively.

For more information, follow us at Facebook, Instagram, and X. To know more about Samsung’s latest offerings, visit www.samsung.com/ph/.

Zed launches first credit card created for Filipino young professionals

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Tailored for the Gen Z lifestyle, the new credit card offers no annual, interest, or foreign transaction fees

In the Philippines, despite the financial industry’s recent attempts at digitalization, customers still face significant hurdles when it comes to accessing credit products. A recent study by TransUnion Philippines showed that 94% of Filipino Gen Zs see the importance of credit and lending products to reach their financial goals. Still, only 35% report having sufficient access to such products.

“If you talk to any Filipino, there’s still significant frustration with the complexity, lack of transparency, and bureaucracy embedded in financial services. Only 8% of Filipinos own a credit card, largely because it is incredibly difficult to get one if you don’t already have one,” said Danielle Cojuangco Abraham, Zed co-founder.

Complicated application processes, tedious documentation, and arbitrary underwriting methods are among the challenges that disproportionately impact young people when applying for their first credit card accounts. Those lucky to get approved face astronomical APRs, punitive fees, and a broken customer experience. These observations led to the creation of Zed, the first credit card for young Filipino professionals.

“We founded Zed on the belief that young people in the Philippines and Southeast Asia deserve better financial products, better technology, and ultimately better service tailored to their lifestyles and exceeding their expectations,” Danielle added.

Created by two Stanford engineers and Y-Combinator alumni, Zed is a credit-led neobank regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Its first offering is a Mastercard Titanium credit card that boasts no interest, no foreign transaction fees, no annual fees and is backed by a groundbreaking app – all of which makes it the ideal credit card for everyday spending, travel, utilities, and everything in between.

“As a technology company from day one, we don’t have to pay for costly overhead like physical branches or bloated headcounts for manual, back office processes. We’re able to pass these savings on to customers in the form of no revolving interest, no fees, and excellent customer service. We started Zed on the premise that you could build financial services where a customer’s success was a core value,” said Steve Abraham, Zed co-founder.

“Our proprietary technology platform allows us to remove the pain in traditional banking, deliver powerful first-to-market features, and provide a fair and transparent cost structure where both Zed and the customer could win,” he added.

This sentiment and Zed's mission resonated with many Filipinos. The waitlist received almost 25,000 sign-ups within the first three weeks.

“Our business model is simple and purposely built to succeed only if our customers do. Our revenue comes from the interchange fee, a standard fee that gets charged to merchants by all banks for transactions that flow over the Mastercard network,” Steve explained.

First-in-market features tailored to the Gen Z lifestyle

Beyond no interest and no fees, the Zed card is backed by a robust and secure app that ensures that customers always have full and instant control of their expenses by giving them a real-time view of their transactions, the ability to set spending limits and access to fraud controls like the ability to lock/freeze a compromised card in the app.

Zed also puts a premium on user privacy and security by offering unlimited virtual cards: Users can generate unique credit card numbers to use with merchants so they never have to worry about their primary card details being exposed. Zed also provides zero liability for all unauthorized transactions and protects customers from paying for charges made without their permission.

In addition to these features, customers enjoy an effortless payment experience facilitated through the app, where they can generate an InstaPay QR code to instantly settle their monthly bill from any bank app or e-wallet, ensuring stress-free on-time payments.

The streamlined application process also allows customers to complete the entire card application within minutes through the app, eliminating the need for cumbersome documentation or in-person visits to bank branches.

Zed determines smart credit limits based on current and future income, rather than outdated credit scores, traditional career profiling, or existing card limits. This approach caters to young professionals with high incomes but limited credit histories.

“At Zed, we’re reimagining what a credit card could be – smarter underwriting, groundbreaking features, no fees, and a revenue model that doesn’t rely on a customer’s failure to pay down their balance,” said Danielle.

Learn more about Zed and hop on the waitlist by visiting zed.co.

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About Zed:

Zed is a powerful credit card built for young professionals in Southeast Asia, starting with the Philippines. With no interest, no foreign transaction fees, and no annual fees, Zed is challenging the status quo and delivering a smart, frictionless, and transparent experience powered by groundbreaking technology. Stanford engineers and Y Combinator Alumni Danielle Cojuangco Abraham and Steve Abraham cofounded the company backed by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures.

Headquartered in San Francisco and Manila, Zed is a credit-led neobank regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and a Principal Member of Mastercard.

Century Park Hotel offers exclusive offers for Elite Card Members

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Century Park Hotel (CPH), one of the finest and premier hotels in Manila, is pleased to announce that Elite Card members can now avail of additional perks!

Introduced a few years ago, the Elite Card membership program allows patrons and guests of CPH to enjoy rewards and privileges from F & B to room discounts as well as other exciting benefits.  For a nominal fee, one can sign up and become a member right away!

Beginning this March, existing Elite Card Members can also enjoy 20% off on their total bill at Century Tsukiji Buffet by simply presenting their card before billing out.  To avoid any inconvenience, a prior reservation is required.  The offer is not valid in conjunction with any other discounts and not applicable during F&B blackout dates   (December 24, 25, 31 & January 1, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day  and Chinese New Year).

“We always aim to give our guests a memorable experience once they step inside the hotel.  The exclusive offers that we added to the Elite Card members’ enjoyment is our way of expressing gratitude for their loyalty and continuous patronage ,” said Anna Dimagiba, Century Park Hotel’s OIC for Hotel Operations.

You too can become an Elite Card member today!  For applications, contact 0917 3289638 or email eyanson@centurypark.com.ph or visit www.centuryparkhotel.com.ph. Once you are a member you may enjoy these Dining Privileges: Meal discounts at Café in the Park for Lunch and Dinner Buffet: (20% discount for 1 diner, 50% discount for 2 diners, 33% discount for 3 diners, 25% discount for 4 diners and 20% discount for 5 or more diners) Only one membership card may be accepted per table / meal period.

In addition, you may also avail of the following:

• 20% discount on food and beverages in all outlets except at Deli Snack or for special promotional items.

• 10% discount on regular items from Deli Snack.

• Two (2) certificates worth Php 500 each to be used when dining at any outlet except Deli Snack.

• One (1) certificate for a complimentary birthday cake in any outlet when dining in (reservation is recommended).

• One (1) certificate for complimentary standard drinks for two (2) persons at the Atrium Lounge.

• One (1) certificate for a complimentary buffet for two (2) persons at Café in the Park.

• One (1) certificate for a specialty Ice Cream at Century Tsukiji.

• Two (2) certificates for a complimentary swimming pool pass for two (2) persons.

The Elite Card membership also comes with accommodation benefits:

• 35% discount on room accommodations based on best available rates (suites are not included).

• One (1) certificate for a complimentary overnight stay in a Deluxe room with buffet breakfast for two (2) persons.

• One (1) certificate for a complimentary overnight stay in a Deluxe Room on the 2nd night with buffet breakfast for two (2) persons (best available rates only).

• Two (2) certificates for a special room rate of Php 8,000 in a Superior room with buffet breakfast for two (2) persons. Each certificate is good for a minimum of two nights’ stay.

• One (1) certificate for a complimentary overnight stay in a Superior room (for a minimum banquet function of Php150,000).

• Four (4) certificates for 45% off on rooms based on best available rates (suites are not included).

• Three (3) certificates for a complimentary room upgrade to the next available room category (suites are not included).

All accommodation benefits are subject to availability and not valid during high occupancy and blackout dates. An advance reservation is required and the offer is not valid in conjunction with other promotions and closed-out dates (December 24, 25, 31 & January 1, Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year).