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Huawei knows that demands of the new normal are pressing and pressuring – the need to stay productive also connotes ones’ need to stay healthy in order to perform at your very best. 

Max K (not his real name) sat nervously as he waited for his Covid Test results. He works as a security guard in a Butuan realty corporation. He was one of the 14 close contacts of a previously confirmed case. He did not want to be tested. He claimed that he had not been in contact with the previous case for the last 6 months. He feared being quarantined as he is the family’s sole breadwinner. Max was not incentivized to self-report or self-quarantine. Max is a typical case.

“With our soft skills development program, we hope to empower more women and effect change to men and how they perceive women in the workplace. Ultimately, this program aims to build the capacity of both women and men, so that they may harmoniously and effectively work with each other,” Ms. Diana Pardo-Aguilar, ECOP Vice President and Chair of the recently launched ECOP Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Committee, said as she delivered her opening remarks during the “21st Century Workplace: Leadership Skills for the Workforce” online forum conducted recently via Zoom.

Breaking glass ceilings is the goal of many women, especially those who wish to become financially self-reliant in order to support their families, particularly those from the lower income segments of society. But the reality is that life for them is hardly easy. With myriad challenges and hindrances that stand as stumbling blocks to their growth and success such as unconscious gender biases, lack of access to needed seed capital, or even basic entrepreneurial skills and the necessary know-how to properly start and run a thriving business, concrete measures that address these need to be done.

A growing population of millennials are gradually transitioning from their usual lifestyle choices to taking on new responsibilities, as they seek new challenges at work and navigate their way through a rapidly changing environment.

Leading mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has clinched a three-peat as the Philippines’ fastest mobile network according to Ookla, the global leader in internet testing and analysis.  

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, gives back to the Filipino community during this time of need by providing an easier way to support its 49 partner charity organizations through Shopee Bayanihan. Users can donate safely and conveniently to help the underprivileged through various charity institutions on Shopee including Kaya Natin Movement, Philippine Red Cross, and Virlanie Foundation. 

The Filipina leaders of today continue to redefine “leadership” in the workplaces of the various industries they belong to. Be it mobility, transportation, urban planning and development, the environment, public administration, information technology, or the arts, these inspiring Pinay movers and shakers agree that the only way to succeed is to build a sisterhood of women—putting “Babaeyanihan” in action.

Waiting for the right time to start an online business from home? Now would be the perfect time, with everyone at home, logged onto their social media accounts every single day. With the power of the Internet comes great opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs.

As part of its commitment to promoting financial inclusion, savings mobilization, and service to the Filipino people during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, RCBC is waiving BSP InstaPay money transfer fees until the end of 2021 via the DiskarTech app. The waiver of InstaPay fees applies to both interbank transfers and eWallet funding transactions from now until the end of December 2021.

It has been more than a month ago when the alleged data breach at Cashalo, operated by Oriente Express Techsystem Corporation, surfaced at the interwebs. It was Valentine’s Day this year when several posts were made in forum websites on the “dark web” selling the personal information of some 3.3 million Cashalo users. Personal information such as usernames, passwords, email addresses, phone numbers, and even device identifications are being sold online at a bargain price. The same data resurfaced in the “dark web” this week.

In the Ohmyhome application and website, customers can now find over 1,300 listings in its DIY platform and more than 40,000 units worth of property from over 140 real estate developments. The latter comprise select projects from Ohmyhome’s developer-partners such as Vistaland International Marketing Inc., Suntrust Properties, Avida Land, and Honeycomb Builders Inc. which came on board in 2020, and SM Development Corporation, and Bria Homes which signed up this year.

TRANSFORMERS fans, are you ready to roll out?

IP-Biotech recently signed a tri-partite agreement with the National Government and the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) — marking the start of private sector galvanization towards the procurement and administration of vaccines for employees and stakeholders.

The fourth day of the Asia-Pacific Predator League 2020/21 Grand Final was underway as Eagle 365, TNC Predator, and Neon Esports shared the spotlight.

Enthusiasts can now take their game to the next level without spending much on their smartphone since the vivo Y20s [G] is now available in select stores nationwide. Aside from the model’s top-notch gaming features, another exciting news is the free True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earphones which comes in every purchase of the new vivo smartphone until April 15, 2021.

With mobile gaming’s continued increase in popularity, since lockdowns were announced more than a year ago, vivo has worked non-stop to upgrade the industry-leading gaming technology packed in its smartphones.

For the past week, I have been testing Hey.com email. Whilst it is still the same email that we are familiar with, but the way your email is triaged and presented to you is different. Whilst there are several different mail clients that allow for different methods of triaging email, i.e., separating email as its comes in into important, save for later, etc., Hey.com is different in that it provides the entire service, not just the client.