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The exhilarating and fast-paced F1 Singapore Grand Prix is just around the corner and Red Bull is thrilled to announce Red Bull Racers – 4 Wheels, a unique contest to offer Filipinos a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness all the action live This exciting promo offers the winner an all-expense-paid trip for two to watch Max Verstappen and the rest of the Red Bull Racing team at the prestigious F1 Singapore Grand Prix on September 15-17, 2023.
Red Bull Racers is an innovative initiative by the brand that allows racing enthusiasts and Red Bull fans to engage in thrilling gameplay while vying for amazing prizes. Interested participants can join the contest in two exciting ways:
Game-Only Entry
• Users can scan the QR Code conveniently located in participating stores nationwide or visit the provided link to gain access to the Red Bull Racers game.
• Play the high-speed racing game and strive to achieve the highest score possible without uploading proof of purchase.
Purchase Entry
• Users can scan the QR Code or visit the link to access the Red Bull Racers game.
• Purchase a single-receipt can of Red Bull from any participating stores nationwide and upload the receipt as proof of purchase to be eligible for the competition.
• Experience the adrenaline rush of the game and refuel with the energizing taste of Red Bull.
At the end of the contest, the Top 10 participants will win Red Bull Racing merch with the Top 1 winning an all-expense-paid trip for 2 to the F1 Singapore Grand Prix 2023. Red Bull Racers promises to be a thrilling and rewarding virtual racing experience. Don’t miss the chance to be part of the most prestigious motorsport event in the world. For more information on Red Bull Racers Philippines 2023, visit https://www.redbull.com/ph-en/projects/redbullracers-game.
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GCash Celebrates World Environment Day With 2.4 Million Trees Planted Through GForest
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GCash, the Philippines’ leading mobile wallet, surpasses its target of planting 2.3 million trees by end-2023 in time for this year’s celebration of World Environment Day. As of June 2023, GCash has already planted 2.4 million actual trees through its digital platform GForest. Celebrating its 50th year, this annual movement led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) enjoins millions of people globally to protect and restore the Earth. It calls on both public and private organizations, as well as individuals, to contribute in creating a more sustainable world.
Since the launch of GForest in 2019, GCash, together with its partners, has been championing awareness for environmental conservation and green practices, connecting Filipinos wherever they are, and creating a better tomorrow for them through the app’s wide and inclusive digital ecosystem. To achieve its sustainability objectives, GCash has worked closely with local government units and local and international partner organizations for tree planting, marketing, and technology. GCash, through its partners, has already planted seedlings across the country in all three major islands: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. In Luzon, the sites are Ipo Watershed (220K trees), La Mesa Ecopark (160K trees), and Culion, Palawan (325k trees). In the Visayas, the sites are Luyang Watershed (600K trees), Tañon Strait (550K trees), and most recently, Negros Oriental (500k trees). Lastly in Mindanao, the sites are in the provinces of Sarangani (General Santos) and South Cotabato (Koronadal), both totaling one million trees.
GCash introduced GForest in 2019 as the first-ever sustainability feature by a fintech company in the Philippines to enable Filipinos to plant trees and contribute to the reforestation efforts in the Philippines. GCash users earn green energy by using the app’s various convenient services such as Pay Bills, Send Money, Cash-in, Bank Transfer, and GSave. The collected energy can then be used to plant a virtual tree via the GForest while GCash and its partners plant the actual trees on various sites across the country. To date, GForest has grown its number of users to 13 million, making it one of the biggest digital environmental movements in the country.
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Smart Partners With The Generics Pharmacy For SIM Registration Efforts In Davao
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Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) recently joined hands with TGP (The Generics Pharmacy) to strengthen its push for SIM registration in Davao City. Joining TGP’s recent Kaibigan sa Kalusugan Medical Caravan at the Matina Crossing and Matina Aplaya Gymnasium, Smart set up SIM registration booths to provide assistance to Smart and TNT customers in the area.
“Our commitment to bringing our SIM registration efforts closer to our customers remains strong. We are grateful to partners like TGP for enabling us to us deploy SIM registration booths during their own events. This kind of partnership allows us to reach our customers and assist them in registering their Smart and TNT SIMs, especially senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and those using non-data phones,” said PLDT and Smart Senior Vice President and Consumer Sales Group Head Alex O. Caeg. “We are glad to be of help to our partner Smart in their initiative to assist Filipinos in SIM registration nationwide. We understand that SIM registration can help our customers keep their connectivity active, allowing them to access the necessary platforms for their health and well-being. This TGP Medical Caravan which reached hundreds and hundreds of patients and customers is a good platform to reach out to our kababayans,” said TGP General Manager Joanne Dawn S. Arceo.
Smart has rolled out thousands of assisted SIM registration booths across the country, extending priority assistance to senior citizens and persons with disabilities, in collaboration with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), LGUs, malls, schools, and other community partners. New and existing Smart Prepaid and TNT subscribers may also visit PLDT and Smart stores or access Smart’s SIM registration portal through https://simreg.smart.com.ph/. Postpaid users, meanwhile, are considered registered using existing account details provided consistent with the SIM Registration Act. All SIM users are required to register their SIMs by July 25, 2023, according to Republic Act No. 11934 or the Subscriber Identity Module Registration Act.
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Catch Pride PH Festival On Official Facebook Pages Of ABS-CBN Entertainment, iWantTFC And MYX
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Celebrate love this Pride Month with this year’s Pride PH Festival that can be streamed by viewers online on the official Facebook pages of ABS-CBN Entertainment, iWantTFC, and MYX on June 24. Apart from ABS-CBN’s digital platforms, the Pride PH Festival can also be accessed through various online and streaming channels such as Pride PH‘s Facebook page and the Quezon City Government’s official Facebook page.
Quezon City will once again host Pride PH’s Pride Festival, one of the broadest networks of LGBTQIA+ individuals and organizations, while Pride PH is the organizer of Quezon City’s Pride Festival, with the theme “Love, Laban: A Celebration of the Fight for Love in All Forms and Ways". Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has expressed full support to Pride PH and its Pride Festival happening on June 24 at the Quezon Memorial Circle. “More than a celebration, the Pride Festival is a call to end the discrimination, hate, and prejudice among members of the LGBTQIA+. We are holding this activity not because this sector is seeking special treatment. Rather, what they long for is simply a halt to the undeserved ill treatment and denial of opportunities they continue to suffer from,” said Mayor Belmonte.
The Pride Festival is a one day event that celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community through three major activities - Pride Expo, Pride March, and Pride Night. “The pride marches are seen as safe spaces that provide a venue to push for equality and inclusivity. And while these festivities remain celebratory, Pride is still a protest and should remain so. Not until the LGBTQIA+ community no longer needs to fight for their human rights, their right to love, and the freedom to be their true authentic selves,” says Miss Trans Global 2020 and Pride PH's lead convenor Mela Habijan.
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Ifugao Learners Get Access To Knowledge Channel's Learning Materials
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This June, on its 24th anniversary, Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc. (KCFI) extended its reach and services to 40 public elementary and high schools in Ifugao, distributing Knowledge Channel Portable Media Libraries (KC PML) loaded with Department of Education (DepEd) curriculum-based video lessons for different grade levels and subjects. "We have high hopes that the children of Ifugao will be equipped with the necessary tools to overcome the obstacles of learning poverty, while also experiencing a more engaging and enjoyable schooling journey,” said KCFI president and executive director Rina Lopez.
KCFI has distributed more than 5,000 KC PMLs to schools, child development centers and alternative learning system (ALS) mobile teachers and community learning centers with the support of more than a hundred partners. It has trained close to 8,000 schools and CDCs to better equip teachers and other care providers of children. Since 1999, KCFI has remained at the forefront of digital educational resource provision. It is the only educational cross-media seen on-air, online and offline. Its most recent outputs include ‘Wikaharian’ for grade 2, a video series on culture-based learning of the fundamentals of reading for Filipino; ‘MathDali Grade 1’ which focuses on the basics of addition, subtraction, coin and bills; ‘Wow! Leyte!', a two-part series for Araling Panlipunan showcasing the natural beauty and wonders of the province; 'Heroes of Zero', a series aimed against bullying, and on teaching digital literacy; and ‘AgriKids’, a show on agricultural literacy for K-2 learners.
With its current push on early childhood education, KCFI is also set to bring a month-long free webinar of "TalkED: Early Childhood Series” in November to empower parents and educators on how early childhood literacy plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of children. KCFI is also set to roll out its '25 for 25' campaign that shines the spotlight on 25 educators from Knowledge Channel-connected schools. The aim is to highlight inspiring stories in teaching, learning, and community building fostered with Knowledge Channel through the years.
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From Work And Entertainment, PLDT Home's New Fiber Unli All Plan Lets You Have It All At Home
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What better way to enjoy everything at home than with a broadband plan that gives you all-in-one unlimited access to the internet, Pay TV, and mobile services. The new PLDT Home Fiber Unli All plan offers the best value for money with a bundled package that comes with unlimited fiber internet, unlimited entertainment content from Cignal TV, unlimited landline calls to PLDT, Smart and TNT.
Here’s a quick breakdown of the new Fiber Unli All plans available and their internet speeds:
• Fiber Unli All Plan 1399 - Unlimited fiber internet with speeds of up to 50 Mbps, 85 Cignal channels (67 SD, 18 HD) with free setup box, Landline calls with unli FamCall to PLDT and up to five (5) Smart and TNT mobile numbers
• Fiber Unli All Plan 1799 - Unlimited fiber internet with speeds of up to 200 Mbps, 85 Cignal channels (67 SD, 18 HD) with free setup box, Landline calls with unli FamCall to PLDT and up to five (5) Smart and TNT mobile numbers
Whether you want to stream your favorite videos, TV series, and movies, the new Fiber Unli All plans deliver what the whole family wants with the fast broadband internet and a wide range of entertainment options on premium Pay TV. With the Philippines’ largest Pay TV provider Cignal, the new Fiber Unli All plans also give families a wide selection of standard definition and high-definition channels and content ranging from sports, kids, and documentaries. The Fiber Unli All plans are perfect for the whole family as it also comes with a health pass from mWell, a fully integrated health and wellness app. The mWell health pass comes with consultation session, Emergency Quick Response by Lifeline, e-prescription, e-medical certificate, e-lab request, fitness and nutrition programs, and wellness recipe library at no cost.
Make the most of your digital lifestyles by getting a broadband plan that gives you the best value for your money! Subscribe or upgrade now to the new PLDT Home Fiber Unli All plan and enjoy having it all at home. For more information, visit www.pldthome.com.
