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Pagcor President and Chief Operating Officer Alfredo Lim (right) and Director Reynaldo Concordia (left) distribute Christmas gift packs to locals of San Andres, Quezon during the agency’s ‘Tuloy ang Pasko’ outreach program in the municipality. Although reeling from the impact of the pandemic and the destructive typhoons that hit the country lately, many locals from the provinces of Albay and Quezon still experienced the true meaning of the Christmas season. From December 20 to 23, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) distributed Christmas gift packs to close to 3,000 less privileged families from the towns of San Andres and Unisan in Quezon Province and San Pablo City in Laguna. Pagcor likewise distributed Christmas gift packs to some 1,000 families from the towns of Sto. Domingo, Bacacay and Tiwi in Albay. The gift-giving activities were part of the gaming agency’s “Tuloy ang Pasko” project, which commenced on December 8. Pagcor President and COO Alfredo Lim,...

The Nickel Asia Corp. corporate social responsibility fund helped rebuild houses, destroyed by typhoons and provided food packs to residents. Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC) employees skip the annual Christmas party to extend their event fund of P332,000 to the victims of the recent typhoons in Cagayan. NAC employees regularly commit to Personal Social Responsibility (PSR) programs where they pool together personal funds to extend support and assistance to the communities. For years, with PSR, NAC employees have built a library in Eastern Samar, distributed school supplies to thousands of students in Isabela and Surigao del Norte, assisted a young cancer patient from Rio Tuba to complete her treatment, distributed hundreds of kaldero and kumot to victims of typhoons and the volcanic eruption in Batangas. This holiday season is no different, despite the pandemic, as NAC employees reach out to the victims of the recent typhoons. NAC employees’ representatives, led by Gerry Ongkingco, VP f...

Wilcon Depot successfully held a groundbreaking ceremony at National Highway Barangay Sta. Clara Sur, Pila, Laguna on December 18. It will stand as the fifth Wilcon store in the province of Laguna. The country’s leading home improvement and construction supply retailer continues to fulfill its vision of bringing products and services closer to more Filipino across the country. The groundbreaking ceremony is part of its five-year store expansion campaign, the #FlyingHighTo100, aimed to have 100 operational stores by 2025, barring any unexpected external factors. The soon-to-open store will be added to its currently 63 stores nationwide. Visit www.wilcon.com.ph or @wilcondepot.ph on Facebook and Instagram or subscribe and connect with the company on Viber Community, LinkedIn and YouTube for more information. Source: ManilaTimes

Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) Acting Administrator Jeci Lapus sought to bring back operation of damaged water supply systems the soonest time in the wake of Super Typhoon “Rolly” (international name: “Goni”) and Typhoon “Ulysses” (international name: “Vamco”). Three teams were sent to determine alternate water sources, led by Alvin Osorio, and supervision of the mobile water treatment plant by Monchie Garcia in Virac, Catanduanes (in photo). The other contingent, led by Romy Diaz and Fernan Gregorio on the other hand, was tasked to assess damaged water supply facilities in the districts of San Andres, Virac, Viga, Bato, Pandan and Baras. Momentarily continuing relief for safe water thru the mobile treatment plant – which can treatup to 90,000 liters of water per day – was provided to more than 14,000 households whose pipe connections had been damaged by the successive typhoons. Water rationing was carried out in partnership with Virac Water District, LGU-Virac, and R...

It is easy to see that the beauty industry is as big as it is saturated. The Philippine market is full of foreign brands that have their own niche when it comes to the kind of beauty these promote – K-Beauty (Korean), J-Beauty (Japanese), American brands, and then the homegrown brands. Tyffanie Short Amid all these is a Filipino brand that quietly helps women address beauty issues that are not often brought to light such as dark underarms and other dark areas in the female body. “My skin is so sensitive and I have psoriasis. Everything was aggravating for me. This prompted me to explore and research more on plant-based ingredients,” Tyffanie Short, who started her beauty business in 2012 by selling a beauty facial, said. She became vigilant about researching plant-based counterparts to every chemical component of the facial set she was selling. Lady Luck smiled when she bumped into a friend who had a manufacturing business for natural beauty products – resulting to the birth of O...

State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is collaborating with local chief executives and the Department of Finance (DoF) in coming up with a package of financial assistance to help local government units (LGUs) bounce back from the crippling effects of the pandemic. DBP President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Herbosa said the package includes subsidies on interest payments on new loans to the LGUs as well as funding support to affected industries in their constituencies. “DBP recognizes that LGUs are the fulcrum of inclusive development. We are one with them in formulating responsive actions that would hasten response and recovery efforts despite prevailing challenges,” he stated. DBP is the seventh largest bank in the country in terms of assets and provides credit support to four strategic sectors of the economy – infrastructure and logistics, micro, small and medium enterprises, social services and community development, and the environment. The bank caters t...

K-Pop group Kard fronts yet another Asics campaign for Gel-Miqrum. Designed to highlight the performance components in Asics’ lifestyle offerings, the brand new Gel-Miqrum brings together form and function in one pair of eye-catching sneakers. The bold color-blocking details combining retro and neutral palettes to showcase a dimensional appearance. Its silhouette features a throwback design, where the mesh and no-sew paneling upper forms a layered look reminiscent of Asics’ offerings from the ‘90s. As one of the four models part of the “Engineered For Everyday” campaign, the Gel-Miqrum merges high-end performance wear with a fashion-focused sensibility. The campaign is based around the scientific, advanced procedure of design, and sees the tests go outside the lab and into the city. To highlight the methodical process in which it was created, the visuals showcase the shoes with calculations, graphs and lab notes. The campaign video showcases the members of K-Pop group Kard weari...