Author: Lion's Den

In these fast-changing times, a radical shift in the way people work is happening globally. From an in-office 9-5 routine to work-from-home, a lot of companies have turned to hybrid work as the most viable model going forward, with employees reporting physically to the office only during certain days of the week. Even freelancers have adapted to the changing times. Whereas before they would park themselves either inside a cafe or a co-working space, having their own work space at home has become the norm. The ongoing advancement of digital innovations and emerging tech allows for more connectivity, collaboration, and…

Bringing together the people who matter and who have been with her every step of the way has been one of Maymay Entrata’s long-term goals during the pandemic. Serving as a way to give back and to keep herself grounded, the singer-actress, who’s known for holding sold-out concerts and packed mall shows and screenings, admits that nothing beats face-to-face encounters. But the virtual Meet & Greet last February 27, which was organized by her Megan Beauty family, was more than enough for Maymay to feel recharged and excited to carry on with her next endeavor in her professional life. Present…

The Philippines’ leading airline, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), encourages guests with existing travel funds to use them before they expire, to book flights for travel up to one year ahead. Passengers with Travel Fund may conveniently book flights before its expiry date, by choosing a flight schedule up to one year later. A Travel Fund is the value of CEB bookings stored in a virtual wallet that can be used to pay for any transaction on the CEB website – be it for flights or add-ons, like baggage allowance, travel insurance, preferred seats, meals, and many more. CEB has an…

The stars of Warner Bros. Pictures’ new superhero epic adventure “The Batman” have taken to the red carpet as part of the celebrations at the film’s London special screening February 25. Robert Pattinson who plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne / The Batman led the cast on the red carpet.  Joining him were Zoë Kravitz (who plays Selina Kyle), Paul Dano (The Riddler); Jeffrey Wright (Lt. James Gordon) and Andy Serkis (Alfred Pennyworth). Check out the photos below taken from the red carpet and watch “The Batman” exclusively in Philippine cinemas March 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T7J-U0lacY From Warner Bros. Pictures comes…

Blogapalooza, the country’s premier influencer marketing company, bagged a Bronze at the first Marketing Excellence Awards in the Philippines. Besting hundreds of campaigns, Blogapalooza’s Project Graze for Del Monte Philippines earned the third spot under the Excellence in Influencer /Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) Marketing category. The virtual award took place last January 28. “We are honored to be part of the award-winning agencies and campaigns acknowledged during the virtual awards. We thank the organization for recognizing our capabilities to revolutionize influencer marketing by going beyond the more traditional manners of execution,” Blogapalooza CEO and Founder Ace Gapuz remarked. The BlogaMomma…

From the onset of the pandemic, Jollibee has been undertaking efforts to ensure that the welfare of its customers remains a top priority. As restrictions ease following the nationwide vaccination rollout, people are now more confident to go back to the things they love doing pre-pandemic while continuing to follow safety standards. For the country’s number one fast food chain, safety and joy always go hand-in-hand as it welcomes back customers to experience the joyful moments that they’ve missed over their Jollibee favorites. Jollibee’s store teams are well-trained to implement safety protocols, which are exhibited through careful food preparation and…

From forbidden Marvel character to new Marvel legend. Check out Jared Leto discussing the lore of Morbius in a newly-released featurette below. Watch Columbia Pictures’ action-thriller Morbius, exclusively in Philippine cinemas March 30. One of Marvel’s most compelling and conflicted characters comes to the big screen as Oscar® winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil…

AirAsia Philippines was recognized as an outstanding institutional partner of Operation Smile Philippines during their annual volunteers’ appreciation night. The event aims to give back and recognize all the skilled health volunteers and outstanding donors and partners who have helped in delivering comprehensive care and surgery to children with cleft palate and cleft lip palate. AirAsia was recognized along with top corporations in the Philippines for its efforts in providing its services and resources to Operation Smile and their beneficiaries at the grassroot level in different far-flung provinces in the country. AirAsia Philippines CEO Ricky Isla said, “We at AirAsia…

In true spirit, GCash, the leading mobile wallet in the country, was able to raise over P30 million in donations through GCash for Good, its corporate social responsibility arm, to safely accelerate fundraising for relief, recovery operations, and rehabilitation for the communities affected by Typhoon Odette. GCash for Good enables users to give monetary assistance to important causes such as disaster relief through the Pay Bills feature (select “Others” to donate) and Scan to Donate using the GCashGivesBack QR Code. The donations were equally disbursed among 12 beneficiaries, namely UNICEF, World Vision, Philippine Red Cross, ABS-CBN LingkodKapamilya Foundation, Ayala Foundation, Caritas…

The Cebu City Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation has tapped PLDT Enterprise for fast and reliable connectivity to support its free Wi-Fi program in several areas in the city. According to Cebu City SK Federation President Jessica Resch, the program is in response to the call of constituents for reliable connectivity to support their education and livelihood. “When we called for connectivity support, PLDT Enterprise was the first one to extend assistance. With PLDT’s support for this project, we were able to create a functional program that was able to sustain productivity despite the double crises we’re currently battling,” said Resch.…

The fight is over for Rica (Charlie Dizon) as she is likely to lose her anti-voyeurism case after the lone witness, the technician, sided with the Ramones in “Viral Scandal.” Rica told her parents and Atty. Dizon (Ria Atayde) that she already tried to fight for justice, but the court favored Jigs (Markus Patterson) and Archie’s (Vance Larena) lies. Rica explained to Kakay (Dimples Romana) that things like her mother and Dan’s (Miko Raval) relationship, Bea’s (Karina Bautista), and Nico’s (Louis Abuel) life got compromised because of her viral video. She now wants to focus on her career and family…

Leading fiber internet service provider, Converge ICT Solutions, inked partnership with SweldoMo to push their shared vision of empowering businesses through reliable and efficient digital solutions. Converge’s Chief Operating Officer Jesus Romero, and SweldoMo’s Chief Marketing and Chief Sales Officer Nino Obach signed the agreement on February 21, Monday, signaling an expansion of both companies’ capacity to help more SMEs and large enterprises. “Converge continues to become more than just an internet service provider, by giving opportunities for growth to businesses with our digital solutions. This partnership has a common goal to make managing business more convenient to maximize growth…

Donnalyn Bartolome is one of the Philippines’ top content creators today, boasting over 15 million followers on Facebook. In 2021 alone, she grew her page by more than 7 million followers, proving that the right content strategy and audience understanding effectively fuels page engagement growth. But this was not always the case. While Donnalyn first started doing vlogs, she gained social media fame with her viral song “Kakaibabe” in 2013, and her song and dance covers, beauty vlogs, and story content made her followers soar to 4 million on Facebook in 2017. However, this number remained stagnant for the past…

BUx, the Philippines’ leading all-in-one payment solutions platform operated by the country’s leader in open finance UBX, recorded a 33x surge in transaction volume in 2021, processing billions of pesos in gross transaction value, hitting its profitability targets as planned. The unprecedented growth was driven by an expanded portfolio of e-merchant partners across a wide range of industries, including SMEs, enterprises, marketplaces, and marketplace aggregators. “BUx has grown exponentially over the last eight months, with our transaction volumes peaking in December. We also added over 1 million in transaction volumes in one month alone in the fourth quarter of 2021.…

After going through a nerve-wracking face-to-face nomination and a shocking ‘ligtask challenge,’ five adult housemates emerged as the final nominees for this week’s eviction in “PBB Kumunity Season 10” Adult Edition. Gin Regidor, Isabel Laohoo, Kathleen Agir, Roque Coting, and Zach Guerrero are in danger of getting evicted after they failed the ‘ligtask challenge,’ while Laziz Rustamov and Michael Ver Comaling were able to save themselves from eviction after successfully completing the challenge. Meanwhile, Basti and Jaye Macaraan already said their goodbyes on Saturday (February 19). The brothers from Italy received 10.07% and 2% combined votes to save and evict…

The start of the year has been great so far for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as they have continuously served their customers virtually, and some entrepreneurs have finally re-opened its doors physically to their loyal patrons. While businesses gradually pick up its pace, it is still a challenge for some MSMEs to fully accommodate their day-to-day activities like logistics, marketing, and customer servicing experience as their chosen service provider becomes unreliable and eventually ends up costly for their business set-up. With SKYBiz as a partner, decision makers can now have business-grade enterprise solutions that are fully reliable and…