This August, Jollikids can make fun galactic journeys to the farthest reaches of the universe as they play and prepare for blast off with their colorful spacecrafts from Jollibee’s latest set of Jolly Kiddie Meal toys, the Jolly Space Adventure!
With the newest set of connectible toys from the country’s leading fast-food chain, aspiring space explorers can imagine taking off for outer space to form their own galactic team with Jollibee and Friends riding their own spaceships.
Jollikids can patrol the ever-expanding universe with Jollibee as they move his spacecraft forward to watch the blasters move back and forth. They can also attach Hetty’s rocket and help her move onwards to see her glider launch its projectile!
Jollikids can zoom away from black holes by moving Popo’s spaceship forward to activate his spinning rocket. They can also help Yum see in the pitch-black darkness of space by moving his spacecraft forward to turn its lights on, and help Twirlie collect floating space rocks by moving her rover forward to close and open its claws.
Collect and connect all five Jolly Kiddie Meal toys with every purchase of a Yumburger (P80), Yumburger Meal with Drink (P100), Jolly Spaghetti (P95), Jolly Spaghetti Meal with Drink (P105), 1-piece Burger Steak (P95), 1-piece Burger Steak Meal with Drink (P105), 1-piece Chickenjoy with rice (P120), or 1-piece Chickenjoy Meal with Drink (P135), each coming with its own Jolly Joy Box.
Let your little space explorers experience light years of fun playtime with Jollibee and Friends as their adventure buddies! Help them form their own Jolly Space Adventure galactic team by connecting all the newest Jolly Kiddie Meal toys, available until August 31, 2019 only. Hurry and start collecting all five spaceships today by visiting the Jollibee branch nearest you!
L’Oréal’s AI and AR-powered tools, Shopee BeautyCam by
ModiFace and Effaclar Spotscan by La Roche-Posay on Shopee’s platform will
provide digitally-savvy consumers convenience, as well as an interactive and
personalized shopping experience
Partnership blends digital innovation with e-commerce in
response to increasing demand for mobile self-diagnostic tools to help shoppers
discover their individual beauty and skincare needs
Shopee, the leading e-commerce
platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, has teamed up with L’Oréal, the world leader in beauty and skincare, to roll out
artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR)-powered tools on
Shopee’s platform. The joint partnership demonstrates both Shopee’s and
L’Oréal’s commitment to continuously innovate and power Southeast Asia’s beauty
and skincare categories into the future, and to provide shoppers a convenient
and personalized online shopping experience. The AI and AR-powered tools will
also benefit millions of users across Southeast Asia, especially digital-savvy
millennials who are drawn to innovation, creativity and a sense of
self-discovery.
With L’Oréal’s AI and AR-powered tools, Shopee BeautyCam by ModiFace and the Effaclar Spotscan by La Roche-Posay,
Shopee users are able to digitally try on different shades of L’Oréal’s
lipsticks as well as receive personalized advice on the best L’Oréal skincare
treatments to tackle acne. Users only need Shopee’s app and a front-facing
camera on a mobile device to access these tools. The partnership also sees
L’Oréal tapping into Shopee’s key interactive entertainment features such as Shopee LIVE and Shopee Slice to deepen consumer engagement.
Ian
Ho, Regional Managing Director, Shopee said, “We are excited to
partner with L’Oréal
to bring these AI and AR-powered tools to our platform. This partnership
demonstrates our joint commitment to transform Southeast Asia’s beauty and
skincare market with innovation and technology. With more consumers purchasing
their beauty and skincare essentials with Shopee, we are confident that
shoppers will enjoy a more personalized and
seamless shopping experience with these digital innovation tools.”
AI and
AR-powered tools for the empowered online shopper
With more consumers
entrusting mobile self-diagnostic tools to help uncover what best suits them[1], the digital innovation tools, Shopee
BeautyCam and Effaclar Spotcan on Shopee, will help consumers better understand
their individual beauty and skincare needs as they shop online. With more than 95% of Shopee’s
transactions occurring on
mobile across the region, the partnership promises shoppers a seamless
mobile shopping experience, from the use of L’Oréal’s mobile AI and AR-powered
tools to discover products, to delivering the products right to their doorstep.
The launch of these digital innovation tools is done in collaboration with both
of L’Oréal’s make-up and skincare divisions.
The Shopee
BeautyCam employs AR simulation to allow Shopee users try different shades
of make-up, resulting in photo-realistic results in the form of a video or a
selfie. To achieve this, ModiFace by L’Oréal uses AI-enabled shade calibration,
AI-powered analysis of information provided by makeup brands, as well as images
and descriptions available on social media. Launched during L’Oréal’s recent
regional campaign with Shopee and in conjunction with International Lipstick
Day in July, Shopee users were able to try the feature first on L’Oréal
lipsticks. The proprietary technology will eventually be extended across other
L’Oréal make-up products in the future across Southeast Asia.
L’Oréal’s other AI-powered digital innovation tool, Effaclar Spotscan, harnesses artificial
intelligence technology to offer users instant, personalized and professional
acne analyses. Users are awarded an acne score and are given a personalized
Effaclar routine with specific skincare tips to best tackle their acne spots.
Featured during selected campaigns, the tool was launched in conjunction with
other in-app activations such as in-app dermatologist consultations. The
feature was successfully launched in Singapore, Vietnam and Taiwan, and will
continue to be rolled out in select markets in the coming months.
Ninell
Sobiecka, Vice President, Active Cosmetics Division, APAC said, “We are pleased to partner with Shopee to make our first
acne diagnostics tool, the Effaclar Spotscan by La Roche-Posay, available to
users across Southeast Asia. This AI-powered tool helps users make more
educated skincare choices based on their own unique skin type, all in the comfort
of their own homes with the Shopee app. Together with Shopee, we are committed
to empowering users and making lives better with innovative technology.”
Chris
Driver, Commercial General Manager, Consumer Products Division, APAC adds,“We are thrilled to partner with
Shopee to bring the Shopee BeautyCam by ModiFace to millions of users across
the region and to reinvent the beauty industry. This technological innovation
gives consumers the freedom and creativity to explore L’Oréal’s wide
array of lipsticks and helps users learn more about what lipstick suits them
best. All done within Shopee’s app, this provides users a convenient, effective
and simple way to discover more make-up products as they make their next
make-up purchase online.”
Interactive entertainment for a personalized online retail experience Coupled with L’Oréal’s digital innovation tools, the partnership sees L’Oréal tapping into Shopee’s key interactive entertainment features such as Shopee LIVE, Shopee’s in-app live streaming feature, and Shopee Slice, a popular in-app game, to deepen engagement with consumers for a more personalized online retail experience. Through this, Shopee and L’Oréal are able to provide users higher entertainment value and benefits, as they learn more about L’Oréal’s extensive array of products, digital innovation tools, as well as make-up and skincare tips.
Shoppers can watch out for amazing deals and discounts up to 50% off on L’Oreal foundations and other products during L’Oreal Brand Day on August 10.
All L’Oréal,
Maybelline, and Garnier make-up and skincare products can be found via their
respective official stores on Shopee, under Shopee Mall, which offers 7-day
returns, 100% authenticity, and free shipping[2].
Download the Shopee app for free on the App Store or Google Play Store.
About L’Oréal
About L’Oréal L’Oréal has devoted itself
to beauty for over 100 years. With its unique international portfolio of 36
diverse and complementary brands, the Group generated sales amounting to 26.9
billion euros in 2018 and employs 86,000 people worldwide. As the world’s
leading beauty company, L’Oréal is present across all distribution networks:
mass market, department stores, pharmacies and drugstores, hair salons, travel
retail, branded retail and e-commerce. Research and innovation, and a dedicated
research team of 3,993 people, are at the core of L’Oréal’s strategy, working
to meet beauty aspirations all over the world. L’Oréal’s sustainability
commitment for 2020 “Sharing Beauty With All” sets out ambitious sustainable
development objectives across the Group’s value chain.
We live in a data-driven world. What does that mean? Not only do we go through life with so much information readily and instantly available for us, how we see the world around us also evolves because of this immersion.
The previous era was all about computing, the power of the machine and what it does to shape and accelerate our work, our thriving economies. Now, we are heading to a new era: the age of data and personalization.
Just like the era of mass computing, the age of data transforms information into more than just a set of codes, bits and bytes of readily exchangeable and transferable abstractions. Today, data and the concurrent analytic insights that it produces drives growth in almost everything. From businesses to the global economy, to grassroots organizations and policy-making, or sometimes even the smallest decisions: which way to commute, which restaurant to eat at, what clothes to buy.
Our lives are so intertwined with the digital world that it’s hard to imagine life without it. A data-driven world moves information and removes barriers to access, points of friction between industries, physical limitations. It inspires creativity and imagination, and propels humanity to make the world a better place to live in.
In the face of these changes, how do we ensure that young learners today are not left out in the vast oceans of information? As we shift to the age of data, it is important to understand that a holistic approach toward digital learning is key to securing our children’s future.
This is where the Whole Child Approach comes in. In a rapidly changing world, we are challenged to change the conversation and shift how we think and do things. Holistic education, through the vision of the Whole Child initiative, introduces new ways of engaging the age of data and personalization. The WCA does this by creating, supporting, and sustaining digital learning environments and materials that supplement and enhance a young learner’s journey in school and beyond.
Such a process involves not just tech gadgets, digital learning modules, and learning platforms: it goes well beyond that. It involves understanding the young learner as the center of the whole process, understanding that they all have unique ways of learning, ensuring that their personal and psycho-social growth are understood and adequately addressed. It involves raising the Whole Child with a learning community that cares for them, nurtures them, and helps them grow as responsible individuals with a commitment to helping build the nation forward.
As we move forward in the 21st Century and adjust to the radical changes brought about by the 4th Industrial Revolution, it is important to remember what sits at the core of a world undergoing digital transformation: the human person. With the Whole Child Approach, academic institutions and learning communities can help young learners become safe, healthy, supported, challenged, and engaged.
Through all these innovations and disruptions made possible by the advancement of technology, REX believes that our young learners today deserve only the best, a classroom for the future that is designed to help both educators and learners communicate, collaborate, think critically and creatively, and shape the future of education today.
To learn more about how REX is leading the industry forward with its suite of digital learning solutions, visit their website here: http://www.rexpublishing.com.ph/digital/
Reference: Jerome Samson / 09178961568 / Media Contact
BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO)
sustained its momentum as it delivered P20.2
billion in earnings for the first six months of the year on strong recurring
earnings from its core businesses, solid growth in fee income and normalization
of trading & forex gains.
Net interest income
increased by 24% to P56.9 billion as net interest margins (NIMs)
improved to 3.99 per cent from 3.50 per cent last year. Gross customer loans
grew by seven (7) per cent to P2.0 trillion,
as the Bank continued to generate double-digit growth in the consumer and
middle market segments. Meanwhile, total deposits went up by three (3) per cent
to P2.4 trillion, reflective of customers’
shift to higher-yielding fixed income investments, primarily bank-issued bonds.
The Bank’s CASA ratio, however, was maintained at 70 per cent.
Non-interest income was
up 29 per cent to P29.5 billion as fee-based
income and insurance premiums posted double-digit growth. Further, trading and
forex gains normalized to P3.6 billion on
favorable capital market conditions.
Operating expenses grew
by 21 per cent in line with the Bank’s continuing expansion, with 53 domestic branches
and offices opened in the 1H 2019, as well as higher volume-related expenses. Taxes
and licenses and policy reserves at BDO Life increased by 51 per cent. Excluding
volume-related expenses, opex growth would have risen by 14 per cent in line
with the Bank’s investment in branches and business development offices
nationwide.
Provisions amounted to P3.0 billion as the Bank maintained its
conservative credit and provisioning policies. Gross non-performing loan (NPL)
ratio was steady at 1.2 per cent while NPL cover remained high at 163.2 per
cent.
Total capital grew to P350.8 billion, with Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) and Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio at 14.2 per cent and 12.6 per cent, respectively, higher quarter-on-quarter and remaining comfortably above regulatory requirements.
With expectations of better economic prospects going forward, BDO will continue
to build on its business franchise and extensive distribution network to tap
new growth areas and underserved markets.
About BDO
BDO is a full-service universal bank which provides
a wide range of corporate and retail banking services. These services include traditional loan and
deposit products, as well as treasury, trust banking, investment banking,
private banking, rural banking, cash management, leasing and finance,
remittance, insurance, retail cash cards, credit card services, and stock
brokerage services.
BDO has one of the largest distribution networks, with more than 1,300 operating branches and over 4,000 ATMs nationwide. It also has a full-service branches in Hong Kong and Singapore as well as 23 overseas remittance and representative offices in Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East. BDO ranked as the largest bank in terms of total assets, loans, deposits and trust funds under management based on published statements of condition as of March 31, 2019. For more information, please visit www.bdo.com.ph.
This August has a number of holidays and long weekends that adventure and vacation loving Filipinos can look forward to: Eid al-Adha on the third week of the month, Ninoy Aquino Day on August 21, and National Heroes Day on August 26. Make the most out of these extended breaks by satisfying your wanderlust and going on that much-desired getaway.
Here are some suggestions on where you can go and what you can do to achieve your #looongweekendgoals.
● August 10 to 12: Singapore or Cebu
Singapore’s always been an accessible and ideal weekend destination for Filipinos. Its quaint old neighborhoods, eclectic dining scene, lively arts and culture, and other exciting attractions make it an even better destination.
The Island of Cebu, meanwhile, offers travelers the best of both worlds: a colorful urban lifestyle and the serenity of nature—the choice is yours!
● August 9 to 12: Palawan or Hong Kong
You can never go wrong visiting Palawan. Coron, El Nido, and Puerto Princesa are just some of the most beautiful places on the island that offer unique experiences for every adventurer.
Hong Kong, on the other hand, has consistently been a top destination for Filipinos. Travelers can enjoy amazing shopping deals, delectable cuisine, and an unforgettable array of sights and attractions.
● August 21, 2019: Staycation in Metro Manila
A staycation in Metro Manila on hump day may just be the quick break you need. Treat yourself to a comfortable bed, delicious hotel food, and cool amenities.
● August 21 to August 26: Japan or Seoul
If you can afford to file a two-day leave, go all out and book a trip to Japan or Seoul, South Korea.
Spend the long weekend in Tokyo or Osaka and have a taste of amazing food while taking in fashion-forward trends, a rich history, and quirky pop-culture.
You can also enjoy the electric atmosphere in Seoul. Experience a whole range of activities, from sampling tasty local delicacies to soaking up K-pop and the rich culture and heritage. Shopaholics will also love the amazing retail finds here.
● August 23 to 26: Bangkok or Taipei
For those who can only file a one-day leave, a four-day vacation in Bangkok, Thailand or Taipei, Taiwan is perfect.
Bangkok’s culture is best experienced by simply immersing yourself into the heart of things. Try the food and get lost in the sights and sounds of the bustling city.
A trip to Taipei will give you the chance to explore its rich cultural history, irresistible culinary treats, and a modern urban vibe.
● August 24 to 26, 2019: Davao or Boracay
A quick escape to Davao can prove extremely refreshing, regardless if you stay in the city or head out to experience the beach or the great outdoors.
Boracay’s rebirth, on the other hand, has ensured that its white sand beaches are kept pristine and majestic.
Excited for the upcoming long weekends? Turn these dates into #LooongWeekendGoals with Traveloka, the ultimate one-stop online travel platform, for an experience like no other.
Traveloka provides a wide range of travel needs in one platform—including flights, hotels, transport, flight+hotel packages, attractions, activities, and more—helping customers to easily create moments together with their friends and loved ones.
Shopee Free Shipping Festival on August 8 will offer Free Shipping with no minimum spend on selected shops.
Shopee, the leading
e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, is giving consumers a chance
to take home a brand-new Toyota Fortuner 2018 in
its ₱1 Game for Shopee Free Shipping Festival. On August 8, there will be free
shipping with ₱0 minimum spend on selected brands
and categories, ₱88 deals, and tons of 100% cashback vouchers to enjoy.
Consumers can join Shopee’s exciting ₱1 Game to take home amazing prizes including an Apple iPhone XS Max, A&S 40” HD TV, and Samsung Galaxy A20 by paying ₱1 upon check out. On the big sale day, users should stay tuned as Shopee will be raffling off a brand-new Toyota Fortuner for only ₱1.
Ruoshan Tao, Head of Marketing at Shopee Philippines said, “We are excited to have launched another campaign that provides consumers greater deals on their favorite categories and brands. We are giving Filipinos bigger and better surprises through Shopee’s ₱1 Game which is becoming popular among online shoppers as it gives them more chances to score premium items for the low price of ₱1. We invite everyone to join us in celebrating Shopee Free Shipping Festival.”
On August 8, Shopee users can enjoy big discounts on their
favorite items. These are what consumers should
watch for during Shopee Free Shipping Festival:
Free
Shipping with ₱0 Minimum Spend
on selected shops.
Discounts
up to 90% off and exclusive
promotions across all categories.
Premium gadgets up for grabs including an Apple iPhone XS Max, A&S 40” HD TV,
Samsung Galaxy A20, and more for only ₱1 in Shopee’s ₱1 Game.
100%
cashback vouchers and category vouchers to be given away.
