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  • #GrabThatFlight: Grab and GetGo partner to bring Filipinos closer to their dream destinations

    #GrabThatFlight: Grab and GetGo partner to bring Filipinos closer to their dream destinations

    Starting August 3, Grab users can convert their Grab Rewards points to GetGo points and redeem flights

    Grab and GetGo Rewards by Cebu Pacific today announced a new tie-up that will bring more travel opportunities to Grab users. Starting today, Grab consumers can start converting their GrabRewards points to GetGo points. For just 1000 and 4,500 GrabRewards points, members will be able to get 100 and 500 GetGo points respectively, which they can use to redeem for free flights to any Cebu Pacific destination.

    #GrabThatFlight: Cebu Pacific GetGo Loyalty Division general manager Nik Laming and Grab Philippines Business Development & Partnerships head Maria Theresa Busmente sign a partnership deal to enable Filipino travelers to fly for free by converting more points from Grab rides.

    To mark the partnership between Southeast Asia’s largest loyalty program and the leading lifestyle rewards program in the Philippines, Grab and GetGo will roll-out a special rewards promotion. Jetsetter consumers are in for a treat as Grab and GetGo will double the number of GetGo points earned for every GrabRewards conversion from August 3 to August 8.

    Required

    GrabRewards Points

    		 Equivalent

    GetGo Points

    (Aug 3-8)

    		 Equivalent

    GetGo Points

    (Aug 9 onwards)
    1,000 200 100
    4,500 1000 500

    “Knowing that travelling is an important aspect of every Filipino’s lifestyle, we are excited to partner with GetGo to bring our consumers closer to their next dream holiday. As Grab becomes an everyday app, we are constantly making our platform more rewarding for our consumers by giving them access to more meaningful partner benefits that truly matter to them. With GrabRewards, we want our consumers to get more value for every ride they take with us and having a partner like GetGo on board will enable us to offer them even more.” said Theresa Busmente, Grab Philippines’ Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships.

    Turning everyone’s daily rides into exciting free flights, GetGo and Grab Philippines team up to support every Filipinos’ desire to travel and experience local and international wonders.

    As one of the leading lifestyle rewards programmes in the country, GetGo has been giving its loyal members new experiences out of their free local and international flights. The partnership with Grab shows the program’s commitment to support the Filipinos’ dreams of seeing the world and flying for free to Cebu Pacific’s wide network of destinations.

    “Our promise to our members is that we will continuously offer more options where they can earn GetGo points for their free getaways. We are happy to partner with Grab in making our members’ commutes more rewarding,” shared Nik Laming, Cebu Pacific’s General Manager for Loyalty Division.

    To convert GrabRewards points to GetGo points, just click ‘GrabRewards’ in the Grab app’s left menu bar and select GetGo from the browse list to redeem this offer. Users who redeem the offer will be taken to a page within the app, where they will be asked to input their GetGo username and password to sign-in and convert their points.


    About Grab

    Grab is one of the most frequently used O2O mobile platforms in Southeast Asia, providing the everyday services that matter most to consumers. Commute, eat, deliver shopping – and pay with one e-wallet. Grab believes that every Southeast Asian should benefit from the digital economy, and the company provides access to safe and affordable transport, food and package delivery, mobile payments and financial services. Grab currently offers services in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia. For more information, please visit www.grab.com.

    About GetGo

    GetGo is the innovative lifestyle rewards program by Cebu Pacific that lets you earn points every time you fly and from your everyday spend. Get points from many different ways and program partners, and Go places with Cebu Pacific’s 26 international destinations and 37 domestic destinations and counting. It is currently expanding its partnership network ranging from travel, banking, lifestyle and the services sector. As a brand that puts more value to its members, it has introduced a suite of financial payment cards in partnership with UnionBank and VISA. To know more, visit www.GetGo.com.ph

    For more information on memberships and partners, visit www.getgo.com.ph. Stay updated on the latest promos by liking GetGoPH’s official pages on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    John Paulo Ondra Caparros
    Public Relations Department
    Strategic works, Inc.
    +63.893.7472 | +639. 17.158.7918
    john.caparros@stratworks.ph
    2nd Floor Zaragoza Building, 102 Gamboa Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City PH

  • Chooks-to-Go announces nine winners of 100K pesos

    Chooks-to-Go announces nine winners of 100K pesos

    Chooks-to-Go, the leading roasted chicken chain in the country, recently announced the nine winners of Chooks-to-Riches, its ongoing nationwide promo.

    The winners are John Jervie Dee of Misamis Oriental, Emanuel Moreto of Leyte, Angelica Olinares of Negros Occidental, David Villanueva of Bicol, Leslie Naval of Malabon, Antonio Tiu of Tacloban, Emmanuel Asuncion of Bulacan, Ma. Elena Biyo of Iloilo, and Cecile Senining of Cebu. Each received PhP 100,000 pesos in cash, tax-free.

    From left to right, BAVI Tacloban Branch Head Edwin Arevalo and Chooks-to-Riches winners from Tacloban, Antonio Tiu and Emanuel Moreto

    “Hindi ko po inakalang isa ako sa mananalo. Sa dami ng customers ng Chooks-to-Go, ako pa ang ma-swerteng nanalo. Masayang-masaya po talaga ako, malaking tulong po ito sa amin,” said Emanuel Moreto.

    “Nagulat po ako nung may tumawag sa akin na taga-Chooks-to-Go. Nataranta po ako nun kasi hindi ko matandaan kung naitago ko yung resibo na nanalo. Maraming beses po kasi akong nagtext. Blessing in disguise po itong pagkapanalo ko at napakalaking tulong sa aming pamilya,” said Antonio Tiu.

    With Chooks-to-Riches, Chooks-to-Go aims to reward its loyal and hardworking customers who have been making the deliciously roasted chicken a part of the family’s everyday meals. This promo is the brand’s way to return the love, appreciation, and support that the customers have shown Chooks-to-Go.

    To qualify for the promo, customers must make a single receipt purchase of at least one (1) whole Chooks-to-Go oven roasted chicken of any variant (Sweet Roast, Pepper Roast, Fried Chooks). To earn entries, customers need to send CHOOKS (space) <COMPLETE NAME> / <COMPLETE ADDRESS> / <OR NUMBER> / <TOTAL TRANSACTION AMOUNT> via text message to 2256.

    Valid receipts may be registered until August 11 to qualify for the promo. Chooks-to-Go will draw the last set of winners on August 13.

    Angelica Olinares, one of the winners of PhP 100,000, with her family at BAVI Bacolod.

    Will you be one of the lucky six to win PhP100,000? Remember that the more entries you have, the more chances of winning! So what are you waiting for? Join now!

    John Paulo Ondra Caparros
    Public Relations Department
    Strategic works, Inc.
    +63.893.7472 | +639. 17.158.7918
    john.caparros@stratworks.ph
    2nd Floor Zaragoza Building, 102 Gamboa Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City PH

  • GetGo promo winners get ready to escape to paradise in Palawan

    GetGo promo winners get ready to escape to paradise in Palawan

    The most exciting lifestyle rewards program of Cebu Pacific once more surprises its GetGo members with amazing treats and prizes. With GetGo’s Exclusive Island Escape promo, three lucky members are flying to Palawan for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enjoy a whole island for themselves and their family.

    From casually doing their everyday transactions and shopping at their favorite stores, Josephine Panganiban, Jivelle Ann Borcena, and Criza Mae Booc were able to earn GetGo points that were converted to raffle entries to win the 3-day all-expense-paid trips to the exclusive Bamboo Island in Coron.

    Josephine Panganiban (right) receives her prize from Cebu Pacific Loyalty Division campaign manager Elia Soon.

    “Usually, hindi ako nananalo sa mga ganitong raffle. I didn’t believe at first and I thought there was some catch na I have to buy or pay something to get the prize,” said Josephine, an IT consultant from Parañaque City. “I’m very surprised and happy. Also, I’m actually turning 50 years old this year so I thought this was a great birthday gift from GetGo.”

    Meanwhile, for 28-year-old software engineer Jivelle, winning the promo meant that she could finally bring her son and parents for their first getaway to Palawan. She shared, “My son is ten years old and it will be his first time to ride a plane so I’m super excited. The same goes for my parents who are both senior citizens already. It will also be my father’s first plane ride.”

    Jivelle Ann Borcena gets the best surprise of her life as Cebu Pacific Loyalty Division campaign manager Elia Soon (left) and Marketing and Distribution director Sahara Garnica give her a free Palawan vacation.

    From snorkeling, diving, rowing, and island hopping, the winners are looking forward to trying all the water activities available in the island. They can also hike up the island’s mountain peak and enjoy a great 360 degree view of the picturesque landscape and crystal clear waters.

    “It was very generous of GetGo to start a promo like this. Sobrang na-appreciate ko talaga ‘yung program kasi ‘yung usual shopping ko mas nagiging rewarding. Nakakakuha ako ng points na pwede magamit for free flights and promos like this,” expressed Jivelle on how thankful she is for being part of GetGo’s program.

    Aside from the grand prize, ten lucky members also won 10,000 GetGo points each. Like them, you can experience a rewarding lifestyle with GetGo and its wide network of lifestyle partners. Just sign up for a GetGo account online and you can have access to amazing deals and exciting promos in the future. Who knows? You might be the next winner of the next promo!

    Exclusive Island Escape promo winner Jivelle reveals, “I mostly do my transactions with my CEB GetGo Credit Card because it’s convenient and I can earn GetGo points faster.”

    For more information on memberships and partners, visit www.getgo.com.ph. Stay updated on the latest promos by liking GetGoPH’s official pages on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    John Paulo Ondra Caparros
    Public Relations Department
    Strategic works, Inc.
    +63.893.7472 | +639. 17.158.7918
    john.caparros@stratworks.ph

    2nd Floor Zaragoza Building, 102 Gamboa Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City PH

  • COLORMANILA’S CM Challenge Heads To Davao City

    COLORMANILA’S CM Challenge Heads To Davao City

    ColorManila, the country’s number one fun-run organizer, is heading to Davao City on August 12, 2018, for the CM Challenge Run Davao, set to take place at the SM Lanang Premier.  This will be the first time that the CM Challenge Run, which combines obstacles with the race, will be brought to Mindanao, this is also Davao’s first time to host such an event.

    ColorManila VP Justine Cordero says, “We are excited to bring CM Challenge Run to Davao, which is a perfect mix of both a fun-run and an obstacle course run, or OCR.  We are also bringing our CM Challenge obstacles to Davao, and we would like to invite runners, and our followers alike, to join this event on August 12, 2018.”

    Participants of CM Challenge Davao can choose between 3K, 5K and 10K, and can look forward to obstacles such as the inflatable slide, inflatable tire skip, military crawl obstacles, among others.  Apart from which, runners can listen to the latest music while going through the various challenges.

    Runners also have the option of choosing between the Deluxe Kit, or the Rockstar Kit.  The Deluxe Kit, which is priced at P599, includes the event shirt, race bib, finisher’s medal, sunglasses, and a color packet.

    While the Rockstar Kit, priced at P799, includes the event shirt, race bib, finisher’s medal, sunglasses, sling bag, headwear, and a color packet.

    The event is made possible by Camella, Honda Philippines, and its official venue partner, SM Lanang Premier.
    Registration is still ongoing, for more information, visit www.colormanila.com.

  • Yanolja invests USD 15M into leading Southeast Asian Economy Hotel Chain ZEN Rooms

    Yanolja invests USD 15M into leading Southeast Asian Economy Hotel Chain ZEN Rooms

    • Seoul-based accommodation/leisure company Yanolja enters South East Asia by investing USD15M into ZEN Rooms in return for a minority stake
    • Strategic investment into ZEN Rooms to benefit from exponential growth and synergistic effects in Southeast Asian market
    • This marks the first cross-border transaction for Yanolja and the largest startup investment by a Korean company in South East Asia

    Leading Southeast Asian economy hotel chain and online booking platform ZEN Rooms (www.zenrooms.com) announces a strategic minority investment of USD15M by Yanolja, the leading Seoul-based leisure company with rights to acquire 100% of ZEN Rooms in the future. This is the largest startup investment by a Korean company in Southeast Asia.

    ZEN Rooms, founded in 2015 by ex-Foodpanda co-founder Kiren Tanna and Nathan Boublil, operates a disruptive economy hotel chain and online booking platform in 5 major Southeast Asian countries, including: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Within only 3 years, ZEN Rooms’ business has grown exponentially to over 1,000 economy hotel franchisees and over 7,000 room inventory and established itself as the top-rated affordable franchise in the region, with average Customer Review scores of 7.9 on public OTA and review sites.

    ZEN Rooms was founded to disrupt the value-for-money of the Southeast Asian hotel market, helping hotel franchisees be more efficient, competitive, safe & reliable by strengthening their quality standards, resulting in improved customer satisfaction for budget travelers. ZEN Rooms is vertically integrated, combining room booking, branding, sales and management with a self-developed online/mobile platform – which distinguishes ZEN Rooms from other hotel franchises. ZEN Rooms now plans to use the capital to expand its inventory base in current and new markets and continue to invest in technology to keep improving the sector’s efficiency.

    The Southeast Asian travel market is today the fastest growing worldwide, undergoing a rapid and continuous surge in both domestic and international economy travel demand, similarly to China 15 years ago and Korea 5 years ago. In addition, Southeast Asia is a favorite tourist destination for Korean travelers, and 17% of foreign travelers to Korea come from Southeast Asia. Thus, ZEN Rooms’ reputation and growth in SEA and the established leisure platform of Yanolja make the combination a leading force in the South East Asian travel market.

    Co-Founder of ZEN Rooms, Kiren Tanna, commented: “ZEN Rooms’ mission is to provide quality economy accommodation to travelers across Southeast Asia and help our hotel partners maximize their business potential. South East Asia is still at the beginning of both the hotel franchising revolution and its travel demand surge – and we are delighted to join forces with Yanolja to fulfill this mission. Through its leadership in the Korean market, Yanolja has unparalleled hospitality knowledge and has built a highly refined and innovative business model and best-in-class platform that we are looking forward to bringing to the Southeast Asian market.”

    Vice President of Yanolja, Jong-yoon Kim, commented: “ZEN Rooms has built a very impressive business and team within a short timeframe and we are excited to start our collaboration. Starting with this strategic investment into ZEN Rooms, we shall seek to expand to become the most affordable hotel chain and first fully integrated booking platform for leisure activities as well as hotels for leisure activities as well as hotels, going beyond the domestic sphere to around the globe.” “In the future, we shall strengthen our leadership as a tech start-up by providing unprecedented and distinguished services to domestic and foreign travelers by applying innovative technologies including IoT and AI.”

    About Yanolja Corp.

    Yanolja, Inc. is a leading “O2O (Online-to-Offline)” accommodation platform company headquartered in South Korea. It leads the industry in many aspects, including revenue growth, boasts more than 9 million online members and has more than 41,000 listings on its travel and stay database.

    Yanolja has been playing a leading role in the Korean “space-rental” business providing travelers with real-time travel-and-stay booking services to a comprehensive database of hotels, motels, private lodgings, guesthouse and international desitnations. It is also the first travel-and-stay business in South Korea that has more than 120 franchise hotels.

    Yanolja also provides continuing education program services called MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operation) to its domestic registered travel-and-stay service providers. Currently, Yanolja is driving innovation in the travel and tourism industry by utilizing new technologies like IoT (Internet of Things), AI (Artificial Intelligence) and AR (Augmented Reality) to offer advance customer experience solutions and to evolve into a leading global travel-and-stay platform service provider.

    About ZEN Rooms

    ZEN Rooms is a leading budget hospitality company founded in 2015 by Kiren Tanna and Nathan Boublil to offer the best value-for-money accommodation in South East Asia. ZEN Rooms is now present in 5 core countries, more than 50 cities and 1,000+ locations. Fully equipped double rooms start as low as US$10. Before Yanolja investment, ZEN Rooms had raised a total of USD 8.5M from Asia Pacific Internet Group (Rocket Internet & Ooredoo JV), SBI Investment Korea and Redbadge Pacific. To learn more, visit www.zenrooms.com

    Media Contact

    Nika Plana | Marketing & PR Manager
    +639157122069 | Skype: nikaplana

  • RCBC rolls out first ever online FX platform

    RCBC has just become the first bank in the country to offer an online foreign exchange platform, that allows their existing clients and accountholders to buy and sell currency online.

    The Online FX Trading Platform is currently the only foreign exchange execution platform in the country that can be accessed using the web, eliminating the need for face-to-face or over-the-phone transactions when exchanging foreign currency.

    This new product, developed by RCBC, allows the Bank clients to buy and sell their foreign currency at any given time from the safety of their own homes, or even from abroad.

    To make use of this new product, RCBC clients have to enroll at least two different currency accounts with RCBC’s Online Banking platform. Once eligible, RCBC clients are free to buy and sell currency between their enrolled accounts. RCBC’s Online Foreign Exchange product can easily allow the buying and selling of all major currencies such as US Dollar, Euros, Great Britain Pound, Japanese Yen, Singaporean Dollar, among others, at very competitive rates

    “The Online FX Trading Platform revolutionizes foreign exchange transactions for the country. Never before has a Philippine bank been able to provide their clients a platform that allows them to trade foreign currency at their own time and place.” Says Gil A. Buenaventura, RCBC President and CEO.”

    “In taking out the need for face-to-face transactions, our clients are ensured greater ease in that they can buy and sell their foreign currencies without being restricted by geography.” Adds Chet Luy, RCBC Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head for Financial Advisory and Markets (Treasury and Wealth Management) Group.

    Interested clients can reach out to their nearest RCBC branch for more information on RCBC’s Online FX Trading Platform.

    ABOUT RCBC:

    The Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) is the financial flagship company of the Yuchengco Group of Companies (YGC). As one of the largest private universal banks in the country, RCBC is able to provide a wide scale of services through its thrift bank, investment bank, foreign exchange brokerage house, leasing company, and overseas remittance companies. For more information on RCBC, visit www.rcbc.com

    John Paulo Ondra Caparros
    Public Relations Department
    Strategic works, Inc.

    +63.893.7472 | +639. 17.158.7918
    john.caparros@stratworks.ph

    2nd Floor Zaragoza Building, 102 Gamboa Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City PH

  • Enjoy 72 Hours of Free Shipping and Up to 80% Discounts on Premium Items on Shopee’s Payday Sale!

    Enjoy 72 Hours of Free Shipping and Up to 80% Discounts on Premium Items on Shopee’s Payday Sale!

    For 72 hours from July 30 to August 1, Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, is back to help loyal users stretch their salaries with its monthly Payday Sale. This month, we are going bigger and better with 72 hours of free shipping, all-day vouchers, and up to 80% discounts across a wide range of categories ranging from electronics to fashion.


    To sweeten the Payday Sale, users can also look forward to lowest prices guaranteed on dozens of premium electronics at Shopee Gadget Zone, a dedicated in-app portal for all things tech, which was newly launched this month. With up to 80% off some of 2018’s hottest electronic products such as the Nintendo Switch, Canon Inkjet Printer, and Harman JBL Soundbar. Furthermore, users can also expect up to P4,000 off products from top brands including Samsung, Vivo, Oppo, and Xiaomi.

    Jane Lim, Director of Shopee Philippines said, “This month’s Payday Sale will be bigger and better with our new Shopee Gadget Zone featuring premium electronics at unbeatable prices for our users. Shopee Gadget Zone has been well-received by users in the short time since its launch and together with the Payday Sale, we want to build on this early momentum and continue our goal to deliver top electronic products at attractive prices for all our users in the Philippines. Moving forward, we will continue to diversify our product assortments and engage users with even more exciting deals tailored for their needs and preferences.

    For more information on: Shopee’s Payday Sale, visit https://shopee.ph/paydaysalejuly. Shopee’s Gadget Zone, visit https://shopee.ph/m/gadgetzone.

    For more information on Shopee, visit https://shopee.ph

    Download the Shopee app for free on Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

    For more information, please contact:

    Erin Tagudin
    Public Relations Manager
    Contact: 09178457508 Email: erin.tagudin@shopee.com

  • Inspire 2018: Opening doors for partner innovation, growth and differentiation

    Inspire 2018: Opening doors for partner innovation, growth and differentiation

    Organizations around the world are undergoing transformation fueled by cloud, artificial intelligence, mixed reality and the Internet of Things. These technologies are helping businesses and society reach new heights – retail is becoming more personal, banking is becoming more seamless, and healthcare is becoming more predictive and preventive.

    At the heart of these incredible stories of transformation – and more – are Microsoft partners. The Microsoft partner ecosystem is a group of hundreds of thousands of organizations driving positive, global impact. Building everything from line-of-business apps to industry-specific solutions on Dynamics 365 to gaming experiences, these companies are a natural extension of the team at Microsoft, delivering cutting-edge technology to millions of customers.

    Microsoft sees its partner’s success as its own and is squarely focused on delivering a true, two-way partnership with its partner network. In this year’s Inspire 2018, Microsoft announced new programs, tools and resources to help partners innovate, grow and differentiate their businesses.

    Delivering innovation through apps and services

    Whether they’re building apps or services, Microsoft partners need access to the latest technology from Microsoft and guidance on how to extend that technology to build tailor-made solutions.

    Microsoft recently announced exciting new innovations in Microsoft 365, including a free version of Teams, new intelligent events capabilities, the Workplace Analytics teamwork solution and more. The tech company also announced new cloud, apps and data technologies including Azure Data Box Disk, Azure Virtual WAN, Azure Firewall and more.

    Microsoft partners will be able to leverage these new offerings to help customers embrace and innovate in the modern workplace and continue to help customers in their journey to the cloud.

    In addition to new technologies, Microsoft released new Digital Transformation eBooks, and practice-building playbooks, expanding on the popular resources already leveraged by tens of thousands of partners looking to build and enhance their practices.

    Enabling greater customer reach

    In Microsoft’s third quarter, Azure revenue grew by 93 percent, with partners driving a considerable portion of that growth. To build on this great momentum, Microsoft is doing two new things to fuel partner growth – leaning on its marketplaces and enhancing AppSource as the entry point for selling with Microsoft, as well as improving go-to-market benefits for partners to help them grow their businesses.

    The new marketplace capabilities include integrated partner-to-partner solutions, private offers, and expanded consulting services. Each of these new capabilities provides partners new ways to get solutions in front of a bigger base of customers and to provide them with a better buying experience. It is Microsoft’s focus to connect partners with customers.

    Microsoft is also providing greater flexibility and more opportunities to unlock new benefits that help partners go to market. Starting later this year, partners with competencies will have a choice of benefits packages based on their business focus. Microsoft is expanding core benefits to include access to services that support generating leads, improving lead velocity and increasing close rates for app or service offerings.


    Showcasing partner specialization

    For Microsoft partners, specialization is key to growth. Microsoft seeks to do more to help customers find the right partners with the right solutions. At Inspire 2018, the tech company announced new ways for partners to demonstrate their proven expertise to customers with the introduction of new advanced specializations and the new Microsoft Azure Expert MSP initiative. Partners can now demonstrate that they have the right capabilities to help with specific customer business challenges.

    At last year’s Inspire, Microsoft initiated a new journey with its partners, with a commitment to their success. In the world of Digital Transformation, everyone needs an ecosystem, and a partnership with Microsoft is a partnership with its ecosystem. Together, Microsoft and its partners are in a position to take advantage of the unprecedented $4.5 trillion opportunity and unleash the power of true partnership to unlock incredible growth and success – for each other, and for their customers.

    Catherine Llanes

    Media Relations Manager
    m: +63 917 5820573
    t: +632 332 1031 loc. 108
    http://www.m2comms.com/