FASTJOBS : JOB FAIR AND FREE SEMINAR

FASTJOBS HOSTS A MINI JOB FAIR AND FREE SEMINAR, 

“FOR THE RIDERS”

As the partner of every blue-collar worker, FastJobs Philippines’ fastest growing online jobs portal - held a mini job fair and free seminar “For the Riders,” last June 28, 2019, at the San Juan Gymnasium. 

“For the Riders” provided an avenue for delivery service providers (riders) to seek new job opportunities, especially those affected by the suspension of one of the on-demand groceries startup in the Philippines.

“We, at FastJobs, believe in helping each other out, as this is how we see we can strengthen the nation. The country’s success lies on the shoulder of our blue-collar workers, who make up the backbone of our economy, so we must continue to provide them the tools and  the opportunities to help them find better-paying jobs that fit their work skills,” shares 

Sebastian San, Assistant Director - Regional Partnerships of FastJobs. 

In addition to linking riders to new job opportunities through its job fair, FastJobs held a free seminar, which updated participants on relevant topics such as road safety, emergency responsiveness, and preparedness. To talk about injury avoidance and the importance of riders in the community was Stalin Jher Iilahi, Association President of 24/7 ARPG Riders Team Manila.  

For years, FastJobs has been making it easier for individuals to find jobs that fit their skills and introduces them to employers through its innovative hiring platform. This platform includes mobile-first innovations such as FastChat, Resume Builder, and Group Broadcast Capabilities, which allows applicants to find jobs fast and employers to save time.  

FastJobs empowers riders and skilled laborers by making the job-seeking process easier and more convenient. Simply download the FastJobs App on your mobiles, and after registering, you can immediately start submitting your applications. To save time, jobseekers can use the instant messaging feature called FastChat.

“FastJobs is continually seeking new ways to help the regular worker and bring back dignity to their work. With the recent boom in the food and grocery delivery market, our riders have so much more opportunity – and we hope to help them in that aspect,” ends San. 

Download the FastJobs mobile app now available in Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines at the Android Play store and Apple App store or visit  https://www.fastjobs.ph/

About FastJobs

FastJobs is Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing mobile job app that focuses on recruitment for customer-facing, support and operational roles. By applying technology alongside data insights, our vision is to simplify job matching and provide everyone with equal access to job opportunities from trusted employers.

Incubated by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and officially launched in April 2015, the FastJobs app has since been downloaded more than 2.5 million times across the region. At the HR Vendors of the Year 2018 Awards, FastJobs emerged as Best New Recruitment Solution Provider (Gold, Singapore, and Malaysia), Best HR Start-up Company (Silver, Singapore) and 

Best Recruitment Portal (Bronze, Singapore). 

Business success depends on finding the right people, and FAST. This is at the heart of FastJobs and inspires us to continually re-imagine the way people are connected to jobs. As FastJobs expands across Southeast Asia, we strive to improve people’s lives with better access to economic opportunities.

Shopee debuts television commercial with Sarah Geronimo for Shopee 6.6 - 7.7 Lowest Price Sale

MANILA, 31 MAY, 2019 - Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, launches its first-ever television commercial with Sarah Geronimo on June 1. On May 30, Shopee announced that Sarah Geronimo is their new ambassador just in time for the Shopee 6.6 - 7.7 Lowest Price Sale.

Sarah first performed the “Shopee Spaghetti” commercial in front of thousands during the launch event of her cosmetics brand, POP Studio, on Shopee.  The television commercial which put a creative twist on the classic novelty song “The Spaghetti Song” by the Sexbomb Girls, garnered a good reception from Filipino viewers across the country.

Shopee’s previous television commercials have been recognized by several organizations for its innovation and influence. This includes the Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day television commercial, which was crowned the number 1 YouTube ad in the Philippines at the Youtube Ads Leaderboards by Google last March 25. In addition, the Shopee-pi-pi song was also named the People’s Choice for the Last Song Syndrome (LSS) Award by the same organization.

Ruoshan Tao, Head of Marketing, Shopee Philippines, said, “Coming from the viral Shopee-pi-pi television commercial, the Shopee Spaghetti commercial is another song with a catchy tune and a fun dance that will surely entertain our Filipino audience. We look forward to sharing more creative content with our consumers in the upcoming months.”

The Shopee 6.6 - 7.7 Lowest Price Sale from June 3 to July 7 offers consumers five weeks of unbeatable deals including free shipping with ₱0 minimum spend on selected brands or categories daily. There will be one million Lowest Price Deals, daily 100% cashback vouchers, and ₱1 Deals up for grabs. Additionally, consumers can look forward to special deals up to 90% off from top local and international brands including P&G Hair, Huawei, Colourette, Colgate, Silverworks, Maybelline, Unilever Personal Care, Watsons, and Olay. Leading industry players such as BDO, Cebu Pacific, and iWant are also participating to offer Shopee users exclusive promotions.

For more information on the Shopee 6.6 - 7.7 Lowest Price Sale, please visit https://shopee.ph/m/6-6.

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

Visit https://shopee.ph for more information.

About Shopee

Shopee is the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. It is a platform tailored for the region, providing customers with an easy, secure and fast online shopping experience through strong payment and logistical support. Shopee aims to continually enhance its platform and become the region’s e-commerce destination of choice.

Shopee has a wide selection of product categories ranging from consumer electronics to home & living, health & beauty, baby & toys, fashion and fitness equipment.

Shopee, a Sea company, was first launched in Singapore in 2015, and has since expanded its reach to Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Sea is a leader in digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services across Greater Southeast Asia. Sea's mission is to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology, and is listed on the NYSE under the symbol SE.

Shopee reveals Sarah Geronimo as new brand ambassador in time for Shopee 6.6 - 7.7 Lowest Price Sale

Filipinos can stay tuned for Shopee and Sarah Geronimo’s first television commercial airing on June 1

MANILA, 31 MAY, 2019 - Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, announces Popstar Princess Sarah Geronimo as their new brand ambassador in time for the Shopee 6.6 - 7.7 Lowest Price Sale, happening from June 3 to July 7. On June 1, Filipinos can stay tuned for the first-ever television commercial of Shopee with Sarah Geronimo.

Martin Yu, Associate Director, Shopee Philippines, said, “We are very happy with how Shopee performed in 2019 and to ramp up our efforts, we are following this up with a big campaign featuring our new brand ambassador, Sarah Geronimo. We believe that Sarah’s approachable and bubbly personality is a perfect representation of the Shopee brand and we are thrilled to have her become part of the family. We invite everyone to join us in celebrating the Shopee 6.6 - 7.7 Lowest Price Sale.”

Happening from June 3 to July 7, the Shopee 6.6 - 7.7 Lowest Price Sale promises five weeks of unbeatable deals with up to 90% off from leading brands including P&G Hair, Huawei, Colourette, Colgate, Silverworks, Maybelline, Unilever Personal Care, Watsons, and Olay. Users can enjoy free shipping with ₱0 minimum spend on selected brands or categories daily as well as one million Lowest Price Deals, daily 100% cashback vouchers, and ₱1 Deals.

Bigger and better surprises in store for users

Shopee 6.6 - 7.7 Lowest Price Sale will feature 35 days of themed promotions happening from June 3 to July 7. Key highlights include:

• Category days such as TV, Audio, & Gaming Sale on June 28, Mobile Sale on June 30, and Korean Skincare Sale on July 4.
• Mechanic days including:

• Vouchers Sale on June 3, featuring seller, category, and sitewide vouchers up for grabs
• Free Shipping Sale on June 4, featuring free shipping with ₱0 min spend across the platform
• Flash Sale on June 12, with an upsized Flash session happening 10 times across 24 hours.

• Super Brand Days from June 17 to June 21 featuring leading brands across categories including Huawei, Maybelline, Hanford, Unilever Homecare, and Unilever Personal Care.
• Exclusive deals from partners including BDO, Cebu Pacific, and the official store launch of iWant.

For more information on the Shopee 6.6 - 7.7 Lowest Price Sale, please visit https://shopee.ph/m/double-double.

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

Visit https://shopee.ph for more information.

Coffee Grounds Into Something New : Institute for Coffee Excellence

During the last weekend, I was able to attend the three (3) Hours Home Brewing Workshop in Institute for Coffee Excellence located at the Sheridan cor Pines St Highway Hills, Mandaluyong City. Let’s take a little coffee trip to Institute for Coffee Excellence. 

Michael Harris Lim, the 2019 Philippine National Barista Champion and He also the Founder of ICE.  First Filipino to make it to the semi-finals of the World Barista Championship in Boston, USA, Opens the Institute for Coffee Excellence, an educated institution that offers world-class training standards for specialty coffee industry.

After successfully sharing his advocacies in the international stage, Harris continues to carry out his life's work of creating a fully-sustainable coffee economy and takes another step towards realizing this vision-by officially opening the Institute for Coffee Excellence.

Since Harris' first ventured in the coffee business in 2001, he has been committed in providing solutions to elevate the quality of local crops and equip Filipino farmers with tools and knowledge to help them keep up with the evolving industry. And He was able to see the industry in the perspective of a barista which made him realize that they also needed training in delivering the best coffee experience. Harris envisions the institute as an instrument in fostering a community that works together for sustainability to achieve the ultimate goal of having steadily increasing food and coffee security for the Philippines and  for the future generations to come.

Also, Harris actively supports coffee-producing communities in Benguet through the platforms he built such as the Foundation for Sustainable Coffee Excellence (FSCE) and The Giving Cafe, his eagerness to create greater initiatives that will benefit the local industry never ceased.

Argenel Vegas, 2019 Philippine Brewer's Cup 3rd Placer. Our Instructor for that day's Basic Brewing class. He connect with us and shares the basic needs and important details when you're brewing your own coffee at home. You should have listen to him, because every details is important to make your own coffee.

We had a chance to brew our own coffee after the Brewing sessions, our Instructor decided to group us into three each group and we need to choose whether it's Brazil Pra or Vietnam Pra Coffee and our group used the Vietnam Pra Coffee, It has a caramel and chocolate hints for me. I enjoyed these two flavours, it's kinda different from the others. And also, we used the French method as well. I learned so much from Argenel Vegas our Instructor.

You can also visit, The Giving Café, (in front of ICE) which they also owned. And I will recommend the menu from dishes, cakes, coffee and their tea.

Thank you, Institute for Coffee Excellence for having us! Til our next Brew Sessions. HAPPY BREWING!!!

To know more about the Institute for Coffee Excellence, visit coffeeexcellence.org

DIY TRAVEL GUIDE TO FIVE FINGERS AND LAKI BEACH TOUR IN MARIVELES, BATAAN

Looking for beautiful white sand beaches near Manila? You may check this travel guide to Five Fingers in Mariveles, Bataan. A beach getaway  that is comparable to Calaguas, Five Fingers is slowly capturing the hearts of Manilenos who don't have enough time to fly to farther destinations in the country. It is a Philippine destination that is surprisingly unspoiled from mass tourism. It's undoubtedly a perfect place where you can relax and find yourself.  There are no wifi signals, no electricity and data connections are unstable. Last but not the least, if you are one who is looking for the best cliff diving spots in the Philippines, Five Fingers is the answer! 

White Sand Beaches near Manila - Five Fingers in Mariveles Bataan

Introduction to Five Fingers in Bataan

The name Five Fingers refer to the five coves in Mariveles namely Apatot Cove, Talaga Beach, Tinanlakan Cove, Nagbintana Arch and Pulong Kawayan Arch.   If you're game to stay overnight in a remote beach in the Philippines while you watch billions of stars above, this is the place to be. You can have a bonfire, cook barbecues and of course drink beer away from the hustle and bustle of the city life in Manila!

Where to stay in Five Fingers - Laki Beach Resort

Looks like the best place to have an overnight stay (depends on how many nights you want) is in Five Fingers is at Laki Beach. This island is not fully developed so don't expect for a first - class comfort room or potable water everywhere you go. Laki Beach is the most ideal place to pitch your tent however it is the most famous of all the coves, so on weekends expect a thick crowd.

If you are looking for other places to stay in Five Fingers, check Talain Cove - no toilet, no electricity & no private shower areas.

Suggested Itinerary for Day Tour to Five Fingers

LAKI WHITE BEACH + 5 FINGERS BATAAN

- Mapapa Wow! ka sa White Sand Beach

- Unli Cliff diving bes. May 40ft pa ang taas 

- May pa Death pool at Tidal pool pa!

- Panalo sa Palm tress, sakto sa awrahan! 

- Hindi Magpapakabog ang Rock formation dito.

- May pa Underground Pa si Mayor feeling mo nasa Puerto Prinsesa ka

- Mala "Batanes of the West " lang ang peg natin bes. 

- All in one adventure. Diving, caving, swimming at rock climbing (Syempre optional lang yan para sa mga tago pa ang adventure side)

- Tour Coordinator kasama din dahil dito hindi mo mafefeel na iniwan ka kagaya ng ginawa ng Ex mo.

Sites to Visit

-Five fingers 

-Laki beach

-Nagbintana Arc

-Tinanlakan Cliff Diving Spot

-Talain Bat Cave

Package Includes:

*VAN ( QC, BATAAN, QC )

*LAKI BEACH ENTRANCE ( 250 )

*Environmental Fees

*Tour Guides/Tour Coordinator

*Cottages

Exclusions:

•BOAT FEE ( 350 per head )

•LUNCH 150 optional ( or you can bring )

•bfast ( kkb )

Itinerary for DAY TOUR

2:30am Meet up - JOLLIBEE PHILCOA near QC CIRCLE

3:00am Byahe na! 

6:00am ETA mariveles bataan Jollibee KKB

7:00am ETD mariveles bataan Jollibee

7:30am ETA Porto del soy

8:00am ETD Porto del soy start island hopping

12:30pm ETA Laki Beach(swimming, lunch own account, photo op. free time)

3:00pm pack up and wash up

3:30pm ETD Laki Beach

4:30pm ETA Porto Del Soy

5:30pm ETD Porto Del Soy

9:00pm ETA JOLLIBEE PHILCOA

End of tour.

If you want to stay overnight in laki beach make sure to bring your own tent kasi konti lang yung cottages dun which is for free naman. Pero overnight stay there Php350 per head, day tour stay Php100. 

DIY itinerary five fingers mariveles bataan

Five Fingers is a white sand beach near in Manila. What I love about this place eh hindi talaga crowded, mahihirapan talaga kayong magtagu-taguan dito. Feeling ko I was in Calaguas sa sobrang crystal clear ng water and sobrang pino ng sand.

How to go to Five Fingers, Mariveles in Bataan

From Manila, you can ride Bataan Transit or Genesis bus bound to Mariveles from bus terminals of Cubao, Avenida and Pasay. Fare is from Php 280 - Php 290.  Drop-off point is at Mariveles Town Proper.  You can choose the last bus stop  in the bus terminal or in Jollibee.

From Mariveles to Porto Baton, there are two options to get there: ride a jeepney bound to Brgy. Balon (Php 8.00) or ride a tricycle (Php 75.00 - Php100) good for 4 pax. Just tell the driver to drop you off in Porto Baton.  

The best landmark to Five Fingers is the basketball area

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SAS, Transform a World of Data into a World of Intelligence : Intelligence Anywhere. Anytime

SAS started in North Carolina in the US as a simple means of trying to help the American state's agricultural sector in terms of Increasing their Crop Production. 

SAS has been the leader in analytics for more than 40 years. 

SAS Philippines started with IRRI in 1976.In the Philippines, SAS is present more on the telecommunications, financial sector and key government financial Institutions. 

Mr. Ryan Guadalquiver, Country Manager of SAS Philippines, He started the program with a welcome remarks. 

Gerard Mcdonnell, Regional Solution Director, SAS Fraud & Security Intelligence ASEAN. 

Asif Lakdawala, Principal Industry Consultant, SAS Middle East

Patrick Meneses, ASEAN director for business solutions, SAS. He Accelerating value from a Proper Analytics Foundation. 

SAS Philippines, Officially launched a new softwares software that can possibly had partnership with the Government. We all know, that SAS Philippines, worldwide leader in advance analytics, has expressed the support to our government and partnering with them in the area of data analytics. This would actually help and give the improvements especially in public safety, crime prevention, citizen services.

SAS, expanding investment here in the Philippines by increasing our data analytics talent in the country and announced that they will opened a new office in BGC to support this expansion, one of the commitments of SAS Philippines in the Government and to embed data analytics in their daily administrative function that would help improve their services to the Filipino People.

SAS Government Forum 2019 Agenda held ad EDSA SHANGRI-LA. Manila, Philippines.
SAS Institute Philippines, Inc.

9th Floor Asian Century Center 
27th Street corner 3rd & 4th Avenues
Bonifacio Global Cities, Taguig, Metro Manila.

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Celebrating Five Years of Fun at Citadines Salcedo Makati

Celebrating Five Years of Fun at Citadines Salcedo Makati

MANILA, Philippines, 07 May 2019 – Citadines Salcedo Makati, the first Citadines property in the Philippines, is celebrating its 5th Anniversary on May 2019. This month marked the launch of a month-long celebration of five years of fun.

"Since its opening five years ago, Citadines Salcedo Makati has established a new kind of unparalleled service in Makati. Our guests keep returning not only because of the facilities we have, but because of the bond we have created, especially with the enthusiastic service from our associates," said Daniel Wee, Country General Manager.

Take advantage of the special anniversary room rates valid on all Fridays to Sundays of May. For weekdays, book a Studio for only Php5,000nett with complimentary upgrade to a One-Bedroom Deluxe or Php5,500nett for a One-bedroom Deluxe. Enjoy a weekend re, treat in the city for only Php6,751.25nett for a One-Bedroom Deluxe. Ascott Star Rewards member get a special weekend rate for a One-Bedroom Deluxe for only Php6,143.64nett. All these offers come with standards inclusion like complimentary WiFi, breakfast for two at Flying Pan, and use of amenities. Guests are in for a treat as they get to choose one special inclusion valid on their next stay which includes a complimentary3:00 PM check-out, one additional daily breakfast, massage voucher for one and upgrade from Studio to One-Bedroom Deluxe.

The celebratory mood continues at the lobby where a month-long indulgence and game booth is held for guests as epitome of fun.

Citadines Salcedo Makati will cap off the celebration on 30 May 2019 with a celebrated affair by the poolside, indulging aficionados in an amusing experience.

For inquiries and reservations, please call (632) 550 3200 or email enquiry.manila@the-ascott.com. Visit The Ascott Limited’s website at https://www.the-ascott.com/en/index.html for updates and promotions.

About The Ascott Limited

The Ascott Limited is a Singapore company that has grown to be one of the leading international lodging owner-operators. It has more than 58,000 operating units in key cities of the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as about 42,000 units which are under development, making a total of more than 100,000 units in 670 properties.

The company’s serviced residence and hotel brands include Ascott, Citadines, Citadines Connect, Somerset, Quest, The Crest Collection, lyf, Préférence, Vertu, Harris, Fox, Yello and POP!. Ascott’s portfolio spans more than 170 cities across over 30 countries.

Ascott, a wholly owned subsidiary of CapitaLand Limited, pioneered Asia Pacific's first international-class serviced residence with the opening of The Ascott Singapore in 1984. Today, the company boasts over 30 years of industry track record and award-winning brands that enjoy recognition worldwide.

Ascott’s achievements have been recognised internationally. Recent awards include DestinAsian Readers' Choice Awards 2019 for ‘Best Serviced Residence Brand’; World Travel Awards 2018 for 'Leading Serviced Apartment Brand' in Asia, Europe and the Middle East; TTG China Travel Awards 2018 for ‘Best Serviced Residence Operator in China’; Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards 2018 for ‘Best Serviced Residence Brand’; Business Traveller UK Awards 2018 for ‘Best Serviced Apartment Company’ and Business Traveller China Awards 2018 for ‘Best Luxury Serviced Residence Brand’. For a full list of awards, please visit https://www.the-ascott.com/ascottlimited/awards.html.

About CapitaLand Limited

CapitaLand is one of Asia’s largest real estate companies. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, it is an owner and manager of a global portfolio worth more than S$88 billion as at 31 December 2017, comprising integrated developments, shopping malls, serviced residences, offices, homes, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and funds. Present across more than 150 cities in over 30 countries, the Group focuses on Singapore and China as core markets, while it continues to expand in markets such as Vietnam and Indonesia.  

CapitaLand’s competitive advantage is its significant asset base and extensive market network.  Coupled with extensive design, development and operational capabilities, the Group develops and manages high-quality real estate products and services. It also has one of the largest investment management businesses in Asia and a stable of five REITs listed in Singapore and Malaysia – CapitaLand Mall Trust, CapitaLand Commercial Trust, Ascott Residence Trust, CapitaLand Retail China Trust and CapitaLand Malaysia Mall Trust.

Visit www.capitaland.com for more information.

Issued by: Ascott International Management (Philippines) Limited

Website: www.the-ascott.com

Address:  The Ascott Limited, Glorietta 4, Ayala Centre, Makati City, 1224, Philippines
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