Teleperformance Philippines leaders with De La Salle University – Dasmariñas students  during the site tour at Teleperformance Aura

Students appreciated the spacious operations floor, as well as the workstations that follow the “clean desk” configuration at Teleperformance. They also experienced the fun and cozy employee amenities such as the fitness gym, game room, cafeteria, sleeping quarters, training rooms, and meeting rooms. Jojo Pacis, Teleperformance Philippines Vice President for Capability Development, led the students to a customer journey demonstration that gave them a deeper understanding of a how a seamless omnichannel customer experience can make a difference in today’s world.




Teleperformance Philippines Assistant Marketing Manager Fel-Isra Belarmino, who guided the students throughout the tour, shared how the BPO industry offers a variety of career opportunities for them. “Contrary to popular awareness, this industry is not just about taking calls. There are several departments and business programs to choose from – such as finance, human resources, marketing, or IT – where one can equally employ strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Whether you’re fresh out of college or looking to follow a different path, a career at Teleperformance might just be the one for you.”




Qualified candidates may apply through Facebook at facebook.com/teleperformance.philippines. They can also call the recruitment hotline #8353 (#TELE) or simply walk into any of these recruitment centers located across the Philippines.

In the early 1990s, Andrew Gotianun Sr. saw there could be more to a grazing ground for livestock in Alabang. His company, Filinvest, won the bid over the 244-hectare Alabang stock farm and transformed it into his vision of a complete environment conducive to meeting the demands of global businesses and enriching the lives of those working and residing in the city. With that vision, the Filinvest City masterplan—one that is sustainable, future-ready and responsive to the needs of an ever-changing metropolis—was drawn up.




Today, the 244-hectare Filinvest City embodies the ideals Andrew Gotianun Sr. set years ago. Filinvest City is very much of the present and even as it looks forward to tomorrow, introducing key enhancements to its masterplan: green system, districting and improvements to “mega-blocks” resulting in a well-balanced live-work-play environment.




Filinvest City is currently registered to the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification—a first for the Philippines—under the Neighborhood Development plan, further proof of its commitment to build a truly progressive and sustainable CBD.




The first phase of the Filinvest City master plan enhancement is defining Filinvest City’s public domain and green spaces which includes the introduction of a green system consisting of more open spaces, parks, greenways and pocket resting areas—active and passive facilities for a more meaningfully built environment.




These include the Spectrum Linear Park, a recently-completed three-section linear park spanning almost a kilometer that dissects the city from north to south. It is a beautifully landscaped green spine along Spectrum Midway with tree-lined paths, lighted seating areas and stimulating outdoor art installations.




Also part of Phase 1 is the development of a creek side park, stretching further down from the Spectrum Linear Park to a creek, which features meandering paths with seating areas, a bridgeway, bike lanes and a viewing deck. When completed, this will be connected to the al fresco retail strip—the River Park at Festival Alabang.




Included in the pipeline of Phase 1 is the Central Park where a botanical garden, bike racks, a dome structure for events and an expansive lawn will be built. This is envisioned to be one of the major public event spaces within Filinvest City where people can either enjoy a picnic on the sprawling lawn or come together to celebrate an outdoor concert.




Filinvest City has also earmarked its megablocks—parcels of land that Filinvest is retaining that will add as the value enhancers in the city. Part of the masterplan is the maximization of Festival Alabang as the City Center with its major phase by phase expansion and the construction of a chapel near the River Park, the construction of a Convention Center which will be connected to the transport hub, and the Filinvest Axis Towers which will define the Filinvest City’s skyline.







Filinvest City’s design divides into districts, all bearing the four pillars of the City but each with its own distinct character: Northgate District which houses Northgate Cyberzone, the IT-BPO (information technology-business processing outsourcing) hub; the Civic Plaza that houses a variety of public services and institutional facilities like firestation and healthcare establishments; Westgate, the upscale retail and lifestyle center; the Woods, the more green campus-like and relaxed setting; the Palms District, the highest point and site of exclusive developments like Botanika Nature Residences; South Station, the transport hub; the City Center, where the Festival Alabang, the biggest regional mall, is located; and the Spectrum district as the economic core of Filinvest City and is home to prestigious businesses, as well as high net worth families and individuals. These areas are steadily being transformed into self-contained live-work-play districts.




Filinvest City takes a more prudent approach to city enhancements, proceeding at a steady and calculated pace. These developments bolster Filinvest City’s position as a world-class CBD, ultimately ensuring that land values in the area continue to rise and creating a community responsive to the needs of locators and the people living there today and tomorrow.

“One Dream, One Decade, One Family”… SM City Baliwag celebrates 10 years following the said theme with a series of meaningful activities that marked the milestones the mall have gone through the past 10 colorful years.

SM City Baliwag is SM Prime’s 33rd Mall opened in the country last December 12, 2008. With a complete line of stores as in all other SM Prime malls, the mall served as a one-stop destination for shopping, dining, entertainment, health and wellness for Bulakenyos at the first class urban municipality of Baliwag in Bulacan.


On 2015, SM City Baliwag went through a remarkable expansion with the introduction of four-storey extension building that highlighted health, beauty and wellness services, specialty restaurants as well as state-of-the-art Cyberzone and SM City Baliwag Central Terminal to provide customer convenience, efficiency, comfort, and security and safety while traveling.

Today, SM City Baliwag continue to bring the best of global brand concepts such as Miniso, Payless and Watsons. There’s also a lot of foodie fun at new concept stores like Dakasi, Snow Panda, Snack Attack and specialty restaurants like Wendy’s, Terawo, Persian Avenue, BonChon, Gerry's Grill, Kuya J, Kenny Rogers and Barrio Fiesta. Soon to open is Specialty shop Hoton Retail, a new haven of home and office essentials.

As such, the coming years will be a breakthrough as SM City Baliwag will mark another milestone with its forthcoming developments.



To kick off the 10th year Anniversary celebration, SM City Baliwag officials and employees gathered to a Thanksgiving mass presided by Rev. Fr. Ventura P. Galman. Followed by a meaningful exhibit formally opened through a ribbon cutting lead by Assistant Vice President- Mall Operations North Luzon Junias Eusebio with Regional Operations Manager Ana Datu, SM City Baliwag Mall Manager Arch. Andrew Cristobal, Assistant Mall Manager Rodora Tolentino and the rest of Mall Administration officials.




The exhibit featured special memorabilia that highlighted SM City Baliwag’s best memories for the past 10 years. From the photos of the mall opening, notable events and programs conducted, to the respected officials behind SM City Baliwag’s success down to the employees who contributed to the success of the company all throughout the years, the exhibit served as a quick journey to SM City Baliwag’s 10 fruitful years.

SM City Baliwag Assistant Mall Manager Rodora Tolentino shared “Seeing these pictures mean so much to everyone because it goes with all the memory and all the experiences that we encountered; all the challenges that we had, at the end of the day, we have succeeded.”

News articles and special features, recognitions, awards and even best kept documents shared by employees are also found in the exhibit. 

The country’s leading fast-food chain’s Jolly Kiddie Meal makes school recess and playtime breaks more refreshingly fun for kids with its Jolly Tumblers! The colorful and jolly-looking beverage containers are one of the convenient ways for young ones to bring their favorite drinks to school, the playground, and to their playmate’s house.




With the new Jolly Kiddie Meal Tumblers, young ones can enjoy their favorite fruit juices, iced tea, milk and chocolate drinks, or water anytime and anywhere with their most-loved Jollibee and Friends mascots.




With its built-in straw, kids can easily sip beverages from their rainbow-colored Jolly Tumblers. They can also play with Jollibee, Hetty, Popo, Twirlie, and Yum by turning the gear and seeing the Jollibee and Friends mascots rotate on top of their tumblers.




The Jolly Kiddie Meal Tumblers come 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 with its own Jolly Joy Box.




Get all five collectible Jolly Tumblers from December 1 to 31 and make your kids’ recess more refreshingly fun!

• Scaled up partnerships with leading brands: To date, Shopee has widened its product assortment to around 800 leading brands and retail partners on Shopee Mall; including Maybelline, Platinum Karaoke, Vivo, The SM Store, Head and Shoulders, Asus, Robinsons Appliances, Bosch, and Xiaomi. This year, Shopee also partnered with top brands to hold major events; including a beauty workshop in partnership with Maybelline and Palmolive to celebrate female empowerment, and an exclusive fashion show with Avel x Matteo in line with the launch of Shopee Celebrity Club.

• Deepened engagement with users: Launched popular in-app games to drive user engagement, including the iconic Shopee Shake; and the latest in-app game, Shopee Quiz, which saw 400,000 participants throughout the entire Shopee 12.12 Big Christmas Sale.

• Extended reach across the Philippines: Worked closely with top Filipino celebrities including Anne Curtis, Shopee Philippines’ first brand ambassador; and Jose Mari Chan, Shopee’s Christmas ambassador; to reach out to even more users and fans across the country.