Friday, April 9, 2021
Staying on top of your health is one of the most important things you must do these days. With COVID-19 cases continuously rising, minimize your exposure by staying home and ensure that you and your loved ones stay in tip-top shape by eating a balanced diet, practicing good personal hygiene, and drinking vitamins. As they say, prevention is better than cure!
To stay healthy, it’s imperative to keep your household well-equipped with health and wellness essentials including medicines, supplements, and hygiene products. Be ready for anything by stocking up your pantry with food items with long shelf lives as well. Aside from giving you peace of mind that you and your family have enough to eat in case of emergencies, a loaded pantry helps you minimize your trips outdoors.
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‘New normal’ staples you need to stay healthy
Going out to work and run errands? Wear Ilwoul KF94 Mask, which comes with four layered filters to protect you against fine dust, bacteria, and viruses. While you’re on the go, remember to apply Zenutrients Sanitizer, which contains ethyl alcohol and soothing peppermint essence to keep your hands clean and virus-free. Make sure you’re also stocked up on alcohol at home. CleanSol Isopropyl Alcohol contains a gallon of 70% isopropyl alcohol for the whole family’s disinfecting needs. Boost your loved ones’ immunity with Wellspring Vitamins, which promotes healthier skin and guards against diseases.
Grocery basics to keep your pantry filled
Reduce your trips to the supermarket by always keeping your kitchen stocked with your grocery basics, including products that are ready to eat and drink. Prepare a quick, fuss-free breakfast with Capitan Del Mar Milkfish. Each can contains tomato paste, olive oil, and bangus. For lunch, whip up a bowl of Knorr Nido Oriental Soup by simply adding its contents to a saucepan with water, bringing it to a boil, and adding a fresh egg. Then, keep your family’s bones healthy with an easy-to-prepare glass of Bear Brand Powdered Milk, fortified with zinc and calcium.
New mom must-haves for taking care of your baby
Moms, your babies deserve nothing less than the best with these top baby care items. Tender Care Baby Wash is scented with jasmine, gentle, and safe for babies. Pampers Diaper Pants will keep your baby dry and comfortable by evenly distributing and locking away wetness. UniLove Baby Wipes is infused with aloe vera, lanolin, and vitamin E for mild yet effective cleansing of your baby’s delicate skin. Ensure that your baby bottle is free from breastmilk residue and ready for the next feeding with Cradle Bottle & Nipple Cleanser.
Personal hygiene products to take better care of yourself
Personal grooming is the first step to good health. Keep your locks healthy with L'Oreal Paris Shampoo and Conditioner. Its sulfate-free formula washes away pollutants, prolongs hair color, and strengthens hair. Stay squeaky clean using the Protex Antibacterial Soap, which eliminates 99% of bacteria and provides long-lasting freshness. Next, moisturize your body with Nivea Body Lotion. This product minimizes dark spots and rough skin. Lastly, brighten your face and protect it from harmful UVA/UVB rays with Garnier Serum and Sunscreen.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Canva, the global visual communications platform, today announced an updated valuation of USD 15 billion following a USD 71 million investment. This latest valuation affirms Canva as one of the fastest- growing software companies in history, surpassing $500 million annualized revenue this year. The company also formally announced a suite of new features for its flagship workplace product, Canva Presentations, which empowers teams around the world to design with ease and collaborate at scale.
“Now more than ever, teams and workplaces around the world need scalable, collaborative and easy-to-use visual communication products to empower them to achieve their goals,” explained Canva co-founder and CEO, Melanie Perkins. “The launch of Presentations gives workplaces of all sizes a unique, flexible collaboration product that makes work feel like play. I’m incredibly proud of our rapidly growing global team as we work together to empower the world to design.”
Canva Emerges as one of the World’s Fastest-Growing Software Companies
Canva’s surge in valuation is a direct result of the rapidly growing adoption from teams and workplaces across the globe as the company surpasses more than 55 million monthly active users and achieves a 130% year-over-year increase in annualized revenue while remaining profitable.
Canva has rapidly become the collaboration platform of choice for millions of teams and workplaces in more than 190 countries. Presentations have become the company’s fastest-growing use case, with more than 250 million created to date and 85% of Fortune 500 companies embracing Canva, the company is well poised to replace expensive and complex legacy alternatives.
As the world moves towards an increasingly visual and distributed environment, so does the demand for collaborative platforms that enable everyone to embrace visual communication. Canva’s exponential surge in valuation and increased demand from investors is attributed to the company’s enormous and underserved addressable market, in tandem with the company’s unwavering momentum as the workplace creativity tool of the future.
“We are pleased to support Canva in its mission to help teams around the world to democratize visual communication,” said Alan Tu, Portfolio Manager of T. Rowe Price Global Technology Fund. “The company’s strong customer loyalty and consistent innovation has led to healthy growth, and we believe that they have the leadership team in place to continue on their path to becoming a much larger company in the future.”
“Canva's growth is a testament to the company’s deep insight into the creative and communication needs of an ever-evolving workplace and its outstanding execution in delivering tools that help teams collaborate and present more effectively,” said Christian Jensen, Partner at Dragoneer. “It’s incredible to see what this nimble and passionate company from Sydney’s emerging tech hub has been able to achieve in such a short period of time. We believe that there are only a small handful of truly special companies being built at any given moment— and Canva is one of them. We are thrilled to be working with Canva as they enter their next phase of growth.”
Canva Launches Suite of Presentation Products for the Modern Workplace
Today, Canva is the only platform that brings the entire design process together, empowering teams and workplaces of any size across every industry to easily achieve their goals while bolstering productivity and staying on brand. As the number of teams embracing Canva continues to surge, the company is investing heavily in its Presentations product for workplaces across the globe, announcing a suite of features designed to support an increasingly digital world as teams and workplaces adapt to a new hybrid model of work.
● Workplace Templates allow you to start inspired. From business plans, to pitch decks, training manuals, and status trackers, anyone can create a polished presentation.
● Talking Presentations empowers remote-friendly presentations. Now teams can record a presenter video that accompanies each slide and helps land every point, every time.
● Canva Live makes engaging presentations effortless. Now you can engage the audience anywhere in the world with live Q&A displayed on the screen during the session.
● Mobile-First Presentations bring the power of Canva Presentations on-the- go. Teams can create a deck, share it, comment and review from anywhere.
● Magic Shortcuts surprise and delight the audience. From “C” for streaming confetti to “D” for a live drumroll, presentations just got a whole lot more interesting.
● Charts and Infographics simplify data storytelling. Visualize complex information with beautifully crafted infographics and animated charts; live data integrations coming soon.
The work suite of features is backed by Canva’s powerful collaboration tools as well as the platform’s rapidly growing content library of more than 9,000 professionally designed Presentation templates and over 100 million ingredients for design including photos, videos, audio tracks, and illustrations to help start any project inspired.
With more than 600 presentations created per minute, Canva is bolstering productivity and collaboration across leading brands including American Airlines, Live Nation, Kimberly Clark, McKinsey, and Salesforce. For more information on how you can embrace the future of visual communication, visit Canva.com.
Most Filipinos are aware that poor oral health leads to other physical and mental health issues, but are not doing enough to ensure good oral health
At 95% of all Filipinos surveyed, almost all claim to believe that good oral healthcare can benefit overall health. However, while most Philippine consumers are aware of the effects that could stem from poor oral healthcare, the survey indicates that these consumers are not doing enough to properly manage their oral health.
This should raise cause for concern because many respondents claim to already suffer from at least one oral health issue. Continued disregard in addressing personal oral health concerns could predispose consumers to physical and mental health conditions – a risk that can be mitigated through proper oral care.
The shift in consumer behavior over the pandemic increased consumer susceptibility to worsened overall oral health
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to lifestyle changes for consumers in the Philippines. Compared to before the pandemic, 29% of Philippine consumers claimed to have increased their consumption of snacks, 35% in coffee or tea, 17% in frozen treats and packaged fruit juice, and 14% in soft drinks.As it stands, consumers in the Philippines are already suffering from oral health conditions that can be
worsened by the consumption of such foods and beverages; 77% indicated that they suffer from sensitive teeth, 42% indicated having stained/yellow teeth, and 34% indicated having cavities – these were the top three oral health conditions that Philippines’ consumers suffer from.
When polled on the management of their oral health conditions, the most turned to solution at 51% – was to brush teeth regularly. This highlights the lack of more targeted strategies to manage oral health.
Keith Choy, Region Head, Asia Pacific, GSK Consumer Healthcare, said, “The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on a distinct change in the way we go about our day-to-day lives, and the way we care for ourselves. It is encouraging to see that there is widespread awareness among consumers here around the drawn-out impacts of poor oral health. However, more needs to be done. Good oral healthcare practices are critical to a holistic self-care routine and overall health in the long run.”
“As experts in specialist oral health, GSK Consumer Healthcare is poised to help consumers manage and enhance their overall oral healthcare routines through our combined unique understanding of consumer needs with scientific innovation. We look forward to journeying with consumers in the Philippines towards better oral and self-care,” he added.
COVID-19 caused hesitance among Philippines’ consumers in visiting their dentists in person but increased self-management measures
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Made in and imported from Korea, the new Hello Glow Sun Care Gel protects, strengthens, and moisturizes your face and your body with just one product! Its lightweight, non-sticky and hydrating water-gel cream formula with SPF 50+ protects skin from sunburn, heat rash, wrinkles, and other skin problems. There is also minimal to no white cast as it easily blends on upon application.
A vegan and cruelty-free product, Hello Glow Sun Care Gel also has pore minimizing properties, as it contains wood-apple extract and hyaluronic acid to retain moisture on skin, making it healthier and more supple.
Apply Hello Glow Sun Care Gel evenly all over the face, neck, shoulders, arms, and legs at least 30 minutes before sun exposure to fully enjoy its benefits. To get the best results, reapply the product every two hours daily.
The new Hello Glow three-in-one Sun Care Gel is now available on Lazada, as well as from authorized distributors and resellers nationwide, for only Php 320. For additional updates, follow @helloglowofficial on Facebook and Instagram.
Monday, April 5, 2021
SM Center Pulilan became one the official vaccination sites as the local government of this town inoculates over 200 individuals from A1 to A2 priority group bracket that consists of health workers, front liners, and some senior citizens.
The widen activity centers and hallways of the mall served as holding area for medical and physical assessment, triage, and inoculation. Recipients received their initial dose of the Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines and are expected to return a couple of weeks for their second dose. Around 700 more will get vaccinated with the resumption of the activity on April 07 and 08.
With this partnership, SM Center Pulilan hopes to provide convenient, safe, and accessible venue for the community to get vaccinated.
The Municipality of Pulilan targets to vaccinate its 40,000 town population as it acquire 80,000 Astra Zeneca vaccine doses.
Sunday, April 4, 2021
My City, My SM, My Art, which recently launched its book just in time for the National Arts Month, is the latest edition in the My City, My SM series, which celebrates the beauty, culture, traditions, and great peoplein cities around the Philippines where SM has malls.
This comes after My City, My SM, which promotes tourism; My City, My SM, My Cuisine, which highlights heirloom recipes from prominent families in the different regions; and My City, My SM, My Crafts, which showcases traditional arts and modern Philippine design.
My City, My SM, My Art celebrates Philippine visual arts – painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and filmmaking. It aims to bring people and art together in a roadshow featuring the works of masters, modernists, and millennials around the SM Supermalls.
Our cultural journey began on March 2016 at SM Seaside City in Cebu with an exhibit featuring artists from the Queen City of the South including maestro Romulo
In between, our search for art and artists brought us as far north as the Baguio and the Cordilleras and as far south as General Santos in Mindanao. During those three years, we advocated art for all by working closely with communities, schools, and the public to mount exhibits, workshops, and contests in key cities around the Philippines. These were featured in the Philippine Star, our project partner, as well as in local media, and a cultural series in regional cable channels.
To make all these possible, we collaborated with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, and the Shell Companies of the Philippines; as well as the Philippine Star, Center Stage Productions, and Finale Art File.
Along the way, we were able to have a glimpse of what makes Philippine art unique, and how close family ties, ingenuity, and a sense of community have played key roles in its development.
We have seen how Filipino art has flourished through families like the Abellanas of Cebu; as well as those of masters Mauro Malang Santos, Jose Pitok Blanco, and Eduardo Castrillo whose children – and in some cases grandchildren – now represent a new generation visual artists. There are also wonderful examples of how art ties fathers and sons together – National Artist AbdulmariImao and Toym, National Living Treasure Eduardo Mutucand Eduardo, Jr., Ricarte Puruganan and Victor, Manuel Baldemor and Mo
Family members have also played significant roles in preserving the artistic legaci
We were also amazed at how Filipino artists created groundbreaking works f
The rise of regional Fine Arts schools like the Philippine High School for the Arts in Laguna, the University of Mindanao, the University of Rizal System, La Consolacion College in Bacolod, Ateneo de Naga, and the Adventist University of the Philippines in Cavite have likewise been vital to the growth of the arts around the country.
We also saw how art thrived when artists got together in collectives like the Tam-Awan Village in Baguio, the Artist’s Village in Baler, and Pinto Art Museum in Rizal.
Now, after three years, more than 30 stops, hundreds of artworks, and a myriad of memorable experiences, we have compiled our exciting cultural journey in a book. Join us as we unravel the exquisite tapestry of Philippine art through the lives and works of some of the country’s most fascinating visu
Join in our cultural adventure at our micrositehttps://mystorymysm.
Thursday, April 1, 2021
MSI laptops are well-acclaimed for their state-of-the-art innovation, exquisite craftsmanship, and powerful performance. Today, MSI has officially unveiled its latest “Best of Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2021” convertible laptop, Summit E13 Flip Evo and Summit E16 Flip, both designed under the law of golden ratio. Alongside the powerful laptops are the launch of MSI Pen, an innovation awardee from CES, and the USB-C Docking Station Gen 2. These new products bring the most flexible, mobile, versatile work style for business professionals.
Flip the future to the peak of the success: Summit E13 Flip Evo
The Summit E13 Flip Evo, awarded as “Best of CES 2021”, has exemplified the law of “Golden Ratio”. The 13-inch lightweight and versatile laptop represents impeccable aesthetic perfection, crafted with precise calculation and design, from the logo and its most prominent placement to the 16:10 display that expands reading space to enhance work efficiency.
The chassis of the laptop is also an artistic masterpiece tailored by CNC machining process. It features an ergonomic 360-degree hinge for variable working scenarios, a special Ink-Black or Pure-White case with shining streamline edges that reflects the users; confidence, and the brushed line engraving that showcases the extraordinary taste of the business elite.
Even for business laptops, MSI stands firm on providing excellent performance. Verified by the Intel® Evo™ platform, the Summit E13 Flip Evo guarantees exceptional performance. It is powered by the latest 11th Gen. Intel® Core™ i7 processor & Intel® Iris® Xe graphics that delivers heavyweight performance yet lightweight portability with up to 10 % performance boost compared to same tier laptops. More incredibly, the Summit E13 Flip Evo offers up to 20-hour battery life for optimal mobility without compromise.
Additionally, it is the very first laptop to equip with the latest Wi-Fi 6E technology to deliver stunning speed while keeping the network smooth and stable even when sharing the network with numerous users.
MSI treasures the precious time of business elites, that’s why the Summit E13 Flip Evo offers multiple productivity boosters like featuring the Thunderbolt™ 4 which allows you to quick-charge your devices, transfer data at 40 Gbps to achieve ultimate connectivity. PCIe Gen4 SSD efficiently boosts the daily workflow and even has better signal reliability and integrity for improved performance.
More importantly, the confidential information will be carefully protected under enterprise-grade security like hardware-based TPM2.0. Additionally, to cope with the booming trend of video calls, the Summit E13 Flip Evo’s webcam exclusively delivers unprecedentedly triple protection with indicator light, an on/off hotkey, and a thoughtful physical switch on the side of the laptop. More considerate functions are the MSI AI Noise
Cancellation and the Noise Reduction CAM, which can help acoustically and visually reduce noise to create an uninterrupted professional working environment for constant meetings.
The thinnest 16-inch 2-in-1 laptop with powerful performance: Summit E16 Flip
The Summit Series also comes with a larger version, the Summit E16 Flip. This is hitherto the thinnest convertible laptop in the 16-inch 2-in-1 laptop market. It boasts an Ink-Black design that would blend into any office, and its streamlined diamond-cut edges provide a much sleeker and more premium look than most business laptops. On top of outfitting with all the excellent features of the Summit E13 Flip Evo, the Summit E16 Flip equips with the latest NVIDIA graphics, enabling it to handle heavy-computing works.
Another worth noting of Summit E16 Flip is the MSI exclusive new thermal design, “Dynamic Cooler Boost”. The system only produces 35dB sound even when the CPU is under full load, while the competitor laptops generate in the average range of 45 to 60dB.
The best companion, the CES 2021 innovation awards winner: MSI Pen
For professionals who desire maximum productivity, the MSI Pen allows users to express their ideas freely. It is the first award-winning stylus that won the 2021 CES award. The minimalistic and steady craftsmanship with all-metal design displays the perfect proportions just like a fountain pen.
Interiorly, the MSI Pen provides 4096-level pressure sensitivity and equips with MPP2.0 technology, which provides a more stable connection. It combines a stylus and presentation remote for any time and anywhere. Standing out from the competition, MSI Pen Control allows users to customize functions of the pen button, and more conveniently, shows battery life on the screen.
The thoughtful designs provide a seamless smooth user experience and boost productivity. Now, enjoy the benefits from both traditional and modern ways of note- taking within one device.
Expand and connect workplace to the maximum: MSI USB-C Docking Station Gen2
To face challenging business environments, you need a flexible and mobile work style. The new MSI USB-C Docking Station Gen2 saves users from the messy workspace and epitomizes all the devices into one dedicated docking box.
It can connect up to 3 displays and with 5 extra USB ports for users to achieve unrivaled work efficiency. It not only meets your needs of 100W power output but also 4K video and data transmission, maintains professionalism, and brings higher productivity, helping users save more time to scale the top peck of their career.
The Summit E13 Flip Evo and Summit E16 Flip laptops not just help users save budget if users desire both tablet and laptop. Moreover, the laptops make users’ life easier by configuring comprehensive functions meeting the demands of the business elite and daily users who determine to succeed.
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