NCAA Superstars Now with Smart Elite!

It's a very exciting day today as the country's biggest network SMART just launched their newest endorsers, the NCAA standouts which they'll call SMART ELITE. Your passion for sports just got a little more intense as they take NCAA Season 88 Finals MVP Baser Amer of San Beda College, Season 90 MVP Earl Scottie Thompson of University of Perpetual Help, Jiovani Jalalon of Arellano University, Rey Nambatac of Colegio San Juan de Letran, Jonathan Grey of De La Salle College of Saint Benilde, Francis Munsayac of Emilio Aguinaldo College, Tey Teodoro of Jose Rizal University, Joseph Gabayani of Lyceum of the Philippines University, Andretti Stevens of Mapua Institute of Technology and Bradwyn Guinto of San Sebastian College. Amer, Thompson and Jalalon were all part of the Sinag Pilipinas Team that won the Gold Medal for the Philippines at the recent Southeast Asian Games which was held in Singapore. 

Smart's Executive Vice President and Consumer Business Head Ariel Fermin says "One of our goals has always been to encourage the Pinoy youth to be inspired by these athletes who have not only displayed exceptional basketball skills but true passion for the sport. The Smart Elite will continue to live more with their chosen sport and we will support them just like Filipinos who have excelled in music, film, sports or meaningful innovations because this is what the SMART LIFE is all about. 

Now, NCAA fans all over the world can catch the games whenever and wherever they are through the official livestream of ABSCBN Sports (http://sports.abs-cbn.com) because Smart and PLDT Home has partnered with ABSCBN on live NCAA events because Smart Life is all about more digital innovations so you could live your passions MORE. It's something you could use if you couldn't watch it live, no more long lines at the box office too!

It's so cool to see the next generation of Filipino sports greats be supported by Smart as they have in the past with teams like Gilas Pilipinas, Sinag Pilipinas and even the Askals. They're also continously supporting a lot of other sports organizations in the country, we all know how Smart's Chairman Manny V. Pangilinan loves sports right?! Now there's more reason to love living the Smart Life!

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KUMAGCOW

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FREE Instagram for Prepaid & Postpaid Subscribers of Smart

Oh yes! You're seeing that right! Smart, the country's biggest network just announced that you can get free access to the most popular social media photo sharing app Instagram. The free Instagram offer is available only to Smart subscribers if they are subscribed to top prepaid offers or the latest postpaid plans from the country's leader in mobile, Smart. With this, you can now have freedom to upload your photos and videos, browse, like and search through the app for free without additional charges.

If you're a prepaid subscriber, you can enjoy 30 MB per day if you're subscribed to any prepaid promos like All Text 20, Unli Call and Text 30, All in 99 and Mega 250 and others. If you're under a Smart Surf Plus plan, you instantly can get the Free Instagram offer as part of your freebie app bundle so you can have fun with it for 30 days. 

Smart's Executive Vice President and Consumer Business Group Head Mr.Ariel Fermin says "More than just connecting, Instagram has continuously allowed tons of registered users give their friends and families a peek into the lives of people, plus the things they love. They also share the most vivid view of their daily lives so they could seek more things about what they are passionate about"

This free service is part of Smart's efforts to make their subscribers feel how it is to live the Smart Life! This is just the start of the biggest things they'll offer so their subscribers can use their services and live their passions in life. Now I'm sure it'll benefit tons of Filipinos who love sharing food shots, selfies and videos on the popular application. If you want to check out details about Smart’s Free Instagram offer, please visit their official website http://smart.com.ph/pages/freeinstagram. Now you can enjoy entertainment everywhere through your mobile devices. Aside from the good news about Instagram, they've also got offers for other apps like iflix, FOX, SPINNR and YouTube. You may check out their channels below if you want to see more information about it too.

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GLOC9 and Lira Bermudez for Orange Magazine and World Vision 5x5 Campaign

It's been a while since I've been in the World Vision offices in Quezon Avenue. This day was a little special though because we were invited by fellow blogger Jeman Villanueva as he was celebrating the 5th year of his site Orange Magazine. In true fashion, he's making this celebration count by partnering with World Vision so they could come up with enough money to fund the education of 5 kids. Orange Magazine and World Vision call this 5x5 Campaign. They also got rapper superstar GLOC9 and talented compatriot Lira Bermudez to be their endorsers for the project. Here's their performance during the launch a few days ago.

The last time I watched GLOC9 was during a Coca Cola event a few years back. I became a fan eversince. I wouldn't be surprised if people admire him, and his music. He's also genuinely helping a lot of artists, foundations and world vision so this isn't really new to the awesome artist. For those who would like to help, you can donate for even Php 100 online through the accounts I indicated on the video or through world vision's channels.

Photo credits to Photographer Jude Ng and Orange Magazine

Again, here are their accounts:

BPI: 4251-0024-15

BDO: 000-2700-4341-1

PS Bank: 038-33200013-8

Metrobank: 060-7060-5186-41

Or visit their official website https://www.worldvision.org.ph/5x5-campaign

If you may, please forward a copy of your deposit slip together with your complete name, address and contact numbers to katrina_gratuito@wvi.org, wv_phil@wvi.org, online@orangemagazine.ph or fax at (02) 374-7660 so they could properly acknowledge your donation and do proper accounting. This is going to run until July 30 but of course you can always donate through World Vision even after this project. Come on, let's send those kids to school!

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Samsung Philippines Unleashes Samsung Galaxy Tab A with S Pen

A few days ago, we stood witness on the launch of Samsung's latest gadget the Samsung Galaxy Tab A with S Pen. This is a very nice and slim version of its older models with the addition of functionality of the S Pen. I find it very compact, handy and very sleek as it's very light weight when you plan to carry it around for a day of creativity. I think it's also intended for people who draw, or those who often scribble, but just use a more technologically advanced place to do it. 

 

I even tried to write on the thing and I know my handwriting isn't really that good, but on the Samsung Galaxy Tab A with S Pen, they've got several fonts to choose so you can write like the pros and erase when it doesn't look right on the display. Caligraphy? It's easy, you just have to know the basics and the S Pen was really impressive as it can follow your writing even if you're a couple centimeters away from the actual surface of the tab. If you're into multitasking, the display is enough to open several apps where you can drag and drop text, photos, articles, links and other things with convenience. 

This unit is basically a phablet so you definitely could make calls, have around 15 hours of Internet whether WIFI or LTE connection, take photos with it's 5.0 megapixel back camera, 2.0 megapixels front, so you can do work while on the go. They also introduced 4 new brand ambassadors as they call for you to #ActivateYourIdeas while using the device in your daily grind. People from Team Manila (Jowee and Mon), Reese Fernandez from Rags II Riches, and designer Nix Alanon. I loved the part where people can fit this in their lifestyle and make them more productive by syncing, sharing and sending file over devices can be done in a cinch!

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A with S Pen retails for Php 15,990 so if you're on the lookout for a more affordable tablet that can do a ton of things, then this is the one for you. It's going to be available in Lazada, other online stores and retail shops nationwide where Samsung is available. You can also purchase them on the Samsung website too.

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