Grab x Shell Cebu Ink Partnership

Great morning to see good things happen to good people. In Cebu, Pilipinas Shell just inked a partnership with Grab partners in the Queen City of the South wherein now they can use and give assistance to the public making 11 of their stations have logistics, food delivery and essentials too.


Rolyn Tomarong the Non Fuel Retail Manager of Pilipinas Shell says "To be able to launch this in Cebu made me so happy. The weather is good and feels it welcomes this partnership as well. To continue to provide services where it counts, Shell expanded offers to make essentials available in convenient locations Cebu wide. Shell Select will offer even more things during the pandemic. Dealers have ensured customers will be served during this time. This will enable driver and delivery partners to move Cebu economy and communities. This will entail us to give better service for our Cebuano customers. You can now shop at Select and Grab your groceries and needs for your homes."

Mandaue City Councilor Jun Del Mar says "I would like to thank Shell and Grab in this momentous event. Any endeavor to revive our economy during this time is a cause for celebration. They are joining hands to boost the transport industry through logistics, food delivery and transportation services. Now they can provide needs for their loved ones so they can feed their families. It is the value of working together that we can empower each other. We are happy they are leading the way to ignite sectors of SME's, I hope we will learn more about their example, this is just the beginning of better things ahead."

Gines Barot Head of City Operations Grab Philippines "We know how hard our driver and partners work in Cebu. We at Grab continue to find ways, we both share the same goals to allow them to maximize their earnings. First is the discounted meals and gas. We want them to save and get more take home pay everytime. We know how hard times are so we will make sure of needed bookings, make sure bike lanes are secured for Grab Express, Grab Food, and transport services Grab Car and Grab Taxi so people in Cebu can move around with safety as our priority. I hope through our partnership with Shell, and the meaningful things we do for our drivers, we continue to support them and our kababayans in on deman delivery needs and support the economic recovery of Cebu."

Grace Vera Cruz Grab's Country Head says "Our drivers play an essential role in Cebu's economic recovery. With their help, we doubled safety hygeine solutions through Grab Protect. Through this, our delivery partners were able to continue supple food, essentials online. With many businesses doing digital these past few months, this will aid in Cebu's recovery and Grab will continue to have mobility which the province needs. By providing our drivers with insurance, scholarships, discounted food and fuel, this will further motivate them to serve more Cebuanos. We hope to continue to deepen our partnership to support our drivers and partners across the province. Thank you!"

Randy Del Valle Vice President of retail for Shell says "I hope I could be in Cebu but I'm stuck in Manila. This is still a big momentous event. Thank you to our media partners in Manila and Cebu. In Pilipinas Shell, we drive mobility and progress especially while we are under pandemic. This made one thing clear, we need to live with the virus, which is why we are also part of Ingat Angat early this year. The renewed commitment includes movement of people and products especially with the pandemic. Cebu is rising, and this will lead in legacies that will outlast the virus. The transport plans will have more modern bridges, expressways, in different parts of Cebu, we will be an ally. We will support livelihoods so drivers, passengers can mobilize themselves. We have opened branches in different locations so products like fuel and essentials to serve the needs of our customers and progress their careers. This partnership is a testament of our commitment, it introduces opportunities to our hard working drivers and our stakeholders. This is just a pilot, we will welcome it with enthusiasm. Drivers will have first class services available to them like safety checkpoints, open mobility stations, dedicated motorcycle lanes so we can serve more people. We want to move forward and promise to be part of nation building, and growth of Cebu."

 

To get discounted fuel, drivers can also use the Shell Go + Card and App and earn points from each transaction with Shell. You can get the Shell GO+ Grab Card Card in selected stations. Grab drivers get fuels discounts, points for purchasing fuels, lubes, and Select . They can use these points to pay at any Shell station. By being an active user, they can get travel accident insurance for the driver, scholarships for their dependents, and special rewards catalogs. They are also replicating this in even more branches nationwide. Shell and Grab are like minded, customer-centric, which I think is the reason why they can make plans happen easily.

Looks like things are looking up down south. Can't wait to go there in the near future. Congratulations Pilipinas Shell and Grab!

PascualLab Celebrates 75 years of "PascualLove"

It certainly feels like I'm PascualLoved as Pascual Laboratories, Inc. begins celebrating their 75th year in the industry.They dubbed this as "PascualLove: Care begins with family", a campaign that aims to highlight the value of care we receive from our loved ones, our family.

For those who don't know, Pascual Laboratories Inc. was founded by husband and wife chemists Isosceles and Leonora Pascual. They started the company inside their home in Tondo where they developed medicinces for war related diseases during world war II. You can say that this is indeed a Filipino company, now one of the top pharmaceutical companies in the Philippines.

Today, they're known for several brands which includes Poten-Cee Vitamin C, ASCOF, Vitex negundo L. Lagundi Leaf, C-Lium Fibre, and OraCare Mouthrinse. On their 75th year, the goal is to further innovate and deliver more quality health and wellness products to Filipinos. By following industry regulations and plant guidelines, PascualLab recently achieved their ISO:9001:2015 certification. Companies who pass stringent standards are of international quality and they continue to improve processes and employ new manufacturing methods so they could go beyond excellence. 

Poten-Cee has been in the market for over 40 years. It now caters to different age groups and Vitamin C needs. The number one Ascof Lagundi need no introduction, it's been the number one herbal cough remedy in the market and I've been taking that too when I get cough like symptoms. Aside from that, they also have C-Lium Fibre which is available in new exciting flavors especially for those who would want to have healthy digestion. They also have OraCare to get rid of bad oral bacteria. They're not stopping there!

This year, they are launching a few more variants for their existing products and new ones like WellGreens Organics. It's a line of premium organic food supplements which consists of Ampalaya, Ginger, a combo Lagundi-Oregano and Malunggay-Mangoosteen. Aside from that, they've also got ProBio7 Kids which is a probiotic food supplement that's available in grape and in powdered form.

PascualLab also has their CSR efforts done this year. Through their initiative SEED (Sowing to Empower, Educate and Develop), they have sponsored 75 kids with World Vision specifically in Malabon City. 75 is a pretty significant number for them since it accounts for the number of years they have been in the industry. They also worked with Dr. Willie Ong so they could reach more underprivileged Filipinos through his programs. PascualLab also continues to provide help for front liners, help when calamities struck ie Typhoon Ondoy and Rolly, the Taal Volcano eruption and more. They also sponsored the concert KilaboTitos with OPM King Ogie Alcasid and MuscIAN Ian Veneracion last March 26th. Soon, they will hold a digital concert with Wish 107.5 entitled “PascualLove: From our Family to Yours” featuring Rivermaya and Music Hero this coming April 30 which you all should watch out for on YouTube. They will be having a culminating activity through an FB Live concert featuring various artists that have played an integral part of PascualLab's history. They will dub it as “Walang Kasing Galing” (for their anniversary theme), banking on family love which the corporation is built on.

Stay tuned on more things from Pascual Laboratories, Inc.. Make sure you follow their social network channels so you get updates about their 75th year celebrations!

NOTE: PascualLove: From Our Family To Yours, the Digital Concert has been moved from April 23 to April 30 at 7 p.m. and will be available via WISH FM 105.7 YT Channel.

#KarJon and Ruth Relive Experiences during "Bida Star: Gandang Naturally Fresh" Stint

Spent the afternoon with Ultimate Bida Star Ruth Paga and one of the most popular love teams in the country Karina Bautista and Aljon Mendoza aka #KarJon. Ruth Paga from Kalinga just won "Bida Star: Gandang Naturally Fresh" reality show which now entitles her to be part of the Kapamilya network. She currently lives in Baguio City and told us how much she's been through so much to get where she is.

Ruth has been finding her way into show business and has auditioned countless times. She's been rejected a lot of times too and had to endure a lot to reach her dreams. Her win in this competition didn't come easy and attributes it to the years she's been relentlessly trying, when she almost did give up, this came to her like fate. She says "To tell you honestly I still haven't had my life change after the win, because what I won was just the seed, I have to make sure I work hard and make the opportunities to learn as much as I can. Maybe by then I could say that I have changed my life, if I could help my family too." She's got a point, and during the event, the media people found her amusing, street smart, and promising.

Aside from that, we also got to talk to Karina and Aljon. They are hosts of this show and told us how it would have been nice if they had time to comfort the contestants after the show, but really, they were limited because of time constraints and quarantine protocols. They kinda felt bad about that when asked but knew they had to announce winners and tell those that didn't make it the result of the show.

Karina adds "It was really my dream to host shows and to compare how we did it the first time, we've improved a lot because we recorded and did set up everything ourselves. I didn't know how to fit everything during that time but I'm thankful we got help changing things, we learned a lot about our journey here."

Aljon says "I am very happy about the stellar reviews we got for our show. We really worked hard and glad that we got to also use hosting for outside work. When I tried this, it made me confident communicating. I get to use it in real life and that's awesome!"

 

Here's a short video about the event earlier!

These guys are going to have so much fun in the next few months. Go follow @starhuntabscbn accounts on FB, other social media channels and on KUMU as they will be appearing in shows and different programs there.

Stay updated and follow @kumagcow on social sites too! :)

XIAOMI Mi 11 Pro, Mi 11 Ultra and Mi 11 Lite 5G Launched in PH

 

A couple of phones were launched a few days ago (worldwide launch) which smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi dubbed as their Mi 11 Series. The series include the Mi 11 Ultra, the Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Lite 5G. They also introduced the newest Mi Smart Band 6 which would interest the more sporty ones since their previous model did quite well in the market.

 The Mi 11 Pro has got three variants, the one that was shown during the event was an 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage device, they also have a 256 GB storage kind and another one that has 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage model. Both this Mi 11 Pro and the Mi 11 Ultra share a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset and an Adreno 660 GPU. It also has a 5000 mAh battery which can last the whole day and more plus wired and wireless fast charging support. They also made it dust and waterproof via IP68 standard so you get kinda lots of protection from the elements. The difference between the Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra is the cameras. The Mi 11 Ultra has a 50MP + 2x48MP ultra and tele/macro camera sensors. The front cam of the Mi 11 Ultra also uses a 20MP camera, so those details on your face can be seen if you wish to do selfies. The Mi 11 Ultra and Mi 11 Pro both sport a 20 MP camera on the front. The Mi 11 Pro on the other hand uses a good 13+8MP wide and tele lens on the back. Aside from that, the Mi 11 Ultra has got a secondary display on the back so you can still see what you're taking a shot of if you prefer the more powerful cam. Honestly, it wasn't aesthetically pleasing (Mi 11 Ultra) but function over design might have made them do it. The Mi 11 Ultra also supports 8K video recording at 24fps which would do so much for digital film makers and hobbyists who wants crisp stuff appear on videos.

 

 

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G on the other hand comes in two variants. One comes in 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and the other on 256 GB storage. I was most pleased with the colorways they had these phones because it was young and fresh looking. Aside from that, it supports 5G connection which a lot of people are looking for these days. It also has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G chipset and storage can be expanded to 512 GB on separate microSD card, which is insanely cool if you're taking lots of photos and videos (and like me who doesn't want to delete stuff on it).

They also introduced the Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 6. It is waterproof up to 50 metres and has got a 125mAh battery that can last up to 14 days (standby time). Whether you are running, walking, on a treadmill or riding a bike, it gets your vitals recorded including your sleep. It also comes in a variety of colors and can fit whatever you wear on a good day.

Oh by the way, Xiaomi fans in the Philippines will also get to join the #MiFanFestival2021. You can get up to 70% OFF different phones in Mi stores online and nationwide. Some of you will also get the opportunity to win/get a Mi Bunny and T-shirt if you get certain Mi products in-store. You can also get these products online on Shopee and Lazada so make sure you check out their official store!

Don't say I didn't tell you!