Building a Better Tomorrow: TOMORROW X TOGETHER and Smart

After the highly successful partnership between Smart and BTS a few months ago, our friends from the biggest network in the country just confirmed news that TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) is now their newest international ambassadors.

TOMORROW X TOGETHER debuted in March 2019 and is BIGHIT Music's newest group since launching the phenomenal and world class BTS back in 2013. Members Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun and Hueningkai form this 5 member group and they've launched The Dream Chapter: STAR, The Dream Chapter: MAGIC and The Dream Chapter: ETERNITY. Albums have reached platinum status and the group has been signified as one of the current leading acts in the whole KPOP industry.

 

They will be endorsing a new service available on Smart's GigaLife App caled BUILD YOUR OWN GIGA which lets subscribers choose their validity periods, data packages and allocation, plus plans with call and text if they need to. The Smart and TOMORROW X TOGETHER partnership just shows how flexible and dynamic their products are and is going to be available only on the country's biggest and fastest mobile data network. Now go and build your own plans with Smart now that TOMORROW X TOGETHER is with them, there's no holding back! That's #SmartTXT for you!

If you want to know more about this and their other promos, follow Smart on FB, IG, Twitter and Tiktok today so you too can build a better tomorrow!

Fun at SMART Hallyu Hangouts with Son Ye Jin

After the hit Korean television series Crash Landing On You, Son Ye Jin has definitely caught the attention of her Filipino fans. In the series, she falls in love with Hyun Bin's character Lee Jeonghyeok even if they were in other sides of the fence (North and South Korea). While that ended a couple years ago, Filipinos still adore them as the KDrama fever went on despite the pandemic. Smart knows how important connections are so they brought Son Ye Jin through Smart Hallyu Hangouts so some fans would be able to interact and talk to the artists online, ask them a few questions and feel the love all over again. 

It's like a fan meet of sorts, but when asked how she feels about the love she's getting from Filipinos, she says "Honestly, I didn't know how popular I am in the Philippines. People have been sending heartfelt messages, photos, tagging me in screen shots from the show. I'm so happy just knowing that. The Smart shoot took quite a long time because I had to not only work with a Korean crew, but a Philippine team as well which I found quite fascinating. I had to communicate with them over the internet and I'm so glad I got to do it with Smart Communications. I'm very happy that I got to work with them despite the odds. The pandemic had us all confined in our homes after shooting CLOY and we didn't really think much of it til it had really good viewership not only in Korea but elsewhere in the world. But these days, I've been doing my share of isolation at home just like everyone else. When I get good feedback from fans, I don't really get tired of it, I actually want to hear more! (she kids). These days, I spend a lot of time working out and walking my dog when I get the chance to go outside. Exercise makes me happy, it's actually good for my mental health. I would like to go to Boracay soon but I've been to the Philippines before with my family, I find pinoys so welcoming, innocent looking, everyone looked so happy when I was there."

Good thing is, Smart is going to treat us again to something good this coming July 31st as they feature no other than the Captain himself, Hyun Bin on the next Smart Hallyu Hangouts at around 6:30pm on Smart's social channels. Make sure you like their page if you want to be part of that!

BDO and Huawei Join Forces to Provide Inclusive Financial Services for Filipinos

If you are currently using any form of online banking in the Philippines, consider yourself lucky. Over half the population only have access to that and although a lot of Filipinos have access to the internet and social media, a lot have still no access through financial technology.

We have all been very active online which you probably see on online voting competitions when a Filipino bet is included. BDO knows at the current rate, they need to improve more of their services so Filipinos have access to it. April this year, BDO launched BDO Pay which is a mobile wallet solution so more people have access to digital banking and contact-less payment systems. This expansion was made possible through Huawei's OceanStore Dorado All Flash Storage solution which does reliable, secure and future proof way of storing information on the cloud platform. It safeguards all of the data of the bank including transaction history. This solved a lot of BDO's infrastructure needs over the years and since business grew, they needed to scale up fast, safe and efficiently.

The old system needed automation and this solved it including operation and maintenance of the system. Previously, they got hounded with complaints on certain occasions that they did it through manual ways. Digitizing made it accurate, easier to diagnose and very efficient. BDO also upgraded to Vitrual Private Cloud as part of their innovations, and with Huawei right by their side, they'll maintain BDO's leading post as the largest bank in the country.

TV5 and ABS-CBN Partnership Boosts Primetime Audience

It's been a while since ABSCBN shows have been shown on TV5 after its closure a year ago. It became possible through a partnership of Cignal TV and ABS-CBN which initially was done for the airing of select Kapamilya shows on TV5. This has paved the way for primtime shows like FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano (of Coco Martin of course!), Huwag Kang Mangamba (with the GOLD Squad), Init Sa Magdamag (of Gerald Anderson, JM De Guzman and Yam Concepcion) and La Vida Lena (of Erich Gonzales) to be shown to a wider audience on free to air broadcast and has reached a lot of its subsidiary networks in Visayas and Mindanao.

Media5 Chief Operating Officer Dino M. Laurena says “As TV5 aired ABS-CBN’s primetime programs, it has also increased the network's audience shares. This has been seen in Mega Manila and other regions in the country. We are so grateful for the Cignal TV and ABSCBN content partnership which has made these all possible."

Make sure you're tuned in on TV5 as these hit shows from ABSCBN on Cignal TV and TV5.