Send Money FREE with GCash Padala

I'm sure a lot of you are using GCash for your transactions during this ECQ. It's convenient, you don't have to go to banks anymore and do it in the palm of your hand with just a few screen presses. Aside from that, it's secure and cheap, costs free most of the time and you get to help a lot of people who are in dire straights during the pandemic.

See, there's a new service in the GCash app called GCash Padala. It's a way for your non e-wallet using friends or family to receive money in an instant that's affordable, fast and easy. They are also waiving Padala fees from August 6 to 20 because it's ECQ. On a normal day, they only charge up to 1% on 500 peso minimum send which is already cheap by any standard. To claim it, they just need 1 valid ID and present it to 2000 GCash Padala partner shops like Posible, Go VIP Center, Tambunting Pawnshops, Panalo Express and tons of other pera outlet and sarisari stores nationwide.

Senders just log in on the GCash app and use the GCash Padala section. You just put in the full name, mobile number and the amount on it. You need to confirm and pay for the fees with the amount you have in your GCash wallet and send it. You'll get a reference number for the transaction together with notifications to both parties real time if it has been done. That's reassuring.

If you wanna know more, visit go.gcash.com/padala or gcash.com/services/padala and see how you can take advantage of it during these times. Quite easy no?

VICE GANDA is 2021 Reader’s Digest as Most Trusted Entertainment and Variety Presenter

 

Readers Digest has been doing this for 23 years. They've approached ordinary consumers like you and me and ask what particular products and services matter via research companies in the Philippines and elsewhere in the world.  

Recently, they just recognized the unkabogable Vice Ganda as Reader’s Digest as Most Trusted Entertainment and Variety Presenter for the year 2021. This is her third award for the same category which she's gotten in three straight years. That's a feat in itself and Vice says "I am really thankful that you have recognized me doing my job, I feel it's my duty to make people happy. Trust is something that I hold a lot value for. It is earned, and is something that I treasure. It feels good to be able to let others experience goodness, and it should be shared."

Vice won this with thousands of Filipinos that participated in Readers Digest commissioned survey. With it, Vice is happy that she's still going to continue spreading happiness with her shows including several segments in "It's Showtime!", the repeat of her Gandemic: The VGtal Concert this coming August 13, and her upcoming concert in the US in October called VAX GANDA: A Dose of Laughter (details soon) under Star Media Entertainment. She's also happily celebrating her 3rd Anniversary with the love of her life Ion Perez on the same month.

She's continued to be blessed because she never hesitates to share what she has for others. I think that's a trait on why she's won in the first place.

TECNO Mobile Dishes Great Deals This 8.8

This coming sale is a little special because the number 8 has always been a lucky number, and doubling that means, there's more in store for people who would love their phones.

The TECNO Spark 6 Go has a wide HD screen, AI Dual Unlock Feature, AI Beauty Mode for your selfies and 5000mAh batteries so you can take photos of yourself the whole day. You can also connect to three bluetooth speakers, which in my standards is alreardy a party! The TECNO Spark 6 Air on the other hand has a 90.6% screen to body ratio and HD quality for your movies and games. Battery is 6000mAh so you've got more hours of watching videos and listening to music. The 120fps slow motion feature would make your shots more creative and it only costs Php 4690, pretty nice pricepoint right? Then they have the TECNO Camon 16 which boasts of a 48MP Ultra Quad Camera, huge ram and rom at 128GB+6GB capacity. It also has 18W fast charging so you can go in and out of trips faster, as it also lasts longer.

Since you're loving the phones, TECNO Mobile is going to give the TECNO Mobile Spark 6 Go for Php 4,499, Camon 16 for Php 6,299 only on August 8. They also are giving the Spark 6 Air for Php 4,213 and the Spark 6 Go for Php 4,899 if you prefer to buy in Lazada. Add to that the free shipping and other vouchers you can use on these apps and that's surely going to give you tons of savings no? Make sure you visit their flagship stores and tecno-mobile.com if you want to know more about these devices, it's all there!

KathNiel, SB19 + More Seen in New York and LA for PEPSI

We all know the results of the Tokyo Olympics have been taking over TV and social media now, which is actually good because after almost a hundred years we got our gold medal, and possibly the largest medal haul for the Philippines. Now lemme tell you another good reason to hold on to that pride as our very own celebrities just got immortalized in several billboards in New York City and Los Angeles in the US. This is part of Pepsi's Hit Sa Sarap campaign showcasing our love for enjoying meal times with family and friends.

Imagine Teen King and Queen Daniel Padilla, Kathryn Bernardo, Internet Sensation Mimiyuhhh, baller cutie Ricci Rivero together with worldwide sensation SB19 (who recently landed in Billboard Music Awards) are all being shown on huge electronic billboards like these!

You too can achieve milestones like them, even if we're under ECQ these days, I'm still hopeful that we will one day going to get ourselves a nice family meal with all our loved ones around the table. Chowing down our favorite food, making it extra special with the banter, same old jokes we used to tell everyone. Then an ice cold glass of Pepsi to make us all cold and fuzzy.

Ain't nothing better than music, good food, friends and Pepsi. That's all I want to have these days. It's just a bonus to see Filipinos do good up on the world stage. We belong there!