TJ Monterde and Korean Singer YELO Release New Single "Little Things"

Looks like TJ Monterde is going places as he just released a song he collaborated with South Korean Singer/Songwriter Female Artist YELO called "Little Things".

TJ says "This all started with a call from my label and asked me to listen to it, and I loved it right away. I knew I would love to sing this song, but it took me a great amount of time writing the story for it. The melody was just so beautiful! My contributions was mostly on the lyrics, the overall story. It was remarkable to see how we had been able to work in producing this song."

Artist YELO debuted in 2018 with her album "Swim in You" and also does covers on YouTube. She says "I had an impression that TJ's a great singer. I knew right when we started that he really enjoyed the music. We had to send each other messages, like we we pen pals. He's a very talented musician, very popular, and I felt that it was an honor that I got to work with him."

Recording took a lot of file exchanges from Wild Grass Studions in Quezon City (where TJ recorded his parts) and Monotree Studio in South Korea (for YELO). This single is produced by South Korea based MonoTree Korea and will be released through PolyEast Records. Go stream it on all digital platforms and see the performance on YouTube. You'll love what TJ and YELO brought to the table. Go check updates about it on PolyEast's social channels.

Gold Medalist HIDILYN DIAZ Gets Own #KwentongJollibee

She surprised a lot of people when she stepped up to the plate and won an Olympic gold medal for the Philippines. 2021 is the year she set a new Olympic Record in historic fashion, after years of hard work, tough training and dedication to a sport she loves, she's brought the country insurmountable pride.

The country's favorite fast food champ Jollibee knows that her story needs to be told in order to inspire a lot of people, hence this shortfilm called "GINTO" was done together with its partner agency McCann Worldgroup Philippines. They hope this would bring joy and inspiration not only for aspiring athletes, but to every Filipino who's got dreams.

Hidilyn once trained with water jugs and sacks of sands from construction sites. She almost gave up on her dreams, but she kept on going. In 2016, she got the silver medal in her weight class at the Rio Olympics, which has inspired even more athletes. It made her work even harder to get the gold medal in the next meet. When she saw the short film, she cried seeing the front-liners and kids cheering for her. She admits feeling the joy, the hardships, the things that have strengthened her during the toughest times. She also got the chance to act in the short film, which she feels was very rewarding because she's seeing it from another perspective.

Hidilyn is now trying to finish her studies (in DLS CSB) and prioritize training for the next Olympics. She wants to put up a training facility /schools so she could help aspiring athletes, like what she had experience when she was a budding weightlifer. The #KwentongJollibee Ginto was also done by award winning director Pepe Diokno. Hidilyn wishes she would share her passion and perhaps do outreach activities in the next few months.

If you want to see it, it's now up on the Jollibee Studios YouTube channel. Go react on social media and see how you like #KwentongJollibeeGinto and how she triumphed over adversities.

Plans for Growth and Services on Home Credit's 8th Anniversary

Businesses and people have been forced to grow their digital presence in the country. The pandemic changed how products and services are procured and access to it used to be hard, but things have definitely changed when HOME CREDIT arrived in the country.

This year, they're celebrating their 8th year in the Philippines. They started in 2013, where back then, they could provide loans to Pinoys who have little to no credit history so they could purchase appliances, gadgets or electronic products and pay for it at a later date. Home Credit started in malls and I distinctly remember how they held launches in actual appliance centers for people to become aware of it. These days, they have gone the digital route and got the My Home Credit App available in the Google Play Store. These days, they have a one minute approval after submission of requirements, which I think is the fastest. They do it in partner retail stores in the country (and I've seen their booths in SM Appliance Center where I live). The My Home Credit App also has those products in app so it would be easier for you to get it, apply for loans too when you need it. You can buy now, then pay later, which would be huge help especially if you're managing your finances.

They also have made payments easy using a new service they call QWARTA. If they pay for it that way, there will be no additional cost and it'll be easier to pay via QR as well. The app also has load available, so if you're in one of the multitude of networks they have listed, you won't run out of ways to get voice or data packages offered by telecom networks. You can also pay for bills of over 300 mercahnts nationwide including partner brands. They also have discounts, so there's really no reason why you wouldn't try it out. They are also continuing financial literacy as their mission. As what their CEO David Minol said, "Our goal is to offer and be your partner in overall financial needs. We have been continously innovating to meet the demands of the Philippine market and we're proud of it."

Home Credit will be announcing their 8 Millionth customer in the next few weeks so make sure you visit their site homecredit.ph and their Facebook page HomeCreditPH if you want to pick up news about it. They will also have other upcoming promos and announcements, so might as well right? I'd like to take this bit to thank the good people of Home Credit Philippines for having us during their event, congratulations on your 8th year!

Huawei Gives Scholarship for Deserving DLSU Students

Smartphone and ICT giant Huawei just recently released the names of their first batch of scholars in De la Salle University. This is part of the company's efforts in their Tech4All program, a global inclusion initiative. This is given to deserving students who are in their 3rd to 5th year college level, to be able to help them financially.

This year's recipients include Patrick Lawrence Simpao, Christian Justin Yu and Christian Michael Tan. They are on their 4th year as archers. They'll be graduating with courses such as BS Information Technology and BS Electronics and Communications Engineering.

De La Salle University President Br. Bernard Oca FSC said "Our partnership with Huawei amplify our battlecry of teaching minds, touching hearts and transforming lives. Huawei Philippines Technologies, Inc. is helping to transform the lives of future innovators, ICT based Engineers and scientists."

The Huawei scholarship is just starting and is doing in the top universities in the country. This totals to 19 individuals from different universities and colleges which all happened in 2021.