Beko Parent Corp Recognized As One of the World's Most Sustainable Firm

Accolades poured in for Beko's parent company Arcelik A S as stated in the latest Corporate Knights 2022 Global 100 index putting them at 57th place among a lot of other multinational companies around the world.

For those who don't know, Corporate Knights Inc. is a media and research firm that's focused on checking values in sustainability and decision making. They also have a print business magazine regarded as a Certified B Corp, pretty substantial to be able to do the list since 2005. This year, they've managed to take a look at over 7,000 companies and previewed their environmental. social and governance efforts before choosing the best of the best among that.

Arçelik CEO Hakan Bulgurlu says "We are delighted to be part of the Corporate Knights 2022 and as a business, we have always put in our commitment in sustainability and this will cheer us on. This is an acheivement not only by us, but by the men and women who work in our corp. This is why we'll continue to do our best with Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions."

Beko currently has washing machines, dryers, oven, tumble dryers, refrigerator, espresso coffee makers, that have less impact in the environment. Gurhan Gunal the Beko Pilipinas Country Manager sas "We continue to see a more sustainable future for our products and we'll make sure to adapt to technologies that make ours environmentally friendly."

If you want to know more about Beko Phiipppines, just look for Bekoph on Facebook. Congratulations Beko!

A Phone That Changes Colors: vivo V23 Series

Just got off the vivo event as they launch the new V23 series today. If you're looking for something fancy and something pleasing to the eyes, this will impress you even more as it's got an ability to change colors abruptly, and they explained the technology behind it.

Ms. Kelly Oliveros Brand Marketing Supervisor of Vivo Philippines says "We are launching the V23 Series 5G. This is a phone that does really good selfie photos, better videos. It's also the first photochronic smartphone in the country, the best of the best in design and performance using the latest technology."

She adds "With this you can vlog with style, perfect for selfies and taking long videos with its industry leading 50MP sensor F2.0 aperture and fast auto focus. It has dual tone spotlights so you can choose temperature, 64MP main cam, 8MP wide and 2MP macro cameras on the back. 4K Selfie videos and can catch light even on low light conditions. It's also got HDR Selfie video which can take videos in different light conditions plus a large memory 5G CPU. This also uses 12GB 256GB Memory, 44W Flash charge and 8GB ram. It can handle multiple apps especially for busy people and do editing on mobile. You can also have the phone be optimized for gaming, all in the 12 Funtouch OS. The V23 5G also uses a differently managed design on its interface, available in Stardust Black and Sunshine Gold. Photochromic Color Changing Design that changes its colors when hit with UV light. It's a good thing to have if you're showing off your phone. The V23e 5G is Php 19,999 and the V235G is Php 27,999. You can avail it on online stores and partner retailers soon."

 

I've seen it online earlier while the product manager was presenting and by all means, it's something that you'll love aesthetically. With the Photochromic design technology, see it change from Sunshine Gold to aquamarine if it gets hit by UV light. Pretty nice they're doing leaps and bounds design wise, and putting in everything we love on a vivo phone. Get one on pre-order online or their partner retail stores across the country starting February 5-11, try vivo's Shopee and Lazada official stores.

PAWS Pushes for Spay/Neuter with New KAPON Program

Anna Cabrera Head of PAWS

The Philippine Animal Welfare Society has been established since 1954. They're a non profit, volunteer based organization dedicated for the protection of animals. In the country, they've been pushing for pet care and adoption like no other. This time, they're campaigning for spay/neutering so we could better take care of our pets. PAWS doesn't enforce collection of strays, the government does that, nor are they a destination for pets that owners wouldn't be able to care for as these are done by city pounds (though no government facility accept "for adoption dogs").

Anna Cabrera who heads PAWS says "The stray problem can be solved by neutering. Strays are homeless dogs/cats/animals. As of 2019, there are about 12 Million of them in the country. They usually start out as pets, when owners can't afford to take care of them, they throw animals on the streets and reproduce with other strays hence the problem at hand. The cycle continues til now. If you don't spay neuter pets, they get pregnant and more unwanted dogs, cats or animals. Often, people don't see the connection with the spay/neutering with taking care of pets. Sadly rabies is super high in deaths in the world and the Philippines ranks 7. It can also cause mange, transmissible venereal tumor and other disease. It's also very contagious. There are also problems of dog feces in the streets, it can cause a lot of problems with humans too. They are also probe in scavenging in garbage dumps, which is another problem. They can chase people, after runners, bikers, cars. If they get bitten, that'll be another issue. There is a huge need for animal control, this is why we need the Anti Rabies Act so enforcers would be able to enforce laws and protect humans as their mandate. All strays will be rounded up under law. You can't put the burden on animal welfare groups because chances are, their shelters are all full. Spay and Neutering is a strategy that is sustainable. "Kapon for all pets" is a solution, done by a vet, under humane procedures. It reduces chances of breast cancers, uterine infections, no heat cycles, less spraying and markings. This brings down numbers of unwanted pets too. This is a nationwide approach encouraging private spay-neuter programs in partnership with PAWS, veterinary clinics, the government and their respective local units. We believe pet homelessness can be resolved in 5 years. PAWS will provide 50,000 pesos worth of surgical materials for 10 free spay/neuter every month for participating LGU's. We would want this to be written into law, hopefully done nationwide. February 22 is International Spay Day, and hopefully we can have good numbers to announce when this is done in local government units. Given the right procedure, one person at a time, we will keep hammering at it, we don't give up, we can do so much more!"

You see, with this procedure, pets would be healthy, gain weight, even prevent the ridiculous amount of population of dogs/cats, stray animals which could not be managed by owners in order to take care of them all properly. This way, they won't be in harms way. If you want to know more, visit paws.org.ph or pawsphilippines on FB and IG.

RATED KORINA Features The PRESIDENTIABLES

The election is about a few months away and if you're the discerning type, you would probably be looking forward to get to know the candidates themselves this time. Well, don't be worried, this won't be the tied up formal type of interview as seasoned broadcast journalist Korina Sanchez interviews your favorite candidates in their own turf.. and see what happens in their day.

RATED KORINA dubs this as "Upuan ng Katotohanan" and will be aired this coming Saturday February 5 at 5PM on A2Z, at 7:30PM on TV5 and at 10:30PM on the Kapamilya Channel. There will be a replay next day February 6 on OnePH at 7PM. Fancy the things they do in their homes, office, or on the campaign trail and get to know the people applying to be your next President. Much of it won't be discussing politics so it'll be light and different from the usual banter. The interviews will also be uploaded on the Rated Korina official YouTube channel on Monday February 7th so a lot of other folks would be able to watch it elsewhere in the world.

Rated Korina and this special is the handy work of Brightlight Productions. Make sure you catch it!