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150 million additional children plunged into poverty due to COVID-19, UNICEF, Save the Children says

New analysis reveals the number of children living in multidimensional poverty – without access to education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation, or water – has increased by 15 per cent since the start of the pandemic The number of children living in multidimensional poverty has soared to approximately 1.2 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new UNICEF and Save the Children analysis published today. This is a 15 per cent increase in the number of children living in deprivation in low- and middle-income countries, or an additional 150 million children since the pandemic hit earlier this year. The multidimensional poverty analysis uses data on access to education, healthcare, housing, nutrition, sanitation and water from more than 70 countries. It highlights that around 45 per cent of children were severely deprived of at least one of these critical needs in the countries analyzed before the pandemic. Although the analysis paints a dire picture already, UNICEF war

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Holcim eyes roll out of one-day road repair concrete in Davao, Baguio

Holcim Philippines will roll out its SFCrete road repair solution outside Metro Manila to help partners lessen disruption from rehabilitation of busy urban thoroughfares. Leading cement manufacturer Holcim Philippines, Inc. is planning to make available its one-day concrete SuperFast(SF)Crete outside the National Capita Region to support contractors looking to participate in government road repair projects in other urban areas and help lessen disruption to commuters. The company recently held a webinar to promote SFCrete among road contractors in Metro Manila, who expressed strong interest in using the building solution in their projects. The company also plans to offer SFCrete to contractor partners in Davao and Baguio, who are interested in lessening closure time of thoroughfares due to repairs. Since its launch in 2016, SFCrete has been used to repair close to 15 kilometers of roads all over Metro Manila. Holcim Philippines Senior Vice President for Marketing and Innovation noted

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Loading your Globe Prepaid and TM Now Made Easy with the Puregold Mobile App

Nowadays, virtually everything can be done in the comforts of your home, with the help of the internet. From doing the groceries to loading your mobile phones---all can be done at home, given the advent of online stores and grocery applications. Customers of Puregold have been saying goodbye to the hassle of long queues with the Puregold Mobile App powered by Globe Telecom. Launched at the beginning of the year, the app enables shoppers to safely buy their groceries online and also use features such as item barcode scanning or catalog selection, store pickup and delivery. As customer needs have changed and safety becomes a priority, Puregold together with Globe, launched the app's newest feature - Buy Load. Now you can conveniently load without leaving your home. Whether you are an Aling Puring Member retailer who needs load for your store or an individual who needs personal load— be it regular load or prepaid promos such as Go or Homesurf, the app can serve your loading needs. You m

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RIDLEY SCOTT'S “RAISED BY WOLVES” LEADS HBO ORIGINALS AVAILABLE TO SKY SUBSCRIBERS VIA HBO GO

SKY Fiber subscribers will soon find themselves deeply immersed in strange but alluring new worlds as HBO brings a line-up of thought-provoking and masterfully–crafted originals via HBO GO, including “Lovecraft Country,” Ridley Scott’s “Raised by Wolves,” and “The Third Day.”    Those who have read Matt Ruff’s novel “Lovecraft Country” will be pleased to find out that HBO has adapted this into a television series with the same title. Much like the book, the story follows Atticus Freeman as he searches for his missing father in a racially segregated America. Together with his childhood friend and uncle, they experience hardships and strange occurrences along their journey. This series, which is now available for streaming on HBO GO, is executive produced by commercially successful film directors Jordan Peele and J.J Abrams.   Award-winning master of sci-fi Ridley Scott brings to life another dystopian universe as HBO GO lets subscribers stream the highly anticipated “Raised by Wolves”

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Celebrating 0917! HAPPY NATIONAL G DAY!

Feel free to share it too with #NationalGDay! :) Despite our current situation, we still look forward to celebrating this month with lots of surprises!  For this year, the digital celebration comes in many forms, each focusing on making customers more productive, entertained, and delighted. The most awaited G Chance the Raffle Globe’s biggest raffle of the year will begin on September 17. Globe customers will get their raffle codes from the Globe Rewards or Globe At Home apps. They may also use their reward points to turn them into more raffle codes.   At the G Chance the raffle, customers have the chance to win prizes that they can use to work, learn, and play at home. These exciting prizes include 5G smartphones, gaming consoles like the Nintendo Switch, Segway Ninebot, Samsung products, Xiaomi Mi Box, Globe Rewards points, GCash credits, and so much more! Customers can also use their Globe Rewards points to get 917 lifestyle essentials, school experiences, and discount codes fo

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ANZCHAM and SaferKidsPH join forces against Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Filipino Children

The Australian-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce (ANZCHAM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UNICEF, on behalf of the SaferKidsPH Consortium, to help address the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) in the Philippines. SaferKidsPH is an Australian Government Initiative that is implemented in partnership with Save the Children Philippines, The Asia Foundation, and UNICEF Philippines. OSAEC is a borderless and complex crime that requires a coordinated and multi-sectoral response from all governments and stakeholders, including the private sector. Under the partnership with SaferKidsPH, ANZCHAM commits to supporting advocacy, volunteerism, and fundraising activities to keep Filipino children safe online. “Children have the right to be protected from all forms of violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Addressing online sexual abuse and exploitation of children is a top priority of UNICEF's Program of Cooperation with the Philippine Government for 2019 to 20

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PLDT Enterprise deploys e-Learning solution to all 12,000 EAC students

Along with many other industries that have been affected by the pandemic, the education sector has been on an uphill climb to steadily provide quality learning experiences to their students wherever they are. Emilio Aguinaldo College is one of the learning institutions in the country opting to utilize technologies to implement e-Learning for its students. To aid the said effort, Emilio Aguinaldo College partnered with PLDT Enterprise for effective solutions that will ease its shift to remote learning. To ensure that the emerging needs of their teachers and students will be met, PLDT Enterprise will be implementing Smart GIGA Study plans for Emilio Aguinaldo College’s two campuses in Manila and Cavite which will benefit approximately 12,000 students. Emilio Aguinaldo College President Dr. Jose Paulo E. Campos says, "We have had to adjust to the current situation, being more lenient in terms of requirements, fees, and schedules to make this timeless stressful for our students. But wha

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VIRTUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS ON SKYCABLE

Anticipation is high among viewers as this year’s the 72nd Emmy Awards will be held virtually for the first time because of the ongoing pandemic. The awards show will air live on September 21 at 8 AM (PH time) and will have a pre-awards show at 7:00 AM and a primetime encore at 8:00 PM on FOX Life on SKYcable. Producers of the show assure their guests and audiences that this will be more entertaining and just as glamorous. Catch Jimmy Kimmel leads television's biggest night as he hosts the ceremony from Staples Center. With no red carpet and a live audience, the Emmys will have cameras in as many as 140 locations to be able to include all the nominees live on the show instead of a video conferencing app. Subscribers have the pleasure of watching some of the nominated shows that are available on SKY. Nominated as Outstanding Short Form Animated Program is Cartoon Network’s “Steven Universe Future.” Serving as an epilogue to the “Steven Universe” series, the show follows Steven’s adventu

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Capital One Bridging the Nutrition Gap with Meal Donations

COVID-19 has magnified the existing gap of Filipino’s nutritional needs. According to the latest Fill the Nutrient Gap – Philippine Summary Report of the World Food Program, one-third of Philippine households couldn’t afford a diet that meets their nutritional needs.    Capital One believes in empowering its associates and creating a long-lasting, positive impact in its partner communities to ensure that we are able to thrive as a community and as a nation. Capital One remains steadfast in investing for good to help alleviate the country’s pressing issues. That is why the company expanded its existing initiatives that aim to address the malnutrition gap with the following: ● Health Awareness Intervention for Nutrition (HAIN) Feeding Program and Healthy Eating Habits, Capital One’s annual feeding program initiative in partnership with its nearby communities. Nearly 200 Capital One volunteers were able to feed over a thousand school children at Alabang Elementary last January and Feb

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PLDT Enterprise powers DLSU's e-Learning initiatives

With the ongoing global pandemic, academic institutions have been tasked with the difficult challenge of creating a workable solution to educating today’s youth while taking into account their safety and security. De La Salle University (DLSU) is among institutions committed to providing top-quality education to students amid the current crisis and shift to e-Learning. Recently, the university fortified its partnership with PLDT Enterprise to address its technical requirements for online learning and provide a reliable home-based setup for DLSU students and faculty. With PLDT Enterprise’s Smart Bizload service and Smart Giga Study plans, DLSU is geared to kick off the online learning mode for Term 1 of the Academic Year 2020-2021. The big load is a web-based credit portal that will let DLSU load their students and faculty’s Smart prepaid services. Their 300-line subscription to the Smart Bizload service will give students the benefit of data access for their online classes. Smart Gi

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