Almost 700 branches of Alfamart, the first and only Super Minimart chain in the Philippines, are now accepting GCash barcode payments. This contactless payment method is safer, faster, and more convenient for customers. When you’re shipping for your daily needs at Alfamart and need to pay, you can simply log into your GCash app, tap […]
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Metrobank recognized as Best Domestic Bank in the Philippines by Asiamoney Best Bank Awards 2021
Surviving through the economic backlash brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic is a feat in itself. By doing the spadework and adjusting to the demands of a changed world, many financial institutions continue to grapple with the ongoing pandemic. However, it takes a special kind of fortitude to not just survive, but to thrive and […]
Alfamart pushes for mutual growth with “local jewel” partnerships
As the pandemic has isolated us from each other for over a year now, compassion and love for another have taken on new meanings and new faces. For 48-year-old baker Jannice Enas, kindness takes the form of her baked goods, fresh out-the-oven and made with care. She realized through her passion for baking that feeding […]
Hilton Manila Launches ‘Staycay 2.0 Your Way’
Hilton Manila recently launched ‘Staycay 2.0 Your Way’: a well-curated, worry-free family staycation experience highlighted by an overnight stay, exceptional culinary offerings at the hotel’s Kusina Sea Kitchens and Hua Yuan, and for Premium stays, upgrades such as pizza-making activity for kids, 3-hour use of the Vega Poolside Cabanas and use of a Polaroid camera […]
Alfamart Warns Consumers Against Survey Scam
There is a new online modus operandi going around wherein an email or text message that claims to be from Alfamart is giving away gift cards worth up to PhP 7,000. To get a chance to “win” the said prize, all the victim must do is answer a survey and register. However, Alfamart Philippines firmly denies ever […]
400K vaccines arrive on the 450th Araw ng Maynila
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso kicked off the 450th anniversary of the city’s founding by welcoming 400,000 doses of Sinovac’s Coronavac at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) along with top city officials and the manufacturers, Sinovac Life Sciences Ltd, represented by its Philippine distributor, IP-Biotech, Inc. (IPB). A private ceremony was held […]
“Empathic Leadership” helped Alfamart grow to 7th Anniversary
Alfamart, the first and only Super Minimart chain in the Philippines, has had quite an admirable rise from obscurity. From the fledgling first store in Trece Martires, Cavite in June of 2014, it has grown to over 1000 stores in a span of seven years. This achievement was the result of a number of factors. […]
From Dream to Meme: Minute Burger’s resilience through the decades
Gen Xers and early millennials may remember Minute Burger as a quaint homegrown fast food brand in the 90s. It grew to have a few brick-and-mortar stores during that decade. Late into the 2010s, Minute Burger has become an Internet hero and is especially known to Gen Z because of its “Meme Lord” status. Naturally, the memes […]
Kwik.insure launches the Philippines’ largest online insurance marketplace
MANILA, Philippines — Homegrown insurance technology (insurtech) startup Kwik.insure launched today the country’s largest online insurance marketplace with over 100 life and non-life insurance products from 15 of the Philippines’ top insurance and healthcare providers. Through the digital platform, Filipinos gain democratized access to insurance products that are tailored for their needs. Similar to popular […]
So I HERD…
A few days ago. I was invited to attend a webinar/talk show called, “SO I HERD… Herd Immunity (COVID-19 Vaccination)” by the Rotary Club Passport One Marikina, hosted by Filipino-American multi-awarded journalist and TV personality, Janelle So. This webinar tackled the importance of achieving herd immunity and how it can improve both local and global […]