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Getting a cup of our favorite Starbucks handcrafted beverage is now easier with GCash, the leading mobile wallet in the Philippines.

Multi-talented Kapuso broadcast journalist Mariz Umali has officially joined the country’s longest running morning show Unang Hirit (UH).

GMA Network Chairman and CEO Felipe L. Gozon (right) formally receives the YouTube Diamond Play Button from YouTube’s Southeast Asia Director of Content Partnerships and Business Development Vishal Sarin (left). Leading media conglomerate GMA Network celebrates another milestone as the GMA Entertainment channel recently surpassed 10 million subscribers on YouTube, thus joining an elite group of content creators in Southeast Asia that have also achieved such a feat.

Globe receives the highest honors at the Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability (ACES) Awards 2019, for its awards in “Top Workplaces in Asia” and “Industry Champion” categories. Globe earned the distinction of being the only company in the history of ACES Awards to win the top workplaces in Asia three consecutive times — a true testament to Globe’s remarkable journey of cultivating a unique culture with a responsible workforce, using technology and human centered design in the workplace.

Beginning July 27, the regional arm of GMA Network—GMA Regional TV—marks another milestone in broadcast history as it makes its local newscasts available to more viewers nationwide through “GMA Regional TV Weekend News” airing on leading news channel GMA News TV every Saturday at 5 pm.

GMA News Pillars Jessica Soho and Mike Enriquez were once again lauded as “Best TV Female News Anchor” and “Best TV Male News Anchor”, respectively, at the second Animo Media Choice Awards by the De La Salle University Dasmariñas Alumni Association, Inc. (DLSUDAAI). The awarding ceremony was held last July 20 at the Ugnayang La Salle, La Salle Dasmarinas, Cavite.

The 19-storey International Corporate Plaza is envisioned to be Western Visayas’ most state-of-the-art, facility-packed ‘green’ office development Property giant Megaworld is launching a new office tower in Iloilo Business Park, with 301 prime office units for sale to businesses, start-up companies, and established enterprises that want to set up operations in Iloilo’s newest ‘central business district.’

After almost a decade, OPM Icon Renz Verano makes a comeback as he inked a distribution deal with GMA Music for his upcoming single“Huwag Kang Mag-alala.”

Globe Chief Information Officer Pebbles Sy-Manalang (center) joins the 40 young Filipinos who participated in the first ever Coding for Kids bootcamp of Globe and JACK. About 40 kids aged nine to 14 were taught to co-create and innovate using basic programming tools, through ICT powerhouse Globe and the Junior Academy for Coding Knowledge (JACK) at the first junior coding boot camp. This forms part of Globe’s commitment to prepare young Filipinos to take on the future using technology for good.

Samurai Marathon, by Bernard Rose, is a historical drama based on Akihiro Dobashi's novel Bakumatsu Marathon Samurai about the Ansei Tooashi, known as Japan's first marathon. Eigasai: The Japanese Film Festival 2019 will be at SM City Iloilo Cinema 1 on July 25-28, 2019 and it will be for free! In celebration of the Philippines-Japan Friendship Month, the Embassy of Japan, The Japan Foundation, SM Cinema, and Film Development Council of the Philippines, present the 22nd edition of Eigasai: Japanese Film Festival.

GMA News-the country's most trusted broadcast news organization-is again all set to bring to the public the most comprehensive coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte's fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday (July 22).

Exclusive ticket promos and a fun-filled festival for the whole family await Globe customers Prepare to roar out loud and relive your childhood as the long-awaited remake of the beloved classic, Disney’s The Lion King, finally hits Philippine cinemas this July 17! Directed by Jon Favreau, Disney’s The Lion King journeys to the African savanna where a future king must overcome betrayal and tragedy to assume his rightful place on Pride Rock.

The Department of Tourism Region VI welcomes the new flights that will connect Western Visayas to the Northern Philippines.

Casa Mira Towers CDO is the sixth development of CLI’s economic brand popularly known to provide more value to the Filipino family’s investment. Leading VisMin property developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. boosts its presence in underserved Northern Mindanao with the recent launch of two residential projects valued at Php1.26 billion that innovatively meet the needs of mid and economic-income housing clients.

Globe Human Resource team, headed by Chief Human Resource Officer Renato Jiao (4th to the left), receives award as one of the Best Companies to Work For in Asia at the HR Asia Awards 2019. Globe Telecom was named again as one of the Best Companies to Work For in Asia by top regional publisher in the human resource (HR) industry, HR Asia. The highly-reputable award-giving body recognized Globe for possessing remarkable levels of employee engagement, company culture, and employer branding.

This serves as a testament to its commitment of observing professionalism, transparency, accountability and fairness in engaging with its shareholders and stakeholders Globe Chief Finance Officer and Chief Risk Officer Rizza Maniego-Eala (3rd to the left), Globe Director of Investor Relations (IR) Jose Mari Fajardo (2nd to the left), Globe Vice President for Financial Planning and Analysis Carlo Puno (rightmost), Globe IR Manager Millet San Gabriel (leftmost), and Globe IR Expert Rasia Tan (2nd to the right) receive the awards from Aldrin Monsod (3rd to the right), Founder, Managing Director and Publisher of Corporate Governance Asia. Globe Telecom again bagged highly-coveted titles such as Best Investor Relations (IR) Company, Asia’s Best Chief Finance Officer (CFO), and Best IR Professional at the recently-held Asian Excellence Awards, Asia’s biggest IR award-giving body, for its commitment to the highest standards of disclosure, transparency and fairness in disseminating inf...

Megaworld to open P350-million Transport Hubs to support the project Property giant Megaworld is set to open its Transport Hubs this year to serve the requirements of the region’s first Premium P2P service in Iloilo Business Park.

(L-R) Christophe Vicic, country head of JLL Philippines and chair of the independent panel of judges presented the Best Developer (Philippines) award to Cebu Landmasters represented by its executives VP for Operations Jess Cabigting, VP for Finance and Accounting Connie Guieb, and VP for Engineering Jun Capistrano. Leading local developer in VisMin Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) bested established national industry players and was named Best Developer (Philippines) at the 7th Annual Property Guru Philippines Property Awards presented by global brand Kohler last July 5 in Makati.

Recognizing the need to help protect the environment has led Ayala Malls Capitol Central to start a No Plastic Wednesdays Campaign.

Load up with any Globe At Home promo and enjoy exciting exclusives Having problems checking your account details? How about monitoring your data consumption and prepaid load or outstanding balance? Is adding data becoming a chore? Great news, Globe At Home customers! Just download the Globe At Home app for hassle-free transactions!

(L-R) Globe Business Industry Sales Head Andrew Besinal, Globe Business Cluster Sales Head Karen Cafe, Globe Business Vice President for Sales Marianne Quiambao, Globe Business Senior Vice President Peter Maquera, Unilab, Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer Sebastian Baquiran, Unilab, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Luis Vaca, Unilab, Inc. Senior Vice President Lawrence Ong, and Unilab, Inc. Division Vice-President Frankie Ortega display mobile devices--which signify the partnership between Globe and Unilab. Globe Business, the enterprise arm of Globe Telecom, and United Laboratories, Inc. (Unilab) have further strengthened their partnership through the provision of top-of-the-line mobile technology and services designed to further bolster operations of the country’s leading pharmaceutical and healthcare company.

Gather the best players in the office for a chance to compete among the best in the region! As part of this second season of the Philippine Pro Gaming League 2019, Globe Telecom and MET Events have announced a special Mobile Legends: Bang Bang corporate league.

Pay zero dollars for your return flight when booking a roundtrip ticket from Cebu, Kalibo, and Puerto Princesa with Tigerair Taiwan’s ‘Super Zero Sale’. The promotion period begins at 10 am on July 5 and ends on July 7, 2019. The travel period starts July 5 and ends on October 26 for Cebu and Kalibo flights, and until October 18 for Puerto Princesa flights.

Mobile credit designed to replace ‘5-6’ lenders who prey on poor With the introduction of its mobile lending feature GCredit, the country’s leading mobile wallet GCash aims to end the dependence of Filipinos on loan sharks, or what is commonly known as “5-6” lenders preying on the poor.