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In celebration of International Women’s Day, AXA donated USD5,000 to Save the Children Philippines as part of its pledge in a recent social media promotion that encouraged people to show their support and take part in the worldwide Break the Bias campaign. Save the Children, the world’s leading independent children’s organization has been working in the Philippines for over four decades and is dedicated to helping children.

The promo also highlights AXA‘s partnership with Filipino-Japanese professional golfer and 2021 US Women’s Open champion Yuka Saso, who resonates with the brand’s “Know You Can” message, which underscores the brand’s continuing support for women in sports. This is rooted in the understanding that confidence is essential for people to achieve their goals.

Participants of the contest were encouraged to post a symbolic #BreakTheBias image with the hashtags #YukaSasoforSavetheChildrenPH and #BreakTheBiasWithAXA.

The“Break the Bias” campaign is part of AXA’s commitment to embrace equality and inclusion in the workplace and beyond. Photo shows AXA Marketing Communications DirectorLaura Del Rosario(left) and Save the Children Senior Manager for Corporate Partnerships Natalia Tabal.

Easter Sunday is about celebrating hope and rebirth. And for this special weekend, Lumina Homes is inviting everyone for the Grand Open House of Lumina Pandi, Lumina Tanza, Lumina Iloilo, and Lumina Tagum on April 17.

Dubbed “Hop, Hop, Hooray!”, the event will feature the residents’ much-awaited Egg-stravagant Easter Egg Decorating Contest and highlight specific home enhancements in the four Lumina sites. 

The simultaneous events will begin at 9 a.m., starting with registration and gathering of decorated giant Easter eggs from homeowners and sellers.

At 10 a.m., all the decorated Easter eggs will be displayed as the live voting commences until the announcement of winners at 10:30 a.m. This then signals the presentation and discussion about the new house enhancements of Lumina Homes:

For Luzon – Baliuag, Pandi

Angelique Townhouse Inner and End Units:

• Ceiling
• Room Partition

For Luzon – Tanza 

Adriana End Unit Enhancements:

• Front Fence
• Side Fence
• Rear Fence
• Rear Concreting
• Front Concreting
• Side Grassing

Adriana Inner Unit Enhancements:

• Front Fence
• Rear Fence
• Rear Concreting
• Front Concreting

For Visayas – Iloilo

Angeli Townhouse Enhancements:

• Ground Floor Tiles
• 2nd Floor Vinyl

For Mindanao – Tagum

Angeli Townhouse Enhancements:

• Ground Floor Tiles
• 2nd Floor Vinyl
• Ceiling
• Room Partition
• Interior Painting (Ceiling and Wall)

The Open house will continue until 5 p.m.   

How to join the Easter Egg Decorating Contest

The competition is open to sellers and homeowners of Lumina Homes. Participants should contact Lumina’s Marketing Department and only who confirm their participation will be allowed to submit their entries.

Contact the Sales and Marketing Department to confirm your participation.

• Lumina Pandi: (0999) 887 3146 / (0917) 831 8339
• Lumina Tanza: (0920) 371 8367 / (0999) 492 5545
• Lumina Iloilo: (0998) 960 7094
• Lumina Tagum: (0917) 849 3315 / (0999) 222 6040
• Lumina Butuan: (0998) 960 7103 / (0917) 512 0512

Create and decorate your giant Easter egg. Minimum height of 3ft.

Each participant should create and decorate a giant easter egg and bring it on-site on Easter Sunday for live display and voting.

The 1st-prize shall take home P3,000; P2,000 for 2nd place; and P1,000 for 3rd place!  

For more information, follow @luminahomesofficial or visit www.lumina.com.ph. 

When craving comfort food on the go, street food is the most viable option, and SM Foodcourt in Marilao serves you just that.

Popular for having delicious amalgamation of taste of both West and Asian fare, SM Foodcourt in SM City Marilao houses new food stalls for shoppers to indulge. The street food selections at SM Foodcourt are tasty, satisfying and best of all, they are reasonably priced!

Change your view of pancakes with the Korean version that is stuffed with peanut, banana and savory japchae fillings. A popular street food in South Korea, Hotteok is available at SM City Marilao Foodcourt.

After Squid Game’s Dalgona, Korean stuffed pancake “Hotteok’ ranks the most popular street food in Seoul. A must try for foodies, Hotteok is a pancake with a twist that is crispy on the outside and chewy underneath. SM Foodcourt’s Korea Hotteok comes in both sweet and savory versions with peanut, banana and classic japchae fillings. The newest stall also offers authentic Misutgaru drink that is healthy and perfect for summer. Foodies may capped off Korean food trip at Tteokbokki & odeng and try the classic crowd-pleaser, Tteokbokki. The intense and savory spicy sauce of Tteokbokki will definitely make you want for more.

Global smart device brand OPPO recently released the newest addition to the bestselling A Series line, the OPPO A76. More than just pretty to look at, the OPPO A76 is the epitome of bang for your buck. Here are five reasons why:

Effortless Performance for maximum efficiency

Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G, the A76 is purposely built for your optimized gaming, extended multimedia play, and smooth streaming—all day, every day. Its RAM Expansion Technology helps free up internal storage for faster performance, by minimizing the running load and compressing rarely used apps. With 6GB + 128GB, the A76 can support up to 1TB microSD to give you more room for apps, photos, and videos.

Smooth and easy user experience

With Color OS11.1, the entire A76 experience is effortless and efficient with fluidity. Useful features, such as Bullet Screen Message, FlexDrop, and Three-finger Translate with Google Lens, can make work a breeze. It also features System Booster to ensure comprehensive smoothness for the phone, and Link Boost 2.0 which allows users to always connect intelligently and enjoy low latency, high-speed internet.

Efficient Battery for the efficient you

Talking about its battery, the OPPO A76’s 5000mAh battery accompanied with 33W SUPERVOOC charging is the standard. No need to worry about exhausting the battery use as the OPPO A76 is now more efficient with features such as Super Power Saving Mode, Super Nighttime Standby, and Optimized Night Charging, so you can game all day with ease.

Optimized Imaging with the camera features you deserve

Beyond performance and battery life, what we always look for in a smartphone is the camera. With 8MP ultra-clear selfie camera, 13MP dual rear camera, and 2MP Portrait Bokeh cam for highlighted subjects with natural-looking background blur, the OPPO A76 can take eye-catching content for days. You can also take advantage of ​​360° Fill Light which gives you ultra-clear selfies in dim environments, and HDR which allows you to take clear and natural portraits in any lighting condition.

Slim, Stylish, and Strong

Made with the signature OPPO Glow Design, the A76 comes in Glowing Black and Glowing Blue, a chic pairing for any OOTD. With a smooth-to-touch feel, the smartphone also features protection from dust, dirt and fingerprints, and pressure, so you don’t have to worry about aesthetics.

Make the effortlessly efficient choice with the OPPO A76! Retailing at Php11,999, visit OPPO Brand Stores and partner dealers nationwide, as well as e-commerce sites Shopee and Lazada, to buy today!

To know more about the latest OPPO A76, visit the OPPO Flagship Store at Lazada and Shopee, the OPPO Philippines’ official website at www.oppo.com.ph, or its official Facebook page at OPPO Philippines.

The continued unrest of the Taal Volcano forced over 1,000 Filipino families to evacuate to nearby communities in Batangas last March. With Alert Level 3 still in place, these families continue to spend their days in evacuation centers across the region.

As part of its commitment to better the lives of the underserved, Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, partnered with several brands and charity organizations to provide aid for Taal evacuees. 

Shopee Philippines Director Martin Yu said, “As we remain steadfast in our commitment to be a force for good, especially in times when Filipinos need it the most, Shopee will work closely with our partners to help provide immediate relief to the evacuees. Our thoughts are with those affected and we hope that the situation in Taal will recover soon for these families to be able to return to their homes.”

Together with Shopee, partner brands such as Universal Robina Corporation, Colgate, and Monde Nissin, donated essentials such as drinking water and food items to affected residents. Through the help of its Shopee Xpress fleet and volunteers, Shopee transported and coursed donations through the ABS-CBN Foundation for the latter’s ongoing on-ground efforts. 

These Shopee Xpress volunteers also helped collate and distribute potable water donated by the Luzon Clean Water Development to evacuation centers in Batangas.

Shopee also invites users to donate to those affected by the taal eruption and other emergencies through its partner charities found on the app. 

Users simply need to:

  1. Head to the Shopee app homepage

  2. Click Load, Bills, and Travel

  3. Click E-vouchers 

  4. Click Charity

  5. Choose and purchase the e-voucher of their preferred charity

Users can also contribute to the ABS-CBN Foundation’s on-ground efforts through Shopee’s Scan-to-donate feature. Just scan ABS-CBN Foundation’s QR code, choose the donation amount, and donate via ShopeePay.

Download the Shopee app via the App Store and the Google Play store today. 

Explore the great outdoors and say Hooray for Summer fun with amazing play-mates from Toy Kingdom. Here are Toy Kingdom’s 10 Top Toys that will make this summer exciting and memorable.

 Topping the list are new toys from Batman and Barbie that have brought happiness to kids for many generations. This summer, the incredibly detailed McFarlane DC Comics Multiverse Batman Figure and Barbie’s Color Reveal Mermaid sets will be delightful additions to their collection.

Toys that allow kids to discover outdoor fun come next. With eased restrictions, this is the best time for kids to enjoy and explore the great outdoors. They make a splash in your own backyard with cool inflatable pools, floaters and bubble blasters. Create your own exciting water adventure with a Giant rectangular pool or Waterslide with Gator sprinkler pool.

 Or they can have a blast biking around the neighborhood or in the park. There are Disney-inspired bikes, foldable e-Scooters, and protection sets for active kids on the go; as well as motorized Motor Trucks and Go Karts by Rux and Segway. These will make your kids love cycling and electronic mobility as they explore the outdoors.

Rounding up the list are portable playsets from Frozen and Barbie; and Play-Doh sets where kids can explore their creative side.

Check out the Toy Kingdom’s Hooray for Play Collection in-store at SM City Marilao, and Toy Kingdom Express outlets in SM City San Jose del Monte and SM City Baliwag located inside The SM Store or on their website at www.toykingdom.com.ph and order now thru their Call to Deliver services at 0917.5578797 and have a personal shopper assist you.

Bursting with color starting April, SM Supermalls is giving its shoppers of all ages a spectrum of hope, happiness, and fun with delightful and safe activities that everyone in the family can look forward to when they visit their favorite SM mall.




Snap-worthy rainbow play areas! Multifunctional play pods in all colors of the rainbow await you at the indoor and outdoor play pods that kids and kids-at-heart will love. From rainbow staircases to larger than life displays, you’ll have no trouble getting the best and most colorful #POTD entry!




Sizzling hot summer deals! What’s summer without a mall-wide sale? Go on a shopping spree and get all your summer essentials, including must-have toys, at the nearest SM mall. Delight your kids with sporty knick knacks, inflatables, and bikes to amp up their summer activities even while at home. Visit the pop-up stores in select SM malls for great finds and exclusive deals!

Sweet treats and Summer Eats! Sip, eat, repeat, and satisfy those cravings with a wide array of food and drink choices at SM Summer Eats! A weekend al fresco market awaits you with delicious meals and refreshing drinks all in IG-worthy colorful dining spaces! Watch out for Summer Teas happening on April 16 to 30 where there will be lots of discounts on the best milk teas to quench your thirst too!




Summer fun under the sun! Time to flex that Tiktok talent! Be witty and wacky, colorful and bright, at the SM Summer Tiktok challenge which you can shoot at any of the the malls’ colorful outdoor and indoor displays. For pawrents, you can have a furry fun time with your pets when you join the pet olympics, go on a picnic with them, or treat them with a pampering session. For the fitness buff, there’s going to be a 7-day fitness blitz for adults and kids at select SM malls where you can blow off steam and sweat it out. Whatever your passion is, we have lots of summer fun activities lined up for you!




From safe dining to shopping and everything in between, make it a fun and colorful summer to remember at SM Supermalls! Make sure to visit www.smsupermalls.com or like and follow @smsupermalls on all social media platforms for the latest news, promos, and activities.

As part of the company’s sustainability efforts, SM Supermalls, through its corporate social responsibility arm SM Cares, is once again joining the world in observing Earth Hour, with this year’s theme “Shape Our Future,” focusing on how we can work together in halting and reversing climate change and nature loss by 2030.

Earth Hour is an annual campaign launched in 2007 by the World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) that encourages the turning off of non-essential lights as part of energy conservation efforts for the planet. Since its first observance in the Philippines in 2008, SM has been joining the campaign every year, being one of the first in the private sector to support it.

This year, SM will continue to promote the campaign by being one of the official partners of WWF for the Earth Hour Virtual Run, to be held from March 26 to April 22. Aside from this, all SM malls will be joining the light switch-off on March 26 from 8:30 PM to 9:00 PM.

“SM is proud to have been supporting Earth Hour throughout the last 14 years. Every year, we partake in this very important movement because we want to inspire people to action and tell them that no matter how small their contribution is, it will go a long way if we work together,” said Engr. Liza Silerio, SM’s Vice President for Corporate Compliance and Head of Sustainability. 

“Through Earth Hour, we want to engage over a billion people worldwide and engage decision-makers whether in business, institutions, and governments, to move the agenda of nature up the priority list in the global sphere and in the national agenda. We want people to lend their voices as we’re shaping our future, 

and hopefully, we’ll be changing the ending for the positive – for both people and the planet,” said Atty. Angela Ibay, Climate and Energy Program Head of WWF-Philippines

Aside from joining the campaign every year, SM has been active in environmental protection in many ways. For instance, all SM malls are equipped with energy and water conservation facilities. The company also regularly joins tree planting activities, and has waste management initiatives such as Trash-to-Cash, e-waste and used acid lead batteries collection programs, and the plastic waste collection program with the Plastic Credit Exchange.

SM has also been investing more in renewable energy. Eight malls in the country and three in China are now equipped with solar panels, with more to follow in the coming months. SM also pledged to increase its use of renewable energy to 50 percent of its overall energy usage by year-end.

SM City Tuguegarao Downtown Solar Rooftop

SM’s other sustainability initiatives include the annual Green Film Festival, promoting environmental awareness among students and the youth through films; the AweSMSeas project, promoting awareness on the negative impact of plastic waste on seas and oceans; and the International Coastal Cleanup joined by thousands of volunteers every year, to name a few.

SM Cares is the corporate social responsibility arm of SM Prime Holdings, supporting initiatives that focus on communities and the environment. In addition to its programs on the environment, SM Cares’ advocacies include programs on women and breastfeeding mothers, persons with disabilities, senior citizens, children and youth, and the Bike-Friendly SM Program. 

Visit http://www.smsupermalls.com/smcares to learn more.

Temperatures this summer are really soaring high, leaving everyone easily getting tired and sweaty. And staying hydrated is really vital to maintain good health and to always look fresh and cool.

While water is the utmost important drink to quench thirst, let’s admit that most of us tend to forget to drink eight glasses of water even in today’s sweltering season. To beat the heat, why don’t we try to discover some refreshments that would satisfy not only our thirst but also our cravings for different kinds of flavored drinks to keep our body and mind cool.

Here are some of the refreshments you can have at SM City San Jose del Monte:

ICED COFFEE

With or without caffeine, coffee will always be one of the best drinks to start and fuel up our day. From bold and black coffee to rich and bursting with flavor, explore the Coffee Bean’s cold brew drinks and find your favorite this summer. Its iced coffee is a sweet treat made from delicious coffee extract, signature powders, and milk blended with ice, then topped with whipped cream. Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is located at the upper ground floor of SM City San Jose del Monte.

Also located at the upper ground level on the other entrance is the Starbucks. Starbucks’ cold coffees vary from cold brews to iced coffees to Iced Shaken Espresso, Iced Flat Whites, Iced lattes, mochas and macchiatos. The choice is yours, all are worth trying for.

Other stores that offer cold coffees are Dunkin Donuts and J.Co Donuts and Coffee also at the upper ground floor, and Famous Belgain Waffle at the lower ground level.

MILK TEA

The milk tea phenomenon in SM City San Jose del Monte is also a feast, with four famous milk tea houses and one new player. Infinitea, being the first one to arrive, is located at the second floor. Dakasi Tea and Macao Imperial Tea at the upper ground floor, and Coco Fresh Tea & Juice at the lower ground floor.

And last, but definitely not the least on the milk tea list is Kin-A-Rai-Dee. It offers authentic Southern Thai Milk Tea that will surely get your sweet tooth satisfied and feel refreshed as well.

SHAKES

Sometimes, when it’s too hot outside, you just want to eat shaved ice. Good thing, healthy and flavorful shakes were invented. Avocadoria.ph is first on the list. Refresh your day with avocado shake with five toppings to choose from: avocado, mango, jackfruit, chico, and guyabano. If there is avocado, there is the Craze Mango. A taste of fresh fruit shake and smoothies with graham cookies. Avocadoria and Craze Mangao are both located at the lower ground floor.

And because you are special SM City San Jose del Monte also has VIP or Vanilla Iced Pearl shake located at the first basement. VIP welcomes customers coming from the parking area entrance and offers ice blended coffee, milk shakes in chocolate flavors, and milk shakes in fruity flavors.

FRUIT JUICE

As people nowadays tend to be more health-conscious, simple juices will never go out of business. Fruity Lemons offers natural squeezed citrus juices fresh from the farm down to its every cup. And because nothing beats the smooth and refreshing taste of ready-to-drink coconut juice, here comes the Buko Loco that also serves buko shakes. Of course, Fruitas wherein you will enjoy the fresh fruit shake and juice made on the spot as you handpick the fruit of your choice.

YOGURT

As we talk about health, it is worth including yogurt drinks on our list. Koomi, the Australian brand that offers natural drinking yogurt with several delicious and fresh ingredients, is one of the new additions to the mix of stores in SM City San Jose del Monte. Koomi prides itself with delicious probiotic yogurt that aids the digestive system, its use of fruit honey as sweetener, and fresh yogurt and fruits delivered to ensure delicious and quality products. Yogurt drinks vary from different flavors such as avocado, mango, berry, ube, nuts, oats, coconut, watermelon, cookies and cream, and more.

So with a lot of choices to choose from, go ahead and enjoy these drinks. May we all have a happy and healthy summer!

For mall updates and promos, follow SM City San Jose del Monte’s official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SMCitySanJoseDelMonte/, official Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/smcitysanjose/, and official Tiktok account at https://www.tiktok.com/@smsanjosedelmonte.