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“We are thrilled to officially introduce the new OPPO Reno5 4G and Reno5 5G in February. With the steady growth of 5G in the country and our cutting-edge camera technologies, we promise to equip young Filipinos with a Reno smartphone that can inspire them more to creatively #PictureLifeTogether with friends and family in this highly digital-driven lifestyle,” said Raymond Xia, OPPO Philippines Marketing Director.

A camera perfect for every moment

At 232MW, the project in Ilocos Norte Province is the largest integrated wind and solar power plant in the Philippines. LONGi was selected as the exclusive module supplier, delivering 100MW high efficiency monocrystalline solar panels. 

The project, developed by Qingdao Zhongzi Zhongcheng Group Co., Ltd., started construction in March, 2017. The site is in a primeval forest in the region of Pasuquin. To ensure smooth delivery, Chen Jinliang, LONGi Logistics Manager and Bai Liwen, LONGi Solar Sales Manager visited the area many times to design the optimal transport scheme and build the roads to deliver the modules to the site. LONGi completed the supply of all modules in 2018 as planned. 

“The 232MW project is the first large-scale wind and solar power integration project developed by Chinese enterprises in Philippines.” Lu Min, former President of Qingdao Hengshun Zhongsheng Group, said at the ceremony marking the start of construction work in Philippines. “The project is a new start for our group, we are willing to contribute to the national construction of the Philippines through successful overseas development experience.” 

According to the news report, this integrated solar and wind project is the first large-scale project in the
energy sector of bilateral economic and trade cooperation after President Duterte;s visit to China in
December, 2016. It is also a major project by Chinese enterprises to respond to the ;Belt and Road; initiative.

LONGi, headquartered in Xi’an, China, focuses on manufacturing PV products and providing solar power technology solutions. Its product offerings range from wafers, cells, modules and PV solar power
equipment to solar power systems. The LONGi Group has evolved into a global company with assets of
approximately US$8.38 billion and more than US$4.65 billion in annual revenues in 2019.

Global technology leader Xiaomi today announced the addition of a new Redmi smartphone: Redmi 9T. The new king of entry-level, Redmi 9T was designed to deliver the exceptional performance and multi-day battery life that users crave without compromising on photography capabilities and overall design.

Redmi 9T

Develop cinematic photos, spend less time editing 

Redmi 9T is a photography powerhouse with its 48MP AI quad rear-camera. The device’s 8MP ultra-wide angle camera accommodates large group photos and wide landscape shots without cropping, while its 2MP macro lens and 2MP depth sensor enable stunning close-up shots with professional-level bokeh. 

Redmi 9T is also equipped with a new movie frame feature that gives photos a more cinematic look and feel without editing. It also sports a new time-lapse feature which offers various speed and duration values for shooting so users can capture creative time-lapse photos without tapping a DSLR or other professional camera.

Performance shines through with powerful chipset and high-capacity battery

Despite its lightweight design, Redmi 9T packs a punch with its 6,000mAh (typ) battery and Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 662 chipset. Combined with its 11nm energy-efficient processor, Redmi 9T delivers higher performance with less heat production and lower power consumption than previous generations. Moreover, MIUI battery saving mode and reverse wired charging capabilities help maximize all-day, and even multi-day usage. Like Redmi Note 9T, Redmi 9T comes with 18W fast charging and an in-box 22.5W charger.

Durability and comfort join forces for a superior entry-level smartphone
experience

Redmi 9T features a modern and minimalistic design with its rounded corners and an anti-fingerprint textured back. Its 6.53” FHD+ Dot Drop display with Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 offers a crisp and clear viewing experience and strong protection against cracks and scratches.

Redmi 9T also comes with Widevine L1 and TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light certifications for a more enjoyable viewing experience. The device is available in four delightful color variants: Carbon Gray, Twilight Blue, Sunrise Orange, and Ocean Green.

More to love with expandable storage

Complete with Dual SIM and microSD expandable storage, Redmi 9T offers expandable storage of up to 512GB so users can keep their favorite apps, games, photos and videos all on one device. Infrared blaster support would come in handy on your Redmi 9T.

Redmi 9T is coming to the Philippines soon. Follow the official Xiaomi Philippines

Facebook Page Xiaomi Philippines Facebook Page for updates.

No doubt about it—2020 was challenging. Coming off the previous year, it’s not easy to start 2021 with optimism. The new year, however, provides opportunities for you to start fresh. Take it upon yourself to come up with easily doable actions that can positively impact your life this 2021. Below, we’ve got 10 easy ways to kick the year off on a good note.

From January 7-15, Shopee’s New Year Blowout Sale also offers deals on products to help you start the year right!

1. Dress up for work even while you’re just at home

Finding it difficult to drag yourself back to work? Use a multipurpose makeup pot to pat some bright color onto your lips and cheeks—it’s sure to perk you up for a long day of work ahead.

2. Add more recipes to your repertoire

We all love our food deliveries for their convenience and variety. But this year, go ahead and experiment with more recipes yourself. Don’t forget to protect your hands with a trusty pair of insulated gloves!

3. Remember to unwind

Treat yourself to the occasional glass of champagne after a long, stressful day. Make it feel like an extra special occasion by using elegant, lead-free crystal glasses.

4. Clean out your closet

Time to toss out those stilettos you never wear and make way for footwear you’ll actually use, such as this pair of comfy, functional wedge sandals. After all, the right pair of shoes can take you places.

5. Upgrade your homemade coffee

Can’t make it through the morning without coffee? This coffee maker features a swing-out filter basket and anti-drip technology. It also makes 6 cups, which should be more than enough to satisfy your caffeine cravings!

6. Ensure a good night’s sleep

Without enough hours of rest, you can’t function at your best. Invest in cozy beddings, such as this soft, lightweight, and warm blanket, to ensure you get a good night’s sleep.

7. Maintain good hygiene at home

Now that most of us are staying home, who isn’t guilty of occasionally ditching showers and deodorants? Start the year fresh with this face scrub and spray deodorant set for clean, oil-free skin and sweat- and odor-free underarms.

8. Reward yourself once in a while

Buy something nice for yourself every once in a while, whether for reaching a personal milestone, or even just for making it to the weekend after a string of busy days. Treat yourself to this necklace, which is made of genuine 92.5 Italy Silver and 3A Russian Zirconia stones.

9. Continue to keep your home virus-free

Keeping your home virus-free remains as important as ever. Use a disinfecting cleanser that effectively kills bacteria, but is non-corrosive and less harmful compared to bleach disinfectants.

10. Get your finances in order

Aside from creating a budget, resolve to finally organize all your financial documents this year. Start small by putting all your cards together in this fuss-free cardholder.

Check out the Shopee New Year Blowout Sale at https://shopee.ph/.

Download the Shopee app for free via the App Store or Google Play.

Global graphic design platform, Canva, today released its inaugural end-of-year ‘Makers and Shapers’ Report, highlighting how users from around the world reacted to some of the biggest history-making events that took place in 2020.

From businesses navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, through to the catastrophic natural disasters that ravaged the Philippines, Canva’s global community of 40 million active users have designed and shared everything from social media posts to online presentations — to amplify, educate and inspire people with their message.

Explore the major trends from Canva’s data below, to understand how Filipinos, and those across the world, have used visual communications to help reach their goals this year:


COVID-19: The World Pivots As Misinformation Spreads

The impact of COVID-19 has been felt across the globe. Since March, Canva saw over 2.9 million search queries for COVID-related templates as the world came to grips with responding to the pandemic. Canva’s community turned to the design platform to create awareness posters, social media material, and WHO-approved health information in a bid to help #StopTheSpread of misinformation and keep communities COVID safe.

Canva’s in-house design team created more than 2,100 corona virus templates, backed by accurate information from the World Health Organization, that were made freely available amid the uncertainty, shared by news organizations, government bodies, and consumers across the globe.

Globally, over 14 million COVID templates were downloaded, with the top five most active countries using these templates among some of the hardest hit in terms of COVID-19 casualties, including USA, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, and Colombia.

Two of the most-used COVID-19 templates

Society Moves to a Virtual World

2020 was the year of the Zoom background, as more people were forced to shift to remote working, learning, and entertainment. Over 195,000 Filipinos downloaded templates for Zoom backgrounds, as meetings and gatherings were mostly held online. Leading the charge, users in the USA downloaded 1.3 million Zoom backgrounds alone — that equates to 1 in every 253 people across the country using a Canva Zoom background design this year. Globally, over 4 million Zoom backgrounds were created and downloaded on Canva.

With getaways to some of the world’s most adored holidays destinations off the cards this year, it seems most Canva users have expressed their dreams of a “tranquil” getaway through their Zoom backgrounds, with the top three most downloaded templates globally including a tropical beach, a peaceful waterfall, and a serene underwater seascape.

The most popular Canva Zoom background in the Philippines

Visual templates such as presentations were crucial in helping people communicate and collaborate remotely, with businesses, teams, educators, and students, all shifting to remote work.

Canva for Education, launched earlier this year, saw rapid uptake as online learning and virtual classrooms became the new norm. With over 700 new templates published to the education platform this year, the top five downloaded education templates for the year were:

2020: The Year of the Side Hustle

With many businesses impacted by COVID-19, the pandemic also sparked a new wave of innovators and creative entrepreneurs. 2020 saw people of all ages pivot to launch their mini side hustle, passion project, or new business, using Canva.

In the Philippines, around 3.3 million logos were created to date while the whole world registered record-breaking results:

● More than 65 million new logos were designed on Canva — that’s more than 7,400 new logos created every single hour (or over 123 every single minute) around the world

● Over 12 million business cards were printed globally through Canva Print — which is more than the entire population of Belgium!




Saving The World: Climate Change

Canva’s climate change collection templates were downloaded more than 2.6 million times as climate activists shared their passionate campaign messages via posters, social media material, and event flyers.

Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough were also among some of the most searched-for climate-related queries on the Canva platform.

Canva partnered with youth-led group, Future Coalition, to create assets for the 2020 Earth Day Digital Strikes. The colorful templates created by Canva’s in-house designers were used by thousands of digital strikers around the world.


Touching Tributes

And for those we lost in 2020, mourning fans paid their respects to passed icons through compelling and nostalgic design tributes. Kobe Bryant (January 26), Chadwick Boseman (August 28), and Ruth Bader Ginsberg (September 18) were among the most searched-for figures on the Canva platform this year as fans, supporters, and the media reacted to their passing with touching visual tributes on social media and beyond.


… And Finally, Some Fun Facts;

● Canva saw record growth in 2020, reaching over 40 million monthly active users.

● For those who love their fonts, the top three most used font types in the Philippines for 2020 were: Glacial Indifference, League Spartan, Anton

● On the bright side: Canva users were sharing the love in 2020, with the Heart textbox and Love symbol among the most used stickers this year. Most used stickers in the Philippines were:

● Primary colors were on point this year, being the most used colors in the
Philippines:

1. #FFDE59

2. #FF1616

3. #004AAD

 Over 540 ‘Canvanauts’ joined the Canva team in 2020.

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, wraps up the year-end shopping season with a record-breaking 12.12. On December 12, 12 million items were sold in the first 24 minutes and at its peak, one million items were bought in a single minute.

Martin Yu, Director at Shopee Philippines, said, “We are humbled to end the year on a high note with a groundbreaking 12.12 Big Christmas Sale. Given the unprecedented year that 2020 has been, we wanted this to be a special day not just for Shopee, but for the people we serve. E-commerce has become of increasing importance in our lives. It has evolved beyond a platform to access basic needs to one that connects people and businesses. We are glad to celebrate the past five years with our users, sellers, and brand partners and are truly excited about what’s to come.

Shopee ushered in the festive season with fun and convenience

Users joined Shopee every day for four weeks of fun and entertainment leading up to December 12, where they shopped for over 2 billion products. Consumers also spent more time on Shopee’s in-app games and features.

● 450 million views were recorded on Shopee Live across the entire 12.12

● Shopee’s in-app games were played a record of 2.7 billion times

● Two of Shopee’s newest games, Shopee Bubble and Shopee Candy, were big hits with a total of 28 million hours played

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? It’s the most beautiful sight this time of the year, as OPPO brings the much-awaited 12.12 Grand Christmas Sale via Shopee and Lazada. Get ready to save up to 63% off on your favorite OPPO gadgets, including the latest Reno4, A92, A53, and A12. Adding a cherry on top to this already sweet deal, everyone also gets a chance to win a total of PHP500K worth of amazing prizes, snag up to PHP2.5M worth of gifts and score premium bundles for all OPPO products. 

That’s not all – watch out to see if you are one of the lucky buyers who will take home exciting prizes, in addition to your OPPO purchases. For Lazada, the first customer will get Rock Space O1 Bluetooth Headphones, the 12th customer will get Rock Space EB 60 Wireless Earbuds, while the 1,212th will get Rock Space Rock Lava Y10 Bluetooth Headphones. Meanwhile, on Shopee, the first, 12th and 1,212th buyers will also get Rock Space P75 Pro Mini Powerbank, Rock Space EB 60 Wireless Earbuds, and Rock Space Rock Lava Y10 Bluetooth Headphones respectively. 

#FindTheJoy at The Joy-Full OPPO Sale 

OPPO in partnership with Shopee, Lazada is keeping the Christmas spirit alive and merrier this holiday season with its exciting activities. On top of the joyful discounts, you can also win and unlock all OPPO Gift sets! By following the OPPO official Shopee and Lazada store, you can get up to a PHP500 voucher, OPPO Rock Space and Rock Lava Bluetooth earphones, and a lot more exclusive prizes. 


The gifts and freebies don’t stop there. After following OPPO’s official stores, simply buy any OPPO product, rate it 5 stars, give your honest review, and you may just win any of the OPPO Enco W31, M31, or W11! 




Celebrate and make your Christmas more joyful and creative with these non-stop gifts and prizes! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to give yourself and your loved ones more OPPO products that will suit every lifestyle such as the OPPO Enco M31 and OPPO W6 Watch which will also be at 50% for 12.12 only.





To complete your fun-filled Christmas celebration, exciting gifts and treats await you this holiday season with The Joy-full OPPO Livestream Series in partnership with Globe Studios on December 5, 12, and 19 via Facebook, Shopee and Lazada. Join your favorite stars and content creators like Mimiyuuuh, Nadine Lustre, Alex Gonzaga and many more and also get to take home exclusive bundle offers and even more freebies with your friends and family. 

To know more about the most-awaited 12.12 online sale event, visit OPPO’s official website at www.oppo.com/ph or via the official Facebook page at OPPO Philippines. Or visit OPPO official stores on Shopee and Lazada.