TCL Philippines Unveils an All-Star Product Duo for 2018

PRESS RELEASE

MANILA, April 26, 2018—From its humble beginnings as a global brand subsidiary manufacturing and distributing solely television products, TCL Philippines is starting to step up its game in the local home appliance industry through bringing in more household appliance staples such as air conditioners and washing machines.

More Than Just a “TV” Brand

After over 18 years of being known as a “TV” brand, TCL Philippines is now offering diversified products, and delivering more than just fun and entertainment to the Filipino household. As such, TCL aims to provide the latest cooling innovations and alternative laundry solutions with its TitanGold air conditioners and TCLean washing machines, respectively. 

TCL TitanGold air conditioners have been widely available in the market since 2016. TCL window type air conditioners are packed with premium features such as gold-plated louver fins, 5-in-1 health filter, and R410a refrigerant. Similarly, these features are also present in its split type line, loaded with additional features such as Full 5D DC inverter motor technology and a mosquito-repellent function. 

On the other hand, TCLean washing machines are eventually gaining presence in several appliance dealers nationwide. TCL aims to promote washing clothes as a habit through providing easy, express, and efficient laundry solutions with its twin tub, top load, and front load washing machines. 

In addition to its current comprehensive and competitive TV, air conditioner, and washing machine product lineups, TCL has also introduced another all-star product duo for 2018—the P6 4K UHD TV and the F2 Inverter Split Type Air Conditioner. 

Taking Entertainment to the Next Level

Now emerging as the country’s Top 3 TV brand, TCL continuously proves itself to be at par with other leading brands through consistently providing the latest TV technology innovations at competitive prices.

TCL’s P6 4K UHD TV boasts of a 9.9mm ultra-slim body design with a 4.8mm super-narrow bezel. This series takes pride in being the slimmest TV, adorned with the narrowest bezel, at its price level in the Philippine TV market. The P6 series also comes in a screw-less design with an Aluminum Titanium Alloy metal casing, for a seamless and smooth finish. 

The TCL P6 series is another 4K UHD TV that can decode High Dynamic Range (HDR) files via all sources. With accurate reproduction of light and dark shades, the P6 series offers a powerful picture performance through providing greater contrast, more vivid picture quality, and more realistic details. In terms of sound quality, the P6 series also does not disappoint. Loaded with a Dolby Audio technology integrated with TCL’s Smart Volume feature, the P6 series delivers an immersive 5.1 surround sound quality, for the ultimate cinematic experience right at the comfort of the viewers’ home. 

Powered by TV+ OS 3.0, TCL’s P6 series also comes with an exclusive T-Cast function, enabling users to cast content from their mobile devices to the TV screen. With its latest version of TV+ App Store, users can now choose from over 200+ applications, including Netflix and YouTube, along with other video-on-demand, social networking, gaming, and photo sharing apps. 

Redefining Cooling Standards

Moving on to TCL’s latest cooling solution innovations, TCL is also proud to introduce the newest member of its inverter split type air conditioner line—the F2 series. This series is also an addition to TCL’s TitanGold Collection, which consists of air conditioners that are specially designed with gold-plated louver fins, ideally built to prevent and withstand extreme rusting and corrosion.

With its pearl white finish, LED temperature display, and silver-plated border, the F2 series surely exudes elegance from all its corners. In addition, this series is also equipped with a smart WiFi control, empowering users to conveniently take control over their comfort directly through their smart devices. As such, users can easily turn their air conditioning units on or off, and set the room temperature even from the outside—simply through the use of their smart devices. Indeed, TCL has perfectly integrated style and functionality into this series.

Intensified Sports Marketing Campaign

Aside from being locally hailed as the Official TV of the PBA for four consecutive years, TCL has also formally introduced world-renowned football player, Neymar Jr., as its global brand ambassador for both TV and air conditioning products. With these, TCL aims to reach a wider audience of sports fans around the world, and further reinforce the brand’s youthful image. 

With TCL Philippines’ continuously growing and expanding product lines, consumers can expect more of the latest home appliance technology innovations, made available in TCL’s wide array of products.

About TCL Philippines

Since its inception in April 2000 through the first joint venture between TCL Overseas Holding Co. Ltd. and Philippine AA Commercial (a subsidiary of Solid Group Company)., TCL Philippines has consistently introduced innovative and affordably priced home entertainment solutions into the Philippine market, that proudly displayed the brand’s promising leadership potentials. Now ranking 3rd in the Philippine TV Market, the journey to the top continues as TCL further expands its business through integrating other home appliances such as air conditioners and washing machines, into its comprehensive line of LED televisions. 

For more information, please visit: 

TCL Philippines

Facebook

Jollibee’s Toronto store brings a taste of home to Canada’s largest Filipino community

Filipinos spent the eve of the Jollibee Scarborough grand opening exchanging stories of how they miss their families and the taste of home.

Filipinos and locals alike in Canada’s east coast hadan exciting Easter treat as Jollibee opened its first store in the Greater Toronto Area in early April.

On Saturday evening—hours before the grand opening—hundreds of Filipinos already camped-out in front of Jollibee Scarborough, located at 15 William Kitchen Road, eager to step inside the store to savor a taste of home.

The Jollibee Scarborough is the Filipino fast-food chain’s third store in Canada and the 40^th store in North America.

Jollibee Scarborough is the Filipino fast-food chain’s third store in Canada and the 40thstore in North America. Here, residents can savor the crispylicious and juicylicious Jolly Crispy Chicken (more popularly known as Chickenjoy here in the Philippines), the tastiest and meatiest Jollibee Spaghetti, Palabok Fiesta, and the golden-brown Peach Mango Pie, among other langhap-sarap treats.

A Filipino gets a collectible Jollibee plush doll for being one of the first 100 customers.

No less than Jollibee welcomed Filipinos to the store, including its very first customer, Paul, who looked forward to enjoying the Jolly Crispy Chicken for the first time in six years.

Filipinos who waited through the night were surprised to see Jollibee welcoming them as Jollibee Scarborough finally opened its doors.

Other customers also received limited edition Jollibee collectible toys that celebrate and promote Filipino culture.

“For us, nothing brings greater joy than to bring people together over great-tasting food and happy moments. We are excited to bring to Scarborough the popular dishes that many now enjoy in different parts of the world,” said Jose Miñana, Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) group president for North America.

Scarborough is home to an estimated 50,000 plus Filipinos and is one of the most popular destinations for new immigrants to reside. The Greater Toronto Area, where Scarborough is located, is the most populous metropolitan area in Canada with around 200,000 Filipinos residents. 

“We look forward to bringing a familiar ‘taste of home’ to our countrymen in the Greater Toronto Area. Many may not know that this area is home to the largest Filipino community in Canada! And we won’t stop here – another location in Mississauga is in the pipeline for the year,” said Beth Dela Cruz, Jollibee North America vice president, and general manager.

Jollibee Foods Corporation is currently the largest Asian food service company, operating in 16 markets, with over 3,800 stores globally, of which 1,272 are Jollibee brand stores. The company’s aggressive expansion plan in North America is part of its overarching goal to be among the top five restaurant brands globally.

Follow Jollibee Canada’s official Facebook page to get updates on the much-awaited opening of Jollibee in Toronto https://www.facebook.com/jollibeecan/

Kids get a feel of working at Jollibee with collectible toy set

Kids can have more playtime fun with their friends as they imagine preparing, serving and delivering their favorite langhap-sarap meals with the Jollibee Fun Store toys, now available with every Jolly Kiddie Meal.

The Jollibee Fun Store toys feature Jollibee and his Friends, Hetty, Popo, Twirlie, and Yum as they cook Jolly Crispy Fries, flip Yumburgers, serve Jolly Spaghetti, use the cash register, and deliver meals to give kids and their playmates a feel of working at a Jollibee store.

After designing Jollibee’s bike with stickers, simply press the button on the launcher to send him on his next delivery. At the noodles counter, a little push on Hetty will make her twist left and right as she serves the sweet-sarap spaghetti meal on a tray.

At the fries and burger counters, kids can help Popo cook by moving his hand and fryer with the pull of a lever on his back while Yum can lift patties with a press of a button on his back. At the ice cream counter, kids can imagine Twirlie getting orders and payments from customers as she presses the cash register with a push of the lever on her back.

Assemble your kid’s Jollibee store crew with every purchase of a Jolly Kiddie Meal: Yum Burger Meal at P94, Jolly Spaghetti Meal at P99 or Chickenjoy Meal at P125, each with its own Jolly Joy Box. 

Hurry, complete the Jollibee Fun Store toy set, available until April 30. Head over to your nearest Jollibee branch and be sure to collect them all!

Experience sweet escape to an exclusive island with GetGo’s extended promo

Three lucky members can spend the hot summer days with friends and family at the breathtaking Bamboo Islands with GetGo’s extended Exclusive Island Escape promo.

Have you planned out your next vacation this summer? Well, GetGo has good news for everyone. The lifestyle rewards program of Cebu Pacific is bringing lucky members on an exciting and one-of-a-kind getaway to a private island in Palawan with its Exclusive Island Escape promo.

With the promo, three GetGo members have the chance to bring their friends and family to the beautiful Bamboo Private Islands in Calamianes and spend their days basking under the sun. What’s even more exciting is that GetGo is extending the Exclusive Island Escape promo until April 30, 2018, to give more members an opportunity to experience paradise in Palawan.

To be one of the lucky individuals who will get to experience the ultimate island living, members simply have to earn raffle entries through collecting and redeeming GetGo points from any of the program’s lifestyle partners. 1 GetGo point earned or redeemed is equivalent to 1 e-raffle entry.

Looking to spend your vacation out of the country? Mark your calendars and book your flights with Cebu Pacific’s affordable round-trip tickets. Every P5 spend on flights earns you GetGo points. You can also use credit cards from Citi, BPI Express Credit, Asia United Bank, Bank of Commerce, EastWest Bank, RCBC Bankard, Security Bank, Robinsons Mastercard from Metrobank Card, and BDO for a rewarding spending.

For accommodation on your out-of-town trips, enjoy quality service and affordable rooms with Go Hotels and Summit Hotels and Resorts and earn points for every P100 on reservations. Book a stay in Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria or Holiday Inn Manila Galleria and collect 250 points. Or enjoy breathtaking views from rooms of Taal Vista Hotel, Pico Sands Hotel, Radisson Blu Cebu, Park Inn by Radisson Clark, and Park Inn by Radisson Davao and get up to 500 points.

You can also search through over 90,000 properties in Agoda and get up to 10,000 GetGo points per booking. Or enjoy having tourist sites within your reach when you choose your hotel with Kaligo and earn up to 50 GetGo points for every P100 spend.

Going on a staycation? Gas up at Petron and get going to beautiful local destinations while earning 3 GetGo points for every 2 Petron Value Card Points. Complete your travel itinerary with Travelbook.ph and collect GetGo points per P10 spend on bookings or include the hottest attractions from Klook and get points per P100 spend on reservations. Capture your travel adventures and instantly share them on social media when you roam with Traveling Connect and enjoy additional GetGo points. For local adventures, you can reach different mountain peaks with Trail Adventours or go on spontaneous road trips with Experience Philippines and earn points for every P100 spend.

For your shopping needs, you can go to Lazada via Shop ‘n Points and get the best fashion brands and products at an affordable price. Every P10 spend on Lazada.ph earns you a GetGo point. For a fun one-stop-shopping experience, visit Robinsons Department Store and get points for every P100 spend. And for the freshest grocery finds, you can go to any Robinsons Supermarket, Robinsons Selections, and Robinsons Easymart and enjoy GetGo points for every P200 spend. Robinsons also offers Ring Rob Concierge for its residents to help them live comfortably while earning points for every P200 worth of eligible service.

Enjoy Cebuana Lhuillier’s financial services and earn 3 GetGo points for every (2) 24k Rewards Points or avail of an online payment alternative with Dragonpay and get points for every successful transaction on its mobile app. You can also relax and treat yourself over the weekend to some of the hottest dining places in the metro with ZAP and collect cashback points that can be converted to GetGo points.

Members can also use their Cebu Pacific GetGo Debit Cards by UnionBank and GetGo Peso+ Prepaid cards where every point earned is equivalent to 2 raffle entries. Those using their Cebu Pacific GetGo Gold and Platinum Credit Cards by UnionBank can get 3 raffle entries for each point.

So what are you waiting for? Shop and experience the GetGo lifestyle to spend a vacation in the heavenly islands of Palawan. For more information on memberships and partners, visit www.getgo.com.ph. Stay updated on the latest promos by liking GetGoPH’s official pages on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

How to Manage a Messy Car when Traveling with Kids

This is a sponsored post. All opinions are mine. 

Do you remember the time when you and your partner boiled down the reasons for why and what kind of car will you two be purchasing? I remember when we decided to get the car we need, the budget was the main reason for it. Since we were just two at that time the convenience of getting the exact car model that fitted our budget became the main reason. But when we got kids, and extra space in the car starting to concern us, we traded our old car to a new one. And, that move was the best decision we made! 

Every time we travel with the kids, we spend the whole day preparing their things and stuff to be loaded into the car.
These consists of; a bag of diapers, extra clothes, food, toys, and again bags of clothes. Although we tend to pack light, you can never pack light when you have kids. I guess this concern will eventually become a little concern when they can manage themselves to pack their own things for travel.

Since we enjoy the concept of traveling because it gives the kids the sense of adventure and time to bond with each other in a compact space, kids need to get occupied while on the road. And, food is one of the best distraction for them. I know parents like me will agree on this. Food can be a mess when traveling. During the course and the experience we had traveling with kids, we somehow learned how to manage a messy car. The most common item that can cause this is food, spills of liquid food and drinks, crumbs, fruit peels, strong scent of a certain food and sometimes, soaked diapers and soiled clothing. 

A messy car can cause a lot of stress for both the parents and the kids. Here are some tips you can do to prevent a messy car:

• always bring ziplock bags where you can dump food litters and trash, seal it every time to prevent leaking and also those unwanted smell. 
• plan food to bring for the whole duration of the trip, use coolers to preserve food.
• separate each bags for each kid, this will prevent food pieces to drop on the floor.
• recycle old sheets to use and cover on top of the car seat.
• use cups with lids, make sure they are secure and with non-spillage.
• empty trash from time to time during the course of the trip.
• do not overpack with food that might spoil.
• teaching is the best discipline. :)

There's no reason for the family not to enjoy a good family trip, it can be messy but it's all worthwhile.

So, start packing things and hit the road...create memories for you and your family to treasure. 

How Do You Take Care of Your Hair?

This is a sponsored post. All opinions are mine. 

Everyday routine for hair care can be overrated, with all the products in the market that can cater for every member of the family, one can't get that right and perfect product brand that you can stick too for a lifetime. We tend or always sort out for hair care products for so many reasons; a new brand that came out in the market, some celebrity endorsers, the price of the product, check out the product literature, chemically or organic based, etc. 

Imported and locally produced hair care products can be sold and purchased easily and options vary widely. Hair care products can be used to naturally grown hair or even to hair products such as hair wigs, hair extensions (curly, straight, or different kinds of braids like crochet braids and such). Divatress is one of the leading e-commerce company that caters thousands of hair care products and wigs, which you can use for party, aesthetic use and to achieve that everyday new look. Products from them are being used by professional stylists, make-up artists and even students which means affordability and high-quality of materials are to be expected.

Different hair care products you can use depending on your convenient time and of course practically aside for the money you can spend to buy a certain brand. You also need to consider things like chemically- treated hair and the type of hair strand. 

Shampoo, hair conditioner, hair serum, hair balms, hair wax, hair mousse, hair spray and dry shampoo -which I have not tried using it and of course curious about it. 

In my own personal experience, having a thin strand of hair which is due to aging and sun exposure, hair products are my go-to solution, volumizing hair and other hair care remedies to attain hair growth are always my consideration in picking haircare products. 

In buying hair products always check what is best for you, it doesn't have to be the same as your friends preferred brand name or your favorite celebrity endorser promotes. Choose what is right, and what your hair needs. 

BALDWIN CHAM VELASCO, Finance Executive, and aspiring Philanthropist

“You are defined by three things: your passion, your words, and your loyalty. In business, I always believe that a man is as good as his words. Business is not about scheming or going under the table, but rather, strategizing and being successful through merits and keeping your promises. Loyalty and trust are earned through time and lost in a minute. Business is an opportunity to create relationships wherein all stakeholders are happy, in the ideal world. When faced with inevitable challenges, strive to stay positive, optimistic and endure. Failures create opportunities for us to become better versions of ourselves. Everything is about having setting a goal and achieving it if circumstances do not lead you closer then it, then it only derails you. Always have a grateful heart and a purpose. These are the principles that I try to live by in business as well as in life.

As said so eloquently by the successful Executive Vice President of Filcredit Finance & Capital Development Corporation, Baldwin Cham Velasco, who has been with the company since May 2012. In just a span of 6 years, Velasco now manages a portfolio close to PHP500 million and manages all aspects of the financing company.

“I ensure the maximum recovery and collections of all regular, remedial, delinquent and bad accounts through negotiations, compromise, amicable settle and legal remedies. I make sure to exhaust all means necessary to collect through amicable settlements while maintaining good relations and proper documentation for the maximum security of Filcredit,” said Velasco.

Filcredit Finance and Capital Development Corporation (Filcredit) is a finance company that has been offering financial products and services since 1990. Filcredit provides a reliable source of working capital financing to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The company continues to further reinvent itself and is now diversifying their products, including micro-financing in its financial offerings. Composed of a team of highly-skilled professionals, Filcredit’s goal is to help companies better manage their cash flow so they can focus more on production, sales, business development, and of course, increase their bottom line.

As with any financial company, Velasco admits that constant creativity and resourcefulness are very important aspects which are needed to successfully manage the company’s treasury and renegotiate with the company’s non-cooperative accounts and convert them into cooperative compliant ones.

“I lead a very lean organization while ensuring to manage the treasury of the company the best way I know how. I create various business solutions and remedies for various SMEs to ensure their continued survival and further grow their business through financial partnering. I am very passionate about this and I believe that in business, as well as in life, there should always be a win-win solution, regardless of the situation,” added Velasco.

And to always achieve a win-win solution for both parties, Velasco says that it is crucial for people to always maintain good professional relationships with everyone around them, most importantly their banks and other financial institutions they are in business with. This way, their line of credit will always remain to be a viable option, should the need arises.

Velasco is in the business of managing relationships and as with this kind of business, relationship, being the operative word, is all about honesty, transparency, and trust. These three key traits comprise the secret to his success and continue to be the driving force behind his management style.

“I truly believe that my success really stems from these three innate qualities – being honest, transparent, and being trustworthy. I always try to incorporate these into the work environment that I am in and manifest itself in how I work with people and vice versa. By championing these traits, whether it be in the workplace or with my clients, I find that when the trust has been established, the sense of security is increased and people start feeling more empowered, thus leading to more productivity and a better outlook on life. Yes, over time, these priorities may change but what should never change, is my personal commitment to be as open, honest and be as transparent as possible, with the people I work with, and this I feel has made all the difference,” said Velasco.

As an aspiring philanthropist, It is Baldwin’s passion to also help the gay community and is a donor at the Sustained Health Initiatives of the Philippines, focusing on empowering HIV-positive occasional or habitual drug users who want to change by providing them with medications, assistance, counseling and other interventions that would help them have better lives.

Baldwin Cham Velasco took up Master of Arts in Psychology, Major in Industrial Organization, as well as Bachelor of Arts in Management Economics at Ateneo de Manila University. His works have been published including his research on LGBT Workplace Discrimination; provided research on Social Entrepreneurship entitled, “Pathways” and contributed content for the book, “For the People, With the People: Developing Social Enterprises in the Philippines”, which won the Cardinal Sin Catholic Best Book in Ministry during the Catholic Mass Media Awards in 2010. He was also the presenter for the Psychological Association of the Philippines for the research that he did on Social Entrepreneurship, Pathways in 2009.

#BCV2k18