Art Tents 2020 at Ayala Mall Centrio

February is National Arts Month and in keeping with tradition of being the home of the local arts and creative community, Ayala Centrio will again host “Art Tents” from February 7 to 12, 2020 at the Activity Center. 

Art Tents is a 5-day affair whereby Ayala Centrio turns its grounds into spaces for painters, animators, designers, poets, writers, performers and visual artists to share their work and expertise and where mall-goers indulge in various artistic experiences. 

Now on its 3rd run, the event this year will also take a major leap as it will not only showcase the unique craft of well experienced, global artists but will also aim to raise funds for a tent city. “What started as a community project has now certainly evolved into a colorful, safe and exciting avenue that everyone looks forward to and learns from every year. 

Ayala Centrio takes tremendous pride in this synergy that we have with the community,” shared Ayala Centrio Mall General Manager Hammer Roa.

During the 5 -day event, there will be booth workshops, maker’s market, film marathon, indie music, public art and live mural painting. Ayala Centrio also partnered with the Ayala Foundation in rebuilding a tent community in Kidapawan. 

In addition, eco tote bags will also be made available from February 7 to March 31, 2020. Designed by Melissa Abuga -a, a Kagay -anon visual artist and a participant of Art Tents as well, each eco tote bag will be sold for Php 180, the proceeds of which will be added to the donation to Kidapawan.

Among the exhibitors and workshop resources this year include Lei and Lyle, NAGMAC, Hands At Work, Indie CDO, CDO Film Society, Bowerbird, Anjo Bolardo, Write Script, D Vision, Oro Arts Guild, Bam Garibay, Artsada and Dan + Deva.

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Champion kindness this holiday season when you PayMaya It Forward

With the holiday season upon us, it often means spending time to finish work deadlines before the Christmas break, racing to complete our shopping for gifts, and enjoying Christmas parties with friends and family. But it is also the perfect time to focus on gratitude and giving, to share our blessings and to pay it forward to our fellow Filipinos.

In celebration of kindness this holiday season, PayMaya launches its "PayMaya It Forward" campaign to inspire Filipinos to “pay it forward” by doing random acts of kindness towards their fellow Filipinos, in the spirit of digital and financial inclusion.

Whether it’s gifting load to your trusted helper at home, sharing a meal to the security guard in your office, buying a bag for a scholar, donating to those affected by recent natural disasters, or simply giving to those in need, one small act of goodness can definitely go a long way.


Igniting the PayMaya It Forward movement are South East Asian Games triathlon medalists Kim Kilgroe, Fernando Caseres, Kim Mangrobang, Kim Remolino, and Claire Adorna who took time to share joy through small acts of giving.

Content creators like Ramon Bautista, Patrice Averilla, David Guison, Angel Dei, Reese Tayag and many more also embraced the movement, spurring conversation through the hashtag #PayMayaItForward, sharing their own acts of kindness to include everyone in the spirit of this holiday season, and encouraging their followers to do the same.

As a way of giving back, PayMaya also designed a simple way for their PayMaya account holders to pay it forward each time they pay via PayMaya QR by matching the amount of cashback they will receive from the ongoing QR promo and donating the amount to support youth education.

From December 16-31, 2019, PayMaya users can get 1%, 10%, and 100% cashback whenever they scan-to-pay using PayMaya QR at any partner merchant. Every successful cashback means a chance to help a Filipino youth achieve his dreams through education.

The promo beneficiary for this PayMaya It Forward campaign is the Gawad Kalinga School for Experiential and Entrepreneurial Development (GK-SEED), a learning institution that gives scholarship to young people from poor communities across the country who want to pursue a two-year Technical Education and Skills Development Authority-accredited course on social entrepreneurship. With that heart-warming double deal, there are more reasons to keep using

PayMaya and give back this season. And if you don’t have your own PayMaya account yet, there’s still time to download the app via Google Play or App Store, sign up for an account, make the most of it, and give this Christmas. Remember, when you’re paying it forward this Christmas, don’t pay cash, PayMaya.

To find out more, visit paymaya.com/paymaya-it-forward or follow @PayMayaOfficial on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Per DTI Fair Trade Permit No. FTEB 23901, Series of 2019.

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Foodpanda Jingle Deals!

MANILA, Philippines – foodpanda, the on-demand food delivery service, has announced the launch of the biggest food sale event this Christmas season, Jingle Deals. The campaign goes live for the whole month of December to celebrate Christmas season at the comfort of their homes!

Jingle Deals is the perfect way to satisfy cravings in this cold season. Available to all key cities where foodpanda caters to, all customers can enjoy massive discounts on a wide range of international cuisine restaurants, be it American (8Cuts, Mcdonalds, Taters Entertainment Snacks) or Italian (Motorino, Big Guys Pizza), or Japanese (Ooma, 102 Izakaya), or the well-loved Filipino dishes (Manam).

“The Christmas season brings crowds, long queues and traffic into shopping malls. We, at foodpanda, want our customers to enjoy the food they love while beating the traffic queue and so we are offering these discounts this Christmas season! Simply download the app and order food you love during Jingle Deals – and get good food delivered to your doorstep,” says Camille Hadjeri, International Markets Manager for foodpanda Philippines.

With more than 600 restaurant nationwide participating in Jingle Deals, customers can expect jaw-dropping offers, huge discounts and exclusive bundles in December.

 For more updates about the Jingle Deals, visit foopanda’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@foodpanda_ph) or head onto foodpanda’s website (www.foodpanda.ph).

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Get “Better than Cash” rewards when you use PayMaya QR

Get “Better than Cash” rewards when you use PayMaya QR at PayMaya Preferred partners this holiday season 

 As the Christmas season goes into full swing, the shopping lists of Filipinos everywhere are also steadily growing—gifts for family and friends, treats for yourself, and groceries for your feast at home. Add to that the much-needed gas for the holiday traffic rush and for travel to parties and out-of-town trips. What if there was a way to make your holiday shopping more convenient and more rewarding? 

Beginning this holiday season, PayMaya is the preferred payment option at your favorite supermarkets, retail stores, fast food restaurants, gas stations, and pharmacies—offering PayMaya Preferred exclusive promos and discounts that will definitely give you better value for your money than cash or credit card. 

By simply using PayMaya QR to #ScanToPay for your purchases at select PayMaya Preferred partner merchant locations, you get amazing offers that are available exclusive to PayMaya QR users. You can enjoy this on top of your cashback promos from PayMaya and other deals from your favorite establishment. 

“As more Filipinos use PayMaya for all their payment needs, especially during the holiday season, we’re ramping up our efforts to give our customers an even more rewarding experience at our PayMaya Preferred partner merchants. With these awesome exclusive deals offered by our partners whenever you use PayMaya QR, PayMaya is enabling a shopping experience that is truly better than what cash can give them this holiday season and beyond,” said Raymund Villanueva, Head of Growth and Brand Marketing at PayMaya. 

A “BETTER THAN CASH” PAYMENT EXPERIENCE WITH PAYMAYA QR. PayMaya account holders can enjoy a better than cash payment experience at select PayMaya Preferred partner merchants this holiday season when they shop, dine, or fill up their gas tanks and pay using PayMaya QR. Shown in photo are some of the initial PayMaya Preferred partner merchants as announced recently by PayMaya Head of Wallets Business Kenneth Palacios (left) and PayMaya Head of Growth and Brand Marketing Raymund Villanueva (right).

Get P100 more for groceries for your Christmas feasts 

Grocery shopping for your Christmas party spread? Let PayMaya help you cook up a better feast for your loved ones. Shop at Robinsons Supermarket, Easy Mart, and Selections to enjoy P100 cashback once a week when you spend a minimum of P500 via PayMaya QR. To add to that, you can also get a chance to be among the 14 lucky winners of a 1-minute shopping spree worth P10,000. 

Landers also offers PayMaya customers a 5% cashback of up to P2,500 every month on no minimum spend when you #ScanToPay via PayMaya QR for your purchases. Meanwhile, PayMaya users who will get an SMS containing a unique voucher code from Landers can get their free membership until December 31. 

Enjoy more perks when you dine out 

Enjoy more perks when you dine out with family and friends by using PayMaya QR at BonChon. Get a P100 voucher for a minimum spend of P200 when you #ScanToPay via PayMaya QR. You can enjoy this deal twice a month and even stand a chance to win one year’s worth of BonChon chicken for your K-food cravings. 

Drive up better rewards for your trips 

Paying for gas, especially for all the trips you will be taking this season, does not have to be painful anymore because PayMaya QR drives up better rewards for you. #ScanToPay at Total, Metro Oil, and Marz Fuel to get P5 cashback for every liter*, up to P1,000 a month, until Feb 2020. 

More perks to help you live better 

Live well to live better with the help of PayMaya. When purchasing your medicines or vitamins, keep in mind that paying via PayMaya QR is preferred at Mercury Drug as you can get P100 cashback once a week for a P500 minimum spend until February 2020. 

Unwrap the best holiday shopping deals 

This Christmas season, unwrap better PayMaya Preferred deals when you start your holiday gift-shopping at Robinsons Department Store and Toys ‘R Us. 

Better than cash deals beyond the Holiday season 

More exciting deals from KFC, Rustans Supermarket, Shopwise, Wellcome, and Powerfill are also waiting for you in December! 

You can enjoy your better than cash perks at PayMaya Preferred partners even beyond the holiday season, as PayMaya is looking to work with more partner merchants to offer the best deals and rewards for all. 

For customers, this means a more rewarding experience at your favorite merchants through exclusive deals on top of PayMaya’s ongoing promos. For PayMaya Preferred merchants, on the other hand, this means driving more business to their stores and branches, as they offer a better payment experience to their customers. 

“We are thrilled to roll out more PayMaya Preferred promos in the coming months and work with merchant partners in offering customers an easier, more convenient, and more rewarding way to pay—taking us a step closer to a more digital and cashless society,” Villanueva added. 

To start getting more out of your holiday shopping and purchases, #ScanToPay with the PayMaya app now. If you don’t have your own PayMaya account yet, it’s never too late to go cashless. Download the PayMaya app for free on iOS or Android now and avail of great deals, promos, and offers. For more information on exclusive deals and offers available to users, visit www.paymaya.com/deals or follow @PayMayaOfficial on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 

EXPECT A “BETTER THAN CASH” EXPERIENCE AT PAYMAYA PREFERRED MERCHANTS. PayMaya Head of Growth and Brand Marketing Raymund Villanueva reveals that Filipinos can expect a “better than cash” experience with even better rewards as he announces the initial lineup of PayMaya Preferred merchant partners, where account holders can get awesome cashback and discount deals whenever they use PayMaya QR beginning this holiday season.

PayMaya, the digital financial services arm of Voyager Innovations, is the only financial technology company in the Philippines that offers integrated consumer and merchant payment solutions with the widest on-ground branch network. It is the first to give millions of Filipinos an e-wallet that allows them to pay cashless transactions at any time of the day, anywhere in the world, and from any device. It is the financial technology arm of Voyager Innovations, the leading technology company in the country backed by PLDT, KKR, Tencent, World Bank’s IFC and the IFC Emerging Asia Fund. [END]

 *via cashback or voucher. At least P5 cashback is based on a minimum P40/liter fuel price.

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Foodpanda Launches Delivery Service in Cagayan de Oro

Foodpanda, the biggest online food ordering and delivery service in the Philippines, has finally landed in the city of Cagayan de Oro. Founded in May 2012 in Berlin, Germany and operating in more than 40 countries with 45,000 restaurant partners globally. The delivery service is currently active in more than 5000 cities, and the last addition to their growing list this 2019 is the City of Golden Friendship - Cagayan de Oro City.

Kagay-anons do not need to memorize deliver numbers for restuarants anymore - as foodpanda has over 100+ restaurants in the city to choose from the app. With the wide array of cafes and restaurants, people in CDO can now enjoy a hint of international cuisines from American, Chinese, Japanese to the well loved local food of Cagayan de Oro right on their doorstep. Whatever it is that your craving, food has it. 

"We are very happy to add Cagayan de Oro to our list of cities that we provide delivery for. The team believes that the city is an undeserved market with lots of potential for food delivery. And as always, we intend to bring the best experience in food delivery to consumers - we are excited to see very eager and encouraging feedback from partner restaurant and customers, " says Ryven Barrio, foodpanda's Cluster Head for Mindanao.

Using the foodpanda app is hassle free - just log on to the foodpanda website or download the app (available in the AppStore and Google Play Store) and follow these simple steps to enjoy fast and dependable service. 

Foodpanda's delivery sevice is available in Cagayan de Oro starting November 2019! 

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