Home Credit Philippines Makes Pride Month 2025 Truly Makulay at Home

Taguig City, Philippines | July 17, 2025 – Home Credit Philippines (HCPH), the country’s leading consumer finance company, continues to champion a diverse and inclusive workplace where every individual is valued and empowered, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. In line with this commitment, HCPH celebrated Pride Month 2025 with vibrant and meaningful activities that fostered genuine empowerment and visibility for every shade of pride. 

The celebration centered on the theme Makulay ang PRIDE at HOME #AtHomeKaDito and was led by the Pride Club, HCPH’s employee resource group for LGBTQIA+ employees and allies. Launched in 2022, the Pride Club serves as the official representative body dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) within the company. 

 

Celebrating every color of Pride at Home 

HCPH’s Pride Month festivities opened with a general assembly for Pride Club members in May, bringing together about 200 employees. The event introduced the new set of officers, showcased the club’s milestones, and outlined plans for the year ahead.  Additionally, I am Remarkable Workshop was conducted by Chris Eugenio, board member and advisor for local LGBTQ+ nonprofit Philippine Financial & Inter-Industry Pride (PFIP), inspired employees to embrace authenticity and lead with Pride. 

 

Following the kickoff, the Pride Club rolled out interactive initiatives to drive engagement and further support HCPH’s DE&I commitment. Among these were Pose with Pride, a mirror installation at the office that encouraged employees to reflect on their Pride stories, and Express Your Pride, a social media invitation to employees to update their profile photos using a dedicated blast frame and share their journeys on Facebook and Instagram.  

 

During discussions of Joie Cortina and Arjhay Puod at HCPH Pride Club Townhall 

 

The highlight of the celebration was the Pride Town Hall, anchored on Makulay ang Pakikibaka. Makulay ang Pagkilala. Makulay ang Pag-ibig. The event featured discussions on advancing LGBTQIA+ rights, inclusion, and advocacy, led by guest speakers Portia La-ab, TQACE Head and ESG Lead at HCPH; Joie Cortina, a queer Filipina feminist researcher and activist; and Arjhay Puod, a human and trans rights advocate. 

 

The town hall also featured the search for the new Pride Club Ambassador. Six employees from various departments showcased their advocacies, talents, and personal stories, culminating in the selection of this year’s Pride Club Ambassador. 

More than 200 HCPH employees marching during the LOV3LABAN Pride PH Festival 2025  

The celebration concluded with HCPH’s participation in the LOV3LABAN Pride PH Festival 2025 at the University of the Philippines Diliman, where 200 employees from Pangasinan, Cavite, and the National Capital Region joined over 407,000 marchers across the country calling for equality. 

 

“Our Pride Month celebration reflects what Home Credit stands for—a workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to thrive. Pride Month is not just a celebration, but a reminder of our commitment to champion diversity, equity, and inclusion every day. Through the Pride Club, we will continue to foster genuine empowerment and visibility for the LGBTQIA+ community and help build a culture where everyone feels at home, every voice is heard, and every shade of Pride is celebrated,” said Portia La-ab, HCPH ESG Lead

 

A true Home for all 

Home Credit’s commitment to DE&I goes beyond month-long celebrations. DE&I is deeply embedded in the company’s culture, shaping policies, programs, and everyday practices that create a workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered. Guided by the belief that No Small Roles, Everyone is Important, the company works to ensure that employees—regardless of background, gender identity, or orientation—find belonging and purpose. 

 

At the core of this commitment are progressive policies designed to meet the diverse needs of employees. These include enabling eligible workers to enroll same-sex partners as dependents in medical benefits, offering wellness leaves, and providing gender-neutral restrooms across office spaces. HCPH also undergoes regular assessments, such as the Gender Equality Assessment, Results, and Strategies (GEARS) evaluation, to help identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities in its people strategies and programs. 

 

Beyond internal initiatives, Home Credit actively partners with organizations like the Philippine Financial & Inter-Industry Pride, the Philippine LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and the Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment. These collaborations help the company align with best practices and strengthen its DE&I efforts. 

 

 

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Canva Philippines Launches #SayItSaCanva Campaign to Help You Express Your Messages of Love this Valentine’s Season

Manila, Philippines – We Filipinos have always loved love, and we aren’t afraid to show it. Sadly, the pandemic has limited even the way we express love, trading face-to-face efforts and those classic, swoon-worthy grand gestures into “next times”, promises, and video calls, even when we know we can’t fit our big hearts into those tiny chat bubbles. But this season, Canva Philippines says keep expressing yourself.

Canva is encouraging Filipinos to continuously communicate their feelings by turning them into visual stories through their newly launched #SayItSaCanva campaign.  

This month, Canva Philippines is releasing new Valentine’s Day themed templates and elements to help you express your love in different formats whether it's through videos, presentations, social media posts, and more. 

“While the pandemic has affected our physical bonds, this doesn’t mean that it should also restrict us from sharing our love and appreciation for our loved ones. Canva’s mission is to empower the world to design, and we found this opportunity for Filipinos to express themselves in a creative and unique way through our engaging tools and resources; we want people to share their stories and ‘Say It Sa Canva’,” said Yani Hornilla-Donato, Canva Philippines’ Country Manager.

To make it easier for users, Canva has launched a Content Hub that holds all of the templates and elements you’ll need to convey your kilig, lambing or pasasalamat for anyone in any form, across any platform.  

Through #SayItSaCanva, you can make use of the thousands of available resources from the Canva Content Hub — from photos and illustrations to music — to make your message stand out. 

“We want to enable Filipinos to share what’s in their heart, not just this February but all year-round with a diverse content library for all the milestones you want to commemorate and the feelings you want to celebrate,” Donato said. 

Whether your love language is words of affirmation, acts of service, or gift-giving, it's always going to be creative and one-of-a-kind when you choose to #SayItSaCanva. Spark connections with your significant other, family, or friends in a fun, creative, and thoughtful way, any day of the year. 

Find inspiration from Canva Philippines’ Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Instagram accounts and spread the message of love this love month. 

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ABOUT CANVA 

Launched in 2013, Canva is an intuitive online design and publishing platform with a mission to empower everyone in the world to design anything and publish anywhere. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast library of templates ranging from presentations, social media posts, posters, invitations to resumes, a huge collection of stock photography, illustrations and fonts, anyone can take an idea and create something beautiful. Canva is available on web, iOS and Android.

Canva Makes Virtual Learning More Fun and Interactive with Canva Eskwela

Manila, Philippines – As Filipino teachers and students kick off yet another school year in virtual classrooms, online design platform Canva offers resources to make learning and interacting more engaging this back-to-school season with Canva Eskwela.

For many Filipino teachers, connecting with their students has become extra challenging with the absence of physical interaction, making learners more prone to fatigue and lack of focus. With Canva Eskwela, teachers can create fun and compelling presentations as well as activities to encourage more lively class discussions.

The Canva Eskwela page  features free and visually engaging content especially tailored for educators and learners in the Philippines: from desktop organizers and lesson plan templates, to presentations and ice breakers to make virtual classes more interactive and fun.

“Through Canva Eskwela, we want to express our deep appreciation for our teachers and students who push themselves to teach and learn as we navigate the new normal. We know it is especially challenging for our teachers to reach out to students and inspire them to get excited about school while we continue to hold classes online,” expressed Canva Country Manager Yani Hornilla-Donato. “We want to support them through locally relevant digital education resources that they can easily access for free.”

Canva is known for being user-friendly and accessible even to those with no design background and it is even more convenient for educators to create content from scratch with Canva Eskwela so they can save time and focus on other tasks.

With Canva for Education, students and teachers can also access easy-to-learn resources such as videos and audio recordings that contain tips and guides on designing their materials. Teachers can also find a community where they can share stories and best practices and support one another on the Canva for Filipino Teachers Facebook group.

To sign up for Canva Eskwela for FREE, go to www.canva.com/education/canva-eskwela/.

 

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ABOUT CANVA

Launched in 2013, Canva is an intuitive online design and publishing platform with a mission to empower everyone in the world to design anything and publish anywhere. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast library of templates ranging from presentations, social media posts, posters, invitations to resumes, a huge collection of stock photography, illustrations and fonts, anyone can take an idea and create something beautiful. Canva is available on web, iOS and Android.

Canva Offers Jobseekers a Headstart with Easy CV Templates

Manila, Philippines — The first step to applying for a job is to submit a CV, a snapshot of a job seeker’s background and skills that will serve as a reference for employers to see if an applicant is the right fit for their organization. At this stage in a competitive job market, it is important to have a CV that stands out and presents your qualifications and accomplishments in a creative way. 

Canva, the leading intuitive online design and publishing platform, wants to empower jobseekers by providing ready-to-use templates that can help their application get noticed. There are many designs to choose from to make sure that your CV looks polished and presentable.

With Canva’s suite of tools, you can make your CV both striking and professional looking. There are templates that can let you stand out with a pop of color, help you highlight your important details such as academic achievements or extra-curricular projects through font choices, or even present your CV in a 3D effect. All you need to do is to pick the design that you think best represents you.    

“When applying for a job, first impressions are important. In an increasingly visual era, a great resume or CV makes you stand out, get interviewed, and ultimately land the job of your dreams.  Canva’s resume templates are easy to use and can be customized to reflect your skills, values, personality and creativity. We have world-class talent in this country, and with our platform, we want to help Filipino jobseekers get a headstart with their careers. Canva’s templates provide design solutions for every milestone, because we believe that whatever creative needs you may have, Kaya sa Canva,” says Yani Hornilla-Donato, Canva Philippines Country Manager.

With a catalogue of thousands of design options, Canva makes it easy to design inspiring and engaging content, helping you to achieve your personal and professional goals at any stage of your career. Whether you are a fresh graduate looking for your first job, a seasoned professional looking for your next step up the career ladder, or an entrepreneur presenting your business idea to potential clients, Canva has many user-friendly features that can help you get noticed.

Canva helps to make the creative process easier for any design-related task, through thousands of templates and images at your disposal so you don’t need to start from scratch. The site is easy to navigate, and you can narrow down your search through keywords and advanced search tools that can quickly pull up your best design suggestions.

Explore the site through https://www.canva.com/resumes/templates/ and find the CV template that best represents you. Build your confidence as you create a resume that highlights what makes you hireable, and take that important first step towards your dream job.

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ABOUT CANVA

Launched in 2013, Canva is an intuitive online design and publishing platform with a mission to empower everyone in the world to design anything and publish anywhere. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast library of templates ranging from presentations, social media posts, posters, invitations to resumes, a huge collection of stock photography, illustrations and fonts, anyone can take an idea and create something beautiful. Canva is available on web, iOS and Android.

Whatever your design needs, Kaya sa Canva

Manila, Philippines – Whether you’re a student, a teacher, a small business owner, a job-seeker, a home buddy, a content creator, or simply someone who wants to express creatively, there’s a template for you in Canva. Canva launches ‘Kaya sa Canva’ campaign to highlight its vast selection of free ready-to-use templates that can cater to a wide range of projects and needs.

"At Canva, our mission is to empower the world to design with our easy-to-use design platform," Yani Hornilla-Donato, Country Manager, Canva Philippines said. "Good design is about achieving goals through visual communication. With our campaign, "Kaya sa Canva" we want to encourage our Filipino users to explore our beautifully curated library, and find thousands of free templates that will empower them to communicate with purpose and get things done."

Whatever your design needs, Kaya sa Canva. From advocacy, career development, business, education, special events and more, Canva has thousands of templates that can be edited to fit anyone’s visual communication needs.

1. Get your dream job with fresh CV templates

Your CV or resume should showcase your personality and uniqueness. It’s your key to standing out among the other applicants, and   impressing your potential employer. Job-seekers and college and university students who want to enhance employment prospects should maximize Canva’s customizable resume templates with creative, sleek, and professional-looking layouts.

Canva offers a wide variety of CV templates, from college resume 

to corporate resume designs and creative layouts

2. Make your business  stand out with amazing marketing content

Micro, small, or medium-sized businesses can build their brand by making the most out of all the branding and marketing templates that Canva offers. With millions of beautiful social media templates, photos, videos and graphics, brands are not only able to create visually appealing online ads, marketing brochures, business cards, but save a lot more time as well.  

Canva offers templates that will help you build your business’ online presence

3. Grow your audience with inspiring and engaging visual content

Aspiring influencers and professional designers who make content professionally can design with ease with Canva to enhance their content. Content creators can bring their ideas to life in minutes using Canva’s social media templates, video editing and animation features, and content library. Creators can also design, schedule, and post their social media content right from the Canva platform.

Customizable social media templates that caters to different niches

4.  Collaborate with your team with ease through Canva’s presentations templates

In an increasingly visual era, presentations are the way to go when it comes to communicating your idea. And as remote working quickly becomes the norm, presentations are no longer just delivered in a physical meeting room, teams are finding new ways to collaborate online and get things done. Canva Presentation templates allow teams to co-create, review, and comment on projects real-time.

Beyond making your deck stand out, Canva Presentations also brings the entire design and collaboration workflow together more conveniently for teams

Canva makes it easy to design engaging visual content, helping you achieve your personal and professional goals. “Whatever project you have in mind, whether it’s a winning resume, an engaging branding collateral, or a visually appealing content for your channel, Kaya sa Canva,” Donato said. “Our high quality templates make it easy and efficient for anyone to design for any purpose. Individuals and teams can create content with Canva to suit any brand and topic.”

To further empower Filipinos to design, Canva will also roll out new templates in the coming weeks that anyone will surely love. To know more about Canva, visit https://www.canva.com/

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ABOUT CANVA

Launched in 2013, Canva is an intuitive online design and publishing platform with a mission to empower everyone in the world to design anything and publish anywhere. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast library of templates ranging from presentations, social media posts, posters, invitations to resumes, a huge collection of stock photography, illustrations and fonts, anyone can take an idea and create something beautiful. Canva is available on web, iOS and Android.

Katitikan Literary Journal’s new issue reimagines the pandemic Philippines

Katitikan, an online literary journal of the Philippine South, released its third issue with the theme (Re)Imaginations last February 14, 2021. 

The literary journal features literary works of 21st century Filipino writers from different parts of the country in English, Filipino, Cebuano, and Waray languages.

“Almost a year has passed now since we started living this life in pandemic limbo,” said Sigrid Gayangos, Katitikan editor, in the journal’s introduction “What Comes Next”. 

“Unprecedented is a word that has been thrown around, just as metaphors comparing the virus to a war waged by an invisible enemy have become ubiquitous,” said Gayangos.

“Through language, we are conditioned to think of militarism as positive and necessary in combating this crisis—unconsciously consenting to draconian security measures because they are done under the name of public health,” she added.

Some of the notable writers that contributed their literary works to this issue include Erika Carreon, R.B Abiva, Ben Aguilar, Mirick Paala, Hezron Pios, Cesar Miguel Escaño, and Reil Obinque.

This third issue of Katitikan: (Re) Imaginations contains 36 literary works from 26 Filipino writers and can be openly accessed here: https://katitikan.com/issue-3/.

The call for submissions for its first special issue on LGBTQ will be this March 2021.

Katitikan’s previous releases include the maiden issue published last June 2019 and Places and Spaces published last February 2020.

Mang Inasal favorites now come in Family Size

Your favorite Mang Inasal meals now come in Family Size and are available only via takeout or delivery.

To address the growing demand for group meals for stay-at-home customers, Mang Inasal has added to its menu five new offerings: 4 pieces Chicken Inasal Paa Large, in either original or spicy variant; 3 pieces Chicken Inasal Pecho Large; 10 sticks Pork BBQ; and Palabok good for 4 to 5 servings. Prices start at Php199.

The Mang Inasal Family Size meals are available for delivery through GrabFood, FoodPanda, and LalaFood. Customers may also call the specific Mang Inasal store for delivery or place their orders online through Mang Inasal Facebook Messenger Chatbot, Jose.

In addition to observing high quality standards in food preparation and service, Mang Inasal also follows strict ‘no-touch’ delivery protocols for the safety of its employees and consumers.

For a complete listing of stores that offer takeout and delivery services, visit https://stores.jfc.com.ph/manginasal.html .

In a related development, Mang Inasal has also launched its Everyday Sarap Savers – a line of delicious, value-for-money meals intended to draw customers to buy them as often as they want. It is comprised of the regular Chicken Inasal, one-stick Pork BBQ and Pork Sisig -- all served with one cup of rice – and Palabok.

Also, Mang Inasal has added a third variant to its line of creamy Halo-Halo for merienda. The Mang Inasal Buko Pandan Halo-Halo, which is on a limited run, has been delighting customers since its introduction in July.

Pexels Updates Search Algorithm to Increase Visibility for LGBTQ+ Community

Pexels, the multimedia library dedicated to sharing diverse, free stock photos and videos, announced that it has made a major update to its algorithm to increase visibility of content that celebrates the LGBTQ+ community. This announcement follows Pexels’ previous partnership with Nappy in March of 2018 to highlight photos representative of diverse cultures and races. A company that values inclusivity at its core, Pexels has been on a mission to improve its search results to provide more well-rounded offerings since it launched in 2014 and was later acquired by Canva in 2018. Now, in light of Pride month, Pexels is permanently adjusting its algorithm for all relationship-based search keywords to deliver more diversity across genders and sexualities, giving presence to all types of relationships.

Pexels sets itself apart from its competitors with its artful, high-quality and curated library that offers over two million photos and videos for free. Additionally, Pexels’ library is the first truly inclusive collection focused on diversity across cultures, ethnicities and genders. While other stock photo sites do have images to reflect diversity, these do not naturally surface in the search results.

To find these photos, users must use search terms that clearly indicate whether they want a photo of a straight or a same-sex couple. Pexels’ algorithm update is focused on inclusivity and prioritizing LGBTQ+ imagery, democratizing all images, not requiring a user to delineate between same sex or other descriptors. Search terms like ‘couple’ or ‘holding hands,’ that typically only return images of heterosexual couples, now yield photos representing all races, genders and identities, increasing visibility and encouraging mainstream use. In a space that is crowded with cisgender, heteronormative, and white-washed content, Pexels continues be a pioneer in supporting underrepresented communities. The company hopes to empower its own community to tell better stories and inspire other stock photo sites to do the same.

“As one of the premier free photo and video libraries, we understand the power a photo or video can have,” said Monica Silvestre, Head of Community at Pexels. “Media has the power to make or break ideologies, challenge the status quo and humanize experiences. Images fuel stories and create movements, and it’s our responsibility as a global platform to act as a force for good; a force that helps power progress. This is why we’re improving our learning algorithm. The next time someone searches for “couple” or “love” they will find refreshing content that reflects life as it really is around us—straight couples, same sex couples, interracial couples, non-binary folks and more.”

In addition to the algorithm update, Pexels has amped up its efforts to partner with creators and companies that prioritize images and videos that challenge relationship norms and offer LGBTQ+ perspectives. The team will continue to adjust how its algorithm learns, making it intentionally calculate equal representation in order to offer its users choices they might not have previously considered. Pexels also employs a team of curators to specifically view, tag and boost submitted images to ensure the highest level of diversity and equality across the platform. Pexels encourages all photographers and creators to upload their LGBTQ+ photography to the platform.

For more information about Pexels, please visit pexels.com.


ABOUT PEXELS

Launched in 2014 and acquired by Canva in 2018, Pexels is a free to use photo and video library powered by a community of photographers. Its beautiful library of images and videos is donated by a global community of talented contributors who upload their work for everyone to use freely, helping millions of creators around the world develop beautiful products and designs. Pexels believes in diversity as a force for good and creative innovation. The team of over 30 people worldwide celebrates strength in different cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds and embraces its community of imaginative photographers.

ABOUT CANVA

Launched in 2013, Canva is an intuitive online design and publishing platform with a mission to empower everyone in the world to design anything and publish anywhere. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast library of templates ranging from presentations, social media posts, posters, invitations to resumes, a huge collection of stock photography, illustrations and fonts, anyone can take an idea and create something beautiful. Canva is available on web, iOS and Android.