Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Manulife’s HealthFlex & Peso Smart win at the 19th Philippine Quill Awards

Manulife’s HealthFlex & Peso Smart

Manila, Philippines ― Manulife Philippines, the local arm of international financial services provider Manulife, was recently recognized at the prestigious 19th Philippine Quill Awards for the integrated marketing campaign of its highly customizable insurance product HealthFlex, and its financial literacy program Peso Smart. 

As the country’s premiere awards in business communication, Philippine Quill honored Manulife with Awards of Merit under the Marketing, Advertising, and Brand Communication and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) categories.


“By keeping ourselves informed of the evolving needs and priorities of Filipinos, we are able to design innovative and relevant products and services, as well as positively impact the lives of our customers and communities,” said Melissa Henson, Chief Marketing Officer, Manulife Philippines. “HealthFlex, our highly customizable insurance plan for critical illness protection, was developed to respond to Filipinos’ heightened awareness of health and well-being amid the pandemic. Meanwhile, Peso Smart was created to empower the Filipino youth through financial literacy, teaching them how to be smarter with their finances at an early age. The recognitions we received from the Quill Awards reaffirm these commitments so we can help make decisions easier and lives better for more Filipinos.”


HealthFlex, an affordable and customizable health insurance plan, allows customers to choose their critical illness coverage depending on their needs and budget. To support HealthFlex’s launch and promotion, and highlight its unique proposition, Manulife Philippines implemented a full-suite brand, communications, and digital campaign, anchoring on thought leadership and customer insights, and leveraging innovative marketing tools and strategy to inform customers and the general public.


Peso Smart is Manulife’s award-winning financial literacy program that started as a series of face-to-face classes for public school elementary students in 2017. Since the pandemic, Manulife has expanded and evolved the program to cater to additional schools nationwide, university students, teachers, and parents, to address the needs of remote learning, and to empower more Filipinos through financial education. To date, more than 400 Peso Smart learners have graduated from the program. 


The Philippine Quill Awards, organized by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), has honored the most reputable organizations and corporations in the nation for almost two decades, emphasizing the use of excellent communication to achieve business goals and make a positive difference in society. 


To know more about Manulife Philippines, visit www.manulife.com.ph . 


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About Manulife Philippines


The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company opened its doors for business in the Philippines in 1907. Since then, Manulife’s Philippine Branch and later The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Phils.), Inc. (Manulife Philippines) has grown to become one of the country’s leading life insurance companies. Manulife Philippines is a wholly owned domestic subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation, among the world’s largest life insurance companies by market capitalization. Learn more about Manulife Philippines by visiting their website www.manulife.com.ph and following them on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ManulifePH), Twitter (@ManulifePH), and Instagram (@manulifeph).


About Manulife


Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we provide financial advice and insurance, operating as Manulife across Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. Through Manulife Investment Management, the global brand for our global wealth and asset management segment, we serve individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. At the end of 2021, we had more than 38,000 employees, over 119,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 33 million customers. Our principal operations are in Asia and Canada, and the United States, where we have served customers for more than 160 years. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong. In the previous 12 months we made CAD$32.7 billion in payments to our customers.


Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit www.manulife.com.

HONOR is Announcing New High-Profile Devices on September 2 at Europe's Biggest Tech Show: IFA

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HONOR’s testing lab for their new consumer devices

[MANILA, Philippines – August 30, 2022] Backed with impressive innovations and upgrades, the Global technology brand HONOR is set to announce their newest technology at IFA 2022, Berlin, Germany. IFA, or Internationale Funkausstellung, is Europe's biggest tech exhibit where the giant brands, like Samsung and Apple, often showcase the latest devices for consumers. The date is September 2, and the time is 5 PM local Berlin time, a.k.a. CEST, which means 11:00 PM in the Philippines. 

The brand has not confirmed yet their upcoming device line up to be released initially in the Philippines. HONOR’s theme “Embracing the Connected Future” at IFA 2022 is a great opportunity for Filipino consumers to know what exciting devices to watch out for!


HONOR is preparing a live stream with an embedded YouTube video that will be accessible when the event kicks off. Filipinos can easily access the live stream from this link:


https://www.hihonor.com/global/events/honor-ifa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=osm&utm_campaign=ifa2022&utm_content=watchparty


In HONOR’s keynote at IFA 2022, George Zhao, CEO of HONOR Device Co. Ltd. will talk about a new connected reality.

 

Having announced its official comeback to the Philippines with local partners this 2022, HONOR aims to become an iconic technology brand for Filipinos and globally, creating a smart world for all through its powerful products and services. CEO George Zhao's keynote at IFA 2022 will address how HONOR is ushering a paradigm shift for smart living solutions to enable device interoperability between smartphone, tablet, PC, and wearables. Meanwhile, Tony Ran, President of HONOR Europe, will share further details regarding how European consumers benefit from the new HONOR Smart Life products.

 

With a consistent focus on research and development, HONOR is committed to new technologies. "They are designed to empower people around the world to go beyond themselves and give them the freedom to achieve and do more." George Zhao emphasizes.

 

George Zhao and Tony Ran will speak about their company goals as well as the new breakthroughs of HONOR in the connected future at IFA 2022.


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George Zhao, CEO of HONOR

 

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Tony Ran, President of HONOR Europe

 

About HONOR  


HONOR is a leading global provider of smart devices. It is dedicated to becoming a global iconic technology brand and creating a new intelligent world for everyone through its powerful products and services. With an unwavering focus on R&D, it is committed to developing technology that empowers people around the globe to go beyond, giving them the freedom to achieve and do more. Offering a range of high-quality smartphones, tablets, laptops and wearables to suit every budget, HONOR’s portfolio of innovative, premium and reliable products enable people to become a better version of themselves.


For more information, please visit the HONOR Philippines Facebook page at  https://www.facebook.com/HonorPhilippines

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

ROG PHILIPPINES LAUNCHES STRIX SCAR 17 SE AND FLOW X16 TO COMPLETE 2022 GAMING LAPTOP ROSTER

ASUS ROG STRIX SCAR 17 SE

PASIG CITY, Philippines (August 30, 2022) – ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) Philippines officially announces the availability of two highly anticipated gaming laptops— the ultimate high-performance Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition (SE), and the thin-and-light convertible powerhouse ROG Flow X16—to complete the arsenal for year 2022. 

Both models will be available in the Philippines this September 2022 at official ASUS and ROG Concept Stores and select multi-brand retailers nationwide. 

PEERLESS PERFORMANCE. PERIOD.

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The all-new upgraded ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition is the most powerful laptop in the ROG arsenal so far in 2022, boasting the latest and most powerful Intel® Core™ i9-12950HX, an incredibly powerful 65W laptop CPU only exclusive to the ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE itself. Paired with up to an NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080Ti with a maximum TGP of up to 175W with Dynamic Boost, and complimented by a MUX switch, this no-holds-barred battle station undoubtedly pushes all limits of portable gaming to new heights. To top all this power off, the all-new ROG Intelligent Cooling design system paired with Thermal Grizzly’s Conductonaut Extreme allows for lower temperatures of up to in long gaming sessions.

All this power and performance is complemented by the best specifications for esports and gaming. A 17” display of WQHD with Dolby Vision and Adaptive Sync as well as a refresh rate of 240hz fits to get the best immersive experience and competitive advantage for any triple A or esports title. This also comes with Dolby Atmos Speakers for the best audio quality and response available.

To cap it all off, the stylish cyberpunk inspired aesthetic features first-of-its-kind invisible ink text applied directly to its metal chassis, the same signature RGB lighting and customizable armor caps as other SCAR models. In normal lighting, this substance has a matte metallic texture, but with a UV flashlight, the ink appears green and blue with hidden messages to help beat the ROG parkour game SCAR Runner.


PRICING

The ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE available this September 2022 in the following models in the Philippines:

SERIES

MODEL

COLOR

SPECS

BUNDLE

PRICE

ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE

G733CX-LL032WS

Off Black Stealth

17" WQHD 240Hz/ i9-12950HX/ 16GB x 2 DDR5/ RTX 3080 Ti 16GB GDDR6/ 2TB PCIE4 SSD

ROG Backpack, ROG Chakram Core Gaming Mouse, Type-C PD Adapter, MS Office

₱249,995

ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE

G733CW-LL007WS

Off Black Stealth

17" WQHD 240Hz/ i9-12950HX/ 16GB x 2 DDR5/ RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6/ 2TB PCIE4 SSD

ROG Backpack, ROG Chakram Core Gaming Mouse, Type-C PD Adapter, MS Office

₱204,995


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Powered by an AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HS processor, an NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 GPU with MUX Switch, the ROG Flow X16 is a powerful gaming laptop for anyone who demands power. Together with its portability and versatility thanks to its 360° hinge, this allows gamers to use it as a traditional clamshell laptop, utilize tent mode for better airflow with an external keyboard or gamepad and even tablet mode to make use of its touchscreen in social media apps and games. All these features and power truly makes the ROG Flow X16 the epitome of ultra-versatile and ultrapowerful packed in a gaming laptop.


One of the best features of the ROG Flow X16 has to boast is its one-of-a-kind display. This sports the ROG Nebula Display, a unique display feature to few ROG gaming laptops. With a 16” QHD 165 Hz Mini LED HDR display with 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 color space and up to 1100 nits of peak brightness, the ROG Flow X16 is the best for both gaming enthusiasts as well as any creative professional who depend on color accuracy for its hardware.

In addition, the Flow X16 also supports XG Mobile external GPUs up to the latest AMD Radeon™ RX 6850M XT. Like its other brothers in the ROG Flow series, it allows gamers to transform the ROG Flow X16 into a powerful workstation and adds additional ports to their setup.

PRICING

The ROG Flow X16 available this September 2022 in the Philippines:

SERIES

MODEL

COLOR

SPECS

BUNDLE

PRICE

ROG Flow X16

GV601RM-M5127WS

Off Black

16" WQXGA 165Hz/ R9-6900HS/ 16GB DDR5/ RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6/ 1TB PCIE4 SSD

ROG Impact Gaming Mouse, ASUS Pen, Type-C PD Adapter, MS Office

₱164,995


Head on over to your nearest ASUS and ROG Concept stores to get your next ROG 2022 Gaming Laptop. For the complete list of stores: https://asus.me/ASUSPHWhereToBuyLaptopsAndDesktops

For more information on the latest Strix SCAR 17 SE and the ROG Flow X16 can be found on the following links:

ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE – https://ph.rog.gg/FlowX16

ROG Flow X16 – https://ph.rog.gg/StrixSCAR17SE


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About ROG

Republic of Gamers (ROG) is an ASUS sub-brand dedicated to creating the world’s best gaming hardware and software. Formed in 2006, ROG offers a complete line of innovative products known for performance and quality, including motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, desktops, monitors, audio equipment, routers, and peripherals. ROG participates in and sponsors major international gaming events. ROG gear has been used to set hundreds of overclocking records and it continues to be the preferred choice of gamers and enthusiasts around the world. Learn more about the choice of champions at http://rog.asus.com.