LRMC pushes forward with sustainability initiatives, Adopts 2 hectares for reforestation in Ipo Watershed

Private operator of LRT-1 Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) pushes on with its sustainability journey by taking part in the fight against climate change and its impact.

LRMC has adopted a two hectare-site (equal to 800 trees) with one year maintenance as part of its support to the Plant for Life, the annual program of its MVP Group sister company Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad). Plant for Life was established in 2007 with the goal of planting 10,000 trees every year during the rainy season in Ipo Watershed, Bulacan. Prone to denudation due to illegal logging, forest fires, and kaingin deforestation, the 7250-hectare watershed is the source of 90% of Maynilad’s raw water. Reforestation is crucial to secure its water supply, as well as ensure the quality and quantity for its service areas in Metro Manila. To date, Maynilad has already planted over 550,000 trees in Ipo Watershed, sequestering over 9,200 tons of carbon dioxide.

Gen Z and Millennial Airbnb Hosts in the Philippines leading the way for inclusive tourism recovery

Latest Airbnb data shows over 68% of all new Filipino Hosts in H1 2021 are Gen Zs and millennials aged 18-40

As the Philippines begins to relax domestic travel restrictions, Airbnb continues to steadily navigate the Covid-19 pandemic with hundreds of new local Hosts joining the platform in the first six months of 2021.

The company announced today that Filipino Gen Zs and millennials are the driving force behind Airbnb’s growing community of Hosts in the Philippines, with over 68% of new Airbnb Hosts in H1 2021 comprising Gen Zs and millennials aged between 18 and 40*.

DOT Taps Pinoys to be ‘Ambassadors of Fun’

Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte.
 Photo by Sab (@sabrinuuuuuh)

Coinciding with the recent launch of the More Fun Awaits Campaign, the Department of Tourism (DOT) calls on Filipinos to be “Ambassadors of Fun” and promote their hometown’s tourist attractions using various social media platforms.

This is part of the DOT’s crowdsourcing campaign wherein netizens will become tour guides of their locale by posting their own virtual tours or sharing their own photos on their recommended destination, activity, or dishes. 

The campaign aims to build interest on local destinations by assigning a weekly theme, such as must-visit destination, must-try activity, or must-sample cuisine, which will be the basis for the posts. It will tap both ordinary netizens and local content creators as ambassadors of fun. 

For netizens, they can choose a platform—Tiktok, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter—where they will post a photo or video of the destination/cuisine/activities in their area that they think should be experienced by tourists. The post should include the hashtags #MoreFunAwaits and #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines and must tag the official DOT social media pages.

DOT Launches “More Fun Awaits” global campaign to showcase travel preps

View from the peak of the well-known Mt. Apo
in Davao. Photo courtesy of Aya Lowe for the
Department of Tourism

The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched the More Fun Awaits campaign to strengthen the Philippines’ positioning as a top-of-mind tourist destination in the global market once international leisure travel to the country resumes. 

More Fun Awaits showcases the preparations that the DOT has been carrying out while tourism has been put on hold because of the pandemic. The campaign is focused on communicating exciting destinations to visit, starting with those that have been ready to welcome local tourists and have minimum health and safety protocols in place. 

Gateway Cineplex, Ali Mall Cinemas ready to welcome you to a safer theater experience

New UV disinfection system, safety protocols now in place to ensure customer safety

There’s nothing like enjoying a movie inside a cinema, from the gigantic and immersive display, which transports you to the center of the action, to the surround sound system, that envelops you and makes the experience more dynamic and realistic. But most especially, watching a movie in a theater allows you to have a social experience like no other. It provides you with a sense of communal joy and thrill. Truly, there’s no place like the cinema.