Smart, MLhuillier, Starmobile Team Up to Have More Pinoys Go Digital

Smart, MLhuillier, Starmobile team up to have more Pinoys go digital. In photo are (L-R) Head of Key Accounts at Smart, Princesita Katigbak; Head of Consumer Wireless Division Sales and Distribution at PLDT and Smart, Alex Caeg; MLhuillier General Manager for Luzon and NCR Lorenzo Escanio; Starmobile CEO and chairman Joey Uy; and Starmobile President and Chief Finance Officer Uly Lao.


PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications (Smart) is working with MLhuillier Group of Companies and Star Telecom Alliance Resources, Inc. (Starmobile) to bring the smartphone into the hands of more Filipinos.

Under the partnership, leading pawnshop and remittance chain MLhuillier tapped leading handset vendor Starmobile to design a customized Android smartphone powered by a Smart SIM for its employees and customers.

The Starmobile 3G Android smartphone comes pre-loaded with the MLWallet app that digitizes its bill payments and remittances services, and the Smart Ka-Partner retailer app, which allows

MLhuillier employees and customers to take advantage of the lucrative Smart retailer business.

“This partnership is a milestone. It allows MLhuillier customers and Smart subscribers to have a better experience when using their mobile phones. With over 2,000 shops in its network, we are happy to be chosen as one of MLhuillier’s partners. Starmobile, meanwhile, has a strong record of giving good experience to its customers with its mobile handsets. We look forward to seeing more MLhuillier phones in the market,” said Alex O. Caeg, head of Wireless Consumer Division Sales and Distribution at Smart.

“We forged this partnership with Smart and Starmobile to give our customers the power of convenience when they’re paying bills or sending money using the ML Wallet app. Starmobile’s customized smartphone powered by a Smart SIM allows us to use the mobile phone as a tool to further expand our financial services,” said Lorenzo Escanio, MLhuillier’s General Manager for Luzon/NCR.

“In making the best technologies available at the best value, we hope to be an enabler of the digital migration of more Filipinos with the aid of the mobile phone. MLhuillier phones will be sold at a value-for-money price of P2,350. It is a smartphone with a dual SIM that is sure to give new smartphone users a great customer experience,” said Joey Uy, CEO and chairman of Starmobile.

As part of the partnership, MLhuilllier branches all over the country will now be selling Smart retailer SIMs.

Smart, MLhuillier and Starmobile pursued the partnership to achieve their common goal of providing the community with quality products and services. This partnership is also seen to boost the respective customer networks of Smart and Starmobile, and reinforce MLhuillier’s goal to seek other opportunities for growth within its core business.

Petron Introduces Pagani Automobili Hypercar Collection

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Do you want to be among the first owners of a Pagani Hypercar in the Philippines? For its much-awaited year-end toy car promo, industry leader Petron Corporation’s 2017 offering will both surprise and delight avid motorsports enthusiasts and scale model collectors with its Petron Pagani Hypercar Collection.

As before, every Php 500 single or accumulated purchase of fuels (Petron Blaze 100 Euro 6, Petron XCS, Petron Xtra Advance, Petron Turbo Diesel, and Petron Diesel Max) as well as engine oils (Petron Ultron, Petron RevX, and Petron Sprint 4T) at a participating Petron service station entitles the customer to buy one hypercar for only Php 300. The promo is available at 1,400 participating Petron stations nationwide, and will run from October 28 to November 11, 2017.

The Petron Pagani Automobili Hypercar collection features 1:32 scale models made from die cast metal. Pushing a button opens the doors; close the doors and the car accelerates and drifts.

Three models, all specially licensed from Pagani, are included in this collection:

The Pagani Zonda Revolucion is considered one of the most expensive and most exclusive cars in the world. With a price tag exceeding Php 200-M, only five units were built. It sports a Mercedes-AMG 6-liter V12 engine that produces an output of 789hp and 730Nm of torque. Top speed is 350kph, and acceleration time from 0-100kph is 2.6 seconds. The Petron Pagani Zonda Revolucion toy cars are available in black and purple.

The Pagani Huayra was named “Hypercar of the Year 2012” and was featured in the 2013 Transformers 4 movie. With production limited to 100 units, it retailed for over Php 100-M and was sold out by 2015. The Petron Pagani Huayra toy cars are offered in yellow and orange.

The Pagani Huayra BC is a more extreme version, with just 20 units produced. Its 6-liter V12 twin turbocharged AMG engine produces 764hp and 1,100Nm of torque. For the Petron toy car collection, the Pagani Huayra BC comes in red and white.

Travelbook.Ph Weekend Flash Sale: Buy 2 Take 1 On Fun Water Activities

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Thinking of a fun water experience to do this holiday season? Good news because passes for Inflatable Island, Splash Island and Manila Ocean Park is on sale at TravelBook.ph! Pay only two tickets for this attractions and get one for free!

TravelBook.ph, the leading online travel agent (OTA) in the country, exclusively offers an exciting Buy 2 Take 1 Promo for customers who will avail any of the fun water activity packages offered by TravelBook.ph from October 25-27, 2017! Customers may choose from Manila Ocean Park’s Special Package, Inflatable Island’s Spray Pass or an All-Day Pass at Splash Island.

Inflatable Island, the biggest floating playground in Asia, is also on sale! Travelers who will book their Spray Pass (half day pass) via TravelBook.ph, can save up to 35% as the package only cost PHP 2,136 for 3 pax. Travelers can play around their floating playground that consists of 15 fun stations made of slides, trampolines and inflated obstacle course. Apart from their floating playground, travelers may also enjoy their Floating Zoo, or take a quick dip at Samba Beach or have a good tan at Bali Lounge.

Travelers who will avail of Buy 2 Take 1 Promo for Manila Ocean Park’s Special Package will only pay PHP 1,156 – that’s 52% cheaper than the regularwalk-in rates. Customers who will purchase this package will be given access to six exciting attractions within Manila Ocean Park such as their Oceanarium, Symphony Village Show, Sea Lion Show, Yexel Toy Museum, Trails to Antartica, Penguin Exhibit and Christmas Village.

Travelers interested to spend their weekends at Splash Island may also avail of the Buy 2 Take 1 Promo! If they book their All-Day passes at Splash Island via TravelBook.ph, travelers will only spend PHP 700 pesos, giving them 53% discount compared with its regular walk-in rate. The customers are given access on the colorful slides, fun pools and other amenities within Splash Island.

Apart from these fun water activities, TravelBook.ph also offers a wide variety of exciting tours, activities and travel plans available nationwide! TravelBook.ph doesn’t stop in just providing a wide selection of tour plans to choose from. They also make sure that they give the best price possible in every deal that they offer.

What are you waiting for? Hurry and book your tours at TravelBook.ph now! For more exciting yet affordable tour plans, please visit www.travelbook.ph/tour.