S&R kicks off exclusive PISO SALE this Sept 16 - 19, 2022

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Promo launched exclusively via MetroMart


You heard that right! You can get awesome discounts with S&R’s PISO SALE, exclusively available via MetroMart App and website. From September 16-19, 2022, select items can be purchased for only ₱1.00 when you order and get it delivered via MetroMart across select branches of S&R.

The S&R PISO SALE promo will have various items available for a limited time per day, so stay tuned and make sure to add to cart right away. These items include Spam and Prem luncheon meats, Yakult, bottled drinks, milk, potato chips, and more.

DATE and TIME

PRODUCTS AVAILABLE


Sept 16: 9:00AM - 2:00PM

Spam Luncheon Meat Less Sodium


Sept 16: 3:00PM - 8:00PM

Prem Luncheon Meat Lite


Sept 17: 9:00AM - 2:00PM

Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino Coffee Drink Bottle


Cowhead Regular


Sept 17: 3:00PM - 8:00PM

Lotte Jeju Mandarin Orange 1.5L L


Yakult Probiotic Drink

*not available in select S&R branches


Sept 18: 9:00AM - 2:00PM

Coca-Cola Coke No Sugar Great Taste Zero Calories


Cheetos Cheddar & Jalapeno

*not available in CDO and Iloilo


Sept 18: 3:00PM - 8:00PM

Lay's Sour Cream & Onion

*not available in CDO and Iloilo


Yakult Probiotic Drink

*not available in select S&R branches


Sept 19: 9:00AM - 2:00PM

Oreo Snack Pack Vanilla


Sept 19: 3:00PM - 8:00PM

Arla Organic Low Fat 1L

*Products are subject to availability from different S&R branches.



All MetroMart customers can avail this promo, with or without an S&R membership card.

“Christmas and the holiday season play a very important part in the lives of Filipino families. Our MetroMart family is very excited to help kick off the holiday season at the start of the 100 days countdown to Christmas with the S&R Piso Sale, and other upcoming promos and events.” Stefano Fazzini, CEO and co-founder of MetroMart, said.

The S&R Piso Sale promo is applicable to New and Existing Users of MetroMart. A min. spend of ₱2k is required in order to avail the 1-peso sale items. Only completed checkout of orders within the sale period can avail the discounted items.

New to MetroMart? Get a ₱200 discount for a minimum order of ₱2k. Use the promo code “MMNEW” on the MetroMart app or website upon checkout. This is applicable across all stores and supermarkets for New customers, valid for one-time use until October 16, 2022.

MetroMart is the #1 online grocery delivery service in the Philippines. Our grocery partners include S&R (with or no membership card required), Robinsons Supermarket, Landmark, The Marketplace, Shopwise, All Day Supermarket, Merrymart, Super8 Grocery Warehouse, Ever Supermarket, UltraMega Supermarket, and over 500+ specialty store retailers like Pet Express, Baby Company, Toy Kingdom, Toys”R”Us, National Book Store, Office Warehouse, Southstar Drug and AllDay Rx. Customers can order from their favorite stores on the MetroMart app and have it delivered to their door in 2 hours! For more updates on MetroMart, like and follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @metromartph. Order groceries online or download the app via https://bit.ly/DownloadNowMM


MetroMart Philippines is the #1 on-demand online grocery delivery service in the Philippines. Our grocery partners include S&R (no membership required), Robinsons Supermarket, Landmark, The Marketplace, Shopwise, All Day Supermarket, Merrymart, Super8 Grocery Warehouse, Ever Supermarket, UltraMega Supermarket, and over 500+ specialty store retailers like Pet Express, Baby Company, Toy Kingdom, Toys R Us, National Book Store, Office Warehouse, Southstar Drug and AllDay Rx. Customers can order from their favorite stores on the MetroMart app and have it delivered to their door in less than 2 hours! Over 160,000 products are available with our 500+ partner supermarkets and partner specialty stores. Order your groceries through www.metromart.com, or download the app on iOS or Android app store.

Filipino freelancers ride the uphill trend of gig economy - Payoneer, DICT

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Many Filipinos started freelancing full-time due to the pandemic. Since then, they have discovered and taken advantage of the job flexibility and earning from multiple income streams. These trends along with other key insights on the state of the gig economy in the country was discussed in the webinar held by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and Payoneer Philippines.

According to DICT’s Philippine Online Freelancing Industry Study, 43.4% of Filipino freelancers have only been in the freelancing industry for less than a year while 26% have only been part of the gig economy for 1-2 years. However, despite being new in the industry, this new breed of freelancers are not just exploring the local landscape but the international scene as well.

The study shares that 42.9% of Filipino freelancers have overseas clients. This is not surprising since according to Payoneer and GCash’s study called The Philippines Freelance Market 2022 Report, freelancers who serve both local and international clients earn 57% more per hour than those who just work with local clients.

“The emergence of the gig economy has resulted in changes in the current workforce. With greater work-life balance and independence, freelancers were able to work with a diverse range of clients both locally and internationally.” said Payoneer Regional Vice President of South East Asia Miguel Warren during the webinar.

Upskilling and growing your portfolio

The DICT study found that 58.78% of Filipino freelancers were skilled as virtual assistants. About 43% of the respondents claim to have social media marketing skills and 34.8% of them claim to be knowledgeable on content creation. Digital marketing, web research, customer service and tech, as well as, web development and design, online teaching and tutoring, and project management were also among the skill sets mentioned by respondents.

Nurturing skillsets has also been made easy with the wealth of information available online. In fact, 83% of Filipino freelancers self-study to improve their skills by enrolling in free online courses. Aside from a variety of educational opportunities online, there’s also plenty of job resources to choose from such as onlinejobs.ph, indeed, guru, truelancer, craigslist, flexjobs, and upwork.

As freelancing thrives on variety, especially among clientele, transactions can get a bit tricky and this is where Payoneer strives to help and empower freelancers locally and globally. “Payments haven't always kept up as the world has become more digitally connected. There are numerous obstacles to overcome. Payoneer offers flexibility and accessibility with cross-border payments, making it easier for freelancers to be paid.” Warren noted.

Financial stability, family, and flexibility

When asked about the major advantages of freelancing, respondents have the following on top of the list: financial stability, more family time, personal and professional growth, flexibility, and source of additional income.

Given the many benefits of freelancing, many Filipinos now prefer this flexible livelihood option that suits their lifestyles better than traditional employment.

“When I got into it, I realized that there’s no traffic, I can work from home, I continued learning the ropes and eventually realized that I can make a career out of this,” shared new freelancer Bernadette Dias.

“With the pandemic, doing freelance work is now more acceptable and open. Many people realized that they can provide their families with their needs, as much as a traditional job but even so much better,” shared seasoned freelancer Vanya Tantoco. Tantoco is also the CEO and Founder of Z Studios Digital Marketing Agency.

Tantoco and Dias also noted that digital platforms have made it easier to find jobs and get paid. As the Philippine government continues to promote entrepreneurship and digital innovation, the study recommends that freelancing communities that foster collaboration with government agencies, LGUs, vendors, and interest groups need to be funded and supported.

Learn more about the gig economy in the Philippines by downloading the Philippines Freelance Market 2022 Report at https://paynr.co/PH-freelance-report-2022.



About Payoneer

Payoneer is the world’s go-to partner for digital commerce, everywhere. From borderless payments to boundless growth, Payoneer promises any business, in any market, the technology, connections and confidence to participate and flourish in the new global economy. Powering growth for customers ranging from aspiring entrepreneurs in emerging markets to the world’s leading digital brands.

From over 5M customers, Payoneer is trusted by the World’s leading digital brands serving over 2,000 top marketplaces & digital platforms, sending tens of billions of dollars a year to SMBs worldwide. For 15 years, Payoneer has pioneered this new reality that pushes frontiers, making connections, unifying and creating global ecosystems.

Photo caption: (Left to Right, Top to Bottom) Payoneer Marketing Manager Jen San Antonio, freelancer Bernadette Dias, Z Studios Digital Marketing Agency CEO and Founder Vanya Tantoco and Regional VP for Payoneer Southeast Asia Miguel Warren discussed gig economy trends in DICT’s Tech Trends webinar.  

Aiven Enters Data Warehouse Market with Aiven for ClickHouse Beta

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Aiven’s latest solution is a fast, resource-effective database that allows the generation of analytical data reports in real-time

Aiven, the open source cloud data platform company, announced the beta launch of Aiven for ClickHouse® at Uptime, the company’s first annual developer conference. Marking Aiven’s entrance to the cloud data warehousing market, the addition enables Aiven’s customers to use the fastest open source columnar database to access high-performance analytics for insights that drive key business decisions.

“We’re thrilled to introduce Aiven for ClickHouse Beta to our customers and further democratize access to best-of-breed open source technologies,” said Heikki Nousiainen, CTO at Aiven. “While our customers love our managed database offerings like PostgreSQL and MySQL, as data grows, they must incorporate data warehousing into their overall strategy. ClickHouse provides the best performance and scalability to meet customer demand. With ClickHouse, we can now better support our customers in leveraging their data into actionable insights to increase revenue and overall productivity of their business.”

Based on open source ClickHouse, Aiven for ClickHouse Beta is a fully managed cloud data warehouse that brings high performance analytics to Aiven and allows the generation of analytical data reports in real-time using advanced SQL queries. Below are a few new integrations that Aiven for ClickHouse® Beta will offer.Run federated queries from Clickhouse to data on PostgreSQL without transferring data.
Stream data from multiple sources using Aiven for Kafka to ClickHouse for real-time analytics

Visualize insights from ClickHouse with Aiven for Grafana

“By collaborating with the fellow proponents of open source at ClickHouse, we are living our mission to make developer’s lives better while working together to improve the larger open source community,” said Lorna Mitchell, Head of Developer Relations at Aiven. “Aiven for ClickHouse® Beta is an offering that directly speaks to bringing a good developer experience to one of the biggest pain points in data platforms today.”

Companies across many industries, from global financial institutions, to transportation companies to audio streaming and media services, rely on ClickHouse for their data warehousing needs. ClickHouse aims to match or even exceed the performance, maturity and scalability of proprietary databases. It contributes to the open source community by having a plethora of developers committed to the necessary projects they are working on, including Aiven for ClickHouse.


To learn more about Aiven for ClickHouse® Beta, visit https://aiven.io.