SHOP AND PLAY AS TOY KINGDOM GOES ONLINE

Toy Kingdom customers can now conveniently shop online and choose from a wide variety of toy assortment for babies, kids, tweens and big kids at heart. 

There are creative play sets, cuddly plush toys, dolls, action figures, innovative arts and crafts sets; as well as  indoor and outdoor toys from various brands.

 

Toy Kingdom offers various payment options such as credit/debit card, over-the-counter payments, online bills payment, BPI Online, UBP Online, GCash and Grabpay. 

Toy Kingdom also has guaranteed delivery services and 15 days return for online purchases.  

They also have various in store and online promos available. For more details you can now check out and shop your toy essentials at www. Toykingdom.com.ph. 

You can also like @toykingdomPH at Facebook and follow @ToykingomPH at Instagram for amazing toy updates. 

SHOP FOR YOUR KIDS AND BABIES WITH SM’S CALL-TO-DELIVER

The little ones grow up so fast, and as they outgrow clothes as they stay home, Moms can relax as you can now have these delivered to your home with the SM Store’s Call to Deliver service.

With this, you can shop for essential wear from SM Kids and SM Babies through your mobile and a personal shopper is happy to assist you.

There are everyday tees with cute graphic prints from SM Kids for playtime and online socialization while greeting grandma and grandpa. Our comfy pajamas are so adorable you will love to wear it all-day-long.   

From SM Babies there are delightful onesies, froguits, and bodysuits with unicorn, lion, and dog prints that are so cute and comfortable so playtime will be fun time. 

How to Order? 

1. Call #143SM (#14376)

2. Send in your contact details and orders to our branch representative

3. Wait for order confirmation, payment, and delivery details from a branch representative

4. Learn more from bit.ly/143SM

Shop for your SM Kids & SM Babies essentials by visiting The SM Store or availing of its Call to Deliver Service.

 

Face shields and face masks available at SM

As we tread into uncertainties whenever we go out of our houses, we should always arm ourselves with personal protective gears like face shields and face masks. Shops in SM Supermalls in San Mateo, Masinag, Cherry Antipolo and Angono got you covered with arrays of face shields and facemasks according to your preference. 

Acetate face shields with eye frame are available for P50 in SM Stationery

Disposable surgical masks packed in 10s and 50s are available in The SM Store, Miniso and Surplus. Apparel tenants are as well offering cloth masks, which can be mixed and matched to your outfit and are washable after a day’s use. KN95 masks are also available in The SM Store and Surplus. 

A staff of Ace Hardware arranges their display of helmet type face shields

Disposable face masks for kids are also available at SM Stationery

Face shields are also prescribed to be effective as an additional protection from viruses and other harmful elements. Wearing full face shields are now made mandatory by the national government in public transportation. Varied face shields are available in ACE Hardware, Surplus and The SM Store – helmet types with sturdy acrylics, bucket hats, acetate with frames or garters. 

Stay connected with the latest updates of your favorite shops through official social media accounts of your nearest SM Supermall.

This Grade 12 artist can make awesome artworks with banana catsup

When hard times strike and traditional resources are out of reach, the most creative of us can find ingenious ways to make one-of-a-kind works of art.

Vincent’s resourcefulness led him to their kitchen pantry, where he used a bottle of UFC Banana Catsup to create one-of-a-kind portraits that went viral on social media.

This is especially true for Filipinos—and no one proves our resourcefulness and creativity more than this amazing Grade 12 artist, who didn’t need paint or pencils to create artwork. No, Vincent Dwight Paulo from Nueva Ecija uses banana catsup to draw portraits of famous personalities while staying at home during the community quarantine.

While he first started with a catsup portrait back in 2018, it was during the quarantine when he really started honing this unique art skill. “I really engaged myself in doing catsup art since school and art supplies shops were closed,” said Vincent. “I was running out of materials, so I used catsup instead.”

With creating catsup art being only a hobby for him, Vincent never thought it would become as popular as it did.

 

Working with catsup

Catsup was not the first medium he had used to create art, but it was the one within reach at home—which is how he ended up creating portraits of celebrities like Liza Soberano, Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Taylor Swift, and One Direction.

“I really loved catsup because it is readily available inside the house,” Vincent shared. “I really love exploring and trying other mediums just to try something new. I don’t like to stick to the conventional and typical artworks that we see.”

Vincent primarily uses UFC Banana Catsup as it is the family’s favorite catsup brand at home. “It’s always what’s in our kitchen, and we really like fried foods dipped in UFC Banana Catsup because of its tamis-anghang taste,” he said. “I don’t want to try other brands for my art because I’m already used to UFC.”

Inspiring creativity in Filipinos

While Vincent wows admirers online with his amazing catsup art, his plans are a little more different, as he dreams of taking up architecture in college. He realizes that such a course could be expensive, hindering others from pursuing their passion, but with his work he wants to inspire fellow artists and creatives to be resourceful.

Artist Vincent Dwight Paulo received various NutriAsia products which the family can enjoy both for cooking and creating unique artwork

“Being more creative and resourceful really is my objective. Painting does not stop if you don’t have art materials,” he continued. “Alternative materials are everywhere; you just have to explore. If you could think of some other materials than those usually used in making art, that would be great.”

As a token of recognition for Vincent’s astounding creativity and resourcefulness, NutriAsia sent him and his family more of their products for their use—whether it’s for their food or for more of Vincent’s art.

Something BERRY delicious is in Dairy Queen

Blueberry cheesecake is one of those crowd-favorite desserts that’s really hard to resist. Between the sweet and juicy blueberry plus the salty-creamy cheesecake, it’s a combination of flavors that makes you come back for more. Sadly, such delectable creation is not easy to prepare. Good thing Dairy Queen is bringing the taste of this favorite baked confection to their much-loved frozen specialties!

 

Introducing Dairy Queen’s Blueberry Fest Blizzard of the Month, inspired by everybody’s favorite dessert—blueberry cheesecake! For Oreo lovers who are looking for a twist, the Blueberry Oreo Blizzard is just for you! Made with creamy vanilla soft serve, blueberry syrup, and delectable Oreo cookies, this is a treat that you’ll truly crave. If you’re looking for the OG cake we all know and love, the Blueberry Cheesecake Delight Blizzard will surely hit you right on the spot. It’s made with vanilla soft serve and blueberry syrup with the addition of crushed graham and cheesecake bits taking this Blizzard treat to an all-new level!

 

It doesn’t stop there. Dairy Queen is also launching the Blueberry Parfait - a showstopper, Gram-worthy dessert. The Blueberry Parfait take-out treat comes with a perfect layering of vanilla soft serve, blueberry syrup, and cheesecake bits, topped with whipped cream and crumbled graham. It’s a delectable treat both for the eyes and the palate!

 

To top it all off, you can enjoy this featured flavor group-style with the NEW! Blueberry Cheesecake Blizzard Cake. Available in eight-inch and six-inch round cakes, it’s made with 100% ice cream, blueberry syrup, crumbled graham, and cheesecake, perfect for sharing with your family and friends!

 

These blueberry cheesecake-inspired creations are available in any DQ branch for take-out orders. You may also call 8911-11-11 or order via GrabFood, FoodPanda and LalaFood to have these delivered right to your doorstep. Get it for a limited time only.

 

For more information, promos, and offers from Dairy Queen, follow them on their social media accounts or visit their website www.dairyqueen.com.ph.

 

Smart launches new Giga Study data pack for learning

As the world continues to deal with the pandemic, many schools have resorted to online classes as a safe and innovative way for students to continue learning new knowledge and skills.

  

To help students adapt to this new normal, mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. has launched Giga Study, a prepaid data pack aimed at giving students simpler access to a selection of learning apps and productivity tools.

  

Register via *123# or the new Smart App

 

Available to all Smart Prepaid and TNT subscribers, Giga Study 99 comes with 1 GB of data for specific study apps every day for 7 days, plus 2 GB of open-access data for only P99. To register, simply dial *123# and choose Giga and select Study. Subscribers can also avail of the promo conveniently via the new Smart App.

  

Giga Study offers access to Google Suite, which includes Google Classroom, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, Meet, and Drive. Learning via video is also an option with YouTube and YouTube Kids. The data pack also offers access to Microsoft 365, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Teams, and OneDrive. 

  

Giga Study adds to Smart and TNT's line of Giga offers, which are designed to cater to the various lifestyle needs and passions of customers. Recently, Smart also introduced Giga Work for those who need access to work and productivity apps.

 

Country’s fastest mobile data network

  

Smart and TNT subscribers can enjoy all these Giga offers powered by Smart LTE, the country’s fastest mobile network, as certified by third-party mobile analytics firms such as Ookla and Opensignal.

 

Ookla, the global leader in internet testing and analysis, recently named Smart as the country’s fastest mobile data network in the first half of 2020 after it achieved a Speed Score™ of 18.33, with average speeds of 15.94 Mbps for download, and 7.57 Mbps for upload, based on 2,810,963 user-initiated tests taken with Speedtest®.

 

On the other hand, Opensignal, an independent mobile analytics firm, reported in its April 2020 Mobile Network Experience Report for the Philippines that Smart remained ahead of the competition in terms of Video Experience, Upload and Download Speed Experience, Voice App Experience, Games Experience, and 4G Availability.

 

For more details on Smart’s products and services, follow Smart’s official accounts on Facebook at www.fb.com/SmartCommunications and Twitter and Instagram at @LiveSmart.

Bata, through SM Foundation, donates shoes for PGH frontliners

Bata, a world-renowned shoe brand with over 6,000 retail stores across the globe, partnered anew with SM Foundation (SMFI) in donating 1,800 pairs of shoes for the front -liners of the Philippine General Hospital. This is part of Bata's Global 1 Million pairs donation project.

Due to long and often times back-to-back work shifts, a number of our health workers are experiencing foot and back pain, says SM Foundation Executive Director Debbie Sy.  “The need to constantly disinfect their shoes also results in faster wearing out of their footwear. With this, SMFI and Bata wanted to provide our health workers with quality footwear to address this need and provide them with comfortable footwear and protection while at work and doing their rounds.

“Bata Philippines donated these shoes as our way of saying thank you to our front-liners for the help that they have extended to the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Bata Philippines General Manager Arlyn Guanlao.

UP PGH Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi expressed his gratitude to SM Foundation and Bata, I'd like to thank SM Foundation for being ever supportive of our COVID-19 fight here in PGH. You have covered the whole spectrum of our needs from ventilators and now sneakers. Thank you to Bata shoes for having shared their different kinds of sneakers which I'm sure would go a long way into making our front- liners feel appreciated and comfortable when they work.

Since the onset of the outbreak, Bata through its Bata Heroes initiative has been working with its long-standing foundations, charitable partners, government agencies, and other organization to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Through the years, SMFI and Bata have been collaborating on social good projects. In 2018, they teamed up to construct a new school building for Telabastagan Integrated School in San Fernando, Pampanga. More recently, in March

2020 for the distribution of 400 pairs of shoes for the students of Looc Elementary School in Nasugbu, Batangas.