Call & Deliver with The Body Shop

The Body Shop brings beauty and wellness to your home with its new Call & Deliver service. As you stay safe and take care of yourself and your loved ones, take a moment and treat yourself to an exciting self-care routine your skin and senses will thank you for with our new products:

• Revitalize your bath time with fruity new bath blends and fizzing animal bath bombs. Sit back, soak up, and relax with new bubbling Bath Blends enriched with superfruits and veggies rich in antioxidants and minerals that will leave your skin feeling hydrated, nourished and comforted. Or make a splash with seriously fruity and fragrant animal Bath Bombs that transform every tub into an uplifting immersive escape.
• Cool your skin with a quick spritz of The Body Shops new Vitamin E Gel Mist. With raspberry extract, its light and refreshing and can be used wherever, whenever, for that instant ahhh feeling and 48- hour hydration.
• Get the perfect sun-kissed look with less time in the sunshine with The Body Shops new sensorial bronzing range looks. Enriched with Community Fair Trade Coconut from Samoa and 100% vegan, it looks exactly how the sunshine feels.
• Treat yourself to a calming bedtime routine with The Body Shops new French Lavender Pillow Mist infused with lavender essential oil from beautiful Provence. Simply spritz on your pillow, close your eyes, breath in . . . and sweet dreams.

The Body Shops self-care essentials are available in The Body Shop stores, Call & Deliver, Lazada, Shopee and ShopSM. Join The Body Shops Viber Community to know more about Call & Deliver and other promos. The Body Shop now accepts SM Advantage Card for points earning and redemption, SM and Sodexo premium pass in all The Body Shop stores nationwide.

Jollibee Foods Corporation and PayMaya pioneer conversational commerce with ‘cashless’ ordering chatbot

Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) along with all of its food and restaurant brands in the country has begun piloting an interactive mobile ordering system via chatbot, with a seamless payment experience powered by PayMaya.

Customers in select areas can now use their credit, debit, or prepaid cards  as well as their PayMaya e-wallet accounts to pay for their favorite food items and meals via the Facebook Messenger channels of  Jollibee, Burger King, Chowking, Mang Inasal, and Red Ribbon -- which are all currently running on beta version.  This will soon be available in the Facebook messenger of Greenwich as well.

All they need to do is type “#order” and send this to the Facebook chatbot of their favorite JFC restaurant, select the meal they’d like to order, pay by selecting their preferred cashless payment option, and wait for their food to be delivered in their homes.

As an added treat, customers can get up to 100% cashback when they pay using their PayMaya registered mobile number upon ordering via chatbot with a minimum spend of P500.

“As we implement more stringent safety measures in this 'new normal', the availability of PayMaya’s cashless payments solutions helps ensure that both our customers and frontliner workers are protected, while at the same time giving them a more joyful experience when they order their favorite food from any of our brands," said Jollibee Global Brand CMO, JFC Philippines Country Business Group and concurrent Jollibee PH Marketing Head Francis Flores.

Offering cashless payment options via the Facebook chatbot is just the next step in the partnership between PayMaya and JFC.  In 2019, this partnership also helped pave the way for the launch of digital payments through self-ordering kiosks in Jollibee, Burger King and Chowking stores via the One by PayMaya Point-Of-Sale Device, and now has expanded its cashless payment option in 300 Jollibee stores.

“Over the past months we've seen an acceleration in the evolution of 'conversational commerce', with businesses and entrepreneurs harnessing their networks through chat apps to continue selling their products. During this time, businesses like JFC's brands need to be present where their customers are, and today most of the customers are online–so offering a wide variety of digital payment options ensures a safe and seamless ability for them to meet their business and customer needs," PayMaya President Shailesh Baidwan said.

Soon, JFC will also be rolling out PayMaya’s Digital Invoice solution when ordering online via its various brand's delivery websites or through their respective hotlines, allowing customers to receive an invoice with a payment link via SMS or email so that they can also pay using any card or using their PayMaya account.

Aside from enabling the cashless payments acceptance of various JFC brands, PayMaya has also partnered with Jollibee Group Foundation to allow them to receive donations from anywhere around the world via the #OneAgainstCOVID19 campaign website (pymy.co/jollibee) or through the Pay Bills function of the PayMaya app.

PayMaya is the only end-to-end digital payments ecosystem enabler in the Philippines with platforms and services that cuts across consumers, merchants, and government. Aside from providing the payments acceptance for the largest e-Commerce, food, retail and gas merchants in the Philippines, PayMaya is enabling national and social services agencies as well as local government units with digital payments and disbursement services.

Through its PayMaya app and wallet, it is providing millions of Filipinos with the fastest way to own a financial account with over 40,000 Add Money touchpoints nationwide, more than double the total number of traditional bank branches in the Philippines combined. Its Smart Padala by PayMaya network of over 30,000 partner agents nationwide serves as last mile digital financial hubs in communities, providing the unbanked and underserved with access to services.

To know more about PayMaya's products and services for businesses and merchants, visit http://enterprise.paymaya.com. 

INDOOR SUMMER FUN AT TOY KINGDOM

With more kids staying home this summer, it’s the perfect opportunity to take a break, rest and spend some quality time with the whole family.  Stay at home and let Toy Kingdom bring the fun into your doorstep with their wide variety of amazing toy finds now available for purchase at Lazada.

Little chefs will love the Kid’s Dough Cooking Set, Ice Cream Set and Motion Air Sand Deluxe Cookie Maker. Ryan’s World Treasure Chest, on the other hand, will surely thrill the little pirates.

Keep your kids’ minds creative and inspired with games from Cogo in city and farm themes. Board games like Uno, Monopoly, and Pictionary Air are great for family bonding and fun; while table games like Air Spring’s pinball shoot and air soccer will keep kids active and sporty.

Tech-savyy kids, on the other hand, can also enjoy an ultimate home entertainment experience with Toy Kingdom’s PS4 mega pack and various home video games.

Experience an enjoyable summer fun at home with these toys from Toy Kingdom. Check out these amazing finds and more available at https://www.lazada.com.ph/ and wait for your items to be delivered right into your doorsteps. Also, don’t forget to stay home to help in the fight against COVID-19.

For more updates visit www.toykingdom.ph and follow ToyKingdomPH at Facebook and Instagram.

Five Mother’s Day gifts you can easily get online even while you're staying at home

Mother’s Day is coming up this weekend, and while we're all on stay-at-home quarantine mode, it’s still more than possible to make your mom feel special on the day of the year that’s just for her!

With many businesses now opening online stores with delivery and cashless payments options, finding a good gift for your mom should be a breeze. Here are some hassle-free gift ideas:

1.     For the movie junkie mom
If your mom loves movies, why not give her access to all her favorite films and series with a Netflix subscription? You can even set up a movie night for the entire family complete with your go-to snacks.

Subscribing to Netflix with your PayMaya virtual or physical card is easy. Buying snacks online at supermarkets like Landers and Super8 is also convenient, now that you can pay by simply keying in the mobile number linked to your PayMaya account. You can even score up to 100% Balik Bayad for your purchases!

2.     For the mom who’s the senti type
If you’re feeling a little crafty, you can also create a scrapbook for your mom. Compile photos of your favorite moments together as well as little memorabilia like theme park tickets, and use materials that are readily available at home. Include heartfelt letters from the entire family and get ready for some happy tears from your senti mom.

If you don’t have art materials available, you can easily order them via National Bookstore at Lazada and pay with your PayMaya account.

3. For the foodie mom
What better way to spend a Mother’s Day than with the people she loves most? Plan a nice and warm Sunday meal with the whole family at home, and take the pressure off her hands by having her favorite food delivered. What’s even better is you can order food online at a PayMaya partner restaurant like McDonald's, Goldilocks, Army Navy, Shakey's, Red Ribbon, Chowking, Burger King, Domino's Pizza, Sariwon Korean Barbecue, Soban K-Town Grill, and Sibyullee Unlimited Korean BBQ, and pay using your phone number for up to 100% Balik Bayad!

4.     For the mom who’s practical
One great way to show your love for your mom who keeps the house together is by helping out with the household expenses. Take care of groceries by ordering online, and settle her bills for her, all with the help of your PayMaya. You can even get P100 Balik Bayad when you pay a PLDT bill worth at least P1,000 this month, as well as P50 Balik Bayad for Smart and Sun postpaid bills.

5.     For the extroverted mom
Does your mom miss all her friends and relatives? How about setting up one big video call with the whole family to greet her and her fellow moms a happy Mother’s Day? You can make sure you stay connected by buying data packages for your and the rest of her friends at discounted rates through the PayMaya app!

This Mother's Day, let PayMaya’s help you show just how much you love your mom at the safety and comfort of your own home.

If you don’t have your own PayMaya account yet, it’s easy to sign up in time for Mother’s Day! Just download the PayMaya app for Android or iOS, register your own account, you can use my code "ez6mr7"
and start shopping with the fastest, safest, most rewarding, and hassle-free way to pay for anything both online and in-stores!

Better yet, teach your mom how to set up her own PayMaya account by checking out paymaya.com/quick-guide.

For more details on the awesome PayMaya promos you can enjoy, check out paymaya.com/deals. Don’t forget to follow @PayMayaOfficial on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more news and updates!

PayMaya is the only end-to-end digital payments ecosystem enabler in the Philippines with platforms and services that cuts across consumers, merchants, and government. Aside from providing the payments acceptance for the largest e-Commerce, food, retail and gas merchants in the Philippines, PayMaya is enabling national and social services agencies as well as local government units with digital payments and disbursement services.

Through its PayMaya app and wallet, it is providing millions of Filipinos with the fastest way to own a financial account with over 40,000 Add Money touchpoints nationwide, more than double the total number of traditional bank branches in the Philippines combined.

#SalamatPoNay! Let’s Celebrate Our #FilipinoMoms This Mother’s Day

Each year, on the second Sunday of May, Filipinos around the world celebrate Mother’s Day. On this special occasion, the world pays tribute to all mothers and mother figures that have nurtured and cared for humanity.

This Mother’s Day, in honor of Pinoy mothers worldwide, take a look at the creative and accurate portrayals of #FilipinoMoms by some of our favorite TikTok creators.

Ruby Palma @rubyreel
Featured video: https://www.tiktok.com/@rubyreel/video/6760430363434110213

Creator Ruby Palma’s mom makes a cameo in this quirky TikTok post.

Olly B. @otakoyakisoba
Featured video: https://www.tiktok.com/@otakoyakisoba/video/6793455253762100485

Olly B.’s mother shows just how funny #FilipinoMoms can be in this “Who Would You Rather” video.

Mikey Bustos @mikeybustos
Featured video: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikeybustos/video/6780114111415045381

What do #FilipinoMoms turn to as a cure-all for any and every ailment? Mikey Bustos tells in this video.

So, what’s the best life lesson you learned from your mom? It could be a D-I-Y, a lifehack, an heirloom recipe, or words of motivation that you live by. Share your own Mother’s Day tributes and use the hashtag #SalamatPoNay. Top 5 creators get a shoutout on all TikTok PH official accounts.

Here are some creative ideas to express your love to your nanay:

Kuya Ching @kuyaching
Featured video:  https://www.tiktok.com/@kuyaching/video/6823915337789099266

Kuya Ching shares a quick history of how Mother’s Day became one of the world’s most celebrated occasions of all times.

Kris Joy Filoteo @juzcallmeligaya
Featured video: https://www.tiktok.com/@juzcallmeligaya/video/6824324306625907969

Kris Joy gives all the feels as she identifies three things that moms are not telling us and will make one realize how mothers love their children unconditionally.

Simon Seeks @simonseeks
Featured video: https://www.tiktok.com/@simonseeks/video/6824377667643575553

In an emotional video, Simon Seeks has a special request for everyone as he celebrates Mother’s Day 11,000 kms away from his mom and his family. .


Lawrence Padilla @rencepadilla
Featured video: https://www.tiktok.com/@rencepadilla/video/6808763024111947010

Every day is Mother’s Day for Rence and his mom as they celebrate with a TikTok dance number.


Rachel Hipolito @_rachelannhipolito
Featured video: https://www.tiktok.com/@_rachelannhipolito/video/6677785882205965570

Bonding like friends, the closeness of Rachel and her mom is clearly evident in this video.


Happy Mother’s Day!

You can now instantly transfer funds to more than 40 banks with your PayMaya account

Getting turned off by the hassles and extra transaction fees of moving money to another bank account? Did you wish you didn’t have to line up at a bank branch just to make a deposit? Now there’s no need to worry–you can now skip the line and send money the most convenient way with PayMaya’s Send Money to Bank feature powered by InstaPay!

That’s right, with your upgraded PayMaya account you can send money* to more than 40 local banks and financial institutions that can receive money via InstaPay. The best part is it’s absolutely instant and secure–helping account holders save time and effort whenever they need to send money to another person’s bank account.

“This new feature will definitely make it easier for PayMaya account holders to manage their money conveniently. Whether they’re sending money to an online seller or transferring money from one of their bank accounts to another, everything is instant and seamless with PayMaya’s new Send Money to Bank feature,” said Shailesh Baidwan, President of PayMaya.

It’s really easy to Send Money to Bank via PayMaya. In the app, go to Send Money and select To Bank Account. In the next screen, choose the bank or financial institution you’ll be sending money to, put in the amount you want to send, and fill in all the important details of your recipient. It’s so simple, and your recipient will get the money in an instant, and as of now PayMaya is not charging any transaction fees for the service until further notice.

This new feature is also in accordance with the efforts of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to increase the percentage of digital transactions in the country to 20% by the year 2020, under the National Retail Payment System (NRPS).

So if you’re looking for a better way to manage your money between accounts or you just want to avoid the hassles of falling in line at the bank, now is the best time to have a PayMaya account so you can take advantage of this exciting feature.

Get your own PayMaya account by downloading the PayMaya app now for iOS or Android, and signing up today to feel the joy of sending money to anyone, anytime in the fastest, most secure, rewarding, and hassle-free way!

To know how you can get even more from your PayMaya account, check out www.PayMaya.com/deals or follow @PayMayaOfficial on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

PayMaya, the digital financial services arm of Voyager Innovations, is the only financial technology company in the Philippines offering integrated consumer and merchant payment solutions with the widest on-ground branch network. It is the first to give millions of Filipinos an e-wallet that allows them to pay cashless transactions at any time of the day, anywhere in the world, and from any device. It is the financial technology arm of Voyager Innovations, the leading technology company in the country backed by PLDT, KKR, Tencent, World Bank’s IFC and the IFC Emerging Asia Fund.

RAKUBOSS.PH brings Freelance sidelines closer to you!

Are you a Freelancer and looking for a perfect client that will match your skills? Redefining the freelance industry is nkw easy with the help of Rakuboss.ph . It will connect you straight to your clients.

Rakuboss is a multifaceted Filipino skills marketplace that supports freelancers from any business sector.

With Rakuboss' user friendly interface, a wide range of clients can seek specified freelance jobs. From lawyers, to realtors, to artists, you name it!

Wanna know how? It's very simple:

Register a Rakuboss account. Fill out all the important details. Show clients who you are, what you do, and what Sidelines you’re offering.Be transparent! Rakuboss values honesty in order to serve clients and freelancers better. Penalties will be applied to profiles that are made to be deceiving.

After making an account, verify your email and you’re good to go! Navigate our website and visit your profile often so you don’t miss out on any messages from clients.

You can now start posting your sidelines. A verified account means you can use the site without charge. There’s no limit to the services you can offer. 

To start, click the “Sell Your Sideline” button on the lower right portion of the website. Fill out the details of your service. Straight forward titles and clear photos are best for attracting clients. Use a landscape image that is at least 1000 (width) x 600 (height) pixels. Submit the sideline for review and the Rakuboss team will verify your listing.

Once your sideline is up, Rakuboss will help you find clients based on the description you’ve provided. Rakuboss brings the clients to you! You can also share your listings to other platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Just find the sideline you want to share on your profile and click on get URL

When deadlines are met with quality work, Rakuboss will confirm the transaction and process your payout. You’ll receive email notifications regarding the process. We’ll walk you through the entire transaction. Our team is always available to help you with any concerns.

For every successful transaction, Rakuboss requires a 6% commission fee. This fee will serve as the budget for the maintenance of the website. Your earnings can be collected using third-party payment providers such as Paypal, Dragonpay, and other local banks. Please note that banks may have an additional charge of PHP50 per transaction.

For more info like @Rakuboss on social media.

Chicken All-You-Can for 1 year when you #ScanToPay with PayMaya at BonChon!

K-food lovers can now experience a more exciting and rewarding food adventure as they get a chance to win a one-year supply of BonChon's K-Style fried chicken when they scan-to-pay with PayMaya at BonChon.

All they need to do to earn raffle entries is to purchase their favorite Bonchon meals worth at least P200 by scanning the PayMaya QR code displayed at the cashiers using their PayMaya app. After the successful QR transaction, they can also receive up to two BonChon vouchers via SMS for either a one-piece Chicken Boxed Meal or one Original Chicken or Seafood Bibimbowl.

This promo runs until November 30, 2019 at select BonChon branches nationwide. For a complete list of participating BonChon stores, check out paymaya.com/deals/bonchon.

Paying via PayMaya QR at BonChon is easy:
1. Tap the “Scan QR” button on your PayMaya app’s home screen.
2. Scan the QR code found at the cashier.
3. Enter the amount due and tap “Send Payment.”
4. Show the confirmation message to the cashier, and that’s it!

BonChon, a South Korean-based international fried chicken company, is known for producing flavorful sauces-namely soy garlic, honey citrus or crunchy garlic-that are being shipped worldwide. They are focused on bringing the most satisfying eating experience to their customers around the globe.

“When having your favorite Korean treats from BonChon, don’t pay cash. Just scan-to-pay with PayMaya QR. Aside from a fast and convenient payment experience, you’re getting free meals and so much more when you pay with PayMaya,” said PayMaya Director and Head of Wallets Business, Kenneth Palacios.

To stay updated about PayMaya’s services and promos, visit paymaya.com/deals or follow @PayMayaOfficial on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Go Tick Your Travel Goals with the #GetGoingToWhere Challenge Powered by TikTok and Cebu Pacific GetGo

TikTok, the world’s leading short video platform, has partnered with the rewards platform of Cebu Pacific, GetGo, to help Pinoy travelers #FlyForFree and achieve their travel bucket lists with their barkada through the #GetGoingToWhere interactive in-app challenge.

The #GetGoingToWhere in-app challenge, which runs from September 16 - October 16, 2019, offers lucky TikTok users with the most creative travel videos a chance to win a free flight with their barkada to surf the waves of Siargao, or enjoy the rehabilitated pristine waters and white sands of Boracay, or earn GetGo points! The challenge also aims to promote local destinations and share the natural wonders of the Philippines to the global community that’s already featured on TikTok.

Just download TikTok (available for iOS and Android), upload travel-centric creative videos, and share using the hashtag #GetGoingToWhere. Get creative with your travel videos with the help of TikTok’s easy-to-use tools, including stickers and filters to get you excited for your next trip!

Winners will be selected based on originality, creativity and relevance to the theme and stand to get the following prizes:

2nd week major prize - 1 winner of trip for 4 to Siargao inclusive of in-flight meal and luggage allowance
2nd week consolation prize - 10 winners of 1,500 GetGo points
4th week major prize - 1 winner of trip for 4 to Boracay inclusive of in-flight meal and luggage allowance
4th week consolation prize - 10 winners of 1,500 GetGo points

So, what are you waiting for? Get going with creating your wanderlust-worthy travel video with the #GetGoingToWhere TikTok challenge. Check out the mechanics here.

GCash powers biggest mobile app summit in PH

GCash, the leading mobile wallet in the Philippines, sponsors the biggest and most anticipated mobile app summit and expo in the country—the SIGN UP! SUMMIT 2019 on September 23 at the World Trade Center, Pasay City.

As sponsor of the SIGN UP! SUMMIT 2019, leading mobile wallet GCash took part in educating more than 12,000 entrepreneurs on how to grow businesses online. From left: SIGN UP! 2019 program chair Josephine Romero, Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion, GCash president and chief executive officer Anthony Thomas, and GCash chief corporate affairs officer Ney Villaseñor.

SIGN UP! SUMMIT 2019 aims to support aspiring online businessowners in establishing their own companies and enterprises. It targets to educate around 12,000 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) about the essential elements in growing and expanding an e-business.

“By far, SIGN UP! is the biggest gathering of mobile platforms and mobile applications in the Philippines. We want to empower more Filipinos to go digital and help them improve their livelihood,” said Ney Villaseñor, chief corporate affairs officer of GCash.

As the biggest digital alliance in the country today, SIGN UP! attendees can expect to familiarize themselves with various mobile applications, platforms and solutions, as well as be inspired by success stories of other e-preneneurs who are going to be featured at the event.

“GCash is known by many for buying mobile load, paying bills, remitting money and the like, but GCash is more than just these financial services that it offers,” explained Villaseñor. “You can actually do more with your business by expanding it through the app. There’s so much opportunity for GCash when it comes to growing your online shop. Because with GCash, what can’t you do?”

The SIGN UP! SUMMIT is open to anyone, from students to stay-at-home parents. In addition, GCash has prepared a lot of surprises that the attendees can look forward to.

Interested participants can sign up for free and be part of the biggest mobile app summit and expo in the Philippines at www.signup.ph.

Meralco, PLDT, Smart, Pag-IBIG and other bills? Don't pay cash, PayMaya!

Paying for your bills now gets more convenient and ultra rewarding when you use PayMaya. Instead of spending time to line up at a payments center, just use your PayMaya app and get up to P300 cashback plus a chance to have PayMaya cover your bills next month!  

Worried about how to pay for your Meralco, PLDT, Smart and other utility bills as well as your payments for government services? PayMaya has your back with its convenient Bills Pay feature. To make it even better, pay for your bills via PayMaya every Friday and Saturday throughout the month of September and get a P100 cashback on your first three transactions. Don’t forget that your bills worth a minimum of P1,000 each should be paid in full and on time.  

And if you pay at least three unique bills within the month worth P5,000 and above until September 30, you also get the chance to win your next month’s worth of bill payments! One hundred (100) lucky raffle winners will take home P10,000 each, which they can use to pay for the next bill or for other purposes.  

The best part of all this? You can enjoy all these deals and rewards, by simply paying for your bill within the comforts of your own home! All you will ever need is your PayMaya app in your smartphone.  

Paying bills is a breeze with PayMaya!  

To start paying for your bills, just follow these simple steps: 

1. Open the PayMaya app and select Pay Bills.  
2. Choose your desired biller.  
3. Enter the account number from your bill.  
4. Enter the amount of your payment.  
5. Confirm your payment.  
6. You will be notified in-app and via SMS that your payment was successful!  

It's that easy to pay for your bills with PayMaya. Instead of wasting time on long lines and hours of traffic, now you can spend more time working on your passion project or doing the things you love with your family and friends.  

Don't have a PayMaya account yet? Download the app now for your Android or iOS phone and register to pay for your bills, shop online, send money, and even buy prepaid load, in the most convenient way.  

 PayMaya, the digital financial services arm of Voyager Innovations, is the only FinTech company in the Philippines offering integrated consumer and merchant payment solutions with the widest on-ground branch network. It is the first to give millions of Filipinos an e-wallet that allows them to pay cashless transactions at any time of the day, anywhere in the world, and from any device.    

To know more how you can maximize your PayMaya account, visit www.paymaya.com/deals 

Online bullying remains prevalent in the Philippines, other countries

One in three young people in 30 countries said they have been a victim of online bullying, with one in five saying they skipped school due to cyberbullying and violence, according to a new poll released today by UNICEF, the United Nations organization working for children’s rights.
In the Philippines, latest national data show that cyberviolence affects almost half of children aged 13-17. The prevalence of cyberviolence for males (44 per cent) is almost the same for females (43 per cent).
One-third of cyberviolence experienced by Filipino children are in the form of verbal abuse over the internet or cellphone, while a fourth are through sexual messages. More females received messages of sexual nature or content than males. However, twice as many males than females reported having their nude body or sexual activities, whether real or falsified, shown on the internet or cellphone.

Violence against children, in all forms including online bullying or cyberbullying, has devastating effects on the physical and emotional wellbeing of young people. This can create lasting emotional and psychological scars, even physical harm. It is particularly challenging to address since children are vulnerable and have easy access to the internet, making them easy targets of online violence.

In the UNICEF U-Report poll conducted in June 2019, almost three-quarters of young people from 30 countries said that social networks including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter are the most common platforms for online bullying. Being connected online means that school no longer ends once a student leaves class, and neither does bullying.

The U-Report further revealed that 32 per cent believe that the government is mainly responsible in addressing online bullying, 31 per cent said that young people are responsible, while 29 per cent said internet companies. These show that opinions are equally divided on who should be responsible for ending online bullying – highlighting the need to involve children and young people in the shared responsibility.

UNICEF is calling for urgent action to implement policies that will protect children and young people from bullying – both online and offline. Addressing the problem requires action from all of us.
Establishing and equipping national helplines to support children and young people in reporting violence is a concrete step. Training teachers and parents to respond to and prevent bullying will ensure the safety of children and young people, particularly the most vulnerable ones.
Gathering better data about the online behavior of children and young people, and how criminals are using the internet, will guide policies and action plans.

UNICEF is also urging social media and social networking service companies to improve ethical standards and practices in collecting and managing information of children.

#SaveOurOceans Together with TikTok and Conservation International

The leading destination for short-form mobile video, Tik Tok has partnered with Conservation International, to launch the #SaveOurOceans challenge. Conservation International works around the world to protect oceans and marine ecosystems – and the people whose lives and livelihoods depend on them.

The challenge spotlights the critical role of the world's oceans and what we can do to protect them for future generations. 

As a platform for creativity, TikTok users can show their support for ocean conservation through their short videos and raise awareness to protect our oceans for a better future. 

From August 26 to September 9, TikTok users can apply an ocean effect that lets them virtually "clean plastic" out of the ocean. For every video uploaded with the hashtag #SaveOurOceans, TikTok will donate $2 to Conservation International to help save 3,000 square kilometers of ocean (up to $100,000). #SaveOurOceans is a global campaign and users from countries and regions including: the US, the UK, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, India, Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Turkey, MENA, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Chile can participate.

The ocean has a message for you: http://vm.tiktok.com/YYG4eu/

Join Shailene Woodley, Chierald Tan and TikTok creators around the globe to help #SaveOurOceans:

                                

Shailene  Woodley’s Video                       Chierald Tan’s Video            

The ocean-themed challenge comes at a time when the world is grappling with a global plastic pollution situation. The UN estimates that the ingestion of plastic kills 1 million marine birds and 100,000 marine animals each year. Scientists predict that the weight of ocean plastics will exceed the combined weight of all of the fish in the seas by 2050.

“TikTok's global community allows users to showcase and enjoy creative, everyday moments through video. We’re thrilled to partner with Conservation International on the #SaveOurOceans challenge, which empowers our community to creatively show their commitment to clean oceans and raise awareness for the importance of protecting a global resource,” said Bryan Thoensen, Head of Content Partnerships, TikTok.  

"By 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans. TikTok offers an imaginative platform that has the power to both educate and inspire users to take action. That's why we are partnering with TikTok and its global communities to address one of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges and together, inspire a creative, call to action around protecting our oceans for a better future," said Conservation International Chief Marketing Officer Anastasia Khoo. 

Help protect our oceans, one TikTok video at a time. Download or open the TikTok app and show how you help #SaveOurOceans.