Rain-Proof Your Daily Wardrobe with LG Styler

Featuring TrueSteam™, Gentle Dry, and Pants Crease Care for Hygienic, Polished Looks Every Day

For many professionals, keeping workwear fresh and polished during unpredictable weather has become a seasonal challenge. With the LG Styler, the ultimate clothing care system, you can breeze into the rainy days and head into the next workday looking crisp, refreshed, and ready for any challenge, no matter the season.

 
Whether in transit or at work, your clothes naturally absorb trace odors and airborne allergens. The TrueSteam™ technology eliminates up to 99.9% of viruses and bacteria, with 100% water and no chemical additives. For delicate pieces like rain-soaked blazers or corporate suits, the Gentle Dry function uses the Heat-Pump Technology to dry fabrics at low temperatures, preventing shrinkage and damage while leaving them hygienically refreshed after every use.

 
When it comes to uniforms and daily wear, the Moving Hanger simulates hand-waving motions up to 200 times per minute, gently shaking off dust and wrinkles. Paired with the Refresh function, it ensures clothes are crisp and odor-free, making it easy to rewear the same set of clothing.

Sharp creases aren’t just a detail, it’s a statement of professionalism. With Pants Crease Care, slacks and trousers retain their lines while minimizing wrinkles, ensuring office-ready polish without the hassle of ironing. You can step out looking sharp, whether it’s for an early meeting, a last-minute presentation, or important client calls.

Designed to create a more comfortable environment, the Dehumidifying function keeps indoor air fresh and free from excess moisture, even on the most humid days. To make life even easier, there’s no need to visit the dry cleaners, the LG Styler brings professional care right into your home. The LG ThinQ™ app gives you the convenience of controlling and monitoring your Styler remotely, so your clothes are ready exactly when you need them.

 
In a season where rain showers and long days are unavoidable, the LG Styler eases you back into daily life, helping you look best without the extra effort, even on the dampest days. Step into each morning confident that your clothes are ready to match your schedule, no matter the forecast. After all, Life’s Good when every detail is cared for, letting you shine through the rain.

 
Life isn’t just about having the latest technology—it’s about the meaningful experiences it creates and the impact it brings to our everyday lives. Discover more at www.lg.com/ph and stay connected by following LG Philippines (@lgphilippines) on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

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SM City Marikina Wins Gold Award as Bike-Friendly Establishment

Maria Carmen Kahn, SM Supermalls Assistant Vice President for Transportation management, Mall Manager Francis Brian Cruz, and Regional Marketing Head Khristine Lenon, receive the gold award for SM City Marikina for Bicycle-Friendly Large Establishment category at the 2025 Mobility Awards ceremony.

SM City Marikina proudly announces its Gold Award from the Mobility Awards 2025, recognizing the mall as one of the country’s most bike-friendly large establishments. The award celebrates SM City Marikina’s strong commitment to active mobility and creating accessible spaces for cyclists in the East Metro.

This recognition highlights the mall’s cyclist amenities, led by its secure and spacious bike parking facility, strategically located for easy access. The mall also supports biking communities through regular cycling activities, partnerships with local riders, and facilities that make it convenient for cyclists to transition from their ride into the mall.

Secure racks with a total of 124 slots and ample space to maneuver make SM’s bike parking a trusted spot for daily riders and weekend bikers.

Cyclists from Marikina and nearby cities participate in the National Bike Day celebration at the mall

“Our commitment to providing secure, thoughtfully designed bike parking facilities and our regular cycling-focused activities reflect our dedication to supporting not just Marikina riders but the wider biking community who visit us from across the metro”, said Francis Brian Cruz, mall manager of SM City Marikina.

The recognition aligns with SM Supermalls and SM Cares’ efforts to promote greener mobility and encourage healthier, more sustainable travel habits. SM City Marikina, situated in a city well-known for its cycling culture, continues to complement local government initiatives by providing infrastructure that supports daily commuters, leisure riders, and biking groups.

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New tools from GCash for Business that should be on your radar as a small biz owner

Today’s new generation of entrepreneurs has to navigate a fast-changing business landscape. Technology and customer habits are constantly evolving, so many new business owners are seeking smarter, simpler ways to streamline their daily operations while ensuring they manage and grow their businesses effectively.

For Marc Gan, Ched Hilado, and Princess Potot, GCash for Business has become their partner in making many aspects of running their businesses easier each day. With GCash for Business and its various products, they can manage transactions more efficiently in- store, receive payments daily on a separate business wallet, and even pay their suppliers through an exclusive portal.

Here’s how they experience easy everyday with GCash for Business and why these tools should be on your radar if you’re a small biz owner:

1. Seamless payments save time and add convenience

Running Davao’s newest hangout, Habits Coffee + Cocktail Bar, means staying quick on your feet, something co-founders Marc Gan, Melvin Teves, Jahnikka Baricuatro, and Franz Villanueva know well. With GCash SoundPay, their transactions are faster and smoother, allowing them to keep up with their customers.

GCash SoundPay is a portable device that provides instant confirmation anytime, anywhere. It allows customers to make cashless payments by simply scanning the merchant’s GCash QR code. Once payments are made, it generates an instant audio confirmation. Payments through GCash SoundPay are sped up and secure.

“The instant voice confirmation for every successful payment means we never miss a sale, and our customers love the convenience. It’s simple for our staff to use, and it helps keep our operations running smoothly,” the team shares.

Before GCash SoundPay, Marc and his team handled a lot of cash, which often slowed down service. Now, with instant voice confirmation letting both staff and customers know that the payment went through, Marc and his team can speed things up at the counter.

2. Accurate payments and proper recording mean no missed sales

From just selling their burgers at weekend markets to now running three branches across Bacolod and Dumaguete, Das Burgery owner Ched Hilado knows firsthand how managing cash payments can be a headache and lead to errors. Since onboarding with GCash for Business and deploying GCash SoundPay to all her branches, the experience has improved greatly for her and her team.

“When we receive the audio payment confirmation that indicates payments are received, we are assured that the money has entered our account,” she explains.

3. Organized finances help business owners plan for growth

For 3rdfloorespresso Cafe in Butuan City, owner Princess Potot recalls the struggles of mixing personal and business funds in her personal GCash wallet before she switched to GCash for Business.

She explains, “I had a QR for GCash, but it’s personal. So, what happens is that it’s connected to my personal money, which is a long process when it comes to recording, accounting, because your personal transactions are mixed up.”

Princess highlights how the new GCash for Business Portal changed that. With the new GCash for Business Portal, businesses get access to an easy-to-use platform to track and manage all online transactions in one place. It includes a simple, easy-to-use payments tracker and management system, no wallet limit when receiving cashless payments from customers, and no transaction fees when paying suppliers through GCash or bank transfers.

“It’s really easy when it comes to recording sales. It’s very friendly for new business owners, because it can do your records, manage your finances, and all the things that help you do your work easier” says Princess.

Enter Your Easy Era with GCash for Business

If you’re a small business owner looking to enter your “easy era,” these new solutions from GCash for Business offer a simple way to modernize how you manage payments so that you can focus on what really matters: growing your business. Aside from GCash SoundPay and the GCash for Business Portal, the new GCash PocketPay is a recently-launched innovation made especially for MSMEs that turns their phone into a POS machine! It enables business owners to use their Android NFC-enabled smartphone to accept credit card or debit card payments, track inventory and business transactions through the same phone, and get fast settlements for every payment.

Signing up for these solutions is as easy as 1-2-3!

1. Create an account on the GCash for Business Portal. You can get started as a merchant using just your verified GCash account of at least 12 months to qualify for a Starter Plan.
2. Order a GCash SoundPay device or GCash PocketPay.
3. Wait for your email confirmation on your GCash SoundPay delivery, or download GCash Pocketpay on the Google Play Store.

For more information on how GCash helps empower businesses, visit GCash for Business.

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LG to Showcase "Innovation In Tune With You" at CES 2026

Company to Unveil AI-Powered Spaces
Where Affectionate Intelligence Evolves into Affectionate Action

LG Electronics (LG) invites global audiences to join the LG World Premiere press conference on January 5 at 08:00 (PST) at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Under the banner of its CES 2026 theme, “Innovation in Tune With You,” LG will share its vision for elevating daily life through Affectionate Intelligence – delivering harmonized and seamlessly connected customer experiences.

With global media in attendance, LG will unveil a portfolio of AI-powered solutions that combine world-class devices and solutions with advanced AI core technologies. LG is evolving its products into intelligent solutions designed to expand meaningful connectivity between devices, people and spaces. This evolution extends from the home to mobility and urban environments, enabling a more seamless and elevated life journey.

The groundbreaking products revealed and demonstrated during LG World Premiere will be on show throughout CES 2026 at LG’s booth. Along with the latest products and solutions from LG, visitors will be able to explore and enjoy a variety of unique, AI-fueled innovation experiences and immersive, interactive installations aligned with the company’s customer-centered vision and exhibition theme.

LG World Premiere will be livestreamed on the LG website, LG Global YouTube channel and LG Global X channel.

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PETA Announces “Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 4: Oh Sh*t! It’s Live Sa Cheter!”

Eugene Domingo returns as herself in the franchise’s fourth and boldest installment yet

The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) proudly announces the newest—and wildest—addition to the iconic “Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank” universe. After two blockbuster films and one hit series, the franchise is finally leaping from screen to stage with its live theatrical installment, from June 19 to August 16, 2026, at the PETA Theater Center.

Bringing the beloved satire to an entirely new medium, PETA’s “Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 4” promises a chaotic, sharp-witted, and laugh-out-loud look at the world of Philippine theater-making. In true Septic Tank fashion, the show takes audiences behind the curtain—then tears it down—exposing the ego, ambition, absurdity, and beautiful mess that fuels the industry today.

The show’s official synopsis reads:
PETA unveils its newest satire, a theatrical adaptation of “Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank,” as a chaotic, hilarious meta-comedy about ego, art, and the messy reality of making Philippine theater today. From macro to micro, from venue problems to ticket prices, from what the subject matter is to what’s on Broadway, from what we love to what we hate about theater, from the past, present, and future of our beloved art.

Returning to the role only she can play is the incomparable Eugene Domingo as herself, joined by everybody else in the theater world as themselves!

Serving as the franchise's boldest evolution, this stage adaptation embraces PETA’s signature approach: entertainment paired with razor-sharp cultural commentary. Expect a riotous experience that reflects the chaos of real-life theater-making while preserving the company’s teeth—its commitment to socially relevant, politically aware, and artistically daring storytelling.

As the home of smash-hit originals like “Rak of Aegis,” “Walang Aray,” and the musical adaptation of “One More Chance,” PETA is poised to deliver a production that’s as groundbreaking as the films that inspired it. Written by Chris Martinez and directed by Maribel Legarda, this installment is set to become as iconic as its predecessors, only bigger, bolder, and even more meta.

“Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 4” is co‑presented by Metrobank, PETA’s official bank partner for 2026. Metrobank credit cardholders will have first access to tickets during a special presale when tickets launch in the first quarter of 2026.

Ticket waitlisters who sign up from December 2 to 7, 2025, via bit.ly/PETASepticTank4Waitlist will be next in line to purchase.

For more information about the show, follow PETA’s social media pages: @petatheater. For partnerships, contact Leloi Arcete at 0917-5765400 or email publicrelations@petatheater.com.

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FEU unveils new books; showcases food, lifestyle

Four new books from Far Eastern University will soon be released as part of its Centennial celebration in 2028.

Published under FEU Publications, NOCHE BUENA: 100 Stories Shared at the Philippine Holiday Table is the first title in FEU’s 100 book series. This mini coffee-table book gathers one hundred personal recollections of Christmas memories, traditions, and authentic stories from chefs, restaurant owners, food producers, and writers across the Philippines.

The original illustration is by Architect Isaiah Israel D. Susi, FEU's dean of the Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts. With forewords by Felice Prudente Sta. Maria and Amado Forés, it serves as record of Christmas traditions centered around food as shared by prominent and important Philippine chefs, restaurant owners, and food writers.

“We did this because of the really wonderful and moving stories of the contributors to this book: stories of family closeness and generations of tradition, stories of the love of a mother or grandmother expressed through food, stories of struggle, hard work and commitment and eventual success found through a dedication to authenticity in food,” said Maria Teresa Trinidad Tinio, SVP for Academic Affairs, who also leads the FEU Culture Collective—a group of FEU writers, researchers, and artists.

RESILIENCE: The Roots and Rebirth of FEU Roosevelt by Gillian Joyce Virata and edited by Dr. Michael M. Alba and Genna Estrabon celebrates and chronicles the nine decades of the institution’s milestones. It contains inspiring stories from significant leaders, influential figures, movers and alumni who helped shape its history and how the success of this institution is due in large part to their leadership and that of many others.

RESILIENCE documents the transition and rebirth of a stronger FEU-Roosevelt with renewed mission anchored on academic excellence since FEU acquired RCI in 2016. It maps out the direction where FEU-Roosevelt is headed in the years to come with a focus on the leaders’ vision and goals.

Bringing not just style but substance to their titles are two books on women from different generations.

Love, Marina by Vicky Veloso-Barrera and edited by Thelma San Juan is a tribute to Marina Antonio’s sense of style, meticulous attention to detail, and ingenious innovations that have made generations of women trust her to create their iconic fashion statements. In this visual inspiration and practical guidebook, her granddaughter Vicky distills her memories of her grandmother, sharing Marina’s story—from loving recollections of family, friends, and clients to treasured images.

IT’S A WRAP Ditta Sandico: Unraveling the Future of Fashion by Francine Medina Marquez and edited by Gay Eiko Yoshikawa-Zialcita narrates how the dream and vision of a woman have changed the quiet lives of weaving communities and turned them into self-reliant hubs of social enterprise. Ditta hopes that her story will challenge and inspire the new generation of young clothing designers who will see the value of indigenous crafts in nation branding.

All books are going to be available and can be ordered through TAMS Bookstore. For inquiries, email tamsbookstore@feu.edu.ph.

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SB19 and GCash Bring the Magic Back to Christmas with New Holiday Anthem

Somewhere between the crowded malls, shopping lists, and noche buena planning, the magical feeling of Christmas may be overwhelmed. GCash is helping keep the holidays full of cheer as it teams up with SB19 for a new holiday jingle and music video that reminds us what the season is really about: connection, generosity, and a touch of GCash magic to Make It Merry.

The new Make It Merry jingle sets the tone for the arrival of the Merry GCash season. It captures that familiar warmth we often look for during the busiest time of the year, showing that the spirit of Christmas never really fades; it just needs a little spark to shine again.

In the music video, the SB19 boys are seen using GCash to shop and pay for gifts, piling them into a car, and getting ready to share them with loved ones. Paired with lyrics like, “Ang bawat salu-salo, make it merry, kasama ang pamilya mo,” and “Ang bawat regalo, make it merry, galing sa puso mo,” the song captures how GCash makes every celebration lighter, more joyful, and more merry.

With “Make It Merry” as its official holiday soundtrack, SB19 and GCash set the tone for a season filled with joy, generosity, and ease. Because no matter where your holiday schedule and to-do list will take you this season, GCash helps make every moment simpler, more stress-free, and more meaningful.

Need to send aguinaldo to your family back home? You can use GCash Send Money to get it done for you instantly. Last-minute gifts? Shop with ease and use GCash to Pay Online. Making a big purchase this year for your house or buying new tech? GGives helps make that possible, with more manageable payments. If the holidays are taking you traveling, bring your GCash Card for easy payments abroad.

You can even Scan to Pay to unlock exclusive deals!

With everything available in one app, GCash turns the rush of the season into cheer, making it easier than ever to spread the magic of Christmas. And as SB19 reminds everyone in “Make It Merry,” the magic of the holidays is found in every gift shared from the heart and every moment that brings us closer. To make it merry this Christmas, you just need to do one thing: i-GCash mo.

Watch the official Make It Merry music video here, and follow @gcashofficial for more updates on what’s coming this Merry GCash season.

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