Have a Healthy Summer with MyPharma Essentials SMHCC partners with Airspeed to provide end-to-end logistics solutions to guests

SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) launches ParcelExcellence™ in partnership with Airspeed, a subsidiary of SM Investments Corp. that provides endto-end logistics solutions and express courier services.

Available in all SMHCC hotel properties as well as SMX Convention Centers, ParcelExcellence™ aims to be a total service and logistics solutions as part of its roster of services. Business or professional travelers alike, including executives who may have packages that need to be sent ahead or additional items that may be required at the last minute for an event or function, will certainly benefit from this service while staying at partner hotels. In the convention centers, clients and patrons can take advantage of hassle-free cargo services from booth systems to equipment, as well as seamless logistics island to island.

A contract signing ceremony was recently held to seal the partnership between SMHCC and Airspeed. In attendance were: SMHCC President Elizabeth T. Sy, SMHCC Executive Vice President Peggy E. Angeles, and Airspeed Chairwoman Rosemarie Rafael.

“Airspeed is truly grateful for the

GO Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said that with looming competition as a result of the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), it now becomes more urgent for big agricultural companies to integrate into their value chain the MSMEs (micro, small and medium sized enterprises) in their sector. “This is what we are trying to push with Kapatid Angat Lahat sa Agri Program (KALAP),” he said. “KALAP aims to integrate small agripreneurs into the value chain of big companies in order for them to benefit from shared technologies and access to markets and mentoring.”

Concepcion shared that in a recently concluded meeting with some of the country’s biggest agricultural companies, it became clear that MSMEs will need the assistance of “big brother” companies in order to raise productivity and become competitive.

On the other hand, he said that the RCEP can be a good thing as it might spur meaningful changes in the country’s agriculture industry. “I have always adhered to competitiveness in price and quality in how I run RFM. When trust that was given to us by SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. As part of the SM Group, we embody the same mission of Making It Happen for our stakeholders.

The Airspeed Team vows to support SMHCC in this project to continuously offer customer-centric logistics solutions for their guests,” Rafael said.

“SMHCC never ceases to find ways to add value to our guests. ParcelExcellence™ is a concrete manifestation of the company’s thrust towards continued innovation and anticipation of our guests’ needs. Our confidence in Airspeed assures us that this new service will not only work but may also be a benchmark for other properties in the future,” added Angeles. ParcelExcellence™ services include: delivery of excess baggage/ items/ mails/ parcels (local and international), pasalubong purchase for business travelers who do not have time to shop, and emergency travel and tours bookings. ParcelExcellence™ may be availed in all SM hotel properties and SMX Convention Centers nationwide. we compete in the marketplace in price branding and innovation, this benefits the consumers and this is what marketplaces are supposed to be,” he said. Concepcion is the President and CEO of RFM Corp., one of the country’s largest food manufacturers.

SUMMER has begun and it is time to make sure that you are in top form for your outings with family and friends. No one wants to miss out on having fun under the sun because of sickness, so your best defense is to make sure that you are at the peak of health during vacation time.

One way to have a healthy glow all summer long is to protect your health with the regular check-ups and by having your healthcare essentials on hand. MyPharma makes it easier to have a healthy summer with your supplements and generic and branded medicine needs ready for delivery to your doorstep.

There’s no need to go out and line up for your health-care products as it is so convenient to order securely from the MyPharma online pharmacy that offers free delivery for orders P1,500 and above. It is backed by the reliability of the DyGen Pharma Distribution Corp., which ensures that all products are safe, authentic, and properly handled and stored.

Among the items in its online shop categories are vitamins, health supplements, over-the-counter medications and treatments, and even a special section for Mom and Baby.

There’s also a skincare line that will help you achieve that summer glow-up just in time for those beach days. Of course, when you head out on a trip, it is also wise to have a first aid kit on-hand with OTC medicines and handy emergency supplies in your carry-on luggage. All these items are available at the MyPharma store. Enjoy seamless and straightforward service, with items packed securely and delivered on time from the MyPharma website at www.mypharma.ph and to find out more about its latest products and promos, visit the official MyPharmaPH Facebook and Instagram sites.

“With RCEP, what we want to see is that, hopefully, consumers can buy food at the lowest possible prices, but at the same time we have to protect micro farmers,” he said “We support RCEP, but the overall objective is for Philippine products to become competitive in price and in quality.”

The RCEP is expected to have a significant impact on ASEAN member states, as it will further integrate their economies with those of the other RCEP members. With the RCEP, ASEAN countries will gain greater access to the markets of China, Japan, and South Korea, which are some of the world's largest economies. This will provide new opportunities for ASEAN businesses to expand their reach and increase their competitiveness.

But while it is seen as a significant leap forward in the economic integration of the member-countries, Filipino farmers have expressed fears that they may not be able to compete with their peers in the RCEP.

“In my past meetings with the big brother companies in agriculture, it was revealed that much needs to be done to raise the productivity and quality of our agricultural products,” Concepcion said. Some of the areas that need improvement in productivity cover key agricultural crops like Concepcion added, however, that it has also been shown, especially in the experience of Lionheart Farms in Palawan and Universal Leaf in Ilocos, that small farmers can be successfully integrated into the value chain of big corporations and benefit from their technology and their processes to help make them more productive. “Things like weather forecasting and soil analysis; some of the big brother agri companies have been using these for years and it would benefit small farmers if they can access these same technologies,” he said.

Local government support is also seen as an important factor in KALAP’s success. Concepcion said he hopes to launch the program along with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Pioneer of hearing care Manila Hearing Aid now offers Phonak‘s Lumity Hearing Aid Technology

available to both Audeo Lumity and Audeo Life Lumity hearing aids. Audeo Life Lumity is the world's first waterproof hearing aids whilst Audeo Lumity is the second generation of the world’s first rechargeable hearing aids. The entire Lumity hearing aid series are all streamlined with the myPhonak application for health tracking, catering to full convenience. It is also universally compatible with Bluetooth devices for hands-free calls with loved ones.

THE Philippines’ pioneer of hearing care, Manila Hearing Aid, and their long-term partnership with the globally-renowned hearing aid technology provider, Phonak, launched their newest platform to upgrade their Audeo hearing aid series which exemplify innovation in the field of hearing care.

Manila Hearing Aid spearheaded the launch with its General Manager, Dr. Liza Abaño-Robles, the first resident Filipino audiologist and an internationally boardcertified audiologist by the American Board of Audiology as one of its representatives.

Phonak has always been an integral part of Manila Hearing Aid and shares their belief of providing quality hearing care for the Philippines, working together in launching an event for Phonak's latest platform held in EDSA Shangri-La Hotel last February 22,2023 and was attended by top media representatives.

Phonak is a Switzerland-based, hearing aid manufacturer, priding itself on being the leading provider of hearing aid technology since 1947.

The latest in Phonak’s catalogue is the new Audeo Lumity, providing ease to the complexity of various listening situations, combined with SmartSpeechTM Technology which highlights improved speech understanding allowing hearing aid users to be fully adaptable to the range of conversations in one’s daily life; hence why it makes conversations shine.

The Phonak Lumity platform is

Phonak’s Smartspeech TechnologyTM is integrated into all Lumity hearing aids which aims to reduce the patient’s effort in listening and improve clarity of sound within challenging environments.

It comprises two new major features for speech understanding; Stereozoom 2.0 and SpeechSensor. StereoZoom 2.0 is trained to ease listening focus by amplifying the strength of focus to a source of sound as the noise level increases. SpeechSensor allows for automated detection of where the speech signal is coming from, increasing understanding by 15 percent and reducing listening effort by 11 percent.

AutoSense OSTM 5.0 controls SmartSpeechTM, balancing comfort with speech understanding as it accurately identifies a sound environment through artificial intelligence, optimizing the other features of Lumity.

Achieving a better understanding in listening has never been easier with the new Audeo Lumity series, and these innovations allow for meaningful conversations in day-to-day life for those hard of hearing.

The latest in hearing care technology is available now and distributed in all clinics of Manila Hearing Aid. To get further details about the Audeo Lumity hearing aids, head to their website.

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