Aspire F Laptops: Your all-rounder laptop

Stand out with the Aspire F's handcrafted metallic finish & improved fundamentals like USB Type C & 3.1 slots!

You’ve worked hard and played harder. That’s the mantra you’ve kept all these years. And to keep your mantra amid your fast-paced work and lifestyle habits, you need to have a trusted digital device, an on-the-go, work-and-play companion that will never let you down.

The Acer Aspire F series of laptops may be that aspirational premium digital companion you can bring with you anywhere. Your daily grind in and out of the office will become sophisticated, powerful yet playful while using a device you can be truly proud to showcase any which way you like, anywhere you choose.

Possessing enviable hardware inside such as 6th generation Intel Core processors, NVIDIA GeForce GTX950M graphics card with GDDR5 VRAM and DD4 RAM, all enclosed in a hardware compartment with RAM door for easy servicing, the Acer Aspire F series laptops boast of equally efficient software that will make your daily computing as seamless as possible.

The Acer Aspire F laptops will definitely be easy on the eyes and pleasant to the ears whether you’re in or out of your office with its Acer TrueHarmony™ technology for that immersive and admirable audio quality great enough for listening to your fave music or audio presentations.

The Acer BluelightShield technology, on the other hand, lets you adjust the screen’s blue light emission so everything will be easy on your eyes despite extended periods of use.

And for business users out there, you’ll enjoy the Acer Aspire F series laptops for virtual face-to-face meetings with colleagues, friends or family because of its Skype-optimized hardware. Webchats thus became even more realistic and pleasurable because of crisp and clear communication, made even better using its high-dynamic range webcam, especially in a low-light environment.

Enjoy a long day worry-free of your laptop’s battery since the Acer Aspire F series of laptops are equipped with ample power for prolonged, everyday use. Connecting to the internet is likewise no cause for worries with its 802.11 ac MU-MIMO technology for blazing fast wireless connectivity, while its USB Type-C port allows you to transfer files, whether videos, office documents, pictures and what-have-you’s in a jiffy.

Acer also definitely made your computing even more bright and lively since the Acer Aspire F series of laptops come in premium-finish metal covers and are available in five colors (Sparkly Silver, Obsidian Black, Indigo Blue, Rococo Red, and Marble White) for that impeccable meld of style and performance for your everyday use.

Here’s something that’s even more interesting for those eyeing an Acer Aspire F series laptop. Buy any Acer Aspire F series (F5-573G-780B or F5-573G-787N ) laptop at any participating store from May 15 up to June 30, 2016 and you get a 3-Year Warranty for your unit. You also get an Acer Liquid Leap Active Smartwatch for FREE!

For those who live an active, on-the-go lifestyle, the Acer Aspire F and the Acer Liquid Leap Active Smartwatch is such a perfect pair for you. The inventive Acer Liquid Leap Active Smartwatch comes with a 1-inch OLED (128 x 32) touchscreen display and completely compatible with Android 4.4 systems and above, iOS 7, iOS 8 and Windows 8.1. It is IPX4 waterproof certified and can last 5-7 days on a full charge.

To claim your Acer Liquid Leap Active Smartwatch, you just have to fill out all necessary information in the Promo Claim Form. Present this together with the Official Receipt, cut-out of Box Serial Number, plus two (2) valid IDs at any authorized Acer redemption center.

To avail the 3-year warranty, simply register between May 15 to July 15, 2016 by emailing the proof of purchase, first name, middle initial and last name, contact number, home address, Serial Number of purchased qualified laptop under the promo, plus digital or scanned copies of the Original Receipt, laptop box Serial Number and two (2) valid IDs to threeyearwarranty2016@acer.com.

You will receive a Confirmation Email with 3-year Warranty Confirmation Number, list of Acer Customer Service Centers and authorized service providers, and a verification call from Acer Customer Care. When claiming your warranty, bring a printout copy of the confirmation email and present two (2) valid IDs to the Acer Customer Service Centers and authorized service providers indicated in the email.

For more about the Acer Aspire F series and other Acer innovative products, go to www.acer.com.ph, follow Acer via Twitter (twitter.com/acerphils) or www.Facebook.com/AcerPH.

Sun Life Celebrating Financial Independence Month

Sun Life Canada officially announced a site where they will served their clients with the brand "RISE PH".

"RISE PH" champions financial inclusion in the Philippines, where only a small percentage of the whole population utilizes financial products such as insurance and investments. "Despite the bright prospects that the country's economy has, prosperity still hasn't trickled down to more disadvantaged sectors of society. We have to address this, "Sun Life President and CEO Riza Mantaring said. SUN Life would like to see more Filipinos looking forward to a brighter future and the whole county rising to greater heights. We would targeting Five million clients in Five years".

While it may seem like an ambitious goal, Mantaring believes that it't the best to set the targets high. "At Sun Life, we always dare to dream big - more so if the stakes are high. This is the country's future we're talking about after all," she explained. "Setting high targets will push us to do more, and will allow us to make a greater contribution to our country's future."

In order to reach the company's goals, several initiatives will be launched under RISE PH. These initiativew will have Sun Life reaching out to broader market, further boosting its financial literacy advocacy, and expanding its reach nationwide.

Finacial Independence Month

The initial set initiatives will be launched this June, which Sun Life has declared as "Financial Independence Month." This includes the cooperation with 8990 Holdings, Inc., one of the top mass housing developers in the country, for efforts to promote financial literacy.

Another initiative is Money for Life, a comprehensive, customizable financial planning program that will ensure that a client will have sufficient funds for every stage of his life.

To help inspire the public to create their own Money for life plan with a financial advisor, Sun Life created a 360-degree visual reality (VR) video, transporting them to different scenarios based on their chosen life stage.

This will enable the viewer to live the dream for a minute and be encouraged to start planning for their future through Money for Life and Sun Life's life insurance and investment products.

Viewable with a VR Headset (Powered by Samsung Occulus), the video can be experienced in a customized bus called "Bus to the future," which will be making its way to different malls campuses nationwide. Among the stops are Bonifacio Global City High Street (June 11), Eastwood (June 19), June 25 (SM City Cebu), and Solenad, Nuvali (July 2). Meanwhile, to ensure that the youth will be inspired early on to save and invest, the "Bus of the Future" will also park at Mapua Institure of Technology (June 2), Ateneo Graduate School of Business (June 12), De La Salle University (June 16), University of the Philippines Diliman (June 17), San Sebastian College (June 20), University of San Carlos Cebu (June 24) , Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila (June 29), and University of the Philippines Los Banos (June 30). In all these stops, Sun Life financial advisors will also be on hand to accomodate inquiries.

Meanwhile, those who will not be able to visit the "Bus to the Future" stops will still get a boosts in their financial journey with the Money for life e-Planner. They simply have to go to (moneyforlife.com.ph) and they can immidiately start their financial planning, get product recommendations, and even buy mutual funds from Sun Life Management Co., Inc.

"Financial Independence Month" is now on its third year of highlighting the national importance of financial preparedness among Filipinos. "This June marks a new beginning as Sun Life embraces its goal of serving five million clients in five years," Mantaring said. "We are very much excited about the possibilities, and we look forward to helping our country rise to reach its full potential"

Attention: Meralco consumers enjoy lower power rates in May

• Earlier this month, Meralco announced that the rate for its residential customers in May would go down by 41-centavos per kWh, thereby bringing it down to Php 8.44 per kWh.

• For a typical household consuming 200 kWh, this translates to a reduction of around Php 82.00 in their electricity bill.

• This month’s overall rate is lower by Php 1.54 per kWh compared to May 2015’s Php 9.98 per kWh. It is also the lowest since January 2010, or over a period of six years.

• The decrease in the overall rates was primarily due to the generation charge, which decreased by PhP0.21 per kWh from last month. May’s generation charge is the lowest since October 2004.

• Transmission charge likewise registered a decrease of PhP0.10 per kWh due to the reduction in NGCP’s ancillary charges and slight decrease in Power Delivery Service (PDS) charge.

• Taxes and Other Charges also decreased by PhP0.10 per kWh following the reduction in generation and transmission charges.

• Meralco’s distribution, supply, and metering charges, meanwhile, have remained unchanged for 10 months, after they registered a reduction in July 2015.

Meralco does not earn from the pass-through charges, such as the generation and transmission charges. Payment for the generation charge goes to the power suppliers, while payment for the transmission charge goes to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).



What you pay in your bill also goes to these other components of the electricity supply chain.

GENERATION CHARGE is the largest component of the bill. It comprises the total of all costs charged by the different generation companies that provide Meralco with power supply. These include San Miguel Corporation, Aboitiz Power, DMCI, First Gen, AES, and EGCO. In special cases, this may include charges from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM).

TRANSMISSION CHARGE goes to NGCP. Of course, there are also government taxes and other charges warranted by government regulators to ensure the industry’s viability.

Instead of each of these entities delivering bills to your doors and collecting payment, Meralco consolidates all charges in one electric bill, before sending it to you. Then, Meralco collects payment and pays the other companies and the government in behalf of its consumers.

DISTRIBUTION CHARGE is the only amount Meralco receives for its services. Distribution charge is not as unpredictable as other charges because it is regulated by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). In fact, the distribution charge decreased last 2014, became even lower last 2015, and has not changed since then.

Holcim PH employees celebrate Earth Day 2016 with communities

HOLCIM PHILIPPINES CELEBRATES EARTH DAY 2016 WITH COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE
Employees of construction solutions company Holcim Philippines participated nationwide in various community initiatives for the environment like this tree planting activity along Davao City’s Ilang River in celebration of Earth Day last 22 April.

As part of its commitment to sustainability, construction solutions company Holcim Philippines, Inc. celebrated Earth Day last month by participating in community initiatives nationwide for the environment.

Holcim Philippines President and Country CEO Eduardo A. Sahagun led these activities as he joined a tree planting at the University of the Philippines (UP) Biology-EDC BINHI Threatened Species Arboretum, where vulnerable tree species in the country are exhibited.

Sahagun and other Holcim Philippines officials, along with UP President Alfredo Pascual and other attendees from the academe and government, planted seedlings of 10 threatened tree species endemic to the Philippines.

In a message before the tree planting, Sahagun shared the company’s commitment to the proper way of conserving nature. He briefly discussed the company’s progressive rehabilitation program and its partnership with scientists from the Diliman Science Research Foundation which conducted a biodiversity study of the rehabilitated sites. The initiative is part of Holcim Philippines’s corporate citizenship programs.

Also in observance of Earth Day, Holcim Philippines employees joined various activities for the environment in its communities.

In Davao City, employees and partner contractors, representatives from the Environment Management Bureau Region XI, and members of the community planted 200 malibago seedlings along Ilang River. Colleagues in Lugait, Misamis Oriental joined a similar activity by the local police and military and business group, which planted 120 narra seedlings.

Holcim Philippines employees in Iloilo City and Calaca, Batangas, meanwhile, aided other community volunteers in coastal clean-up efforts. In Angono, Rizal, affiliate LafargeHolcim Aggregates, Inc.’s employees joined contractors for a road clean-up effort. The company also held a recycled materials art contest in Mabini, Batangas.