Make way for an epic game-streaming app as NiMO TV officially launches in the Philippines bringing in exclusive partnership with Rules of Survival and TNC Pro Team Dota 2.





NiMO TV, a game streaming app focusing on community interactivity through chat and virtual gifts expands in the Philippines following its successful launch in other Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Stream Top-Trending Games with NiMO TV

NiMO TV features a user interface (UI) that streams top-trending games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), Mobile Legends, Dota 2, Rules of Survival and live online access to esports events and tournaments through its front-page listing. It also allows game streamers and viewers to chat with one another in its live chatting platform, with this feature NiMO TV aims to create an ecosystem, which involves streamers, viewers, brand sponsors, and celebrity players with hopes to build the streaming experience more interactive and fan-friendly.

NiMO TV continuously strengthens its pool of streamers in both novice and veteran gamers. One testament is an exclusive partnership with the Philippines’ Pride TNC Pro Team Dota 2, a globally recognized squad who cemented its legacy by consistently qualifying and winning different Dota 2 Championships in the World with total earnings of more than 126 Million Pesos throughout their professional career.

Rulesof Survival - NiMO TV - Philippine Champions League coming up!

Christmas is just right around the corner, and the season of readying presents, prepping feasts, planning reunions, and practicing holiday traditions have already started. You might even be worrying about finding unique presents as early as now, but there’s no need to fret since we’ve got some smart hacks for you!

Online Shopping – easy, accessible, and hassle-free!

You don’t actually have to go out of the house to shop anymore. Just fire up your laptop or smartphone to go online, and you’ll find tons of online shopping sites just waiting for you to add items to your cart. What are you waiting for? Search for the product you want to buy, and have it delivered straight to your doorstep. It’s definitely easy and convenient! Just make sure to purchase from reliable websites, and you’re good to go!

Hit the malls and be one with the holiday crowd.

You can always go back to the good ‘ol mall sales. With prices dropping up to 50% off and buy-one-take-one deals popping everywhere, malls are the main go-to for holiday shoppers. If you’re willing to dive in with the crowd during this busy season, you can purchase great finds in various malls.

However, you have to be wise in managing your time when you choose to deal with the Christmas crowd. Prepare the list of items you want to buy, or names of people you want to shop for, to save your time. When visiting malls, you really have to stick to your list to avoid lavish spending.

Garage sales and Bazaars - a nifty way to get great steals!

A wise man once said, “One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure.” Well technically, it’s not really garbage - some items and clothes in garage sales are just barely used, and are actually still in perfectly good condition. With a little bit of cleaning and washing especially with a premium detergent’s superior cleaning formula, it can be worth way more than what you paid for.

Bazaars, on the other hand, can be handy as well. They sell a wide range of exciting things from clothes to socks, scarves, caps, shoes, accessories, and many more. There are a lot of bazaar set-ups lining up in malls once the “ber” months hit, so you’ll surely have no problem spotting one!

Go Treasure-hunting with Ukay-Ukay!

When it comes to hunting down unique finds, ukay-ukays or thrift shops are the most common go-to shopping spree spots for Filipinos. You can find fashionable and branded pieces here that can definitely work well as gifts! Nowadays, there are many bloggers and vloggers you can get inspiration from when it comes to styling clothes from thrift shops. You can simply watch their ukay hauls and vlogs to get an idea on where to get great finds and what pieces to match it with.

When buying from ukay-ukay stores, it’s important to make sure that the items you bought are clean and fresh before giving them away. Quality is of utmost importance, and it’s a good thing a little bit of laundry washing can go a long way. You can always use a great detergent like Ariel to wash away the stains - even those pesky invisible kulob stains! Those ukay-ukay steals should be clean, kulob-free, and in good shape.

Don’t have time to buy? No problem! Raid your closet.

There’s no excuse for not giving anyone a gift when you have pre-loved clothes and accessories living in your closet. Look for tops or pieces you’ve only worn once or never even used before that will be perfect for other people. This will not only let you save money, but it will also make room for new items in your closet! Say goodbye to your old clothes, and say hello to the new ones to come!

Of course, by doing this, you need to make sure that the fashion items you’re giving away smell fresh and kulob-free! You might not notice, but there can be invisible stains lingering on your clothes that cause that awful kulob smell. There’s no need to worry though, as long as you get to wash them with a detergent that can go for deep and superior cleaning. Give it a shot with Ariel, with intensive cleaning that can remove even those invisible kulob stains with just one wash.

This can definitely turn your clothes from closet stuffing to an actual gift that looks brand new! Your friends and family won’t even notice, especially when the gift is finished off with a nice packaging then — Voilà! You have yourself the perfect well-thought of gift for your friends and loved ones!


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Ensuring the reproductive rights to choose the family size, timing and spacing of children can improve the Philippines’ social development and economy, said United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN sexual and reproductive health agency as they launched the State of World Population (SWOP) Report 2018 entitled The Power of Choice: Reproductive Rights and the Demographic Transition.




In partnership with the Commission on Population (POPCOM) and the Municipality of Tanay, Rizal, this year’s UNFPA SWOP report highlights the importance of giving women the power of choice when it comes to their reproductive rights.

Family Size Closely Linked with Reproductive Rights

The report shows that family size is closely linked with reproductive rights, which, in turn, are tied to many other rights, including the right to adequate health, education, and jobs.

The transition to a lower fertility in the Philippines has emerged through people claiming and realizing their right to make choices about their reproductive lives. UNFPA cited the 2017 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) which says that the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) declined steadily from 4.1 children per Filipino woman in 1993 to 2.7 in 2017.

Although the TFR in the Philippines has been decreasing through the years, it is still one of the highest among the ASEAN countries. Its population is the second largest among ASEAN and still counting.

According to the 2017 NDHS, 75 percent of women aged 15-49 years wanted to plan their families to only have two children, while 60 per cent of the women wanted to stop having more children and 15 percent said they wanted to postpone pregnancy.

Commission on Population (POPCOM) Executive Director Dr. Juan Antonio A. Perez III discussing the Philippines’ fertility rate, emphasizing the importance of implementing family planning methods.

The POPCOM Executive Director Dr. Juan Antonio A. Perez III stated in his opening remarks during the 2018 SWOP Report launching event that the drop in the TFR in the country is attributed to the increase in the use of modern family planning methods among e.g. currently married women. His concern, however, is high unmet need. NDHS findings show that 17 percent of married women want to practice family planning but lack access to the methods.

UNFPA-Philippines Country Representative Iori Kato

“Millions of Filipinos would benefit from having the power to choose whether and when to have children, and how many children to have,” said Iori Kato, UNFPA Country Representative in the Philippines. “If you can plan your family, you can plan your life,” he added.

When a woman has the power and means to prevent or delay a pregnancy, for example, she has more control over her health and can enter or stay in the paid labor force and realize her full economic potential.

UNFPA also notes that many Filipino adolescents and youth have been left behind. Roughly one in ten women age 15-19 have begun childbearing, as the 2017 NDHS revealed. Moreover, while more than half of the population is 24 years of age or below, this cohort is by far the biggest working-age unemployed population group, according to the recent Labor Force Survey.

“For this youthful country to reap a demographic dividend for economic prosperity, there is an imminent need to invest more in health, education, and employability of young people and on gender equality,” Kato highlighted.

Choice can be a reality everywhere

The 2018 SWOP Report classifies all countries in the world according to their current level of fertility and stage of demographic transition. It then makes specific recommendations for policies and programs that would help each country increase reproductive choices and achieve sustainable development.

For the Philippines to reap a demographic dividend and achieve the countries development goals including the Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals, UNFPA suggested that the country accelerate its efforts to:

1. Fulfill the commitment to reproductive rights, which have indeed been endorsed by Member States including the Philippines decades ago e.g. in the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development; 
2. Get to zero unmet need with nationally-owned and funded family planning programmes; 
3. Close disparities in reproductive health care services and integrate RH services in primary health care systems; 
4. Provide universal comprehensive sexuality education and age-appropriate reproductive health information and services to young people; and 
5. Achieve gender equality on all fronts through including eradication of gender-based violence including child marriage and sexual harassment at the workplace.

In the Philippines, UNFPA looks forward to continued partnership with the government, civil society, private sector and all stakeholders through the newly approved 8th Country Programme for 2019-2023, in ensuring that all Filipinos, especially those furthest behind, have access to sexual and reproductive health information and services and thereby make choices on some of the most significant and intimate aspects of their lives.

The UNFPA Country Programme will continue to support the acceleration of universal access to quality reproductive health care, particularly modern contraceptives, as well as comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in accordance with international standards. Technical assistance will also be provided towards dismantling those barriers—whether economic, social or institutional—that inhibit free and informed choice.


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Christmas is celebrated around the globe in many wonderful ways. And SM Home takes inspiration from these different holiday elements with merry and bright ideas on how to bring Christmas to your home.

The elegance of Christmas at SM Home.

There are also more than 500 Holiday ornaments to choose from, modern expressions of traditional holiday trimmings with an artisan touch that celebrate all that is creative and classic. With probably the widest assortment of décor in town, SM Home shares with us some holiday ideas inspired by Christmas traditions from around the world.

An American Classic 

The United States has many different traditions and ways that people celebrate Christmas because of its multi-cultural nature. A typical celebration of Christmas Day in America mixes Irish, Austrian, Italian, Polish, and Belgian traditions into something that is its own.

Take inspiration from the Windy City, Chicago, the heart of the Midwest, for an all American classic palette in red and white.

The iconic holiday pair: Santa and the Snowman.

What we can call an all-American classic captures the homey warmth of the holidays -with rich reds and wintry whites that never go out of style. A touch of silver adds sophistication, while green suggests fresh pine.

Joyeux Noel

In France, Christmas is called Noel, which comes from the phrase les bonnes nouvelles, or “the good news.” Yule logs made out of Cherry Wood are often burned in French homes, and is sprinkled with red wine to give it an exquisite aroma when it is burning. This comes from an ancient tradition in which farmers would use part of the log to ensure good luck for next year’s harvest.

Mixed metallic gold and silver for a Luxe Noël.

A merry metallic mix:  bronze with gold and silver

Bring a Parisian glow and the warmth of Christmas to your home with a shimmering palette of gold and silver- with a touch of antique brass and champagne.

Northern Lights Christmas

One of the highlights of a visit to Lapland is an early evening adventure in search for the Northern Lights.

Capture the magic of the North Lights with blue and purple, or with silver and green to light up your home this Christmas.

Sometimes they develop a riot of colors, green interspersed with waves of red, blue, and violet dancing across the sky. The magic of this natural phenomenon with colors dancing in the skies has to be seen to be believed.

Be-Jeweled and bright textured balls are inspired by the Northern Lights spectacle.

Just as the Northern Lights dazzle the holiday skies, light up your Christmas tree with an aurora borealis-like glow and add a wave of aqua for that wintry feel.

Tropical Holiday

Not all Christmases are white, and if you live the tropics, all is merry, sunny, and bright.

A tropical inspired palette brings out the child in us.

Deck the halls with this Transparent ball with Cotton Rope and tinsels.

SM Home brings out the child in each of us with sweet dessert ornaments - cupcakes, ice cream, and doughnuts - in pretty pastels – baby blue, creamsicle, cotton candy, and chartreuse.

The latest Christmas Décor collection is available at the SM Home section at all SM Stores. Also, visit their largest Christmas Décor Display at the SM Home section in SM Makati and SM Aura Premier.

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RCBC Savings Bank (RSB), in partnership with the Rotary Club of Mutya ng Pasig, held a financial literacy forum at Buting Senior High School in San Joaquin, Pasig City. More than 300 high school students attended the RSB Financial Literacy Forum which aims to teach and train the young generation on smarter ways of saving and spending.