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Online grocery delivery wishes granted by GrocerGenie

Post author By Joey Alarilla
Post date May 5, 2020
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GrocerGenie PH founder Abigail Joyce Victorino Mendoza says the startup aims to become the number one online grocery aggregator marketplace for Filipino shoppers.

Do you wish everyone in the Philippines could enjoy the benefits of online grocery shopping? Your wish is GrocerGenie PH‘s command.

GrocerGenie PH was born in April in response to the COVID-19 crisis. This Philippine startup aggregates different online sources of food supplies and other necessities. Physical supermarkets only allow a limited number of shoppers at a time to observe social distancing. These days, getting groceries means lining up for hours. Because of this, shoppers have been looking for online alternatives. The challenge, however, is that these online stores and suppliers are scattered across different platforms.

“Although we started very ad hoc, we did not build GrocerGenie PH as a grocery errand service, but more of an aggregator of essential products typically found in the supermarket. We only accept cashless payments, and offer scheduled deliveries, cart reorders, and a loyalty points program for customers,” GrocerGenie PH founder Abigail Joyce Victorino Mendoza told Digital Life Asia.

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Online fitness center helps you stay in shape at home

Post author By Joey Alarilla
Post date May 4, 2020
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Michelle Lowe, co-founder of online fitness center Freedom Fitness Online, says it is important to keep exercising during the quarantine not just to stay physically fit, but also mentally strong.

Sure, you could watch YouTube videos while doing Zumba. But an online fitness center now provides a more fun and interactive way to stay fit at home.

“YouTube videos are pre-recorded, and there is no interacting with the class. Because our classes are live and interactive, the energy of the class is felt, and also the connection among our members. It’s not as lonely as exercising alone,” Freedom Fitness Online Co-founder Michelle Lowe told Digital Life Asia.

Touted as the Philippines’ first online fitness center, Freedom Fitness Online’s classes offer direct interaction with professional, highly-skilled instructors. Just as in a real exercise class, participants can interact with each other. To express its gratitude to frontliners in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Freedom Fitness Online is giving all frontliners a three-month membership for free.

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Digital activism via Global Citizen lets you earn rewards

Post author By Joey Alarilla
Post date April 28, 2020
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(Editor’s note: A different version of this article on digital activism was originally published on TessDrive.com. Reposted with permission.)

Were you able to watch the historic One World: Together at Home global broadcasting and digital event on April 18? Lady Gaga curated this virtual concert in collaboration with Global Citizen, a global movement that encourages digital activism in the fight against poverty, and the World Health Organization.

This broadcast and online special featured A-listers such as Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, and Elton John. The goal was to encourage people to stay home, show support for health care workers as they fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and raise awareness for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO.

Global Citizen has announced that One World: Together at Home has already raised a total of US$127.9 million in commitments. This will provide US$55.1 million to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and US$72.8 million to local and regional responders.

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Coronavirus denial and the new normal

Post author By Joey Alarilla
Post date March 27, 2020
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Photo credit: Ryan McGuire of Gratisography.com

Many of us are still in denial about the coronavirus pandemic. And this coronavirus denial is the deadlier disease.

The world has changed. This is the new normal. This isn’t something that will blow over in a few weeks or months. This is actually the World War III that nations never planned for, because we were so complacent despite previous outbreaks.

Yes, we should remain hopeful, live one day at a time, and encourage and help each other so that we can overcome this crisis. But we can only fix a problem if we stop denying that it exists. It’s better to face the bitter truth than to tell ourselves comforting lies.

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Social distancing in the time of coronavirus

Post author By Joey Alarilla
Post date March 12, 2020
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Social distancing is one of our best weapons these days as the world battles the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Social distancing, cancellation of events, working from home. These can help stop or slow down the spread of COVID-19, which is now a global pandemic. The World Health Organization has advised us to maintain social distancing. We are supposed to keep a one-meter (three feet) distance between ourselves and someone who is coughing or sneezing.

Today, March 12, we are celebrating the 31st birthday of the World Wide Web. We certainly should be thankful to Sir Tim Berners-Lee for inventing the World Wide Web. Imagine how much worse the situation would be if we weren’t able to keep working or communicating online.

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