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  With two successful seasons and a recently confirmed third one, One Piece on Netflix has transcended the screen.  What started as a beloved manga and anime has become a global phenomenon, arriving just in time for summer, when the call to adventure feels impossible to ignore. The Great Pirate Era is here, and fans everywhere are answering it. Across the world, One Piece has evolved into an “experience.” At the famed Netflix House Philadelphia, for instance, fans can step inside an escape room where teams of 6-12 race against time to uncover clues, solve puzzles, and find the hidden Devil Fruit through the show’s iconic locations. If you’re dreaming of your own grand escape this summer – stepping onto the Going Merry or testing your mettle against the sea’s most notorious villains without having to fly to the States – you’re in luck. You can do all of that right in any of these real-life One Piece gimmicks and activations, which are already making waves around the world. For ...

                                                  PLDT Home’s live fundraising concert titled “At Home with PLDT: No Learner Left Behind” successfully raised over P1 million worth of funds to help address the challenges of many students, teachers, and schools nationwide as they adapt to the new normal in education and online distance learning. Led by the National Artist for Music Maestro Ryan Cayabyab, the online concert gathered some of the country’s most talented and respected OPM legends Regine Velasquez-Alcasid alongside husband singer-songwriter Ogie, Martin Nievera, and Pops Fernandez. They were joined by musical   theater artists 8 Taal Ensemble, Sheila Valderama, Yanah Laurel, Lara Maigue, Gabriela Pangilinan, Gian Magdangal,  Arman Ferrer, Flord Tena, and David Ezra who sang songs full of hope and inspiration for the future.     ...

Smart Communications, Inc. has announced that it is putting in place a 30-day payment extension period for all their postpaid customers of Smart, Sun Postpaid, PLDT Home and PLDT Enterprise. Also, with the recent news on COVID-19, free calls to these emergency hotlines are available to Smart, Sun, and TNT subscribers.