realme Philippines, as part of its “Love, realme special”, is offering special discounted bundles for its squad from February 13 to 14!

Roses are red, violets are blue, gift yourself and your loved one a smartphone and an AIoT device, too! realme Philippines, as part of its “Love, realme special”, is offering special discounted bundles for its squad from February 13 to 14 on online shopping platforms Lazada and Shopee.

 

Couples who are planning to upgrade their devices this Valentine’s Day for an ultimate relationship goal may score up to 40 percent worth of discount on select bundle promos from realme Philippines. The leading smartphone brand is offering three bundle options that the squad may choose from: realme smartphone + smartphone, realme smartphone + realme AIoT, and realme AIoT + AIoT bundles.

 

Among the smartphones and AIoT products that will be offered in bundles are the best-selling realme 6 Series, the powerful midrange line-up realme 7 Series, the flagship shooter realme X3 SuperZoom, the smart audio wearables realme Buds Air Neo, Buds Air Pro, and Buds Q, and the personal health companions realme Watch and realme Watch S.

 

“Love comes in many forms, and for us at realme Philippines, one way to show our appreciation to our squad is through this special bundle sale on Valentine's Day! With the continued trust and support of our realme fans, we always aim to give back the love through our activities and special deals that would make our devices much accessible to them. We hope that through this promo, realme fans and supporters can also share the love to their special someone this season of love,” shares realme Philippines Vice President Austine Huang.

 

Squad partners who want to take their smartphone experience up a notch may avail of the realme smartphone + smartphone bundles with up to Php4,000 discount to be slashed off of their original bundle prices. The midrange snapmaster realme 6 Pro in 8GB + 128GB variant will be offered in a bundle of two for the price of Php23,980, a 40 percent discount from its original bundle price. The country’s fastest-charging smartphone realme 7 Pro bundle of two will also be retailed off with a Php3,000 discount, whose bundle price is now at Php24,980.

 

Customers may also get themselves a bundle of realme smartphone + AIoT device. Among the special promos of the brand is the realme 7i and realme Watch bundle, which will be discounted to Php13,480 from its original total price of Php15,980. The brand is also pairing the realme 7 Pro with the realme Buds Air Pro at a discounted price of Php20,480, a Php2,500 off from its original bundle price.

 

If you already found your perfect pair to celebrate Valentine’s Day with, your smartphone definitely wants a partner too! With realme’s AIoT + AIoT bundle, you can pair your smartphone with a smart wearable from realme and gift the other device to your loved one. Customers can enjoy Php1,600 off on the bundle of realme Watch S priced at only Php7,980. For on-the-go audiophiles, realme Philippines is also offering a bundle of 2 realme Buds Air Pros and a bundle of 2 realme Buds Qs, for only Php7,980 and Php1,780, respectively.

 

Besides the best deals mentioned above, the realme squad can also mix and match all participating realme devices to come up with their own bundle, and still get them at a discounted price. To stay updated and know more about the bundle promos of the leading smartphone brand, you may visit realme’s official Facebook and Instagramaccounts.

Ogie Alcasid, and a Night of inspiring Possibilities

Access to education for children with special needs is a cause very close to the heart of one of the country’s premier singer songwriters Mr. Ogie Alcasid.  It was for this reason that he generously shared his time and talent as a special guest performer for the benefit concert “Love, Inclusively”.  The concert featuring the Manila Symphony Orchestra, was organized by the Center for Possibilities Foundation. Inc., an NGO devoted to providing special education (SPED) for children with special needs from poor families in isolated rural areas.

All children have a basic right to education, but due to its highly particular and specialized nature, the cost of SPED can be prohibitive, and there are few professionals and facilities that offer it in the Philippines, most especially in its rural areas.  “The irony is that poor children in isolated rural areas with special needs and their families are in more dire need of SPED than any other segment of society.” lamented Alcasid.  “That is why when I heard about this concert, I didn’t think twice about offering what I could.” He added.

Alcasid shared what the experience was like for him “I was so pleasantly surprised and inspired to find out what is possible when children with special needs get the proper intervention at the right time.” Alcasid got the chance to perform alongside not one, but three individuals with special needs:  Juno Santos who played the piano, and Samantha Kaspar and Henry Munarriz who sang.

Aside from being a talented piano player, 16 year old Juno Santos is a painter with an affinity for Jazz music.  Henry Munarriz is a talented athlete, who engages in a variety of sports, while Sam Kaspar is also a violinist, and a painter who has received international awards for some of her works.  She also has a line of scents that she co-developed with California based company Tea Notes Parfums USA.


Just before “Love, Inclusively”, the Foundation organized an art exhibit as well, entitled “Art Exceptional”. The exhibit featured the works of Juno Santos and Sam Kaspar, but also of Vico Cham.  Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of two, aside from holding a full time job at the Unilab Foundation since 2013, Vico is a prolific multi-awarded painter and entrepreneur who sells his own paintings commercially and whose paintings are highly prized by both local and foreign collectors.       

Autism Spectrum Disorder is one of the focal points of SPED centers, the WHO estimates that 1 in 160 individuals globally is on the spectrum.  “Meeting these four amazing young people has made me realize that all the movies and TV shows about people on the spectrum doing incredible things are not far-fetched after all.” Alcasid enthused.

In recent years there have been more mainstream movies and TV shows about extraordinary individuals on the spectrum than ever before.  Whereas in the past, subject matter presenting individuals on the spectrum was mostly confined to touching stories that were focused on the plight of individuals with the condition and their families, today’s stories are far more interesting and involve exceptional individuals doing things that would be extraordinary by any standard.  In the hit action movie, “The Accountant”, the protagonist is a genius forensic accountant, but also an accomplished martial artist.  While the popular international series “The Good Doctor” follows the story of an exceptional with ASD who is an aspiring surgeon at a top hospital, who frequently comes up with out of the box approaches and even solutions to problems that stump even brilliant neuro typical doctors.  As it turns out, these shows are simply art imitating life.

As improvements in interventions continue to be made, we are now more acutely aware of the fact that given the right treatment at the right time, those on the spectrum don’t just become functional, and enabled, they can in fact thrive and excel.  It isn’t just isolated, extraordinary individuals either.

Those on the spectrum who are treated and who end up getting normal jobs are more focused, less easily distracted, more punctual, more honest, and less prone to losing interest in tasks that typical people regard as boring, and thus do them faster and with fewer errors.  These are observations that have been made globally and that are enthusiastically confirmed by Vico Cham’s own officemates.

It is thus not difficult to imagine the tremendous impact a timely intervention can have on the life of an indigent child with special needs from a poor family in a rural area, and the ripple effect that such will have on the child’s family, their community, and ultimately our whole country.

The proceeds of “Love, Inclusively”, and “Art Exceptional” are being used to fund SPED assessments, evaluations, and classes for the Foundation’s SPED center in Sagada and the soon to open center in Norzagaray, Bulacan.

For more information on the Center for Possibilities Foundation go to:  https://www.facebook.com/thecenterforpossibilities/ , if you would like to make a donation, send email to:  mpdiokno@manpromad.com or call (0918) 888-1759/723-1242.