UNIQLO announces the global launch of four new designs for PEACE FOR ALL, the charity T-shirt project from UT (UNIQLO T-shirt)

Global apparel retailer UNIQLO today announces the global launch of four new designs for PEACE FOR ALL, the charity T-shirt project from UT (UNIQLO T-shirt). This latest collection features special graphics from collaborators with a close connection to UNIQLO such as Peanuts as well as a design with an original photo taken by the world-renowned film director Wim Wenders. 

As with earlier collections, UNIQLO parent company Fast Retailing will continue to donate 100% of profits from the sale of the T-shirts (equivalent to 20% of the selling price) to three international aid organizations - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Save the Children, and Plan International - who provide assistance to people impacted by poverty, discrimination, violence and conflict.

 

UNIQLO first introduced the PEACE FOR ALL project on June 17, 2022, with the concept that a T-shirt can help make the world a better place. As of September, a total of more than 484,000 T-shirts have been sold, raising more than US $1M (calculation period through August 31). 

 

So far, 20 collaborators who support the project’s aim of “praying sincerely for world peace and taking action” have volunteered their time and effort to create one-of-a-kind, original design T-shirts.

       

The five new UTs will be available for purchase from Friday, December 16^th.

 

Overview of the New PEACE FOR ALL Designs

 

Product name	：	PEACE FOR ALL
Launch date	：	Friday, December 16th, 2022
Price	：	Php 790.00
Sizes	：	XS-3XL (Sizes 2XL -3XL available only in Online Store)
Availability	：	UNIQLO stores and online
Special website	：	https://www.uniqlo.com/ph/en/contents/feature/peace-for-all/

(Per DTI Permit No FTEB-145421 Series of 2022)

 

 

 

 

PEACE FOR ALL New Collection Collaborator Comments and Profiles

 

WIM WENDERS (Film Director)   I never saw more horizon in my life than on that day in the West-Australian desert. And at the very end of that road, I was sure, behind the horizon, we could only find a peaceful future.   Wim Wenders is one of the most acclaimed film directors of our time, who won the Palm D’Or for PARIS, TEXAS, and more than 20 awards worldwide for WINGS OF DESIRE. His documentaries have received three Oscar nominations, and he was lately honored with the Praemium Imperiale. His photographs have been exhibited in museums all over the world.	© Peter Lindbergh 2015
© Keith Haring Foundation. Licensed by Artestar, New York. Patrick PIEL KEITH HARING (Artist)   The late Keith Haring created this artwork as a sign of global peace. It was meant to signify people all over the world coming together to stand for peace on earth.   A key figure in New York’s East Village scene toward the end of the 1970s and 80s, the American artist Keith Haring’s artwork populated not only art galleries, but also the city’s subways, streets, and sidewalks. His work often combined an iconographic vocabulary, including hearts, flying saucers, winged figures, and a crawling “radiant baby,” with abstract marks and patterning.
PEANUTS (Comics)   The group of friends who inhabit the world of Peanuts display a wide range of personalities: bold, nervous, romantic, curious, thoughtful, and adventurous. What unites them is their friendships and sense of community. For decades, the characters have resonated with fans for displaying all the elements of humanity. This design captures both the love the characters have for one another and the love that Peanuts inspires around the world.   Charles M. Schulz, the creator of the comic strip Peanuts, drew 17,897 strips over the course of half a century from 1950 (the year of the comic’s initial syndication in seven US newspapers) to his death in 2000.	©2023 Peanuts Worldwide LLC
LISA LARSON (Ceramicist)   © LISA LARSON PHOTO: MARK GORDON The picture speaks of unconditional friendship and trust. The vulnerable girl sits on the back of a wild beast. We have to trust in Peace and choose the path of Peace. The lion symbolizes strength, loyalty, and bravery. It takes bravery to turn against violence. To protect the young girl means protecting the future of the human race. Trust is not being afraid. Peace is strength.   Born in 1931 in Härlunda in the province of Småland in the south of Sweden. In 1954, she began working for Gustavsberg porcelain. Later, as the company’s star designer, she became a mainstay of the golden age of Swedish ceramics. In 1980, Larson left the company to work as a freelance designer. In 1992, she co-founded Keramikstudion Gustavsberg. Full of life, Lisa continues to make new designs for production, and unique (one-off) ceramic pieces.

 

UNIQLO believes that T-shirts have the power to express the ideas of the wearer, as well as elicit empathy and spread messages broadly. To help create a peaceful future, UNIQLO actively engages with individuals who support the PEACE FOR ALL project and dedicates space in its stores around the world to remind customers of all the people who need assistance. Anyone can join the call for peace by wearing their favorite PEACE FOR ALL UT, and UNIQLO looks forward to a successful continuation of the project.

WWF-Philippines is releasing a white paper to help the Philippine government in the upcoming implementation of the EPR Law

Conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) is releasing a white paper to help the Philippine government in the upcoming implementation of the Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) Law.

 

After years of dialogues, the Extended Producers Responsibility Act of 2022 finally lapsed into law last July 23, 2022. Right after its passage, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) started multi-sectoral consultations to craft the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the EPR Law. 

WWF-Philippines lauds this monumental achievement in the battle against plastic pollution as the EPR scheme is a critical policy tool that holds producers accountable for the full life cycle of their products and packaging. EPR is an environmental policy approach that emerged in the 1990s and is now increasingly recognized globally as a useful tool for accelerating the transition to sustainable waste management and a circular economy. This scheme encourages waste reduction through the elimination of unnecessary packaging of products, the development of more environmentally friendly packaging design, and the recovery of plastic packaging from the trash in order to reuse or recycle them back into the production process.

 

To successfully implement the EPR Law in the country, WWF-Philippines, through discussions with other stakeholders from different sectors, highlights several key points that the IRR must include and give clarity. 

 

First, the IRR must clarify the role and powers of the Producer Responsibility Operator (PRO) as they will play a huge role in the implementation of the EPR system. Public registries and information data banks should also be readily available for monitoring and guidance. 

 

Secondly, eco-modulation or the adjustment of the EPR fees based on the packaging of the product should be emphasized and ensure that the fees will support the improvement of our solid waste management system. Investments should also be made in research and development, technology sharing, and the reduction of plastic waste in the country.

 

Another important point that WWF-Philippines underscores is labeling, which is an important aspect to facilitate proper re-use, recycling, return-to-manufacturer, and other means to circulate the material in the system. Lastly, EPR programs should be inclusive and integrated into the existing solid waste management system of our country.

 

“We at WWF-Philippines commends the Philippine government for taking concrete actions against plastic pollution. EPR Law is a very important instrument that will shape the future of our initiatives against plastic pollution. Our work now is to implement together with all stakeholders and ensure that we are adopting a human-rights-based approach in doing so.”, said Czarina Constantino - Panopio, Program Manager for No Plastics in Nature initiative. 

 

According to studies by WWF-Philippines, Filipinos each consume a yearly average of 20kgs of plastics, and 15.43kgs of it becomes total plastic waste. The country is also suffering from a very low plastic recycling rate of 9%. The report further estimates that the Philippines leaks about 35% of plastic waste into the environment. 

 

WWF-Philippines actively pushes for actions against plastic pollution through its “No Plastic in Nature Initiative”. It is WWF’s global initiative to stop the flow of plastics entering nature by 2030 through the elimination of unnecessary plastics, doubling reuse, recycling, and recovery, and ensuring remaining plastic is sourced responsibly. Through this initiative, WWF-Philippines has been working with cities on plastic leakage, policymakers to advocate for a global treaty on plastic pollution and EPR, businesses to transition to circular business models, and the general public to campaign and act. 

 

To know more about WWF-Philippines and its initiatives, please visit https://wwf.org.ph/

 

10 reasons below why the realme 10 is a must-have this Yellow Christmas

The country’s no. 1 smartphone brand for seven straight quarters (based on IDC sell-in reports for Q3 2022) recently launched the latest, trendiest addition to its bestselling Number Series: the realme 10. This all-new device combines substance and style to give you an elevated user experience like no other.

To save you some time and a lot of browser tabs, we’ve summed up 10 reasons below why the realme 10 is a must-have this Yellow Christmas. Read on to know how it lives up to its tagline #EpicPerformanceNewVision.

1. A powerful processor 

Underneath that stylish facade is a fast and powerful MediaTek Helio G99 chipset, currently MediaTek’s highest processor offering for all 4G smartphone models in the country. This Octa-Core chipset can clock up to 2.2GHz, which means all your favorite social media and productivity apps can run at optimal efficiency. If you’re a gamer on the side, it can handle that, too.

2. Vibrant display

The realme 10 has a Super AMOLED Display that allows the clear and crisp colors of high resolution multimedia to pop. Time to whip out your favorite movies and series and enjoy watching them from the comfort of your smartphone screen.

3. Premium design, sleek build

The first thing that pops out is the phone’s exterior: it’s inspired by a “Light Particle” design that evokes light particles moving and colliding in outer space. But aside from being a total eye-candy, the realme 10 is also the slimmest and one of the lightest in the realme Number Series, at only 7.95mm and 178 grams!

4. 200% UltraBoom speakers

In the sound department, the realme 10 sets the bar high—like, really high. When the phone’s at max volume, you can press the button one more time for it to go all the way to 200%. Great for outdoor parties and indoor binge watching, for that full audio immersion.

5. Large battery with fast charging

Nowadays, everybody seems to be on the go. The realme 10’s massive 5000mAh battery with 33W fast SUPERVOOC charging ensures that you don’t get left behind stuck on a wall socket. Useful when you’re in a hurry, as it can charge up to 50% in just 28 minutes!

6. A performance boost at the ready

If you’re a Type A and you need more performance for multitasking or gaming, the realme 10 can provide more with its Dynamic RAM Expansion, or DRE. When activated, this tech feature gives an additional 8GB* of virtual RAM for a whopping total of 16GB RAM right at your fingertips. 

(*8GB DRE will come with an over-the-air software update)

7. Huge storage

The realme 10 has two storage options, the standard 128GB or the bigger 256GB. Both variants are selling like hotcakes, but we recommend the latter if you need to store more memories. If that’s not enough for your photo and video gallery, both realme 10 variants are expandable up to 1TB. 

8. Haptics and responsiveness

Complementing its vibrant display is a 90Hz refresh rate and a 360Hz touch sampling rate. If you don’t know what those numbers mean, trust us when we say that they’re there to ensure a smooth and seamless experience whenever you interact with the screen. The realme 10 won’t have any input delays and will respond to your fingers at lightning speed.

9. Impressive camera

On top of its 50MP AI Color Camera setup, the realme 10 uses the ProLight Imaging Technology and Flash Night View Algorithm on camera modes such as its Street Photography 2.0 to capture images with more detail, even under low light situations.

10. Great user interface and customization

Lastly, the realme 10 offers a lot of nifty customization and quality of life options, as well as a clean User Interface without the usual digital clutter. It runs on the realme UI 3.0 built on Android 12 right off the box, and can be upgraded through regular system updates of up to 3 years.

Sold yet? The realme 10 comes in two colors: Rush Black and Clash White. We suggest you head on to realme’s official stores now so you can get your hands on either of its two variants, the 8GB+128GB at only PHP 12,999 and the 8GB+256GB at only PHP 14,999.

Its time to #FlyAirAsia with their Birthday promo Php21 Sale!

 

AirAsia,  in celebration of its founding 21 years ago, rolls out its Birthday Sale from November 28 to December 04, effectively slashing one-way base fares to as low as Php 21. The promo is applicable to travels happening from March 01, 2023 to March 30, 2024. 

 

The one-way base fare markdown applies to all domestic routes of AirAsia Philippines, which include top-leisure destinations Caticlan, Tagbilaran and Cebu. The AirAsia Birthday Sale is also bringing down the one-way base fare to international routes to as low as Php 421. 

Karen Chan, Group Chief Commercial Officer of AirAsia (Airline) shares: “It’s incredibly humbling to be celebrating 21 years of being a market leader in delivering the best value fares to now over 700 million passengers - and counting. Historically, only the affluent could afford the right to air travel but AirAsia has revolutionised and democratised the aviation industry by making travel affordable. Many millions of our guests are first time travellers who couldn’t afford to fly before AirAsia took to the skies on 8 December 2001. For the last 21 years, we have connected people to their loved ones and to exciting new places at affordable prices never seen before and we remain committed to providing accessibility to high-value air travel for the masses.”

 

Ricky Isla, Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia Philippines notes: “We join all the other airline operating centers in celebrating the innovation and disruption that AirAsia has been bringing into the airline industry since its launch more thn two decades ago. AirAsia Philippines is proud to offer to Filipinos the world-class flight service our company is known for worldwide. We shall never lose sight of our core value of attainable air travel for everyone as we diversify and transform for the modern-day traveller. Happy birthday, AirAsia!”

Avid globetrotters who wish to avail of the birthday promo may also visit the the Travel Sale Fair – tagged as December’s biggest travel convention – which is happening from December 03 to 04, 2022 at the Hall 1 of SMX Convention Manila.  The airline’s birthday celebration is set to be sustained with a 21 percent discount on all seats across all flights of AirAsia Philippines from December 05 to December 11, 2022.  

 

Interested guests may visit the AirAsia website for more information on the Php 21 Birthday Sale.