Taiwan’s “Your Song of Excellence: Duo Legacy” Grand Finals to be staged at Market! Market!

 

After an exhilarating show of immense talent and healthy competition from our duos, the nationwide singing-songwriting competition, “Your Song Of Excellence: Duo Legacy”, organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and co-presented by its premier partner Derma Angel, closes its semi-finals round with a bang!

 

“As someone that is familiar with all past seasons of Your Song Of Excellence, Derma Angel has to say that the level of excitement this time around is truly something to behold. Each of the semi-finalists gave it their all and it’s inspiring to see how much passion and love they have for their craft, similar to our commitment to celebrate Filipino beauty. The musical talent of Filipinos is undoubtedly worthy of world-class recognition and I am looking forward to how far each of these pairs will go in the music industry,” declares Richard Neo, Sales and Marketing Manager of Derma Angel.

 

Each pairing showcased impressive songwriting acumen that translated into unforgettable performances both on and offstage. Touching on various genres such as reggae, hip hop, alternative pop, ballads, and more, undoubtedly proving the versatility of the Filipinos’ songwriting capabilities and boldness.

 

This meant that our celebrity judges Yeng Constantino, Ice Seguerra, Kean Cipriano, and Paulo Zarate certainly had their hands full with deciding on who gets to move forward. With musical director Paulo Zarate himself stating that the challenge this time around is of a different level due to the variety of genres and the pure undeniable skill of the hopefuls.'

The musical competencies which the duos displayed already make each of them winners in their own regard, but alas, as with any competition there will only be a chosen few that gets to move on to the grand finals stage. With this knowledge in tow, each semifinalist set out to prove why they are the ones deserving of a spot.

From thousands of auditionees, to twelve amazing semifinalists, now we are down to just three grand finalists. Meet the duos that will go head-to-head for this season’s grand finals stage!  

The Top 3 Grand Finalists for “Your Song Of Excellence: Duo Legacy” are:

-        HARANAJEEB Duo 

-        The Unexpected Duo

- Mandarhyme Duo

Their challenges don’t end here as their next task is to compose two full songs with the maximum duration of 3:30 minutes, which they will in turn perform live on the grand finals stage. The first being a Taiwan Excellence jingle that must contain the words “Taiwan Excellence” and the tagline “The Best Made In Taiwan”. And the second song will revolve around one of Taiwan Excellence’s core values, to be chosen by the duo and their mentor – innovation, interesting, sustainability and quality.

 

Who will be the one to claim the ultimate prize and be crowned grand champions? Will it be the entertaining hip hop couple - Mandarhyme Duo? The indie pop aficionados - The Unexpected Duo? Or the reggae virtuosos - HARANAJEEB? Everything has been leading up to this moment.

 

Come and join us on August 31, 2024 at the Market! Market! Mall and witness the exciting finale of “Your Song Of Excellence: Duo Legacy”.

 

Your Song of Excellence Duo Legacy is also supported by major brand partners: Acer, AOPEN, Aorus, ASUS, D-Link, Gigabyte, Kymco, MSI, PC Express, ROG, Tatung, and Zyxel.

 

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The announcement of the launch of “etomo” online personal loan under the capital alliance between Marubeni, Premium Group and AND Global

AND Financing Corporation management team

 AND Financing Corporation (hereinafter “AFC”) doing business under the name and style of “etomo”, a consumer finance company in the Philippines, today announced the capital alliance with Marubeni Corporation (hereinafter “Marubeni”), a major Japanese trading and investment business conglomerate; Premium Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Premium Group”), an integrated car service provider listed in Japan; and AND Global Pte. Ltd. (hereinafter “AND Global”), a fintech – financial technology – startup in Singapore. This alliance aims to strengthen AFC's position in the rapidly evolving Philippine consumer finance market.

AFC was established in 2018 as a subsidiary of AND Global with its Online Lending Platform (“OLP”) under the brand name “LendPinoy”.  Since then, the company has engaged in the microloan business by leveraging AND Global’s fintech solutions and mobile-based microloan expertise in the global market.  With the rapid expansion of domestic consumption driven by the middle-income class of financial consumers, AFC has differentiated itself by offering longer-term and multi-purpose personal loans to respond to the consumer’s various financial needs. In 2023, AFC invited Marubeni and Premium Group as its new shareholders in order to enhance its business and finance products. And in June 2024, these two companies successfully completed the joint acquisition of AFC’s majority shares along with new capital injections. This alliance brings together Marubeni's broad business experience and networks in the Philippines, Premium Group's extensive experience and expertise with consumer finance business, and AND Global’ s advanced data analysis and fintech solutions.

In July 2024, AFC launched “etomo” as the new brand of its OLP and personal loan products. This rebranding, along with the alliance’s full support, enables “etomo” to enhance its brand recognition across the Philippines, expand its customer base through strategic local partnerships, and develop cutting-edge digital financial services. These initiatives are expected to significantly boost the competitive edge of “etomo” in the Philippine market.

AFC’s vision as a company is to become an excellent partner in the Philippine society by providing innovative financial products and services. The company is fully committed to have a positive social and economic impact on the lives of the Filipino people.

”etomo” currently offers the etomo Term Loan to its customers. Soon, it will launch the etomo Revolving Loan, which offers greater flexibility in monthly amortization and schedule of payments.  These collateral-free and competitive interest loans and credit facilities are intended for salaried workers and their families to help address their financial needs, such as medical expenses, tuition fees, utility bills, and the like. With the use of fintech solutions such as machine learning and Artificial Intelligence, “etomo” delivers these financial products through its etomo App, which is conveniently accessible through the customers’ smartphones at anytime and anywhere. The loan application using the etomo App is fully digital and hassle-free with a quick turnaround time. This combination of competitive rates and a low barrier to entry for customers promotes financial inclusiveness to the unbanked or those who do not have access to traditional financial services.

This leverage and use of advanced technology allows AFC to reach out to underserved segments of the population and fulfill their financial needs, thus contributing to the country's economic growth and development.

For inquiries, please send an e-mail to contact@etomo.ph.

“Your Song of Excellence” new season goes “twice” as grand in musicality and excellence

 

IT’S been three slam-bang seasons already for musical competition “Your Song of Excellence,” but this year’s edition, co-presented by premier partner Derma Angel Philippines, will be “twice” in size and grandeur, and aptly called “Your Song of Excellence: Duo Legacy!”

 

This year’s version is perfectly titled since “Your Song of Excellence: Duo Legacy” will present twice the power of vocal quality and innovative musicality of Filipino musicians, from singer-songwriter partners, instrumentalists and singer-couples, to passionate pairs of singers and songwriters who aspire to leave their legacy and raise the bar of excellence in the local music scene.

 

And just like before, “Your Song of Excellence: Duo Legacy” will be brimming with an array of exceptional musical talent where once again, the Filipino brand of music that’s renowned globally will take centerstage, coupled with exciting prizes and extraordinary products from the show’s sponsors that await the winners.

 

Tasked to do hosting chores for this year’s “Your Song of Excellence” will again be Nicole Laurel Asensio. She is also an accomplished singer-songwriter who has an established musical foundation honed to perfection, being part of a family that has made a name in the world of music and theater in the Philippines.

 

For this year, there will be a new face that will grace the roster of familiar names in the local music world who will act as judges but also as mentors for this year’s competition. Singer-songwriter Kean Cipriano, the former premier vocalist of pop-rock band Callalily, and who is now also a solo artist with his own music label, will also be having the unenviable task of choosing the next big singing-songwriting duo in the local music scene.

 

Kean will join singer-composer and pop-rock artist par excellence Yeng Constantino, exceptional music producer and songwriter Paulo Zarate, and singer-songwriter, actor and director Ice Seguerra. Their task of choosing from the roster of singing-songwriting aspirants will be made twice as difficult, but winning this year’s competition will be definitely twice as rewarding for the lucky winning pair.

 

“We have been holding ‘Your Song of Excellence’ for the past three seasons already, twice of it held online, but the response in terms of musicians auditioning and the level of competition has remained overwhelming. This year will not be different and in fact will be twice as exciting in the display of Filipino ingenuity, musical creativity, and world-class talent, values that we share in terms of espousing a world filled with innovation through Taiwan Excellence. Definitely, this season will be breathtaking to watch,” explains Alex Lai, Director of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).

 

Other major brand partners for “Your Song of Excellence: Duo Legacy” include D-Link, MSI, Gigabyte, Acer, Aorus, Zyxel, ROG, Tatung, Asus, and AOPEN.

 

Twice the fun. Twice the excitement. Twice the grand display of musical talent. All of these happening in this year’s “Your Song of Excellence: Duo Legacy.”

 

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