Ultimate rewards

Are you ready to reap your rewards?

Enjoy a rewarding life as Citibank unveiled its new plastic currency, the Citibank Rewards Card, during a lunch with business and media partners at Sala Bistro in Makati City. The card offers free movie passes year round, generous shopping rebates and waived annual fees.

Citi country officer for the Philippines Sanjiv Vohra said, “Citibank has been a pioneer in the rewards arena since we issued our first plastic, and we are all excited to be raising the bar anew in the industry with this new card for the benefit of the Filipino consumer.”

Patti Grandidge and Cliff Ho hosted the program as guests feasted on the great lunch prepared by Colin Mackay.

Citibank Philippines consumer business manager Sergio Zanatti talked about the bank’s leadership in the credit card space, while credit payment products director Bea Tan explained the features of the new card. The new Citibank Rewards Card offers five percent rebates at Aldo, Aldo Accessories, Celio, Charles & Keith, Giordano, Marks & Spencer, Nike Park, Pedro, Runnr, Toby’s, Topshop, Topman, Urban Athletics and Zara. It also comes with rebates at all department stores — as much as three percent at The Landmark Department Store, Metro Department Store, Rustan’s Department Store and SM Department Store and one percent rebate for all other department stores. The new card offers a free P100-movie pass for a minimum single-receipt purchase of P2,500 anywhere. Even online and international transactions are qualified to earn movie passes. The Citibank Rewards Card waives annual fees for principal cardholders who spend at least P20,000 per month, or P240,000 within their year of membership. The first three supplementary card members are free when they each make purchases at least six times every membership year.

Citibank’s partners from SM Cinema, SM Retail, Rustan’s Department Store, Robinsons Movieworld, Walter Mart Cinemas, Zara, Marks & Spencer, Pedro and Aldo also joined in welcoming the new Citibank Rewards Card.

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The good life is within your reach

They say the best things in life are free. Sometimes, they are affordable, too!

Starmobile, local maker of quality dual SIM mobile phones, treated guests and the media to a special preview of its game-changing mobile marvels at Cova Tapas Y Sangria on Jupiter Street in Makati City. 

Michael Chen, Starmobile president, said, “Starmobile is more than just a maker of mobile phones. It is our vision to be the Filipino’s partner in jumpstarting dreams and aspirations. We owe it to the Filipino consumer to constantly push boundaries in content development to create a new, happy and hopeful mobile lifestyle.”

The brand lived up to its promise of top-of-the-line craftsmanship with its full range of dual SIM mobile phones like the new FeatureSmartT601i — the first of a series of mobile phones harnessing the best features of a smartphone at a very affordable price.

The dual SIM FeatureSmartT601i provides an ultra responsive 3.5” touchscreen display, WiFi connectivity and mobile TV. It has a 3.2MP camera plus built-in access to Facebook, Twitter and superb browsing experience via Opera Mobile.

Vice Ganda was also formally announced as Starmobile’s brand ambassador.

Katrina Tioseco, consumer marketing head, said, “Know that the good life is within your reach. We hope to share with you the joy in using Starmobile — a strong and credible brand that delivers a full range of intelligent, friendly and very affordable mobile technologies for Filipinos.”

(Check out www.starmobile.com.ph.)