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KUMU Founder Roland Ros on running a start-up, building teams, and performance marketing

March 4, 2020 | 5 mins read

The Philippines is relatively new to the concept of digital startups but we’re getting there. With startup and digital marketing veteran Roland Ros taking the reins as CEO for the country’s fastest-growing social media app, entrepreneurs can learn a thing or two about venturing into the startup industry with the right flair and know-how. Watch…

Hot Stuff: All The Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Miss Out On Social App KUMU

March 4, 2020 | 3 mins read

The country’s fastest-growing social app KUMU recently partnered with media giant ABS-CBN for its Php 1 Million show Quiz Mo Ko which features some of the network’s brightest stars as hosts of the game show, while users vie for a chance to win instant cash prizes. Kapamilya stars who have served as Quizmasters this September…

In Focus: How This Fast-Growing App Is Bridging LDR Among Pinoys

March 4, 2020 | 3 mins read

SAVE With today’s tech conveniences, most Pinoys have better chances of finding love online or believe that LDRs have a fighting chance to survive its many challenges more than ever. That may be true to some extent thanks to such apps as KUMU, the fastest-growing social app in the Philippines that links Pinoy content creators and…

Digital: Filipino-Hawaiian Celebrities are Making New Connections in the Philippines via Mobile App Kumu

March 4, 2020 | 3 mins read

Through the years, many talented Filipinos have made big names for themselves all over the world. Over in Hawaii, where more than a quarter of the island comprises individuals of Filipino descent, several Pinoy talents are getting their voices heard on local shores through the mobile app KUMU. If there’s one app that truly captures the…

5 Pinays Get *Very Real* About Being Content Creators

March 4, 2020 | 15 mins read

It takes *a lot* to be a content creator these days, especially when it involves livestreaming! Finding your niche, establishing your voice, and entertaining your audience are just some of the many, many things content creators do — often balancing this gig with several other jobs. Cosmopolitan spoke to five Pinay content creators/livestreamers on KUMU to find…

The search is on for the “TFC Calendar Star” in the Asia Pacific

March 4, 2020 | 3 mins read

Be one of the faces in the TFC Calendar 2020, download the Kumu app now and join the search for the “TFC Calendar Star” Do you have what it takes to become the first-ever “TFC Calendar Star”? If you got an irresistible charm, a pleasing personality, that Mona Lisa smile, and that brains and wit…

Digital: The Filipino Channel is in Search for Twelve Overseas Filipino from APAC through Kumu to be the Faces of the TFC Calendar 2020

March 4, 2020 | 3 mins read

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES — Twelve overseas Filipinos of legal age from the Asia Pacific region will be chosen to be the face of the TFC Calendar 2020, which will be distributed in different countries around the Asia Pacific. The search for the “TFC Calendar Star” will be done through the Kumu app, a livestreaming application where one…

Digital: Andrea Brillantes and Seth Fedelin to Give Away P1 Million for Kumu’s Quiz Mo Ko Trivia Geeks

March 4, 2020 | 4 mins read

Pinoy-centric app KUMU recently achieved over a million downloads online after its launch in February last year. As more Pinoys from all over the world are getting into KUMUnities, users can get a chance to win a cool P1 million simply by joining the app’s Quiz Mo Ko trivia game show on September 25 at 9:00PM. The special game show…

Campaign Spotlight: KUMU Partners with NextDayBetter Through TFC to Present the Untold Stories of Pinoys Abroad

March 4, 2020 | 3 mins read

For majority of the estimated 10.2 million Filipinos living abroad, having an avenue that connects them back to their roots in the Philippines while allowing them to engage in intelligent conversations about pressing social issues is a welcome concept. Undeniably, some Filipino-foreigners still experience culture clashes from both sides of the fence as they are…