{"id":73772,"date":"2026-04-13T08:13:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T00:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=73772"},"modified":"2026-04-12T08:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T00:16:36","slug":"sari-sari-store-owner-from-negros-oriental-wins-new-motorcycle-in-smarts-ka-partner-rewards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2026\/04\/13\/sari-sari-store-owner-from-negros-oriental-wins-new-motorcycle-in-smarts-ka-partner-rewards\/","title":{"rendered":"Sari-Sari store owner from Negros Oriental wins new motorcycle in Smart\u2019s Ka-Partner Rewards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A sari-sari store owner from Valencia, Negros Oriental, wins a brand-new motorcycle through Smart Communications Inc. (Smart)\u2019s Ka-Partner Rewards program. This is a yearly incentive program that allows Smart\u2019s partner retailers to enjoy instant rewards and exclusive perks by using the Smart Ka-Partner App.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shirley Sabanal Din, 44, a load retailer for over 20 years, expressed her gratitude for this unexpected gift, which is a great help for their family and small business. \u201cWe will be using this as our service vehicle for our daily errands and to safely bring our child to school. Thanks to Smart and the Ka Partner App for the continued support and the valuable benefits you provide to us retailers,\u201d said Shirley.<\/p>\n<p>The Ka-Partner App is Smart\u2019s retailer-focused platform that simplifies load selling and management. It also lets users earn points from selling regular load, which can be redeemed for instant rewards such as free SMS and airtime, load wallet credits, or e raffle entries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to our winner from Negros Oriental. This initiative is our way of saying thank you to our valued Ka-partners who have helped us reach more customers and serve Smart subscribers nationwide,\u201d said Ed Tinio, Center Head\/AVP for Regional Customer Development Visayas at Smart.<\/p>\n<p>For more than a decade, the Smart Ka Partner Rewards program has helped improve the lives of retailers across the country. It reflects Smart\u2019s commitment to supporting its partner retailers by using technology and innovative solutions to improve their livelihood. This also aligns with the PLDT Group\u2019s efforts to contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 1: No Poverty, and SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ka-Partner App is Smart\u2019s retailer-focused platform that simplifies load selling and management. It also lets users earn points from selling regular load, which can be redeemed for instant rewards such as free SMS and airtime, load wallet credits, or e raffle entries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":73773,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[383,1089,96],"class_list":["post-73772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-smart","tag-smart-communciations","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73772"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73774,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73772\/revisions\/73774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}