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Thursday, June 2, 2016

UP Playwrights' Theatre Presents Linda Faigao Hall's “The Female Heart”

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After three years of hiatus, UP Playwrights’ Theatre (UPPT) proudly returns onstage with Linda Faigao - Hall’s THE FEMALE HEART running from July 1 – 10, 2016 at the Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater, University of the Philippines Diliman.

Set in the late 1980's, the play follows Adelfa and her elder brother Anghel’s struggles as resident of the infamous mountain of garbage popularly known as smokey mountain. Confronted by extreme poverty and her brother's ailing health, Adelfa agrees to become a mail-order bride in the United States.

Chase Salazar and Al Gatmaitan play the role of Adelfa and Anghel respectively. Salazar was last seen in Ateneo Entablado’s Ang Birheng Matimtiman and in Severino Montano’s Ladies and the Senator for the celebration of UP Diliman Arts Month. Gatmaitan, an Aliw Award winner for Best Classical Male Performer in 2015, is a current regular at the ABS-CBN soap opera, “The Story of Us.”

Joining Salazar and Gatmaitan are Philstage Gawad Buhay 2008 Awardee Peewee O’Hara; diligent and promising actress Sheryll Ceasico; multimedia producer, writer, and director, Mark McKeown; and UP Diliman Theatre Arts graduate student and Siliman University alumna, Ina Azarcon–Bolivar.

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52 contestants compete in the preliminary competition namely for swimwear and evening wear at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 1, 2016 at 10 pm (June 2, 2016 at around 10 am Philippine time), to earn their spot in the Miss USA Top 15!

The event was hosted by Nick Teplitz and Miss USA 2015, Olivia Jordan. I loved the way they introduced each candidate while strutting in their swimsuit. That rhyming play of words as introduction to these beauties was quite amusing and most of the time humorous.

"You have to applaud how she helps kids abroad, Georgia!"

"She's all the rave once she hits the stage, Indiana!"

"It's sure is grand to lend a hand like Iowa!"
"We're proud to report, you'll see her in court, Kentucky!"

"We'll swoon if we hear a tune from Maryland!"

" If you need advice on how to look nice, ask Massachusetts!"

"Making sure your spine is feeling fine, it's Michigan!
"With a knack for giving back is Minnesota!"

"If you think she's funny, you're right on the money, Nebraska!"

"Patients will flock to this future doc, Nevada!"

There's only 51 states in USA but they've added a 52nd candidate they are calling Miss 52 USA (Alexandra Miller)

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"I expected that from a Mayor Duterte. I know his reputation well enough not to be shocked by it, but that does not make it right. For someone who espouses leadership by example, catcalling anyone in a press conference with all cameras trained on him defies logic. Then again, that's Mayor Duterte.

What appalled me even more was how some people in the room reacted. Most laughed, others made teasing noise and basically urged the mayor to dish some more! And he did. I do hope none of them were journalists because if they were, shame on them.
When you see or hear anyone say something wrong you do not encourage it, you do the opposite. Or in that particular instance at least, they should have kept quite and in their silence gave the message that what the mayor did was wrong.

Some jokes are funny and should be laughed at... but disrespecting women is definitely not one of them." - Raffy Tima

I empathize with Raffy Tima for the reactions of the rabid followers of these president but what is most disgusting is his embarrassing behavior which isn't befitting a president. I hope somebody from his team can or teach him manners.

Here's a husband simply protecting his wife from catcalling and now he's called biased and a "yellow supporter" and being told that it's just a joke?

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Congratulations to the winners of the Miss Philippines Earth 2016 Cultural Costume Competition held on June 1, 2016 at Versailles Palace in Alabang, Muntinlupa.

WINNERS:

Gold - Pagadian City
Silver - Palo, Leyte
Bronze - General Santos City

Dressed to impress, these lovely candidates of Miss Philippines Earth 2016 are nothing short of the regal attributes of princesses and queens hailing from the different areas of the country, our beloved Philippines.

The Filipino race is proud to have originated from different races spread throughout the many regions but we have transcended and went beyond the islands of the country crossing paths with other nationalities and making our race a multi-cultural diversity.

Thus, our influences varies and evolves changing the way we appreciate beauty and creativity. Our culture is so multi-faceted making it uniquely one of a kind. The creation of our cultural costume takes shape with how we view our heritage and traditional customs, but I am glad that our talented designers incorporate modern techniques in their masterpieces.

We send our heartfelt thanks to the organizers of beauty pageants for highlighting the innate beauty of our women. We would always say that behind every community is a woman that can stand out proud and confidently beautiful with a heart.

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Congratulations to the winners of the Miss Philippines Earth 2016 Swimsuit Competition held on June 1, 2016 at Versailles Palace in Alabang.
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Winners:

Gold - London, Kiaragiel Gregorio
Silver - Puerto Princesa City, Imelda Schweighart
Bronze - Vienna-Austria, Melanie Mader

Special awards:
Ms. New Placenta -London
Ms. Viking -City of Alaminos
Ms. Boardwalk -City of Zamboanga
Ms. RedFox -City of Zamboanga
Ms. Ysa Kojic -Puerto Princesa
Ms. Ysa Body -Rosales, Pangasinan
Ms. Gloww -Puerto Princesa

The winners truly have impressive physiques that you'll undoubtedly swoon in delight upon seeing them walk the runway. You'll gawk in appreciation from start to finish since all of the candidates are rightful to be among the beauties vying for the grand title of Miss Philippines Earth 2016 top winner to represent the country at the Miss Earth competition.

The ladies were wearing differently colored bikinis or swimsuits that further highlights their amazing assets. Definitely body beautiful candidates are a plenty during this swimsuit competition that you'll wish you have one as your girlfriend or future wife.

We've seen them impress the media with their almost flawless complexions and so much facial appeal that will confirm Filipinas are truly among the most beautiful in the world.

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The Adobo Challenge Press Preview's winning dish for Media/Bloggers Choice is a combination of adobo and laing - two Filipino favorites in one but still the adobo flavor lingers while you eat, and it ends with a laing after-taste. All the elements of what I like in a dish are here... the optional spice, the "kakang gata" or the first squeeze of fresh coconut milk, and the combo of vinegar, soy sauce and patis. Get to taste this dish and more on June 11, 2016 at Mercato Centrale when they launch the Adobo Movement.

Congratulations to Dayrit's for winning as the Media/Bloggers Choice during the Adobo Challenge. He won 6 nights free rent at Mercato Centrale. Thank you also to NutriAsia, makers of Datu Puti for sponsoring this Adobo Movement. We all know that the main ingredients aside from the common pork or chicken is always the combination of soy sauce and vinegar, and the Datu Puti brand has these products for our adobo cooking.

The chosen Top 14 stall owners from Mercato Centrale have participated in the Adobo Challenge during the press preview held at A Space in Makati city on June 1, 2016, but still there will the People Choice award where the customers themselves at the actual Mercato Centrale place in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig city on June 11, 2016 will ultimately decide who has come up with the best adobo dish.

Student Housing Guide in College Cities in the Philippines

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Lamudi Philippines identifies how much rent students should expect in key areas in Metro Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Dumaguete, and Davao

Apart from tuition, college education is considered a significant investment because of other expenses involved. These include the purchase of learning materials, daily meals, and commute or travel fees, to name a few. If the student happens to study away from home, then this also includes the cost of living space.

While areas having schools always have places to live for students, particular locales stand out, as they not only are the home of the country’s foremost universities, they also feature areas that are ideal for student housing, condos, and accommodations, and thus offers real estate investors potentially good sources of recurring income.

Baguio City
Considered by many as the educational center of Northern Luzon, Baguio City is home to many colleges and universities. These include the University of the Philippines Baguio, Saint Louis University, the University of the Cordilleras, the Philippine Military Academy, and the University of Baguio, to name a few.

The city’s relatively compact urban core and cool climate make it an ideal place for students to live, as inconveniences like extremely hot weather, long commutes, and heavy traffic are minimal here compared to other cities. While real estate is a little pricy in Baguio, rental rates are quite reasonable, with several offering total areas adequate enough to share with roommates.

At present, one-bedroom homes for rent in Baguio currently go for as low as Php6,000 per month and are ideally located in areas like the Burnham and Legarda areas, which are just a jeepney ride away from the business district and the most of the schools situated around it.

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Davao is the Philippines’ largest city in terms of land area, and quite expectedly, its real estate market is as varied as the city is wide.

The center of one of the three largest metropolitan areas in the Philippines, the city of Davao is also one of the Philippines’ most urbanized. Similar to its counterparts Cebu City and Manila, it functions as the key commercial, industrial, and educational district of the Davao Region and indeed the entire island of Mindanao, and is also one of the most highly desired in terms of investing real estate and residing overall.

Global real estate website Lamudi Philippines takes a looks Davao City’s buoyant real estate market.

Plenty More to the “Durian Capital of the Philippines”

Having officially garnered cityhood in 1936, Davao City is the main component of Metro Davao, the third most populous metropolitan area in the country. As its center, Davao City serves as the main hub for the region’s commercial, industrial, and educational activity.

What separates Davao City from other major urban locales, however, is that it also has a wealth of outdoor tourist destinations. One of its most recognizable landmarks happens to be Mount Apo, the highest mountain in the county.

From both a tourist and residential standpoint, one of the major draws to Davao City has been its safety. Arguably the safest city in the country already, crowdsourced rating website Numbeo has had Davao City ranked within the top ten of safest cities in the world since June 2015.

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Congratulations to the winners of Miss Philippines Earth 2016 Trash to Class Competition.

Gold - Vienna, Austria (Melanie Mader)
Silver - Isabela City (Aicha Francisco)
Bronze - Laoang, Northern Samar (Ellyz Santos)

The Miss Philippines Earth 2016 Trash to Class Competition was held on May 30 at Versailles Palace in Las Pinas.

Melanie Mader wore an outfit made from plastic straws, Aicha's evening gown was made from rice sacks and Ellyz costume is made from plastic spoons, forks and plastic bags. The competition is actually a challenge which is part of the advocacy of the Miss Earth pageant to practice the Rs: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, Rethink and Respect.

Trash to Class Competition is when the candidates turns recyclable trash into classy costumes that can be worn to flaunt to the judges.

Judges in the competition were Filipino fashion designer Ito Curata, who designed some of the Filipiniana gowns of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her State-of-the-Nation Address and Hollywood stars like Sharon Stone, Mixy Dy, magna cum laude from Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, who also worked for Kate Spade New York; Allen Roxas, president of State Properties Corp., owner and developer of Versailles; former beauty queen Peachy Veneracion, Vice President for External Affairs of Carousel Productions, organizer of the Miss Earth beauty pageant; and Tracey Suarkeo, Los Angeles-based senior fashion designer for Anthropologie, Free People, Urban Outfitters, Forever 21 and BCBG Maxazria.

The Miss Philippines Earth 2016 beauty pageant grand coronation night will be held in Kawit, Cavite on June 11, 2016.

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Philippine’s top rock star icons to perform the top hit Broadway musical

Globe Telecom is set to open its world-class Iconic Store at the Bonifacio High Street Amphitheater in Bonifacio Global City on June 24, 2016. Opening the store’s entertainment facility will be the Philippine version of Green Day’s American Idiot with front row acts from rock icons such as Basti Artadi of Wolfgang, Miggy Chavez of Chicosci, former Rivermaya vocalists Jason Fernandez and Norby David, and veteran thespian Nel Gomez.

The launch of the Globe Iconic Store will be in 2 phases: the first phase will unveil the pioneering glass bridge which will connect two separate Globe stores in opposite buildings. This bridge, flanked by two massive LED screens on each side, can be converted into a performance space. This structure is dynamic and innovative, and when merged with the creative minds of the Philippine entertainment industry, it becomes an open-air stage with limitless possibilities. On the other hand, the second phase will feature the full construction of the Globe Iconic Store by the third quarter of 2016, including the set-up of a Chroma studio for live production on-site.

To debut on-stage at the Globe Iconic Store is the time-relevant and hit-musical Green Day’s American Idiot. The musical is about a journey of three young men as they face the harsh realities of the world around them – a symbolic post-9/11 America – where they must face the challenges of love, teen pregnancy, war, drugs, and loss. The musical is inspired by the incredibly biting and riveting music of Green Day that features a surprisingly profound understanding of the pains and frustrations of today’s youth.

“Green Day’s American Idiot is the perfect entertainment act to launch the Globe Iconic Store. With the world-class entertainment venue we can offer with its unique location, American Idiot’s dynamic story can fully utilize the facility and deliver an immersive theatrical experience like no other. More importantly, we are doing this to drive awareness among the youth and bring a valuable lesson of what today’s generation should avoid – drugs, peer pressure, teen pregnancy, among others,” says Globe Retail Transformation and Stores Management Head Joe Caliro.

The cast features today’s premiere rock and theater acts to offer a powerhouse performance that represents the current generation. Joining the cast are Yanah Laurel (Spring Awakening, Rizal X), Alex Godinez (Grease, High School Musical), Miss Saigon alumna Ela Lisondra (Disney Paris and Hong Kong), Kai Atienza (GMA 7 artist), Ariel Reonal (seasoned thespian, Hong Kong Disney and Miss Saigon alumnus), Gian Gloria (Euro Pop Berliner Perle finalist, Marco Polo musical), Mako Alonso (La Cage aux Folles, Rivalry), Sarah Facuri (Grease, No Filter), Chesko Rodriguez (La Cage aux Folles, Universal Studios Singapore), Shalee Vicencio (Disney’s Camp Rock, Alice in Wonderland), Mark Tayag (Rent, The Wedding Singer, Grease) and Kendrick Ibasco (Pinocchio, Rivalry).

Green Day’s American Idiot will run for 9 nights from June 24 to July 9, 2016. Check out more details at www.globe.com.ph/american-idiot. Tickets are now also available for purchase via TicketWorld at 8919999 or visit https://www.ticketworld.com.ph.

Animax Brings Mystery and Transformation to Light as It Shows Three New Series this June

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A mix of mystery and transformation is in the air as Animax brings to its loyal viewers Young Black Jack, Yatterman Night, and In Search of the Lost Future first and exclusive this festive month of June.

YOUNG BLACK JACK
Premieres June 6 at 10pm, Monday and Tuesday,2 Episodes back-to-back

Young Black Jack is a Japanese anime television series based on the manga ‘Black Jack’ by Ozamu Tezuka and is set in the 1960’s during the Vietnam War. The story revolves around Kuroo Hazama and his life as a surgeon even without a license. As a young boy, he was saved by a skilled surgeon named Dr. Joutarou Honma from injuries incurred from an unexploded bomb. The episodes feature Hazama as he expertly deals with different types of people who require medical assistance. Follow the story as it reveals how Hazama came to be known as Black Jack.

Kuroo Hazama is voiced by Yūichirō Umehara. The anime series is directed by Mitsuko Kase, written by Ryōsuke Takahashi, and is produced by Tezuka Productions.

YATTERMAN NIGHT
Premieres June 14 at 8pm, Monday and Tuesday, 2 Episodes back-to-back

Yatterman Night springs from the 1970s anime series ‘Yatterman’. The Yattermen were considered the good guys as they battled the Doronbow Gang; but that was long before their successors became the tyrannous members of the Yatter Kingdom. After years of being the heroes, the Yattermen have now become corrupt and have led their people to become poor and desperate. Meanwhile, a young girl named Leopard finds out that she is a descendant of the Doronbow Gang’s leader. She resolves to alter the present Doronbow Gang in order to put an end to the Yattermen’s tyranny.

Yatterman Night is produced by Tatsunoko Production and is directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara.

IN SEARCH OF THE LOST FUTURE
Premieres June 27 at 10pm, Monday and Tuesday, 2 Episodes back-to-back
In Search of the Lost Future, or Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete in Japanese, features the story of the students at Uchihama Academy. Strange things have been happening in the school campus including ghost apparitions, tragic accidents, and unexplained disorders. The school’s Astronomy Club, of which Sou Akiyama is a member, was commissioned to investigate these incidents. Things become even more mysterious as a new transfer student arrives at the Academy. Is this transfer student the cause of all these weird events?

The anime series is written by Rie Kawamata and is directed by Naoto Hosoda. The series is comprised of 12 episodes.

Animax is seen on SKYCable Channel 46, Cignal Digital TV Channel 34 and Dream Channel 07.

KonsultaMD Partners with MedGrocer for Door-To-Door Medicine Delivery

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Healthcare hotline KonsultaMD has partnered with MedGrocer online pharmacy for door-to-door delivery of medicine and health supplements to ensure that its customers can have easy access to trusted drugs anytime they need it and wherever they may be.

“We continue to look for ways to provide the best services to our members that is why we partnered with MedGrocer. We want KonsultaMD to be a one-stop shop for their health needs. This way, they will be able to save on time, effort, and money – three pain points in the Philippine healthcare industry,” said Maridol Ylanan, CEO of Konsulta MD.

MedGrocer, the ordering and delivery service of FDA-licensed pharmacy WellBridge Health, provides medicines for allergies and asthma, cardiovascular ailments, cough and colds, diabetes, hypertension, infection, pain and fever, as well as vitamins and supplements.

As part of the partnership, KonsultaMD members get P200 worth of free medicine on their first order by using the coupon code “KONSULTAMD”. To avail of this service, customers need only to visit medgrocer.com, text 0915 905 0555, or email orders@medgrocer.com.

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Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific today announced a content partnership with Viddsee, where select content from Discovery will be available online for the first time in the region, starting with films from the channel’s First Time Filmmakers (FTFM) initiative. Fans will now be able to view the full-length documentaries on mobile, as Discovery continues to diversify its product offering, engage new audiences, and make content more accessible in a multi-platform environment.

The Discovery FTFM showcase on Viddsee will launch this month, kicking off with Singapore Stories and Super Japan. Other titles include Nanjing Calling, Korea Next and FTFM Vietnam. FTFM aims to foster local filmmaking talent and help support the local documentary filmmaking industry. The films are available at www.viddsee.com/discovery from 1 June 2016.

Viddsee is an entertainment platform with award-winning short films that reaches millennials through its community-based approach to content distribution. Its daily curation of short films is distributed and marketed to online communities on its social, web and mobile platform. As a product, it is designed to encourage discovery, and to engage users with stories that matter to them.

“We are very excited to partner with Viddsee to reach a wider audience with this selection of films that has been specially curated for the Viddsee community. It is a great platform for us to showcase the rich pool of local filmmaking talent that we work with, and we hope this will inspire the next generation of filmmakers in bringing their stories to life in the digital space. Discovery specialises in telling local stories that resonate not just with the local community but also on a regional and international level. Distributing our content on digital platforms is only going to deepen and grow our audience engagement,” said Charmaine Kwan, Head of Products – Southeast Asia, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific.

“In delivering entertainment to our community, we’ve seen conversations grow very healthily around genuine and local stories, as it helps with the discovery of the world around us. We believe that Discovery’s FTFM films will satisfy some of that curiosity in part,” said Derek Tan, Viddsee’s co- founder.

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Here are some of the lovely celebrities of the Philippines flaunting their most flattering bikinis or swimsuit at the magnificent beaches of the Philippines.

They say if you're looking for beautiful babes, just visit the many wonderful beaches of the country and you're bound to find plenty to ogle at.

The celebrities are actually helping you as well because they seem to be the ones willing to share all their summer escapade shots to the world by posting them on their social media accounts. You'll see a lot of these voluptuous bodies in bikinis just by following them online eitehr on Instagram, Twitter or even in Facebook. Some of them even have blogs of their own so you're really lucky if ever you get a peek of these beauties.

Who wouldn't want to show off their bodies amidst the beautiful scenery of the Philippine beaches. It's like being in paradise which deserves equally beautiful physiques to complete the entire look. I would not mind seeing these adorable creatures with their tanned complexions all running or bumming all over the shores of El Nido, Siargao, Bohol, Coron, Bracay and the other astounding islands of the country.

We are so lucky to be blessed with fellow Filipinas who have world-class beauties that ultimately makes them one of the very popular winenrs in beauty pageants like Miss Universe, Miss World or Miss Earth, etc.

Below are just some of our Filipina celebrities who deserve to flaunt their bikini bodies at our beautiful beaches. Can you name all of them?

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Congratulations to Miss Philippines Earth 2016 winners during the Sponsor Visit Ever Bilena Cosmetics Inc. held on May 31, 2016.

Miss EB Natural : Kristel Zuiso
Miss Ever Bilena : Imelda Schweighart
Miss EB Advance : Shannon Bridgman

The gorgeous candidates on their swimwear grace the recently held Corporate Visit done at the ‪#‎EverBilena‬'s humble adobe. Ever Bilena‬ shared informative and useful makeup tips on the Ms. Philippines Earth 2016 Corporate Visit Makeup Demo.

The candidates also posed for the ‪Ever Bilena‬ product photo shoot.

Ever Bilena has been providing world class beauty products to all Filipinas all over the globe. The brand is widely patronized not only by Filipinas but also of other nationalities. New sources and more dynamic products are in line to provide the Filipino people with better choices of cosmetic products.

Ever Bilena aims to bring beauty to every Filipino home by:

Providing the right products with the right price to the right customers at the right time.
Making every customer's experience a delight.
Widening coverage and ensuring availability in all distribution channels.
Maintaining and expanding our consumer brand franchise.
Continuously improving operations, systems, and people competencies

...while ensuring profitability.