Author: Jeman Villanueva

Q&Q SmileSolar, a new line of efficient, cost-effective and color-driven watches as seen in Katy Perry’s latest music video “Birthday,” the fourth single release from her critically-acclaimed album, “Prism” is now available in the Philippines via online store Shop 1717. Q&Q’s new series of SmileSolar powered and maintenance-free watches have been championed in over 120 countries worldwide. For every purchase of a Q&Q solar watch, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Table for Two, a non-profit that serves deliver school meals to children in Africa and Asia. From its accessible price point to its easy-to-use and eco-friendly…

A police officer in Manila is joining a male beauty pageant this coming September. Neil Perez a.k.a. Police Officer 2 Mariano Flormata, Jr., is one of the finalist, and probably the crowd favorite, at the Misters of the Philippines 2014 pageant. The 29-year-old police officer is part of the Aviation Security Group, who respond to unattended bags in the airports for possible bomb threats. According to Neil Perez, his main purpose in joining the competition was to bust the stereotypes on policemen who are typically out-of-shape. “I joined the contest to promote healthy lifestyle… to boost the confidence of policemen and to show…

Last August 1, I went to Robinsons Galleria to check out their month-long sale. Every year, it’s been a regular habit of mine to shop at Robinsons Malls during its “Red Hot Sale” because this is the time that a lot of its stores participates in the sale and even sell items up to 70% off. My shopping experience is not complete without visiting some of my favorite outlets like National Bookstore, Toys R Us, Girbaud, Topman, and Handyman (I actually love home decors). But today, I added Daniel Hechter, Basic House and Sanuk on my list. Here are some of the stores…

Award-winning actress Aiko Melendez returns to the big screen and makes her Cinemalaya debut this year in Asintado, a film about a mother forced to make one of the biggest and most difficult decisions of her life for the sake of her child. Directed by Louie Ignacio, Asintado (‘Between the Eyes’) is competing in Cinemalaya’s Directors’ Showcase. Produced by Ferdinand Lapuz and Dennis Evangelista, with a story and screenplay by Soccorro Villanueva, it stars, aside from Aiko Melendez, Gabby Eigenmann, Miggs Cuaderno, Rochelle Pangilinan, Jake Vargas, Rita Daniela, Benjie Felipe, Madz Nicholas, Maita Ejercito and Jak Roberto. Set against the backdrop of the…

Award-winning Indie actor Arnold Reyes has had an official entry every year since the Cinemalaya Film Festival began 10 years ago. This year, the versatile actor stars in the new indie film “Kasal (The Commitment)”, directed by Joselito “Jay” Altarejos and written by Zig Dulay. The story revolves around a gay couple—Paolo, a film director, and Sherwin, a lawyer—whose relationship becomes complicated when one of them sounds off about wanting to get married. They are accepted as a couple in Paolo’s family, but in Sherwin’s, they are not. Their troubles begin when they attend a wedding of one of Sherwin’s relatives.…

Former WWE star Dave “Batista” Bautista invites everyone to watch the breakthrough superhero film of the year in the world’s most immersive format, the IMAX! Dave Bautista, who is part Filipino, plays Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy. The now blockbuster movie is digitally re-mastered in the IMAX format. “Guardians of the Galaxy” also stars Chris Pratt (as Star-Lord), Vin Diesel (as Groot), Bradley Cooper (as Rocket Racoon), Zoe Saldana (as Gamora). Now showing worldwide.

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In the successful ‘Tanging Ina’ movies, Comedy Queen Ai-Ai delas Alas played a mother who survived life’s trials with a lot of humor. Now, she takes on a different and more challenging mother role in Ronda, a finalist in the New Breed category of the 2014 Cinemalaya Film Festival. Directed by Nick Olanka – whose past works have included mainstream films like ‘Cinco’ and TV shows like ‘E-Boy’ and ‘Apoy sa Dagat’ – and written by Adolf Alix Jr. and Jerome Zamora, Ronda is the story of a policewoman whose job is to patrol the dangerous and seedy streets of Manila (a familiar setting…

Starbucks card collectors (including me!) are in total joy with the release of the 1st ever Starbucks Philippines card and tumbler! Inspired by the Philippine Eagle and the colors of the national flag, the Philippine edition Card celebrates the Starbucks Card’s 1st year in the country. To a year of pleasant surprises and delights – all over a cup of coffee the Starbucks Card was created to thank all of its avid customers for inviting Starbucks into moments of our day. This card is exclusive to the Philippine market and will be available in stores starting July 29, 2014. Philippine Starbucks Card Activation…

Award-winning director Giuseppe Bede “GB” Magno Sampedro returns to Cinemalaya Film Festival with his new independent film “Separados”. The movie, based on a story of six men struggling with the pain of separation, is director GB Sampedro’s entry to the  2014 Cinemalaya Film Festival under the New Breed category. Separados is GB’s follow-up to 2009’s Astig, another ensemble movie that won for him a Best Director award in that year’s Cinemalaya festival. Starring Victor Neri, Ricky Davao, Anjo Yllana, Jason Abalos, Alfred Vargas and singer Erik Santos in his movie debut as a call center agent who ends up as a battered husband, Separados is…

Did you know that Insufficient vitamin intake is a cause of chronic diseases? Suboptimal levels of vitamins, even above those causing deficiency syndromes are risk factors for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and osteoporosis. Currently, there are several reasons for suboptimal supplementation of vitamins for adults (ex: lifestyle, food preparation). Aging is also associated with decreased absorption of some vitamins. Apparently, a large proportion of the general population is apparently at increased risk and there is a need for adults to supplement themselves and should take one multivitamin daily. Multivitamins are recommended over individual vitamins because it is simpler to take and cheaper than…