Author: Jeman Villanueva

The thrill of seeing something for the first time — it’s in our DNA and in the spirit of any adventurer. This week, rise to the morning sun and venture somewhere you’ve never been before, make a “first time” memory. This week’s challenge winner will receive Php 8,000.00 worth of Wrangler cash vouchers and THE chance to win the grand prize: A round-trip ticket with accommodation to the country of choice! To join, just upload your Iconic photos on your Instagram account from May 5 (Monday) to May 11 (Sunday) and use this two (2) important hashtags: #WranglerSunchaser #Philippines to qualify your entries. More details can be…

After three days of intense training at the first ever Clear Manchester United Football Camp, Manchester United Soccer Schools coaches’ Kevin O’Connel and Jamie Fitzpatrick selected the six amateur football players that will get the chance to play alongside James and Phil Younghusband, and Manchester United legends Paul Scholes and Andy Cole at the Clear Dream Match. Continuously paving the way for the development of Philippine Football, in the last few weeks CLEAR and the United Football League (UFL) held regional tryouts in search for the best amateur football players in the country. After four legs of rigorous tryouts in…

We leave in the morning, and stay out until the last ray of sunlight leaves us. Being a true adventurer is the best fulltime job out there! This week, don’t look back, keep going to the very end and be rewarded with the most beautiful sunset you’ve ever seen. Join Wrangler Philippines #WranglerSunchaser Instagram Contest and get a chance to win Php 8,000.00 worth of Wrangler cash vouchers for this week’s challenge and THE chance to win the grand prize: A round-trip ticket with accommodation to the country of choice! To make your entries valid, make sure that you use this important hashtags: #WranglerSunChaser and #Philippines. Promo…

The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) of the University of the Philippines officially opened (April 14) its Core Facility for Bioinformatics (CFB) to provide local scientists and researchers a suite of services for genome-scale data generation and analysis. The bioinformatics unit aptly complements the next generation sequencing services being offered by the Center’s DNA Sequencing Core Facility (DSCF). It offers high-performance computing resources, hardware and software, needed to efficiently analyze, manage/curate, and archive massive amount of data derived from next generation sequencing. Apart from data storage and analytics, researchers working with genomics-based technologies may also avail of the CFB’s custom-made/client-focused services…

Do you love taking pictures of your food in a restaurant before eating? Then here’s a food photo contest just for you! It’s easy! Here’s how to join: 1. Take a picture of your food from your favorite restaurant. 2. Like the Entrepreneur & Franchise Expo Facebook Page. 3. Upload your photo in the Food Lovers Photo contest application in the Entrepreneur & Franchise Expo FB page. 4. Share with friends to vote for your entry! Eligibility The photo contest is open to all Filipinos ages 18 years old and up. Participants will be required to provide two (2) government-issued IDs or…

BLUE. The shade of adventure, blue skies, blue seas and a pair of blue jeans. This week, battle the heat of the midday sun to reach the highest point you see. STAY COOL is the theme for this week’s #WranglerSunChaser Challenge and participants are encourage to post their entries thru Instgram and share your journey for a chance to win Php 8,000.00 worth of cash vouchers in Wrangler Philippines weekly challenge! This new challenge will be for April 21 to April 27, 2014. Make sure to use the hashtags #WranglerSunChaser and #Philippines because when a participant uses only 1 hashtag, his/her Instagram post will NOT…

Warner Bros. Pictures has just revealed the teaser trailer for its upcoming teen, supernatural drama “If I Stay” starring Chloe Grace Moretz. Based on Gayle Forman’s young adult bestseller, “If I Stay” is the story of the gifted classical musician Mia (Chloe Grace Moretz) and her boyfriend, Adam (Jamie Blackley), an up and coming indie-rock star. Torn between two paths in life, her art or her relationship, Mia is forced to make an even starker choice between life and death when she is caught in a fatal car accident.

The Fashion Police team celebrates one of the biggest nights in movies with a special Wednesday edition of Fashion Police: The 2014 MTV Movie Awards. The jam-packed show will recap all of the most-buzzed about fashions seen Sunday night, and of course, always includes the team’s notoriously unfiltered commentary airing April 16 at 7pm only on E!  Sky Cable Channel 57, Cablelink Channel 33 and Cignal Channel 25. Popular singer and TV host Nick Lachey joins Joan Rivers and her resident fashion gurus – Kelly Osbourne, Giuliana Rancic and George Kotsiopoulos – to recap all of the looks from the star-studded event featuring fan favorite films, actors and musicians. From…

To commemorate Maundy Thursday and Good Friday in the Philippines, most malls are set to close for two days. Regular mall operations will resume on Black Saturday. Here is a list of mall schedules for Holy Week 2014: ALABANG TOWN CENTER April 17 (Maundy Thursday): Closed April 18 (Good Friday): Closed April 19 (Black Saturday): Regular mall hours April 20 (Easter Sunday): Regular mall hours AYALA CENTER CEBU April 17 (Maundy Thursday): Closed (but Metro Gaisano store will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) April 18 (Good Friday): Closed April 19 (Black Saturday): Regular mall hours April 20 (Easter…

Its all’s well that ends well between the Philippine Medical Association and the Bureau of Internal Revenue, with the two groups deciding instead to work together and encourage citizens to file their income taxes on or before the April 15 deadline: Check out this story from Rappler: MANILA, Philippines – Like her colleagues in the medical profession, Dr. Minerva Calimag also felt strongly about the controversial advertisement that the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) put out, depicting doctors as tax cheats. Calimag, however, would rather let bygones be bygones. As the new president of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA), she appeared with…

Wrangler Philippines is inviting you to embark on a journey with them – from the highest peaks to the freshest waters – it doesn’t really matter where you go, as long as you answer the call of the open road and live life under the sun. Welcome to the “Wrangler Sun Chaser Challenge”, a month long event that aims to bring out your adventurous spirit, urge you to leave all daily banalities behind and chase new horizons. Live across 9 countries in the Asia Pacific region, from April 14 – May 11, this is a true regional hunt for the…