Author: Team Orange

Rising British star Daisy Edgar-Jones plays Kya, the ill-fated “marsh girl” in Columbia Pictures’ $100-million-grossing box-office hit Where the Crawdads Sing. At the center of Where the Crawdads Sing is Kya Clark – “the marsh girl” – about whom little is known and much is assumed. When Chase Andrews, once the town’s star quarterback and now heir apparent to a successful auto shop, is found dead in the marsh, most of the townspeople are quick to blame Kya. As local defense attorney Tom Milton tries to save Kya’s life, Kya slowly reveals her mysteries – abandoned by her family and…

On Friday, September 9, the Digital Infrastructure group of the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) initiated the joint efforts of local telecommunication players (telcos) to uphold their commitment to consumer protection amid growing fraud concerns. During the 2022 UnionBank Innovation Festival held at the newly opened UnionBank Innovation Campus in San Pedro, Laguna, executives of UnionBank of the Philippines, Globe Group, Smart Communications, and Converge ICT Solutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cybersecurity and combat financial crimes through Fraud Prevention and Data Sharing Measures. This marks the first course of action of the PSAC Digital Infrastructure sector,…

Fresh from its successful premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, the initial reviews for The Woman King are now out, and critics are unanimous in praising Viola Davis’ fierce reinvention as an action hero and the film as a rousing, action-packed crowd-pleaser. Garnering a 100% Fresh Rating over at review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes (as of September 12), The Woman King’s admirers say the historical epic offers an awards-worthy performance from Davis, a breakout star in Thuso Mbedu, and impressively choreographed action scenes. “It feels like the `Gladiator’ for Black women, and what a welcome surprise,” writes Variety. “With…

Wattpad, the global entertainment company and leading webnovel platform will launch a series of podcasts created by popular Wattpad authors exclusively on Spotify. Some of the biggest names in webnovels in Indonesia and the Philippines will bring their stories to life through a range of podcasts, with 20 titles available to listeners on the world’s most popular audio streaming platform. Indonesian and Filipino authors including Pit Sandi whose hit story My Ice Girl has over 22M reads on Wattpad, Ma. Cristina Lata, author of the 321M-read sensation, The Four Bad Boys and Me and Ariesa Jane Domingo of For Hire:…

Hot on the heels of his busy summer schedule, multi-Platinum artist BLEU partners with rap royalty Nicki Minaj for an emotive new single, “Love In The Way”, out now via EMPIRE. Showcasing BLEU’s eclectic production skills, “Love In The Way” channels Amapiano-inflected drums which are layered with profound synths that evoke the sadness and heartache that both BLEU and Nicki Minaj express throughout the song. Topped with an infectious vocal sample of Sam Tompkins’ track “Whole”, all elements of the record create powerful escapism that will transport the listener to a world of its own.

For Zack Tabudlo, writing a song like “Pero” marks a big shift for him thematically. “I typically do songs about bitterness, more [about] the others and the relationship,” he says, “[but] this time it’s more of letting go of a relationship [towards] self-love.” The singer-songwriter has been responsible for massive streaming hits, and this new release, which is now out on all music streaming platforms, may prove to be inspiring to his many listeners. Zack says that while taking a social media break, he wrote “Pero” on a piano, and settled eventually upon an R&B arrangement. The song’s stark, emotional…

AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (AAAGL), the holding company of Capital A’s airline group, celebrates the return of its airline operations in Singapore to Changi Airport’s state-of-the-art and fully-automated Terminal 4 (T4). The first AirAsia flight touched down at T4 on Thursday (15 September) from Kuala Lumpur at 8:30 am local time (flight number AK703) on the spacious widebody Airbus A330 aircraft with a full load factor of 100%. The return flight AK702 departed from Singapore T4 en route to Kuala Lumpur at 9:10 am local time. As the largest foreign airline group by capacity in Singapore, AirAsia accounts for more…

Scooters are often viewed as nothing more than basic yet reliable Point-A-to-Point-B vehicles. When the time came for motorcycle owner Dexter Requilman, video editor and vlogger at MotoREV Pinas to upgrade from his old scooter, he only wanted to get another one, but with promises of more. “Coming from a lower-CC engine scooter, I desired more power for my daily needs,” Requilman said. “From the moment the PCX160 was unveiled last February 2021, I told myself that I want that to be my next motorcycle.” Having spent more than a year with the scooter of his dreams, Requilman shares why…

BPO firm Alorica Inc. recently celebrated the first face-to-face Kadayawan Festival since the pandemic, showcasing with pride the growth of its workforce in Davao City, which doubled in the last two years. Alorica’s participation in the celebrations embodied the core values that the now nearly 2,500-strong homegrown Aloricans in Davao have dedicated to its customers, reflecting the Kadayawan spirit. “We celebrate the 37th Kadayawan festival on thanksgiving,” said Marvin Vinluan, Director of Strategic Sourcing and Recruitment Marketing. “Alorica’s operations in Davao City have grown tremendously. This achievement would not have been possible without the kind of vibrant community support that…

They live to serve, defend and protect. Meet the band of elite women warriors in Columbia Pictures’ epic action-adventure The Woman King, rising exclusively in cinemas across the Philippines on October 5. The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness, unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca (Oscar®-winner Viola Davis) as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle…

Globe is celebrating life’s big and small wins this year with an EXTRA special 917 GDay. For the first time since the pandemic, its much-anticipated G Music Fest will be held live on-ground, offering the best in music, entertainment, culture, and arts. The National G Day on September 17, or 917, is Globe’s annual tradition of giving back to its customers, set on a date that is symbolic of Globe’s iconic mobile number prefix. This year, the event will be held at Circuit Makati, where exciting rewards and surprises await everyone, guaranteed to turn ordinary days into something extraordinary. To…