Author: Team Orange

Two weeks before the upcoming midterm elections, Greenpeace Philippines, together with Amnesty International Philippines, People’s Food Movement, Green Thumb Coalition, and the Public Affairs Ministry of Our Lady of Remedies Parish launched the #IsyuHindiKandidato initiative, which seeks to highlight important issues that should take the center stage this May. #IsyuHindiKandidato seeks to break through the usual election season noise–the campaign slogans and jingles, candidates’ qualifications, weightless promises–and steer the discourse towards the issues and concrete solutions needed NOW. The initiative will highlight the importance of empowering and giving hope to citizens and frontline communities, especially in the realization of the…

Kapamilya celebrities namely Nadine Lustre, Vhong Navarro, and Ejay Falcon, recently renewed their contracts with ABS-CBN. Nadine, who appeared in “It’s Showtime” and “Till I Met You,” is looking forward to doing projects with the Kapamilya Network again. “I hope to try a different genre since I’ve been doing drama and romcom before. I would really like to try action,” she shared. Also renewing his contract with ABS-CBN is comedian and “It’s Showtime” host Vhong. “I know that the network will take care of me,” he said. Vhong is excited for the two TV projects that the network has lined…

Love team MayWard, consisting of Maymay Entrata and Edward Barber, officially inked their respective two-year network contracts with ABS-CBN. Edward currently top-bills the recently launched fantaserye “Hiwaga Ng Kambat” which replaced “Wansapanataym.” “Everybody works doubly hard on the set. You may see them tired after a long day but everything’s worth it just to make our Kapamilyas happy,” shared Edward.

Kumusta, Philippines! Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith and Kathryn Newton invite Filipino fans to watch “POKÉMON Detective Pikachu” in a new video released by Warner Bros. Pictures. Check out the greeting below and watch “POKÉMON Detective Pikachu” in Philippine cinemas May 09. YouTube:  https://youtu.be/L76WELL8i9k  “POKÉMON Detective Pikachu” is distributed in the Philippines by Warner Bros. Pictures, a WarnerMedia Company. Use the hashtags #Detective Pikachu and #PikaPika

Branded blooper While KC Montero may be a VJ, host, and regionally seen television personality and producer, he is definitely not a mixologist. To promote the SelvaRey Rum giveaway of a signed bottle by Bruno Mars, Montero tried his hand at mixing drinks in a livestreaming session on Kumu. The recipe for the “Indulgent” drink called for several ingredients, including coffee liqueur, Baileys Irish Cream, milk or cream, and of course, the star-of-the-hour, SelvaRey Rum. There was one ingredient that Montero did not have on hand, however: ice. As a result, he ended up deviating wildly from the recipe, and…

Uratex Premium, in partnership with Our Home, celebrated World Sleep Day through a series of informative activities at SM Mall of Asia Activity Center to promote proper sleep for a healthy wellbeing. A good nights sleep is key maintaining overall wellness as it affects almost all aspects of our daily lives. Aside from keeping you alert and energized throughout the day, helping boost your immune system, improves concentration, regenerate and repair cells, getting a restful sleep lessens the risk for diabetes and high blood pressure and obesity.

One of Philippine cinema’s scariest films, the horrifying family drama “Yanggaw” (Affliction) about a young girl who gets infected and evolves into a monster, will premiere on YouTube on Sunday (April 28) at 8:00 pm. The movie stars veteran actors Ronnie Lazaro, Tetchie Agbayani, and Joel Torre in the lead, together with Erik Matti, Aleera Montalla, and more. The film earned multiple awards including best actor for Ronnie in C1Originals 2008 and Gawad Urian 2009 for his role as the father of the stricken girl, played by Aleera who was hailed as Urian’s best supporting actress. Joel and…

Two mothers with opposing versions of the truth will take a stand in the name of love and justice in ABS-CBN’s newest primetime crime-drama series “Sino Ang Maysala?: Mea Culpa,” which premieres on Monday (April 29). Starring in the series and returning to primetime is award-winning actress Jodi Sta. Maria, who plays Fina Baniaga, a hardworking farmer who hopes to give her family a better future, and later on looks for and fights for her missing child. She clashes with Bela Padilla, who plays Juris Agoncillo-Montelibano, a lawyer who covers up a crime, along with Tony Labrusca, Kit Thompson, Sandino…

Apart from being hospitable, Filipinos are inherently hard working. We have no qualms about doing multiple jobs, taking a lot of workloads, and working in faraway places to earn more for the family. But many of us still find ourselves struggling with money whenever we need it the most such as when medical need arises or car and home repairs are needed. Why? The answer actually lies on our spending habits and what we do with the money we worked so hard for. A lot of Filipinos spend impulsively without any thought for saving for the future. Some spend their…

James Bond Producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli recently confirmed the start of principal photography on the 25th official James Bond film begins on 28 April 2019. From Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, the film is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his fifth film as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007. Metro Goldwyn Mayer will release the 25th James Bond feature film domestically through their United Artists Releasing banner on April 8, 2020; through Universal Pictures International and Metro Goldwyn Mayer in the UK and internationally from April 3,…

After making the headlines in 2018 with some of its own pageant hopefuls winning in international beauty contests, The People’s Queen has debuted this April on Southeast Asia’s leading streaming platform, iflix. The People’s Queen has been called a cross between Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and America’s Next Top Model. The show follows media celebrities Cecilio Asuncion and Voltaire Tayag as they challenge five of the top Filipino pageant hopefuls in their quests for international titles. In the show, Cecilio and Voltaire are not simply shaping the perfect beauty queen; they’re creating The People’s Queen. The five pageant…