Author: Team Orange

The smartphone today is our lens for documenting everyday moments, from a music festival to the food we eat. The desire to post amazing pictures “for the gram” has heightened the demand for professional camera features on smartphones – who would like to carry a heavy DSLR camera around, especially on a holiday gateway? Consumers are no longer looking at smartphone camera resolution alone to create their unique shots, and increasingly, we see the emergence of multi-camera setups that offer more capabilities for consumers to express their creativity.

For the past years, online shopping has grown exponentially among Filipinos who now see e-commerce as convenient, more affordable, way of purchasing products. Shopee, the leading e-commerce platforms in the country, has pursued creative ways of attracting online shoppers and those who have not yet jumped on the bandwagon to try out and enjoy their app. With this goal in mind, Shopee has partnered with trusted and time-tested Radiowealth Finance Corporation (RFC) to make shopping easier on the budget with what they call as, “basket financing”. “Basket financing is a personalized financial and on-demand lending service meant to assist customers…

Starting this May 22, dreams and wishes are once again coming true as Disney brings the live-action adaptation of its iconic feature film Aladdin. With the animated classic endearing itself to kids and kids-at-heart back in 1992, the movie’s music and story now comes to life on the big screen for the new generation. Almost two decades after its first theatrical release, the Disney classic gets a much-awaited reimagining with renowned film director and screenwriter Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes, The Man from U.N.C.L.E) at the helm. He lends his flair for fast-paced and exciting action to tell the adventures…

This May, lots of fun-filled water adventures and new swimming buddies awaits JolliKids with the latest Jolly Kiddie Meal offering, the Jolly Water Play. With the floating collectible toys from the country’s leading fast-food chain, kids will surely have a wonderful time swimming and playing in the backyard, pool, or beach as Jollibee and Friends show them a different water play experience. Kids will enjoy roaming around with Jollibee on his Jet Ski and playfully squirt water with their playmates with a push of a button. They can also make Popo spin around in the water by pulling a ripcord…

Xiaomi Corporation (“Xiaomi”), an internet company with smartphones and smart hardware connected by an Internet of Things (“IoT”) platform at its core, made Forbes’ 2019 Global 2000 list for the first time, ranking 426th. Xiaomi featured on the list thanks to its strong performance in market capitalization and strong growth in multiple performance indicators, including revenue, profit and assets. Thanks to the Group’s unique and powerful “triathlon” business model, Xiaomi enjoyed a strong 2018, even in the face of fierce competition from domestic and international peers. In 2019, Xiaomi officially launched the “smartphone + AIoT” dual-core strategy, which the Group…

PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. supports initiatives toward conservation of the Roman Catholic Church’s cultural heritage as it joins the 11th Biennial National Convention of Church Cultural Heritage Workers at Parklane Hotel, Cebu City, May 6-9. The convention is organized by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines’ Episcopal Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church, University of Santo Tomas Graduate School Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and Environment in the Tropics, and Archdiocese of Cebu. It is supported by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and Defending Family Values Foundation.

Singapore-based artist VALIANTES releases his second single, ‘Now and Always’, via Umami Records on Friday, May 17. A breezy ballad that belies the song’s twists and turns about the uncertainty of love and faith, the singer-songwriter shares an interesting anecdote about two of his friends that inspired him to write ‘Now and Always’ – “The song was inspired by a love story of Danny and Stella. They met when Danny was 16 in JC and Stella was 21 in Poly. They had thing and went out a few times. However Stella felt she was taking advantage of this young boy…

After championing the local boxing scene with a slew of exciting live events, ESPN5 Boxing steps up further by teaming up with Gerrypens Promotions to deliver a boxing tournament training program called Ultimate Boxing Series: Kamaong Pinoy, premiering June 2019 on the “5” Network. Twenty professional boxers from different boxing stables around the Philippines will be given the opportunity to train in one roof and under the watchful eye of Pinoy boxing legend and two-time champ Gerry ‘Fearless’ Peñalosa, for the opportunity to face off against each other in a live and nationally-televised boxing event, courtesy of ESPN5.

KBO viewers are in for doses of fun and laughter as ABS-CBN TVplus features the TV premiere of Coco Martin, Maine Mendoza, and Vic Sotto’s hit 2018 MMFF movie “Jack Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles” this May. The film that marked the first time Coco, Maine, and Vic team up in a film earned a total of P300 million at the box office. It also won Best Editing and was given the FPJ Memorial Award in the 2018 MMFF Awards. Directed by Mike Tuviera, “Jack Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles” is about three police officers, Jack (Coco), Popoy (Vic), and Emily (Maine),…

MakatiMed offers free pregnancy forum for moms-to-be on May 18. Top hospital in the Philippines Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) invites parents and parents-to-be to a free series of lay forums titled, “Pregnancy & Beyond.” On May 18, participants can learn about Postpartum Blues, Immunization, and Motherhood for Millennial Moms at the 8th Floor Auditorium Tower 2, Makati Medical Center. Interested moms-to-be can contact 8888 9999 locals 3757 for inquiries and other details.

Leading Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) is opening applications for the seventh batch of Cadet Pilots who will be trained at the prestigious Flight Training Adelaide (FTA) in Australia through a “study now, pay later, zero-interest” training program. The airline will be selecting 16 cadet pilot trainees to join six other batches who are currently undergoing training in Australia. Application period for the seventh batch of Cebu Pacific Cadet Pilots runs from May 17 to 26, 2019. Interested applicants may visit here to apply for the program starting 12 noon on May 17, 2019. There is no application fee for…