Author: Team Orange

A cute case can easily brighten up your mood and elevate your style.Take it from actress and social media star Sofia Andres who just adores her collection of ‘functionable’ (read: functional + fashionable) iPhone cases from Los Angeles-based brand Sonix. If you’re following her Instagram feed, you’ll see that among Sofia’s favorites is the limited edition Anahaw case, a design collaboration between Sonix and Power Mac Center. Here are reasons why you’ll love it too: It was designed with a national symbol in mind. The Anahaw is a tropical palm widely regarded as the Philippine national leaf. Often planted for…

Perfectly fitting with the evolving needs of today’s generation from paying bills, booking travel tickets, and purchasing from go-to online shops online Metrobank Card Corporation offers YAZZ card, the all-around prepaid VISA card that allows cashless transactions, anytime, anywhere. This Men’s Month, give the special man in your lives the gift of shopping convenience with a swipe of a card. YAZZ card asks celebrity dads, Ali Khatibi, Troy Montero, and AJ Dee, on how they balance their career, family, personal time and still do what they love despite of their back-to-back schedule. “I’m usually kept busy with sports training, attending…

Ku’te,  produced by PRO.PRO with story and direction by Ronaldo  “Roni” M. Bertubin and screenplay by Romualdo Avellanosa, celebrates a different kind of love as it participates in the World Premieres Film Festival Philipines. Ku’te, for Direk Roni, tells about the relationship of Emong, a hardworking young man who works as a production assistant and his sister, LenLen, a girl with Down syndrome (DS). Johan Santos plays the role of Emong and Marielle Therese, who is really afflicted with DS, plays LenLen : He says, “My inspiration for this movie is a friend who I worked with for a production…

Home is a sanctuary and the moments spent there are precious. We take off our heels, play with our kids, and settle in to recharge which is why we seek to achieve the ideal living conditions in our homes. Vital to keeping a home are the accomplishment of chores and tasks. This is where some of the tension lies; chores like washing the dishes, sweeping the floor, and doing the laundry consume time and energy that should be spent relaxing with our loved ones. The good people from the world’s largest home appliance manufacturer, Midea, have long recognized this predicament.…

One Vittoria Hotel is celebrating its 2nd year anniversary since its iconic opening on May 18, 2014. In two years, One Vittoria has opened a full inventory of 51 suites and rooms while maintaining occupancies close to 80% throughout 2016. One Vittoria Hotel is a 7-storey, beautifully designed boutique hotel in the Hispanic town of Bantay, Ilocos Sur. It is strategically located along the National Highway and a mere 5-minute drive with 24/7 scheduled shuttle service to the World Heritage City of Vigan. One Vittoria opened its doors in May 2014, founded by spouses Derrick and Marsha Chua, with over…

The Art of Ojiya is derived from Khao Tom, which is a breakfast staple in Thailand. It is essentially porridge that can either be served plain or with a variety of ingredients. It is a mild and thin rice soup akin to a vegetable soup with lots of rice. It is made from pre-cooked rice and water seasoned and cooked with other ingredients such as meat, seafood, mushrooms, and vegetables. At COCA, guests are encouraged to end their hotpot experience with the Ojiya a delicious combination of rice slowly cooked in your hotpot broth with sesame oil, egg, spring onion…

With the diversity and quantity of online financial threats increasing, recent research from Kaspersky Lab and B2B International has found that 48% of consumers have been targeted by scams designed to defraud and trick them into revealing sensitive and financial information for criminal gain. An alarming 11% have lost money as a result of being targeted online. In Asia Pacific, Kaspersky Lab discovered 20% or two-of-ten Internet users targeted by cyberattacks online fell prey and suffered monetary loss. Almost half of Internet users encountered financial threats across the 12-month period surveyed. Threats included receiving suspicious emails that claimed to be…

Sitio La Presa is the name of the fictional strawberry farm that is home to Agnes, played by Liza Soberano and Xander, played by Enrique Gil in the Kapamilya teleserye “Forevermore.” The actual name of the location is Sitio Pungayan which is located in Mt. Kabuyao, Tuba, Benguet- a place which has now become a popular tourist spot in Baguio City. With its popularity, Sitio Pungayan has managed to create a whole tourism economy around the “La Presa” branding. While the phenomenon resulted to a lot of job and business opportunities in the area, commercialization has also become a threat…

UNIQLO announces the appointment of Christophe Lemaire as Artistic Director of the newly established UNIQLO Paris R&D Center and the new Uniqlo U line. The first Uniqlo U collection has been created with Lemaire’s dedicated Paris team and will be unveiled in Paris in early July. Uniqlo U features innovations in keeping the LifeWear philosophy of providing comfortable clothing that matches all lifestyles. Tadashi Yanai, Fast Retailing Chairman, President & CEO said, “I am delighted to welcome Mr. Christophe Lemaire as a member of the UNIQLO team. I have time and again been astonished by his outstanding talent in working…

Running is arguably one of the most popular sports today and the most preferred fitness exercise by Filipinos. It boasts of many health benefits, promotes healthy lifestyle, prolongs life and in some cases, may even save lives. World Vision Run is an annual charity event that promotes healthy lifestyle through running, while also raising funds to help secure a better future for thousands of Filipino children. When you run for World Vision, you’re not just running for your own health, but for children. Malnutrition is still the leading health problems among Filipino children. The National Nutrition Survey shows that 2…

Renewable Energy advocates  Illac Diaz (from left), Jun Sabayton, Jasmin Curtis-Smith and Saab Magalona grace the launching of the Greenpeace Solar Rooftop Challenge  at the Bonifacio High Street on June 15, 2016. The Solar Rooftop Challenge is a massive information campaign that highlights the potentials of producing solar energy in the Philippines and creates a platform for the young and urban Filipinos to join the discussion on renewable energy, particularly the use of solar energy.