Author: Team Orange

With the recent spate of untimely deaths in showbiz, industry workers have issued calls for improved working conditions while also asserting it’s high time entertainment personalities look after their own health as a top priority. It’s no secret that showbiz people tend to push themselves to the limit in the name of their art. Extremely late nights and long working hours, poor diet, obesity or the tendency towards unhealthy weight loss, physical and mental fatigue are some of the well-known health risks in this highly competitive and demanding industry. Health experts agree that living on overdrive can be taxing physically…

The Philippines is fast becoming the go-to place for hair restoration procedures. Medical findings show that about 30% of the adult population experience some degree of hair loss, even up to their 40s and 50s. Nearly two-thirds of men start to go bald at various stages and ages in their life. Due to the great psychological value attached to having a full head of hair, thinning hair and hair loss are a big issue for people young and old, especially for men. MAXiM Hair Restoration, an 11-year old hair transplant clinic, says the number of foreigners, medical tourists and vacationing…

An exquisite line-up of beautiful bonsai was recently on display at the Ayala Triangle Gardens, where the country held its first-ever outdoor display of these trees last March. Over 180 plants from 350 exhibitors were featured during the first Bonsai Clubs International Regional Convention 2016, with many of the trees flown in from Japan, Taiwan, and other countries. Filipino bonsai enthusiasts also flew in from all over the country to display their bonsai, as well as view the trees on display. Also on display for guests to marvel at were 30 large bonsai from across the Philippines. Besides bonsai, the…

More anime excitement is set to come this April as Animax brings to its multitude of viewers two new shows with female protagonists namely Snow White with the Red Hair and Cross Ange: Rondo of Angels and Dragon. SNOW WHITE WITH THE RED HAIR Premieres April 14 at 8pm, Wednesday and Thursday, 2 Episodes back-to-back (First & Exclusive). The anime adaptation of this shojo manga centers on the skilled herbalist Shirayuki, who, after being ordered by the Prince of Tanburn to be his concubine, flees from her country. On her journey, she comes across Zen who, unbeknownst to her, holds…

Well-loved all over Asia, especially by Filipinos, Sandara Park is frontlining the Spring-Summer 2016 campaign of international fashion brand, Penshoppe. “To say that Sandara is one of Asia’s most sought-after style icons is an understatement,” shares Jeff Bascon, Brand Director of Penshoppe. “She has a strong sense of style that is all about standing out from the crowd. This fits perfectly with our brand’s philosophy of offering clothes that are always on-trend yet still cater to people’s individual tastes. We both believe that there should be a good balance between individuality, personal taste, and being fashionably up to date. Sandara…

Mall-goers of the Metro South can now experience the best cinema experience available in the world. After the successful opening of its first movie theaters in Taguig, Vista Cinemas has opened to the public its second location at Evia Lifestyle Center in Vista City, Daang Hari. The four new movie theaters equipped with unique top-of-the-line features are now ready to to redefine the movie-watching experience in the Southern Metro. Three of the four newly opened cinemas are fitted with the latest and the best in audio technology Dolby Atmos which allows movie-goers to feel like they’re part of every scene.…

Church groups, concerned citizens, social movements, and civil society organizations are about to launch Piglas Batangas! Piglas Pilipinas!, a national campaign initiative against coal and other dirty and harmful energy. The highlight of this initiative will be a 10,000-strong mobilization on May 4 in the Batangas Provincial Sports Complex to stop the building of a 600-megawatt coal plant in Batangas City and to call for a moratorium on all new coal-fired power plants in the entire country. “It is immoral to burden future generations with pollution and the cost of mistaken energy choices made today. It is time to end…

This week, Spice to Life takes audiences to the city by the bay, cosmopolitan and trend-setting San Francisco, where Chef Tim Luym has figured out the algorithm to playing big in the food and restaurant industry with competitive strategy and good food, with the help of some secret ingredients. Join him on the show’s upcoming episode on Sunday, April 10 at 7:30pm Pacific. At three years old, Tim Luym’s family moved to San Francisco from Manila. Music and food quickly became a passion for Luym, who also had a long stint in music, performing under the name DJ Mosquito. The…

Organized by Greenbelt, the Sociedad Española de Beneficencia (SEB), LTB Chefs Association and the Spain Tourism Board, the fourth Festival dela Paella Gigante gathered some of the best chefs in the Philippines to cook the biggest paella in the country for a charitable cause. The event was also the launch of Flavors of the Philippines, a month-long and nationwide series of activities initiated by the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) and Department of Tourism (DOT) that celebrates the unique and rich cultural heritage of Filipinos. Filled with over 600 kilograms of various ingredients, the paella was cooked on the spot by…

JOHNNIE WALKER, the world’s #1 Scotch Whisky brand, inspires Filipinos to make this summer their most memorable one with its #JohnnieSummer campaign. To launch the campaign in the country, JOHNNIE WALKER brought summer to the city with a surprise stunt that had unsuspecting office and mall goers in for a treat. With a push of a button, the elevator doors opened to reveal a summer party complete with dance music, beach balls, and the red hot Johnnie Walker Squad. For Filipinos, summer is an exciting time to go out of town and make memories with friends and family, but the…

Bilang Pilipino, the comprehensive and multi-platform election coverage of TV5, has partnered with Social Weather Stations (SWS), the country’s top public opinion research organization, to ensure an in-depth, accurate and data driven coverage of the 2016 national elections. In what the first initiative of its kind by a major network after the Cebu Debate last March 20, 2016, TV5 came up with a nation-wide assessment of the public’s perceptions of the leading presidential candidates: Vice President Jojo Binay, Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Grace Poe and former DILG Secretary Mar Roxas, on March 22, 2016, two days after the COMELEC-sponsored…