Author: Team Orange

With the growing popularity of Bitcoin in the Philippines, experts from leading secure content and threat management solutions developer Kaspersky Lab urged Filipinos to learn its benefits and risks before using the online currency. Bitcoin is a digital crypto-currency or a virtual currency in the form of a cryptographic string of characters instead of a printed bill or a minted coin. Bitcoin transactions are fast, taking around only 10 minutes to verify a transaction. It’s also cheap as it liberates users from the need to maintain or pay for processing fees to a credit card company. It can be transferred to another…

SM Prime Holdings Inc., the property conglomerate of the SM Group of Companies, is all set to give a warm welcome for winter Olympian and homegrown skating rink talent Michael Martinez as he comes home on February 23, 2014 from a sensational performance at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia. “We are very proud of Michael. He is indeed a shining example for the youth as someone who saw no limits to what he can achieve. He has already inspired millions by following his dreams and by competing in the Winter Olympics and will continue to inspire us all as…

Nurse sisters Dianne Obsina and Tin Obsina lost the chance to become the second Pinoy Biggest Loser after getting eliminated from “The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition Doubles,” following its first competitive weigh-in this week. Dianne and Tin were voted out by their co-contestants against office mates Mai and Bien, who also fell below the yellow line during the weigh-in. Dianne and Tin lost a total of 17 pounds or 3.76% of their combined weight after two weeks of rigorous exercises and challenges. Married couple Carl and Kayen, meanwhile, were named the Biggest Losers of the week for losing the highest…

“Be Careful With My Heart” teen stars Janella Salvador and Marlo Mortel will star in the upcoming drama episode of ABS-CBN’s “Maalaala Mo Kaya” this Saturday (February 22). They will play the roles of rival honor students Neneng and Celo, who will eventually find themselves bound by love. How will their love-hate relationship lead to romance? Will competition reignite between them once one of them gets more successful than the other? Also part of the upcoming “MMK” episode are Veyda Inoval, Kyle Banzon, Diego Loyzaga, Joshua Colet, Dominic Ochoa, Rochelle Barameda, Almirah Muhlach, Lander Vera Perez, and Marithez Samson.…

As a doctor, Tiger Garrido is used to helping people and saving lives. His many years as an orthopedic surgeon have allowed him to see clearly how care and compassion can go a long way to ease the pain and discomfort of those suffering. So when typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) struck certain parts of the country in November, Tiger knew he had to extend a lending hand. “It all started when I was watching the news with my best friend. And we both thought, ‘We have to do something’,” shares Tiger, who was invited by some friends to come…

Kapamilya actress Julia Montes will teach TV viewers the importance of loving one’s self this Saturday (February 22) in ABS-CBN’s award-winning fantasy-drama anthology “Wansapanataym.” In the episode titled ‘Three in One,’ Julia will portray the role of Trina, a young woman from the province who wishes to get the acceptance of the people in the city. Because of her desire to dress up and be like her classmates, Trina is given a magical stone that will give her the ability to create a new ‘Trina’ that has the kind of personality she wants to have. Will Trina finally learn to…

This love month, ETC premieres its newest drama that follows a pair of high school students and their epic, out of this world romance. Airing within a week of the U.S., Star-Crossed, starting February 21, Fridays at 8PM, is a futuristic love story between an alien and a human. Featuring attractive young stars Matt Lanter (90210), Aimee Teegarden(Friday Night Lights) and Grey Damon (Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters), Star-Crossed looks at a relationship caught between two worlds, torn between two feuding sides. After an alien spacecraft crash-lands in her small town, a 6-year old Emery Whitehill has an encounter with Roman, a 6-year old Atrian boy. Ten years later, Emery (Aimee Teegarden) and…

In 2012, Variety honored former stuntman Scott Waugh as one of its “10 Directors to Watch” for his debut film “Act of Valor” — about an elite squad of Navy SEALs — which was widely praised as one of the most realistic action films ever made. Now, Waugh follows through the promise with DreamWorks Pictures’ anticipated action-thriller “Need for Speed” (based on the eponymous car racing video game franchise). Tapping into the significance of the car and the open road in American car culture and the freedom and individualism with which they both provide, “Need for Speed” is a story…

The teaser trailer of Disney’s 3D animated comedy-adventure “Planes: Fires & Rescue” has just took off and may now be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1gDDiGKAKE&list=UUCPJwUM4ZwSwba5o5m6B0Ug. The sequel to last year’s box-office hit “Planes” (grossing more than $200 million worldwide, with some global markets still to open), “Planes: Fire & Rescue” is a new comedy-adventure about second chances, featuring a dynamic crew of elite firefighting aircraft devoted to protecting historic Piston Peak National Park from raging wildfire.

The TV5 management and the employees’ union signed yesterday a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) bringing to a fruitful conclusion months of negotiations on their collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The MOA represents earnest efforts on all parties to come up with an agreement that includes employees’ improved benefits – i.e., increased wages, more medical and hospitalization benefits, a rebuilding fund, etc. – and ensures the network’s future growth.

Paulo Avelino’s character in ABS-CBN’s top-rating drama series “Honesto” remains optimistic as he tries to keep his family from falling apart after the death of his mother Lena (Angel Aquino). Determined to start anew for the Layer family, Diego is now ready to reveal all the crimes committed by his father Hugo (Joel Torre). Will Diego be able to stop his father’s plans to avenge Lena’s death? What will he do when he finds out that Marie (Cristine Reyes) is still an ally of his dad? Will the revelation about Honesto’s (Raikko Mateo) real identity help him to fulfill his…