Author: Team Orange

As trinkets of good fortune and other traces of the lunar new year festivities have sprung up all over the Philippines, niángāo, translated as rice cake, and popularly known as tikoy, have also begun to appear along the fringes of our favorite shops. “Abundant in supply until about February, a simple tikoy dessert can get a bit too repetitious,” said Chef Erika De Leon, Head of Short Course and Lifestyle Unit of Global Academy. Distinguished and named overall champion of the 2013 Philippine Culinary Cup, Global Academy offers short hands-on classes under their Epicurean Lab where students can learn various…

Walt Disney Pictures has just unveiled the second trailer for its fantasy adventure “Maleficent” starring Angelina Jolie. The trailer, which features Lana Del Rey’s unique, never-before-heard rendition of the fairy-tale tune “Once Upon a Dream”. Lana Del Rey’s reimagining of the renowned song from Disney’s classic animated film “Sleeping Beauty” will be featured in full during the end-credits of “Maleficent.”

It’s an exciting love month!   NYOBG (Not Your Ordinary Boys and Girl) celebrates love and romance with their special show titled Not Your Ordinary Variety Show at Pagcor Casino branches. NYOBG, Backroom’s newest roster of artists, is composed of Carlo Sawit, PJ Go, Avery Paraiso, Benj Bolivar, Kaye Chua, Maui Lumba, Ian Batherson, and Bon Jovi Osorio.   Get ready to fall in love this February as you watch handsome boys and a gorgeous girl sashay on the runway and perform electrifying dance numbers.   Let NYOBG be your sexy, funny Valentine as they perform on the following dates:…

Region’s leading pay-TV network is exclusive distributor of TFC channels in MENA; TFC subscribers join the OSN family OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, is now the exclusive distributor of popular ABS-CBN channels bringing the world’s best Filipino news and entertainment content to viewers across the region.

International jazz fusion and smooth jazz pianist, composer, and producer David Benoit, a five-time Grammy Award nominee, will be heading to the Philippines with yet another noble cause—joining the line-up of the star-studded benefit concert “Heal Our Land,” which is set to be mounted at the Mall of Asia Arena on January 31, 2014. Benoit, having made a name for himself time and time again, gained popularity through both his moving solo performances and notable collaborations. Over the years, he has arranged, conducted, and performed musical numbers for many popular artists, including the likes of Kenny Loggins, Patti Austin, Faith…

Getting loud is not as simple as we think it is; it’s more than just cranking the amp up to 11 and breaking decibel records. There needs to be meaning and purpose, from something as simple as getting you to dance, or something as intense as getting you stoked to hit the ramp. Many acts, particularly in the indie scene, strive hard to heighten the impact of their sound to the audience— they aim to “get loud” without making noise. In this case,harmony is necessary, and not just in a musical sense. This is precisely the concept of “loudness” that…

Taking photos has become part of our social ecosystem. Thanks to the technological advancements, now we have better, more convenient and affordable ways to immortalize life’s precious moments. The number of photos being taken each day has sky rocketed since the advent of digital photography. Millions of photos are being taken per day depicting normal people’s lives. Photography is slowly moving onto a different culture, which is the Social Era. This era is being described as a phenomenon where photography becomes a crucial part in the social interaction of human beings. We see photos being shared everyday in social media…

Epson Philippines Corporation (EPC) will launch a 7-day exhibit from January 31 to February 6 at SM Lanang Premier in Davao. The exhibit will highlight the company’s first inkjet-based dry photo lab: the Epson Surelab SL-D3000. Titled as D3000: A Smarter Photo Solution, Epson will leverage its strong experience as the world’s top large format photo printer maker. Epson’s SureLab SL-D3000 dry lab promises superior quality, low cost per print, improved flexibility, and simpler maintenance for photo print service providers. This is made possible by the system’s key features: An ultra-reliable, 1440 x 1440 dpi resolution-capable Epson Micro Piezo print…

Man and machine unite in Columbia Pictures’ “RoboCop,” a reimagining of the 1980s cult classic, starring actor-on-the-rise Joel Kinnaman (TV’s “The Killing,” “The Darkest Hour”). In the film, police officer Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) becomes the star product of OmniCorp, the world’s leading robotics defense company. In a Detroit ravaged by crime, OmniCorp sees an opening for the perfect policeman – a robot that can clean up the city, without putting police lives at risk. Trouble is, the idea of a robot pulling the trigger makes people anxious. To get it done, they compromise: after Murphy is mortally wounded, he…

Whether you’ve been married for more than 50 years or have just started to rekindle your relationship with your boyfriend, girlfriend, partner, best friend or significant other, it’s always fun to go on a date, especially on a plane full of love for free! AirAsia Zest, the Filipino Low Cost Carrier that flies hand in hand with AirAsia, voted the World’s Best Low Cost Carrier for five consecutive years, is giving away extra love in the air this Valentine’s day through their “#LoveisintheAir” online contest where couples, pairs or any twosome may win free seats for two to any domestic…

TV5 brings primetime viewing to new heights with the remake of the phenomenal Hollywood series Pretty Little Liars. The Philippines is the first country in the world to do an adaptation of the hit US show, and TV5 made it possible. The show’s producer Warner Brothers (WB) reveals that several countries lined up to do a remake but the Philippines, through TV5, is the first one to succeed in buying the franchise. “TV5 has such incredible enthusiasm and a wonderful plan [for Pretty Little Liars]. Warner Brothers is very happy about this project,” says WB Creative Consultant James Kramer. James…