Author: Team Orange

From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” the third in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves. Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world. Enraged, Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women and children of Lake-town. Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure,…

Tublay Mayor Ruben Paoad, US Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg, UN World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director Praveen Agrawal, and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Mission Director Reed Aeschliman visit the women coffee farmers of Tublay, Benguet, who have been assisted by the US Government through WFP for the disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation (DRR/CCA) programme. The US Government has announced an additional US$340,000 assistance to the province of Benguet to further improve disaster resilience in the area. Photo credit: WFP Philippines/Anthony Chase Lim

Traveling to the city known as the “Little Rome of the Philippines” is now easier and faster with the road improvements in the Southern Tagalog region.The SLEX extension or the Toll Road 3 connects the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) to the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road Tollway (STAR Tollway), cutting down travel time by bypassing the usually congested Maharlika Highway. Motorists can now reach Lipa City exit in a matter of minutes from SLEX. As a bastion of the Catholic faith, Lipa City is home to several Catholic churches, convents, seminaries, catholic schools, and retreat houses. Lipa hosts an annual national…

The south part of the metro specifically Alabang in Muntinlupa City continuous to develop with lots of food establishments being built in the city. And if you’re looking for a new gastronomical adventure to entice your taste buds, you may not look any further as you can experience that at Acacia Hotel Manila. The three-year old Filipino five-star hotel in Alabang has fast become the go-to place of local residents and business men due to its convenient location, great service and amenities. One thing that makes this hotel unique is that Acacia Hotel Manila is the only hotel in the South…

Absolute Play is set to release today their most daring single ever “Little Miss Homewrecker” on music channel MYX. Talented as they are, the young musicians of Absolute Play have already composed 11 original songs. They play honest to goodness youth-punk music sprinkled with huge doses of fun, good vibes, and good values. Their kind of music surpasses boundaries of age, capturing the young and the young-at-heart with their feel good songs.

From July 26 to September 1, Russian artist Sasha Frolova will be in Slovenia for the first time, during the 12th International Festival of Contemporary Arts Art Stays. She will present her large inflatable latex sculptures and will perform in the Aquaaerobika performance, a show featuring music, dance and color that brought her to travel to Venice, London, Hamburg and other cities in Europe.

If Germany conquered the World Cup, Its now time for the Philippines to conquer Germany via international singing competition. For the first time in European singing history, the Philippines was chosen as the only Asian Country to join the 9th Europe Pop Contest to be held in Berlin , Germany . This year, the Philippines will have the chance to showcase the talents of six budding Filipino singing artists. “This is the first time that the organizers of this yearly competition is inviting participants from this part of the world. We’re so happy that the owner of this popular singing competition…

Universal Pictures and Focus Features have just uncovered the sizzling teaser trailer and images of Sam Taylor-Johnson’s feature film adaptation of “Fifty Shades of Grey.” “Fifty Shades of Grey” is the hotly anticipated film adaptation of the bestselling book that has become a global phenomenon. Since its release, the “Fifty Shades” trilogy has been translated into 51 languages worldwide and sold more than 100 million copies in e-book and print—making it one of the biggest and fastest-selling book series ever.

Star Records releases the self-titled debut album of Generation, a new rock band composed of sons of legendary Filipino recording artists. Its members include Joe Chan and Mike Chan, sons of Jose Mari Chan, on bass and keyboards, respectively; Kowboy Santos, Sampaguita’s son, on lead guitar; and Ige Gallardo, son of Celeste Legaspi, on rhythm guitar. Formed in 2008, the band started performing in various gigs, playing classics from The Beatles, Doobie Brothers, Cars, among others. Then in 2010, Generation began recording their debut album of all-original songs. The members describe their brand of music as new classic rock as…

One of Philippines’ most admired clothing brand, Penshoppe, continues to push the envelope further as it embarks on online retail with the Philippines’ Online Shopping Mall – Lazada.com.ph. From its cool and affordable items that appeal to the Asian fashion palate, to top-billing international celebrity endorsers, Penshoppe has continuously wowed and made waves in the Philippine fashion retail arena. Now, the brand is set on conquering new and exciting territory – Online Retail; and in tandem with Penshoppe on its journey is the Philippines’ Online Shopping Mall – Lazada. “Our partnership with Lazada stems from the company-wide commitment to serve our…

BPI Family Savings Bank Ka-Negosyo Loans strengthens its campaign for Filipino entrepreneurship as it once again co-presents the Franchise Asia Philippines 2014, Asia’s biggest 4-in-1 franchise event organized by the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. With the theme, “Asia to the World. The World to Asia. Conquering an Intergrated ASEAN”, the Franchise Asia Philippines 2014 opens its International franchise expo led by Mrs. Hanep Buhay, Senator Cynthia Villar, to share valuable insights on the Philippine landscape in the field of business and entrepreneurship. Dubbed as the biggest franchise show in Asia, Franchise Asia…