Author: Team Orange

Exciting events highlighting the rich heritage of the warm, hardworking people of La Union amid the province’s picturesque beaches and scenic landscape will once again happen at the 4th Sillag: Poro Point Festival of Lights from April 9 to 12, 2015. Similar to its previous celebration, Sillag 2015 is expected to draw an average of 20,000 people per day, hundreds of which are foreign tourists, to witness the four-day festival.  The peak number of visitors is expected to reach 40,000. A beacon for progress La Union was previously eclipsed by other (and more popular) local tourism events up north especially…

Atlantic Records has released FURIOUS 7: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK, the official musical companion to Universal Pictures’ new action-thriller movie. The album is available now in stores and at all online retailers. Furious 7 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)  gathers never-before-available tracks from some of today’s most electrifying hip-hop and R&B artists, including superstars like Wiz Khalifa, T.I., Young Thug, Iggy Azalea, Flo Rida, Sevyn Streeter, Price Royce, Juicy J and Mos Def, to name a few. In addition, the soundtrack includes the first-ever album release of DJ Snake & Lil Jon’s five-times RIAA platinum-certified worldwide smash, “Turn Down For What.” Furious 7 (Original…

Major thoroughfares all over the country are expected to be free from traffic on May 3, as Pinoys make time to witness boxing champ Manny Pacquiao square off with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in what is dubbed as the “Boxing Fight of the Century.” But if, for some reason, you don’t have access to the fight whether on television, movie theater screening, or even public viewing areas, wireless services leader Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has made available the Viewstream app for LIVE and ad-free streaming of the fight on your Android device for just P499. “Once again, Manny Pacquiao will unite…

Half-Spanish, half-Filipino singer-songwriter Edward Benosa is positive that there is still enough room in the Philippine music scene for real talents, and he intends to prove that with his self-titled debut album under Star Music. Edward initially got his 15 minutes of fame when he auditioned for “The Voice of the Philippines Season 1” in 2013. Despite being a non-chair turner, his good looks caused Toni Gonzaga to gush with admiration. Even coach Sarah Geronimo said it was his edge as a performer. “But I don’t just want to be that ‘good-looking singer.’ I wish to let people hear my…

Marion Aunor is having her first ever birthday concert “Take a Chance” on April 10, her 23rd birthday at Teatrino in Greenhills at 8:00 pm with guests Michael Pangilinan, Edgar Allan Guzman, Vin Abrenica, Edward Benosa, and younger sister, Ashley Aunor. She might also launch her second album (still untitled). The 11-track album that comes with the bonus cut “Pumapag-ibig” (Jungee Marcelo’s Himig Handog 2014 entry which Marion interpreted with two other artists). Marion Aunor is singing her own compositions in the album, apart from those composed for her by Jonathan Manalo and Joven Tan (the composer behind Aiza Seguerra’s…

McDonald’s Philippines once again took part in Earth Hour, the largest recurring environmental movement in history. With its beginnings in 2007 as a lights-off event to raise awareness for climate change, Earth Hour is now practiced in more than 160 countries worldwide, of which the Philippines has consecutively had one of the biggest participation. More than just a symbolic event, the campaign has resulted in concrete actions in climate change mitigation and adaptation over the years. This year, McDonald’s stores switched-off all pylon and external signage lights from 8:30-9:30 PM last March 28 in support of Earth Hour. McDonald’s…

TV5 begins the summer fun with fresh seasons of its morning block programs, back-to-back with the launch of Philippine TV’s newest showbiz program, starting Monday, April 6. Equally-famous wives of the country’s most popular gentlemen share tips and personal secrets on what makes their lives ‘happy’ in the all new season of ‘Happy Wife Happy Life’, airing weekday mornings at 10:00 AM. Naturopathy expert Dra. Edinell Calvario and Western medicine’s Dr. Hayden Kho teams up for another season of ‘Healing Galing sa TV5’, where they give free and valuable health advice covering both alternative and Western medicinal approaches on every…

Are you ready to drive vengeance home? In partnership with Fast & Furious 7, OPPO—the leading global phone brand—has launched a new racing game that gets Filipinos behind the wheel to get a chance to win a slew of exciting prizes, including the ultra-sleek OPPO R5 smartphone. The game, which operates on Flash, can be played from different platforms—like smartphones, tablets, and other wireless devices. It lets users drive their cars through a series of obstacles and collisions using their keyboards or touchscreens. At the same time, they need to collect fuel pickups that offer 10% fuel or OPPO VOOC…

announced that Philippine Business Bank (PBB) has selected IBM Storwize V7000 to transform its IT systems into a private cloud service delivery model. IBM Storwize 7000 will help PBB improve the performance and scalability of its technology infrastructure, resulting in reduced administrative and capital costs. PBB is the 5th largest thrift bank in the Philippines in terms of asset size. The bank has embarked on an expansion program in the recent years and has 121 branches to date. To accelerate new product delivery and enhance collaboration among customers, employees and partners, PBB needed to future-proof its business with an efficient…

After more than 15 years of unparalleled credibility as Philippine television’s leading showbiz-oriented talk show, The Buzz takes a break after its April 5, 2015 episode. The program recognizes the evolution in showbiz news reporting, and to cope with it, The Buzz deems it a necessary step to reinvent to start anew. Showbiz news will never die.  The showbiz talk genre remains. Since the program began, The Buzz has gained the authority of being the premiere source of truthful and balanced entertainment news for the Filipino audience worldwide. As the program bids farewell for now, The Buzz would like to…

After 15 years – and as the new theatrical film, “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” starts screening in the Philippines on April 4 – the cast and creative team of SpongeBob Squarepants have had time to ponder the SpongeBob franchise’s legacy. “It’s mind blowing just how big it’s become and how long it’s gone,” muses Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob. “As an actor, you’re perennially a freelance employee. We’re a bit like migrant workers; we go where the crops are, and SpongeBob is a crop that just keeps growing.” “No one could have expected this,” relates Rodger…