Author: Team Orange

Over the years, mobile devices have become more than just a means of communicating. It has become something that is integral to one’s identity, with various innovations to cater to specific needs. For Samsung, innovation doesn’t end in merely developing a new smartphone model. Instead, Samsung creates a whole lifestyle, as seen in the release of their latest model, the Samsung Galaxy A Series. The Samsung Galaxy A Series takes the smartphone experience to a new level with its slim stylish, full metal unibody design and top of the line features. Now, Samsung gives shoppers a chance to access the…

Spending late Saturday nights at home in front of television screens will definitely be the nation’s newest weekly habit beginning this Saturday, January 24 at 10:00PM, now that TV5 is all set to introduce its first-ever love advice cum talk variety program entitled “Call Me Papa Jack”, with no less than the country’s most popular male DJ and widely-followed love guru, Papa Jack, at the helm of the show. For those who just cannot get enough of Papa Jack, this exciting new offering of the Kapatid Network gives viewers an even more dynamic experience with him as he brings his…

Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s “Stupid is Forever,” a collection of her memorable punch lines, jokes, and one-liners sold over 110,000 copies since its launch in December, making it the fastest and best-selling book of 2014. Due to popular demand, Sen. Santiago will have another book signing on Thursday (January 22), 2:00-4:00 PM at National Book Store Glorietta 5 after the success of her book launch and book signing over a month ago. “Stupid is Forever” published by ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc., has become a phenomenal hit, scoring rave reviews and strings of positive posts all over social media from readers.

Top environmental solutions-provider World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) recently named Jose Angelito Palma as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 2015. Palma brings with him a wealth of experience, plus strong leadership and expertise in the environment and conservation sectors. Palma handled the sea turtle conservation project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) before moving to WWF-Philippines as Project Manager for the Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi. He rose from the ranks – serving as Director of the Species Conservation Program and Assistant Vice-president for Field Operations. In 2007, Palma was appointed Vice-president…

McDonald’s honors a 57-year-old crew member at the Quezon Avenue store, Mang Cesar Evangelista Selencio for his 28 years of service in the restaurant. His story was shared by customer Giancarlo Angeles on Facebook, who expressed his gratitude for and appreciation of the service Mang Cesar provided him on one of his visits to the branch. The post garnered almost 30,000 likes and 2,000 shares, with people applauding Mang Cesar and sharing their own stories of their own encounters with him. Mang Cesar was later awarded with a Certificate of Recognition for his dedication. With over 32,000 employees nationwide, McDonald’s…

The Manila Pavilion Hotel proudly announces a fresh chapter in its series of room renovation projects with the completion of its newly renovated Superior Rooms. With a design that boasted soft-toned and Zen type vibe to increase natural daylight in each room, the newly transformed Superior Rooms of the Manila Pavilion feature interior design that celebrates harmony and functionality from furniture arrangements to floor patterns. The refurbished Superior Rooms are spacious guestrooms that feature sophisticated furnishings with warm and inviting color palette to create a distinguished yet comfortable ambiance. Choice of king, twin and family, the new Superior Rooms allow…

This year’s frontrunner at the Oscars, “Birdman” will open exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas on January 28 and has thus far dominated the Academy Award with nine nominations in major categories including Best Picture. Other notable nominations for “Birdman” includes Best Director (Alejandro González Iñárritu), Best Actor (Michael Keaton), Best Supporting Actor (Edward Norton),  Best Supporting Actress (Emma Stone), Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing. In “Birdman,” Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s black comedy, Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) hopes that by spearheading an ambitious new Broadway play he will, among other things, revive his moribund career.…

We have all experienced the difficulties of finding a doctor and quickly get an appointment. More importantly, on emergency situations, we might not even have an idea where the nearest hospital is or which doctor to call. For Arthur John Abarquez, one of the founders of UNA I.T. SOLUTIONS, it was on a Maundy Thursday a few years ago when his wife suffered a serious fall, which resulted to shattered bones in her left forearm and hand that compelled him to recognize this need. “We rushed my wife to the hospital but the ER Doctors couldn’t do anything to relieve…

Are you bro-less? Buddy-deficient? About to settle down with a girl without ever having lived it up first with the boys? You might just need “The Wedding Ringer.” Top comedians Kevin Hart (“The Grudge Match”) Josh Gad (voice of Olaf in “Frozen”) and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting (TV’s “The Big Bang Theory”) star in the new buddy comedy from director Jeremy Garelick (“The Break-Up”). For any man getting married, there’s a lot to take care of before the big day. But no matter how stressful it gets, he can be certain of one thing: the guys that make up his wedding party…

ABS-CBN’s “Maalaala Mo Kaya” (MMK) will share this Saturday (January 17) the inspiring life story of deaf beauty queen Christine Balaguer, who became one of the Top 13 candidates in this year’s Miss World Philippines pageant. Christine will be portrayed by Miss Universe Philippines 2010 Venus Raj. Discover how Christine grew up to be optimistic, living a normal life despite her physical challenges, and how she became an inspiration for the deaf and other differently abled people like her to reach for their dreams. Also starring in the upcoming “MMK” episode are Carmi Martin, Matt Evans, Anna Luna, Brenna Garcia,…

To recognize its achievements in energy efficiency and conservation, IBM received the Outstanding Award in the recently concluded Don Emilio Abello Energy Efficiency Awards for 2014. IBM was praised for attaining 10.5% energy savings in its UP-Ayala TechnoHub Building J office facility. This translates to 63,927 liters of oil saved with a monetary equivalent of P2,470,779.00.00 resulting in 125,405 kilograms of avoided CO2. Energy savings were obtained by switching off or reducing lighting and air-conditioning during non-operating or low staffing hours; increasing air-conditioning unit temperature from 20 to 24 degrees Centigrade; implementing computer power management; participating in the annual Earth…