Author: Team Orange

A partnership between Philippine Culinary Cup 2013 champion Global Academy and Raintree is raising the bar in developing dynamic well-rounded culinarians who are making waves in the country’s culinary scene. Founded in 2007 by Chef Rob Pengson and Chef Benjamin Ledesma, Jr., Global Academy has gained wide recognition in the global culinary arena. “Global Academy students gain a competitive edge through their courses and valuable real-world experience from our restaurant partners,” said Ledesma, Global Academy CFO and president. Fostering talent and industry expertise, Global Academy’s internship program with Raintree is one of the most comprehensive in the field. “Since 2009,…

Many of the country’s top music artists are staging a concert on January 15 to raise funds for the rehabilitation of Yolanda-hit communities in the Visayas. Organized by Smart Communications Inc. (Smart), in partnership with Coca Cola Bottlers Philippines, the concert hailed as “Voices for Visayas” will be held at the Newport Performing Arts Theatre in Resorts World Hotel, Pasay City. All proceeds will go to the Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation (PDRF) for the funding of the shelter projects of Habitat for Humanity and Gawad Kalinga for the typhoon survivors. Top-billing the concert are Megastar Sharon Cuneta, Asia’s Songbird Regine…

Warner Bros. Pictures has just unveiled the main poster art and three character banners for its upcoming romantic fantasy “Winter’s Tale.” The film is written and directed by Oscar®-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman and based on the novel by Mark Helprin. Set in a mythic New York City and spanning more than a century, “Winter’s Tale” is a story of miracles, crossed destinies, and the age-old battle between good and evil.

A global fashion icon is reborn in Spring/Summer ’14 as the legendary Stan Smith returns from its sabbatical. Removed from the shelves for the past few seasons, the classic silhouette has been re-invigorated and updated for the modern day, while still staying true to the look and shape of the original.

Citi Philippines brings in hassle-free payments at Newport Cinemas as it introduces its first-rate contactless payment technology to avid moviegoers. Say goodbye to long queues at ticket booths and say hello to Citi Visa payWave. Citi keeps the wave of excitement high for moviegoers because from the moment they reach the ticket booth, the payment transaction will be faster than before with the new Citi Visa payWave. This contactless payment technology enables Citi cardholders to just tap their credit cards at terminal screens to pay for their tickets.

In 1961, Walt Disney invited “Mary Poppins” author P.L. Travers to his studio in Los Angeles to discuss, in person, his continued interest in obtaining the movie rights to her beloved book and character—a pitch he first made to her in the 1940s. Still hesitant and disinterested after all those years, Travers wanted to tell the Hollywood impresario to go fly a kite but with dwindling sales of her books and a bleak economic future looming, P.L. Travers said yes and embarked on a two-week sojourn in Los Angeles that would ultimately set the wheels of the beloved film in motion. Now, Walt Disney Pictures presents…

As the country’s number 1 motorcycle manufacturer and distributor, Honda Philippines, Inc. is consistently providing motorcycles of the highest quality. In every bike produced, Honda is committed to the highest goal of fulfilling every customer’s dream. And in the pursuit of realizing these Filipinos’ dreams, Honda has won the trust of customers –becoming Number 1, both in motorcycle industry sales and in the heart of Filipinos. The Honda XRM Series has been unchallenged since it was first introduced as XRM110 in 2002. On 2003, it was the first motorcycle in the Philippines equipped with Automatic Headlight On (AHO). On 2004,…

Hong Kong has always been admired by travellers as dynamic, romantic and multicultural destination. Among the over 50 million travellers who visited Hong Kong in 2013, an estimated 40% are of marrying age (the figure for 2012 is 42%), with the majority from Taiwan, South East Asia and mainland China. Having hosted Hong Kong’s largest outdoor speed dating party last year, Ocean Park is collaborating with the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) and the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) for the first time to present Hong Kong’s first-ever large-scale multicultural speed dating event. To showcase the romantic spirit of…

Are you ready to become a millionaire this 2014? Can you answer all the 15 questions and be 2 million pesos richer? Here’s your chance to become the next millionaire as the most popular game show in the world is looking for new contestants to be on the hot seat.

To help students and teachers prepare for the annual National Achievement Test (NAT), K Channel has started airing NAT reviewers or shows with topics that are normally asked in the said examination. NAT is a set of standardized tests addressing the major subjects taught in school. It is yearly administered by Department of Education’s National Educational Testing and Research Center (NETRC). This year, it will be given to Grades 3 and 6 and 4th year high school students to test their knowledge and mastery of level-appropriate Mathematics, Science, Communication Skills, and Araling Panlipunan.

This year perhaps is the best time to try something different. There’s always a better way to do things, and in this case, there’s a nutritious and less sinful way. This could be done, believe it or not, through making smarter choices and not depriving ourselves of all the goodness laid out on the buffet table. For starters, because we just can’t fully enjoy a meal without rice, it’s ideal to substitute white rice with brown rice. A study showed that eating five servings of white rice per week increased the risk of diabetes. On the other hand, brown rice…