Author: Team Orange

Summer is here and so are the irritating head lice. 25 children in Barangay Dinalupihan, Bataan, gets to learn how to properly wash their hair to combat lice infestation in an Oplan Alis Kuto program recently conducted by a team of students from Messiah College, the first intentionally Christian Liberal Arts and Business College in the Philippines. The event is part of the school’s annual community service which aims to help local communities through various health and education awareness programs. Messiah College has been helping over 30 needy communities in and outside Metro Manila from the time it was founded…

Lenovo, the world’s top PC manufacturer, is spearheading a move to revolutionize the smartphone industry with the launch of three new additions to its A-Series of affordable smartphones. The Lenovo A-Series sets a “value for money” footprint, giving Filipinos more new ways to get linked and stay connected 24/7 while ensuring that they enjoy the full benefits of having a smartphone. “The latest A-Series smartphones have been made more powerful to be able to keep up with the growing needs of consumers. Lenovo believes that smartphones have become an essential gadget that every Filipino should have,” said Michael Ngan, Country…

The Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc. (KCFI), in coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd) officially launched on April 2 the Learning Effectively through Enhanced Pedagogies (LEEP), at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd Complex, Pasig City. “If there are any reforms that must be done, those are the ones that happen inside the classroom. It is my hope that LEEP would help in continuing the reforms that we have started,” DepEd Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro said, pointed out the importance of the LEEP program. Aside from DepEd Sec Armin Luistro, present at the launch were KCFI Chairman Dr. Oscar M.…

The teaser trailer for Warner Bros. Pictures’ new family adventure “Dolphin Tale 2” has arrived online. The sequel to the 2011 box office hit “Dolphin Tale,” the film stars returning cast members Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Kris Kristofferson and Nathan Gamble. It has been several years since young Sawyer Nelson (Gamble) and the dedicated team at the Clearwater Marine Hospital, headed by Dr. Clay Haskett (Connick, Jr.), rescued Winter. With the help of Dr. Cameron McCarthy (Freeman), who developed a unique prosthetic tail for the injured dolphin, they were able to save her life. Yet their fight…

MDR Live is the first-ever silent concert in the Philippines. This historic event will be featuring brand ambassadors, Ely Buendia and Bamboo Mañalac, as they share the same stage for the first time, for one night only in an epic concert for the ages. For the untrained ear, the sound of guitar strums, bass hits and smashing cymbals could be considered as distorted noise. However, music, and the work behind it, goes beyond that. Noise is only heard when we do not appreciate what exactly it is we hear and this is the outlook that Sony Philippines aims to change…

Recent health scares in the metro have made people aware that washing hands is vital in preventing the spread of virus and diseases. But what is often overlooked is how important hand drying is in the two-step process of hand hygiene. An American study published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology showed that although hand-washing regimen lessens the bacteria on the skin, the bacteria do not completely leave the skin’s surface and continue to spread with wet hands. The study furthered that the degree of wetness greatly affects bacterial dissemination. That is why the best way to have germ-free hands…

The sexily eery Eyedress releases his brand new mixtape ‘Hearing Colors’ last April 10 and it features 12 brand new tracks recorded in his bedroom in Manila. It is the follow up to his debut EP ‘Supernatural’ released last year. Based in Quezon City, Manila, Eyedress is 23-year-old Filipino producer, Idris Vicuña. This album was recorded using Fruity Loops in his bedroom on a PC laptop handed down to him by his father. Since his emergence he has supported the likes of Jungle, Grimes and Mac DeMarco, and earned plaudits from the likes of I-D, The Observer and Dazed & Confused.…

Refresh, rehydrate, and do your share in protecting Mother Nature by using reusable containers like the Tupperware Eco Bottle. Tupperware Brands, the country’s leading direct selling company, joins the United Nations movement in celebrating World Water Day, a global initiative commemorated annually on March 22, to help conserve the world’s water resources, by promoting the use of these environment-friendly drinking containers. World Water Day began in 1993, to promote clean water and this year, the advocacy highlights the link between “Water and Energy”. The celebration of this event reminds everyone to use water wisely, giving importance on the fact that…

While most of the focus on Heartbleed has been on vulnerable public websites, the bug affects much more than this. While most popular sites are no longer vulnerable, this does not mean that end-users can drop their guard. Heartbleed equally affects client software such as Web clients, email clients, chat clients, FTP clients, mobile applications, VPN clients and software updaters, to name a few. In short, any client that communicates over SSL/TLS using the vulnerable version of OpenSSL is open to attacks. In addition, Heartbleed affects various other servers aside from Web servers. These include proxies, media servers, game servers, database…

The Lenten season brings challenges to make no-meat meals as appetizing and flavorful. Thankfully, Century Tuna and nutritionist to the stars Nadine Tengco came up with delectable and filling Lent-friendly recipes for the aspiring Superbods. Many of the dishes feature the original healthy meat, Century Tuna Flakes in Oil. Century Tuna contains Omega 3, which helps burn body fat, shrink abdominal fat cells and stop certain genes that trigger inflammation on belly fat, in addition to promoting a healthy heart. Here are two of the healthy recipes you can try at home during Lenten season: CENTURY TUNA AVOCADO SALAD Serves…

In an exclusive collaboration two of the world’s most evocative brands, adidas Originals’ meets Brazil´s The Farm Company. Taking iconic Styles from adidas Originals rich heritage and reworking them through a series of The Farm Company´s signature prints, a partnership has developed that promises to blur the lines between sport and street style in an explosion of colour. The result is an exclusive collection of feminine pieces that contemplate the Originals lifestyle with four different prints developed artistically by The Farm Company. Translating the global energy and anticipation as the world turns towards Brazil with fresh eyes this year, The…