Author: Team Orange

The start of the New Year brings with it a new momentum to get things done. And with all the places one has to get to, everyone is yielded in the inevitable rush all over the Metro. Getting around the city need not be a pain with the dreaded waiting game for a cab because hailing a cab is now as convenient as waving your finger. Globe Telecom, the mobile data service provider of choice, and GrabTaxi the country’s most phenomenal taxi-booking app, continue to give the most wonderful deals as they extend their discounted booking fee for Globe subscribers…

If love is like riding a bicycle, then the first few tries must’ve hurt quite a bit. Just like Ramon Bautista of hit web-series Tales from the Friend Zone Zero, maybe you have gone through your share of heartbreaks that made you say “’di na ako naniniwala sa pag-ibig.” Welling up with feelings but missed the melo-dramatic launch of #TFTFZero? You can watch the complete series here. But don’t lose hope, there’s more to life when you move on. Tama na ang semplang, magmove-on ka na lang. #AyosMagMoveOn Take it from broken hearted Spanky Rigor-Mortiz (Ramon Bautista) who sold a…

Sports5, the sports arm of TV5, will bring the best international sports action to Filipinos as it was awarded the rights as the Philippine broadcaster of Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games and the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. “This is wonderful news for Filipino sports fans. Sporting events has been the number one program that unites all Filipinos. That’s why we are excited to bring to them the biggest sporting event with the best athletes from all over the world,” TV5 CEO and President Noel Lorenzana said. The Olympics coverage begins on February 8, 12mn in Manila with Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games to be held…

K Channel will air Philippine Educational Theater Association’s Rated:PG, a play on positive discipline penned by Liza Magtoto, directed by Mae Quesada-Medina, and musically arranged by award-winning composer Vincent De Jesus. Rated:PG is a play that raises a very important issue of how to raise a child to be a disciplined and responsible citizen. It tells the story of Joselle, a hardworking mother of two who is considering an employment abroad to meet her family’s financial needs. However, she is faced with a problem of looking for the best person who will take care of her youngest child Ton-Ton who is just…

Cinema One is still accepting entries for the film festival that showcases the most original of visions and most unique of voices, as it recently announced an extension in the deadline for submission until February 14, 2014 Friday. All submissions should be complete full scripts for a narrative feature length film. The film script should tackle a commercially viable Filipino story with universal themes. The filmmaker submitting these script entries should be ready to discuss the sellable and marketable points of the proposed film project. From all submissions, ten finalists will be selected and will be given a production budget…

Columbia Pictures taps the best talents (Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington, Channing Tatum, Andrew Garfield, among others) to star in high-concept and interesting films that the studio will rollout in 2014. From original ideas to re-imaginings, from anticipated sequels to clever adaptations, Columbia’s solid slate for the year promises to inspire, enlighten and entertain. “RoboCop.” When Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp sees its chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions…

Viewers need not wait once a week for their dose of the hottest entertainment news as TV5’s Showbiz Police begins airing daily from Monday to Friday, 4:00 p.m., starting on January 20! Recently recognized as the Best Showbiz Oriented Talk Show in the 12th Gawad Tanglaw Awards for 2014, Showbiz Police is still bannered by multi-hyphenate Raymond Gutierrez, together with the country’s ultimate showbiz insiders Nanay Cristy Fermin and Direk Joey Reyes. Rounding up the show are outspoken television and radio host Shalala and the fashionable female tandem of SPO Girls Divine Lee and MJ Marfori. This season, viewers will…

Heating up the start of a new year hand in hand with the sexiest body shoot to ever hit print media in the Philippines, the Metro Body Show Off last Saturday (January 11) was an event that took boldness and excitement to whole new heights—especially with Miss Universe 2013 3rd Runner-up Ariella Arida leading the pack.

“The Bottomline With Boy Abunda” sums up its 2013 year-ender special this Saturday (January 18) as it tackles the country’s most controversial socio-political issues including the possible legalization of marijuana. Political analysts Prof. Clarita Carlos, Dr. Nicole Curato, Dean Tony La Vina, and Malou Tiquia will give their insights as to how ordinary Filipinos will react to a topic that was once locally taboo. Is the Philippines ready to legalize the use of marijuana? The second part of the year-ender special will also talk about the effect of social media in the nation’s pressing political issues. Don’t miss the 2013…

Pilipinas Global Network Ltd (PGNL), TV5’s international arm, starts the year right with the production of its very first original content entitled Ganito Na Kami Ngayon, which is about and especially designed for Filipinos overseas. This weekly 30-minute program features reunions and homecomings, showcases hometowns and popular destinations, and will also be about rediscovering roots. Some lucky kababayans who have lived abroad for many years are given the opportunity to finally return “home” and be brought to different must-see places in the metropolis and in the provinces.

Backroom’s newest roster of artists called the NYOBG (Not Your Ordinary Boys and Girl) are out to make their own mark in the entertainment industry. The group is composed of Ian Batherson, Carlo Sawit, PJ Go, Avery Paraiso, Benj Bolivar, Kaye Chua, Maui Lumba, and Bon Jovi Osorio. NYOBG took up various workshops under Direk Laurice Guillen, Mr. Pen Medina, Ms. Annie Quintos of The Company, G-Force and Mr. Boy Abunda to prepare themselves for the big break. Now, the NYOBG members are all excited to build a career in acting, dancing, singing, and hosting. Ian Batherson is a familiar face…