“Inanod ng alon si Mama, nasa ilalim ng kahoy. Waray na Mama (Mama was taken by the waves, underneath the driftwood. Mama is gone.),” six-year old Aldrin Awa-aw recounts his horrific experience of super typhoon Yolanda. “Gusto ko sana buhay pa si Mama (I wish mama was still alive.),” Aldrin adds amid the supposed joyful Christmas season. As a Christmas gift to Aldrin and nearly 600 children affected by Yolanda, Rescue 5, the Emergency Response Unit of TV5 News and Information (News5), gave them copies of its specialized activity book on disaster preparedness in Waray, the native language in Leyte.…
Author: Team Orange
Granting massive requests from “Beliebers” and general audiences alike, TV5 will air a replay of its much-anticipated Justin Bieber Special Give Love. Give Back Philippines this Saturday at 6pm, pre-empting Showbiz Police. Relive how the international superstar touched the lives of Yolanda survivors during his surprise Tacloban trip in this TV5 special, complete with exclusive video coverage, full-length interviews, and behind-the-scene footages. Justin’s trip was part of his #GiveBackPhilippines global fundraising campaign for Yolanda survivors, an initiative that endeared the Canadian singer all the more to Filipinos and even converted critics into Beliebers. The teen heartthrob brought cheer to the survivors, gave them gifts,…
The two most popular teams in the PBA duel again for the second time in the PLDT myDSL Philippine Cup this Sunday as league-leading Barangay Ginebra San Miguel clashes with struggling San Mig Super Coffee Mixers this Sunday, January 5 from the Mall of Asia Arena.
The true-to-life, war action-thriller “Lone Survivor” reunites Taylor Kitsch with director Peter Berg, after the No.1 box-office hit “Battleship” and NBC’s critically acclaimed sports drama “Friday Night Lights.” Based on The New York Times bestselling true story of heroism, courage and resilience, “Lone Survivor” tells the incredible tale of four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative who are ambushed by the enemy in the mountains of Afghanistan. Faced with an impossible moral decision, the small band is isolated from help and surrounded by a much larger force of Taliban ready for war. As they confront unthinkable odds together, the…
Action superstar Mark Wahlberg (“2 Guns”) leads the cast of the critically acclaimed war thriller “Lone Survivor” as Marcus Luttrell, a real-life Navy SEAL whose book has become a motivational resource for its lessons on how the power of the human spirit is tested when we are pushed beyond our mental and physical limits.
We’ve always known that Spider-Man’s most important battle has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of Spider-Man. But in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” Peter Parker finds that a greater conflict lies ahead.
Kapamilya action star Arjo Atayde will take on a role of a gay parent in the upcoming heavy drama episode of ABS-CBN’s “Maalaala Mo Kaya.” He will give life to the character of Jess, who became a mother to six kids abandoned by their parents. How can a gay man give to his ‘children’ the love and care he was not able to have from his own mother? Together with Arjo in “MMK” this Saturday (January 4) are Ella Cruz, Ismael Clavero, Felix Roco, Assunta de Rossi, Via Veloso, Eliza Pineda, Kyle Banzon, Mike Lloren, Dindo Arroyo, and Jiriane Montilla.…
In 1987, director Paul Verhoeven thrilled the world with “RoboCop,”the tale of a cyborg cop that patrols the streets of a futuristic Detroit in the name of justice. Now, filmmaker José Padilha (“Elite Squad”) reintroduces “RoboCop” when the science fiction that the original movie depicted in the 80’s is actually now closer to science than to fiction.
Quite a number of Pinoys have achieved a great measure of success from taking on the role as entrepreneurs. One of them is Mercy Abayan, or Tiya Mercy, who is the owner of Romina’s Bags. She started out in the early 1970s selling wallets and bags to vendors in Quiapo and Central Market. Today, her leather goods are still selling at very popular prices of P30 to P120 and companies buy them in bulk as giveaways. Another small and medium-sized entrepreneur (SME) with an innovative business concept is regaloservice.com, an online portal that offers gift registry and shopping services. The…
As a parent, there’s nothing you want more than to provide for your child’s health and happiness. Choosing to give your little one the right kind of nutrition early on can go a long way towards giving them a good start in life. Inspired by the benefits of nature, HiPP Organic Kindermilk is specially formulated using only the finest organic milk. HiPP is one of the leading baby food companies in Europe, with nutrition expertise going back 50 years. They exercise the strictest tests in every stage of production, ensuring that the product remains pure and free from unwanted chemicals.…
If you think that they are just a simple girl group who gets TV time by dancing and singing on variety shows, think again. There is more to the Mocha Girls than just skin deep attraction. Landing on the cover of UNO, the ultimate guide for men in the Philippines, proves there is more to them than just fleshy beauty. This pop all-girl group has seen its share of beautiful faces come and go, but one thing that has remained constant is the founder and the person who lent her name to the group, ringleader Mocha Uson. Mocha says what…