Author: Team Orange

BlackBerry® (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB) today announced the new BlackBerry® Q5 smartphone is expected to be available in the Philippines beginning August 24, 2013. The all new BlackBerryQ5 smartphone features a QWERTY keyboard in a stunning, youthful design that is confident and makes it easy for customers to have fun, create, share and stay connected. Available in Black, the BlackBerry Q5 smartphone offers a powerful and unique mobile computing experience with its cutting-edge BlackBerry® 10 functionality. Features and apps work seamlessly together, allowing your every move to flow into the next. With its classic QWERTY keyboard re-engineered for optimized typing…

To help flood victims in the National Capital Region and its nearby provinces, Zest Air is accepting free airlift of relief goods to Metro Manila. Interested charitable organization, non-profit, socio-civic or religious groups may avail of this service by sending an e-mail to Zest Air head of cargo team Ernest Bernal at [email protected]. Relief goods should be packed in boxes with a list of items, their estimate value, size and weight in kilos including the complete contact details of their counterpart NGO or consignee. Zest Air provincial cargo stations in Cebu, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Kalibo, Iloilo, Bacolod, Tagbilaran, Puerto…

KakaoTalk, the newest mobile messaging application to reach the country, is now the number one free social networking application in the Philippine iOS App Store and the number one free communications application in Google Play. The mobile application saw a surge of downloads over the past couple of weeks, taking the No. 1 spot in Communications category of Google Play on the 18th, following its matched success in the App Store where it rose to become the No. 1 Social Networking application on August 7th, the same day of its official launch. The impressive results are backed by Kakao’s aggressive…

ABS-CBN Foundation, through its disaster emergency and rehabilitation arm ‘Sagip Kapamilya,’ has already started its massive relief operations for the flood victims of typhoon Maring and Habagat in National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby provinces in Luzon. Relief goods were recently provided to hundreds of families in Cavite, Ilocus Sur and Quezon City. In its continuing efforts, Sagip Kapamilya has also opened its helpdesk hotlines–024114995 023949272, and 09178844411–for people who need rescue and relief as well as for interested parties who want to donate. In-kind donations like rice, canned goods, noodles, biscuits, coffee, sugar, water, clothes, blankets, mats, and medicines…

This coming August 24, The University of Makati, will be brimming with excitement as world-class talents battle for Clear Supremacy. Powered by Clear, the number one men’s shampoo brand, the biggest football all-star game in the nation shines brighter in its second year as World Cup champion Fabio Cannavaro and football legend Dennis Wise join James Youngusband, Phil Younghusband and the country’s top football talents. After more than four weeks of voting Team James and Team Phil was decided last August 10 at the SM Megamall Events Center. With thousands of votes casted on the Clear Facebook page, the voting pool…

The very first Bulwagang Gantimpala production, Katipunan, Mga Anak ng Bayan, pulsates with new life, as a special touring production, under the direction of Joel Lamangan and Jun Pablo. The musical theater production acquaints modern viewers to the short life and turbulent times of the working class revolutionary Andres Bonifacio and his wife, Gregoria “Oryang” de Jesus. It illustrates the evolution of the mass-based revolutionary organization, the role of women in the struggle, the internal conflicts that weakened it and gives the audiences the lessons from the struggles and triumphs of the Great Plebian. Artistic director Joel Lamangan says, “Katipunan is my comeback to Gantimpala Theater. It is the…

In connection to the ongoing Typhoon Maring that is devastating the whole Metro Manila and other parts of the Philippines, SM Supermalls issued the statement below: As a public service, all the SM Supermalls, through on skeletal force, will remain open to serve our customers. The malls have served as temporary refuge to our friends in the communities over the past typhoons. We are offering the same service again. We hope that some of the stranded find temporary safe shelter in our malls. In connection to this, SM Supermalls, together with SM Foundation, will start accepting donations for victims of…

After the exciting announcement of the return of the multi-platinum pop rock band THE CALLING last week, the band hit the road to play a couple of spot dates in Atlantic City and Lapeer, Michigan.   After a heavily attended Lapeer Days Festival the singer was abducted after the show during a trip to the local mini mart.  Alex Band was grabbed by his shirt and hit from behind and lost his footing. He was beaten with a police baton with a gun pointed to his face demanding Alex Band’s “Hollywood money.” After Alex Band fought back he was cornered…

A good pair of sandals is a lot like a yoga mat – soft enough to cushion your every step, but with enough resistance to make sure your feet aren’t strutting on a paper-thin sheet of rubber. A ridiculously awesome pair of sandals does exactly that while also keeping things fun, easygoing, and chic. Sanuk’s newly launched Yoga Slings fall into the latter category, landing onto the Philippine fashion scene with the same carefree attitude that’s made the brand world-famous. The sandals made their local debut at Beyond Yoga in Bonifacio High Street Central, a natural choice considering the footbeds…

Burger King, the original home of the Whopper, introduces the fresher, juicier, more “FILLET-vorful” chicken sandwich in the market—the Burger King Chicken Crisp Fillet Sandwich. Each Burger King Chicken Crisp Fillet Sandwich has a whole muscle fillet made of 100% real chicken. What makes it distinctly more “FILLET-vorful” is that it’s freshly prepared daily inside the store. They are hand-pressed, breaded and immediately deep-fried to crispy, juicy perfection. Burger King uses only transfat-free oil to create that crispy coating and make sure that all the juiciness of the chicken is locked inside. The fillets are then put between a warm,…

Great music will definitely thrive this coming August 29, 2013 at the Music Museum, as our main man, the adorable crooner Joey Generoso, will hold his much-awaited event that is sure to be a great concert entitled “Joey… G!” Experience a great show that features hits of the past that made your years certainly unforgettable. Hear some of Joey G’s romantic tracks from his nine-track album “Stand”, and other love songs that will woo your heart. Inspired by some artists like TOTO, Kenny Rankin, Steely Dan, Richard Marx, Sergio Mendes and Kenny Logins, Joey G is still one of the…