ABS-CBN officially announced the appointment of KC Concepcion to be the host of their newest singing –reality show that will be airing on 2012 entitled X-Factor Philippines. The reality show is a franchised of X-Factor that originates in the United Kingdom (UK) and under the concept Simon Cowell and his company SYCOtv. This is one of the newest projects of KC after she renewed her exclusive contract with ABS-CBN with her Viva Entertainment management few weeks ago. Starting January 2012, KC will be visiting Cebu, Bacolod, Manila, Olongapo, and Batangas for the X-Factor Philippines auditions in search for the newest…
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It’s been almost five years since I created ASK by Flow Galindez (formerly AngSawariKo). From those years up to present, aside from the usual entertainment, food, lifestyle, tech and travel blog posts, I always make sure that I included articles that promote advocacy and rights. Through this, in my simple way, I believe I am promoting responsibility and hope on the social media space somehow. But of course, I wanted everyone to take part of it and be more responsible about how what they post online, and how they see some of the social issues and interesting topics and be…
In line with the celebration of Dr. Jose Rizal’s 150th birthday, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) produces ten million pieces of the newly-minted coin featuring national hero. The commemorative one-peso coin has the same size of the ordinary Php1.00 which is 24 millimeters in diameter and weighs around 5.35 grams. The coin contains face will feature the hero’s portrait and will have the markings 150 years, Republika ng Pilipinas, and year 1861-2011. At the back of the coin it has the logo of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas with the 1 Piso word and 2011. The Office of the…
On January 2012, Warner Bros. Pictures brings back the action comedy tandem of Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law on the big screen for the film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. It is the sequel of the Sherlock Holmes franchise that was directed by Guy Ritchie and based from the character with the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The screenplay was written by Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney and also includes actors like Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Stephen Fry, Kelly Reilly and Rachel McAdams. The sequel embarks on the adventure of Sherlock Holmes (Downey Jr.) with…
After the huge success of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Warner Bros. Pictures brings another movie adaptation of a J. R. R. Tolkien novel entitled The Hobbit. The film adaptation will be divided in to two parts; The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again, which will be shown in all cinemas in 2012 and 2013 respectively, but it now shot back to back in New Zealand. The two-part epic fantasy film directed is by Peter Jackson and stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Graham McTavish, Ken Stott, Andy Serkis, Christopher Lee, Benedict…
Craving for a Chinese cuisine with a spicy kick? Red Crab Group brings Komrad, a Chinese restaurant located at the 2nd Floor of Eastwood Mall Veranda in Quezon City. It offers dishes inspired from the districts of Hunan and Sichuan that offers that appetizing spicy that that everyone will surely love. Before I share my dining experience in Komrad, here are some details about the Hunan and Sichuan cuisine that was offered in the restaurant. Hunan cuisine is known with its hot spicy flavor, fresh aroma and deep color. Its cooking technique is usually stewing, frying, pot-roasting, braising, and smoking.…
After the successful release of their internet tablets, Archos officially launches the G9 Tablets in the market that is Android™ 3.2 Honeycomb powered and 3G capable. The Archos G9 Tablets has two available sizes; 8-inch Archos 80 G9 Tablet and 10-inch Archos 101 G9 Tablet. Both G9 Tablets has a standard version: OMAP™ 4 smart multi-core ARM CORTEX A9 at 1GHz and Turbo version: OMAP™ 4 smart multi-core ARM CORTEX A9 from 1.2GHz to 1.5GHz (at start of 2012). What’s good with this is that for gamers and multimedia aficionados they can maximize the use of these tablets to experience…
Despite of Typhoon Pedring, Quiel and Sendong that caused hundreds of lives and leaving thousands homeless, Filipinos will still celebrating Christmas and hoping that a brighter day will come. Faith is what we always hold on to and Filipinos is known to be resilient – brave enough to face all the storms in his life and knows how to stand up every time he fall. Pass the hope, this is the message of Christmas. Everyone is passing all the help they can afford for our fellow Filipinos who are in Iligan, Cagayan de Oro and other typhoon affected area in…
After Feng Shui, Sukob, and Dalaw, Kris Aquino returns to the big screen with another horror film entitled Segunda Mano. This is a Star Cinema, Agostodos Pictures, and CineMedia’s entry for 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival. Tagged as the Philippine Horror Queen, Kris Aquino will be joined by Angelica Panganiban, Bangs Garcia, Jhong Hilario, Helen Gamboa and Dingdong Dantes. This project marks Dingdong’s first time to work with Star Cinema. The film was directed by Joyce Bernal and written by Joel Mercado. It will be shown in all cinemas nationwide beginning December 25, Christmas Day. Segunda Mano (Second Hand) follows…
It’s Christmas and for those who loves to travel Cebu Pacific Air is offering 50% off in all domestic and international flights this Christmas. The seat sale promo will be available on December 26, 2011 or until seats last. This is for the travel from April 1 to May 31, 2012, in time for the summer peak in the Philippines. Passengers can book flights at 50% off to any of CEB’s international destinations, namely: Bangkok, Beijing, Brunei, Busan, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Incheon, Jakarta, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Osaka, Singapore, Shanghai, Taipei or Xiamen. Cebu Pacific…