>After receiving four Academy Awards like Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay, The King’s Speech finally opens in Manila this May. The 2010 British historical drama directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler with actors Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham-Carter and Guy Pearce will be exclusively screened in Ayala Cinemas (Glorietta 4, Greenbelt 3 and Trinoma) beginning May 11. Based from the true story of King George VI, the film follows the journey of Prince Albert (Firth) toward the crown. The movie will touch the hardship and triumph of Prince Albert as he…
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>Last November 15, while he was cataloguing plant species in the forests of Kananga, Leyte, Leonard Co was a killed in the crossfire between the military and suspected NPA rebels.From April 19 to 25, family and friends of Leonard Co will traverse the Northern Sierra Madre to pay tribute to his life and work. The expedition intends to fulfill the wish of Co to have his ashes scattered in Palanan, Isabela where he conducted most of his pioneering work.The expedition team of 30 trekkers will consist of scientists and members of the U.P. Mountaineers (UPM), the organization of which he…
>Sadly, things are getting weird lately from putting contraceptives on prescription in Ayala Alabang and Bataan which was applauded by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) who was the major opponent of the controversial Reproductive Health Bill (RHBill). But recently, CBCP ask McDonalds to pull out their latest BF-GF TV commercial. The TVC showed a girl asking the boy if they’re already boyfriend/girlfriend yet the kid hesitated because of the reason that girls are too demanding. But the girl says she only wanted French fries that only cost 25 pesos in McDonalds. Here’s the video:[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-Njqzj8b-o?rel=0]In my opinion,…
>20th Century Fox brings the sequel of 2010’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid in the big screen that is based from the realistic fiction novel written by Jeff Kinney with the same title. Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules was directed by David Bowers and stars Zachary Gordon and Devon Bostick, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, and Steve Zahn. The comedy film will be showing in all cinemas nationwide beginning April 23, 2011. Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules follows the return of Greg Heffley (Gordon), taller, wiser and has a lot to deal with to score points against…
>This summer Globe Telecom is giving away a brand new Blackberry Curve and a free three (3) month subscription of Globe MySuperTxtAll plan with their My Super TXT All Tag All Promo in Facebook. The Facebook tagging contest of Globe Telecom will run from April 12-25, 2011 and for every tag you make with all your friends will earn you 1 raffle entry each. Here are the mechanics:1. Post a status message on your Facebook wall following the format:Now I can send unlimited texts to 84M subscribers like (tagged friend) who’s on (tag fb page smart) and (tagged friend) who’s…
>Last March, Century Canning Corporation officially launches showbiz royalties and real life couple KC Concepcion and Piolo Pascual as the product endorser of Century Corned Tuna. Being the idols and role models of the youth today, KC and Piolo wanted to show the importance of healthy living to their followers through exercise, balance diet and eating healthy food like Century Corned Tuna that is rich with Omega 3 DHA that is good for the heart. According to Angela Gambo, Senior Product Manager of Century Canning Corporation she said that the company believes that KC and Piolo embody what is the…
>In line with the growing demand of more innovative and eco friendly appliances to make life easy, Electrolux is now accepting entries for Design Lab 2011. Design Lab 2011 brings out the creativity and letting the imagination of both undergraduates and graduates of industrial design students worldwide and letting them to create a new and revolutionary home appliances and win cash prizes and a six-month design internship in Electrolux.With the theme “Intelligent Mobility”, the 9th Electrolux Design Lab encourages participants to explore with the modern technology that is flexible and adapting to the needs of their consumers. The main challenge…
>From the maker of John Bamboo, Red Crab, Heaven ‘N Eggs, Blu Fish, and Claw Daddy brings another concept restaurant and this time it ventures to all meat lovers who goes to Eastwood Mall in Libis to dine – The Flying Pig Super Swine Diner & Café . Flying Pig is a concept restaurant that offers a variety of dishes made of pork; from appetizers, soups, salads, and main dishes. Chef Peter Ayson, who is also the executive chef of John Bamboo in Nuvali said that they wanted to maximize all parts of the pork and create dishes from it.…
>It’s the time of the year again where children are taking their off from school for summer vacation and they are either heading to beach or sports clinic. But aside from recreational activities this summer, one of the best thing that parents should do is to bond with their family even at home. This is where Selecta Ice Cream comes in the picture from the “masarap kasama sa weekend” it moves to “masarap ka-bonding this summer” with their latest treat to all – the Selecta Hershey’s Ice Cream Collection. The new Selecta Hershey’s Ice Cream Collection comes in four different…
>Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International brings the epic William Shakespeare story to the big screen with a twist that features the voices of James McAvoy and Emily Blunt and directed by Kelly Asbury. Gnomeo & Juliet was based from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and now showing in all cinemas nationwide and available in 3D and regular format.From Verona to the modern gardens of accidentally to be the new Capulet and Montague, the lawn gnomes continue the rivalry of their owners. Divided by their color (blue and red), they must outwit and battle one another in order to survive. But…