Visayas sends 13 young ballers to the Jr. NBA Philippines 2019 National Training Camp

Visayas sends 13 young ballers to the Jr. NBA Philippines 2019 National Training Camp

Seven boys and six girls topped the Regional Selection Camp of Jr. NBA Philippines 2019 presented by Alaska held at St. Louis of Don Bosco in Dumaguete City on March 30-31.  The 13 young basketball players will represent Visayas at the National Training Camp in Metro Manila on May 17-19.  

Dumaguete hosted the league’s youth basketball participation program for the first time, providing campers with world-class basketball instruction from Jr. NBA coaches led by Jr. NBA Coach Rob Newson and former PBA players Tony Dela Cruz and Willie Miller.  The selected athletes excelled in a combination of basketball activities and competition and demonstrated the core values of the game throughout the camp. 

The Visayan contingent of Jr. NBA campers will join outstanding players from the Regional Selection Camps in Benguet, Butuan, Lucena, and Metro Manila, and a select group from the Alaska Power Camp at the National Training Camp to vie to be named as Jr. NBA Philippines All-Star.

New this year, Jr. NBA Philippines All-Stars—comprised of as many as five boys and five girls—will join the first Jr. NBA Global Championship Asia Pacific Selection Camp, a week-long camp in June that includes top youth players from the Asia-Pacific region excluding China.

In addition, the Asia-Pacific regional competition will send the 2019 batch of Jr. NBA All-Stars to represent the region at the Jr. NBA Global Championship on Aug. 6-11 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida.  The international event will showcase talented youth from the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, China, Mexico, Africa, India and the Asia-Pacific.

Boys and girls aged 10-14 years old can still join the remaining Jr. NBA Philippines Regional Selection Camps in Butuan (April 13-14) and Metro Manila (April 27-28) by registering at www.jrnba.asia/philippines. 

Jr. NBA Philippines 2019 is presented by Alaska, with AXA, Gatorade, Globe, Panasonic, Rexona and Vivo as official partners. ABS-CBN S+A, Basketball TV and NBA Premium TV are the official broadcasters of Jr. NBA Philippines.

For all things NBA, fans can follow Jr. NBA on Facebook and the NBA at www.nba.com and on Facebook and Twitter. Fans can visit www.alaskamilk.com to learn more about the Alaska Milk Corporation, and follow Alaska Milk on Facebook for more information about Alaska Sports

The following is a complete list of participants selected from the Jr. NBA Philippines Regional Selection Camp in Dumaguete City advancing to the Jr. NBA Philippines National Training Camp:

BOYS ROSTER:

First Name	Last Name	Age	School
Allan Joseph	Banas	14	University of St. La Salle - Integrated School
Henjz Gabriel	Demisana	14	Bacolod Tay Tung High School
Mike	Estelloso	14	Bacolod Tay Tung High School
Zhan Paolo	Moreno	14	Xavier University Junior High School
John	Ordas	12	Bacolod Tay Tung High School
Erlance Luiz	Pedrita	14	St. Robert International Academy
Rod Robert Jr.	Robins	14	PAREF Springdale School

GIRLS ROSTER:

First Name	Last Name	Age	School
Cristel Dianne	Abule	13	La Libertad Technical Vocational School
Jaira	Dela Cruz	13	Bacolod City National High School
Mary Rose	Dugenio	13	La Consolacion College Bacolod
Keisha	Malanay	13	Negros Oriental High School
Nicole	Olores	14	La Libertad Technical Vocational High School
Gin Kayla	Relliquette	13	University of St. La Salle

Madame Tussaud's Finally Unveiled Pia Wurtzbach's Wax Figure

The wax figure of Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach was finally unveiled, in a press presentation held in a hotel in Mandaluyong City, the wax figure reminisced the finally walk look of Pia and the immortalized scene was her crowning the new Miss Universe. 

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First selfie! 💙 This couldn’t be more perfect for #ThrowbackThursday! Feels like I’m reliving my crowning moment back in 2015! It’s surreal to see my wax figure in the flesh...and I’m really really honored to be the first Filipino to be part of Madame Tussauds! Dedicating this to my family, loved ones, and to all Filipinos! Maraming salamat sa suporta all these years. Magkita-kita tayo bukas sa SM Mega Fashion Fall when we unveil the wax figure to the public. Can’t wait! 💙💙💙 @madametussaudshongkong #PIAmadeIconic

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The wax figure was undeniably a perfect copy of Pia, from the eyes, lips, nose, the cheeks, even the way Pia smiled was copied and up to the hairline down to the last detail was done in perfection. Also the Pia wax figure wears a replica version of the Cobalt Blue Gown made by Michael Cinco. 

"I was commissioned by Madam Tussaud’s London to create a replica of the same gown she wore when she relinquished her crown in 2016...It took me 200 hours to finish the couture gown with their size and design specifications, less volume no train and less cleavage all made by skilled M5 artisan hands.. " Cinco said on his Instagram account

Meanwhile, yesterday (March 29, Friday) Pia's fans gets the chance to meet Pia and the wax figure at a travel convention in a mall in Mandaluyong City as well, tirelessly Pia made sure that every Pianatic and even those who dropped by get the chance to take a picture with her along with the wax copy, the display went for only one day as the wax figure was already flown to Hongkong for the official displaying at the Madame Tussaud's there. 

Pia Wurtzbach is the first Filipino to have a wax figure at the Madame Tussauds, get to meet the wax starting this April only at Madame Tussauds in Hongkong. 

Another Game Changer As Huawei Announced P30 Pro

Huawei continues to change the flow of camera smartphones, after the their well received Huawei P20 and Mate 20 Pros last year that literally changed the game of mobile photography here comes another game changer in the P30 Pro. 

So what is in store for the consumers in this smartphone? First, let's talk about the hardware of the Huawei P30 Pro. 

The P30 Pro features a 6.47 inch OLED screen with a taller 19.5: 9 aspect ratio that features a notch for the 32 megapixel wide angle selfie camera. The phone is also made of glass for the front and back, allowing the reverse wireless charging capability of the device and also an under display fingerprint scanner. 

A brand new HiSilicon Kirin 980 processor operates in the P30 Pro with of course an 8GB of RAM with a 128/256/512GB of Internal memory expandable via Huawei's Nano Memory. 

Here's the main deal of this device, the Camera. The P30 Pro has four cameras, it comes in a 40 megapixel wide camera with OIS, a 20 megapixel ultra wide camera, and the 8 megapixel periscope that offers 5x of optical zoom, and the third one is the TOF 3d sensor. 

Watch Mr Mobile's hands on review of the Huawei P30 Pro. Btw the phone is priced at around Php 50000 when released here in the Philippines. 

#PPP2019 Announces First Three Movies

The Film Development Council of the Philippines has announced the first three entries for this year's Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino in September, the first three movie were Cuddle Weather from Project 8 corner San Joaquin Projects, LSS from Globe Studios headlined by real life couple Gabby Garcia and Khalil Ramos, and the Panti Sisters starring Paolo Ballesteros, Martin Del Rosario and Christian Bables. 

Cuddle Weather

Director: Rod Marmol

Production Company: Project 8 corner San Joaquin Projects

Logline:

After realizing that prostitutes are not entitled to the best part of lovemaking, two sex workers form a screwy relationship as 'cuddle partners' only to realize that they want something more.

LSS (Last Song Syndrome)

Cast: Khalil Ramos, Gabbi Garcia, Tuesday Vargas, Elijah Canlas, and Ben&Ben

Director: Jade Castro

Production Company: Globe Studios

Logline:

SARAH and ZAK, an aspiring musician and a yearning son, find themselves in a series of almost-but-not-quite romantic encounters as they follow an uprising indie-folk band. Two struggling dreamers in their 20s discover what it means to grow up as they experience the joy and pain of love and loss accompanied by the music of Ben&Ben.  

The Panti Sisters

Cast: Paolo Ballesteros, Martin del Rosario, and Christian Bables

Director: Perci Intalan

Production Company: The IdeaFirst Company

Logline:

Three gay sons are called back by their estranged and terminally-ill father and given an offer they can’t refuse: a P300 million inheritance in exchange for each of them giving him a grandchild.

Now on its third installment, PPP, FDCP’s flagship program, is a week-long celebration that will exclusively screen quality Filipino genre films from September 13 to 19, 2019 in all cinemas nationwide. PPP officially marks the "Sandaan," the celebration of the 100 years of Philippine cinema. Fire and Ice Productions is a sponsor of PPP events.

FDCP is the assigned lead agency in celebrating the One Hundred Years of Philippine Cinema pursuant to the Presidential Proclamation 622 Series signed last November. This was announced in honor of Jose Nepomuceno’s Dalagang Bukid, the first considered Filipino-produced and directed feature film.

Five (5) finished films that will complete PPP3's lineup of eight (8) films will be announced in June. Film production companies still have time to submit their finished films or films in post-production until May 31, 2019.

MØ Forever Neverland Asia Tour CANCELLED

Insignia Presents regrets to inform you that MØ's Forever Neverland Asia Tour with stops in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manila, Taipei, Tokyo and Seoul has been officially cancelled.

MØ’s concert in Manila at the New Frontier Theater scheduled on April 15 will not push through. MØ was advised by her doctors to cancel her Asia tour. We wish her all the best and we pray for her speedy recovery.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the show’s cancellation.

For tickets purchased at the Ticketnet Box Office and outlets, refunds will be made at the Ticketnet Office located at the Yellow Gate of the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Box office is open daily from 10am to 8pm and tickets must be surrendered upon claiming of refund. Please bring a valid ID for reference.

For tickets purchased online at www.ticketnet.com.ph, the purchase amount will be automatically reverted to the credit card used at the time of purchase.

We appreciate your continued support and we look forward to seeing you at our future shows.

The Last Fool Show

What will happen if you get to reunite with your ex and rekindle all the memories you've had? This April 10, fools rush in as Arci Munoz and JM De Guzman teams up for the first time on the big screen via the "Last Fool Show", the movie is directed by Eduardo Roy Jr. 

The Last Fool Show tackles the story of exes Isa (Arci) who is a struggling film director that is tasked to do a romantic comedy movie for her directorial debut, but she ended up rekindling all the memories she had with his ex Drei (JM), will their feelings come back as well as the memories they shared together? 

#UAAP81 Women's Volleyball Second Round Schedule

The Women's Volleyball already kicked off last week, here's the complete schedule of the second round of elimination. 

#UAAP81 Men's Volleyball Tournament Second Round Schedule

The second round of the Men's Volleyball already kicked off  last March 20, here's the complete schedule of the UAAP season 81 Men's Volleyball tournament. 

The Forgiven

Oscar Winner Forest Whitaker (Eogue One: A Star Wars Story, Black Panther, Lee Daniel’s The Butler), Eric Bana (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword), Star Trek, Troy and Hulk) stars together in "The Strangers", from the Academy Award nominated Director Roland Joff’’e (The Killing Fields, Scarlet Letter & Captivity) in cinemas March 27.

Based on a true story Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Forest Whitaker) finds himself morally and intellectually challenged by Piet Blomfield (Eric Bana), a convicted murderer serving a life sentence in prison and seeking redemption for the atrocities he committed. Tutu must fight to hold together a country, threatening to tear itself apart once again without losing himself in the process.    Do crimes against humanity, deserves Forgiveness?

Stranded

Get trapped in love this summer as Regal Entertainment Inc. Proudly brings to you Arjo Atayde and Jessy Mendiola in "Stranded", directed by Ice Idanan, in cinemas April 10. The movie also stars Miko Raval, Mich Ligayu, and introducing Gretchen Ho. 

What will happen if two unlikely people get trapped in one place? That is what Stranded is all about with the movie telling the story of Julia, a career woman who is so dedicated to her work and Spencer, a food delivery guy. Two contrasting people that will be bound by a storm, will love gets in their way to keep them away from the storm? 

David Licauco and Shaira Diaz stars in GMA Public Affairs newest digital series "One Hugot Away"

When it comes to "Hugot" Filipinos are known to have lots of it, whether in love or anything and everything under the sun, that's why GMA Public Arrairs is up with another very relatable project called "One Hugot Away". 

What is this project all about?

Well "One Hugot Away" is a short film that can be viewed over GMA Network's Facebook and Youtube account. So here's the catch about this project, One Hugot Away's snippets will also be available on GMA 7, the first one is during the commercial break of Kapuso Movie Festival in the Morning, the second is during Wowowin's gap in the afternoon, and the last one is on Primetime during My Golden Life.

The first movie is top billed by GMA's rising leading man, David Licauco and newest sweetheart Shaira Diaz entitled "Walang Label", directed Zig Dulay. The first movie premieres on Monday, March 25. 

"Walang Label" tackles the story of Ella (Shaira) and Ben (David) who were both sales agents. The two were so close to each other that Ella got confused about what is the status of her relationship with Ben. 

Ella sometimes feels that she and Ben are more than friends, although sometimes Ben doesn't show anything to her that gets her more confused with her feelings to him that it came to the point where Ella decided to confront Ben about their relationship, but she's afraid of what Ben's reaction will be. 

Will Ella and Ben's Story gets the right label before its too late? 

Limited Seats Are Up For Grab For LAUV in Manila

Fast-rising synth-pop artist and producer Lauv, who recently sold out the Manila leg of his 2019 Asia Tour, has officially announced that due to insistent public demand, a new Upper Box section with limited seats will be added to his much anticipated live concert on May 20 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

This will be Lauv’s third and biggest show in the Philippines to date, following a mall tour series back in 2017 and a music festival performance in 2018.

Produced by AEG Presents and Ovation Productions, general on-sale of the newly opened Upper Box section starts March 25, while few more tickets to the previously announced Cebu show on May 20 at Waterfront Hotel Cebu City are still available.

In January, Lauv surprised fans with the release of brand new single “i’m so tired” with Troye Sivan. The instant hit has now over 115 million streams on Spotify, soared up the Billboard Hot 100 Chart within a week of its release, and quickly rose to Top 13 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Lauv’s first ever Top 15 single in the United Kingdom. Other top recent Lauv collaborations include Julia Michaels for “There’s No Way,” DJ Snake for “A Different Way,” and Travis Mills for “Question.”

This past summer, Lauv performed his breakthrough hit, “I Like Me Better,” on the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, as well as the 2018 Teen Choice Awards and 2018 MTV Video Music Awards. The single reached the Top 10 of Top 40 US radio, and top 10 airplay hits around the globe including Australia, Germany, New Zealand & more. A major highlight of 2018 was the launch of his compilation album, “I met you when I was 18.” Since its release, “I Like Me Better” has gained more than 653 million Spotify streams and skyrocketed to be a certified six times platinum single globally. The song has spent a total of 13 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists Chart, and it has gone double platinum in the US, triple platinum in Australia, and platinum in other multiple markets. Lauv has now surpassed well over 2 billion cumulative streams worldwide as he continues to write and produce polished, power pop.

The 2019 Asia Tour even gets better as 4-time Juno Awards 2019 nominee and pop iconoclast bülow joins Lauv as special guest on his two major shows in the Philippines. The German-born singer just released her new track “Sweet Little Lies” via Republic Records, Wax Records, and Universal Music Canada. bülow has previously released Damaged Vol. 1 and Damaged Vol. 2 - each instantly resonated with critics and new fans alike.  Damaged Vol. 1 included “Like This Guy,” “Lines,” and fan favorite “Not A Love Song,” which to date has clocked over 83 million streams.

Lauv’s 2019 Asia Tour live in Manila and Cebu is presented AEG Presents and Ovation Productions. Ticket price for the new section at the Smart Araneta Coliseum is P1,590 and will go on sale March 25, 2019 10am via www.ticketnet.com.ph and TicketNet outlets. Ticket prices for the Cebu show at Waterfront Hotel are P3,700/ 3,170/ 2,640/ 2,115/ 1,590/ 795 available via www.smtickets.com and all SM Tickets outlets. For more info, call (02)911-5555 / (02)470-2222 or follow Ovation Productions online.