Gen Z's Wild Relationships Tackled in A Girl and A Guy

 

Streaming site Upstream.ph is bringing in their first ever original movie entitled "A Girl and A Guy" this is in partnership with Reality Entertainment, Globe Studios, and Regal Entertainment, this film also marks the return of director Erik Matti after almost two years since Kuwaresma back in 2019.  

 

A Girl and A Guy tackles the struggles of Millennials and Gen Z's when it comes to finding the right relationship and choosing the right career path.  

 

The movie stars Alexa Miro as Fiona and Rob Gomez as Raf, two different characters with almost identical stories to tell.  

 

Fiona wanted to be a film maker just like her boyfriend Gio, but things ended up a bit rough between them leaving her broken, she decided to took off and get a break, from there Fiona tried to move on, there she casually hooked up with strangers she met.  

 

Meanwhile, Rob, a graphic artist for an advertising company owned by his godmother was dumped by her longtime girlfriend Trixie because he is irresponsible and immature. After the break up Rob tried to fix himself and attracted his workmates including his lady boss Candice who became his buddy, but that being too sexually active puts Rob into a more complicated state.  

 

 

 

Aside from Alexa and Rob, the film also stars Pau Benitez, Candice Ramos, Rosh Barman, Sarah Holmes, Carlo Tarobal, Emilio Francisco, Chloe Reyes, Roeder Camanag, Donna Carriaga, and Marina Benipayo.  

 

A Girl and A Guy is now streaming on upstream,ph for Php 210 until December 25, 2021.

Bb Pilipinas Showcases 34 Binibinis "Summer Ready " Bodies in their Swimsuit Presentation.

Bb Pilipinas is on a roll as we come weeks close to the grand coronation night. After the very informative presentation about their respective National Costume a week ago, the 34 Binibinis showcased their pasarelas and their summer ready bodies in the first ever preliminary swimsuit competition that was held at the pool side of the Novotel Araneta City, the Binibinis wore butterfly inspired swimsuits by Domz Ramos. 

Aside from the 34 Binibinis also present in the Preliminary Swimsuit competition are reigning queens led by Bb Pilipinas-Universe Gazini Ganados, International- Patch Magtanong, Intercontinental- Emma Tiglao, Globe- Leren Mae Bautista, and Bb Pilipinas-Grand International Aya Abesamis with Miss Grand International 2020-1st Runner Up Samantha Bernardo.

You can watch the whole program on the link below: 

 

Udine Film Fest in Italy Pays Tribute to Eddie Garcia as PH Cinema Icon

Eight Filipino films, featuring five titles in the Eddie Garcia Retrospective section, are selected to participate in Italy’s Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine from June 24 to July 2 in a hybrid form with both in-person and online showings.

FEFF is the largest festival in Europe specializing in Asian Cinema and a contributor to the commercial distribution of Asian films across European and Italian markets. Last year, Xeph Suarez’s project, “Dancing the Tides” and Khavn Dela Cruz’s “Skeleton River” were featured in the FEFF Industry section.

For its 23rd edition this year, the Competition section features the award-winning film “Fan Girl” directed by Antoinette Jadaone, which will have its international festival and online worldwide premiere, while multi-awarded director Joel Lamangan’s “Anak Ng Macho Dancer” will have its Italian and online worldwide premiere. “A is for Agustin,” the first feature-length documentary by Grace Simbulan, is under the Out of Competition section and will have its European and online worldwide premiere.

In honor of the late television and film legend Eddie Garcia for his invaluable contributions to the industry, the special tribute “Eddie Garcia: Life as a Film Epic” under the Retrospective section presents four feature films and one short film.

The restored version of Ishmael Bernal’s debut film “Pagdating sa Dulo” and Jun Robles Lana’s “Bwakaw” will both have their Italian premiere, online worldwide, and offline screenings. Lamangan’s “Rainbow’s Sunset,” Raymond Red’s Cannes Palme d’Or for Short Film recipient “Anino,” and “Sinasamba Kita” by Eddie Garcia will have their Italian and online only worldwide premiere.

For this year’s FEFF’s Industry section, Martika Ramirez Escobar’s project “Bird Eyes” will participate in Focus Asia’s program. Journalists Jason Tan Liwanag and Richard Olano will be part of the FEFF Campus training project.

Since 2017, through the Spotlight Philippines program, FEFF has screened 19 Filipino films, which includes Lana’s “Die Beautiful,” Loy Arcenas’ “Ang Larawan,” and Joyce Bernal’s “Miss Granny,” among others, to showcase the diverse and multifaceted Filipino stories. The festival has also been a platform for more Filipino filmmakers to be exposed on a global platform.

“We are grateful to the Far East Film Festival in Udine for propagating Asian films in Europe and supporting Philippine Cinema once more by featuring a total of eight films, selecting a project and two journalists, and mounting a heartwarming tribute to our eternal icon Eddie Garcia to further his artistry and legacy,” said FDCP Chairperson and CEO Liza Diño.

In 2018, FEFF selected the Philippines as its “Country of Focus” in celebration of the One Hundred Years of Philippine Cinema. Through the FDCP’s International Film Festival Assistance Program, the Agency provided support to the five selected Filipino films for their participation in FEFF 2019. Two Filipino projects were selected for the FEFF Industry section when it moved into online platforms in 2020.

The 23^rd FEFF, organized by Centro Espressioni Cinematografiche, will screen 63 titles from South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Macau, Myanmar, and the Philippines.

For more information on the participating films in the FEFF, visit https://www.mymovies.it/ondemand/23feff/.

 

The Far East Film Festival 2021 lineup from June 24 to July 2:

 

Competition

●     “Fan Girl” by Antoinette Jadaone

●     “Anak Ng Macho Dancer” by Joel Lamangan

 

Out of Competition

●     “A is for Agustin,” by Grace Simbulan

 

Retrospective

Eddie Garcia: Life as a Film Epic

●     “Pagdating sa Dulo” by Ishmael Bernal

●     “Bwakaw” by Jun Robles Lana

●     “Rainbow’s Sunset” by Joel Lamangan

●     “Anino” by Raymond Red

●     “Sinasamba Kita” by Eddie Garcia

Catch Another Powered-To-Win TECNO Mobile Livestream on June 25!

Following the success of the first POVA 2 and Mobile Legends Bang Bang live stream event earlier this month, the partnership is back with another round of exhilarating mobile gaming and loads of prizes to be won. A second powered-to-win gaming event will be streaming live on premium smartphone brand TECNO Mobile’s Facebook Page on June 25, 2021 at 6 PM.

Top mobile gamers, Kay Ann Monsalve, Ghostwrecker and Junnie Boy, who were part of Team POVA during the first livestream show match will be back, this time as special guest shoutcasters. Donned in their cosplay gear, the guest gamers will also be joined by event host Phaister for the livestream, which will once again showcase the power of POVA 2, the ultimate smartphone for playing the popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB). 

Viewers can look forward to three epic rounds of Mobile Legends gameplay, featuring top competitors from TECNO Mobile’s POVA 2 Power CXO Program. The CXO (Chief Experience Officer) Program was launched by TECNO Mobile to provide support for aspiring Filipino game streamers. To participate, gamers needed to create and share their own MLBB streams on social media. Potential CXOs with the highest engagement among the participants were selected by TECNO Mobile, forming two teams of five players each, to compete in a show match during the June 25 event. The show match champions will win 1,000 Mobile Legends Diamonds, POVA 2 mobile phones, and awesome TECNO Mobile gift sets.

Also to be featured at the event is the awarding of winners of the TECNO Mobile Savage Challenge. It takes the perfect combination of a great game and a powerful smartphone to achieve a savage kill, or the ability to defeat 5 enemies at once. Challenge participants showed off their impressive gaming skills, and celebrated their victories by posting their Mobile Legends savage kills on TikTok and Facebook. POVA 2 smartphones and MLBB Diamonds will be given as prizes to the challenge winners. 

POVA 2 Powered To Win

POVA 2 is powered by a Helio G85 Gaming Processor and System Turbo 2.0, with an ET Game Engine that boosts a player’s ability to win, plus a super large 7000mAh battery, making it a gameplay enhancer that allows even novices to play like gods. POVA 2 key features include:

1. A Helio G85 Gaming Processor that unlocks intelligent resource management, ensuring sustained performance and longer gameplay with its 2GHz octa-core processor. Heavy games load faster, performance is smoother, and power efficiency is maintained to deliver uninterrupted game play.

2. A powerful 7000mAh battery with 18W dual IC flash charger for longer playing time on the go.

3. A 6.9” 1080P FHD+ screen with an extremely sharp display that vividly shows every amazing game detail.

4. A 6GB RAM + 128GB Storage and ET Engine for lag-free gameplay, eliminating screen jittering, and providing a fully immersive gaming experience. 

5. Game Space 2.0 that provides a unique gameplay-enhancing user interface by accelerating memory, network connectivity, CPU and GPU boost. 

6. A Game Voice Changer feature that transforms voices in unique ways, for fun and exciting gaming. 

7. Slim and modern design that is lightweight and easy to grip, ideal for hours of comfortable gameplay.

8. Enhanced artificial intelligence cameras for taking professional-quality photos, with a 48MP quad camera set up at the rear, and an 8-megapixel AI powered selfie camera.

POVA 2 is available at the TECNO Mobile’s Flagship Store in Lazada, and TECNO Mobile PH Official Store in Shopee Mall, as well as partner retailers, at the affordable price of Php7,990. 

Check out the power-packed livestream event on June 25th, and experience how #TogetherWeAchieveMore with TECNO Mobile and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Over 75 prizes will be given away to lucky viewers, including POVA 2 units and Mobile Legends Diamonds and Game Skins.

To stay updated on exclusive deals and promos, be sure to like and follow TECNO Mobile Philippines. Visit www.tecno-mobile.com/ph to learn more about your favorite smartphones and gadgets.

Jaya Goes Unfilteredpreneur with New Skin Care

 

Every celebrity's best investment is to make themselves always presentable, good looking, clean, and perfect in the eyes of the public, as a little blemish would be noticed by the keen eye of their fans and critics that's why every celebrity out there are always conscious on how they look from clothes down to their skin care routine. 

Jaya with Ms Rina Navarro, owner of Unfiltered.

Choosing the best skin care products might be the most difficult part in one's beauty regimen since not all beauty products fits the users skin and for the Queen of Soul, Jaya, finding the perfect skin care product for her is quite difficult as most of the beauty products just aims to either whiten your skin or keep your skin white, but she found the Unfiltered Skin Essentials that fits perfectly for her. 

Jaya goes unfiltered by using these products that are FDA Approved and manufactured under ISO Certified laboratories that is surely safe and will fit perfectly on any skin tones. She has also ventured into business via the Unfilteredpreneur objective of the company that aims to help their patrons to earn at the comfort of their homes. 

To know more about the Unfilteredpreneur opportunity with Unfiltered, visit their official social media pages at Unfiltered Skin Essentials on Facebook and @unfilteredskin_main on Instagram. 

First Time Parents Nico Bolzico and Solenn Heussaff are teaching Tili to love water

First-time Dad Nico Bolzico and first-time Mom Solenn Heussaff are teaching their one-year old daughter Tili, a very important health lesson this Father’s Day.

This is their second Father’s Day with Tili who may just grow up to be as active and as adventurous as her famous parents.

 

To keep her going, and to make sure she grows up healthy, they’re training her early to develop a water habit. Nico and Solenn both lead an active lifestyle and swear by water to keep themselves hydrated and detoxified.

 

Nico admits to being a water junkie who consumes about 5 liters of water a day, more than the average required amount of water per person per day.

 

“We can’t go without water. It flushes out waste from our bodies, regulates body temperature, helps brain function and gives us the energy we need throughout the day. What I do is drink 1 liter of water first thing every morning. And to make sure I don’t forget to drink, I always make sure to carry around a bottle of water all the time, even at home. Luckily Tili loooo-oves water, so I’m reminded to drink every time she does, confesses Solenn.

 

Nico is very determined to get their baby daughter to develop a water drinking habit, right here, right now. “Introducing your babies to love water is most important,” he says. “They are in the most important stage of their life where they are growing, and sometimes what you give them can get them sick very fast. So you have to make sure that they drink water often. And if they don’t wanna drink, you need to force them a little bit to take enough water -- because it’s one of the most important aspects of their growth. It’s not about the juice, It’s about the water.”

 

Adults need to make hydration a habit as well, according to Nico. “When you hydrate, your skin looks better, you feel better and you know, your whole body works better. You have more energy. I do a lot of sports and I work out every day, so if I’m not hydrated, I don’t have the energy to work out. The healthiest thing we can do is drink water. Look, if you’re sick, if you have the flu, you drink water so you flush the toxins out,” Nico explains.

 

Both Nico and Solenn have a water regimen that helps them to stay fit and active. “I drink water first thing in the morning because my metabolism shoots up if I drink water before I eat anything. So basically, I cannot imagine anyone not drinking enough water because that has so many negative implications for health, the way you look, the way you feel, the way you sleep. At the end of the day, water is life,” says Nico.

 

“Just make sure you trust the source of your water,” adds Solenn. “Know where that water is coming from — and that you trust the people behind the brand. We chose Nature Spring because they offer quality drinking products that are safe and affordable.

 

For Father’s Day, Nico and Solenn share some good news from Nature’s Spring Water: 

From June 18 to 20, 2021, use the promo code DADSDAY when you order at least P1,000 worth of Nature’s Spring products to get a discount of PhP100 from total purchase. Check out https://shop.naturespring.com.ph/ to learn more about Nature’s Spring products and promos.

What lies ahead for Jessica Ramella after winning The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition?

In the end, there can only be One. And in the recently concluded The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition, that One was 31-year old sales director from Venezuela, Jessica Ramella.

Ramella edged out Filipino fellow finalist Louie Sangalang in the exhilarating finale episode where the ultimate fate of the two contenders was determined by their performance in a tough interview conducted by ONE Championship Founder, Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong and Grab Founder and CEO Anthony Tan.

The results of the interview coupled with an overall assessment of both contenders’ character, skills, motivation and relatability tipped the scales in favor of the Venezuelan. Sityodtong noted her wide range of skills, and her grace and dignity in the face of adversity as qualities that would carry her through her new job’s challenges.

Sityodtong praised Louie for his integrity and ability to lead with calm judgement, however. But he saw the girl called Lady MacGyver, for her prowess in problem solving, as the more relatable between the two.

“Jessica has very high IQ, very high EQ, a high PhD – poor, hungry, and determined - factor. She has a lot of fire in her belly to do something very big in her life, just like everyone else in ONE. That's something I recognized very quickly. She has the creativity, she has the people skills, she has a natural leadership ability as well. She's a very well-balanced leader who has truly world class potential,” Sityodtong said.

Now the hard work begins for the winner of the ultimate prize of a US$ 250,000 job offer and the chance to be Sityodtong’s protégé and chief of staff in the ONE organization, Asia’s largest global sports media property.

“The Chief of Staff has to juggle multiple projects and the most important priorities of the company. So Jessica has to be my shadow in terms that if I can't attend a meeting, she will attend the meeting for me. Jessica has to be a mini me,” he said.

Also, she will have to prove herself worthy every single day and show that she was the right choice, Sityodtong added. He will be with her every step of the way though, he said, as they aim to take ONE Championship to new heights.

“The path to greatness always involves passion, dreams, and purpose. But it also involves sacrifice and suffering for those dreams, purpose, and passion. It’s one thing to do it for eight weeks, or 10 weeks, or 13 weeks on the show. But it's another thing to do it every day of your life,” Sityodtong explained.

The ONE CEO minced no words in describing the challenges up ahead for his new protégé and chief of staff. “In the quest to unleash your greatness, in the quest to push our mission of unleashing real-life superheroes, time will tell, as time always does. Time will tell us everything about whether Jessica really wants to unleash her greatness in life or not. This was the toughest ‘Apprentice’ in history and this will be the toughest job she's ever had. I am definitely going to be the toughest boss she's ever had in terms of standards of excellence, detail, orientation, my expectations, analytical thinking – everything,” Sityodtong concluded.

The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition’s premiere in March was the most-watched English-language reality series premiere of 2021 so far. The Philippines’ premiere on AXN exceeded the timeslot average on the cable network by 60%, beating the Season 32 premiere of all-time favorite The Amazing Race.

Joseph Ventinilla: To Swim and To Serve

Last time we talked about Joseph Ventinilla's work out routines and how does he keep himself still in shape despite not being too active in the sports he loved. 

Joseph is a Business Administration graduate that majors in Human Resource Development Management back in CSB, he was able to juggle the life of a full time Student-Athlete, he also tried to venture in modelling and after college he entered the corporate world. 

He also took up Public Administration for his Master's Degree and he is now the SK Chairman in their barangay in Taguig. 

This week we talk about how our Water Hottie started out swimming and how did he enter public service; 

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12. Let’s talk about you being a swimmer, at what age did you started out and what influenced you to push through with swimming?  

-Can’t remember the exact age pero grade 1 yun. Our parents want us to be in a summer sports program. First, we want basketball but since we are still young and they only accept grade 4 or 5 above our parents move right away to swimming since they want us to overcome our fear in the water and as well our asthma. And the rest is history.... 

 

12. Looking back, any unforgettable memories inside the pool? (Best memories and Embarrassing moments) 

-Embarrassing moment was back then when we were still in the summer sports program our coach push us in the pool and we were drowning and drank a lot of water and our coach just stood there and look at us and our fellow swimmers. After that we got angry at our coach and I promise to myself that I'll be better swimmer than he was and yes it happened. 

Best memories would be my whole swimming career...all those ups and downs in our training and competitions I met a lot of good people who eventually become my family and all those values i learned because of swimming. 

13. Any tips you can give to aspiring young swimmers?  

-Work hard and never complain to your coach. They are your second family and they will help you to become the best. Work hard so you can get a scholarship so you can help your family in the future. 

 

14. Post college, you are now a public servant, what pushed you to be a public servant?  

-Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to help people and serve. I really don’t know when and how to start it just came to me like a “calling” that’s why when they offered me to this position, I grabbed it right away.

 

15. What so far was the most challenging part in being in service to your constituents? 

-You cannot please everyone but that is work and you have to accept it and work hard because you are a public servant. I serve my people whole heartedly because I owe it to them.