Celebrate the highs and lows of female friendship in ‘3 Days 2 Nights in Poblacion’

Barbie Imperial and Jasmine Curtis-Smith team up for the most talked-about best friends flick of the year

This Women’s Month, independent film production company Black Cap Pictures is set to release the much-anticipated friendship movie 3 Days 2 Nights in Poblacion in Philippine cinemas starting on March 13.

The Barbie Imperial-Jasmine Curtis-Smith comedy-drama revolves around Gabbi and Charlie, longtime best friends whose platonic love for each other is tested during their unplanned stay in the party streets of Poblacion. Will their seemingly unbreakable sisterhood finally run its course during their 3 Days 2 Nights in Poblacion?

foodpanda logistics marks women’s month with livelihood program for Ka-panda ladies

Women on Wheels initiative aims to foster women empowerment

foodpanda logistics is celebrating Women's Month by granting livelihood training and packages for women from their Ka-panda delivery fleet.

The program was officially launched during International Women’s Day and is dubbed as Ka-pandaBIZ: Women on Wheels (WoW). The beneficiaries were selected to undergo training to start their own small business and receive a business capital worth Php 100,000. 

Ron Sanders, Rider Experience Lead of foodpanda logistics Philippines, emphasized the importance of supporting their delivery partners, particularly women Ka-pandas, towards success and improved livelihoods.

Here are the Winners for Oscars 2024!

For this year's Academy Awards, there has been a number of great nominees (and snubs) which got the interest of many for this year's awards. Also, with Jimmy Kimmel hosting the awards, many hope that it will not be a dumpster fire like Jo Koy did. And indeed, there are expected wins with some are monumental like Godzilla Minus One and RDJ's first Oscar win. 

The big winner for this year is Oppenheimer, which bagged 7 awards, while Poor Things came in second with 3. Emma Stone also received her second Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Though some are divided with "The Boy and the Heron" win over "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" though both films do deserve their spot in the nominees.

With a lot of great moments and less to no controversy, the Oscars this year was indeed a success and another year of passing the torch to the people who creates great movies for our entertainment.

FCB Manila appoints new Chief Creative Officer to stimulate talents with strategic mindset

Advertising and marketing solutions firm FCB Manila announced the appointment of multi-awarded Jenny Nadong as its new Chief Creative Officer beginning January 4, 2024. Nadong brings with her decades of experience leading campaigns for top brands in FMCG, telco, real estate, travel, and banking industries.

Nadong joined FCB Manila to reinforce the Agency’s pool of creative talents with a strategic point of view to sharpen creative output, beginning with streamlining processes, internal dynamics, and relationships that will lead them to fortune, culture and fame.

“It will be a year of reboot and refresh for FCB Manila’s creative team -- spirit-wise, work-wise, anchored on true integrated marketing thinking and discipline and guided by our ‘never finished’ mantra,” Nadong shared.

Nadong added that she intends to lead the FCB creative team with eyes wide open to current situations that affect Philippine advertising industry. “Geopolitics and a growing search for meaning and purpose impact marketing and communication. We are duty-bound to get involved in discussions about sustainability, peace, diversity, equality and inclusion and other pressing matters,” Nadong said. “We are seeing a creative industry arming itself for that, rebuilding itself towards the goal.”

HONOR X7b with Massive 6000mAh Battery is now available nationwide for only Php 8,999

And for a limited time offer, you can get a FREE HONOR Gift Box worth Php 1,999 when you buy from March 9 to 17, 2024! 

Global technology brand HONOR today announced the launch of the HONOR X7b for only Php 8,999! Featuring a long-lasting 6,000mAh battery, a 108MP Superior Main Camera, 256GB storage, and an Ultra-Bright Display, the HONOR X7b provides extended battery life and impressive hardware that caters to a variety of needs throughout the day. With its well-rounded features and affordability, the new HONOR X Series smartphone offers users an exceptional, uninterrupted user experience. 

Echelon’s TOP100 2024 Boasts A More Mature Program In Its 10th Edition As First 26 Startups Are Revealed

Echelon has revealed the first 26 startups in its TOP100 Program for this year.

Participants from beyond Southeast Asia will be spotlighted in 2024, with startups emerging from India, Bangladesh, and Taiwan.

As the startup ecosystem matures, the program has shifted its mentorship focus to business resilience and sustainable regional growth.

Echelon, the premier tech and startup conference in Southeast Asia organized by e27, has announced the first 26 shortlisted participants in its TOP100 Program for 2024. Launched in 2012, the TOP100 is a curated growth program for startups across the region to gain visibility, mentorship, and funding opportunities. 

Acer named one of the World’s Top Companies for Women

Acer has been named one of the World’s Top Companies for Women in 2023, marking the second consecutive year of being recognized on the Forbes list. With this, Acer climbed from 291 to 259 and ranked 12th in the Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Technology Hardware & Equipment category.

Forbes surveyed 70,000 women across 37 territories in partnership with Statista, and the evaluation criteria included workplace practices, gender pay equity, handling of discrimination, and equal opportunities.

The recognition reflects Acer's ongoing commitment to fostering an inclusive work environment.

In the Philippines, Sue Ong-Lim is the managing director of Acer, leading a workforce of 139 employees.

She started in the company as a Senior Sales Executive in 2009 until she was named Managing Director this year.

Sony brings the new era of entertainment and technology at the Next-Gen XP

Catering to the needs and lifestyle of the Next-Generation, Sony Philippines brings a new era of entertainment and technology as it features top-of-the-line products and gadgets in its interactive event, the Next-Gen XP, at the Mega Fashion Hall in SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City.

The event showcased Sony’s latest line of speakers, cameras, TVs, and headphones in awe-inspiring interactive installations, along with fun activities, the hippest performances from the internationally acclaimed dance crew A-Team, up-and-coming next-gen dance sensation Carlos Serrano III, and special performances from P-pop Female Alpha G22 and Wish Breakthrough Artist of the Year 2024, JOSH CULLEN. 

Director Adam Wingard Returns to Helm and Raises the Stakes in "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire"

See the combined forces of Kong and Godzilla like never before in the ultimate titan team-up, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Kong’s journey to find his family leads to an undiscovered layer of Hollow Earth, and with it, the most dangerous threat to mankind yet.

Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWzEFE0KqRI

Given the success of the previous film, the epic monster mash Godzilla vs. Kong, director, story writer and executive producer Adam Wingard decided to go another route for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. “I remember even as we were completing the last movie, that was the thing in the back of my mind. ‘Where do you go from here?’,” he says. “The characters—now that they’ve fought together, they’ve been in movies together—it’s pretty hard to imagine doing another movie without them. Once you put Godzilla and Kong together you can’t take them apart, but they’re never gonna get along really all that well. They both have too big of egos, and so what’s fun about them is that even when they do team-up, there’s always gonna be this sort of uneasy truce to it all,” he explains further, talking about what kind of relationship audiences will expect between the Titans.

Finding Manila's Buffet Gem At Marcelino Cafe

Good buffet places are hard to find these days though we have a lot of various kinds of these eat-all-you-can places which if you would experience is either has little food choices and some of the menu offers nothing new and exciting. To get diverse food choices, they would come with a more expensive price. But to get that balance, I got to go to experience Marcelino Cafe at the Manila Prince Hotel located along San Marcelino Street and United Nations Avenue.

Marcelino Cafe is continently located near Manila's prime spots for tourism, education, institutions and food. Something that you can add with your itinerary when you go around Manila. They offer lunch and dinner buffet which has a wide selection of dishes of Asian and western cuisines.