Five celebrities vie for the Elan Awards

Each one of us has a definition of the term “gentleman” but for those who have voted for “The 2013 Elan Awards: The Search for the Modern Filipino Gentleman,” it seems that impeccable style, inspiring achievement and high-wattage visibility are the unique factors that sum up this irresistible figure.

Since voting began last June 17 in McJIM Classic Leather Official Facebook Page, supporters have pushed the names Christian Bautista, Xian Lim, Dingdong Dantes, Coco Martin and Piolo Pascual to the forefront, giving us a foretaste of a heated competition among some of the most bankable celebrities today.

Coming both from the Kapamilya and Kapuso networks, they each portray unique roles in television and film and have different strengths and talents but what draws them together is their self-confidence that comes from having proven something of value.

Entrepreneur Magazine launches the Next Big Food Entrepreneur Challenge

In its quest to lend support to those who dream big and hope to contribute to the country through their enterprising capabilities, Entrepreneur Magazine announces the extension of Solane’s Next Big Food Entrepreneur Challenge. Running on its second year, the contest is in partnership with Solane LPG and Mercato Centrale Philippines.

Last year’s winners were husband-and-wife team Ping and Jewel Joven of Ping Gu Mushroom Fries and JR Inciong of Mocktail Madness for the student’s category. They bested other entrants who aspired to be the first Next Big Food Entrepreneur.

The contest is open to all amateur and professional food entrepreneurs, 18 years old and above, who are residing in the Philippines. It is also open to teams composed of three (3) persons who are eligible to join.

Contestants undergo three steps: the Food Taste Test; Food Selling; and Submission of Business Plans. The individual or team that garner the highest-scored business plan shall win a cash prize worth P100,000 tax free, a six (6) month rent-free stall in Mercato or Soderno, and a feature in Entrepreneur and Yummy Magazines.

GMA International Supports Second Annual Original Pinoy Music Festival in Vancouver

GMA International – the business unit handling GMA Network’s three international channels – celebrates Filipino music by partnering once again with the Filipino Canadian Marketing Group (FCMG) in presenting the annual Vancouver’s Original Pinoy Music (OPM) Festival in Canada.

Filipinos are known music-lovers and this fact rings true wherever they may be in the world.  Launched in 2012, this year’s Vancouver Original Pinoy Music Festival 2013 is slated to be held at the Plaza of Nations, 750 Pacific Boulevard in Vancouver, on Sunday, July 21st, from 3:30 pm – 9:30 pm. Admission is FREE for all our Filipino-Canadian kababayans. Joining them would be the popular Kapuso loveteam, the hunk Aljur Abrenica and talented actress Kris Bernal, both survivors of the reality-based artista search StarStruck: The Next Level. They will have a meet-and-greet on July 19, 2013 at Max’s Restaurant Cuisine of the Philippines on Kingsway in Vancouver. 

REEL DEAL: Ken Jeong Voices An Elderly Woman In Team Turbo

In the 3D family comedy adventure “Turbo,” a snail learns that it takes more than talent to get to the top and that there’s no substitute for friends and family in the pursuit of a dream.

It’s a lesson that the little snail at the heart of the new animated 3D film TURBO discovers when he sets out to become a champion racing driver. Turbo (Ryan Reynolds) has determination, drive and a sense of adventure but is an outsider within community of ordinary garden snails. He is dissatisfied with his lot; moving through life at a snail’s pace doesn’t suit his temperament.

Turbo has an outlandish fantasy of traveling over 200 miles per hour – just like his hero, a champion French Canadian racing driver. It doesn’t sound possible for a creature known for being one of the slowest on Earth, but an accident on the freeway gives the little snail incredible speed. Turbo-charged, he embarks on a wild adventure in search of racing glory. Initially Turbo has no support at all. His goals are regarded with disdain by his brother Chet (Paul Giamatti), who thinks he should settle down and forget all about racing. Along the way he ends up with a group of racing snails in a rundown strip mall called Starlight Plaza. The humans whom he also met became an integral part of his journey who backed him up in doing the impossible – to race in the Indy 500.

Buddha Bar Ladies Night

Run The World – the hip and hot party spot in the metro, Buddha-Bar Manila, celebrates girl power every Wednesday night as they launch their very own, Ladies Night! The weekday warrior women are in for a special, ladies only treat on Wednesdays only at Buddha-Bar Manila. Metro ladies are exclusively invited to party the night away with overflowing, unlimited, and best of all, FREE sparkling wine from 9PM ‘til 12 midnight. The Wednesday Ladies Night asks NOTHING from the hardworking gals, just simply

come, bring your friends, and enjoy girls’ night out only at Buddha-Bar Manila.

Buddha-Bar Manila is at Picar Place, Kalayaan Avenue, Makati City. For reservations contact +6328566859/+6328566719. Follow Buddha-Bar Manila on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @BuddhaBarMNL.

REEL DEAL: Kim and Xian Topbill Star Cinema's "Self-Help" Comedy Film "Bakit Hindi Ka Crush Ng Crush Mo"

KimXi's First Movie Team-Up, Part of Star Cinemas's Continuing 20th Anniversary Celebration

In the continuing celebration of its 20th anniversary in the movie industry, Star Cinema creates another milestone as it returns to movie adaptation via Kim Chiu and Xian Lim's first big screen team-up "Bakit Hindi Ka Crush Ng Crush Mo", a comedy movie based from the best selling humor book by self-proclaimed 'Internet Action Star' Ramon Bautista.

Directed by blockbuster director Bb. Joyce Bernal and under the script by Bautista himself and Carmi Raymundo, the writer of the box-office hit "It Takes A Man And A woman" will hit cinemas nationwide on July 31, 2013.

Dennis Trillo deserves "Best Actress Award" for "My Husband's Lover"

There's no denying that more and more viewers are getting hooked on GMA's controversial primetime series, "My Husband's Lover" which stars Dennis Trillo, Carla Abellana and new kapuso Tom Rodriguez.

The said series is the subject of conversations not only among the Network's primary audience -- the mass market -- but also among the Louis Vuitton carrying socialites in Eastwood and The Fort.

A number of netizens have proposed online that Dennis Trillo be given an acting award but which one: Best Actor or Best Actress?

Dennis, Carla and Michelle attend Vietnam Today’s 5th Anniversary Celebration

Lead stars of GMA-7’s My Husband’s Lover - the country’s most talked about primetime series today - Dennis Trillo and Carla Abellana, and Kapuso actress Michelle Madrigal are Vietnam-bound this July 18 to attend Vietnam Today TV’s 5th Anniversary Celebration.

A member of Vietnam’s Joint Media Corporation (IMC), Today TV is one of the first Vietnamese TV stations to air Filipino drama series like Marimar, Stairway to Heaven, Beauty Queen, The Good Daughter and Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Langit (Losing Heaven). These dramas quickly became a hit among Vietnamese viewers paving the way for the airing of more Filipino dramas on Vietnam TV.

Dennis, Carla and Michelle have all appeared in several GMA dramas that have gained a huge following in Vietnam namely Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Langit (Losing Heaven) for Carla, Sinner or Saint and Legacy for Dennis, and First Time, Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Langit (Losing Heaven) and Faithfully for Michelle. Aside from gracing Today TV’s anniversary celebration, they will also give their Vietnamese fans the chance to see them up close in the grand fans day arranged for them by the former.

ART IS A BANG: Bonifacio Isang Sarswuela Kicks Off

After the nationwide success of Joe: A Filipino Rock'sical by the Philippine Stagers' Foundation (PSF), they kick off their new season with another homage to another Filipino hero who led the people to a national revolution that led to the independence of the Philippines. BONIFACIO ISANG SARSWELA is a timely musical about the life of the Supremo Gat Andres Bonifacio and the network of colorful characters that revolves with the brotherhood of the Katipunan. 

With 2013 as the year for the 150th birth anniversary of Bonifacio, the play will bring awareness to who the supremo really is and how controversial was his life and his battles until his death. Written and directed by Palanca Awardee Atty. Vincent Tanada who plays the role of Andres Bonifacio, makes it a play to indeed watch out for not only for its historical value but also with the meticulous material in making it a Sarswela, which makes its more Filipino in nature. 

Celebrity Style Awards Voting Period Extended!

There's more time to get your votes in for your favorite style stars in the already tight race that's going on for this year's StarStudio Celebrity Style Awards. With an extra week added, the voting period will extend to July 20 via online through push.com and via SMS, so it's the best time to give your picks that extra boost to the top. StarStudio Magazine, the celebrity lifestyle and entertainment news magazine of ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc. recently took on the honor of mounting the second StarStudio Celebrity Style Awards in celebration of the best of celebrity fashion and the magazine's 13th anniversary celebration. Visit push.com.ph/vote to vote online or check out the mechanics for SMS voting on www.facebook.com/StarStudio.Magazine before July 20 for the StarStudio Celebrity Style Awards. Additional details and complete mechanics are available at StarStudio's official Facebook page:www.facebook.com/StarStudio.Magazine.