Facebook, Youtube ban OPM band’s video for being “inappropriate”

TEEN BAND Line of 7 has created a stir on various social media channels this week after it released online a music video that did not leave anything to the imagination.

The risqué promotional video for the group’s debut single “Langit” has been banned a few times on Facebook and Youtube after concerned netizens reported the video for being “inappropriate” because of its frontal nudity and breasts exposure contents.

5AZ1 releases debut single This Time I’ll Be Sweeter

STAGES has assembled five young, good looking and talented guys to form the talent management group’s boy band 5Az1. Their debut single, a remake of an Angela Boffil classic This Time I’ll Be Sweeter will be released in a few days.

5Az1, composed of Bryann, Rex, Jai, Mik, and Yang, was introduced in the TV5 singing competition Kanta Pilipinas, where they were a finalist. Since then, they have worked with some of the country’s finest musicians – most notable of which was their stint at the 2013 PhilPop Music Festival.

The boys’ recording of This Time I’ll Be Sweeter was supervised by The Company’s Moy  Ortiz. Their rendition gives the Angela Boffil classic a certain updated feel, and a male point of view given to it.

5AZ1’s This Time I’ll Be Sweeter,  produced by STAGES Music and distributed by Universal Records, will be available for downloads soon. The music video will also premiere on MYX.

WFP Donates Logistics Equipment to Strengthen DSWD’s Regional Disaster Response Capacity

In time for the typhoon season, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has donated US$130,000 of logistics equipment to the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Region XIII (CARAGA) and Region XI (Davao Oriental) field offices. The equipment includes mobile warehouse/storage units, generator sets, pre-fabricated offices and wooden and plastic pallets that will help both regional offices strengthen their response capacities for future emergencies.  

SHOES & BAGS TWEET-DAY SALE promo!‏

Another Tweet Day Sale is happening with the SM Store! Tweet and join now!

1. Simply follow @TheSMStore (http://twitter.com/thesmstore) on Twitter and Like The SM Store (http://www.Facebook.com/TheSMStore)and SM Shoes & Bags on Facebook (http://www.Facebook.com/SMShoesAndBags). 

2. Tweet "I wanna win the Samsung ATIV Notebook from @TheSMStore Tweet-Day Sale for the #SMShoesAndBags Sale!" 

3. Attach the promo poster when you tweet. 

4. Winners will be announced on September 16, 2013, 3:00PM. 

5. Claiming of Prize will be at SM Corp. HO on September 21, 9:30 am. 

6. Promo runs from August 30-Sept 15, 2013 only so tweet us now!

Prize: (1) Samsung ATIV Notebook

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REEL DEAL: Trapped In "Runner Runner"

The latest trailer of “Runner Runner” is now live and can be accessed on YouTube. See the video after the jump.

Justin Timberlake’s character in “Runner Runner”, Richie Furst gets on the darker side as he goes deeper in the world of online gambling.   Lured by gambling kingpin Ivan Block (played by Ben Affleck), Richie first goes to Costa Rica to collect from Block whom he believes had swindled him in an online game of poker.  Upon meeting Block, Richie is seduced to the possibility of unlimited wealth within his reach.  Block, impressed by Richie’s savvy takes him under his wing and begins to embrace a change where all of his fantasies come to life. 

“Runner Runner” opens September 26 in theaters from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.

International Organizations Announce Improved Coordination for Disaster Risk Reduction in Vulnerable Communities

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the two international non-government organizations Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Plan International (Plan) today unveiled plans to link their programmes for improved diasaster risk reduction capacity in typhoon-affected provinces in the Philippines.

The three organisations will work together to enhance the disaster management abilities of local government units, schools and communities in Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley, the provinces that were most badly affected by Typhoon Pablo (also known as Typhoon Bopha) in 2012.

Boracay Garden Resort offers special rates at the 24th PTM

It’s discounts galore as Boracay Garden Resort joins this year’s Philippine Travel Mart (PTM)!

Visit Boracay Garden Resort’s booth (under the Boracay Regency and Henann Group of Resorts banner) at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City from September 6 to 8, 2013 and get special rates on travel packages.

Enjoy a deluxe room for two nights for as low as P4, 376.80 net per person. Based on double occupancy, the package is inclusive of buffet breakfast and dinner and roundtrip transfers via Caticlan. Travel period is until March 31, 2014 except on super peak dates.

Get set for the beautiful ending of "Mundo Mo'y Akin"

Since its premiere last March 18, GMA Telebabad drama series Mundo Mo’y Akin has been getting rave reviews and high ratings.

The show’s beautiful and interesting storyline is one of the reasons why viewers are so hooked on this show. “We’ve been getting good ratings so far kaya nakaka-inspire talaga magtrabaho,” lead actor Alden Richards who plays the role of Jerome, shared.  “Sana po tuloy-tuloy ang pagsuporta n’yo sa Mundo Mo’y Akin kasi paganda nang paganda ang storya,” he added.

REEL DEAL: The Family

Robert DeNiro and Michelle Pfeiffer return to their Mafia roots in the dark comedy, The Family, When a notorious mafia family crosses the mob by committing the ultimate crime of snitching, they are put into the Government Witness Protection Program and shipped off to Normandy, France. Although they pretend to want to change their lives, old habits die hard, and they soon resort back to their old criminal ways of doing business and settling scores.

ART IS A BANG: Of OFWs, Saints, and Rock

LORENZO is a musical about the life of St. Lorenzo Ruiz

What do you get when you put together an OFW on death row, a fugitive who became a saint, and rock music?

LORENZO is a theatrical production on the life and struggles of two Lorenzos: Laurence (OJ Mariano), an OFW on death row in an Arab country, and St. Lorenzo Ruiz (Lorenz Martinez), the first Filipino canonized as a saint for his martyrdom in Japan.

LORENZO’s executive producer, Christopher de Leon, has assembled a stellar artistic team for the production. The musical’s libretto was written by award-winning writers Juan Ekis and Paul Dumol, with the collaboration of Joem Antonio. The musical’s beautiful melodies were composed and arranged by Ryan Cayabyab. Internationally-trained Gino Gonzales heads production design. And, last but not least, the play is directed by industry veteran Nonon Padilla.

The production is unique in its storytelling; its premise has Laurence dictating the libretto of a musical he has written about Lorenzo Ruiz to a Filipino reporter.