MUSIC LYF: Luigi D'Avola Launches His Debut Album

Recognized as Monster Radio's OPM artist of the year 2013, Luigi D'Avola has gained ground as a rising star in the english OPM with hits such as "Take A Chance" (which is also the no. 1 song in the RX 2013 OPM countdown) and "Trouble".

Managed and produced by Mecca Music by Champ Lui Pio (former vocalist of the band HALE) who manages Somedaydream, and both have strong market for teens and college students. Luigi is on the track of making his own mark in the industry as newcomer with a niche OPM.

Education officials prepare for Senior High School implementation

BAGUIO CITY – Department of Education (DepEd) officials nationwide gathered at Teachers Camp, Monday, for a workshop on Senior High School (SHS) implementation. Included in the program was a briefing on the SHS curriculum as well as a planning workshop on actual implementation per region. This was the latest in a series of workshops since 2013.

“As we approach 2016 we need to make sure that everyone in DepEd is on the same page,” Rizalino Rivera, Undersecretary for Regional Operations said, adding that while DepEd field offices have already been preparing since last year, it was necessary to share ideas and best practices.

ETC Premiers Teen Drama Star-Crossed This February 21

This love month, ETC premieres its newest drama that follows a pair of high school students and their epic, out of this world romance. Airing within a week of the U.S., Star-Crossed, starting February 21, Fridays at 8PM, is a futuristic love story between an alien and a human.

Featuring young stars Matt Lanter (90210), Aimee Teegarden (Friday Night Lights) and Grey Damon (Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters), Star-Crossed looks at a relationship caught between two worlds, torn between two feuding sides.

After an alien spacecraft crash-lands in her small town, a 6-year old Emery Whitehill has an encounter with Roman, a 6-year old Atrian boy. Ten years later, Emery (Aimee Teegarden) and Roman (Matt Lanter) are reunited as the first group of Atrian teens enrolls in a human high school with the goal of testing the feasibility of human/alien integration.  

Anne Curtis Talks About Turning Points In Jeepney TV's BTS Special "Annestoppable"

One of Philippine showbiz’s brightest stars traces the leaps and bounds she took in her career in front of the camera and in her life off screen on the country’s ultimate throwback channel, as Anne Curtis stands in the spotlight on Jeepney TV’s BTS special, “Annestoppable”.

Anne is featured as Jeepney TV’s icon of the month for February. With Jeepney TV’s newest offering, BTS, which can stand for many things such as “Behind the Scenes”, “Beyond the Stardom”, “By the Set”, “Born to Sing”, and much more, viewers can get closer to the channel’s icon of the month by learning about their stories and following them as they go through their daily routine, delivering footage of what they do on and off-screen as never seen before.

Everywhere 3M, Everyday 3M

Can you imagine traveling at night on a highway without reflective signs that help show you the way? Can you stand car windows without UV-Protection that can’t filter the heat? Can you imagine washing the dishes with soap on your hands, maybe with a little towel instead of a sponge?

Imagine a world without 3M. Can you? More than one may realize, 3M’s products have been built-in to our lives making it better and easier.

Building a Nation of Champions One Sport at a Time; MILO opens 2014 Summer Sports Clinics

Summer spells great opportunities for the youth to get active and grow their potential. However, with the countless activities available through technology, Filipino children are becoming increasingly bent on spending more time in less physical hobbies. This, in turn, makes it a challenge for parents to engage their kids in outdoor activities like sports which can foster the knowledge and skills that can mold them into leaders.

Love is in the Air at the Nuvali Night Sky Cinema

Celebrating love with nature is the most perfect Valentine’s date with your loved ones, as Nuvali once again welcomes couples, families, and friends to its annual Nuvali Night Sky Cinema.

Yearly, lovers of all ages and families with their kids flock to The Fields at Nuvali for a different post Valentine celebration treat that is truly memorable and definitely magical. On February 22, the Nuvali Night Sky Cinema is set to capture the hearts of many where guests can enjoy foreign romance movies bringing nostalgia and reminiscent of the good-old-sweet moments.

Nuvali’s Night Sky Cinema will be showing 3 of the most unforgettable movies that made everybody cry, smile, and fall in love many times; You’ve Got Mail, Eat.Pray.Love, and About Time. This year’s roster of movies in the Nuvali Night Sky Cinema is a must-see, from Nora Ephron’s You’ve Got Mail, released in 1998 starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, is about how love could happen over the internet. Open to couples or those going solo, everyone can enjoy Julia Roberts’ Eat.Pray Love. whose story is finding oneself to a life changing journey. Last on the list that will touch everybody’s hearts is About Time, a 2013 film that stars Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson, revolving around time traveling and a young man’s persistence to change his past. Together with Sky Cable, Nuvali gives the most romantic Valentine’s Day yet through the well-picked movies to be shown.

REEL DEAL" Max Charles Voices Adopted Human In Dreamworks " Mr. Peabody and Sherman"

Max Charles, a young actor with an impressive resume at just nine years of age, who played the young Peter Parker in the hit movie “Amazing Spiderman” stars and lends voice to a genius dog’s adopted boy named Sherman in DreamWorks’ upcoming adventure-packed 3D animation “Mr. Peabody & Sherman.”

“Mr. Peabody & Sherman” is an adventure-comedy featuring science fiction, time travel, outlandish characters and clever dialogue, all of which are bound together by the unexpected relationship between the titular heroes – a dog and his boy.

REEL DEAL: The Book Thief REVIEW

War times also had their moments of humanity and significance, this is the essence of the movie "The Book Thief". Adapted from the book of the same title, "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, was made by the team that also made "Life of Pi". With the story set in the critical war years and the setting is a town in Nazi Germany makes it into a pile of conflicts, struggles, and fear but holds a place of hope and dreams.

Sophie Nélisse plays Liesel, a girl sent to live with her foster parents in a German town is longing for her family and is adjusting to her new family which is never the ideal parents.  Her curiosity led her interest in learning and reading books. 

In today's time of electronic book and fast information, the value of book and education was given a whole new inspiration that young people must learn to appreciate. There is also some history along the way by being a part of the Nazi revolution.

REEL DEAL: Unfriend Highlights Same Sex Love and the Power of Social Media

Not so long ago, a 13-year old boy killed his boyfriend then killed himself inside a mall. The video was uploaded on popular social media and became viral. This became a sort of crusade for indie film director Joselito Altarejos who promised himself he would do something about it to show people how this new technology has so affected our lives, both in a negative and a positive way.