MUSIC LYF: YourSingapore and Up Dharma Down Collaborates With New Single

Everybody loves Up Dharma Down and their songs has brought OPM into new heights with their soulful tracks as well as soothing electronic music. These days, they are not collaborating with a artist or a group, they went out and collaborated with a whole country, the city state of Singapore that is.

Singapore Tourism Board Unveils Collaboration with Up Dharma Down with the Launch of a New Single and Music Video Inspired by Their Experiences in Singapore. Along with the celebration of the 50th year of nationhood of Singapore.

To Filipinos, music is an integral part of everyday life. Narrating life’s ups and downs, putting the spotlight on both the extraordinary and the mundane, and conveying every nuance of human emotion, music is as universal as any medium of artistic expression can get. 

REEL DEAL: Rose Byrne Plays Comical Frenemy In “SPY”

Rose Byrne struts her way into a global chase against a group of undercover agents in “Spy” starring alongside Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham and Jude Law. 

Byrne takes on the role of Rayna, a beautiful and privileged Oxford-educated daughter of a recently deceased arms dealer who becomes frenemies with Susan Cooper, a novice spy who gears up for action after Fine (Law) suddenly goes off the grid during a dangerous assignment. Agent Cooper leaves her dreary desk job behind, entering the world of international espionage in Europe.  Soon, Rayna and Susan butt heads when Rayna has come into possession of an unusual inheritance, a small tactical nuclear weapon enough to give the world a total meltdown. 

Rose Byrne says her character is all about status. Rayna wears garish outfits for grand entrances into the finest hotels. Perpetually bored and unimpressed, she lacks a sense of humor and has a brutally direct manner of speaking.    “I liken her to royalty, or a member of a corrupt dynasty. She’s posh and talks as if she’s from another era, an effort to compensate for her poor Bulgarian roots.”  Despite her coldness, Rayna feels slightly sympathetic and curious about Susan, who reminds her of a “sad Bulgarian clown.”

Globe gives free tickets to the special screening of Tomorrowland

Customers registered to GoSURF, Tattoo-on-the-Go, or a Tattoo Home broadband plan got the chance to win movie tickets, gadgets, or gift certificates!

As part of its summer campaign that gives its customers access to the best summer experiences and happenings such as exclusive movie screenings, Globe Telecom gave away free tickets to the special screening of Disney’s Tomorrowland on May 22-24, 2015, including gadgets and gift certificates, for everyone to truly enjoy the summer season. 

From May 1 to 18, 2015, users who availed of participating GoSURF, Tattoo On-the-Go, and Tattoo Home Broadband products automatically earned corresponding raffle entries. 

Hundreds of winners each got two (2) FREE tickets to the special screening of Tomorrowland. Aside from movie tickets, lucky Globe customers also won an Acer TravelMate B115 laptop, an iPad Mini 3 16GB, and Samsung Note 4 Edge. Ten (10) winners also got receive P1,000 Globe Gen 3 Store gadget gift certificate each!

DepEd launches the first Tboli Senior High School

Lake Sebu, South Cotabato—After extensive consultations and planning with the indigenous peoples’ community, local government, and education partners, the Department of Education (DepEd) established the first Tboli Senior High School.

Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC said, “This is the first of its kind. We endeavored to make sure that the curriculum as well as its [senior high school] offerings are in line with Indigenous Peoples culture and language. Ang eskwelahan dapat ang link between culture and development.”

He said, “Ito po ang kauna-unahang Senior High School na sinikap ng DepEd—kasama ang Ateneo de Davao—na kunsultahin at pakinggan ang mga hinaing at mga pangarap ng ating mga katutubo.”

REEL DEAL: The Ride Ain't Over Yet For Guys of “ENTOURAGE”

Warner Bros. Pictures' new comedy “Entourage,” the much-anticipated big-screen version of the award-winning hit HBO series, reunites the hit show’s original cast, led by Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven.

In the film, movie star Vincent Chase (Grenier), together with his boys, Eric (Connolly), Turtle (Ferrara) and Johnny (Dillon), are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold (Piven). Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood.

REEL DEAL: Melissa McCarthy's Full-Action Mode In "SPY"

Paul Feig and Melissa McCarthy have already collaborated in the smash hit comedies: “Bridesmaids” and “The Heat.” In “Spy,” which Feig wrote and directed, the gifted actress plays the brilliant, intuitive and relatable Susan Cooper, who has worked in the dreary basement at CIA headquarters for years. Her colleague is the charming, sophisticated and self-absorbed super spy Bradley Fine, played by Jude Law. An unsung hero, Cooper is the one who guides her partner via a computer and an earpiece, when he is out on perilous assignments, steering him through sticky situations around the globe. Fine gets the credit for all the successes, but it is actually Cooper doing most of the complicated work. She is also secretly besotted with the charismatic Fine, but it’s a case of unrequited love.

REEL DEAL: George Clooney - Disillusioned Inventor In “TOMORROWLAND”

George Clooney leads the cast of Disney's “Tomorrowland” as Frank Walker, once a dreamer and budding scientist, who isolates himself on the family farm, and living like a hermit surrounded by his unique inventions spawned from his growing sense of paranoia. When a young stranger shows up on his doorstep, Frank is forced to leave his secure world and deal with his past.

Director Brad Bird and screenwriter Damon Lindelof had only one man in mind to play the film's lead character -- the disillusioned inventor Frank Walker. “From very early on we described Frank as George Clooney-esque,” recalls Lindelof, “and whenever we would talk about actors for Frank, the thinking was: who’s like Clooney? We crossed our fingers and did our best job of writing it, infusing Frank with a curmudgeonly humor and a heroic quality, all of which we think George embodies. And then we sent it off into the universe.”

Ring In Your Kid's School Year Like A Pro

Help your child start their year right with help from Philips products

Ringing in the new school year is a big event for kids. For mothers, however, this time of the year entails strict preparations to make sure their little ones get the right start they need for their new journey. The usual school checklists aside, a comprehensive back-to-school plan is something that every mother should have.

“It is part of a mother’s duties to make sure their child gets the perfect start to their term. This includes planning in advance for their healthy “baons” to making sure their school uniforms are absolutely spotless,” says RJ Buenaventura, Philips General Manager for Personal Health.

REEL DEAL: Phase 2 Begins In “MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS” First Trailer Reveal

Prepare to burn in the upcoming and most awaited thrilling adventure of the year, “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” where the course of the Gladers’ lives who successfully survived the Maze will define the rest of humanity’s future.  

Reprising his role as Thomas, Dylan O’Brien returns along with fellow Gladers Kaya Scodelario, Ki Hong Lee and Thomas Brodie-Sangster set in a more challenging post apocalyptic future where they sprint for another run of their lives.  Director Wes Ball is at the helm once again in this next chapter of the epic “Maze Runner” saga where our young heroes search for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.

Check out the first trailer reveal of “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlNRlJBdKSI.

“Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” opens at cinemas on September 9  in the Philippines from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.

Daylong Advocates #NoVacationFromSunProtection

UV Exposure in the City Same As When You’re At the Beach

At a time when we face an abundance of choices in how, when, and why we use products, so have sunscreen products slowly evolved from being solely used at the beach during summertime to a daily skin care staple. The message is clear: not only is it important to prevent sunburn, it is equally important to prevent rapid skin aging and deeper cellular damage.

Daylong, a dermatological suncare brand from the makers of Cetaphil, is the first to explicitly advocate daily sunscreen application. In its recent efforts to support its cause, Daylong conducted a UV-exposure study to investigate whether the outdoor sun at the beach shows the same level of strength in the city – even when indoors.

Together with five Filipina urbanites – Jaymie Pizarro, Jackie Go, Marj Sia, Janeena Chan, and Marie Lozano – Daylong used sun sensors to track daily UV exposures in Metro Manila for a week. From day to night, their daily activities were recorded, even when indoors.