Lights of Hope: WWF-Philippines Deploys Solar Lamps in Beton, Palawan

About 15 million Filipinos have no access to electricity. Living in far-flung villages which are not directly connected to power grids, they instead rely on highly-flammable kerosene to light up their homes. This lack of access to a safe, stable, and sustainable energy source hinders opportunities for social and economic advancement.

Located in the municipality of Taytay in northern Palawan, the remote island-community of Beton is home to an estimated 300 families who rely on subsistence fishing and seaweed farming for food and livelihood. The majority of them make do with living in darkness after sundown.

REEL DEAL: Spectre REVIEW

Daniel Craig is really getting the hang of being James Bond and has made success on the big screen. With Skyfall in 2013 a huge hit, the anticipation for the next film intensifies thus leads us to the latest installment for the Bond franchise, SPECTRE.

In the books, SPECTRE is the largest criminal organization which consists of many arms and henchmen which is James Bond's greatest battle. As expected, there will be a lot of locations where Bond will find his foes, secrets, alliances and of course ladies to pursue. 

Daniel Craig's style of portraying James Bond has indeed grew into him and definitely different from his predecessors.  However Spectre is not that as progressive as Skyfall, but it never failed in bringing action and thrill throughout the film and also a lot of explosions and hot kissing. 

Wagdos, Miranda show Davaoeño class in 39th National MILO Marathon Davao race

Davaoeños Sonny Wagdos and Judelyn Miranda grabbed the top spots of the 21K centrepiece event at the National MILO Marathon qualifying leg in Davao City on Sunday. The city known as the Crown Jewel of Mindanao saw about 8,500 runners grace the running routes in the biggest and grandest running event in the country. Reigning MILO Marathon King Rafael Poliquit, who is already automatically qualified for the finals having won the 2014 MILO Marathon tilt, also gave his legs a stretch out in the Davao race.

Wagdos and Miranda each took home the top prize of P10,000 in cash and a trophy; and earned their slots to the National MILO Marathon Finals. The finals will be held in Angeles on December 6, where they will meet the nation’s elite runners in a heated grand finale to claim the MILO Marathon King and Queen titles. To provide another level of prestige to the competition and incentive for the runners, this year’s King and Queen will be sent by MILO to the USA on all-expense paid trips, for a chance to run in the prestigious 2016 Boston Marathon.

Pioneer Stories of Hope Playwrighting Competition is EXTENDED!

Great news! If the given time was not enough the deadline for the submission of entries for the Stories of Hope Playwriting Competition has been EXTENDED!

Pioneer, Your Insurance is now giving college students nationwide an opportunity to share their stories through the Stories of Hope Playwriting Competition. Young and aspiring playwrights can submit their original works as one-act plays written in English, Tagalog or Taglish. The stories must convey hope to the audience, whether as a drama, comedy, or even musical. The deadline has been moved to November 27, 2015. Announcement of winner will be on December 14, 2015. 

New Trailer Arrives for "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi"‏

The new trailer and teaser poster for director Michael Bay’s new action-thriller “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” have just been released by Paramount Pictures. Watch the new gripping trailer here at https://youtu.be/yvGfBWSXZ-o.

Based on the non-fiction book by Michtell Zuckoff, the film tells the story of the six members of the security team that fought to defend the Americans stationed at the embassy in Benghazi when it came under attack. John Krasinski leads a cast that includes James Badge Dale (“Iron Man 3”), Max Martini (“Pacific Rim”), Pablo Schreiber (“Orange Is the New Black”), and David Denman (“The Office”), and the screenplay was penned by The Strain author/writer Chuck Hogan.

KIX’s R U Tough Enough winner is a Renaissance Man

KIX, the ultimate destination for action-entertainment recently concluded R U Tough Enough competition which was about finding the toughest Pinoy who is not just physically tough, but mentally and emotionally tough as well. It is doubtful that anyone could have predicted that the actual winner Reyn “The Daring Dreamer” Talosig, would embody that concept of toughness so completely and perfectly.

The RUTE course was alternately and often all at once grueling, mind numbing, and dizzying. All the elite finalists who competed that day finished, but every single one struggled to do so, incurring multiple penalties along the way. Talosig however, blasted through the course as though it was his personal playground, only one of the other competitors was even close to his time. His victory at RUTE though is just the tip of the iceberg, this deeply religious single dad, and avid classical music enthusiast approaches life in a manner that is simply inspiring.

"By The Sea" Unravels New Poster, Images‏

Universal Pictures has just revealed new images, including a poster art, from the romantic drama “By the Sea,” Academy Award® winner Angelina Jolie Pitt’s directorial follow-up to the studio’s epic “Unbroken.”

In "Spectre," Daniel Craig Makes 007 His Own

As he approaches his fourth big-screen outing as 007 in SPECTRE, Daniel Craig feels very comfortable in the role. He has made the part his own, rebuilding James Bond as a 21st century hero, a man with great emotional depth to accompany his remarkable skillset.

“I am a big fan of James Bond,” begins Craig, “and when I did Casino Royale, if I had been presented with a script that had lots of gags and jokes in it, I would have said, ‘No, I can’t do this movie, because that is not my thing. I don’t know how to do that.’ I can’t pretend to be someone else, or to mimic someone else.”

Thankfully, the script for Casino Royale and the films that followed were very different beasts. “It was very stripped back,” says Craig. Indeed, the decision to remix the James Bond cocktail for the Daniel Craig movies was a shrewd move, shaking up the franchise and stirring up the audience.

The Same But Different

After Levi Strauss had perfected the art of creating the perfect five-pocket blue jeans, he proceeded to make what would be the iconic denim Trucker Jacket.

Through the decades, the Trucker Jacket has been worn sans sleeves, painted, with flower patches, embroidered, chopped, re-sewn and deconstructed.

Guys and gals wore it. Cowboys and party girls wore it in different ways. The jacket became a symbol for just about anything the wearer wanted it to be.

"Insidious 3" Star Stefanie Scott is "Jem's" Sister in "The Holograms"

Nurturing an impressive body of work, Stefanie Scott is one of Hollywood’s most promising young talents. Earlier this year, she was seen as the lead in Columbia Pictures’ “Insidious: Chapter 3,” which holds the record as the highest grossing horror movie in the Philippines.

Now, Scott returns to the big screen as Kimber in Universal Pictures’ musical adventure “Jem and The Holograms.”

In the film, Jem’s (Aubrey Peeples) fans can’t get enough of her music and fashion, but what happens if they discover that the version of her they want doesn’t really exist? Here to keep Jem/Jerrica gracefully balanced is Kimber, the younger sister who has been with her since they were children.