Student Catholic Action to launch 80th Year Program

All roads of the members and alumni of the Student Catholic Action of the Philippines (SCAP) lead to De La Salle University as it hosts its 80th Anniversary Opening Program this coming April 16, 2016. More than 300 members and alumni of SCAP are expected to fill the Verdure Hall of DLSU in Taft Avenue.

Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio Ledesma will preside the Holy Mass at the Most Blessed Sacrament Chapel. The program’s main event is the Talk Show to be hosted by Ms. Sonia Malasarte Roco. A year-long 80th Anniversary Program and Activities will be launched by the National Secretariat which will include the new vision and mission of the organization, the First Mobile Cine Short Film Festival and the anniversary theme song.

The 80th foundation anniversary of SCAP bears the theme, “Bunga ng Otsenta: SCA at 80, Our Story to Sustainability.” This reflects the organization’s thanksgiving for the fruits it produced for the past 80 years while working on the challenges to sustain its program for social and spiritual transformation. SCAP has been a seedbed of leaders who are now working in the church, education, environment, government and in other public service sectors. To name a few, some notable alumni are the late senator Raul Roco and his wife, Sonia Roco, former Chief Justices Artemio Panganiban and Hilario Davide, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, Jose Concepcion, and Atty. Loida Nicolas-Lewis.

Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot Hold Key Secrets In Intense Action-Packed “CRIMINAL”

The star-studded and high-octane action film “Criminal” headlines Kevin Costner, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Oldman in a fresh, provocative spin on the espionage action-thriller that probes the secret world of memory and identity, as it propels an unwitting death row killer into the consciousness of a dedicated CIA agent in a ferocious race against time.

After playing the snarky superhero Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds takes on a more clean-cut character as he plays top CIA agent Bill Pope in “Criminal,” who was on an important mission who holds the key of secrets in the recesses of his mind.  In order to extract vital information, his memories, skills, and training were transplanted into hardened criminal Jericho Stewart’s (Kevin Costner) brain. The procedure was performed by a neuroscientist (Tommy Lee Jones) under the orders and close monitoring of the CIA chief (Gary Oldman).

History #LiveForever Expected To Be The Biggest One Direction Fan Event Ever

"You and me got a whole lot of history, we could be the greatest team that the world has ever seen."- History, One Direction

One Direction is far from over! Harry, Niall, Louis and Liam may be going on a much-deserved break but Pinoy fans are sure to keep the hype alive for the greatest band this generation has ever known. What better way to do it than to scream their love for One Direction together yet again this April 10 at Skydome, North EDSA for HISTORY #LIVEFOREVER, the grand Juan Directioners Fan Convention.

It was a few months back when the worldwide 1D community put their spotlight on the Philippines as Ivory Music, exclusive licensee of Sony Music in the Philippines, teased about another gathering that is sure to shatter records. It hyped. It trended. It sealed the fact that Pinoy Directioners are the loudest of all 1D crowds. And now it is happening and the entire world will be watching. Local Directioners will be gathering for the ultimate event yet, and it is not just an album launch for the deluxe edition of the band's latest record Made In The A.M. It is also in celebration of more than 5 years of non-stop One Direction music, a thank-you to the boys for inspiring their fans. It is, as usual, expected to be fun and outrageous, but this time it will also sit on nostalgia, with activities allowing Directioners to look back on the past years of their idols, including those eras when Zayn Malik was still a part of it all. It is going to have, as per Harry's words to our launch last year, love all round.

‘Boys and Girls at Risk’: Research Forum pledges stronger prevention and response to protect Filipino children against violence

A two-day Research Forum titled ‘Boys and Girls at Risk’ concluded today pledging totake forward the preliminary results of the Philippines’ first ever National Baseline Study on Violence against Children(NBS-VAC)toward a strong prevention and response plan to stop violence against Children in the Philippines. NBS-VAC Study is scheduled to be launched in October.

Organized by the Council for the Welfare (CWC) of Children and UNICEF working within a wider partnership of national and international organizations working for preventing Violence against Children, the Research Forum was participated by over 200 researchers, academics, advocates and professionals working to End Violence against Children.

DepEd, Knowledge Channel renew vows to deliver 21st century educ

The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc. (KCFI) renewed its commitment to provide multimedia resources for over five million learners in 6,000 public schools and community learning centers in the country. 

The 10-year partnership allows public schools to have continued access to Knowledge Channel’s Educational Shows and multimedia learning resources, which complement and support the K to 12 curriculum through non-traditional and interactive modes of instruction. 

Obesity on the rise while undernutrition remains high

UNICEF, WHO, ASEAN report two faces of malnutrition among Filipino children

Malnutrition among children does not only stem from insufficient food intake; overeating makes them unhealthy, too.

With some children consuming more than the dietary requirement and others not receiving enough nutrients, middle-income countries like the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand face the “double burden of malnutrition,” according to a joint report by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

REEL DEAL: 10 Cloverfield Lane REVIEW

If you think with all suspense requires a lot of gore and blood, you might need to rethink that with the release of the suspense thriller 30 Cloverfield Lane.  This suspense flick  has very minimal characters, and space, yet it revolves in a thrilling plot that thrives on layers of conspiracy and assumptions that adds to the mystery of the film.

It is also belongs to the Cloverfield franchise in which, the first film was also well received with its found footage style. This time, the film is presented in a third person narrative. With just 3 main characters, and a story that revolves inside a doomsday bunker after events that are presumed to be from an unconfirmed attack. The tension between them and the surrounding posts a lot of questions which will be revealed eventually.

Though it is different from the first Cloverfield film, it actually serves as an advantage so it would not to be compared side-by-side to the first one which has a different premise and treatment. The concept of underground bunkers which was popularized by conspiracy theories heightens images and speculations unique to each viewer.

Negros Island Region: We are 100% ready for Palaro 2016

Negros Island Region (NIR), which is a newly created region that will be competing for the 59th Palarong Pambansa for the first time, is 100% ready and confident that its athletes will take center stage in the national sporting competition.

According to Department of Education (DepEd)-NIR Regional Director Gilbert Sadsad, “Although this is the first time, we will do our best to compete [with the other regions]. We are ready [and] we are vying for championship.”

In January, DepEd Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC said this year’s staging of the Palaro will have many “firsts.” 

Nuvali Brings Outdoor To New Heights With Camp N

I really love places that offer a lot of adventure, and one of those places is Sandbox in Alviera, Porac, Pampanga. Though it may be a long trip up to central Luzon, it is indeed worth the journey. But Ayala Land opens up a new adventure park located in Nuvali, they call it Camp N.


Located in one of the lush greens parts of Nuvali, Camp N offers a lot of fun activities that will disconnect you from the online world and let you feel nature at its finest. Since it is much more closer to Manila, it is great news for families and friends that its is more closer to Manila which means another new alternative team building location aside from the usual places.

"Ghostbusters" Unveils New Action-Packed Image‏

Columbia Pictures has just released a new unit still from its upcoming action-comedy “Ghostbusters” showing the four female title characters in action with proton packs blazing.

Thirty years after the original film took the world by storm, “Ghostbusters” is back and fully rebooted for a new generation. Director Paul Feig combines all the paranormal fighting elements that made the original franchise so beloved with a cast of new characters, played by the funniest actors working today. Get ready to watch them save the world this July!