DepEd receives over Php 8.4M worth of donations during Brigada Eskwela Kick-off

With the Brigada Eskwela 2016 kick-off and the preparation for the opening on June 13, various partners from the private sector donated boats, bicycles, solar-powered lamps, and school supplies that amounted to at least Php 8.4 million.

San Miguel Foundation, Inc. donated 1,000 bicycles worth Php 3,000,000 for several schools nationwide. 81 bicycles were distributed to students of Sta. Cruz Pingkian National High School, while 150 bicycles were given out to students of Kakiduguen National High School in Nueva Vizcaya.

Meanwhile, a boat was donated by Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation to ferry 24 children to and from school in a remote community in Nueva Vizcaya.

"The Accountant" Teaser Poster Shows Affleck Gunning for Action‏

 The teaser poster for Warner Bros. Pictures’ new suspense thriller “The Accountant” has been released, showing Oscar winner Ben Affleck (“Argo,” “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”) holding a rifle, but “blinded” by numerical data.

Directed by Gavin O’Connor (“Warrior”), “The Accountant” tells the story of Christian Wolff (Affleck), a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people.  Behind the cover of a small-town CPA office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations.  With the Treasury Department’s Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King (J.K. Simmons), starting to close in, Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state-of-the-art robotics company where an accounting clerk (Anna Kendrick) has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars.  But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise.

“The Accountant” also stars Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick (“Up in the Air,” “Pitch Perfect”), Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash,” the “Spider-Man” films), Jon Bernthal (“Fury,” “The Wolf of Wall Street”), Jean Smart (TV’s “Fargo,” “24”), and Cynthia Addai-Robinson (“Star Trek: Into Darkness”), with Jeffrey Tambor (TV’s “Transparent,” “The Hangover” films) and two-time Oscar nominee John Lithgow (“Interstellar”).

O’Connor directed the film from a screenplay by Bill Dubuque (“The Judge”). 

Opening across the Philippines on Nov. 02, “The Accountant” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment company.

Celebrate Dad with Bosch and Dremel

Handyman Dads are in for an exciting treat for Father’s Day. To fuel the excitement for dad’s favorite month, Bosch, the world’s leading supplier of professional power tools, measuring tools and accessories, announces its annual Father’s Day and Power Tool Festival sale. The week-long fest will be held on June 20-24, 2016 at the Handyman store in Robinsons Place Ermita, Manila.

Special offers are up for grabs for everyone, not just dad. Customers can avail of a 20%-50% discount on Bosch Cordless Power Tools, Dremel Rotary Tools range and accessories, Measuring Tools range, selected Bosch Power Tools and accessories, and Aquatak High Pressure Washers. Freebies also await lucky winners of the Spin-a-Wheel game. Simply present your receipt to get a chance to spin for a prize.

Get ahead of the class with McJim’s back-to-school style

As another school year starts, another door full of opportunities opens to help you get closer to your dreams. However, it also means that a year full of cramming and sleepless nights is ahead of you.

If you look at the bright side, it’s also the time to see your old buddies and meet new ones. What’s even better is it’s another full year of preparation for your future career in the real world.

But if you’re still feeling nervous for the year ahead, what better way to crank up more enthusiasm for the serious business of studying than the prospect of wearing your best first-day-in-school look?

Disney And Globe Telecom Launch Disney Channels Apps In The Philippines

Disney fans in the Philippines can now watch all their favorite Disney programs, whenever and wherever they want. Disney Southeast Asia together with Philippines’ number one mobile brand Globe Telecom, will launch a new mobile video streaming service via three new entertainment apps - Disney Channel App, Disney XD App, and Disney Junior App – on 27 May.

The Disney Channels Apps are available for download from the iTunes App Store and Google Play Store, and feature both live streaming of the Disney Channels and Video-On-Demand (VOD) service offering more than 100 full episodes for eligible Globe subscribers. All Globe Prepaid and Postpaid subscribers who sign up for their Globe Interactive Account will enjoy an initial 30-day free trial. After the free trial period, users can continue to enjoy full access to premium content with Globe stand-alone offers “Disney129” or “Disney299” subscription plans, or when they sign up for or re-contract on GoSURF 999 and up subscription plans. Users without a valid Globe Interactive Account can still download the apps to access limited VOD content.

#PinoyAndProud This Independence Month With Jollibee

Exciting new things are happening this June at Jollibee! They are unveiling a lot of great news just in time for Independence day! They revealed it in a press event to introduce the grandest Jollibee Independence Day campaign, #PinoyAndProud: Ang Sarap, Ang Saya Maging Pilipino! 

This campaign closely follows two successful Pinoy pride celebrations from Jollibee. 2014’s “Foreignoy” campaign related the stories of foreigners who consider themselves Pinoys at heart, while 2015’s #HappyBdayPilipinas compiled wishes, hopes, and promises of the Filipino citizens.

Let me share you about a new yet limited-time offering they have for Jollibee, the NEW Adobo Flakes Yum! Burger (P59) and the NEW Halo-Halo Sundae (P35)! The langhap-sarap Yum! Burger that’s made with 100% beef is made even more flavorful with real beefy adobo flakes and special adobo sauce, while the well-loved Jollibee Sundae is made more special with favorite Halo-Halo toppings such as nata de coco, macapuno. Both creations have a thumbs up for me! (I do recommend that you would like to spread the adobo flakes away from the center for best taste)

New Series Outcast To Premiere On Fox Tonight

Ready to be thrilled and scared? Well if you loved The Walking Dead, then you might be interested in the newest series created by Robert Kirkman called Outcast. First episode will be airing tonight at 8.55 PM on FOX.

Outcast, which is based on the comic book of the same name by Kirkman and co-creator and illustrator Paul Azaceta, is a compelling story about a young man fighting manifestations of demonic possession, and it premieres on FOX on June 4, 2016, in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, with a simulcast on FOX Filipino and STARWorld. The series is simulcast in the country day and date, within hours of the US premiere on June 3, 2016. Adam Wingard is the director for the series and also includes composer Atticus Ross.

Flores De Mayo Celebrated Fabulously in Ermita-Malate

The  tradition of Santacruzan is one of the highlights of the month of May. And as many of us have their own version of the parade which has become a part of our culture. We can see many of them in town and cities, but it has been taken to another level in the Malate-Ermita district of Manila.

Known to be the top business and tourism part of the city of Manila, and where you can also see famous landmarks such as the Manila Hotel, Rizal Park, Remedios Circle, and Baywalk, we can say it is a business and leisure center. And for the second year, led by EMBOA (Ermita Malate Business Owners Association), they hosted Paseo de Malate - Flores De Ermita. 

Mother & Daughter Haunted by Evil Spirits in "The Conjuring 2"

Every parent’s greatest fear is seeing their child in pain. But what if that child’s source of pain is indescribable, unreachable, and may not even be real? In Warner Bros. Pictures' new horror thriller “The Conjuring 2,” it becomes clear for Peggy Hodgson, that something supremely evil has permeated her London home and infiltrated her own daughter, Janet. It’s equally clear that there seems to be absolutely nothing she can do to protect her family.

Tarzan, Jane One with the Apes in "The Legend of Tarzan" Main Poster‏

Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgard) and his wife, Jane (Margot Robbie) join the ranks of the mighty apes in the newly released main one-sheet for “The Legend of Tarzan.” 

From Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures comes the action adventure “The Legend of Tarzan,” starring Alexander Skarsgård (HBO’s “True Blood”) as the legendary character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. 

The film also stars Oscar nominee Samuel L. Jackson (the “Captain America” films), Margot Robbie (“The Wolf of Wall Street,” upcoming “Suicide Squad”), Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou (“Gladiator”), with Oscar winner Jim Broadbent (“Iris”), and two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (“Django Unchained”).

It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Skarsgård) left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life as John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane (Robbie) at his side.  Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the Belgian, Captain Leon Rom (Waltz).  But those behind the murderous plot have no idea what they are about to unleash.