Leave nothing but your footprint: Reef makes a pledge for cleaner beaches

Dedicated to making sure beaches stay clean and healthy, international beach apparel brand Reef pledges to use the fun, freedom and spirit of the beach to champion a better life for people and planet. 

To achieve this, Reef is targeting to accomplish 1,500 beach clean ups, remove 150,000 lbs of trash, and engage 30,000 volunteers around the world this year, in the hopes that their industry and communities play an equally big role in enacting meaningful change for the planet. 

The character of Spider-Man Noir is finally in a Spider-Man film.

In the new animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Oscar®-winning actor Nicolas Cage (Moonstruck, Leaving Las Vegas, Adaptation) voices the role of Spider-Man Noir. “He is from a dimension that is literally black and white,” explains Cage. “Spider-Man Noir is hard boiled, he’s probably the edgiest of the Spider-Men — think Raymond Chandler, Paul Cain, those great old detective novels. He’s a 1933-era private eye and he’s fighting Nazis, so he’s a real hero.”

Celebrate Christmas with MMFF 2018 at SM Cinema

Celebrate with SM Cinema the most wonderful time of the year together with the latest movie offerings of the much-awaited film festival in the country, the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).

For 44 years, the MMFF has been part of the Filipino Christmas and this year it becomes bigger with eight (8) Filipino movies from the biggest producers and stars in the country. Film goers and movie fans can enjoy these movies anywhere, anytime as SM Cinema, the largest film exhibitor in the country, has 64 branches nationwide. Here are the movies lined up for this year’s Metro Manila Film Fest:

Book-A-Barber With SIF!

Like many men all over the world, we usually forget to do our grooming habits due to many factors like schedule, availability, and the hassle. Which leads to unkempt hair, wild beard growth etc. But since we already have the internet of services like Grab, FoodPanda  and many more. Why not have barber services available on our phones?

This is what Luggin Digital Ventures Inc. (LDVI), a mobile app development company had in mind and considered consumer convenience with the launch of the app called SIF. It is the country's first grooming on-demand and pampering app.  

Yes, you heard that right, you can now just open your phone, book certain services ranging from haircut, shaving, hair color and many more. Use is also really simple with just simply booking the service, enter their location and wait for SIF to deliver the salon to them anytime between 5:00am to 12:00 midnight. 

BPO recognized for Hiring PWDs

BPO company [24]7.ai has proven that there is room for Persons with Disability in the corporate world, prompting Unilab Foundation to recognize the company as one of its industry partners for inclusive employment through Project Inclusion. Ceremonies were held for the partners at the Bayanihan Center in Pasig City, with [24]7.ai Recruitment Director Me-Ann Batallones receiving the recognition on behalf of the company.

Project Inclusion encourages employers in the Philippines to broaden perspectives toward inclusive workplace environments by hiring Persons with Disability. The program believes that Persons with Disability have what it takes to contribute to every company’s growth, just like any other regular employee.

TFC welcomes newly reopened Philippine Consulate General in Houston

At the newly reopened Philippine Consulate General
 in Houston Texas: (LEFT) From left are TFC agent Dina Javier,
Consul General Jerrill Santos and ABS-CBN Territory Account
 Sales Head for Midwest Joy Espinosa. (RIGHT)
 From left, Consulate Communications Officer
Nadjefah A. Mangondaya, Joy Espinosa and Cultural & Information
Officer Mary Jane A. Mariano. (Courtesy of Joy Espinosa/ABS-CBN)

A full quarter of a century since it closed, the Philippine Consulate General in Houston, Texas reopened this year to provide the consular needs of the fast-growing Filipino population in Texas and south central U.S. It is now serving some 179,000 Filipinos in the states under its jurisdiction, namely, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, the second largest state next to Alaska in the U.S.  Just to show scope, Texas alone is about two times bigger than the Philippines in land size.

ABS-CBN North and Latin America, through its Sales and Distribution team under Ray Olano, assigned Houston-based Territory Account Sales Head for Midwest Joy Espinosa to reach out to the new consular team under Consul General General Jerrill Santos and offer assistance through TFC services. An IPTV demo unit was set up at the Consulate.  Consul General Santos thanked ABS-CBN TFC for the warm welcome and support.

Korea's No. 1 hit series - My Golden Life is now on GMA Network!

A mother's misguided love has caused her daughters to get swapped in status, and so the heroine Gillian enters the rich household to have a better life without knowing she is actually not their long-lost daughter, but her "former twin" sister instead. What will happen to her once the secret get revealed, and what will happen to her relationship with Dion, whom she has gotten closer to as siblings?

Feel the Luxury at Director’s Club Cinema - The Podium

Be treated with a unique kind of comfort and luxury at Director’s Club by SM Cinema at The Podium, its newest location.

Situated at the business district of Ortigas, Director’s Club Cinema The Podium will surely be a favorite hang-out spot for those who want to unwind while watching much-awaited blockbusters. Director’s Club Cinema The Podium offers a unique cinematic experience through extraordinary facilities and premium services that take movie watching to the next level.

Silicon Valley visionary Dado Banatao is keynote speaker at ABS-CBN North and Latin America Sales, Marketing and Operations Summit

Silicon Valley visionary Dado Banatao (center) with ABS-CBN North and Latin America (NOLA) Managing Director Jun Del Rosario, ABS-CBN Canada Country Manager Kerwin Du, global officers and participants of the ABS-CBN NOLA Sales, Marketing and Operations Summit (Photo by Eugene Libadia/ABS-CBN International)

Dado Banatao, multi-awarded venture capitalist and legendary Silicon Valley technology visionary who pioneered the personal computer chip set and graphics acceleration architecture, was invited to be the keynote speaker of the recently concluded ABS-CBN North and Latin America (NOLA) Sales, Marketing and Operations Summit held at the ABS-CBN International office and TFC studio in Daly City.  Banatao, the current Managing Partner of Tallwood Venture Capital and Founder-Chairman of Wave Computing, a Silicon Valley company that is accelerating artificial intelligence or AI from the cloud to the edge, spoke on the need for companies to have a founder’s mentality, to act like start-ups and to always have a drive for continuous learning. 

Got To Meet Xavier Woods Thanks To Fox+!

WWE Superstars are one of the idols Filipino fans has grown up in the past decades, and recently they brought in WWE Superstar Xavier Woods with a special meet and greet held at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall with the FOX+ Experience.

FOX+ as a video-streaming service brings the latest episodes of hit television shows, Hollywood blockbusters, National Geographic documentaries, and even live sporting events. But true to the PLUS, they are taking entertainment up a notch to a whole new level with the FOX+ Experience. 

The FOX+ Experience is an exclusive line-up of VIP activities, perks and privileges specially curated for the avid supporters and loyal subscribers of the service. So if you are already one, make sure to have your email and app notifications on to receive updates and announcements for a chance to win awesome experiences only through FOX+.