Super Humans Fight for the Broken in New "Glass" Trailer

Buena Vista International has released a brand new trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass,   which brings together the narratives of two of his standout originals—2000’s Unbreakable, from Touchstone, and 2016’s Split, from Universal—in one explosive, all-new comic-book thriller.  

Check out the film’s new trailer below and watch Glass in Philippine cinemas January 16, 2019.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/YLr5q2Zku94 

From Unbreakable, Bruce Willis returns as David Dunn as does Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price, known also by his pseudonym Mr. Glass.  Joining from Split are James McAvoy, reprising his role as Kevin Wendell Crumb and the multiple identities who reside within, and Anya Taylor-Joy as Casey Cooke, the only captive to survive an encounter with The Beast.  

#SaveAngkas Thanksgiving Concert A Hopeful Gathering Despite The Ban

Christmas has been a little bittersweet to Angkas and its riders wherein their operations has been halted by the recent TRO issued by the Supreme Court in favor of the LTFRB. But Angkas continues the fight for their spot as an alternative for mobility in the city. As announced in their Save Angkas Unity Ride, they have a Christmas treat for them with the #SaveAngkas Thankgiving concert held at the Quezon Memorial Circle.

Prior to this, a petition is being circulated to gather signatures and support for Angkas to continue operations. The Angkas petition can be found on this link: https://www.change.org/p/ltfrb-saveangkas-and-support-the-regulation-of-motorcycle-taxis-in-the-philippines, and it is now nearing its goal of 150,000 signatures.

"Aquaman" Hits a High Watermark of Half a Billion Dollars at the Global Box Office

Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Aquaman” is a worldwide box office hero that has took in more than $500 million, and still counting.  The announcement was made December 24 by Ron Sanders, President of Worldwide Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures Group and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

“Aquaman” began its remarkable run earlier this month in China when, on the heels of an appearance by director James Wan and stars Jason Momoa and Amber Heard, the film celebrated an almost $95 million opening weekend, the highest-ever opening for a Warner Bros. film in that market, where it currently stands at more than $230 million.  The stop was just one in a global tour that hit cities across four continents, from London to New York City to Manila, Australia and beyond, capping off a strategic campaign that kicked off last summer with Momoa diving off a cliff to preview the trailer launch ahead of the cast’s arrival at San Diego International Comic-Con.

Shopee wraps up a record-breaking 2018 with over 12 million orders on 12.12 Big Christmas Sale

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, wraps up a record-breaking year with its highly successful Shopee 12.12 Big Christmas Sale. On 12 December, Shopee saw over 12 million orders across the region, surpassing all past records including the recent Shopee 11.11 Big Sale.

Supported by more than 450,000 brands and merchants, Shopee recorded 48 million visits as users shopped 60 million deals across all categories. Shopee’s in-app games were also highly popular; Shopee Shake was played 46 million times throughout the campaign, while the newly launched Shopee Quiz saw 11 million participants tuning in from across the region.

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.