New TV Spots Amplify the Adventure in "Wonder Park"

Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies have just unveiled a couple of new spots for their upcoming animated comedy, Wonder Park.

Check out the spots below and watch Wonder Park in Philippine cinemas March 13.

YouTube:  https://youtu.be/yFT99jKJu0s 

YouTube:  https://youtu.be/ky15XRidats  

Wonder Park is distributed in the Philippines by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.  Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/uipmoviesph/; Twitter at https://twitter.com/uipmoviesph  and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/uipmoviesph/    

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Cebuana Lhuillier Aims More Filipinos With Bank Accounts Via Micro Savings

We have to admit that we do appreciate savings with our hard earned money, however it's how we save them is the problem that causes problem and evenutally leads to its depletion. With the economy growing and more opportunities, financial management starts with personal savings which many of Filipinos don't have.

It is actually alarming since cash is just usually stored in piggy banks, under the mattress, and many old fashioned and unsafe ways to keep cash away. The BSP shared that only 48 percent of adults are maintaining savings in banks while seven out of 10 Filipinos keep their savings at home.

Bianca Del Rio Comes To Manila For 'It's Jester Joke'

LA Comedy Live & Official Residence Fairmont Makati are excited to announce that the ‘Joan Rivers Of The Drag World’, Bianca Del Rio, will be making her debut in Manila with her brand new show, ‘It’s Jester Joke’ on Mar 12 and 13, 2019, at Samsung Hall, SM Aura Premier!

The self-proclaimed “clown in a gown” tells tales of her world travels and the outrageous circus that is her life. Sure to keep audiences in stitches with her comical “tell it like it is” views, covering life from politics and travel to family and social media. It isn’t all fun and games, though. There is an important life lesson to be learned through this fearless comedy show...sometimes we all just need to lighten the f**k up!

ABOUT ARTISTE

Bianca Del Rio, the alter ego of seasoned comic Roy Haylock, has well and truly taken the world by storm. She quickly became a front-runner on the 6th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race and was crowned the winner in May 2014. Being a fan-favourite throughout and after season six, she is considered by many to be the best winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race. She is the only contestant never to place in the bottom three in any challenge during her run on the show and is statistically the best-performing queen overall. Del Rio is also the first Hispanic winner of Rupaul’s Drag Race, with the second being her successor, Violet Chachki.

Philippines Clinches the Last Golden Buzzer of this Season of Asia’s Got Talent

David Foster gave 10-year-old Eleana Gabunada a standing ovation and his Golden Buzzer after she gave a rousing rendition of the classic Barbara Streisand’s “Rain on My Parade.”

“There’s a lot of people much older than you that could sing that song, but they don’t understand the genre…but somehow at age 10, you understand your mission, and you understand your job and there’s no doubt in my mind that if you want to be on Broadway one day, you will,” David Foster exclaimed.

"The Hidden World" Opens at No.1, Biggest Opening Ever in "How To Train Your Dragon" Franchise

Filipino fans bade a heartfelt farewell to the “How to Train Your Dragon” franchise as its last chapter “The Hidden World” opened at No.1 at the Philippine box-office with a soaring P91.5-million in a five-day opening weekend (Feb. 20-24).

“The Hidden World” bested the P85-million bow of 2014’s “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” the previous highest opening for the beloved franchise.

Local moviegoers fittingly sent off beloved hero Hiccup and his dragon, Toothless, in a big way, as evidenced by positive post-screening reactions and emotional tributes in social media.

In the U.S., the finale in the animated trilogy opened with $55.5 million, a franchise-best debut. It now also holds the distinction as the biggest opening weekend of the year to date.

New "Rocketman" Trailer Teases Cinematic Spectacle

The only way to tell Elton John’s story is to live his fantasy.  Paramount Pictures has just launched the new trailer of “Rocketman” which gives fans a real taste of the cinematic spectacle that they can anticipate.

Check out the trailer below and watch “Rocketman” in Philippine cinemas June 19.

YouTube:  https://youtu.be/qF2ERw5VnHM  

“Rocketman” is distributed in the Philippines by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.  Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/uipmoviesph/; Twitter at https://twitter.com/uipmoviesph  and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/uipmoviesph/  

A Guide to the Terrifying "Escape" Rooms in the New Suspense Thriller

Are you ready to play for your life?

In Columbia Pictures’ new suspense thriller Escape Room, directed by Insidious: The Last Key’s Adam Robitel, six strangers (Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine, and Nik Dodani) who have chosen to be part of an escape room experience find themselves in a room — no windows, only one door — and it’s locked.  The madman games master (Yorick van Wageningen) who’s locked them in has set up a series of fiendishly clever and difficult puzzles that, when solved in the correct order, will lead to the key and their salvation. And to add to the difficulty, he’s set a ticking clock, with one hour to complete the puzzles and escape… or face the consequences.

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Makes First Ever Philippine Stop to Kick off 11th Season

The biggest event of the season makes its highly-anticipated debut in the Philippines! Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series kicks off its 11th season in El Nido, Palawan, on April 12th – 13th, 2019. This year, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series makes its regional debut in three brand new locations on its seven-stop global tour:

• April 13  – El Nido, Palawan, Philippines – (NEW)
• May 12 – Dublin, Ireland – (NEW)
• June 2 – Polignano a Mare, Italy
• June 22 – São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
• July 14 – Beirut, Lebanon – (NEW)
• August 24 – Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• September 14 – Bilbao, Spain

Twenty-four (24) professional male and female cliff divers from eighteen (18) nationalities take off for the clear emerald waters of the Small and Big Lagoon in Miniloc Island, including record champions Rhiannan Iffland (AUS) and Gary Hunt (GBR). However, each stop will feature four (4) wildcard divers seeking to earn their way up the ranks.

2018 NDAA Digital Art Awards Winners Revealed!

The 2018 NDAA Honors Digital Arts Winners at the NDAA Awards Night Pasig City, 26 February 2019 — The National Digital Arts Awards (NDAA) honored the Winners of the 2018 NDAA during its awards night, held at the Jose Rizal Room, Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila. Since 2013, the National Digital Arts Award has been recognizing the deserving Filipino digital artists who showcase their exemplary creations and world-class talent on six digital categories, namely Digital Art in Print, Character Design, Animation, Digital Short Movie, Website usage experience and Drone Movie experience. A panel of renowned award judges — which includes Ali Silao, Avel Bacudio, Jobert Monteras, JM Matienzo,Vincent Aseo and internationally acclaimed short-film director Arvin Bellarmino, Jaime "Joel" Santos and Alvin Tan selected the winners of this year's Php 3.0 million worth of cash and prizes. 

ABS-CBN Global among the business ‘gems’ recognized by the Optical Media Board

ABS-CBN Global, Ltd. is among the business “gems” recognized by the Optical Media Board (OMB) for being a compliant exporter in the Philippines, in the recently held “OMB Appreciation Night” at the Winford Hotel in Sta. Cruz, Manila. For two consecutive years, the company was recognized for adhering to OMB’s mandate of securing licenses and permits before exporting content, which is part of the Philippine agency’s efforts in regulating the production, use, and distribution of optical media. OMB Chairman and CEO Atty. Anselmo Adriano said: “You are truly the gems of OMB. Your compliance and support of OMB’s mandate is greatly appreciated. It is no secret that regulating the businesses involved in optical, magnetic and other storage devices is not an easy job. This is the reason why we give recognition to those who had been religiously compliant.” ABS-CBN Global Ltd. is the subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation, the world’s largest Filipino media and entertainment company, that reaches out to Filipinos overseas through its wide variety of Filipino movies and programs online, on mobile, on IPTV, on cable and satellite, through ad sales solutions, through produced and partnered events, through online retail, through community engagement and partnerships, and through its philanthropic arm, ABS-CBN Foundation International.

ABS-CBN Global has also previously partnered with OMB globally for its “Bawal Kumopya” (Copying is Illegal) anti-piracy campaign.