Chicken All-You-Can for 1 year when you #ScanToPay with PayMaya at BonChon!

K-food lovers can now experience a more exciting and rewarding food adventure as they get a chance to win a one-year supply of BonChon's K-Style fried chicken when they scan-to-pay with PayMaya at BonChon.  

All they need to do to earn raffle entries is to purchase their favorite Bonchon meals worth at least P200 by scanning the PayMaya QR code displayed at the cashiers using their PayMaya app. After the successful QR transaction, they can also receive up to two BonChon vouchers via SMS for either a one-piece Chicken Boxed Meal or one Original Chicken or Seafood Bibimbowl.  

PhilPop Bootcamp Preps for Biggest Songwriting Contest in 2020

Mentored by some of the country’s most iconic songwriters and sought after young artists, 26 promising singer-songwriters were able to enhance their musical potential at the latest staging of the PhilPop Bootcamp 2019 that took place from September 24 to 27 at Purok Marcela and Oldwood beach resorts in Lingayen, Pangasinan.

PhilPop Executive Director Dinah Remolacio said that the PhilPop Bootcamp was borne out of the need to give more regional songwriters an opportunity to be part of the country’s premier songwriting competition.

Nut Up with the New Recap Video for "Zombieland: Double Tap"

Welcome back to Zombieland! Columbia Pictures has just released a “catch up” video to get you up to speed for what’s to come in the highly awaited sequel, Zombieland: Double Tap.

From the director of Venom and the writers of Deadpool, comes Zombieland: Double Tap, the sequel the 2009 cult classic. The film reunites the original cast, led by Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin and Emma Stone.

Check out the featurette below and watch Zombieland: Double Tap in Philippine cinemas October 23.

A decade after Zombieland became a hit film and a cult classic, the lead cast (Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone) have reunited with director Ruben Fleischer (Venom) and the original writers Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Deadpool) for Zombieland: Double Tap. In the sequel, written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and Dave Callaham, through comic mayhem that stretches from the White House and through the heartland, these four slayers must face off against the many new kinds of zombies that have evolved since the first movie, as well as some new human survivors. But most of all, they have to face the growing pains of their own snarky, makeshift family.

Hold on to your tiaras… the trailer for Insatiable S2 is here.

Insatiable S2, starring Debby Ryan, Dallas Roberts, and Alyssa Milano, with a starring guest appearance by Gloria Diaz, launches globally October 11, 2019, only on Netflix.

In season two of Insatiable we find Patty dealing with, well, a lot. Her past is haunting her, and her struggle to be “good” is becoming harder and harder each day as she battles her inner demons. And Bob - well - he’s helping her cover up Christian’s murder, but just how far will his loyalties go? Will he continue to allow his romantic relationships, his career ambitions, and his integrity to take a beating, just to help Patty pursue her pageant dreams? And when beauty queens start going missing, who’s to blame? Patty’s rage? Or is there more at play? 

Max's Out Of This World's Commercial Wins Big At YouTube Ads Awards

Brands, marketing and advertising agencies, and industry leaders gathered for the second YouTube Ads Awards which seeks to recognize outstanding campaigns that demonstrate the power of innovative and creative storytelling on YouTube. 

Max’s Philippines’ “Every Kind of Family, Everyday to the Max” took home the greatest distinction of the night as it was named as “Ad of the Year”. The video also won top category or Crystal award for Food and Beverage, as well as two Silver awards for Retail and Restaurants, and Corporate Image and Public Sector. 

GCash Is The Leading Mobile Wallet Platform For Filipinos

There is no denying that mobile wallets is now the future of finance for many people including Filipinos who are now embracing the new culture of cashless payments for their daily transactions. And in the country there are now 6.4 Million people who are now using them mainly in the form of a mobile app like GCash.

With a recent numbers, GCash leads with 4.9 Million users that uses the app in various purposes aside from having a digital wallet in their hands. The convenience transfering funs, mobile loading, paying bills, and with GCash, the option to save, invest, and even plant tree via GCash Forest is now a working option.

Also interesting is that total money transfers are made by 49 Million people and 9.3  or around 20% are made with cashless transactions. Though many are still hesitant on trying this new way of doing transactions, many financial advocates are positive that eventually the majority of the population will be able to grasp this and use them in their daily lives.

World Vision, in partnership with DepEd, strives to address the literacy gap in the Philippines with “Brigada Pagbasa” project

In celebration of the National Literacy Month this September and in preparation for November’s National Reading Month, World Vision Development Foundation in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) launches Brigada Pagbasa, a movement that seeks to enhance the reading skills of the Filipino children.

The project, an extension of the Brigada Eskwela campaign that promotes community participation in time for school opening, will bring together experts, change makers, policy-makers, and other stakeholders across all sectors from international and local agencies, as well as public and private organizations to spread reading literacy among Filipino children.

"Abominable" Opens at No.1 in the U.S., Arrives in PH Oct 2

Abominable opened at No.1 the US box office this weekend (Sept. 27 - 29) as DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio’s fantasy adventure debuted to $20.85 million in North America, marking the best opening of the year for an original animated film.

Abominable takes audiences on an epic 2,000-mile adventure from the streets of Shanghai to the breathtaking Himalayan snowscapes. In the film, when teenager Yi (Chloe Bennet) encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in Shanghai, she and her mischievous friends, Jin (Tenzing Norgay Trainor) and Peng (Albert Tsai), name him “Everest” and embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth.

New Season Of Toppstar TV Adds New Kiddie Talents

You might have seen the first season of the kid-oriented show Toppstar TV which aired on GMA Network presenting a new generation of execptional kids that they discovered with their talent serach. And this October 5, the gang gets bigger and better as season 2 of Toppstar TV is back every Saturday.

Season one was already a fun experience to the kids who were able to mount their own show and have Kapuso stars join them in doing comedy skits, song and dance numbers. Each toppstar kid stands out with their talents in singing, dancing and acting.

Smile Train, GSK empower Philippines’ Medical Professionals through a co-presented cleft symposium, It Starts with a Smile

Smile Train, the world’s leading cleft organization, brings together individuals involved in providing cleft care for It Starts with A Smile cleft management symposium. The event aims to improve the knowledge and proficiency of medical practitioners and individuals involved in providing comprehensive cleft care for children ranging from newborns to adults.