The Men of "Fantasy Island" Share Their Extreme Wishes

Joining Michael Pena, Lucy Hale and Maggie Q in Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island are three talented actors who round-up the principal cast: Ryan Hansen (Central Intelligence, CHiPs), Jimmy O. Yang (Crazy Rich Asians) and Austin Stowell (Bridge of Spies, Whiplash, 12 Strong).

(Watch the film’s trailer at https://youtu.be/torWX6cxp9o.)

In the film, the enigmatic Mr. Roarke (Pena) makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious and remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies become nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.

Colin Firth Plays the General Who Orders the Pivotal Mission in "1917"

Academy Award-winner Colin Firth stars as General Erinmore in Universal Pictures’ critically acclaimed and $100-million grossing war epic 1917.

Nominated for ten Oscar Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, 1917 tells the story of two young British soldiers Schofield (George MacKay) and Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) as they are given a seemingly impossible task. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory to deliver a message that could potentially save 1,600 of their fellow soldiers—Blake’s own brother among them. In this immersive cinematic experience, director Sam Mendes thrusts the audience into the immediate peril and vast scale of World War I, witnessing the conflict in an urgent and propulsive way.

Shawarma Shack Provides Relief To Taal Volcano Victims

The effects of the volcanic eruption of Taal has indeed affected a lot of lives in the Batangas and Cavite provinces, particularly those within the range around the Taal Lake. Many families has been displaced and many properties has been destroyed by the volcanic earthquakes and ashfall on homes, livestock, and farms. 

Shawarma Shack was one of those companies who made their own initiative in bringing aid to affected areas. Some of the areas they went was the town of Tanauan, Batangas wherein they brought in trucks of relief items to over 1000 families in different barangays and evacuation centers.

Huawei Brings The First Mobile With 5G Capacity To The Country

5G is promised to be available to the public by 2020, yet the infrastructures and capable mobile phones has not yet been released. The race is now on who will be the brands that can provide the innovative technology. Huawei makes its move, in partnership with Globe Telecoms, by launching the first 5G capable mobile phone - the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G.

Dex Villamin Share Good News About DV Boer Farms

After months of challenges after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an advisory against the Paiwi program of DV Boer Farms, Dexter Villamin happily faces farm owners, shareholders, and the media to present a positive development with the issue.

Just recently, the company has finally cleared itself from the advisory after months of legal collaboration and compliance, it has now been cleared and operations can again resume on all affected farms. However the advisory has already affected the company and its sub-farms all over the country.

Paiwi is a widely-accepted Filipino backyard farming wherein a person who owns livestock i.e. pig, chicken, goat, cattle, hires a neighbor or close associate to grow and nurture it until such time that is it ready to be sold, milked for its egg/offsprings or slaughtered for its meat.

The Place He Wants to Come Home to for His Dad’s Original Recipes, Leveled up!

Entrepreneur Henjie Carmona launches Rafael’s Tapas Bar and Restaurant at Resorts World Manila to share his father Rafael’s passion for home-cooked dishes, his mother Petronila’s elegant homemaking, and his penchant for art collecting to the upscale hotel-casino complex’s food, wine, and fun loving clientele of high rollers, junkets, and the fancy set.

 “I want to offer them a place to come home to not only for familiar but original home recipes that have been leveled up for their discriminating tastes,” he said, “but also to cozy up, chill, and unwind after spending hours playing and gaming.”

Alanis Morissette In Manila On April 6

Music fans are in for a treat as seven-time GRAMMY winner Alanis Morissette returns for a one-night concert on April 6 at the Mall Of Asia Arena, celebrating 25 Years of Jagged Little Pill, her most iconic breakthrough album. 

Since 1995, Alanis Morissette has been one of the most influential singer-songwriter-musicians in contemporary music. Her deeply expressive music and performances have earned vast critical praise. Morissette’s 1995 debut, Jagged Little Pill, was followed by nine more eclectic and acclaimed albums. She has contributed musically to theatrical releases and has acted on the big and small screen. Outside of entertainment, she is an avid supporter of female empowerment, as well as spiritual, psychological and physical wellness. In 2016, Alanis launched Conversation with Alanis Morissette, a monthly podcast that features conversations with a variety of revered authors, doctors, educators, and therapists, covering a wide range of psychosocial topics extending from spirituality to developmentalism to art. On December 5, 2019, Jagged Little Pill, The Musical, made its Broadway debut at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City. Also in December 2019, Alanis released her newest song, Reasons I Drink. The track comes off Alanis’ highly anticipated ninth album, SUCH PRETTY FORKS IN THE ROAD, due out May 1st. For more information, see www.alanis.com.

STADA to acquire an established OTC portfolio in the Philippines

  • STADA’s Philippine portfolio is being strengthened with FERN C, a well-established range of food supplements.
  • STADA Philippines General Manager Sharmaine Abarientos: “With FERN C in our portfolio, we will establish a strong consumer healthcare platform to launch other quality medicines as well and provide better health for all Filipinos.”
  • STADA CEO Peter Goldschmidt: “The acquisition of FERN will help us to execute our growth ambitions in the Philippines.”
  • STADA Asia Pacific Managing Director Gary Clark: “With both STADA and FERN carrying heritage, we will be able to provide better health for Filipinos.“


After announcing a number of acquisitions and partnerships in Europe recently, the STADA Group is also expanding its portfolio in the Asia-Pacific region. As the global manufacturer of high-quality generic drugs and consumer healthcare products announced today, STADA is acquiring the FERN portfolio in the Philippines, one of the leading brands in the growing local Vitamin C market.The product range consists of FERN-C, a Vitamin C product that has been in the market for 15 years and FERN-C Kidz and Kiddimin – two products for the vitamin supply for children.

Ablang rules Philippine Autocross Championship Series; set to continue winning streak in Super Sprint 2020

Ryan Ablang of Team Autoforce made history again, tagged the Fastest Driver of the Day and the Open Class Champion in the Philippine Autocross Championship Series (PACS) Round 2 held February 8, in R33 Trucks, San Simon, Pampanga.

Also bagging the Open Class Champion title, 37-year-old racer Ablang clocked 00:38.85 seconds, followed by Jevoy Moreno at 00:38.90 seconds and Mike Potenciano at 00:39.47 seconds. 

Now on its 20th season, the Philippine Autocross Championship Series founded by Danny Santiago is the farthest-reaching motorships campaign in the country, advocating for disciplined-driving and contributing challenging programs to Philippine Motorsports. 

Richard Madden, Benedict Cumberbatch Lend Support to "1917"

Four of today’s most popular British actors are playing important supporting roles in Universal Pictures’ critically acclaimed and $100-million grossing war epic 1917.  They are Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Richard Madden (Game of Thrones), Mark Strong (Shazam!) and Andrew Scott (Spectre).

Nominated for ten Oscar Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, 1917 tells the story of two young British soldiers Schofield (George MacKay) and Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) as they are given a seemingly impossible task. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory to deliver a message that could potentially save 1,600 of their fellow soldiers—Blake’s own brother among them. In this immersive cinematic experience, director Sam Mendes thrusts the audience into the immediate peril and vast scale of World War I, witnessing the conflict in an urgent and propulsive way.

(Watch the 1917 featurette Every Step of the Way at https://youtu.be/OPiWgXTY290.)