Pilipinas Men's Fashion Week Cycle 6 Spring/Summer 2015 at The Podium

The first major fashion event of 2015 here in the Philippines was staged last January 24-25 at the 2nd Level Atrium, The Podium.  Now at its new home and official venue partner, the  2015 Pilipinas Men's Fashion Week (PMFW) held its 6th Cycle. In this cycle, 21 established and young Filipino designers showcased their Spring/Summer 2015 collections paraded by more than 60 models on the red carpet runways of PMFW. Armed with modern design philisophies and superb technical executions, these designers gave a fresh vibe on the latest menswear trends here in the Philippines. Among the official PMFW Cycle 6 designers are the following:

#LevelYap with Grips Hair Wax

Hair Styling brand Grips has a new advocate in two-time PBA MVP James Yap. The star player will be the face of Grips Hair Wax #LevelYap campaign.

Yap was chosen because he is one of the most favorite and iconic basketball stars in the country. Apart from winning seven PBA championships and being one of league's 40 greatest players. Yap is also known for his sense of style, inside and outside the court.

According to Yap, their partnership came off naturally because he has been an avid user of Grips Clay Easywash even before. He particularly likes Grips Hair products' fragrance, style flexibilty, and easy wash feature. In addition to these benefits , both Grips Wax and Grips Clay EasyWash have pro Vitamin B5, a great nourishment for the hair. With the full packed features at Grips, you will surely #LevelYap.

Kariton Klasrum Program goes nationwide

As part of the effort in promoting inclusive education nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) is replicating the Dynamic Teen Company's (DTC) Kariton Klasrum made popular by CNN Hero awardee Efren Penaflorida, Jr. By expanding the project nationwide, DepEd and its partners intend to address the needs of hard-to-reach learners and out-of-school children and youth (OSCYs).

The program provides greater mobility for children-at-risk, OSCYs, and school drop-outs in accessing basic education through the Alternative Delivery Modes (ADM) program of DepEd. Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC said, “This project aims to have a 100% reintegration rate of the beneficiaries into mainstream or regular schools. Just as we accommodate the unique needs of indigenous peoples and special learners, we also try to fit our modes of delivery to the unique conditions of children at-risk, especially those in the streets."

REEL DEAL: Pop Icon Rihanna Lends Vocal Talent In Dreamwork's "HOME"

In her first animated film, seven-time Grammy Award winning singer and actress Rihanna stars as the voice of Gratuity Tucci, known as Tip, a feisty, independent and very relatable girl who is having to fend for herself when her mother is captured by an alien species, the Boov, along with all the other humans on Earth.

Directed by Tim Johnson. Tip is separated from her mother (Jennifer Lopez) when an alien race called the Boov take over the Earth. Humans are rounded up and relocated – and Tip appears to be the last girl on the planet. She meets one of the Boov, Oh, (Jim Parsons) who is also alone.  An outsider, unpopular with his species, he has become a fugitive after making a big mistake and is in trouble with his leader, Captain Smek  (Steve Martin). Oh and Tip are both on the run and set off together in an amazing flying car, on a thrilling and funny adventure.

Coming very soon this March 26 in cinemas nationwide, “Home” is a Dreamworks Animation feature distributed by 20th Century Fox thru Warner Bros.

Papa Jack Brings Love Advice On TV With “CALL ME PAPA JACK”

Papa Jack of Love Radio 90.7 is one of the most notable names in radio today. He is known to be the one who popularized on air love advice in the new millennium which many radio stations followed and has become a staple of prime-time radio.

His popularity led him to a lot of opportunities such as endorsements, gigs, and most of all fans who love to listen to his radio show True Love Conversations on Air on Love Radio 90.7 every 9PM. Now he starts 2015 with another mileage in his career with a TV show that follows the love advice format just like his radio show. 

REEL DEAL: Taylor Lautner In Non-Stop Kinetic Action In "TRACERS"

Impressive stunts are normally the silent heroes of movies.  As a moviegoer, we know they’re there because we can’t believe our eyes. But they are supposed to take us seamlessly into the action and have us believe that James Bond or Jason Bourne are those daredevils flying through the air, racing across roof-tops, skiing down impossible and impassable slopes…and on and on and on. 

Parkour has hit big in some of America’s urban areas.  The prestigious New York Times previously ran an article in its Sports Section: “Parkour, as Pastime Born on the Streets, Moves Indoor and Uptown.”  The article notes, “They are skateboarders without skateboards, urban acrobats who scale walls, hurdle mailboxes and leap between buildings in stunts that might give ‘Spider-Man’ pause.”  The article goes on to note that, “Practitioners of parkour, a daring pastime born in the streets, have long seen public spaces as their playground, and parkour as the ultimate rebel’s game; one with no rules, league, equipment or winners.  It started in France and has spread around the world: Gaza, Tokyo, Rome and Miami are parkour towns.”

REEL DEAL: Taylor Lautner Faces Heart Stopping Challenges In "TRACERS" - Opens Feb 4

“Twilight Series’” heartthrob hero Taylor Lautner stars in the upcoming action thriller “Tracers” in the midst of parkour’s dangerous backdrop. 

Lautner plays Cam, broke and depleted of luck trying to scrape off his debts, one day crashes into Nikki (Marie Avgeropoulos), a complicated stranger caught up in a gang of broken street criminals who seduces him into her dangerous world. The parkour takes him to places he has never been before and lands him a lucrative job under the gang’s leader, Miller (Rayner).  Ultimately extricating himself from a world unimagined and unanticipated becomes a whole different heart-stopping challenge.


Tracers is on its surface very simple.  It’s about a guy – ‘Cam’ – who finds a girl – ‘Nikki’. The girl allows him to reclaim a part of his life and a spirit in his life.  At the exact same moment that happens, outside forces are pressing in on him.  And that’s where Tracers takes off.