The 36th Agora Awards: A Beacon of Marketing Excellence

Marketing is a dynamic and continuously evolving field. Every year, Filipino companies come up with innovative and effective marketing campaigns that change the mindsets of consumers and build brands. These are campaigns that embed themselves in the minds of people, creating results and bringing success. 

In the Philippines, one award recognizes these marketing breakthroughs. An award with a long history of recognizing the best of the best in Philippine marketing. It’s an award that’s highly regarded and most prestigious that it’s known as “The Oscars of Philippine Marketing.” It’s better known in the Philippines as The Agora Award.

Amaia Land holds topping-off ceremony for Amaia Steps Bicutan

Amaia Steps Bicutan holds topping off ceremony last June 13, 2015.

There's no stopping Amaia Land from providing quality residences to more Filipino families. Amaia recently celebrated another milestone with the topping-off ceremony of Aria A Building at Amaia Steps Bicutan 1 in Parañaque City last June 13. 

The topping off ceremony was attended by guests and key Amaia officials, Ms. Loren B. Sales, AVP; Ms. Cybill Samillano, Senior Project Development Manager; Ms. Kristel Manalo, Project Development Manager; Ms. Nadine Kison, Project Development Associate; Mr. Manuel Baltazar, Innovative and Design Group Manager; Mr. Regidor Mapanao, Architectural Supervisor; Mr. Jose Pangan, Project Manager; Mr. Joselito Sanchez, Jr., Area Manager and Rev. Fr. Henry John, who blessed the site.

Latest "Spectre" Vlog Shines Light on New Bond Women‏

The new Bond women in Columbia Pictures' upcoming SPECTRE dominate the newly-released vlog from the film, which may be viewed here at https://youtu.be/Nycae32v1Ok.

Featuring Léa Seydoux and Monica Bellucci, as well as director Sam Mendes, the latest footage gives viewers a glimpse of the roles these actresses play in SPECTRE.

Sam Mendes says, “In the film, the two women who Bond hooks up with, both have great mystery, they both have depths and for that you need fantastic actresses.”

REEL DEAL: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. REVIEW

Before we will see again Henry Cavil as the man of steel next year, he will go on a secret mission first as a charming CIA agent that goes into a complicated case, and eventually teaming with an unlikely partner. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. bring two super agents Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and Russia's KGB Illya  Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) together in pursuit of the people threatening to bring nuclear turmoil in the world.

Of course the partnership was not easy and very awkward. With both having unique skills and gadgets that makes them par with the  British James Bond, the two also involves Gabby Teller (Alicia Vikander) who is the key in infiltrating the enemy camp with connections, wit, charm, and other tricks.

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is directed by Guy Ritchie based on the TV series of the same name back in the sixties. Despite its period that is comparatively huge from what spy movies are today, the film has that charisma of that period with the characters.

McJim Classic Leather continues to support Filipino talents across the globe

Sustaining its support for world-class Filipino designers, long established gentlemen’s brand, McJim Classic Leather, supported renowned fashion designer Avel Bacudio at the Style Origin 2015, which was held last June 20 in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

“McJim Classic Leather celebrates world-class Filipino talents! The brand is out there to support global artists like Avel Bacudio and do collaborations with them or support them in any way possible to produce great outputs,” McJim Classic Leather said in an official statement.

DepEd boosts capacity for its last mile efforts

The Department of Education (DepEd) is conducting a series of workshops for its regional and division coordinators for the Adopt-A-School Program (ASP) to strengthen the capacity of its field offices for building partnerships and linkages with educational stakeholders from different sectors for the Department’s Senior High School and other last mile efforts.

The workshop aims to orient newly-designated ASP coordinators on their roles and responsibilities, strengthen coordination, and reinforce guidelines concerning the said program. Standardization among ASP-related processes from project preparation to implementation and monitoring was also emphasized. 

Chris Hemsworth Displays Comedic Chops in "Vacation"

Australian actor and “Thor” himself, Chris Hemsworth dips his toes in the comedy pool with New Line Cinema's adult ribtickler, “Vacation.”

Hemsworth plays Stone Crandall, a popular on-air forecaster who has done very well and is on the cusp of even more success, with the ranch and cattle and man toys to prove it. And as the Griswold's trip spirals out of control, Rusty (Ed Helms) and his family find themselves on his doorstep.