Epic Youth Leadership Awards recognizes youth as critical in nation-building

A news story on the United Nations Population Fund site states that “Young people are increasingly recognized as critical actors in matters of global importance.” The same story quotes Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon saying, "I place great hope in their power to shape our future.” Globally, young people are taking charge of their future, speaking out, and standing up for what they believe in. This is evident in various youth initiatives in different fields that push for positive change and social justice. Erin Blakemore writes in nationalgeographic.com that “teenagers and young adults have a history of pushing social change forward. Look at passionate young people from any era and you’ll find impressive catalysts for change.”

The Epic Youth Leadership Awards (EYLA), under the parent banner Gawad Geny Lopez, Jr. Bayaning Pilipino Awards, seeks to recognize the movers, innovators, and changemakers serving the youth whether in the U.S., Canada, or in the Philippines. The awards’ Project Director Fr. Nilo Tanalega says that with the EYLA, “we are making a statement that the future has come with these young people that we will look for and recognize.” Similar recognitions are valued by the youth as shared by the 4-H Science in Urban Communities. They say that “Recognition is a basic youth need and provides them with motivation to not only complete projects, but to complete them in an exemplary manner.”

Award-Winning Actors Viggo Mortensen And Mahershala Ali Forge An Unlikely Friendship Via Roda Trip In "Green Book"

Golden Globe (2019) winner for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy), with major nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Viggo Mortensen), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Mahershala Ali), Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing  in the upcoming 91st Academy Awards,  the buddy road trip movie “Green Book” takes its title from The Negro Motorist Green Book, an annual travel guide that was published annually from 1936 to 1966, which listed businesses and other establishments that served Black customers and enabled Black travelers to plan their road trips to help them avoid harassment, arrest, or violence.

The Green Book, as it was called, was created and published by an African-American New York City mailman, Victor Hugo Green, and became an indispensable survival tool for African Americans travelling by car.  Originally it covered only the New York area, but it gradually expanded to cover most of North America, the Caribbean and Bermuda.  In the U.S, it became invaluable in the South, where Jim Crow segregation laws varied by county and state, and unofficial rules in “Sundown towns” forbade Black Americans from being out after dark.  After President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, segregation between black and white became illegal, The Green Book was no longer needed, and it slowly faded into history. 

"Fast & Furious" Spinoff "Hobbs & Shaw" Unleashes Trailer

The world of Fast & Furious just got bigger. Watch the brand new trailer for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw which has just been released by Universal Pictures.

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After eight films that have amassed almost $5 billion worldwide, the Fast & Furious franchise now features its first stand-alone vehicle as Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham reprise their roles as Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.

SM Cinema’s Reel-to-Real campaign continues the winning streak at the 54th Anvil Awards

Following their international wins from the Marketing Events Awards in Singapore and the MarCom awards in USA, SM Cinema garnered prestigious awards yet again for its Reel-to-Real campaign, this time in the local scene, from the 54th Anvil Awards, dubbed as the Oscars of Public Relations (PR)!

Organized by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP), the Anvil Awards recognizes the best of the country’s public relations programs and tools. SM Cinema’s Reel-to-Real campaign took home the Gold Anvil for PR Tools: Exhibit and Special Event – Fan or Consumer Experience and Silver Anvil for PR Program Directed at Specific Stakeholders – Consumers. 

Ruel - The Rising Star Is Set To Bring His Ready Tour 2019 To Manila Fans This Month

"If you’re looking for someone to fill the young-pop-prodigy gap in your playlist, look no further than Ruel.” – Time Magazine

“The 15-year-old wunderkind your playlist is missing.”  – NYLON magazine

Wilbros Live is thrilled to present Australia’s young rising star RUEL to perform in Manila for the very first time on Saturday, March 16th at the TEATRINO in Greenhills, San Juan. Tickets will be on-sale on February 1st starting at 10AM via TicketWorld.com.ph or at the Music Museum box office.

Shortly after releasing his 2017 breakthrough single “Don’t Tell Me,” the now 16 year-old, London-born, Sydney-raised singer and songwriter Ruel has emerged as one of the most exciting new recording artists and live performers in the world.

Send GCash Ang Pao and Get a Chance to Win up to P88,888.88 this Chinese New Year!

With the 2019 Chinese New Year just a few days away, it has been a tradition to share blessings through the "Ang Pao" - a red paper envelope containing a monetary amount as good fortune for the incoming year. And together with the Ang Pao, the number 8: a number that has long been associated with luck in Chinese culture, mainly for the fact that it sounds similar to a Chinese word that means "wealth”.  So to start the year right, the leading mobile wallet in the Philippines, GCash, is holding a special CNY promo for its customers!

GCash users that will send digital Ang Paos worth a P1.00 minimum to at least two other users from February 1 - 14, 2019 will get a chance to win P88,888.88! Other rewards go from P1.88 up to P8,888.88.

"Escape Room," "Zombieland" Sequel Unveil New Posters

Columbia Pictures has just unveiled the brand new posters for its two upcoming thrillers -- Escape Room from the producers of Fast and the Furious, and Zombieland: Double Tap, showing original cast Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone after ten years (in a #10YearChallenge mode.)

Check out the brand new posters below!

Escape Room opens in Philippine cinemas on February 27, to be followed by Zombieland: Double Tap in October 2019.  They are distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.  

About Escape Room

Escape Room is a psychological thriller about six strangers who find themselves in circumstances beyond their control and must use their wits to find the clues or die.