Bullet Train - On Track To Slay and Survive

It was quite a surprise that Brad Pitt came back to making films with the announcement of Bullet Train months ago. It was based on the book Maria Beetle by Kotaro Isaka, adapted into a screenplay by Zak Olkewicz, and directed by David Leitch.

It stars Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Bad Bunny, Karen Fukuhara, Logan Lerman, and Sandra Bullock, this takes place in Japan known for its Shinkansen or the Bullet Train. Though there have been many movies about trains and gangsters, Bullet Train also blends some elements of mystery and dark comedy.

Brad Pitt is Ladybug which is his code name as he enters the train. The characters are mostly named with code names with each having an interesting background and skills of assassination in various ways. Imagine a train full of mobsters, assassins, and other dangerous people and are bound by one person, The White Death. 

LG Looks Forward to the Future

(L-R) Ryan Nulud, Aya Castillo, Kyra Yambao, Hannah Cepe,
Bryan Tan, Hongjin “Peter” Uhm, Andrei Felix, Ed Kasunuran,
Mikee De Ocampo, Karl Herrera, Ren Castillo and Jane Pactoranan 

While it seems like the world pressed pause while the pandemic was going on, LG, the South Korean technology conglomerate, went hard at work to address the needs of the future. COVID fundamentally changed how business is done, from hybrid work setups to teleconferencing. An immediate need presented itself and LG rose to the challenge. 

In LG Reconnect, the fruits of LG’s labor was finally unveiled to the public. The tech event was recently held in The Podium Hall, Mandaluyong and was hosted by LG brand ambassador Andrei Felix. The function featured a vast selection of LG Commercial Displays, all ready to face the needs of the future today. 

Toyota Motor Philippines adds FX and Cargo variants to All-New Lite Ace lineup

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) strengthens its support to Filipino micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with the addition of two more variants of its newest light commercial vehicle, the All-New Lite Ace.

After unveiling the Panel Van and Pickup variants during last month's launch, the Lite Ace line up dubbed by the automotive leader as Kasosyo sa Asenso is expanding with the introduction of the Lite Ace FX Utility Van and the Lite Ace Cargo Aluminum Van. Both variants are available for preorder in all Toyota dealerships nationwide starting August 1.

Teleperformance Philippines receives 5th consecutive Great Place to Work® Certification

Teleperformance (TP) Philippines, a leading global group in digitally integrated business services, is once again Great Place to Work-Certified™ in 2022. This makes TP Philippines the first, the largest, and the only company in the country to be Great Place to Work-Certified™ for five straight years. 

The Great Place to Work® Institute recorded 85% responses from TP Philippines in the Trust Index® Survey, which is part of the rigorous certification process conducted annually by the institute and a definitive global standard of what it means to be a great workplace. The survey evaluates companies based on their employees’ perception of them in terms of credibility, respect, fairness, pride, and camaraderie, among others. Only companies who have achieved at least 65% in the survey are qualified to receive the certification. 

Binibining Pilipinas crowns 2022 queens

Winning candidates to represent PHL in international pageants 

Binibining Pilipinas crowned new beautiful, brilliant, and elegant Filipinas during the 58th Grand Coronation Night on July 31 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Nicole Borromeo from Cebu took home the Bb. Pilipinas International title, Gabrielle Basiano from Eastern Samar earned the Bb. Pilipinas Intercontinental crown, Chelsea Fernandez from Tacloban City bagged the title of Bb. Pilipinas Globe, and Roberta Angela Tamondong from San Pablo, Laguna won Bb. Pilipinas Grand International. Nicole Budol from Rizal and Stacey Daniella Gabriel from Cainta, Rizal were named Bb. Pilipinas 2022 1st Runner-up and 2nd Runner-up, respectively.

K-Pop superstars ATEEZ to make waves with new EP, THE WORLD EP.1 : MOVEMENT’

Billboard charting global K-Pop group, ATEEZ, is ready to make waves once again with the arrival of their new EP ‘THE WORLD EP.1 : MOVEMENT’ today. Following a successful arena tour across U.S. Europe and Japan in 11 cities with a total of 180,000 audiences combined, ATEEZ begins their newest chapter of their ‘THE WORLD’ series. Known for the delivery of their narrative in both their music and visual components, ATEEZ’s ‘THE WORLD EP.1 : MOVEMENT’ revolves around the theme of breaking free from dystopian society that suppresses emotions by awakening people’s passion with their music and movement.  

‘THE WORLD EP.1 : MOVEMENT’ is composed of 7 tracks, featuring their lead track “Guerrilla.” Each track serves as a reflection of ATEEZ’s narrative of creating movement of change against the dystopian world. 

ATEEZ members, HONG JOONG and MIN GI, have co-written the lyrics for 6 out of 7 tracks, including “Sector 1”, “Cyberpunk”, “Guerrilla”, “The Ring”, “WDIG (Where Do I Go)” and “New World.” The lead track “Guerrilla” is accompanied by a music video, where its preview version garnered over 1.7M views on YouTube alone ahead of their EP release. 

Beyoncé delivers another culture-shifting move with new album, RENAISSANCE

Packed with rousing anthems that resonate on a universal level, the modern pop classic offers an expansive listening journey

The seventh studio album from Beyoncé is available worldwide, today, July 29, on all major streaming platforms. From her own label Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records, RENAISSANCE arrives six years after the globally lauded LEMONADE was released in 2016 as a complete surprise.