Breaking barriers through digital healthcare, PH healthcare mega app mWell brings Hong Kong OFWs closer to Pinoy doctors

Responding to the need of Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong for access to doctors who speak their language, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation’s (MPIC) mWell partnered with the Department of Migrant Workers to enable Overseas Filipino Workers (DMW) to conveniently consult Pinoy doctors using the mWell app.  The collaboration was launched at the town hall meeting with key DMW officials and leaders of the Filipino Community (FILCOM) at the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong. As the Philippines’ first and only health app available globally, this milestone marks the first step in mWell’s mission to bring healthcare closer to Filipinos in all parts of the world. 

"Dune: Part Two" trailer takes audiences back to the desert

Long live the fighters. The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on the epic adventure “Dune: Part Two,” the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s celebrated novel “Dune.” The highly anticipated follow-up to 2021’s six-time Oscar-winning “Dune,” from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, opens in Philippine cinemas November 1, 2023. Watch the trailer. 

YouTube: https://youtu.be/ekp7Lah6TL4

About “Dune: Part Two”

“Dune: Part Two” will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee. 

Denis Villeneuve directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jon Spaihts based on Frank Herbert’s novel. The film is produced by Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe and Patrick McCormick. The executive producers are Josh Grode, Herbert W. Gains, Jon Spaihts, Thomas Tull, Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt, Kim Herbert, with Kevin J. Anderson serving as creative consultant. Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer is again on hand to create the score.

R&B superstar Miguel unmasks hypnotic single “Give It To Me”

R&B superstar Miguel has unveiled his much-awaited new single “Give It To Me” via ByStorm Entertainment/RCA Records/Sony Music Entertainment. The new release from Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter/artist Miguel showcases his intoxicating vocals over hypnotic synths as he shares deeply personal feelings of desire, being desired, and all the in-betweens. The sounds are at once new and familiar, a multi-year labor of love showcasing that Miguel’s songwriting has not lost its enigmatic touch. 

It’s almost too serendipitous that Miguel’s emotional and violent rebirth is occurring at the same time as the strong charting success of “Sure Thing” from his debut album, All I Want Is You.  Thus far, it has been used in over 23 million videos on TikTok and currently stands at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Top 10 at radio in the US. It also hit the Top 5 in the UK and has been named the 6th biggest song of 2023 so far.

Manila Wrestling Federation Takes Circuit Makati by Storm in Jam-Packed “MWF: Republika 2023”

New Pinoy wrestling stars take center stage alongside bona fide wrestling legend TAJIRI 

The Manila Wrestling Federation (MWF), the country’s rapidly growing athletic entertainment brand, held its most successful show MWF: Republika 2023 last Sunday, April 30. The sold-out crowd at the Power Mac Center Spotlight PMCS Blackbox in Circuit Makati were taken on a thrilling ride of athletic feats as well as explosively entertaining stories and colorful, larger-than-life characters. 

The event was centered on the return of multi-time WWE Cruiserweight and Tag Team Champion, the “Japanese Buzzsaw” TAJIRI, who faced MWF’s resident religious zealot Bro. Jomar Liwanag in a breath-taking back-and-forth bout. A three-way showcasing international all-Pinoy talents – featuring “Mr. Philippine Wrestling” Jake De Leon, “The Queen of Philippine Wrestling” Crystal and Yappy from Ice Ribbon Japan also wowed the packed house, with Crystal surviving the gruelling match. 

Sam Heughan will make audiences fall for him as the romantic lead in "Love Again"

“It feels to me like the classic romcoms that you just don’t see anymore,” says producer Esther Hornstein of Love Again, a new love story opening exclusively in SM Cinemas on May 10. “Two heartbroken people in New York City – with different reasons for their heartbreak – find their way to each other, one knowingly, the other unknowingly. It has a lot of heart and very real characters.”

Watch the film’s trailer here: https://youtu.be/t-z4j5cxAcw

One of those characters is Rob Burns, a music journalist who falls in love with the unknown woman who has been sending romantic messages to his work cell phone number – without knowing that the number, which used to belong to her late fiance – is currently being used by another person.

Whose side are you on? Meet the Transformers in "Rise of the Beasts"

Autobots, Maximals, Terrorcons. Are you ready for the big battle for Earth in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts? Directed by Steven Caple Jr. and starring Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback, the epic action adventure from Paramount Pictures arrives in Philippine cinemas June 7.

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/Q36-envs5OU

Autobots, ROLL OUT.

 

(Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Wheeljack, Mirage, Arcee)

Travel to Japan and pay your way via GCash

Around 4 hours away from Manila by plane, Japan is a small island, but packed with so much to do and so much to see—some of those who have been swear by the fact that spending 3 days and 2 nights in its capital, Tokyo, is not enough. To do the country properly and give justice to it, a week might just be enough, but that will all depend on how much you would want to immerse yourself into all things Japanese!

One thing’s for sure, it’s easy to get carried away with spending Yen when you’re there. Besides the classic YOLO mentality, there’s simply a lot to eat, shops to visit, and places you won’t find anywhere else. Good thing GCash is now present in prominent shops and destinations all over the island—you can take a hold of your budget by spending less on foreign exchange fees, stay safe with cashless transactions, and enjoy exclusive promos while having fun.