MUSIC LYF: We Got DIBS!

The buzzed about Pulse Saturdays event deserves a repeat!

Pulse Saturdays: We got D.I.B.S. (Dropping ill beats/brands simultaneously) is a much awaited album and brand launch event wherein ill beats and new drops will rule Feb 4’s Saturday night!

Prepare for a sick meet up and dope performance from urban artists like Pinoy Pop Superstar Finalist, BRENAN, Urban Music Awards, Best Female RnB Artist, AMBER DAVIS, distinguished underground artist NINKS,  Vivas newest RNB Duo, THYRO and YUMI, and one of the pillars of Pinoy Hiphop, PIKASO.

Meanwhile, urban athletics churns out new brands to watch for.

MUSIC LYF: Bloggers' Night With Sabrina

Its very rare for Filipinos to enter the music market of Asian countries because of a lot of factors and of course competition with local and other Asian music artists. But I was surprized that another Filipina musician made waves in the South East Asian market and also reach platinum status for her album, she is Sabrina Orial or simply SABRINA has became sucessful with her covers such as "Price Tag" and "Move Like Jagger". 

“I Love Acoustic 4” is now certified PLATINUM in Indonesia (the album turned GOLD November of 2011). This makes Sabrina one of the few Filipino singers to have multi-platinum success in Indonesia which other singers have tried but failed to penetrate. “I Love Acoustic 4” was also released in Thailand and soon in Singapore and Malaysia. Her previous albums “I Love Acoustic”, “I Love Acoustic Too and “I Love Acoustic 3” were multi-platinum success in those countries- the only Filipino female singer to break in successfully in the South East Asian market. Her huge following abroad is now translating locally as the album is still in retail charts where it debuted at #1 at Astroplus and #9 at Odyssey upon its first week of release. Because of her success abroad, she became a recipient of the “International Achievement Award at the recent Awit Awards where she also took home the I-Gateway Mobile Philippines, Inc.'s Most Downloaded Artist for 2010.


The album also includes the tracks “Price Tag,” “Who Says”, “Edge of Glory”, “On The Floor”, “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”, “California King Bed”, “Hold It Against Me”, “Rolling In The Deep”, “The Lazy Song”, “Back To December”, “That Should Be Me”, “Marry Me”, “Rocketeer”, “Just The Way You Are” featuring Indonesian singer Calvin Jeremy and “Lucky” featuring multi-platinum crooner Richard Poon.

“I Love Acosutic 4” by Sabrina is now out in CDs under MCA Music (Universal Music Philippines) and available for download at mymusicstore.com.ph. To download Sabrina’s single “Moves Like Jagger” text JGR and send to 2728 for Smart and Talk N Text subscribers, text KL343 and send to 2332 for Globe/ TM or text  5493161 and send to 2300 for Sun Cellular subscribers. 


For more of Sabrina’s music, just text SABRINA to 3456 or check out www.facebook.com/mcamusic. Special thanks to Pinoy Magazine and Orange Magazine Tv nd Red Box: Rock, Dine, Roll.

Here are videos of his performance at Red Box on the Bloggers' Meet Up. Enjoy Sabrinantics!

SM North EDSA Great Northern Sale!

Get into a shopping spree this February as SM North EDSA starts The Great Northern Sale from today February 2 to 5, 2012. With items on sale up to 70% off on selected items!  And being in the biggest mall in the country (and one of the biggest in the world), you have a wide selection of stores and food establishments that will keep you the whole day for fun, shopping and food tripping. Perfect for families and friends to enjoy the coming weekend. Also a perfect time for dates (plus Shopping).

Like them on their Official facebook page and get the latest updates and promos!

Here are what's happenin' at SM North EDSA this February!

PAGTUTULUNGAN.ORG: WFP Supports DSWD in Strengthening Logistics Information System for Disaster Response Preparedness

Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman and World Food Programme Philippines Country Director and Representative Stephen Anderson recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement to strengthen the DSWD’s disaster response capacity. The partnership, funded by the USAID/Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance, aims to use information and communication technologies to improve logistics information flow within DSWD, which will be of particular relevance in the immediate aftermath of natural disasters, providing the Philippine Government with timely and accurate information that will allow for swifter emergency responses. WFP National Ambassador Against Hunger KC Concepcion witnessed the signing.

Photo Credit: WFP/Philipp Herzog/Philippines

AXA Philippines Opens Marikina branch

AXA Philippines comes closer to its Marikina customers as it opens its new branch at the 2nd Floor of the RR Building located at187 Shoe Avenue, Sta. Elena, Marikina City. The new branch is the latest addition to AXA Philippines’ ever-growing nationwide network; it assures that customers will always have personalized solutions that fit their financial goals, whenever they need them.

The Marikina branch is under the management of Mary Ann Uyching, the Executive Branch Head of Amazing Life and the Immediate Past President of the General Agents and Managers Association (GAMA) Philippines. According to her, the new AXA office in Marikina would allow the life insurance company to serve more clients.

REEL DEAL: This Mean War/Chronicle SPOTLIGHT

10-MINUTES OF WAR IN “CHRONICLE”

The highly intense edgy teen thriller “Chronicle” tags 10-minutes of “This Means War” footage when it opens in theaters nationwide on February 2 (Thursday).

“This Means War” stars Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy in a love war triangle when CIA agents and childhood best buddies find out they are dating the same woman.  Hilarity and hard-core action ensue as the trio try to work on the situation the best way possible brought by Hollywood’s ensemble of hit filmmakers.  “This Means War” is helmed by director McG whose worldwide hits include “Charlie’s Angels,” “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” and “Terminator Salvation,” written by scribe Simon Kinberg who penned the incredibly thrilling films “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” “”X-Men: The Last Stand,” “Jumper” and “Sherlock Holmes,” and produced by Will Smith to create  2012’s most enjoyable adult romantic-action-comedy.

            

Consecutively opening this February  - “Chronicle” (February 2) and “This Means War” (February 22) are from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros. in theaters nationwide.­

XSTIG: More About 3D Vizion

By Filipinos, For Filipinos: Proudly Pinoy Company Aims to Change Country’s Advertising Landscape

Filipinos have always been at the forefront of innovation. As it is in more developed countries that a life that can dedicate itself to the pursuit of knowledge for its sake can create such great invention, it is at the other end of the spectrum—a dire need to focus on day-to-day matters which the Philippines has found itself. Strangely enough, the difficulties that have plagued the country for so many years have made innovation a real survival act. 

Following this tradition of Filipinos stumbling towards modernization in the process of seeking a better way of doing things, a budding company named 3D Vizion has come up with a ground-breaking technology that takes the best of high-definition 2D technology and the latest in 3D technology to come up with a platform that is set to change the way companies in the Philippines advertise—glasses-free 3D screens.

The company was founded on the premise of providing the best for Filipinos—by Filipinos.

“When we decided to pursue this, we had only one intention in mind—to come up with a company, that will revolutionize the way we do advertising here in the country—to provide our countrymen with the best available technology out there,” shares Katrina Bantug, President and CEO of 3D Vizion. “Myself, Mr. Mohan Kulkarni and DEMIKK Holdings, Inc., as represented by Ruben Tiu, came up with this idea of having a fully-operational Filipino company that offers world-class, first-class products and services.”