Ortigas Malls Launches Greenhills Night Market and More Treats

It’s officially the holidays and Ortigas Malls welcomes back its guests with meaningful and genuine experiences perfect for the cool, festive atmosphere, by launching its heartwarming holiday event of the year, the Christmas with the Stars online fundraising concert.

As the local entertainment and performance industry continues to grapple with the effects of the pandemic, Ortigas Malls teamed up with the Kilabotitos—Ogie Alcasid and Ian Veneracion—to create a fundraiser for the benefit of the Independent Production Workers Group (IPWG).

PLDT Home unveils the most powerful Fibr plans with speed upgrades of up to 600 Mbps!

PLDT Home welcomes Filipino families to the future of home connectivity, unveiling new and upgraded Fibr plans with thrice as much speeds. 

That means PLDT Home Unli Fibr Plan 2699 subscribers getting instantly upgraded from 100 Mbps to 300 Mbps and Unli Fibr Plan 3799 subscribers jumping from 200 Mbps to 600 Mbps. All PLDT Home subscribers will enjoy automatic speed upgrades without additional cost!

Butch G. Jimenez, Jr., Senior Vice President and Head of PLDT Home Business

"With much excitement, we bring you our newest set of Fibr plans with upgraded speeds to further give every Filipino family the best digital experience," said Butch G. Jimenez, Jr., Senior Vice President and Head of PLDT Home Business. “It’s a big part of PLDT Home's unwavering commitment to provide Filipino families a future that they can look forward to—a future where more homes across the country can easily access the best digital services and fastest connectivity.”

Shopee Launches an Exciting 11.11 Big Christmas Sale TV Special with Over ₱12,000,000 Worth of Prizes and K-Pop Boy Band NCT127

Get into a festive mood with ₱1 Deals, free shipping with no minimum spend, and 10% off daily at the 11.11 Big Christmas Sale

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, invites Filipinos to tune in to the 11.11 Big Christmas Sale TV Special this November 11, 9:30-11:30 PM on GMA-7 and Shopee Live for a night full of amazing prizes and the best entertainment. Viewers have plenty to look forward to during the show, such as over ₱12,000,000 worth of giveaways including a brand-new car and two houses & lots, and exhilarating performances from K-Pop superstars NCT 127. Meanwhile, shoppers can beat the holiday rush and enjoy big savings with promotions such as ₱1 Deals, free shipping with no minimum spend, and 10% off daily at the 11.11 Big Christmas Sale, Shopee’s biggest sale of the year. 

Parasouls wax nostalgic of teenage past on debut EP, Drifters, Dream Makers

The indie pop trio releases 6-track EP that brims with childlike wonder 

“…draws on the escapist reverie of 1990s pop rock” - NME

“…reminiscent of ‘90s alternative rock” - Rappler

Power pop trio Parasouls transport listeners back in time with the release of their debut EP, Drifters, Dream Makers under Lilystars Records. 

The Filipino indie band’s latest record documents the easygoing days of being young and carefree, while waxing nostalgic of the people, places, and events that shaped their consciousness through the years.

According to guitarist and vocalist Dani Dimaano, Drifters, Dream Makers also serves as a love letter to a closed chapter in her life. “It’s like opening a time capsule: an adventure through time and space to a simpler, more reminiscent happy time of life.  Drifters, Dream Makers is about the little things that you want to remember. It’s for the drifters and the dream makers. And who says you can’t be both?”

Q&A With "Malignant" Director-Writer James Wan

Master of modern horror James Wan returns to his roots as both writer and director with the new original horror thriller “Malignant.”

Watch the film’s new vignette at https://youtu.be/OCQ_H3_lwFE

A fresh, new brand of horror thriller with a surprising mystery, “Malignant” tells the story of Madison (Annabelle Wallis) who is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders. Her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.  

In the following interview, James Wan talks about “Malignant” and what makes supernatural ghost stories really scary.

Question: After establishing major franchises like the “Conjuring” Universe, what made you go back to your roots with an indie-style horror film?

Park Seo Jun takes the Smart Hallyu Hangouts centerstage LIVE on GigaPlay on Nov. 13, co-presented by Viu

Leading mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) will once again bring Filipino fans closer to their favorite Korean superstars through the Smart Hallyu Hangouts, a series of virtual events that enable fans to live their best K-life by watching and interacting with their favorite Korean celebrities.  

Following the successful event with Smart endorsers Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin last July, Smart, alongside leading pan-regional OTT video streaming service Viu, brings Park Seo Jun’s Hallyu Hangouts episode live and exclusively on GigaPlay App on Nov. 13, starting at 4pm.    

“Power Up” with POCO M4 Pro 5G, the Best Performing Smartphone in its Class for Immersive Entertainment

POCO, a popular technology brand among the world’s young techies, today announced the global launch of POCO M4 Pro 5G, a mid-range entertainment monster for young mobile users. The phone will be available globally, including Western Europe and Southeast Asia.

POCO is a full entertainment powerhouse that runs your favorite shows smoothly on the latest and powerful flagship-level 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 810 chipset, and a smart choice that won’t break the bank. For youthful users drawn to cool and trendsetting devices, POCO M4 Pro 5G makes for a powerful video streaming and gaming system that levels up the immersive entertainment experience with a silky smooth 90Hz refresh rate display along with upgraded 33W pro fast charging that’ll power the phone throughout the day.

“M-series is undeniably the go-to phone for young smartphone users that seek the most value from their phones, and we’ve outdone their expectations with the latest POCO M4 Pro 5G,” said Kevin Qiu, Head of POCO Global. “With a series of firsts for M-series, which includes a higher performance and 33W pro fast charging, POCO M4 Pro 5G is undoubtedly the best entertainment-ready phone that we’ve introduced in this series to-date.”