Author: Flow Galindez

The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) is bringing back the award-winning Pinoy musical comedy Caredivas on stage and it will be streamed via www.KTx.ph. Catch the original Divas: Melvin Lee (Chelsea), Vincent De Jesus (Shai), Ricci Chan (Kayla), Dudz Teraña (Thalia) and  Buddy Caramat (Jonee) on November 27-29 and December 4-6. The musical follows the story of the five gay overseas Filipino workers based on Israel. In the morning they work as caregivers and in the evening they become the glamorous drag queens. It was first staged in 2011 and it dominated the PHILSTAGE Gawad Buhay! Awards that year, bagging…

Adapting to the “new normal”, Starbucks Philippines launches the “Mobile Order & Pay” option on the Starbucks mobile app to make it easier for their loyal customers to enjoy their favorite handcrafted beverages while observing safety protocols. The option gives Starbucks customers to place and pay for their order in advance and pick it up at any Starbucks store. With this feature it minimizes the waiting time at the branch and gives them a contactless alternative. “The app is the easiest place to find a store, order ahead and make a payment using your Starbucks Rewards account. Bringing Mobile Order…

After the success of the girls love (GL) series Chasing Sunsets last June, Camp Avenue Studios is back with another thought-provoking boys love (BL) series:  “#InfluencersTheSeries”. The BL series follows the story of two different kinds of influencers in two different worlds with different stories to tell. This series aims to showcase the life behind Insta-glam images of social media ‘Influencers’. But what if these two were destined to meet and eventually fall in love with each other? Question is, how will they conquer it with all the pressure and fame? #InfluencersTheSeries will tackle several issues concerning social media including…

It’s the time of the year again to enjoy the warm and sweet Starbucks Christmas handcrafted beverages and coffee beans to enjoy a cup of comfortable full-bodied coffee at home. This year, starting November 3, Starbucks are bringing back the two all-time holiday favorites namely Toffee Nut Crunch Latte and Peppermint Mocha and the newest Jolly Baked Apple Latte. Enjoy the comforting layers of buttery toffee nut balanced by subtle sweet notes of toasted nuts, Starbucks® signature espresso and velvety steamed milk. The beverage is finished with a whipped cream peak and a sprinkle of crunchy toffee nut topping on…

Filipinos are known for their love to Korean dramas, that is why Smart is bringing another Giga Plan bundles for their prepaid subscribers to immerse them to a more enjoyable viewing experience. Smart partners with Viu, a leading pan-regional streaming service operated by Viu International Limited and launches Park Seo-joon as the newest endorser. They introduce the GIGA K-Video data pack that comes with a 7-day Viu Premium subscription, 1 GB of data for Viu every day for 7 days, plus 2 GB of open access data. Subscribers can register for GIGA K-Video by dialing *123# and will soon be…

To broaden the reach to Thailand, LGBTQ streaming platform GagaOOLala partners with Line TV. The partnership includes bringing 12 of its original titles to the Thai streamer catalog. The twelve titles are Tale of the Lost Boys, Gentleman Spa, Present Perfect, Handsome Stewardess, 5 Lessons in Happiness: Throuple, 5 Lessons in Happiness: She is my Father, 5 Lessons in Happiness: Homebound, 5 Lessons in Happiness: Baby Maybe, 5 Lessons in Happiness: Little Man, Present Still Perfect, The Teacher, BL: Broken Fantasy. Mr. Kanop Supamanop, Chief Content Business Officer, LINE Thailand, said, “The popularity of the series Y and Boy’s love…

Another series to look forward to in the first half of 2021 on the LGBTQ streaming platform GagaOOLala. The first Thailand-Taiwan Boy Love (BL) series called “Call It What You Want” will be directed by Aam Anusorn Soisa-ngim.  He is the director of the second season of the Thai BL series “2Moon The Series” that aired in June 2019. Soisa-ngim is also the “Present Still Perfect” that was streamed in GagaOOLala in March 2020. “Call It What You Want” follows the story of a BL director, James (Time Dhamawat Suntanaphan), and his secret on-set romance with one of his actors,…

Starting this Halloween, iWant TFC will be offering back-to-back horror flicks “Scorpio” and “Aswang”. Collectively known as the horror movie series “Sitsit” that will feature award-winning actor Jake Cuenca and rising breakthrough actress Ivana Alawi. The back-to-back digital horror films have a common psychological suspense theme that both main characters have a desire for money and sex will corrupt their minds and summon evil. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E71QC0n0XXk&feature=emb_title Jake will be in Scorpio; the movie is named after the Zodiac sign. He will be playing the role as Danny which Dido Dela Paz will be his alter-ego. The story revolves around a lustful…

On October 31, multi-awarded and box office director Cathy Garcia-Molina will be having a benefit online concert via KTX.ph to raise funds to buy 100 laptops that will be given to deserving students. The online event organized by her group Nickl Entertainment is called “Pakpak Ng Pangarap,” it will be a 6-hour long concert that includes a special auction of items from celebrity friends of Direk Cathy. According to Direk Cathy, some of the items that will be auctioned are from Alden Richards, Bea Alonzo, Angel Locsin, Dingdong Dantes, Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Jennylyn Mercado, Vice Ganda, Jorross Gamboa and…

After the success of The Ghost Bride in 2017 where she earned the title Millennial Horror Queen, Kim Chiu is back with another Halloween offering under Star Cinema – U-Turn. JM De Guzman and Tony Labrusca join Kim in the Filipino adaptation of the 2016 Indian movie with the same title. The Filipino version of U-Turn is directed by Derick Cabrido and follows the character of a Daily Journal Online reporter named Donna Suarez (Kim). She was assigned to do an investigative feature on the mysterious death that was just tagged by police authority as “suicide”. Until it happened to…