Author: Flow Galindez

Starting February 20, UP Playwrights’ Theatre will be telling the story of Maria Rosa Luna Henson, the first Filipino Comfort Woman to make her story public in the stage presentation Nana Rosa. Nana Rosa opens the 27th Theatre Season of UP Playwright’s Theatre. With its mission to serve as a venue for new Filipino plays, Nana Rosa recounts the life of Maria Rosa Henson, the first Filipino comfort woman to come forward with her story in public — starting from her early life, to her capture and eventually her becoming a comfort woman, liberation, and finally deciding to tell her story nearly fifty…

Two JMs were voted by the viewers and the judges to become the newest grand finalists of “Tawag ng Tanghalan” after John Mark Saga and John Michael Dela Cerna won the week-long Quarter 2 semifinals on “It’s Showtime” that concluded on Saturday (January 26). The two singers earned standing ovations from the judges on the last day of the competition, where John Michael was revealed to have received the highest combined score of 98.40% from the madlang people text votes and judges’ scores. The second TNT Record Holder, John Mark, earned a combined score of 70.09%. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqzJ4kJevC4 John Michael, who…

Starting February 20, 2019 at The Theatre at Solaire in Parañaque City, the award-winning Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is back in the Philippines. Thanks to leading digital services provider PLDT and its mobile services arm Smart Communications are once again presenting the world’s most popular musical ‘Phantom of the Opera’ after its sensational Philippine debut in 2012. Based on the French novel by Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera opened in London’s West End in 1986, featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Weber, lyrics by Charles Hart, and script by Lloyd Weber co-written with Richard Stilgoe. The 1988 Broadway production…

This February, multi-awarded Australian singer-songwriter Rick Price is coming to the Philippines for a Valentine’s week concert tour with Joey G and Jinky Vidal – in CEBU on February 13 at theWaterfront Hotel and Casino, in DAVAO on February 14 at the SMX Convention Center and in MANILA on February 15 at the New Frontier Theater. The ‘Heaven Knows PH Tour 2019’ will be focusing on all hits from the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s – a concert you shouldn’t miss this coming Valentine’s season. Rick Price, best known for his massive hit song “Heaven Knows”, has walked the journey many…

Starting February 20 to March 10, UP Playwrights’ Theatre is going to tell the story of Maria Rosa Luna Henson, the first Filipino Comfort Woman to make her story public. Her story was made public in 1992. Known as Lola Rosa or the way UP Playwrights’ Theatre going to address her in the stage play as Nana Rosa was a comfort woman (military sex slave) for the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War. She grew up in poverty in Pampanga with her single mother, Julia. Life was not easy for her since she was young knowing that she…

Get ready for the new era of home broadband this 2019 with PLDT’s all-new Google Wifi Plans. Imagine in every single room in your home from the living room, kitchen or bed room you can enjoy strong and reliable unlimited Fibr connection, seamlessly. In the newest PLDT Home Google Wifi Plans, which lets you enjoy Unli Fibr in every room and on every device starting at Php2,299 per month. With PLDT Home Google Wifi Plans, you can put an end to Wi-Fi dead spots – those corners in your home or office where Wi-Fi signal just cannot get through –…

It’s time to leave your cash and credit card at home because all you’ll use for all your shopping needs at the last stretch of 2018 is your PayMaya app, as you can get rewarded with cashback on every PayMaya QR transaction as you #ShopPaMore this holiday season! Shoppers can get as much as 100% cashback on all of their purchases whenever they shop in-store using PayMaya QR at all partner merchants nationwide from today until December 31, 2018. To view the full list of PayMaya QR-enabled merchants, visit pymy.co/QRmerchants. This means shoppers can buy Christmas outfits for their inaanaks at The SM Store or Robinsons Department Store, or even complete their Noche Buena plans at…

December 1, 2018 is the 30th anniversary of the global commemoration of World AIDS Day. The Red Whistle marks this momentous milestone with #XXXWAD, a series of curated events intended to highlight our partnerships with business, government, and community-based organizations in our bid to “kiss AIDS goodbye.” The Red Whistle has partnered again with Project Headshot Clinic, an innovative digital campaign that uses online profile photos to deliver timely advertising and advocacy messages. This year’s collaboration uses bright lights fashioned into three intersecting X’s as foreground and backdrop to the profile photos of the advocates. The three X’s represent the…

Now’s the perfect time to kickstart your Christmas shopping as Sun, in partnership with leading e-commerce platform Shopee, lets you enjoy up to Php300 discount on Shopee with your Sun Postpaid plan. The promo is open to all Sun Postpaid customers who are renewing their plan or signing up with any Sun Non-Stop LTE Plan at any Sun Shop or Sun Satellite Branch nationwide until Nov. 22.  Those who sign up with a new Sun Postpaid plan from Nov. 8 to Nov. 22, 2018 may get up to Php150 off on their Shopee purchase. In addition, Sun Postpaid customers who already…

Fresh from their latest recognition as the Philippine’s fastest fixed and mobile networks, leading digital services provider PLDT Inc. and its mobile arm Smart Communications are ushering in a new wave of innovative products & services that aim to unlock amazing experiences for Filipinos whether they are in the comfort of their home or on the go. PLDT and Smart presented their latest products at a powerhouse event aptly themed ‘Unlock the Future’ and graced by executives, endorsers, celebrities, and partners in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. “Over the past years, we’ve been hard at work to future-proof our network and…