Just as Filipinos are gearing up for a new semester of virtual classes or preparing to clock in more productive hours while working from home in the face of another round of quarantine restrictions, Smart is giving everyone a much simpler and more affordable way to stay connected online with the launch of the new Smart Bro Rocket SIM, which comes with 30 days of Unli Data for an introductory price of only Php499. Smart Bro is the pioneer in providing Filipinos with unlimited data through its “Unlisurf” promos more than a decade ago. With the new Smart Bro Rocket…
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DNA Music’s reggae band Emotikons lets Filipino listeners relive and revel in the pleasures of having a good drinking session with many friends in its newest single “Kapitbahay.” A song that took shape long before the COVID-19 pandemic, “Kapitbahay” was originally written as a tribute to one of the most beloved pastimes of Filipinos—the inuman. “Now in the time of the pandemic, ‘Kapitbahay’ has become a nostalgic yearning for the good old times when it was so much easier and we could do it more often,” Emotikons said, adding that while living life to the fullest is vital, current times…
Kapamilya actress Iza Calzado, who is celebrating her birthday today (August 12), revealed that she will also be portraying the role of the iconic superheroine Darna in the upcoming ABS-CBN TV series headlined by Jane de Leon. “Finally, I can claim to be part of the Pinoy superhero history! I almost had the chance in the past, but God had other plans. I was not meant to be that Darna but he surely prepared me to play this Darna. Everything always happens in His perfect time,” she said. As Narda’s (Jane) mom, Iza will be the first Darna in the…
Three of today’s most acclaimed young actors, Kira Balinger, Yves Flores, and Alexa Ilacad will move viewers as they portray siblings who were forced to face their family’s enormous struggles against a life of crime, this Saturday (August 14) in another eye-opening episode of “MMK.” Valerie (Alexa), Ali (Yves), and Cha (Kira) were initiated into adulthood early as their parents and three older siblings were sent to jail because of their involvement in illegal drugs. Following their own mother’s wishes, the three tried their best to avoid getting mired in the same trade. Passed on from one relative to another,…
The Asian Television Awards and the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) are proud to announce a 3-year industry partnership to cross promote the Awards to the Filipino film community and bring Filipino content and talents to the rest of Asia Pacific. Slated to be held from December 10 to 12, 2021, the 26th Asian Television Awards will be televised across Asia Pacific through its broadcast network covering 500,000 households across 22 countries. The Awards will be carried in the Philippines on Cignal Colors, TV5, and MYX Channel. The proceedings will also be available live on Facebook, Instagram, and…
Anne-Marie, who releases her highly anticipated new album Therapy today, has dropped the official video for her brand new single ‘Kiss My (Uh Oh)’ with Little Mix (watch here). Inspired by the girls’ joint love of the movie, Bridesmaids, the official video for ‘Kiss My (Uh Oh)’ – directed by Hannah Lux Davis – sees Anne-Marie in character as a bride-to-be who embarks on her hen-do overseas alongside her bridesmaids that include Little Mix’s Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jade. Brimming with laughter and chaos, the video trails the group of friends living life to the full, albeit without the pregnant Perrie…
Maymay Entrata and Robi Domingo join forces as the newest hosting tandem on kumu via the talk show “Call Me MayBi,” streaming on FYE Channel every Friday at 8 pm beginning August 13. The Kapamilya artists are eager to disclose their thoughts about love, life, and today’s current issues and to make their conversation more exciting, kumunizens can also readily join the stream and share their own opinions and experiences. The show’s title “Call Me MayBi” was coined after their names—‘May’ from Maymay and ‘Bi’ from Robi. The two disclosed their first partnership during Robi’s livestream on kumu last Sunday…
After falling in love in the hit boys’ love movie “The Boy Foretold by the Stars,” Adrian Lindayag and Keann Johnson will find their relationship threatened by intense scrutiny and backlash in its sequel series “Love Beneath the Stars,” an iWantTFC original that streams for free starting August 16. As their love story continues, senior high school students Dominic and Luke (Adrian and Keann) officially become a couple. However, a controversial scandal, a third party, and disapproval from grown-ups will put their romance on the rocks and their future up in the air. In an interview, Adrian and Keann shared…
Today, Future Funk icon and internet sensation Yung Bae, whose track “Bad Boy” went viral on TikTok last year with over 2 billion impressions across 1 million videos, has released this Summer’s Olympics-themed feel-good anthem, “Silver & Gold.” The single features Australian singer-songwriter Sam Fischer, who’s coming off of a moving TV performance of “What Other People Say” on The Ellen Show with Demi Lovato, and R&B artist Pink Sweat$, who recently released his debut album Pink Planet, and performed its standout single “At My Worst” with Kehlani on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “Silver & Gold” is available…
Viu, PCCW’s leading pan-regional OTT video streaming service, today announced key milestones for its H1 2021 performance. Its monthly active users (MAU) grew to 49.4 million as of June 2021, representing a 37% growth year-on-year, its paid subscribers grew by 62% year-on-year to over 7.0 million and revenue grew by 47% year-on-year. While both Greater Southeast Asia and the Middle East and Africa regions consistently delivered high growth, key driver markets leading the pack have been Thailand and Indonesia, Viu’s largest and fastest growing markets. A strong proponent of the freemium model, Viu continued to see an accelerated growth in…