IZA CALZADO and LG Philippines Urges LG Home Upgrades

LG Philippines announces Iza Calzado as the newest LG Brand Ambassador!

It's only 40 days to go (as I'm writing this) and I guess it's time to re-imagine the holidays with LG Philippines as they offer their greatest home appliances this Christmas.

LG Philippines Managing Director Inkwun Heo says "As we get very close to Christmas, we know Filipinos love to celebrate the holidays and we have new appliance models and products that is best for your homes this year. We hope you enjoy these offers as you update your homes into smart ones, especially this season."

Mr. Jillian Yap the Senior Product Marketing Manager for LG Philippines says "It's nice to see you all today. We have new refrigerator products that's got LG Instaview Door in Door features (knock twice and you can save energy because you can see inside without opening the refrigerator). Consumers are very careful in buying high ticket items because during the pandemic they got cautious. They are willing to pay more if they trust the brand as they have safety, quality. They also want it to look good if they want to put something in the kitchen. LG refrigerators have the highest brand awareness, 10 year warranty on compressors, Linear Cooling (only have temperature fluctuate +-5), Hygeine Fresh+ that eliminates bacteria, sleek design in our products. LG fits the Filipino kitchen. It also prolongs the the freshness of the food."

The gorgeous Ms. Iza Calzado agreed as it was a priority for her to make sure that each food item she prepares for herself, her husband and family should be fresh. As an expecting mother, it'll be doubly hard if she goes to the supermarket often while taking care of a baby and storing food for a longer amount of time will deem essential when the time comes. I was so happy to see her, as it's been a while since I was able to talk to her (and remember Culion). With a short chat and a little beso, she radiated how intensely down to earth she was and I must say, I wasn't the only one witnessing that. No wonder chose her to be their brand ambassador!

LG makes your smart home even more powerful with the ThinQ app. You can control pretty much any smart LG appliance from your mobile or even the TV.

Congratulations LG Philippines!

 If you want to know more about LG and their newest products, go head on to the LG Philippines Facebook page and Instagram account as they announce more products on sale during the holidays! Take advantage of it!

K-LOVE: An Homage to Filipino KDrama Love

Filipinos are so passionate about a lot of things, and during the pandemic, they've been glued to TV sets and monitors just to watch their favorite K-Dramas. This love, is going to be showcased on a new series called K-LOVE, with stars Iza Calzado, Jake Cuenca, Sue Ramirez, Isabelle Diaz and Gabby Padilla.

This will be exclusively shown on the VIU platform and is created by VIU Originals. It's for K-Drama fans, made by fans and for the fans. It all makes sense on how the lives of Filipinos 20-30 years old will be mirrored in this story when they get to see their relationships, how they love, their disappointments,  and how close the story lines of K-Drama shows are in their lives. The fandom of Korean dramas, Hallyus surprise even the actors, when they discover their closest friends, their families all have their own show obsessions.

According to the writer, this is fan fiction as she is a fan of several shows herself. She was inspired by Star Up and Reply 1988. Here's part of the press conference this afternoon.

Iza Calzado, Jake Cuenca, Isabelle Diaz, Sue Ramirez, Gabby Padilla shares their experience making the show. 

K-LOVE will be shown on the VIU app starting October 14 and will be shown in other countries where VIU is available. If you're a K-Drama fan, lover or a silent one, re-live the kilig by watching the series on that date.

There will be previews which you can watch even without signing in on the platform, go do it now!

Why You Need See CULION This MMFF 2019

The weekend was an awesome one (Dec 14th) as we got to finally see the film CULION. We were all where it all was shot and taken, in the island of Culion, Palawan which is an isle off the west side of the Philippines. It was their world premiere, and yes, it was a grand promise to bring it there and have them all watch it. It was almost impossible to do, but they knew (the production) had to do it for the people of Culion. I saw how they intently watched and marveled how their story was unfolding. It felt right, to tell the public of their history, of what transpired during the commonwealth, the world war and how they all survived even under very hard times, not to mention the condition... of which everyone else despised during that time.

Anna, Ditas and Doris (played by Iza Calzado, Meryll Soriano and Jasmine Curtis) each have their own story. In the film, Anna was depicted as a strong woman, one who need no man to support her even though she was loved much by Kanor played by Joem Bascon. You will admire her character for most of the “first half” of the film, but later feel for her and her struggles as she gets distraught over her baby and what would happen to them. Ditas on the other hand would be seen attempting to take her life several times (because of sheer hopelessness in love, and the man in her life) but with all the nice things she’s brought to the lives of her friends and herself in the colony, she would regain hope, and start to appreciate the small things around her. Meryll Soriano is a discovery for me, I have seen her TV stints and didn’t quite expect she’d be doing the things she did in this movie. I almost lost my breath understanding one of the highlights of the film. I am saying right here, that the few minutes with John Lloyd Cruz’ character was one of the reasons everybody balled during the world premiere last weekend, with good reason. If you’re a fan of his work, this would be good reason why you should watch it. I couldn’t believe how he could tell his whole story in one scene, you will go crazy just thinking about it.

Meryll on the other hand held her ground, when John Lloyd did his scene, she reciprocated with her own brand of acting, both of which will make your jaw drop. You will ask yourself “WTFOMGBBQ did I just witness?!” and admit “I am not worthy to witness that!”, and I... am not even joking.

Make sure you also take note, not surprising she’s really good, Iza Calzado had some really hard scenes with Joem Bascon and Suzette Ranillo (who plays Nanay Mameng), as they will have to go through a very traumatic experience as they started to have a family in Culion. I couldn’t say much with Jasmine Curtis’ character but hold your horses as she will be shocking you (my heart dropped in one of the scenes), but she’s the hopeful one, one who dreams, and might liken a lot of people going through the same ordeal. Pretty mental, as her scenes felt like a few of Ricky Lee’s masterpiece put together, and I think they have a connection in some weird way but you have to be a judge of that.

Here’s our short trip to the island, enjoy!

If you were there during the world premiere in Culion, you would see how attentive, hopeful and proud they were seeing this film in the Immaculate Conception Church in Culion. I saw a lot of them cried, laughed a little, and felt this was a good representation of who they are as people. Now, what a proud moment for them to be from Culion.

All in all, this deserves your attention during the Metro Manila Festival. Watch it to learn about history, watch it to see the triumph of generations who have lived and experienced the colony. Watch it for the sole reason of love, for the children, for each other, and see miracles of humanity in it. It will all be seen on theaters nationwide starting December 25, Christmas Day. Go prepare yourself for a rollercoaster of emotions. Take your family into learning the history of Culion, and the love that comes from its people.