TOYCON PH Announces Activities for June 13-15 at SMX Convention Center

June 13-15 will be the date to remember if you are looking forward to have a grand time at TOYCON PH POPLIFE Festival Event happening at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.

The theme for this year is CELEBRATION, something apt for their 22nd year in the country. Toy collectors, gamers, cosplayers will converge in the venue to make sure all anime heads get their fix. There will also be concentration on Trading Cards, Beyblade matches, RPG and Battle gaming. There will also be cosplay competitions too. They will be occupying the whole Ground Floor of SMX plus an additional function room on the second floor for game matches, plenty of space to go around on that day with your friends and family. 

They will host qualifiers for tournaments and send them to France for the championship, something that serious gamers would want to consider. 

Just to give you an idea, there will be over 400+ dealers and toy sellers in this event this year, the biggest number they have accommodated so far in the history of TOYCON PH. There will be 114 toy designers that will come to the Philippines and also have local talented ones to man their own booths and side events too. Some established brands and new ones will also participate including Japanese guests that may surprise you on different dates. It'll be super fun and exciting, it's going to be the biggest pop event you'll ever get to attend in the Philippines.

Here's the full press conference held at ELEMENTS in Centris QC this afternoon:

Official apparel, merch and figures from NBA will also be there, and we heard talks are being done to bring an NBA player along in this event too. This includes the biggest toy brands like Lego, Bandai, Banpresto, Legendary Beasts, Quiccs (They have an exclusive one, a sequel of Voltes V to be revealed soon) and Voltes V too. 

This will also be the year for the first ever TOYCONcert with several groups and performers lined up, details will be at the TOYCON PH social channels. There will be a dedicated "ARTISTS" alley for designers, comic art, toys, so if you want to have them signed or get unique products from budding ones, this is the place to be!

The last day will have the TOYCON COSCON Finals, and the international art toy design competition powered by the folks from MindStyle. Japanese superstars RYOTA OZAWA Kaizoki Sentai Gokaiger Gokai Red and YUI KOIKE Gokai Pink. Rica Matsumoto, Miyuki Ueda who voiced different iconic Japanese cartoons will be here. All will be part of the Seiyu lineup that they have from June 13-15. They will also have cosplayers from around the Southeast Asian region who will visit the event, pretty promising for big fans of these ladies. Calico Toys will be bringing them over. 

TOYCON PH will be super fun as One Piece Tagalog dubbers will also have a reunion, specifically on the 14th. To add, there will be a POP CULTURE Awardee in TOYCON PH for 2025, previous winners include Michael V and Bigboy Cheng.

You definitely should not miss this!

Success Both Ways at PUREGOLD Sari Sari Store Convention 2024

It was packed to the brim, with people coming from all over the country finding deal after deal at the recent PUREGOLD Sari Sari Store Convention 2024. This is part of Puregold's 20th anniversary celebration which they fondly call #Asen20Tayo (or AsensoTayo), a challenge that they have been doing these past years because they know if you become successful entrepreneurs, they also become successful too. I bet you haven't seen anything like this in the country because almost 120 brands and companies joined in to being their best and super affordable products so YOU can get only the best deal from Puregold.

Ms. Susan Co, the Chairman of Puregold Price Club Inc. says "Our lovely partners, guests, ladies and gentlemen, and fellow Ka-Asensos, a happy morning to all. Today, we bare witness to the start of the biggest and grandest Puregold Sari-Sari Store Convention 2024. This also marked the 20th year of our most successful program called Tindahan ni Aling Puring which has always made us win in our respective businesses. Our new call for "Asenso Tayo" holds so much value for every one of us here today, because it's not just mine, or yours, but ours. It's been a hard couple years during the pandemic, but by doing what is necessary to create networks, this inspires us to push even more during the most difficult times. Over 900,000 members, a strong number of micro, small and medium businesses that have worked so hard to sustain lives. We are not just PANALO, it's something we all should live by. We will continue to innovate so we could help more businesses thrive. Because of our ties, we are all winners! We will be here to support you all the way!"

Here's a glimpse of the event yesterday!

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Congratulations Puregold! No wonder you've continued to win the hearts of the Filipinos!

MIGUEL TANFELIX Shares His San Diego Comic Convention Experience

I've had the chance to interview Miguel Tanfelix a couple of times in this site since I've covered a few of his birthdays, endorsements and shows in the past. To say the least, I've seen him grow up in person and on screen and in real life. He's had many achievements, awards and yes, he deserved all of that and more. This interview was something that I did look forward to because aside from his stint in Voltes V: Legacy (which btw I religiously watched when I was a kid) and now, something big happened recently that must be known.

You see, for geeks like me, it's a dream to be in the biggest comic convention in the world called "San Diego Comic Con". It's the largest one, even stamped by Guinness World Records. It's also where much of your DC and Marvel movies are announced before they come out of theaters. It's a big deal to just attend it, but if you're part of the show, that's a whole different level!

The Voltes V Legacy 's Steve Armstrong was asked to fix his US Visa a couple months back, but then he got word that it wouldn't be pushing through. So he kinda relaxed and worked a lot in the series and planned to go to the GMA GALA. Then a little over two weeks before the actual flight, they told him they were flying to San Diego. Imagine how he panicked because he didn't really work on his Visa. He was approved a few days before the actual flight. He also traveled with a couple of GMA Executives and his loveteam Ysabelle Ortega who plays Jamie Robinson in the same show. Miguel being in this comic con means he had to represent not just GMA or the show, but the Philippines in the biggest comic convention in the world! Here's our really long chat with him a few days ago, please enjoy!

 

Then he gave us the story of why he wasn't at the GMA Gala, and why he wasn't online that time... he was sleeping!

Miguel also told us about the little trip they had in Sta Monica and the proposal they saw while the sun was setting. It was romantic!

 In the event, there was a panel discussion that happened and they thought it wasn't going to be well attended. The place was actually filled up to the brim and still had people outside in the line. They went to the people that were not able to go inside and thanked them for their support.

I am so happy about Miguel and the whole Voltes V: Legacy cast's achievement (and you should be too), plus the fact that he represented the country well in the biggest comic convention and pop culture event in the world. The event will be shown soon online (I think), so stay tuned for updates about that. If you're a fan of Miguel and Ysabel, I hope you continue to support them especially now that this happened. It's a win not just for them as actors, but for what they've done for the Philippines. 

I hope this isn't the last time they'll be going to SDCC, and I think they're working out something so they'll be able to bring the whole Voltes V Legacy cast to the US soon.  That would be an awesome opportunity no?

Congratulations Miguel!