ALDEN RICHARDS Brings PH to Hollywood via "BIG TIGER" with Max Collins, Byron Mann, Katherine McNamara and Luke Goss

If you haven't heard, Alden Richards is taking his shot at Hollywood this coming 2026. Yes, you heard that right, Asia's well loved multimedia star is producing and becoming a part of "BIG TIGER" an action flick he's starring with fellow GMA star Max Collins, HK American Byron Mann (omg he's Ryu in Street Fighter!), and action star Katherine McNamara, and English actor Luke Goss (who's had several movies in his belt). 

How did this all start? Alden told us that he personally went to LA to look for studios that he could work with via his production company Myriad Entertainment (who's done several ones in the PH). There were a lot of them that he approached but it was either not feasible for them (and a whole lot of other reasons). When he talked to the folks from LUX Angeles Studios, Bims and Sawyer Studios and Voltage Pictures, all it took was 2 zoom meetings and one personal appearance to make things happen. With a Filipino production team based here in the Philippines, Keoni Waxman felt how smooth it was to stage the shoot here, and got lots of praises for the texture they got from locations that would have cost millions to build in the US. Here, it's all natural, and producers called it "COST EFFECTIVE" to make it happen here.

Here's what Alden had to say about that!

 Here's the full video of the media conference a few days ago:

There are tons of plans now to do several flim projects with Myriad Entertainment, and according to the producers, about 9 to 10 films the least. This is huge especially for the ones looking for locations outside the US, and it will bring jobs for PH crews, for Philippine based actors that they plan to do. This is ultimately what Alden wants to happen, and these are all challenges that he will try to overcome. He says "The reinforcement from production partners, to highlight the Philippines, as a location hub for Asia, if this comes true, we will have the chance to increase the quality of what we can do here in the country! I hope to work with Hollywood stars and do it with Filipino actors, this is an opportunity to bring more people to work in the Philippines and have the Filipino actors work here too. They didn't know how affordable it was to make films here, now they do!"

Max says "It's so different to see Alden do this (as an Antagonist) because we've worked together before in ILLUSTRADOS. That's totally different with our characters, he's an @SSH0LE and it was amazing and sexy, his fans would love to see more of those!"

BIG TIGER is a place in the film, and you'll see why it is called that once you see it in cinemas. They have plans to show it here, distribute it in the US and streaming platforms. This is where Alden is going, are you going to support him all the way?!

I know, I would!

A Taste of the SMB Oktoberfest Party

The mood was crazy as folks went to Okada for the kick off of SMB Oktoberfest which was a 2 day event last September 20. This isn't an ordinary day because they are also celebrating their 135th year, a milestone for the homegrown brand San Miguel Brewery Inc. 

At the launch, they had performers like Rico Blanco, Lola Amour, December Avenue, my favorite boy Maki, Arthur Nery, Brownman Revival, The Juans, The DAWN, Autotelic, The Cohens, Paprika, DWATA, Carousel Casualties, Magiliw Street, It All Started in May, Sean Archer, Acapellago, DJ Chelsea and Rammy. Executives such as SMB President Carlos Berba, the action superstar Coco Martin, Okada's Vice Chair Takako Okada,  and several dignitaries joined in the fun and celebrated with overflowing new brews such as the Pale Ale, Fruity Wheat Ale, Summer Ale and the Specialty Lager (which everyone enjoyed). They also had the Magician Efren Bata Reyes, Django Bustamante, and the San Miguel Beermen who did several exhibition games and fan interaction, something you will look forward to on SMB Oktoberfest day. 

Here's a glimpse of it on video!

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Top local bands are slated to headline the actual Oktoberfest festivities which include Rocksteddy, Sun kissed Lola, The Collars, Progeny, Parisukat,  Urbandub, December Avenue, Missing Filemon, Nikolay, and Kuwako. It will also happen on October 18 in Paseo de Sta Rosa in Sta Rosa Laguna, then on October 31st at the Queensland Manor in Cebu City. 

Tickets are already available at the Ticket2Me app and website, so go check out schedules published at the SanMiguelOktoberfest FB page to know more about this festive month! Don't say we didn't tell you about it! 

REALME Philippines Opens 8 Service Centers

I've been using my realme 6i for a little under a year now and yes, I've been enjoying it a lot especially for my vlogs since I shoot and edit them on the same phone. I also take a lot of photos with it and sure enough, it has sufficiently made my blogging life easier because I didn't have to use other phones anymore to do things. That's a whole lotta chunk of my workflow in the past because I usually edit and record on Android and edit them on iPhone.

Being the number one selling phone in the Philippines, realme has transcended to be an alternative to most Android phones here in the country, and I've seen A LOT of people using it for gaming and the stuff I do too. Now, recently, they've copped the number one spot in sales for the Philippine market, and just like what Aunt May says, with great power comes great responsibility. When units sold go so fast like that, the need for after sales support also grows which is why realme Philippines is making sure they've got everything covered. They just recently opened 8 dedicated realme service centers in the Phillippines so now, you can take your phone and have it fixed, checked out and tested in different parts of the country.

They are now open in SM North EDSA in Quezon City (which I'm so near too), in Milan Prestige Building at Calamba Laguna. There's also Emerald Business Center in Pampanga, one in Robinsons Place in Imus Cavite, one in Big Ben Complex in Batangas, Plazuela Dos which is very near my hometown in Iloilo, Eusebio Arcade which is in Bacolod and last but definitely not the least, SM Lanang Premier which is in Davao City. That just means that it's going to be easier, way better for people to seek help when their phones get broken, a really neat thing to have peace of mind when you're just starting to love the brand. The best gamers, bloggers and vloggers are already using it, so if you're keen on making that phone purchase you've been holding onto during the pandemic, this might be the thing you're looking for. 

 

Go get your self acquainted with a realme. Support details can also be seen at https://www.realme.com/ph/support.