Century Tuna Outs Heartwarming Short "Dahilan"

Ugh... here goes Century Tuna doing a heart pinching video to showcase the love for Mom. Seeing it yesterday for the first time made me very emotional, because as a certified Mama's boy, you always want the best for your Mom who sacrificed her life just to make you who you are today.

This is the handy work of famed director Antoinette Jadaone entitled "Dahilan". Guy works out even during the pandemic, eats and cooks a healthy meal, prepares a sumptuous brunch then fetches his Mom, carry her up a flight of stairs and had a heartfelt date. He made Mom cry, with joy in her heart, appreciates the gesture of her son. Ms. Antonette says Century Tuna and her ideas jived to put in front that it's not just physical strength that is important these days, but also mental. This talks more about living a healthy lifestyle so you get to spend it with people you love.  They call this "Century Tuna LOVE STRONG". This is so apt for the times.

If you want to know more about the story behind this short, check out Century Tuna's social channels today!

UNIQLO Turns 9 in the Philippines

Time flies and yes, UNIQLO Philippines has been in the country for 9 years now. For starters, our clothing and style has definitely changed brought about the brand's offerings, I can even tell you own one or more pieces from them right? Now, they've got 65 stores and you know you love every piece when you wear them. Heck I even got my UT shirts, classic short sleeve shirts, shorts, jackets all from the same place even if I planned to just browse and window shop before I entered LOL. 

Well here's the thing, they're bringing out more new styles like the U Crew Neck Short Sleeve T-Shirts, Dry Color Crew Neck and V Neck Short Sleeve T-Shirts, the Stretch Slim Fit Shorts, the women's Ultra Stretch Cropped Leggings Pants, U AIRism Cotton A Line Short Sleeve Long Dress. Shirt prices range from Php 245 - Php 590, while the shorts, leggings and dress cost Php 790 - Php 990. If you purchase clothing on May 28-30, they're feeling generous so they're giving away the coveted Airism Mask for FREE. You need to scan your app in store to get it though so make sure you download the app for it.

Other than that, there's a stamp collecting promo on the UNIQLO Flagship store at Glorietta 5. You can get passes for Anytime Fitness, Bo's Coffee or a Fully Booked discount card. If you complete the needed stamps, you'll get an exclusive Manila Tote Bag as well. You can bet on your horses and head on the flagship store if you want to avail this sweet deal. You can check the details on the official uniqlo.com/ph website or their social channels as claiming dates are different.

So, are you in the mood to shop? You bet yah!

Short+Sweet Film Festival Manila Extends Deadline

Good news come in huge packages, but this one is Short+Sweet. Imagine your own short film which you initially plan to show for a couple of people in the Philippines suddenly had the chance to be showcased in an international competition in Hollywood, sounds crazy? No.

This is Short+Sweet Film Festival, once an Australian theatrical initiative that has now grown into doing theatre, dance (even cabaret, comedy, burlseque), music and film all in the span of 10 minutes. They’ve got the calendar filled with activities for the arts, and recently called for entries which they (heaven willing) could get to represent the country in the Short+Sweet international competition in Hollywood.

This is in cooperation with their partners RAYA, Pineapple Lab, The Lee Strasberg Theatre abd Film Institute, Casting Networks International and the Australian Embassy in the Philippines. The deadline for entries initially was only until July 26, but they decided to extend it now until August 15, 2018. This means you’ve got a few more days to get your 5-10 minute masterpiece in the contest so they could start butting heads in heats to be viewed and shown at Pineapple Lab in Makati City. We were informed that they’d be choosing two finalists as entry to big one in the US, to ultimately be seen by thousands of people out there, win a few prizes too in the process.

The First Wave Heats have already been chosen and if you want to see those who have joined and successfuly achieved the nods of screeners and judges, take a ride down midgard south in Pineapple Lab Makati, here’s the one showing on August 5!

They will be showing more entries in the consecutive weeks after this so if you haven’t submitted your entries yet, you better do in this once in a year opportunity.

We talked to the main man himself, Mark Cleary who told us of the opportunity of the films to also be shown elsewhere in the world. He also took a bit explaining what Short+Sweet is all about. Awards are also given to Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay and People’s Choice. Here’s a short talk we had last week.

Then we also got to ask Festival Director Howard Yambao about how they go about getting people to also join especially the new up and coming creators. We asked who can join this year.

If you wish to do this, do it without hesitations. Log on to upload your entries via https://filmfreeway.com/ShortSweetFilmFestivalManila and also get your tickets on the same site. They also have their contact details listed there if you have further questions. No limits on genre, just the length of the film. Make it Short+Sweet!

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Philippines Hosts Asian Open Short Track Speed Skating Trophy

Hey sports fans! It looks like an awesome day for Philippine skating as our country hosts the first Asian Open Short Track Speed Skating Trophy. Eight countries like Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines will have their representatives pit against each other at the new Ice Skating Rink built at the 5th floor of SM Megamall's Fashion Hall. It was my first time to watch this live but I do see this in Olympic games when mostly European or American countries play it. The sport must have gained ground already and we're already got one Fil-Am girl joining in the name of Kathryn Victory Magno. She's done quite well today where she did her runs. She placed third in the Senior Ladies Division. These speed skating events are usually done in Japan and South Korea so the Asian Skating Union President Myong Hi-Chang was extremely happy to have it here.

The event officials also said they were impressed with the facilities in SM and hopefully we can have more Filipinos represent the country in the next Winter Olympics. This event will end tomorrow so if you want to see them during the games, go visit the 5th Floor of SM Megamall's Fashion Hall.

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Passion for Greatness: The Bench "Benchingko Films" Red Carpet Premier

From its humble beginnings, BENCH is now a global brand the Philippines is so proud of! With it's gorgeous roster of local and international endorsers to representations in shows like America's Next Top Model, to collaborations with great world class designers like Randy Ortiz and Rajo Laurel, you can't stop something that is so good!

In celebration of their 25th year in the industry and after a great series of shows in Philippine Fashion Week, this awesome brand global brand just made their silver anniversary extra special via BENCHINGKO FILMS and short films you'll absolutely go crazy about! I got some great photos I'd like to share with you guys from the red carpet premier! Are you ready? =)

Just look at the back draft on the red carpet, the gorgeous Lucy Torres Gomez, the alluring Lovi Poe, Piolo Pascual, Bella Flores and Coco Martin... I'm sure the stars alone would make anyone think what great short films we'll be watching that evening!

I missed to shoot one of the movie posters for Coco Martin's Horsepower. There were more stars who came and supported the short films. They were part of the cast too. It was my first time to see Benjamin Alvez.

 

Even the sons of the Comedy King was there. Epi Quizon was part of one of the films. He was interviewed quite a lot because this is the first time he came out after his Father's passing.

It was also so nice to see Mr. Ben Chan. He really made it a point to be there and supervise everything. Do you remember the comment I made about his work ethic during the Joe Jonas launch?

He personally did things instead of asking his staff for it, now that probably is his secret for the success of Bench!

Also there were gorgeous models from Philippine Fashion Week, I apologize I couldn't recognize them.

Some good looking bloggers, my friend Paul of PaulthePRGuy with Vern Enciso and Verniece Enciso. Ain't they gorgeous? :)

The place was packed! It was so nice to see BENCH celebrate the whole year and I'm so glad to be part of it!

Then I was floored when they came in!

This isn't the first time I saw Ms. Lucy Torres Gomez but everytime I do, I'm just mesmerized by her beauty. Imagine if your Congresswoman looked like this, the world would be so peaceful! :))

Of course one of the stars on the short film "KAMA" is the gorgeous Lovi Poe. Her dress that evening was deadly! Backless redefined!

Equally good looking guy Piolo Pascual was so nice. He agreed when I politely asked for a photo. What do you think? =)

Star of KONTRABIDA 101 Ms. Bella Flores looking so regal in her violet dress. I'm a fan of this great actress, super fan actually. Kontrabida wouldn't be coined without mentioning her name in Philippine history!

Check out this trailer and just take a look at what we watched that evening!

See why I'm not surprised why BENCH is the number 1 clothing brand in the Philippines? =)

Thank you so much and happy happy birthday BENCH! Thank you also to Sir Ben Chan and everyone behind the success of the brand! Let's all sit down and relax, there are more things coming up this last quarter. Watch out for that! :)

Bench really has a passion for greatness!

Nestle Philippines Presents : Kasambuhay Habambuhay - A Short Film Anthology

In celebration of Nestle's Centennial Year, they are inviting us all this June 11th and 12th at SM Cinemas for A Documentary Anthology entitled "KASAMBUHAY HABAMBUHAY". Fit to the real things they have been doing with us this whole century; Nestle dedicates these short films for the Filipino consumer. This is FREE of charge, all on Nestle's tab at 11 A.M. in the morning. Make sure you check them out on these theaters!

SM Megamall Cinema 3
SM Southmall Cinema 6
SM Rosales Cinema 1
SM Davao Cinema 1
SM Cebu Cinema 7

Photo galleries will also be put up at the SM Megamall Cinema Lobby from June 4 to 24, 2011. I specifically love the short film with Nicos from the famed Nestea commercial. It's a musical believe it or not but everything was well made and spent with. Here's a clip!

I wouldn't want to spill details on my site but here are the highlights!

Nestle Philippines Director of Communications Sandra Puno explains why Nestle is doing this for the Filipino. 100 years of their company and Filipino lives on screen, who wouldn't want to see that right?

Nestle Digital Marketing Manager Ricky Baisas welcomed us on this event. In behalf of Nestle, he's inviting all of us on cinemas mentioned above and enjoy the short films they produced. I enjoyed it, I'm sure you will too!

Ms. Sandra Puno of Nestle Philippines also said a few words about the beginnings of the company and how it became a part of the Filipino way of life.


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