It Feels Like Christmas at SOLAIRE North

It really is happier here at SOLAIRE Resort North as the BER months usher in the world's longest Christmas season that only happens in the Philippines. We went here from Manila and for starters, we got serenaded by the one and only Concert King Martin Nievera. This was done with several of Solaire's executives like Gregory Hawkins, Donato Almeda, Thomas Arasi, Enrique Razon Jr of Bloomberry Resorts Corp, PAGCOR's Alejandro Tengco and Vina Oca, former Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta, Mayor Joy Belmonte of Quezon City, and good looking birthday boy Congressman Arjo Atayde.

Both of their properties in the south and north will be offering holiday inspired room packages, fun experiences, entertainment like no other and food that is world class. At the Solaire Resort property, they had Lea Salonga and American Idol's Clay Aiken. In Solaire North, they also had Ballet Philippines and a whole choir to sing along Christmas songs which everyone enjoyed!

Here's what it looked like that evening!

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If you want to be part of the festivities, go follow them on their social channels or visit Solaire North, Fresh or Solaire Resort in the South. I had so much fun with them in several events and entertainment coverages, so I'd be so surprised if you don't feel the same when you're there!

Take Out Holiday Toxicity with OneCORE

Christmas is indeed stressful, but don't worry because there's a program specifically designed to deal with the stress or any kind of it through "Focus On What Matters", from the folks at OneCORE. This is the brainchild of OneCORE CEO Pia Acevedo, so you can focus on your goals better. She's the same life coach for Jose Mari Chan, PPOP's IT Girls BINI and actress Cristine Reyes among others.

Surely, there will be talk about toxic relatives asking when you're getting married or how you gained pounds during the family gatherings. She can teach you how to respond, and not severe that connection with your relatives, friends and loved ones. They have worked with various brands like Jollibee, Citi, Chinabank, Emerson, FirstGen, Holcim, Ayala Land, Bayer, Lazada, and other multinational companies. They also did work with Dominc Roque, Marco Gumabao, Khalil Ramos and Gabbi Garcia to name a few.

See why Jose Mari Chan, BINI and Cristine Reyes swears by this and how they were able to do life with a much clearer take. Personal mastery and self discovery, this will be taught professionally, so you don't have to deal with all the fuzz that goes with the holidays. If you want to know more, visit bit.ly/theonecore. Go join their movement!

Philippine ESports Teams Clinch Spot for AP Predator League Kuala Lumpur Finals

And then there were four. 

After a grueling match on LAN by these illustrious list of ESports teams, fans of DOTA 2 and Valorant were treated to a lovely finals at Robinsons Galleria in Cebu for the Predator League 2025 Philippine Finals. Despite the hectic schedule and some inexperience of some teams in a faster environment, they managed to play with high level teams and win 250,000 pesos as champions of the Asia Pacific Predator League 2025 Grand Finals. They've got a 1 Million peso pot to share after all.

DOTA 2 was quite exciting for teams Execration and Ivory, but in the end, the experience that Execration had made it an overwhelming affair on the map. Kill rates were at 7.5, and assists were at 10.5, so imagine how much time they spent in it. For Valorant, DLSU's Valorant Esports tried to take a jab at ZOL ESports, but they got swept 2 games. This means Execration, Ivory and ZOL Esports will fly for the championships in KL next year. Team Secret will also be there to play for the country, something like an honorary invite for a top tier team that plays on the world stage.

If you want more updates about these ESports teams, make sure you follow their social channels because they'll be posting more of these in the coming months. January will be very busy.

G22 Performs "It Lies Within" at Predator League

Popular PPOP Girl Group G22 took the stage to perform Predator League's  "It Lies Within" theme at the finals in Cebu City. They are after all Acer ambassadors and from the looks of it, AJ, Alfea and Jaz were ecstatic in performing the single at Robinsons Galleria in Cebu. They did this in the Manila leg a couple months back, but this resonates with different regions because they did it in different languages too in different countries. Acer's Senior Marketing Manger Princess Laosantos was happy about the song as it captures what ESports players feel, like the rush to achieve greatness in the sport.

For those who don't know, the Predator League is a yearly competition that aims to find the best of the best in game titles here in the Asia Pacific region. It's a great avenue to start your ESports career, sort of a grassroots level discovery for this huge industry. The Grand Finals will happen in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, and they've got USD 400,000 prize for the winners. The Philippines will be represented by Execration, Ivory for DOTA 2, while ZOL Esports and Team Secret will be doing their skirmishes in Valorant. The single "It Lies Within" by G22 will be available on streaming platforms, go listen to it now. You can visit their social channels and acer.com if you want to know more about the tournament and its results.