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!

MARVIN RILLO Discusses Key Issues & Plans for QC's 4th District

Had the chance to chat with Quezon City 4th District Representative Marvin Rillo. With the way things are going, he's got a positive demeanor and quite optimistic that surveys and the people in his district would prove him right against issues and noise in social media which he discussed a bit this evening.

Sir Marvin says "Now that the campaign is almost over, I would like to assure the district and the Filipino people, we will file cases and make sure congress to go after these unscrupulous people mar people without evidence. She's using public perception, I will make sure she gets what she deserves. I've been a councilor for 9 year and never have I ever been accused of corruption." 

He adds "I'm a businessman, my foresight is huge for the district, the gymnasium in Carlos Albert is a very nice project, and we are keen on building more schools."

"We can show what we have in our district, we historically have great congressmen here. We have over. 5000 scholars right now. We didn't have one in the previous administration, and now we do."

Here's our interview with him this evening:

"For me, I'm here for people. My track record speaks for itself, several laws in education, medical and ambulatory services, I'm not a known person, but only in my district, but now because of my hard work they recognize me."

I'm so happy to note several of his projects include health as a priority (that are exclusively for those who are in the 4th district). This certainly could alleviate difficulties in addressing concerns not just for the D and E segments, but even the middle class that deserve help too. Imagine, there's free medicine, clinical and ambulatory services... and we have only learned about it today. I'll do my share to tell people about it in this district. (Make sure you listen to the conversation on the video about it!)

(Note: Edited parts of the quoted conversation for brevity, see video for full interview)

I'm looking for sincerity, no nonsense work and a heart that would listen to the people in my district. If you see that in him, would you consider choosing him for the congress post?!

Where to Dine on MOTHERS DAY at SM Mall of Asia

In case you are looking for places to eat during Mothers Day, here's a little guide for those who prefer the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City.

There's Italian American comfort food, coffee and pizza at Prologue, some Korean BBQ you can cook ala minute at Maple Tree House, proteins at Yappari Steak, Spanish tapas and wine at Barcino, food from around the world at One World Deli, and the lovely, fresh Italian cuisine at Cibo. SM Mall of Asia will all have this at the installation they have for Grand MOA Hotel at the Grand MOA Fair tomorrow so if you are up for a stroll around the mall, go get your food and drink fix at different places inside the sprawling property and make those memories again with the best woman in the world, your MOM!

There are tons more to look forward to in restaurants and events in the mall on this day, so make Mother's Day even more special at one of the biggest malls in the world, SM Mall of Asia! Follow their social channels for more recommendations.

Say I LOVE YOU to your mom of course!

ZSA ZSA PADILLA Releases "Pag Tinadhana" Album and Announce THROUGH THE YEARS CONCERT

The Divine Diva Ms. Zsazsa Padilla was so happy today as she got a new album launched called "Pag Tinadhana", and celebrated her legacy of breaking barriers with a concert slated this coming May 17th at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater. 

She says "When I first heard the demo with my producers, I cried because of how it was made. Doing this press conference in the Dolphy theater is bittersweet, they named it after him to dedicate it to him. Times have changed, circumstances too, I just learned to keep on accepting, I think that's what we do to keep it alive."

"It's been 6 years since my last concert, I have been operated 3 times, I was born with it and imaging didn't come til now. I discovered it during Zsa Zsa Zsaturnah and was in excruciating pain and got surgery. Had my checkups and I have partial nephrectomy in my left side, my second surgery was laparoscopic, it was really bad and I had to go back to the US. I went home then tried Singapore and they got to do my 3rd surgery, with a robot. I had no pain. I'm good now and have no reflux anymore."

"I also wanted to sing about empty nesting, when your kids are leaving the house, that's what it talks about. That was made into Never Be Alone."

"I think with every album, it comes with the life you lived. It's connected, takes you back in time. It's the same for a lot of people, even more when you're in love. There's not one song that covers my life. Hiram was created in front of me, he was strict when we were recording. I was 19 then, and years later I would connect to the song because of my experience, like life imitating art."

She deems hard work and luck, waking with a passion that made her stay in the industry. Her love for singing is unquestionable, so if you want to see her sing again, go get tickets for "THROUGH THE YEARS" at TicketWorld today!