A thousand kids auditioned for i-Shine Talent Camp 2

 

Over a thousand i-Shine hopefuls with their parents came to this year’s i-Shine Talent Camp 2. Auditions for aspiring i-Shiners were held nationwide; at SM San Pablo, SM Rosales, SM Mall of Asia, Abreeza Mall Davao and Ayala Center Cebu.

Now on its second year with ABS-CBN, i-Shine Talent Camp has grown to become bigger and better, offering more extensive talent development programs, top-caliber mentors, and bigger prizes. Twelve i-Shiners will be featured on television as they undergo a series of talent-enhancement workshops specific to a talent category: singing, dancing and acting. Top-caliber mentors from ABS-CBN will coach the children and evaluate their development throughout the course of the workshops. Award winning actor, Piolo Pascual together with international theater performer, Pinky Amador, and esteemed choreographer, Georcelle Dapat-Sy, will be sharing their talents and expertise to bring out the best of the finalists.

Bulgogi Brothers heats up Barbecue goodness!

The rainy season is upon us, and with the bed weather looming, it is an inviting thought to indulge yourself with good food—something hot, something hearty, and meaty, something smoky, something comforting, like barbecue. And even though the season is not as warm, it will never be too late for a good barbecue.

Bulgogi Brothers gives you not one but five reasons to indulge that barbecue craving. Whether you are seafood seeker, a chicken connoisseur, or a red meat raver, Bulgogi Brothers has something from their latest dishes just for you.

MICHELIN to play pioneering role in new FIA Formula E Championship

MICHELIN Philippines Chief Representative Michael Nunag announced today that MICHELIN is the new FIA Formula E Championship’s official tyre partner from 2013 to 2015.

Following the selection process by the FIA (Federation International de l’Automobile), the French brand’s bid was chosen by the motorsport’s governing body for its savoir-faire in three different areas: its technical expertise, marketing plan and involvement in mobility promotion programs.

Pascal Couasnon, Director of the MICHELIN Group’s Motorsport Department, emphasized how pleased and proud the French tyre manufacturer was to have been selected to be a part of the new FIA Formula E Championship: “When it comes to energy efficient tyres and responsible motorsport, MICHELIN has emerged as a pioneer. This new race series is valued by MICHELIN through the facts that that it introduces a new form of power and it will bring the sport to city centres.

We will use our expertise to provide the competitors in this highly innovative new championship with new MICHELIN tyres engineered to bring out the very best out in these cars. The FIA Formula E Championship is a perfect showcase for the MICHELIN Total Performance concept which consists in working simultaneously on all the factors that contribute to tyre performance, including those commonly believed to be irreconcilable.”

Absolute Flood of Love Website to Benefit Ita Community

Absolute Distilled Drinking Water has launched a website, Flood of Love, which aims to provide sustainable water source and water sanitation and hygiene systems to communities in need. Its first beneficiary is Bayan Bayanan ng Ita, a community of approximately 39 families who travel over an hour each day for clean water. Currently, their water sources are limited to two rivers and a shallow well. Absolute is currently in the planning stage with the community in installing a new water system, which will be managed and handled for the long term by the residents themselves.

Absolute is inviting everyone to take part to reach out and help make the world a cleaner, safer place, one step at a time, one community at a time. Simply visit www.floodoflove.org and share how you can make the world a cleaner, safer place. Absolute will match each pledge by donating of a glass of distilled water per pledge to deserving communities. In addition, the website is also accepting volunteers for various implementation programs.

Cebu Pacific Citibank cardholder exclusive: Almost 50% off at Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort & Spa

Enjoy Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa 

with your Cebu Pacific Citibank credit card

Explore the beauty of the Queen City of the South and enjoy an exclusive discount when you use your Cebu Pacific Citibank card to book accommodations at one of Cebu’s luxury hotels.

Indulge for your well-deserved vacation at the Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa in Cebu and pay only P7,500 for a Deluxe Garden Room when you book through Asiatravel.com using your Cebu Pacific Citibank card. Avail of this offer until June 30, 2013 and save almost 50% on rooms originally priced at P14,000 per night. Travel period is until September 30, 2013.

On top of this great offer, Cebu Pacific Citibank cardholders are also entitled to advanced seat sale alerts, never-expiring CEB points from all purchases and free flights without restrictions.

Not yet a cardholder? Apply today by calling the CitiPhone Hotline at 995-9999 (Metro Manila), 234-9999 (Metro Cebu), and 1 800 10 995-9999 (toll free), or visit Citibank Online at www.citibank.com.ph.

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THE HEAT - REDBAND TRAILER

"The Heat" sizzles with redband trailer

Director Paul Feig reinvigorates the buddy cop genre by pairing Oscar-winner Sandra Bullock and breakout star Melissa McCarthy as law enforcers with wildly different styles in “The Heat.”  

Set in Boston, the movie follows Sarah Ashburn (Bullock), a by-the-book FBI agent forced to team up with Shannon Mullins (McCarthy), a brash undercover Boston street cop to track a ruthless drug lord.   This wildly dysfunctional duo must try to catch this high-powered criminal without killing one another in the process.

Rated R-13, “The Heat” opens in cinemas on June 27 from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.

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Watch Republic Alphaland Sale Mania is on!

Watch Republic Alphaland’s 
Markdown Mania is ongoing!

Visit Watch Republic Alphaland until June 28 to get designer sunglasses, watches, pens, and accessories at incredibly low prices.  Get to choose from dozens of designs to fit your lifestyle, now who says looking good should be so expensive.

Be fashionable, be chic!  Get yourself going with Watch Republic Alphaland's Markdown Mania!

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TURBO 3D - latest trailer released

Turbo 3D releases latest trailer

From the makers of "Madagascar," "Kung Fu Panda" and "The Croods," "TURBO" is a high-velocity 3D comedy about an underdog snail whose dreams kick into overdrive when he miraculously attains the power of super-speed. But after making fast friends with a crew of streetwise, tricked-out es-car-goes, Turbo learns that no one succeeds on their own. So he puts his heart and shell on the line to help his pals achieve their dreams, before Turbo-charging his own impossible dream: winning the Indy 500.

Check out TURBO'S latest trailer here where no dream is too big and no dreamer too small 

"Turbo 3D" features a stellar voice cast - Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Samuel L. Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Pena, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Richard Jenkins and Ken Jeong.

"Turbo" is from DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox to open on July 19 in theaters nationwide.

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