Manila Life: May 2017

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Salcedo Auctions: Collecting and The Art of Living

Enliven your personal and living spaces with curated pieces from Salcedo Auctions’ popular June sale, The Collectors’ Sale, featuring a rich array of Philippine and international art , furniture, décor, jewelry, rare books, prints, and maps. The auction, consisting of over 300 lots, will be held on Saturday, 3 June, 11am at Three Salcedo Place.

Experience Extraordinary With Sony’s Stunning Xperia XZ Premium, The World’s First Smartphone With Super Slow Motion Video

Sony announced the arrival of the Xperia XZ Premium in the Philippines. In true forward-thinking fashion, Sony has created a smartphone that goes beyond delivering your usual mobile photography experience. The Xperia XZ Premium features Motion Eye™ camera technology which captures movement the human eye can’t see. It also boasts of a 4K HDR display and intelligent features, which make it the most groundbreaking Sony device to date.

Encapsulating decades of Sony innovation, the Xperia XZ Premium incorporates imaging expertise seen only on its Sony Alpha and Cyber-shot™ cameras to create the new Motion Eye™ camera system, for capturing life in ways no other smartphone can.

The end of summer vacation means one thing: back-to-school season. The rush to find the best deals on school supplies is starting, and families get together to prepare for the next school year.

It may be a busy time, but it doesn’t have to be a stressful one. At National Book Store, back-to-school season is a time for endless discoveries for every family. Convenience, budget-friendly options, and a superb selection await every customer at National Book Store.

Grab & Go packs are as convenient as their name suggests. With everyone’s favorite back-to-school items together in one pack, you can just pick one and head straight to the cashier. There’ll be no need to visit different aisles looking for those individual items, saving both time and energy.

International superstar and Miss World 2000 winner Priyanka Chopra (ABC’s Quantico) makes her American film debut in Paramount Pictures' “Baywatch,” in Philippine cinemas May 31, 2017.

The new “Baywatch” team (led by Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron) is put to the test when a dangerous new drug begins washing up on the shores of Emerald Bay. The timing coincides with the opening of The Huntley Club, a high end beach resort owned by the villainess Victoria Leeds (Chopra).

“I don’t think a lot of people understand what a ginormous hit Baywatch was in India,” Chopra says. “I’m still a huge fan, so when I read the script I was concerned about what they’d do to my favorite characters… but I couldn’t stop laughing. I’m thrilled to be playing the antagonist, because it’s a completely new character and I could be whatever I wanted to be.”

Staying connected and in the loop is now what everyone needs, and topnotch smartphones like the new Huawei P10 are best enjoyed with a postpaid plan that gives just that.

Huawei P10, with its innovative features, is poised to set the bar for one of the most exciting smartphones in the market.

As part of its environmental corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, Mitsubishi Electric Group of Companies in the Philippines recently organized a tree planting activity in Laguna, Philippines.

Held at Tayak Hill in Rizal, Laguna, the event was attended by volunteers from various Mitsubishi Electric subsidiaries in the country, all united in an effort to preserve the environment and to contribute to the company’s vision of a greener Philippines.

According to Mitsubishi Electric Asia-Asia Corporate Office Director Shoichi Suwa, the company has embarked on such activity to help lessen the hazardous impacts on the environment brought by industrialization.

You’ve stepped up your game in more ways than one, like treating your family to dinner, capping off the team’s successful project at work, and getting to spend long weekends at the beach with friends. You’re on your way to your prime, and it’s definitely out with the old and in with the new this time around. Go ahead and make sure everything else is up to speed with that renewed energy of yours. And while you’re at it, why not get that prime smartphone experience that’s especially suited for you?

Level up with the latest in the Samsung Galaxy J Prime Series. Make the most out of every milestone and have the freedom to take your pick from the Galaxy J Prime Series line-up, for an upgrade that’s just right for you.

“Narcos” Star Plays Matchmaker-Nurse In “Everything, Everything”

Star of Netflix’s hit crime drama and Golden Globe-nominated series Narcos, Ana de la Reguera now appears in Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’ new romantic drama “Everything, Everything.”

Based on the bestselling book of the same name by Nicola Yoon, “Everything, Everything” tells the unlikely love story of Maddy (Amandla Sternberg), a smart, curious and imaginative 18-year-old who due to an illness cannot leave the protection of the hermetically sealed environment within her house, and Olly (Nick Robinson), the boy next door who won’t let that stop them.

De La Reguera plays, Maddy’s nurse, who has brought sunshine into the girl’s everyday life for the past 15 or so years.

Question: Why did you want to be a part of Everything, Everything?

Ana de la Reguera: The novel was wonderful and deservedly embraced by young people everywhere, and it’s from an interesting author. I also love that it is a movie about all of these different characters, including my character, Carla, that impact the life of this wonderful young woman, Maddy, played by Amandla Stenberg. Maddy and Carla, who’s a nurse treating Maddy at home, become close. So, I was very, very excited to portray Carla.

Healthy living often seems like an impossible dream for a number of reasons—from having a physical condition to just being too busy with work and family. While these are enough to dissuade many from adopting healthier lifestyles, Natalie Dau and Holleigh Mason of Urban Remedy Asia in Singapore believe that anyone can overcome their limitations to achieve great and better health—even proving it by daring some of the world’s most grueling races.

Natalie Dau, a 45-year-old fitness guru, was once diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and deep vein thrombosis a few years ago. While the former causes joint inflammation, the latter is a life-threatening vein condition in the legs that not only lead to painful leg swelling, but also pulmonary embolism or the blockage of arteries in the lungs.

ONE Championship’s return home to Singapore on Friday, May 26 shaped up to be one of the organization’s most exciting cards for this year as fireworks erupted inside the 12,000-capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium.

With a solid lineup centered around an epic main and co-main event, ONE: DYNASTY OF HEROES lived up to its blockbuster billing as the world’s best martial artists delivered excitement and non-stop action.

Singapore was sent into a frenzy last Friday evening as hometown hero Angela “Unstoppable” Lee overcame a tough opponent in Istela Nunes to win by second-round submission, retaining her ONE Women’s Atomweight World Championship in front of a roaring Singapore Indoor Stadium.

- Z.N.E. Zero Dye Hoodie is latest product from range that inspires athletes to find focus on what really matters
- Latest product from Athletics range created using zero dye process which reduces water waste -
- Leading athletes including Paul Pogba, Tori Bowie and Coco Shilin debut garment -

adidas Athletics has just released its latest product offering, the Z.N.E Zero-Dye Hoodie. Like the rest of the adidas Athletics range, the Z.N.E Zero-Dye Hoodie is designed to provide premium comfort and help athletes find focus as they go from the street to the game.

For Director Patty Jenkins, World Is Now Ready For “Wonder Woman”

Best known for her Oscar-winning debut feature “Monster,” director Patty Jenkins now brings to the screen one of the greatest Super Heroes of all time, known the world over as “Wonder Woman.”
A revered and enduring DC archetype and a global symbol of strength and equality for more than 75 years how and when did she come to be, and why did mankind’s welfare become so important to her?
Jenkins’ larger-than-life hero’s journey, “Wonder Woman” tells the long-awaited origin story of Diana (Gal Gadot), the only child of Themyscira, a secret island gifted to her people from the king of the gods himself, Zeus. Hailing from the world of Amazons, Diana has been preparing for combat her whole life. But to become a true warrior, she will need to carry the courage of her convictions and an arsenal like no other onto the most harrowing battlefield the world has ever known.

HBO released a new trailer of the highly-anticipated seven-episode seventh season of GAME OF THRONES today. Watch the thrilling trailer here https://youtu.be/MYt2CBJXWJ4.

The hit series premieres in Asia the same time as the U.S. – exclusively on HBO this July 17 at 9am, with a same day primetime encore at 9pm. The series will also be streaming on HBO GO.

One Championship athletes face-off in Singapore

ANGELA LEE AND ISTELA NUNES FIGURE IN INTENSE STAREDOWN AHEAD OF ONE WOMEN’S ATOMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CLASH AT ONE: DYNASTY OF HEROES

The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), recently held the official Public Face-Off for ONE: DYNASTY OF HEROES, Thursday, 25 May at Singapore’s premiere party spot, Clarke Quay. Facing each other for the last time before they step inside the ONE Championship cage on Friday night were main event combatants ONE Women’s Atomweight World Champion Angela Lee and challenger Istela Nunes. Also in attendance were ONE Welterweight World Champion Ben Askren and co-main event challenger Agilan Thani.

Known for the iconic classic blockbuster “Back to the Future” franchise, Michael J. Fox is back in the modern-day comedy adventure movie “A.R.C.H.I.E. (Artificial Robotronic Canine Hyper-Intelligence

Experiment).”

Directed by Robin Dunne and inspired by classic endearing movies such as “Iron Giant,” “Short Circuit” and “Air Bud,” “Archie” is an enchanting tale about a young girl named Isabel (Sarah Desjardins) who makes friends with a robotic dog that possesses many special abilities. Archie is initially owned and created by world-renowned roboticist Brooke Benton (Katharine Isabelle) to help those in need. Though he looks like a normal dog, he is anything but. He can talk. He can run at blinding speed. He’s got super strength and x-ray vision. On the news of her research program being shut down by the military, Brooke helps Archie escape in the hopes of finding a family to care for him.

Whose end will prevail in “WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES” on July 12

The greatest war will be fought in the upcoming highly-anticipated action event of the year in “War for the Planet of the Apes”. In the latest trailer reveal of the movie, tension between man and ape has reached boiling point that brings both in extreme warfare battle.

Beginning as a series of online cartoons, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” was an instant sensation when Jeff Kinney’s first novel was released in 2007. The novel spent almost three years on the New York Times children’s best seller list, printed in 53 languages and has sold 180 millions of copies around the world that spawned a series of movies which has already reached 225 million in global box office.

A great and playful pet is fun to have around. More than just a companion, pets create a social dynamic with their owner that positively influences the well-being of both. A pet’s health is closely linked to its mental, physical and social competencies so it is important they are provided with the adequate amount of nourishment, shelter, grooming, exercise, and medical care.

Internationally and locally acclaimed Phils.-based produced full feature film “Ang Araw sa Likod Mo (The Sun Behind You)” directed by Dominic Nuesa starring Ping Medina, Bong Cabrera and Mike Liwag has recently been graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board.

The 3-Stripes brand welcomes a new batch of creators to the second adidas Uprising Philippines

Elite high school basketball players spent another summer playing the sport they love as adidas Uprising Philippines opened its doors to them for the second time.

Launched in the Philippines last year, adidas Uprising is the 3-Stripes brand's summer grassroots program that provides an exclusive platform for the next generation’s basketball stars to foster their game and skills, through a series of competitions.

Istela Nunes and Agilan “The Alligator Thani are considered promising prospects in the sport of mixed martial arts due to their talent and dedication to their craft.

Both fighters are reaping the fruits of their labor as they slated to compete in separate world title contests on Friday, 26 May in Singapore.

iflix, the world’s leading Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service for emerging markets, is thrilled to announce that it has acquired exclusive, first run rights to HISTORY’s new military combat drama series SIX. Created by Academy Award® nominee William Broyles and military special operations veteran David Broyles, all eight episodes of the thrilling, action-packed first season are now available the Philippines to stream or download exclusively on iflix.

Produced by A+E Studios in association with Weinstein Television, SIX follows members of legendary Navy SEAL Team Six, whose covert mission to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afganistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working with terrorists. Inspired by real missions, the series authentically captures the inside world of America’s elite Special Operations Forces. SIX gives audiences a unique, intimate glimpse into the lives, missions, harrowing firefights, and life-and-death decisions they make, as well as the comradery and brotherhood they share to protect and serve their country.

adidas opens HomeCourt store in Glorietta 3

adidas Philippines announces the opening of its newest HomeCourt store in Glorietta 3 which features adidas' proud sports heritage.

Since adidas introduced its iconic global retail concept, HomeCourt, to the Philippines last year, adidas fans and sports enthusiasts alike have been experiencing the energy of the game and the passion of the sport in the retail arena.

Spotify is not just for creating playlists. Listeners worldwide have used creative ways to express themselves through the streaming service—from revealing a crush, to breaking up with someone, to ordering bacon and eggs (sunny side up, of course).

Here are 10 unconventional ways people are using Spotify playlists to communicate whatever is on their minds and beyond:

Building one’s wealth doesn’t come by accident. It takes years of planning, commitment and discipline – and no other financial institution understands this more than the country’s largest foreign bank.

Citi, the pioneer and leader in wealth management in the Philippines, recently introduced a new banking service targeted for the emerging affluent dubbed Citi Priority.

This latest innovation from Citi provides clients an entrée to global banking services. With Citi Priority, you can enjoy personalized service and access to a menu of relevant products for your growing portfolio.

British actor Jude Law plays the villain Vortigern with equal measures of dignity and desperation in Warner Bros. Pictures‘ new epic action-adventure “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,” in Philippine cinemas May 17, 2017.

“King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” is the bold new story that introduces a streetwise young Arthur (Charlie Hunnam) who runs the back alleys of Londonium with his gang, unaware of the life he was born for until he grasps hold of the sword Excalibur and with it, his future.

The teaser poster for director Sofia Coppola’s new suspense thriller “The Beguiled” starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning has just been launched by Universal Pictures, carrying the ominous tagline, “Innocent, Until Betrayed.”

Check out the one-sheet art below and watch “The Beguiled” in Philippine cinemas this July 2017.

Avon Fashions makes a strong point of celebrating women’s real beauty and sexiness with its new campaign, “Confidence is the New Sexy”. The country’s no. 1 intimate apparel brand upholds women’s right to feel confident regardless of body type by wearing perfectly fitting and comfortable intimate wear. Avon Fashions presented its latest line of Intimate Apparel, highlighted by the new Jamila Bra & Panty Set, which gives the right fit for curvy, plus size, petite, or athletically built women.

KonsultaMD Collaborates With New Partners To Provide Better Medical Service To Globe Customers

KonsultaMD, a 24/7 health hotline service that provides access to licensed and professional doctors to provide immediate medical attention to Filipinos, recently partnered with MedGrocer, FamilyDOC, Healthway Medical, and Lifeline with these benefits:

By calling 79880 (mobile) or (02) 798 8000 (landline), callers can speak to a licensed Filipino doctor regarding their health concerns. Inquiries about health-related issues include, but is not limited to, maternity, pediatrics and primary conditions like fever, rashes, and allergies, to name a few. Callers may also inquire about matters pertaining to health coaching, nutrition counselling, permissible medication, and even laboratory results.

To be able to connect with the hotline service, customers need to apply for a subscription, which can be done by visiting any Globe store nationwide, calling the KonsultaMD hotline at 79880 (mobile) or (02) 798 8000, or by signing up at their website, https://www.konsulta.md/.

Currently, only Globe customers can subscribe to KonsultaMD but this service will be opened to other operators soon.

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Monday, May 15, 2017

Hassle-Free: Honestbee Delivers Groceries, Food, Even Your Laundry

The city lifestyle is exciting as it is challenging. Within the Metro, there is no lack of things to see or places to be, but the modern lifestyle is also always full of time-consuming chores that need to be done. Whether it is stocking up on groceries, doing the laundry, or simply sitting down to a meal at the end of a long day at work, these tasks take up time, effort, and energy.

These cosmopolitan challenges have been successfully addressed by honestbee, an app that acts as your personal concierge. honestbee is an all-in-one, on-demand lifestyle platform that saves you time by handling your chores for you, so you have time for what matters.

GetGo, Cebu Pacific’s exciting lifestyle rewards program, is not only celebrating two years of providing every Juan free flights to their dream destinations, it is also giving gratitude to partners who have made GetGo truly a rewarding experience for its members.

To mark its second anniversary, GetGo gathered its program partners for a night of revelry that celebrated their shared passion to provide Filipinos with the best ways to #FlyForFree.

Held at The Blue Leaf in McKinley Hill, the Here’s 2 Going Places: GetGo 2nd Year Anniversary and Partner’s Night event treated guests to a cheerful evening of recognition, tickets to free flights, exciting prizes, and a promise of stronger partnerships for more rewards offers.

Universal Pictures has unveiled a behind-the-scenes featurette for the upcoming re-imagining of the classic monster tale, “The Mummy,” starring Tom Cruise.

Check out “The Mummy: Inside Look Featurette” and watch the film in Philippine cinemas on June 7, 2017.

In The Mummy, thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

Its easy-to-carry size isn’t the only reason why your Mastercard is your best shopping companion. This summer, by simply using it when you make purchases overseas or online, you get a chance to win 1 million Mabuhay Miles that can take you and your loved ones to any Philippine Airlines destination.

Accepted anywhere in the world (from hotels to restaurants, retail stores and transit locations, even taxis and vending machines), the global payment solutions company lets you shop and travel confidently and conveniently across all borders. No scrambling to exchange your pesos to the foreign currency and worrying that your cash might get lost or pick pocketed! Your transactions are always more secure, and when you register your card with Zero Liability, you are protected from unauthorized purchases in the case your card is lost or stolen.

Leading business outsourcing services provider TELUS International Philippines (TIP), in partnership with the non-profit organization, Hands on Manila (HOM), transformed a school and a community in Tondo, Manila during the company’s annual TELUS Days of Giving (TDOG) on May 13, 2017.

“TELUS Days of Giving are just one of the ways our company provides team members with the opportunity to showcase their commitment to the communities around the world where we live, work, and serve,” shared Jeffrey Puritt, President and CEO of TELUS International. “We reinforced our corporate philosophy, “we give where we live‟, right here in Manila when wecame together today to create a safe, clean, and comfortable learning environment for students to maximize their potential.”

Filipino martial artist Geje Eustaquio has no plans to leave the outcome of his upcoming bout in the hands of the three judges at cageside as he is set to share the ONE Championship cage with fierce Thai rival Anatpong Bunrad.

Both men are scheduled to square off against each other on the undercard of ONE: DYNASTY OF HEROES, which takes place at the 12,000-capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore on 26 May.

Ten years ago this month, Nike signed Kevin Durant and the skinny teenager almost immediately received his first signature shoe. A decade later, the risk has paid off with Durant and Nike designer Leo Chang writing a new playbook for developing a signature basketball line with authentic innovation and inspirations matching the athlete’s own trajectory.

Within Durant’s course is a consistent, subtle refinement of pure basketball efficiencies and mechanics. This same path is mirrored in progression from the KD9 to the KD10. For one, the Flyknit construction is the best yet on a basketball shoe — engineered precisely for flexibility, breathability and support just where needed.

Hit new comedy "The Good Place" now available, only on iflix

iflix, Southeast Asia’s leading Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service, offering subscribers unlimited access to thousands of TV shows, movies and more, is thrilled to premiere the new hit comedy, The Good Place. All thirteen episodes of the hilarious first season are now available to stream or download for in the Philippines, only on iflix.

From Executive Producer Michael Schur (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Parks and Recreation and Master of None) comes a smart, unique comedy about what makes a good person. The show follows Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell - House of Lies, Veronica Mars), an ordinary woman who enters the afterlife and, thanks to some kind of error, is sent to the Good Place instead of the Bad Place, which is definitely where she belongs. While hiding in plain sight from Michael (Ted Danson - CSI, Cheers), the wise architect of the Good Place (who doesn't know he's made a mistake), she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or, at least, the pretty good) person within.

It’s all for mom in the upcoming family movie “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul” as Alicia Silverstone leads her reluctant brood on a road trip for quality family time. Based on the bestselling children’s series by Jeff Kinney, along with Silverston, the latest movie features an all-new cast that includes Tom Everett Scott, Jason Ian Drucker, Charlie Wright and Owen Asztalos.

Today’s dynamic work environment demands more than sharp wit. To be at the top of the game, professionals need to be able to squeeze as much as they can in an eight-hour workday. This means scuttling to and from meetings, corporate events and office errands while still having some time for lunch dates and personal obligations.

Determined to help young professionals keep up with their fast-paced lifestyle, pioneer compact car manufacturer Suzuki Philippines has rolled out the Ciaz, a subcompact sedan that delivers fuel efficiency and a smooth driving experience for today’s road warriors.

For a generation of TV fans the world over, the name “Baywatch” conjures up images of sun, surf and statuesque lifeguards, running in slow-motion in form-fitting red swimsuits.

Now, that’s about to change as Dwayne Johnson (Fast & Furious 8, Central Intelligence) and Zac Efron (Neighbors, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates) star in Paramount Pictures’ raunchy reinvention of Baywatch, in Philippine cinemas May 31, 2017.

Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor joins Gal Gadot as Diana Prince in the main poster art for Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly anticipated “Wonder Woman,” in Philippine cinemas June 1, 2017. Gadot returns as the title character in the epic action adventure from director Patty Jenkins (“Monster,” AMC’s “The Killing”).

Costa Coffee’s Flagship Store Is Now Open At Robinsons Galleria

Costa Coffee recently opened its flagship store at the heart of Ortigas. Located at Robinsons Galleria, the 135-sqm store is the first to sport the contemporary Atlas interior, the current look and feel of Costa Coffee shops around the world.

Instead of the usual Union Jack pop art interiors, it has a new lighting design, a simpler and more streamlined array of wood and polished materials, and berry hues of purple and green. These rich tones and other stylish aspects will be splashed in its interior from the tiles to the furniture, to still allude to London’s rich and iconic culture.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’s Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (out now via Hollywood Records worldwide) is a collection of 14 songs and once again, music plays an important role in the telling of the Guardians of the Galaxy story.

Director James Gunn explains, “We had Awesome Mix Vol. 1 last time, and this time we have Awesome Mix Vol. 2. It was so important that it’s actually part of the film’s title this time around. As most people know, Quill’s mom made the first tape for a slightly younger boy, and she made the second tape for a slightly older boy. So, in many ways the songs reflect the story.”

The hunt continues as AXN brings more of the space action and adventure in the new season of “Killjoys” which premieres this May.

The futuristic world of interplanetary bounty hunters Dutch (Hannah John-Kamen), Johnny (Aaron Ashmore), and D’avin (Luke Macfarlane) becomes complicated when they find themselves in the middle of a brewing conflict that threatens to destabilize the galaxy.

Music is everything. Check out the Official Trailer 2 of the new romantic drama “Everything, Everything” featuring songs from the original motion picture soundtrack.

The trailer includes the songs “Stay” by Zedd & Alessia Cara and “How Did We” by Skylar Stecker.

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