Award-winning Broadway producer screens bio film

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Aug 232017
 
Award-winning Broadway producer screens bio film

Life is What You Make It [via Facebook] Celebrated Broadway music producer Jhett Tolentino is in the Philippines to screen his bio film about how a child from the slums of Iloilo rose to critical acclaim in New York. Tolentino, a 3-time Tony Awardee and Grammy winner, is currently screening his self-written, produced and directed short documentary “Life Is What You Make It” in Iloilo theaters as part of his mission to inspire indigent and indigenous children. The Tolentino bio film shows how the Broadway producer has been self-reliant since the age of 12, fought to be educated amidst poverty in rural Philippines, beat the odds by becoming a successful Broadway music producer, and his journey home after over a decade as “an accomplished individual, to trace his steps and reunite with his family and his hometown,” describes BroadwayRecords. In a social media post about the bio film, the Calumpang, Iloilo City native shared, “We aim to take this film wherever it would lead us, to reach the most depressed areas where children have no means to educate themselves.” Life is What You Make It OST [via Facebook “This film may be able to open minds of both poor children to be resourceful and be educated; and for the well-to- do to do more in helping educating indigenous children.” The short film’s theme song has already earned a Silver Medal for Outstanding Achievement at the Global Music Awards. The “Life Is What You Make It” theme written and performed by Read More …

Monaco’s Tubbataha Reef exhibit to come to PH in 2017

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Aug 202017
 
Monaco’s Tubbataha Reef exhibit to come to PH in 2017

Monaco’s Oceanographic Museum exhibit of Tubbataha Reef photography will be brought to the Philippines in 2017 through the Ayala Foundation and Ayala Malls. Tubbataha Reef [via Oceanographic Museum of Monaco] The Tubbataha Reef showcase which features 21 photographs taken by Filipinas Maria-Teresa Lara and Marissa Floirendou, and the National Geographic husband and wife team of David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes will be brought to the Philippines in 2017, according to the ABSCBN report. The Oceanographic Museum of Monaco currently runs the ImmerSEAve 360 program which allows visitors to experience the Philippines’ crown jewel of scuba diving off the coast of Palawan and seeing 72% of the world’s coral species through virtual reality. A new activity exhibit also allows museum-goers to follow the expedition of S.A.S. Prince Albert II of Monaco at the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in 2016 which showcases the largest marine protected area in the Philippine at over 970 square kms, one of the very few reserves for seabirds, sea turtles and sharks in the region. The videography was taken by Floirendo. Tubbataha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is valued for keeping the balance of the underwater ecosystem in the Sulu-Sulawesi Triangle.   The post Monaco’s Tubbataha Reef exhibit to come to PH in 2017 appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Monaco Ocean Museum spotlights Tubbataha Tubbataha Reef: Crown jewel of Philippine diving Sarangani Kamanga Marine Eco-Tourism named PH best Ancient PH gold showcased in New York Museum

Globe launches PHL’s 1st mobile money QR payment

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Aug 112017
 
Globe launches PHL’s 1st mobile money QR payment

Globe Telecom has set up the Philippines’ first QR payments system via smartphone with the launch of “GoPay.” GCash launches the country’s first mobile money QR payment. “GoPay” feature in the GCash app allows customers to use their GCash account to pay for goods and services by simply scanning QR codes displayed by merchants and establishments. The country’s leading mobile money service provider anticipates that the new feature will allow consumers hassle-free payments with the elimination of cash transactions, long lines, and inaccurate charges. Merchants would also benefit from “GoPay” with the elimination of expensive machines for processing mobile money transactions. “GoPay” only requires QR codes linked to the GCash wallet. The new app feature will allow even ambulant vendors and sari-sari store owners to utilize the system. "Our goal has always been to make finance more inclusive by building a cashless ecosystem. GoPay QR payments solution will close the loop and drive merchants accepting GCash payments. We plan to extend this service from all types of retailers nationwide down to our favorite fishball vendor," said John Rubio CEO and President of Mynt, a subsidiary of Globe Telecom dedicated to developing payments solutions using GCash, in a Globe Telecom release.  JM Aujero, Mynt Merchant Acquiring Head added:  “With GoPay QR, consumers don't even need to bring cash when they go shopping or when they eat out.  It is the best option for people who do not want to use credit cards but are either wary of having cash with them due to safety reasons or just want the convenience that mobile money offers.”  Read More …

Nat Geo recommends Banaue for globetrotters

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Jul 212017
 
Nat Geo recommends Banaue for globetrotters

National Geographic Travel has identified the Philippines as one of the “10 Places That Deserve More Travelers.” Banaue Rice Terraces [via National Geographic Travel] NatGeo travel writer Tara Isabella Burton recommended coming to the Philippines’ many tourist-friendly destinations outside the Sulu archipelago, such as the Banaue Rice Terraces. Burton beckons travelers to “Visit the country’s ice-white beaches, or head inland to stunning places like Banaue and Batan, both on North Luzon–the archipelago’s biggest island–to visit two-thousand- year-old rice terraces–UNESCO World Heritage sites each violently blindingly, green.” NatGeo encourages visitors to keep coming to the tourist economy-reliant Philippines saying, “The local tribes who live around the terraces sustain themselves though tourism–so contribute to the local economy by hiring a hiking guide (around 15 dollars) and participating in homestays, like Ramon’s: where you can spend the night in a traditional Ifugao hut.” The Philippines and the other 9 countries in the NatGeo list “can offer not just an unforgettable vacation experience but also an opportunity to engage with cultures and practices outside one’s own experience.” The travel authority counters the image of an unsafe world created by news, stating that unusual destinations are actually safer to explore these days using the internet for research. NatGeo Travel placed the country at 5 th spot in the list saying that despite a U.S. government warning due to terror attacks and political flak the current administration is receiving for how it handles its drug war, the South East Asian nation is worth the bit of risk and Read More …

Brilliante Mendoza, Lav Diaz join Oscars’ Academy

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Jul 212017
 
Brilliante Mendoza, Lav Diaz join Oscars’ Academy

Internationally-renowned film directors Brillante Mendoza and Lav Diaz have been welcomed to the Oscars’ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Class of 2017. Lav Diaz and Brilliante Mendoza [via Inquirer] The two Filipino independent filmmakers join the 774 new members of the Academy, in the branch of 64 new member directors. The Academy credits Lav Diaz for his 8-hour historical fantasy drama film “A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery” which won for Diaz the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize at the 66th Berlinale, and his 4-hour drama mystery film “Norte, the End of History” which was exhibited in June at the New York Museum of Modern Art. Brillante Mendoza was cited by the Academy for his drama film “Thy Womb” which stars award-winning Filipino actress Nora Aunor, and crime drama film “Kinatay” for which he won Best Director at 62nd Cannes- the first Filipino to receive the award. Since 1953, the Philippines has been submitting an entry to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film but has yet to receive a nomination. Both Mendoza and Diaz have one film submitted as an entry, writes Conan Atlantis in an article posted on Mendoza’s website. Diaz’s Norte was submitted to the 87 th Academy Awards in 2014. Mendoza’s “Ma’Rosa,” which won Best Actress for Jaclyn Jose at the Cannes and Best Director for Mendoza at the 54 th Gijon, was submitted to the 89 th Oscars in 2016. Diaz and Mendoza join the Academy Class of 2017 which raises Read More …

Filipina figure skaters win 12 gold, 6 silver in Japan

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Jul 202017
 
Filipina figure skaters win 12 gold, 6 silver in Japan

Young Filipina figure skaters brought pride to the Philippines by bringing home a total of 12 gold and 6 silver medals from the 29th Annual Skate Japan 2017. The Philippine contingent to Skate Japan 2017 [by Al Marinas via Manila Bulletin] The Philippine team medal tally: Seven-year- old Ayasofya Vittoria Aguirre – 3 golds (artistic elements, technical elements, footwork elements), 1 silver Seven-year- old Shaelynn Adrianne Bolos – 3 golds and 1 silver Eight-year-old Hossana Immanuela Valdez – 3 golds Eleven-year- old Mishka Bolos – 2 golds and 1 silver Twelve-year- old Maegan Ramos – 1 gold and 1 silver Thirteen-year- old Yuria Yumoto – 2 silvers It was the first event outside the Philippines for Aguirre who was also voted “Best in Artistic Performance.” The Philippine team at the 29th edition of Skate Japan competed against the best figure skaters from Japan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.   The post Filipina figure skaters win 12 gold, 6 silver in Japan appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Filipina skaters rule Asian Jr Figure Skating Challenge Filipino choir Boscorale wins gold in Japan Triple Fret Filipina guitarists win Japan guitar fest PH math students wins 2 gold, 2 silver in China

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