Author: Lion's Den

Manila, Philippines; 22 July 2021 – As torchbearers of Pinoy pop, SB19 has achieved record-breaking success in every step of their journey. The award-winning boyband has reaped accolades here and abroad, being the first Filipino act to be nominated for a Billboard Music Award and reaching a No. 2 peak on Billboard Social 50, a chart that utilizes real-time social media data to track the most fan-engaged artists in the world. From being part of Spotify’s RADAR program in 2020 that supported the band’s borderless access to fans, to becoming the Most Requested Artist of the Year for 2020 on…

Mental health matters. This is why KonsultaMD named Kylie Versoza, Mental Health Matters (MHM) founder and 2016 Miss International winner, as its champion for mental health. The partnership aims to provide mental health support and awareness to more Filipinos. The feeling of being alone is normal, especially when faced with extreme challenges such as a pandemic. However, with the help of friends, colleagues and partners like MHM and KonsultaMD, Filipinos need not fight this battle alone. MHM, which was established last 2017, started as an online and support group and is now a non-government organization. This organization aims to raise…

In recent years, we have seen the Philippine LGBT+ community take their place in mainstream conversations. While this is a feat for everyone to take pride in, it also highlights the need for ongoing dialogue on representation and diversity, the demand for legislation to address discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, and the imperative for institutions and industries to take more decisive action for the community. Startup Pinay, a QBO Innovation Hub program whose core mission is to push for a more inclusive and diverse local tech and startup community by continually creating opportunities through…

Manila, Philippines, July 21st, 2021 – For Fall/Winter 2021, adidas Originals has once again reimagined the iconic Forum silhouette, this time in celebration of the cultural leaders who are redefining the style of tomorrow. Encouraging a new generation to embrace an open attitude, the latest Forum collection is informed by an innate ethos of unapologetic amateurism and the irreverent spirit of never being afraid to experiment with new ideas. In the decades since the adidas Forum first debuted on the court, the timeless sneaker has played an integral part in shaping culture as a bona fide style icon, continually being…

MANILA (PHILIPPINES), July 22 – Danone, a leading multi-local food and beverage company building on health-focused and fast-growing categories, and Shopee, a leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, launches the first Regional Brand Day, ‘Our Health, My Choice’ on Shopee Mall to provide consumers in the region access to Danone’s full Specialized Nutrition (SN) portfolio for the whole family. The SN portfolio includes core milk products for children and convenient cereal bars for pregnant women and lactating mothers, and adult nutrition for healthy aging. With more people going online to shop for health products, the collaboration aims to…

It all started with the vision to create an all-inclusive youth community for esports enthusiasts. Just last year, leading esports organization Mineski Philippines and the Philippine Collegiate Champions League joined forces to establish the Youth Esports Program (YEP) with the mission to become the largest and most influential program for the gaming youth and schools across the nation. “Beyond the diverse and inclusive youth community we created for esports enthusiasts, through YEP we carved a clearer path for the youth who are passionate about gaming or interested in gaming as a career. We are educating the youth on responsible gaming,…

Wrap up the week with some good music from one of Star Music’s fresh artists, Sab, as she officially launches her debut album “Sunsets & Heaven” (which will drop tonight at midnight in Manila!) and celebrate her first year in the music industry with a FREE concert happening tomorrow, July 23, Friday, at 8:00 p.m. (Manila), live streaming at her @officialsabmusic account on Kumu and Facebook. Sab officially launched her music career under Star Music last year through her coming-of-age single “She.” Since it was launched, the song was a hit and was even included on Spotify’s New Music Friday…

MANILA, The Philippines, July 2021 – Visa, Worldwide Sponsor of the Olympic Games, today announced the launch of their Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 campaign in the Philippines. The promotion will run from July 20 to August 8.From July 20 to 23, all Visa cardholders, including credit, debit and prepaid cardholders in the Philippines will be entitled to participate in the campaign by spending a minimum of 2,000 Philippine pesos on their Visa cards at all local merchants on Shopee. This will entitle Filipino Visa cardholders to a discount of 200 Philippine pesos and stand a chance to win Visa Olympic…

Can’t get enough of the exciting promos and activities from Landers Superstore’s 5th anniversary? Well, you’re in luck because the celebration continues with more fun and festive deals for the whole month of July both in-store and at www.landers.ph. To start off, Landers Superstore is extending their anniversary membership promo until July 31, 2021! If you missed your chance last time, now’s the best time to sign up or renew because the membership fees are still at 50% OFF or only P400 for premium membership and P500 for business membership. You also don’t want to miss Landers Superstore’s promo line-up…

Get a front row seat to the much-awaited Miss World Philippines 2021 coronation night as 45 hopefuls vie for the crown live this Saturday (July 25) at 6 PM (Manila time) on KTX.PH, iWantTFC, and TFC IPTV. The pageant, which will be held at Okada Manila, will also select the winners for other coveted titles, namely Miss Supranational Philippines, Miss Eco Philippines, Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas, Miss Environment Philippines, Miss Eco Teen Philippines, and Miss Tourism Philippines. In keeping with the pageant’s “Beauty with a purpose” advocacy, the beauty queens will come together to raise funds for select beneficiaries in the…

Juan Project PH will celebrate its first anniversary and first ever online webinar entitled, “UPLIFT: JUANting to Empower everyJUAN”, streaming live on Facebook on July 23, 2021. UPLIFT: JUANting to Empower EveryJUAN mainly aims to amplify the power the youth beholds despite of the adversities being faced by the country. The webinar also intends to educate relevant societal issues in order to eradicate toxic cultures that has been implemented in the society. UPLIFT hopely helps the youth to find their voice and be the voice of the voiceless. Altogether, let’s uplift our voices and show the world how capable are…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 22 July 2021 – With 2020 turning out to be one of the biggest dumpster fires in history as humanity tried to navigate through almost 365 days of various crises while confined in lockdowns or quarantines, the hunger of people around the world for news and information that are factual and accurate, timely, relevant, accessible, and understandable couldn’t be more emphasized. It is within this context that ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs, the news and current programming affairs division of leading Filipino media and entertainment company ABS-CBN Corporation and its global flagship channel, TFC, decided to strategize and…

Top hospital in the Philippines Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) increased the capacity of its Renal Care Services Unit to serve more patients who need high-quality, comprehensive, and safe dialysis services. According to MakatiMed, 14 dialysis bays have been added to its Renal Care facilities, now totaling 39. The expansion provides increased inpatient and outpatient dialysis treatments. Based on its latest available data, MakatiMed reported that patients availing outpatient treatment has increased in 2020. To support this surge, the hospital utilized portable Reverse Osmosis (RO) machines that provide purified water for dialysis treatments and opened two more hemodialysis isolation rooms in…

After his collaborations with Filipino artist Clara Benin and American-Born Taiwan-based artist Karencici, his songs with them having amassed almost 2.5 million streams, Gentle Bones is back for a third regional collaboration, this time with former member of popular Indonesian band GAC, R&B sensation gamaliél! The continuity of his positive series since the release of ‘Better With You’ with Benjamin Kheng – telling people that the world is better with you around, and ‘A Day At A Time’ with Clara Benin – telling people to take it easy. The new single ‘Positive Procrastination’ celebrates taking time for yourself and is…

Actress-singer Julie Anne San Jose has been featured on a billboard for music streaming platform Spotify, which is now up on New York’s famous Times Square. The award-winning hitmaker got featured on the electronic billboard found right at the center of Times Square for Spotify’s “Equal” campaign which aims to femme-power women all around the world. Julie Anne San Jose is also this month’s cover photo for Spotify’s Equal Philippines playlist and her single FREE is featured on Spotify’s Equal Global playlist alongside international artists such as Doja Cat, Ariana Grande and David Guetta among many others. Behind the song…

This Sunday afternoon (July 25), Atom Araullo gets to know the working children of the pandemic on “The Atom Araullo Specials: Munting Bisig.” How does it feel to be completely submerged in muddy water, virtually blind and deaf, with only a hose for air as a lifeline? Atom finds out as he tries his hand at compressor diving in Paracale, Camarines Norte. Here, Atom meets 15-year-old “Pancho”, the youngest compressor diver in their barangay. He braves diving into 40 feet of mud to collect soil for the chance of finding gold. As the pandemic spread throughout the country, many children…