Author: Lion's Den

Senior citizens and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) can enjoy their shopping privileges in all Duty Free Philippines Corporation (DFPC) stores, within 365 days from the date of arrival in the country, DFPC Chief Operating Officer (COO) Vicente Pelagio A. Angala announced. According to Angala, the privilege is extended to senior citizens and PWDs with Filipino passports or natural born Filipinos who acquired foreign citizenship. While Regular Filipino Travelers (RFT) and Foreign Individual Travelers (FIT) can shop within 48 hours upon arrival. The one-year shopping privilege also comes with a 5 percent discount in all regular items (except liquors and cigarettes),…

An evil that has no bounds.  Check out the brand new official trailer of New Line Cinema’s “The Curse of La Llorona” and watch the film in Philippine cinemas on May 1st. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idi9Nri76q8&feature=youtu.be About “The Curse of La Llorona” La Llorona.  The Weeping Woman.   A horrifying apparition, caught between Heaven and Hell, trapped in a terrible fate sealed by her own hand.  The mere mention of her name has struck terror around the world for generations.   In life, she drowned her children in a jealous rage, throwing herself in the churning river after them as she wept in pain.   Now her…

Yesterday, everyone knew The Beatles. Today, only Jack remembers their songs. And he’s about to become a very big deal. Watch the brand new trailer for Universal Pictures’ new comedy Yesterday from the Oscar-winning director of Slumdog Millionaire. From Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) and Richard Curtis, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually and Notting Hill, comes a rock-n-roll comedy about music, dreams, friendship, and the long and winding road that leads to the love of your life. https://youtu.be/S8FmtPKv1cY Jack Malik (Himesh Patel, BBC’s Eastenders) is a struggling singer-songwriter in a tiny English seaside…

Singer-songwriter Gari Escobar debuted his music career with the release of Baguio to Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, and all digital platforms last February 8, 2019. Hailing from well-known nutritional supplements provider 4Life, Gari is set to follow his musical dreams this 2019 with the release of Baguio – the first single from his upcoming self-titled debut album. Gari Escobar was born in Manila and spent his childhood in different places, environment and social conditions that made him understand people’s problems at an early age, which often times has been his inspiration in writing.  However, having limited time to mingle with other children made him a subject…

Lose yourself in pure, authentic sound with state-of-the-art audio technology that is your beautiful escape from the hustle and bustle of city life.  Enjoy your music and allow your mind to feel good so you can stay alert and energized, and on top of all of these, you get to clear your mind with external distractions. What amount of noise can your brain handle and how does noise cancelling headphone come into the picture? If you’re part of the group of people who listen to music while working on a task, chances are, you help your brain to focus more. Thus, you work faster. But the question is…

Siargao has witnessed a major spike in tourism in recent years because of avid Filipino and foreign surfers flocking to the surfing capital. Coca-Cola has been a proud partner of the TAYO Awards Foundation, Inc. and continues to recognize outstanding youth organizations that are building a better Philippines through innovative programs.  Siargao has witnessed a major spike in tourism in recent years because of avid Filipino and foreign surfers flocking to the surfing capital. Because of this, many local children have also developed a passion for the water sport. Seeing this desire among the local youth, a group of dedicated…

Warner Bros, Pictures has released a new featurette on its upcoming action adventure “Shazam!” further revealing the fun, family-centric superhero film. We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Angel) case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!   Check out the featurette below and watch “Shazam!” in Philippine cinemas April 4. https://youtu.be/E3FsLLePJnc A New Line Cinema production, “Shazam!” is distributed in the Philippines by Warner Bros., a WarnerMedia Company.  Use the hashtag #SHAZAM     About “Shazam!” David F. Sandberg (“Annabelle: Creation”) directs New Line Cinema’s “Shazam!,” the origin…

AXN announced a new regional partnership with GoDaddy, the world’s largest cloud platform dedicated to small, independent ventures, to strengthen its presence in Asia.  This announcement coincides with the premiere of the top-rated series, Asia’s Got Talent Season 3 on Thursday, February 7 at 8.30pm This partnership will see Maggie Wilson-Consunji, one-half of the winning team of AXN’s The Amazing Race Asia Season 5, named as GoDaddy Brand Ambassador. As a dedicated entrepreneur, Maggie has leveraged GoDaddy’s online tools to launch an online presence and website for her business unique café and store concept, Casa Consunji (http://www.CasaConsunji.com/) in the Philippines. Maggie Wilson-Consunji…

In time for the love month, Saab Magalona-Bacarro and Jim Bacarro took on on Blue Ant Entertainment’s Game of Firsts. The couple, who are now married for four years and together for a total of eight, shared further details about their “firsts” as a couple. The game started with a question about their first anniversary where they revealed that in the first two years of being together, they did not have an anniversary, they were even unsure of the exact date of their first date. Not knowing what the next question will be, Saab and Jim’s reactions were captured raw…

Vengeance knows no boundaries, Liam Neeson’s latest action thriller “Cold Pursuit” bleeds the drug cartel dry as the man known with a unique set of skills takes on the role of Nels Coxman, a snowplough driver whose only son was murdered by a powerful drug cartel in their town. With an astonishing 126 credits to his name, the 66-year-old famously saw himself unwittingly reinvented as an action star a decade ago, with his starring role as Bryan Mills in the huge global smash that was TAKEN. This twisted revenge story swirls around Neeson’s Nels Coxman, a snowplough driver in the…

Smart chose to mark the occasion at the Sasmuan Bangkung Malapad in Pampanga, home to several species of mangroves, birds and other flora and fauna. The sanctuary is considered a critical habitat and ecotourism area, and is a beneficiary of the Connected Mangroves project of Smart and Ericsson. Smart Communications joins the celebration of World Wetlands Day, underscoring the importance of wetlands in the ecosystem like mangroves, peatlands and marshes, rivers and lakes, deltas, floodplains and flooded forests, rice fields, and even coral reefs. The Connected Mangroves project is an IoT solution that uses wireless connectivity to capture data relevant…

Hopeless Records has announced their signing of Chicago-based singer/rapper dying in designer and shared a new single, “Devil’s Callin’”.  Hailing from the South Side of Chicago, dying in designer’s early influences came from bands like Blink 182, Taking Back Sunday, and Silverstein. Fans can watch the music video here: smarturl.it/DevilsCallinVideo “Devil’s Callin’” is about saying you feel better about moving on from a past relationship, but in reality you don’t. This song means a ton to me and you can actually feel my anger in the first 4 bars of the verse,” dying in designer’s Bobby O’Brien said. “Mentally, I was preparing myself to move…

PAN-OS version 9.0 delivers over 60 new features that save time and stop attacks; offers new integrated DNS Security service powered by machine learning to automatically block attacks in progress Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, underscored the need for increased IT security by releasing several new capabilities that predict malicious attacks and use automation to stop them in progress. Beginning today, next-generation firewall customers who upgrade to PAN-OS® version 9.0 will get access to these new security capabilities, over 60 new features and new tools for easily implementing security best practices. “At Palo Alto Networks, we’re focused on simplifying security by…

Strong and healthy relationships are built on love and mutual respect, but sometimes even the strongest ones can get rocky, especially when faced with rifts about money. AXA Philippines, one of the country’s leading insurance companies, offers some tips on how to avoid money problems that can ruin relationships: Establish accountability. Agree on who will be responsible for what. Who will cover monthly bills and day-to-day expenses and who will handle long-term savings? It is important that the system you come up with works for and has been agreed on by the both of you. Know your priorities. Think about…

Twitter is where political conversations happen and where you can see all sides of a conversation especially during the #Harapan2019. See how the senatorial debate unfolded on Twitter from the heatmap below. Here were the top keywords used during the senatorial face-off: These are the top mentioned candidates and top emojis used during the debate. Here were some of the top Tweets during the debate. https://twitter.com/ChelDiokno/status/1097103530106576897 https://twitter.com/kenaiden03/status/1097103385386340353 https://twitter.com/iskolarspeaks/status/1097111352961687552 https://twitter.com/lyndajumilla/status/1097103204670595074 https://twitter.com/iamcornwill/status/1097104362562711552 https://twitter.com/fthilbay/status/1097098582585274368 https://twitter.com/Punongbayan_/status/1097114153523699712 https://twitter.com/radikalchick/status/1097101534729523200 https://twitter.com/lightxyear/status/1097104638304608258 In case you missed last night’s debate, you can also see how it unfolded on Twitter from this Twitter Moments. Don’t forget to…

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has partnered with the Embassy of France in Manila and the Animation Council of the Philippines (ACPI) to collaborate with the Audiovisual Cooperation Department for Southeast Asia of the French Embassy in Singapore, Annecy, and the Annecy International Animation Film Market (MIFA) and bring Animation du Monde in Manila this February 18 to 22, 2019. Established by Annecy and the MIFA, the Animation du Monde aims to develop projects from countries where animation is emerging and with limited production capability. This event provides young animators with opportunities to acquire funding and co-production…