Meet the guys and girls from Jollibee's Valentine Series

Jollibee has just launched its Valentine series guaranteed to make us either cry or smile or love our special someones
even more. (Watch them below if you haven't yet.)

Said TVCs ala short films released in time for the Valentine season have been flooding our social media timelines since last night, as people talk about the heartwarming scenes and plot twist, sharing how they can relate to the powerful "hugot" messages those ads have.

I used to dislike Jollibee's past "corny" TVCs (especially their
JolliSavers ads), but this time, it got me. I was moved. I felt all the feels. I loved it!

Watch!




It also helped that the new Jollibee TVCs featured charming models who can effectively portray the roles and are capable of bringing out the right emotions. And I bet many of you have become an instant fan of them and you're eager to find out who they are, right?

Well, they're here!

For the first TV ad entitled "Vow", bodybuilding champion Mark Joseph "MJ" Tam is playing the bestie, who has taught us to love unconditionally. The bride and the groom are portrayed by Miles Atadero and Matthias Roads.

MJ Tam

Meanwhile, Ashley Ortega and Enrico Cuenca are the stars of the 2nd TVC entitled "Crush", which teaches us to never give up for the one we love.

I'm still trying to find out the name of the other guy in the Crush TVC. I think he looks like Lance Christopher.

Stars are born out of these Jollibee Valentine series. I am so sure it won't be the last time we'll be seeing them on TV.
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Encantadia February 10 2017

Encantadia February 10 2017 Full Episode Replay
SHOW DESCRIPTION: Encantadia (2016 TV series) is a Filipino fantasy television series by GMA Network. It is dubbed as the modern requel (retelling-sequel) to the 2005 fantasy series with the same name. The show was first aired on July 18, 2016 in the Philippines and worldwide through GMA Pinoy TV.

The cast including those who will portray the sang'gres or keepers of the four gems were revealed on April 4, 2016. Kylie Padilla played the role of Amihan, Alena by Gabbi Garcia, Danaya by Sanya Lopez and Pirena by Glaiza de Castro.

It is based from the hit sineserye produced by the same network, Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Langit which stars Carla Abellana, Mike Tan and Michelle Madrigal.

Encantadia is a vast and magical continent in an "unnamed", enchanted realm. It comprises three kingdoms: Lireo, Sapiro and Hathoria. These three kingdoms, and the Lirean territory, Adamya, bear the four elemental gems that hold the continent in balance. Lireo, in the east, is the kingdom that cared for the gemstones of air and water, with its territory, Adamya. Sapiro, the northern kingdom, kept the gemstone of earth and had its lands blessed with precious metals and stones, and its soil fertile unlike any other land. Hathoria, the kingdom of the west, held the gemstone of fire and utilized it for the development of weapons and war machinery.

The three kingdoms were able to live in peace, but day came when the Hathors (inhabitants of Hathoria) gave in to their greed and started a war to claim the other gems, that they may gain power and rule over the whole continent. The Hathors first waged war with the Sapiro, in pursuit of the gemstone of earth. The Sapiryan king, King Armeo, before Sapiro's fall, was able to kill the Hathor king and claim the gemstone of fire. Sapiro, after the war, was left in ruins. While the death of the Hathor king, and the loss of the gemstone of fire, weakened the Hathor force and made them retreat. King Armeo gave the gemstone of fire and earth to his older cousin, Raquim, and willed that the gemstones be given to Ynang Reyna of Lireo for safekeeping. The four gems have not been separated since.

Years have passed and the story unfolds in Lireo, where Ynang Reyna, Minea, will choose her successor from her daughters Pirena, Amihan, Alena and Danaya. She and Imaw, an elder from Adamya, can feel imminent danger lurking, and as the gods call her to Devas, she has to leave the kingdom of Lireo in good and capable hands. She put her daughters to the test to see their capabilities and know who is best fit to be the next queen. Minea chooses and crowns Amihan, which to Pirena's dismay, led to her rebellion. The chain of events that transpired made way for the separation of the gemstones. Pirena, after having stolen the gemstone of fire sided with the Hathors and gave them back the power they've lost. Hathor now plans to rise up from hiding and bring Lireo to its demise, with the end in view of ruling over the whole of Encantadia.

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Popular Fashion Designer Pepsi Herrera dies of cardiac arrest

Popular fashion designer Pepsi Herrera suffered from a cardiac arrest this morning, Friday, February 10.

Known for his dressing up A-list stars in showbiz, Herrera's portfolio is without a doubt in its prime. He is best known for dressing celebrities like Kim Chiu, Xian Lim, Kris Aquino, Janella Salvador, Regine Velasquez, and Alden Richards

On Twitter, Kim expressed her disbelief upon hearing the news.

I still cant believe it... im shocked... RIP Pepsi Herrera... love you always... ? always...

— kim chiu (@prinsesachinita) February 10, 2017

Kim Chiu in Pepsi Herrera gown at the 2013 Star Magic Ball

We express our sincerest condolences to Pepsi's friends and family.



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Balita Pilipinas Ngayon February 10 2017

Balita Pilipinas Ngayon February 10 2017 Full Episode Replay
SHOW DESCRIPTION: Balita Pilipinas Ngayon (News Philippines Now or News Philippines Today) is the daily regional news broadcast of GMA News TV which airs in the Philippines. It is aired daily at 3:30-4:00 PM moved to 4:00–4:45 PM (PST).

It serves as a spin-off of Balita Pilipinas and is anchored by Maki Pulido and Mark Salazar with its regional reporters from GMA stations in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The newscast is different from Balita Pilipinas in that it features different news of the day from the different regions in the Philippines.

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Arrival Movie Review: A Sci-Fi Film With More Serious Intent And Asks Some Vital Questions

 

'ARRIVAL' is a science-fiction movie about the arrival of aliens on our planet, but it is quite ambitious in that it is also the personal story of one woman's experience with grief, the vagaries of time and the intricacies of inter-planetary communication. It's not a crowd-pleasing futuristic film like "Gravity" or "The Martian" or even the more recent "Passengers" which is more of a futuristic romance-adventure.

"Arrival" has more serious intents and dares to ask vital questions: If alien presence would indeed make its presence felt in our world, how would we react to it? Do we try to connect peacefully through language or treat it with more aggressive action to protect our own interests? What do we do if we'd be given the power to know what will happen in our future?

The situation of first contact presented in "Arrival" by Director Denis Villeneuve ("Prisoners", "Sicario" and the new "Blood Runner" movie) is not exactly new as the premise that "we are not alone" has been used in many other sci-fi movies and even TV shows, from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "E.T." to "V" and "The X Files". Here, a dozen gargantuan oblong UFO's quickly arrive soon after the film's start. They are seen hovering just above the ground in various countries throughout our planet, from Japan, Russia, China, etc. to, of course, the U.S. where they land in Montana.

But the aliens are not portrayed as hostile invaders who come to quickly conquer and dominate earthlings, like in "Independence Day" and "War of the Worlds". It explores a more realistic scenario where the aliens try to communicate with us, but the difference in language makes understanding and interaction very difficult.

The narrative is told from the point of view of Louise Banks (Amy Adams) a linguistics professor who's brought in by the military to try the laborious process of communicating with the aliens, along with a physicist, Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner). They get to confront two of the visitors from outer space face to face, although behind a glass barrier, calling them Abbott and Costello. They want the aliens to answer the all important question: what is the purpose of their visit?

The extraterrestrials are eventually called the Heptapods, as they look like octopus with several hand-like tentacles. Louise eventually figures out the manner by which the visitors write through their ink-like emissions that resemble the Zen-Buddhist circular language done in a single stroke. In the meantime, the rest of the world is getting restless because it's not certain if the aliens really come in peace. Panic and anarchy start to rule in some areas where looting becomes rampant.

Louise has to figure out exactly why the aliens come before China makes a violent attack on them. The film explores not only the difficulty of communicating with the aliens but also that of between humans. Different nations and peoples have conflicting opinions and are resistant to cooperation and in sharing the information they have individually gathered from the aliens.

How Louise succeeds to convince other world leaders to collaborate in a unified approach with the aliens is part of the film's climax. The film is somewhat reminiscent of the 1951 film "The Day the Earth Stood Still", remade in 2008 with Keanu Reeves as the alien Klaatu, who warns earth that if peace is not pursued, our planet will be destroyed.

The script is written in such a way that we get to connect totally with Louise, right from the opening scene showing a montage of the birth and death of her daughter. This gives the film an emotional undercurrent that makes us relate with her and that will be very crucial to the film's surprising finale with its genuine shock value, something that's lacking in a somewhat similar sci-fi film about the mysteries of life,"Interstellar".

It is to Amy Adams' credit that she chooses not to overdramatize her acting but to treat Louise's own inner journey with a subtly nuanced and effectively internalized portrayal of her character. Her interpretation of Louise is as impressive as her portrayal of the naive young nun in "Doubt" where she sparred with Meryl Streep.

Her effective performance is aided by the film's stunning texture and cinematography, showing what seems to be flashbacks of tender images of a child doing ordinary things with her mother in contrast with the scenes showing the stark meetings with the aliens inside their space ship.

In the end, what we remember most is Ian's pickup line to Louise before the film ends: "I've had my head tilted up to the stars for as long as I can remember. But you know what surprised me the most? It wasn't meeting them. It was meeting you." And that's the start of their sweet but sad love story.
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