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DFA welcomes the return of four abused Filipino nurses from Saudi Arabia, November 12th, 2022.

November 14, 2022

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced the safety return of four (4) abused Filipino Nurses from Saudi Arabia.

The four nurses originally filed a labor complaint against their employer for maltreatment, verbal and physical abuse, and unpaid salaries. The employer retaliated by filing cases against them for theft and labor contract violations for which they were eventually detained, to which the 4 OFW lost the case then later detained.

While in detention, DFA provided the workers with legal and welfare assistance and was able to successfully secure their release and repatriated back to the Philippines.

“The release from detention and the repatriation of the four nurses are proof that the DFA remains fully committed to its mandate to assist our distressed overseas Filipinos, especially when they are victims of abuses by their employers,” affirmed DFA Acting Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Eduardo Jose A. De Vega.

Source: Philippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia.

Gilas defeats Saudi Arabia to close the Window 5 of 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifier (63 – 76)

November 13, 2022

Gilas Pilipinas will remain undefeated as they beat Saudi Arabia in the Window 5 of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifier 2023. The game was held at the King Abdullah Sports City, in Jeddah, even though it’s the home court of Saudi Arabian team, the crowd was predominantly composed of OFW, which felt more like a home for the Filipino cagers.

It a close game at the start, where both teams came out firing in all cylinders, it was a tie game (16-16) by the end of the first quarter. Gilas Pilipinas started to pickup steam in the 2nd quarter, where they scored a game high of 25 points, and ended the first half holding on to a 6 point lead.

It’s in the 3rd qtr when the Gilas started to separate themselves with the help of Roger Pogoy who contributed 13 pts on a 5 to 12 shooting. But it was Kai Sotto to made the most contribution chipping in 11 points, a game high 9 rebounds and 5 blocks, with 2 assists, 1 steal on a 23 player efficiency (EFF).

In the 4th quarters, the Saudi tried to make one last push but with the leadership and timely hustle plays of Scottie Thompsons with 9 pts, 3 assists, 9 rebs and 2 steals on a 18 eff, Gilas made sure that it will a night to remember for all the OFW in the arena.

Saudi Arabia vs 🇵🇭 Philippines | Basketball Highlights

Here are the scores;

By Quarters: 16-16, 31-25, 55-45, 76-63.

Philippines 76 – D. Ramos 13, R. Pogoy 13, K. Sotto 11, C. Perez 10, S. Thompson 9, B. Parks 8, J. Aguilar 6, A. Kouame 5, J. Malonzo 1, C. Oftana 0, P. Erram 0, K. Quiambao 0.

Saudi Arabia 63 – Ma. Almarwani 19, Abdel Gabar 16, Mo. Almarwani 8, M. Kadi 6, H. Aljohar 5, A. Ashoor 4, Ali Shubayli 2, T. Mohammed 2, F. Belal 1, M. Saleh 0, A. Almuwallad 0, O. Albargawi 0.

Image: FIBA

Berserk’s 1997 Anime Series is coming to Netflix

November 13, 2022

Kentaro Miura’s Berserk (1997) anime series will soon be available on Netflix. The twenty-five episodes anime series was produced by Nippon Television and VAP, animated by Oriental Light and Magic (OLM), and directed by Naohito Takahashi.

The series follows Guts a mercenary warrior, as he joins mercenary group called the Band of the Hawk, led by their ambitious and charismatic leader, Griffith and his dream to rule a kingdom of his own.

Even though Berserk’s 1997 anime series was released on DVD and Blu-Ray, it next to impossible to get your hands, specially after Kentaro Miura death. In 2012, the Golden Age arc was adapted into an anime film trilogy; The Egg of the King and The Battle for Doldrey, were released in Japan in February and June 2012, and the third film, The Advent, was released in February 2013. Then in 2016, a second 24-episode anime series adaptation.

No word yet if the trilogy films and the 2016 series will also be available in Netflix but I guess will know soon enough.

John Wick: Chapter 4 Trailer reveals new bad guy

November 12, 2022
John Wick: Chapter 4 Trailer reveals new bad guy

The official trailer (below)of John Wick: Chapter 4 just dropped. From the 2 and a half minute video, it will feature Samurai and Wild West-styled combat, and everything in between. The video also showed us, who he (John Wick) needs to take down in order to defeat the High Table and gain his freedom.

The film was original scheduled for a May 21, 2021 released, but was postponed due to the pandemic. The film is directed by Chad Stahelski, and written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch.

John Wick: Chapter 4 will be in theaters March 24th, 2023.


​​John Wick (Keanu Reeves) uncovers a path to defeating the High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.

Starring Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, and Ian McShane.

Golden State Warriors unveils Women’s suffrage-themed new City Edition Jersey

November 12, 2022

To commemorate “Women’s Empowerment Month,” Golden State Warriors unveil their Women’s suffrage-themed new City Edition Jersey. The new City Edition Jersey was designed by Allison Hueman, an Oakland-based artist and muralist, she already collaborated with Stephen Curry’s on a sneaker line – Curry Flow 8s thru his “Feel Good Flow” project.

Together with the launching of new City Edition Jersey, the Golden State Warriors and Rakuten will be donating $25,000 to the Women’s Sports Foundation. Warriors’ new City Edition Jersey is available at https://shop.warriors.com/ for $149.99.

Saudi Arabia launches its own electric vehicle brand – Ceer

November 10, 2022

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the launching of Ceer – “the first Saudi electric vehicle brand that will contribute to Saudi Arabia’s automotive manufacturing sector.” The announcement is part of PIR and Saudi’s plan to diversify the country’s economy, as it moves away from oil dependency.

Ceer will also contribute to Kingdom’s “efforts towards carbon emissions reduction and driving sustainability to address the impact of climate change.” In the official announcement published by Saudi Press Agency (SPA), his Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) said;

Saudi Arabia is not just building a new automotive brand, we are igniting a new industry and an ecosystem that attracts international and local investments, creates job opportunities for local talent, enables the private sector, and contributes to increasing Saudi Arabia’s GDP over the next decade, as part of PIF’s strategy to drive the economic growth in line with Vision 2030.

Ceer is the first Saudi automotive brand that will will design, manufacture and sell a range of electric vehicles for consumers in Saudi Arabia and the MENA region. It is projected that Ceer will attract more than US$150 million of foreign direct investment, and create up to 30,000 direct and indirect jobs. Ceer is projected to directly contribute US$8 billion to Saudi Arabia’s GDP by 2034.

Ceer motors, the company behind Ceer, is a joint venture between PIF and Foxconn, will be using technology from BMW for its vehicle development process. Foxconn will also develop the electrical architecture of the vehicle, to power its infotainment, connectivity and autonomous driving technologies. Each vehicle will be designed and manufactured in Saudi Arabia, and will be tested to the highest global automotive quality control and safety standards. Ceer vehicles are expected to be on the road by 2025.

Source: SPA, ceermotors.com

First trailer of the New Slam Dunk Film Now Available

November 9, 2022
First trailer of the New Slam Dunk Film Now Available

Toei Animation / Dandelion Animation Studio just drop the first full trailer (embedded below) of The First Slam Dunk, an upcoming Japanese computer-animated sports film directed and written by Takehiko Inoue. The film is based on the Slam Dunk manga series written and illustrated by Inoue. The First Slam Dunk is scheduled to be released theatrically in Japan in December 2022.

The 74-second video initially show two kids playing basketball in the play ground, then quickly shows the five starting members of Shohoku High School – Sakuragi Hanamichi, Akagi Takenori, Miyagi Ryota, Rukawa Kaede, and Hisashi Mitsui – in a huddle and playing basketball, then a slam dunk before the clip ends.

Here’s the translated description of the video;

Movie “THE FIRST SLAM DUNK” released on December 3, 2022

Long Feature Film “THE FIRST SLAM DUNK”
Release in Japan: December 3 2022

[Work information]
Original story/screenplay/director: Takehiko Inoue
Director: Naoki Miyahara, Katsuhiko Kitada, Akio Ohashi, Yasuhiro Motoda, Fumihiko Suganuma, Yu Kamatani
Character design: Takehiko Inoue, Yasuyuki Ehara, CG director: Daiki Nakazawa, Animation director: Yasuyuki Ehara
Art Director: Kazuo Ogura Color Design: Shiori Kosei Director of Photography: Shunsuke Nakamura Editing: Ryuichi Takita Sound Director: Koji Kasamatsu
Animation Producer: Kazuhiro Nishikawa Producer: Toshiyuki Matsui

Voiced by: Sogo Nakamura, Jun Kasama, Shinichiro Kamio, Subaru Kimura, Kenta Miyake

Opening theme song: The Birthday (UNIVERSAL SIGMA)　
Ending theme song: 10-FEET (EMI Records)　
Music: Satoshi Takebe, TAKUMA (10-FEET)

Production: 2022 THE FIRST SLAM DUNK Film Partners
Animation Production: Toei Animation / Dandelion Animation Studio

Stranger Things 5 premier episode of will be called ‘The Crawl’

November 9, 2022

Netflix just revealed the title of the first episode of Stranger Things Season 5, which is aptly called The Crawl. The streaming company made the announcement thru their social media accounts and the image in the post appears to be the script for the series.

Aside from the title, no other details have been released by the Netflix and The Duffer brothers, previously said that the 5th season of the Stranger Things will be shorter and could be as big as “Return of the King” and will just focus on the original characters.

The 5th season of the Stranger Things is expected to start production by 2023 but no announcement for the release date. Stranger Things Season 1 to 4 is available on Netflix.

Danny Javier passed away at 75

November 2, 2022
Danny Javier passed away at 75

Singer, Song writer and actor Danny Javier has passed away at the age of 75. Jaview is known as one of the member of “The APO Hiking Society, along with Boboy Garrovillo and Jim Paredes.

Javier’s daughter Justine Javier confirmed the news that his father died of “complications due to a prolonged illnesses” at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute on October 31, 2022, at the age of 75.

Boboy Garrovillo and Jim Paredes also posted on their social media accounts the passing away of their long time friend.

The APO Hiking Society is arguably one of the top OPM groups of all time hits include, “American Junk,” “Batang-Bata Ka Pa,” “When I Met You,” “Panalangin,” and “Ewan” to name a few.

Henry Cavill to return as Superman

October 25, 2022
Henry Cavill to return as Superman

After his short cameo in Black Adam, Henry Cavill announced on his instagram account that he will return as the DCEU’s Superman.

Together with the video (embedded below), Cavill captioned his IG post;

A very small taste of what’s to come, my friends. The dawn of hope renewed. Thank you for your patience, it will be rewarded.

With the release of Black Adam and its introduction to a number of new heroes, there have been renewed interest in revising the DCEU with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Shazam, Flash and now Black Adam as its main proponents.

Black Adam is currently playing in theaters.

Watch – Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania trailer officially introduceing Kang the Conqueror as MCU’s latest villain

October 25, 2022
Watch – Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania trailer officially introduceing Kang the Conqueror as MCU’s latest villain

The film will bring back most of the major character from the previous two Ant-man movies; Paul Rudd reprising his role as Scott Lang, a now adult Cassie played by Kathryn Newton with Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne, and Michael Douglas (Hank Pym) with Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne.

The trailer clearly shows the premise of the film where Cassie (Kathryn Newton) created a machine that “sends a signal down to the quantum realm” that advertently sends them all there. In the Quantum Realm, which is a totally different universe with its own laws of physics and wild life, and a microscopic civilization that’s more advanced than the “real” world they lived in.

We can also see a glimpse of MODOK, Bill Murray cast as an unknown villain and Jonathan Major’s Kang the Conqueror, who we first saw in Disney+ Loki series. We know that Kang is the next major MCU villain, so we can just assume that the “help” that Kang is asking from “Ant-man” is to escape the Quantum Realm into the “real” world.

Directed by Peyton Reed, Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania is set to release on on February 17th, 2023.

Disney Plus to launch in the Philippines on November 17th

October 22, 2022

Here’s great news for Filipino Marvel Fans, Disney and Star Wars Fans, since Disney Plus will soon be available in the country.

According to What’s On Disney Plus Youtube Channel (video below), Disney Plus will be available in the Philippines starting November 17th.

There will be two plans available;
Mobile Plan:

  • P159 a month
  • P1,150 a year

Premium Plan:

  • P369 a month
  • P2,950 a year

Subscribers can sign up start November 17th via DisneyPlus.com or thru the Disney+ app.

Source:

Watch Golden State Warriors’ NBA Championship 2021-22 Ring Ceremony 💍

October 19, 2022
Watch Golden State Warriors’ NBA Championship 2021-22 Ring Ceremony 💍
Image: @Warriors

The ceremony started with the team owners and GM talking about the organization in general and them Klay Thompson introduced Steph Curry who appears to be surprised by Thompson’s move before a video montage played on the big screen.

GSW first championship banner for Chase Center and I’m sure will not be the last under Steph Curry era.

Watch: Official Trailer of HBO’s 38 At The Garden

October 3, 2022
Watch: Official Trailer of HBO’s 38 At The Garden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSU2j8FJi_M

38 At The Garden chronicles the extraordinary ascendance of point guard Jeremy Lin during his landmark 2012 season with the New York Knicks. Lin, an undrafted Harvard graduate, shocked fans, stunned his teammates and galvanized Asians around the world when he scored 38 points at Madison Square Garden against the Los Angeles Lakers, solidifying Lin’s hot streak and the “Linsanity” craze.

A decade later, Lin’s stature as a groundbreaking, cultural icon stands in stark relief to the recent hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. 38 At The Garden recognizes a pivotal moment in time for Lin and celebrates a phenomenon that was bigger than basketball for the world.

The HBO Original documentary short premieres Tuesday, October 11 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

Pricing for the Eraserheads Reunion Concert Released

October 3, 2022

These are the pricing for the coming Eraserheads Reunion Concert on December 22, 2022 at the SMDC Festival Grounds in Parañaque City.

There will be 6 categories; Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, VIP and Moshpit. Both the VIP and Moshpit are the section that’s nearest to the stage, while Bronze and Silver are the cheapest but the farthest from the stage.

Ticket Pricing;

  • Bronze – ₱3,050.00
  • Silver – ₱5,480.00
  • Gold – ₱9,740.00
  • Platinum – ₱12,180.00
  • VIP – ₱14,610.00
  • Moshpit – ₱17,260.00

Tickets are available at SMTICKETS.COM or any SM Stores Nationwide and will be on sale on October 5th, 2022. The band also said that only 50,000 tickets will be available.

Netflix releases teaser trailer of Shadow and Bone Season 2

September 28, 2022
Netflix releases teaser trailer of Shadow and Bone Season 2

Based on the book by Israeli-American author Leigh Bardugo, the series follows the story of Alina Starkov, a cartographer in the First Army of Ravka, discovers that she is a Grisha with the ability of summoning light that can destroy the Shadow Fold — a region of impenetrable darkness that divided Ravka for hundreds of years.

Developed by Eric Heisserer for Netflix, “Shadow and Bone” stars Jessie Mei Li (Alina Starkov), Archie Renaux (Malyen Oretsev), Freddy Carter (Kaz Brekker), Amita Suman (Inej), Kit Young (Jesper Fahey), Ben Barnes (General Kirigan), Danielle Galligan (Nina Zenik) and Calahan Skogman (Matthias Helvar).

Season 1 of Shadow and Bone is now available on Netflix.

Ryan Reynolds teases his team-up with Hugh Jackman for Deadpool 3

September 28, 2022

Ryan Reynolds just gave the best fan service to multiple generations of Marvel fans by announcing that Deadpool 3 will feature the return of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.

In a short video posted that he posted on his official twitter account, Reynolds did admit that he’s experiencing writer’s block. He did mentioned that he have one idea and that he will be teaming up with Hugh Jackman who will reprise his role as Wolverine.

In a second video (below), as if both stars knows what we are all thinking, both Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman posted another video explaining some details on their upcoming film, such as the timeline issue with Wolverine and MCU canon then thanking Marvel Studios/Disney’s President Kevin Feige for allowing them to make the film the way they want it to be.

Even though the Deadpool 3 is schedule to be in the big screen on Sept 6th, 2024, details of the film such as casts and plot are still unknown.

Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman appointed as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia

September 28, 2022

In a Royal Decree, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman have been appointed by King Salman as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s appointment was made with the exemption to the provision of Article 56 of the Basic Law of Governance, and the relevant provisions contained in the Law of the Council of Ministers.

The Royal Decree also states that Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Khalid Bin Salman will be the Kingdom’s Minister of Defense and Yousef Bin Abdullah Al-Benyan as the Minister of Education.

The King appointed Talal Bin Abdullah Al-Otaibi as assistant minister of defense.

Source: Saudi Gazette
Image: SPA

Confirmed! There will be an Eraserheads Reunion Concert

September 19, 2022

After teasing their fans, Eraserheads Frontman Ely Buendia confirmed that there will be an Eraserheads Reunion Concert, which will be held at the SMDC Festival Grounds in Parañaque City, on December 22, 2022. Details such as ticket sales date and price will announce soon.


Dubbed as “Huling El Bimbo” this will be the follow up concert to their ‘The Final Set’ concert in March 2009, which is a dedicated to Francis Magalona, who died days before the concert and was supposed to be a special surprise guest. Their 2008 reunion concert on the other hand was cut short when Ely was rushed to the hospital due to chest pains caused by hypokalemia.

Michael Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ jersey from 1998 NBA Finals fetch for $10.1 million at auction house Sotheby’

September 17, 2022

The jersey worn by Michael Jordan in Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $10.091 million with auction house Sotheby’s. The 1998 NBA season have been dubbed as the “Last Dance” season for Jordan that ended with the Chicago Bulls capturing their 6th championship over the Utah Jazz.

The $10.091 million price tag is the most ever paid for an item of sports memorabilia, surpassing the $9.28 million paid in May for late soccer legend Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” jersey from the 1986 World Cup.

Kobe Bryant’s jersey during his 1996-97 rookie season was the previous holder for the most expensive NBA (jersey) memorabilia, paid in May 2021 for $3.69 million.

Source: ESPN

Could there be an Eraserheads reunion?

September 17, 2022
Could there be an Eraserheads reunion?

All 4 members of the icon Filipino band posted the same cryptic image on their social media, could this the long awaited Eraserheads reunion that we have been waiting for? Eraserheads Frontman Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala (bass), Marcus Adoro (lead guitar) and Raymund Marasigan (drummer) all posted on their IG account an image of the band’s logo – a backwards “E” – at around the same time.

Ely Buendia and Raymund Marasigan did not include any caption, while Buddy Zabala included “Let me hear you sing it.” – a line from their hit song with a Smile; Marcus Adoro on the other hand posted “Et me er u eng et” which more or less means nothing or a lot depending on how to decode it.

It’s anyone’s guess on what their posts means and I’m betting that this could be Ely fulfilling his promise that there will an Eheads reunion when then VP Leni run for public office.

OFW deployment in Saudi Arabia to start on November 7th 2022

September 14, 2022

Great news for our kababayan wanting to find jobs in Saudi Arabia, since the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) of the Republic of the Philippines and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have agreed to RESUME the deployment of Filipino workers to the Kingdom starting 7th November 2022.

You can read the joint statement of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) of the Republic of the Philippines and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) below;

The announcement was posted on official Facebook page of Philippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia.

Marvel announces ‘Secret Invasion’ original series and official trailer

September 12, 2022
Marvel announces ‘Secret Invasion’ original series and official trailer

Here’s another series – Secret Invasion, that I’m excited about, since this will feature 6 hours of Nick Fury.

Premise of the series going something like this; A faction of shapeshifting aliens, the Skrulls, have infiltrated all aspects of life on Earth. The series is taken from Marvel’s eight-issue limited series with the same name and several tie-in books.

Secret Invasion original series will be 6-episodes long and will star Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury from the MCU film series, along with Ben Mendelsohn as Talos, with Cobie Smulders, Martin Freeman, and Don Cheadle. The series is created by Kyle Bradstreet and directed by Thomas Bezucha and Ali Selim.

Secret Invasion original series is part of Phase Five of the MCU and will premiere on Disney+ in early 2023.

How to Pre-Order the iPhone 14 in Saudi Arabia

September 12, 2022

If you are still high on the recent announcement of the new iPhone 14 series, and want to immediately order the device, then you’ve come to the right place.

There are a number of ways you can pre-order the iPhone 14; you can preorder the device thru your carrier or thru a retailer.

These are the leading carrier in Saudi Arabia where you can preorder the latest Apple smartphone;

  • Mobily – orders will be released 16/09/2022 except for iPhone 14 Plus which will be available on October 7th, 2022.
  • STC – you can order via mystc app, which means that you should be a current STC subscriber in order to have an active MY STC account.
  • Virgin Mobile – they offer a limited number of of iPhone 14s for pre-order. You can also pre-register your interest and once iPhone 14 are available they will notify you over SMS.
  • Virgin Mobile – you can pre order thru their mobile app.
  • Zain – Stock is limited, 1 order per customer and the iPhone will be released on 16 September 2022, while the iPhone 14 Plus will be available by 7th of October .

If you want to go and place your pre order thru a retailer, then these are the leading retailers in the Kingdom;

All retailers said that the the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max will be release on September 16, 2022, while iPhone 14 Plus will be available by October 7th.

iPhone 14 & iPhone 14 Plus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehbmC1irQuY

iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max

Watch the official teaser trailer of – The Little Mermaid

September 11, 2022
Watch the official teaser trailer of – The Little Mermaid

Disney just released the official teaser trailer of their upcoming live action adaption of The Little Mermaid. The 83 seconds video features Ariel (Halle Bailey) in what appears to be the “Part Of That World” scene of the animated series.

The live action adaption of the Little Mermaid is scheduled to be released next May 26th, 2023.

The film stars singer and actress Halle Bailey (“grown-ish”) as Ariel; Tony Award® winner Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton,” “Snowpiercer”) as the voice of Sebastian; Jacob Tremblay (“Luca,” “Room”) as the voice of Flounder; Awkwafina (“Raya and the Last Dragon”) as the voice of Scuttle; Jonah Hauer-King (“A Dog’s Way Home”) as Prince Eric; Art Malik (“Homeland”) as Sir Grimsby; Noma Dumezweni (“Mary Poppins Returns”) as Queen Selina; with Oscar® winner Javier Bardem (“No Country for Old Men,” “Being the Ricardos”) as King Triton; and two-time Academy Award® nominee Melissa McCarthy (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?” “Bridesmaids”) as Ursula.

“The Little Mermaid” is directed by Oscar® nominee Rob Marshall (“Chicago,” “Mary Poppins Returns”), and written by two-time Oscar nominee David Magee (“Life of Pi,” “Finding Neverland”), with a live-action story adaptation by David Magee, Rob Marshall, and two-time Emmy winner John DeLuca (“Tony Bennett: An American Classic”)

SPY x FAMILY cour 2 will air on October 1 with key visuals

September 1, 2022

The cour 2 of our favorite spy/assassin family anime – SPY x FAMILY, will air on October 1st, the announcement was made the official website and social accounts of the series. Key visuals was also release and new episodes will premiere starting October 1st.

Key Visuals

Spy X family follows the story of Loid Forger codename Twilight, a master spy who has to “build a family” to complete a mission, not realizing that the girl he adopts as his daughter is a telepath, and the woman he agrees to be in a marriage with is a skilled assassin.

The 12 episode cour 1 of Spy X Family was release last April 9, 2022 and available on Crunchyroll.

Trailer

Source: Crunchyroll

Gilas Pilipinas routs Saudi Arabia in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers (84 – 46)

August 29, 2022
Gilas Pilipinas routs Saudi Arabia in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers (84 – 46)
Image: FIBA

Gilas Pilipinas crushed the Saudi Arabia in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers held in Mall of Asia Arena, this Monday, August 29. After falling behind the Saudis in the first quarter 14-11, the Gilas Pilipinas lead by NBA Sixth Man of the Year Jordan Clarkson and Dwight Ramos, scored 23 points in the second qtr. while holding the Saudis to just 17 second quarter points.

Jordan Clarkson finished with a game high 23 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds, while Kai Sotto contributed 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks.

Here are some highlights of the game;

Philippines currently stands at 3-3, while Saudi Arabia is at 1 – 5, for the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

The Scores
Philippines 84 – Clarkson 23, Sotto 16, Ramos 9, Aguilar 8, K. Ravena 8, Parks 6, Oftana 6, T. Ravena 4, Thompson 2, Malonzo 2, Newsome 0, Adams 0.

Saudi Arabia 46 – Abdel Gabar 9, Kadi 9, Ma. Almarwani 9, Mo. Almarwani 8, Almuwallad 4, Belal 3, Mohammed 2, Abo Jalas 2, Alsager 0, Albargawi 0.

Quarters: 14-11, 37-28, 61-36, 84-46.

344 Distressed OFW repatriated from Saudi Arabia

August 28, 2022

More than 300 distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) arrived from Saudi Arabia.

In a statement posted on the official Facebook page of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW);

the repatriation was arranged by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), an attached agency of the DMW. They arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on board PR8657.

Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said “The DMW, through OWWA, will be extending the needed assistance to all our repatriated kababayan, including medical help and transportation,”

Sec. Ople added “among the repatriated workers are four OFWs with medical conditions and five suffering from mental illness. These OFWs have been provided with medical assistance. The OWWA is also helping one OFW from Iloilo who came home to attend to a tragedy within the family.”

Other OFWs will be quarantine in a hotel in Quezon City and will be tested for COVID-19. Once cleared, they workers will be provided transportation assistance by OWWA to be reunited with their families.

Source: Department of Migrant Workers FB page

Netflix renews Umbrella Academy for a 4th and final season

August 27, 2022
Netflix renews Umbrella Academy for a 4th and final season

Netflix just renew the Umbrella Academy for its 4th and final season. The announcement was made two months after releasing season 3.

The Umbrella Academy is an American superhero streaming television series based on the comic book series of the same name written by Gerard Way, illustrated by Gabriel Bá, and published by Dark Horse Comics. Created for Netflix by Steve Blackman and developed by Jeremy Slater, it follows the story of a dysfunctional family of super powered sibling who reunite to solve the mystery of their father’s death and the threat of an imminent apocalypse. All 3 season of Umbrella Academy are now available on Netflix.

HBO Max renews House of the Dragon for a Second season

August 27, 2022
HBO Max renews House of the Dragon for a Second season

After releasing its first episode, HBO announced that it has renewed the House of the Dragon for a second season. According to reports, the first episode “The Heirs of the Dragon” drew a combined nearly 10 million viewers on television and HBO Max.

The GoT prequel is based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, which is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones and focuses on rise and fall of House of Targaryen. Season 1 of House of the Dragon premiered last August 21, 2022, and will have 10 episodes.