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Malacañang releases list of special and regular holidays for 2022

October 31, 2021

Last Friday, October 29, Pres. Duterte signed the Proclamation No. 1236, declaring the holidays 2022, which includes the regular, special non-working and working holidays for 2022.

Here are the lists of regular holidays, special non-working days and working days listed in Proclamation No. 1236;

Regular holidays

  • January 1, 2022, Saturday – New Year’s Day
  • April 9, 2022, Saturday – Araw ng Kagitingan
  • April 14, 2022, Thursday – Maundy Thursday
  • April 15, 2022, Friday – Good Friday
  • May 1, 2022, Saturday – Labor Day
  • June 12, 2022, Sunday – Independence Day
  • August 29, 2022, last Monday of August – National Heroes’ Day
  • November 30, 2022, Wednesday – Bonifacio Day
  • December 25, 2022, Sunday – Christmas Day
  • December 30, 2022, Friday – Rizal Day

Special non-working days

  • February 1, 2022, Tuesday – Chinese New Year
  • February 25, 2022, Friday – EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary
  • April 16, 2022 – Black Saturday
  • August 21, 2022, Sunday – Ninoy Aquino Day
  • November 1, 2022, Tuesday – All Saints’ Day
  • December 8, 2022, Thursday – Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary

Special working days

  • November 2, 2022, Wednesday – All Souls’ Day
  • December 24, 2022, Saturday – Christmas Eve
  • December 31, 2022, Saturday – last day of the year

The Proclamation No. 1236 also mentioned that the government will issue a separate proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha, which are two Islamic holidays and are determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar or the lunar calendar.

You can read the full text of Proclamation No. 1236 below;

Source:@PiaRanada

Netflix releases trailer of Witcher Season 2 will debut on 17th of December

October 31, 2021

Netflix just release the much awaited trailer of Witcher Season 2. The series picks-up where the season 1 of the series ended. We see that Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer will be up against new foes and more monsters and also a possibility of new allies.

The trailer (below) gives us a peak on where Yennefer is after the events of season 1. We can also Geralt training Ciri at Kaer Morhen, giving us a glimpse of that she may be more be powerful than any Witcher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJFVV2L8GKs

Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Anya Chalotra and Joey Batey will reprise their role, as Geralt of Rivia, Cirilla “Ciri”, Yennefer of Vengerberg, and Jaskier, respectively.

Witcher season 1 is currently available for streaming on Netflix, season 2 will be available on December 17. It has been reported that as early as September 25, 2021, Netflix already renewed the series for a third season.

LTO will start issuing driver’s license with 10-year validity

October 29, 2021

Land Transportation Office (LTO) will start issuing driver’s license with 10-year, whether it’s for new drivers or those renewing their driver’s license. LTO started the started the new 10-year validity yesterday, October 28th.

According to LTO, driver’s who have not committed any traffic violations will be entitled to the 10-years validity, while those with violations will have 5-years validity.

The 10-years validity of driver’s license is included in a provision in Republic Act No. 1093, signed into law in 2017, which states;

Except for the student-driver’s permits, all drivers’ licenses shall be valid for five (5) years reckoned from the birthdate of the licensee, unless sooner revoked or suspended. Provided, however, That subject to Section 26 of Republic Act No. 4136, as amended by Batas Pambansa Blg. 398, any holder of a professional or nonprofessional driver’s license who has not committed any violation of Republic Act No.4 L36 and other traffic laws, rules and regulations shall be entitled to a renewal of such license for ten (10) years.

Facebook renames its corporate brand to Meta

October 29, 2021

In a video posted on his official Facebook account, Mark Zuckerberg officially announced that the Facebook will change its corporate name to Meta. Meta will now be the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus. Zuckerberg’s announcement was made on the first day of the company’s annual Connect conference.

Here’s a video where Mark Zuckerberg introduce the company’s new name.

The new name will not affect any of Meta’s products or services, since this is more of a corporate restructuring similar to what Google made in 2015 when they changed its corporate name from Google to Alphabet, even though we still associate all of its company and subsidiary to “Google.”

Mark further explained what their vision for metaverse in a 1 hour video;

The change in Facebook’s corporate name was first reported by Alex Heath of The Verge. You can already read Meta’s official statement here.

Pixar drops Lightyear teaser trailer and movie poster

October 28, 2021

Pixar and Disney just drop the teaser trailer of Lightyear, a film about the origin story of Buzz Lightyear — the hero who inspired the toy and not the the Buzz Lightyear toy (voiced by Tim Allen), that Toy story have come to known and love.

The trailer starts with Buzz Lightyear as one a member of the Space Ranger, being launch into space and around the surface of the sun. Then later we can see Buzz with an android cat and his fellow Space Ranger fighting space aliens, we also see a glimpse of the ‘iconic’ green spacesuit in its entirety. The trailer ends with the now famous catchphrase, “To infinity and…”

The sci-fi action-adventure presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear—the hero who inspired the toy—introducing the legendary Space Ranger who would win generations of fans.

Together with the trailer, Pixar also released the film’s poster that features that iconic spacesuit complete with its green color theme.

Lightyear was first announced during the December 2020 Disney Investor Day presentation. Chris Evan will be the voiced behind Buzz Lightyear, Tim Allen was the voice of Buzz the toy in Toy Story films. The film is directed by Angus MacLane and Galyn Susman as its producer.

Lightyear is expected to be exclusive to theaters in the summer of 2022 and then later on Disney plus.

Trillanes warns voters against Ferdinand Marcos Sr. for the “greatest robbery of a government”

October 27, 2021
Trillanes warns voters against Ferdinand Marcos Sr. for the “greatest robbery of a government”

In a tweet (embedded above), Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV warns voters against the Marcos family and Ferdinand Marcos Sr. in particular for holding the “Greatest robbery of a Government.”

He added that “Don’t take my word for it. I-google nyo” referring to the conduct their own research regarding the issue.

In the Guinness World Records article;

The government of the Philippines announced on 23 Apr 1986 that it had succeeded in identifying $860.8 million (£569.5 million) salted away by the former President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos (1917–89) and his wife Imelda. The total national loss from November 1965 was believed to be $5–$10 billion.

Trillanes is running for Senator under the opposition standard-bearer Vice President Leni Robredo. He is also known as one of Duterte’s fierce critic even before he won he became the President of the country.

Marvel release official poster of Hawkeye Original Series, a head of November 24 debut

October 25, 2021
Marvel release official poster of Hawkeye Original Series, a head of November 24 debut

Marvel studio just release the official Hawkeye series poster that will start streaming on Disney+ on November 24th. Disney will release the first 2 episode of the series, similar to what they did when they release the first two-episode of WandaVision last January 15, 2021.

The series is set right after the events Avengers: Endgame, Hawkeye original series will revolve around the introduction of Kate Bishop as the new Hawkeye, and her place in the the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Hawkeye will be a six-episode series and will star Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye, Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop / Hawkeye, Vera Farmiga as Eleanor Bishop, Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez/Echo and Florence Pugh reprise her role as Yelena Belova from the MCU Black Widow film.

Hawkeye original series will start streaming on Disney+ on November 24th.

Sonny Matula is the 12th member of Leni Robredo’s senatorial lineup

October 24, 2021

After more than a week of waiting, Presidential candidate Leni Robredo announced that the 12th member of her senatorial lineup will be Sonny Matula of Labor Party Philippines.

Sonny Matula will be running as an independent candidate and will included among the guest candidate in Robredo’s senatorial slate.

Robredo’s senatorial lineup for the coming 2022 National Election will now compose of re-electionists, former opponents and long-time allies.

Here’s the complete list.

  1. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV
  2. Senator Risa Hontiveros
  3. Senator Leila de Lima
  4. Humanrights lawyer Jose Manuel ‘Chel’ Diokno
  5. Former Ifugao representative Teodoro Baguilat Jr.
  6. Alex Lacson of Kapatiran Party
  7. Senator Richard Gordon
  8. Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri
  9. Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero
  10. Senator Joel Villanueva
  11. Former Vice President Jejomar Binay.
  12. Labor Leader Sonny Matula

You can watch Leni Robredo’s announcement and why she choose Matula as one of her senators;

NBA releases 75 greatest player list

October 24, 2021

The NBA 2021-2022 season just kick off and to hype it’s 75th season, the league just release the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

In reality, the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team are just 26 players in addition to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team, which was named in 1996, have been selected to the 75th Anniversary Team.

Here’s the NBA 75th Anniversary Team listed below in alphabetical order;
Alphabetically by Last Name

A
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Ray Allen
• Giannis Antetokounmpo
• Carmelo Anthony
• Nate Archibald
• Paul Arizin

B
• Charles Barkley
• Rick Barry
• Elgin Baylor
• Dave Bing
• Larry Bird
• Kobe Bryant

C
• Wilt Chamberlain
• Bob Cousy
• Dave Cowens
• Billy Cunningham
• Stephen Curry

D
• Anthony Davis
• Dave DeBusschere
• Clyde Drexler
• Tim Duncan
• Kevin Durant

E
• Julius Erving
• Patrick Ewing

F
• Walt Frazier

G
• Kevin Garnett
• George Gervin
• Hal Greer

H
• James Harden
• John Havlicek
• Elvin Hayes

J
• LeBron James
• Magic Johnson
• Sam Jones
• Michael Jordan

K
• Jason Kidd

I
• Allen Iverson

L
• Kawhi Leonard
• Damian Lillard
• Jerry Lucas

M
• Karl Malone
• Moses Malone
• Pete Maravich
• Bob McAdoo
• Kevin McHale
• George Mikan
• Reggie Miller
• Earl Monroe

N
• Steve Nash
• Dirk Nowitzki

O
• Shaquille O’Neal
• Hakeem Olajuwon

P
• Robert Parish
• Chris Paul
• Gary Payton
• Bob Pettit
• Paul Pierce
• Scottie Pippen

R
• Willis Reed
• Oscar Robertson
• David Robinson
• Dennis Rodman
• Bill Russell

S
• Dolph Schayes
• Bill Sharman
• John Stockton

T
• Isiah Thomas
• Nate Thurmond

U
• Wes Unseld

W
• Dwyane Wade
• Bill Walton
• Jerry West
• Russell Westbrook
• Lenny Wilkens
• Dominique Wilkins
• James Worthy

You can read the player profiles on each member of the 75th Anniversary Team here.

Source: NBA

Trailer of Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 reveals release date on January 2022

October 15, 2021
Trailer of Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 reveals release date on January 2022

We will soon be able to watch the second part of the Attack on Titan Final season. The anime series will resume on January 9, 2022, as announced with the release of its trailer (embedded above).

It’s unclear how many episode will Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 have but there will be six special episodes to recap the previous seasons of the series and three special anime episodes that will focus ‘fan-favorite characters’ namely Levi, Ani, and Mikasa. These episodes will air on Oct. 25 on the NHK channel in Japan but unclear if they be release internationally.

Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 is the culmination of the last 75 episodes of the anime series and the emotional final chapter of the manga. Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1 is currently available on both Funimation and Crunchyroll, you can also find Attack on Titan on Netflix.

Leni Robredo announces Senatorial lineup for the 2022 Election

October 15, 2021

Presidential candidate Leni Robredo just announced her 11 senatorial candidates for the coming 2022 election.

The lineup is a mixed-bag of personalities coming from different parties and political background.

  1. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV
  2. Senator Risa Hontiveros
  3. Senator Leila de Lima
  4. Humanrights lawyer Jose Manuel ‘Chel’ Diokno
  5. Former Ifugao representative Teodoro Baguilat Jr.
  6. Alex Lacson of Kapatiran Party
  7. Senator Richard Gordon
  8. Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri
  9. Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero
  10. Senator Joel Villanueva
  11. Former Vice President Jejomar Binay.

Leni Robredo and her party is yet to announced their 12th candidate, who they are still ‘wooing’. The announcement was made with her Vice president aspirant Kiko Pangilinan and Senator Franklin Drilon, and streamed online.

Studio Ghibli’s ‘Earwig And The Witch’ to stream on Netflix

October 14, 2021

Another Studio Ghibli film will soon be available on Netflix, adding another great animated film to it’s extensive Studio Ghibli catalog.

Earwig and the Witch will soon be available globally on Netflix. Released in 2020, Earwig and the Witch follows the story of Earwig who was left at St. Morwald’s Home for Children by her witch mother and was later adopted by strange couple, Bella Yaga and Mandrake, who turns out to be her former members of her mother’s band called Earwig.

Earwig and The Witch is directed by Goro Miyazaki with planning by Hayao Miyazaki and screenplay by Keiko Niwa and Emi Gunji, the film is based on a novel by English writer Diana Wynne Jones with the same name. You can stream Earwig and The Witch this coming November 18th.

Update: Added the availability date of the film.

Veteran Newscaster Noli De Castro withdraws Senate Candidacy

October 13, 2021

Seven days after filing his COC for senator, Veteran news anchor and former vice president Noli de Castro is withdrawing his candidacy for senator, this was confirmed by Aksyon Demokratiko chairman Ernest Ramel.

It’s unclear why ‘Kabayan’ Noli de Castro pulled out of the senate race but De Castro said “serve Filipinos better by continuing to work in the news industry, rather than in politics.”

You can read his full statement at ABS-CBN News website – READ: Kabayan Noli De Castro statement on withdrawal of candidacy

Here’s the statement of ABS-CBN News;

New Superman will comeout as bisexual in issue #5 of Superman: Son of Kal-El

October 12, 2021

New Superman revealed to be a bisexual in upcoming issue #5 of Superman: Son of Kal-El, which will be release on November 9th. Jon Kent, who is the new Superman and, the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, will comeout as Bi and becomes romantically involed with his with fellow reporter Jay Nakamura.

Here’s what DC published on their website regarding the development;

On November 9th the life of Jon Kent, the Superman of Earth and son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, takes a bold new direction.

“I’ve always said everyone needs heroes and everyone deserves to see themselves in their heroes and I’m very grateful DC and Warner Bros. share this idea,” said writer Tom Taylor. “Superman’s symbol has always stood for hope, for truth and for justice. Today, that symbol represents something more. Today, more people can see themselves in the most powerful superhero in comics.”

Just like his father before him, Jon Kent has fallen for a reporter. After initially striking up a friendship with reporter Jay Nakamura, he and Jon become romantically involved in the pages of SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL #5 from writer Tom Taylor (DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL) and artist John Timms (HARLEY QUINN). Following a scene where Superman mentally and physically burns out from trying to save everyone that he can, Jay is there to care for the Man of Steel.

“I’m incredibly honored to be working beside Tom on the SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL series showing Jon Kent tackling his complex modern life, while also saving the world from its greatest threats, villains and menaces,” said artist John Timms.

“We couldn’t be prouder to tell this important story from Tom Taylor and John Timms,” said DC Chief Creative Officer and Publisher Jim Lee. “We talk a lot about the power of the DC Multiverse in our storytelling and this is another incredible example. We can have Jon Kent exploring his identity in the comics as well as Jon Kent learning the secrets of his family on TV on Superman & Lois. They coexist in their own worlds and times, and our fans get to enjoy both simultaneously.”

Superman: Son of Kal-El comes issue #5 is written by Tom Taylor with John Timms and Gabe Eltaeb for the arts and colors, it will comeout on November 9th.

Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa files COC to run for President

October 9, 2021

In another plot twist, a long time Duterte ally Bato Dela Rosa has filed his COC to be the standard bearer of the Cusi-led PDP-Laban faction.

While filing his COC, it’s noticeable that Sen. Bato Dela Rosa is wearing a Hugpong ng Pagbabago party shirt instead of the PDP-Laban faction. ‘Hugpong ng Pagbabago’ is the regional party of Davao City mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.

Before taking a seat as a Senator om 2019, Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is a long time PNP officer and served as the chief of the Davao City Police Office from 2010 to 2016, before being handpicked by then President-Elect President Rodrigo Duterte as the new PNP Chief on May 19, 2016.

Sen. Bong Go, who is also a long time Duterte associate, will be Sen. Dela Rosa’s running, while filed his COC earlier this week.

It’s unclear if Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa will be the ‘real’ Presidential candidate of the Cusi-side of PDP-Laban or will later be substituted by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte by November 15. I guess, we’ll just have to wait and see.

Celebrity reacts to Leni Robredo’s bid to run for President in 2022 Election

October 7, 2021
Celebrity reacts to Leni Robredo’s bid to run for President in 2022 Election

It looks like VP Leni Robredo’s presidential bid is off to a good start as a number of celebrities showed their support after formally announcing her candidacy.

Celebrities posted their support on their respective social media accounts by using the hashtag #LeniRobredo2022 #LetLeniLead, while others posted their pictures with anything that’s pink, which is Robredo’s official.

Since it’s now official that Leno Robredo is running for President, we can all agree that what we are now waiting for Eraserhead’s announcement for their reunion concert.

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Leni Robredo formally announce her candidacy for the coming 2022 National Election

October 7, 2021
Leni Robredo formally announce her candidacy for the coming 2022 National Election

In a press conference, Philippines’ Vice President Leni Robredo formally announce her candidacy to run for the highest position in the country.

Her announcement came a week after 1Sambayan officially nominates her for the position of President for the 2022 Election. It is reported the Leni Robredo’s running mate for the Vice President position will be Sen. Kiko Pangilinan.

“Buong-buo ang loob ko ngayon: Kailangan nating palayain ang sarili mula sa kasalukuyang situwasyon. Lalaban ako; lalaban tayo. Inihahain ko ang aking sarili bilang kandidato sa pagkapangulo sa halalan ng 2022.”

VP Leni Robredo was the wife of the late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo. Her political career started when she served as the representative of Camarines Sur’s 3rd district in 2013 then won the Vicpresident in 2016. She defeated the son of late Dictator, Bongbong Marcos Jr. by a narrow margin, which was later contested and dismissed by the Supreme Court.

HBO releases trailer for House of the Dragon

October 6, 2021
HBO releases trailer for House of the Dragon

HBO just release the much awaited Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon. The series is based on George R. R. Martin’s 2018 novel ‘Fire and Blood’ and set 2 centuries before the event of Games of Thrones.

House of the Dragon focuses on the fall of House Targaryen and the events leading up to the Targaryen civil war, known as the “Dance of the Dragons.”

The teaser did not provide much details on the series except that it’ll have a stellar cast;

  • Paddy Considine as King Viserys I Targaryen
  • Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen
  • Olivia Cooke as Queen Alicent Hightower
  • Emily Carey portrays young Alicent Hightower
  • Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen
  • Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon
  • Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Velaryon
  • Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria
  • Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole
  • Graham McTavish as Ser Harrold Westerling
  • Ryan Corr as Ser Harwin Strong
  • Jefferson Hall as Lord Jason Lannister/Ser Tyland Lannister
  • David Horovitch as Grand Maester Mellos
  • Matthew Needham as Larys Strong
  • Bill Paterson as Lord Lyman Beesbury
  • Gavin Spokes as Lord Lyonel Strong

It’s unclear if House of the Dragon will have the same success as the Games of Thrones, and if having a familiar surname “Targaryen” is enough to sway Games of Thrones fans back to world of the Seven Kingdoms.

The House of Dragon will have ten episodes and will premiere in HBO Max in 2022. HBO did not provide any specifics regarding the release date.

Bongbong Marcos to run for President in the 2022 National Elections

October 5, 2021

Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr. has officially announced that he will be running for President in the 2022 national elections. He is the second child and only son of former president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos and former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos.

He previously ran for Vice President in the 2016 National Elections but lost to the eventual winner VP Leni Robredo. He disputed the election results before the Supreme Court but the High Tribunal dismissed his election protest. It is unclear who will be Bongbong Marcos running mate for the VP position.

If VP Leni Robredo decides to run for President, we may see a rematch of the 2016 Election with a number strong candidates namely Sen. Manny Pacquiao, Isko Moreno and Panfilo “Ping” Lacson.

Facebook is now back online and explains the reason for the outage

October 5, 2021

Facebook is now back, together with Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. After more than 6 hours of being down, the social media giant explained that the cause of the outage is a “configuration changes on the backbone routers that coordinate network traffic between our data centers caused issues that interrupted this communication. This disruption to network traffic had a cascading effect on the way our data centers communicate, bringing our services to a halt.”

Facebook with Messenger, Instagram and Whatsapp went down last night leaving billions of users unable to communicate and unreachable, especially those who only exclusively use the services by the social media giant.

Mark Zuckerberg also posted an apology;

Facebook’s explanation did not provide much details on the outage, which to most of its users won’t even care about, as long as the service is back online.

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are down

October 5, 2021

If you’re Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp are unresponsive on your smartphone, then it you are not the only one, since all three services are currently down and Facebook already release a statement on twitter that they are aware of the issue and working to restore all three services.

A quick visit on Facebook.com, rather than the usual newsfeed, you will be greeted by a “Sorry, something went wrong.” message. While Instagram and Whatsapp, will give you the same “5xx Server Error.”

Here are the screenshots when I visit the websites.

On downdetector.com, it indicates that Facebook.com have been down for more than 2 hours now and the website received more than 125,00 reports at one time.

It’s unclear how long will the service be down and what is the caused of the downtime. I guess, we just need to wait and see.

Adidas unveil Trae Young’s first signature shoes, the Trae Young 1

October 5, 2021

Adidas officially unveil Trae Young’s first signature shoes, which is aptly called Trae Young 1.

Trae Young 1 will be available in 5 colorway; ICEE, ICEE Cotton Candy, SO SO DEF, SO SO DEF ATL and Peachtree. Both the ICEE and ICEE Cotton Candy are now available in stores. While the SO SO DEF and SO SO DEF ATL colorway will be on sale this coming Nov. 5th and Peachtree on the 19th of November. Trae young 1 will retail for $140 or around SAR 525.08.

Here’s the official announcement by Adidas as posted posted their website;

The Trae Young 1 was developed in close collaboration with Trae himself, designed to support his multi-directional playing style and the unique ways in which he moves on the court. Pulling inspiration from the laceless N3XT L3V3L silhouette worn by Trae in his first NBA season, the shoes have a half-bootie construction paired with laces for extra support – leveraging BOOST cushioning in the heel for comfort, a LIGHTSTRIKE midsole for lightweight responsiveness, and a laceless forefoot for superior lockdown.

ADIDAS AND I WORKED VERY CLOSELY ON MY FIRST SIGNATURE SHOE AND I’M HYPED TO FINALLY LET FANS GET A HOLD OF THEM. WHEN YOU WEAR THESE, YOU’RE REPPING THAT ICE COLD MENTALITY AND THE ENTIRE CITY OF ATLANTA.

THIS MOMENT IS REALLY SPECIAL AS IT’S A REMINDER TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF HOOPERS THAT THROUGH HARD WORK AND FOCUS YOU CAN ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS. TRAE YOUNG 1 IS A SYMBOL OF THAT FOR ME.
Trae Young
In tribute to Trae’s ice-cold mentality and the music, culture and legacy of the city of Atlanta, the Trae Young 1 will be available initially in five colorways at adidas.com/trae_young and additional retailers including Foot Locker, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Champs Sports, Finish Line and Hibbett.

You can watch this 7-min video by BR Kicks, as Trae Young talks about his signature shoes and his friendship with Quavo.

Press Photos

Trae Young 1

Together with the Trae Young 1, Adidas and Young also released three signature apparel outfitted with Trae’s signature logo and rocking unique cutlines that mirror the Trae Young 1 footwear; Trae Quarter Zip Pull-Over ($80), Trae Pant ($70), Trae Short ($45).

Trae Young signature apparel

ICYMI: Here are your Miss World Philippines 2021 Winners

October 4, 2021

If you were not able to catch the coronation of Miss World Philippines 2021, then here’s a quick rundown on all the winners of this year’s Miss World Philippines held at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center.

Complete list of winners;

  • Miss World Philippines 2021 – Tracy Maureen Perez, Cebu City
  • Miss Supranational Philippines 2021 – Dindi Joy Pajares, Orani, Bataan
  • Miss Eco Philippines 2021 – Kathleen Paton, Aklan
  • Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2021 – Emmanuelle Vera, Taguig City
  • Miss Tourism Philippines 2021 – Trisha Martinez, Pila, Laguna
  • Miss Environment Philippines 2021 – Michelle Arceo, Quezon City
  • Miss Multinational Philippines 2021 – Shaila Rebortera, Cebu
  • Miss Eco Teen Philippines 2021 – Tatyana Austria, Parañaque City
  • First Princess – Riana Pangindian, Pasig City
  • Second Princess – Ganiel Krishnan, Kawit, Cavite

Miss World Philippines 2021 Tracy Maureen Perez will represent the Philippines in the Miss World 2021 pageant in Puerto Rico in December.

Here are the special awards given in the event;

  • Miss Blue Water Day Spa – Tracy Maureen Perez
  • Best Skin by Cathy Valencia Award – Trisha Martinez
  • Miss Silka – Janelle Lewis
  • Miss Pacquiao Coffee – Riana Agatha Pangindian
  • Miss Tyro Sorta – Trisha Martinez
  • Miss Artopian International – Tracy Maureen Perez
  • Miss Deity Serum Award – Zoe Emmanuelle Vera
  • Miss Red Hotel – Lea Macapagal
  • Miss Bench – Tracy Maureen Perez
  • Miss GAOC – Michelle Arceo
  • Miss Dermfix – Tracy Maureen Perez
  • Miss We Provide Inc. – Shaila Mae Rebortera
  • Miss Sekara Subic – Asha Gutierrez
  • Best in Swimsuit – Tracy Maureen Perez
  • Best in Bench Body – Tracy Maureen Perez
  • Miss Photogenic – Kathleen Joy Paton
  • Best in Evening Gown – Danica Dilla

Miss Dindi Joy Pajares, was previously her fellow Miss World Philippines 2021 candidates to compete and represent Philippines in the Miss Supranational pageant in Poland last August 2021. Miss Dindi Joy Pajares is placed top 12 in the pageant.

Marvel release another trailer for Eternals, ahead of Nov. 5th release

October 4, 2021

Marvel just released a new Eternals trailer (below). The 3-seconds video are a combination of an already released clips and new clips, where we can see our heroes in their ‘ordinary’ house and the family they they’ve built in the modern time.

Marvel’s Eternals will star Gemma Chan as Sersi, Richard Madden as Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, Lauren Ridloff as Makkari, Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos, Salma Hayek as Ajak, Lia McHugh as Sprite, Don Lee as Gilgamesh, Angelina Jolie as Thena, Barry Keoghan as Druig and Kit Harington as Dane Whitman/Black Knight.

It is directed by Chloé Zhao, and Kevin Feige and Nate Moore as the producers. The film will in theaters on November 5, 2021.

Sen. Bong Go files candidacy for Vice President

October 3, 2021

Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go officially files his certificate of candidacy (COC) for Vice President. He was accompanied by Pres. Duterte, Saturday, October 2nd.

In a statement, Go said he will run for vice president after Duterte announced his “retirement” from politic, withdrawing his acceptance of the PDP-Laban nomination for the same post.

“Given that President Rodrigo Duterte decided to withdraw his acceptance of nomination, I am here to take on the challenge as PDP-Laban’s Vice Presidential candidate,” Go said in a statement.

Sen. Bong Go was originally nominated for the position of President by the Cusi-side of the now divided PDP-Laban. With the latest development, it’s unclear who will be the new candidate for the position of President and if the replacement will even have a chance of running against Isko Moreno and Ping Lacson, who already announced their intension to run for the highest office in the country.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte retires from Politics

October 3, 2021

In a surprising twist, President Rodrigo Duterte announced that he will be retiring from politics. His announcement was made while accompanying longtime aide Senator Bong Go in filing his certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice president.

His retirement means that he will no longer continue with his plans to run of the Vice President, as previously announced.

This is not the first time that Duterte announce his retirement from politics, if you can recall, in 2015, then Davao City Mayor Duterte said that he “will retire from public life for good. I believe it’s no longer my time to be in politics.”

Sen. Bong Go and President Duterte was nominated by Cusi-led faction of PDP-Laban, for President and Vice President, respectively but now that Bong Go filed for the position of Vice President and Pres. Duterte looming retirement, it’s unclear whole will the standard bearer of PDP-Laban to run for President, since Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte already filed her candidacy for a reelection for Mayor of Davao City.

Of course, we cannot discount the fact that Rodrigo Duterte can still change his mind and later run for the the VP position, since as reported by One New, this was an old strategy that Duterte already used. I guess we’ll know by Nov. 15th.

Manny Pacquiao officially files for candidacy for Philippine President

October 1, 2021

After announcing his retirement from the sports of boxing, Sen. Manny Pacquiao has officially file his candidacy for Philippine President on Friday, October 1.

Manny Pacquiao will be the standard bearer of Pacquiao/Pimentel-led faction of PDP-Laban. Deputy Speaker
of the House of Representatives Lito Atienza will be his running mate for VP.

Manny Pacquiao, the only 8-division world boxing champion, started his political career last 2010 as a Representative of Saranggani then after two-terms as a Congressman, Pacquiao won as a Senator in 2016, under the Duterte-led PDP-Laban. Pacquiao garnered over 16 million votes, landing 7th among 12 new members of the Senate.

Read the full report from Rappler – First presidential bet to file candidacy: Manny Pacquiao

Updated the article to include Lito Atienza as Manny Pacquiao running mate for VP.

You can now switch mobile carrier and use the same phone number as Mobile Number Portability takes effect

October 1, 2021

The Mobile Number Portability Act or RA 11202 officially takes effect, last Sept. 30th. In a nutshell, the Mobile Number Portability Act allows mobile users to keep the same mobile number when switching carrier or their subscription from postpaid to prepaid and vice versa, free of charge.

Smart, Globe and even DITO telecom are now accepting “switchers” for those who wants to change network providers and keep their mobile numbers.

According to Telecommunications Connectivity Inc. (TCI), a joint venture company formed by DITO, Globe and Smart, and the implementing arm of Mobile Number Portability Act, the basic requirements at conditions ng MNP o Mobile Number Portability below;

  1. Government issued ID
  2. Unique Subscriber Code (USC)
    • This is a 9-digit code issued by your current network provider to start the porting process
    • This serves as a clearance that your account is free from unpaid fees and balances.
    • This is valid for fifteen (15) days upon date of issue.<\li>
  3. Proof of mobile number ownership.

You can visit the respective FAQ page of the different telecoms below;

SABIC partners with Microsoft to create the first consumer electronic product made with recycled ocean plastic

October 1, 2021

Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), one of the world’s largest petrochemicals manufacturers, and Microsoft just announced that they will be launching the ‘Microsoft Ocean Plastic Mouse’ – the first consumer product made from recycled ocean plastic. The Microsoft Ocean Plastic Mouse is made from 20% recycled ocean plastic.

According to SABIC;

Ocean plastic is defined as plastic that has been certified by a third party as recovered from any ocean or ocean-feeding waterways or where it washed ashore from these locations. Ocean plastic differs from ocean-bound plastic in that ocean-bound plastic is recovered from ocean-feeding waterways, shorelines, and inland areas within a 50-kilometer radius of the ocean. The two recycled products play complementary roles in helping address the issue of ocean plastic waste.

Microsoft design team initially goal was to create a new plastic resin with 10% ocean plastic, after several rounds of reformulation, SABIC was able to exceed Microosft’s 10% goal and then final product contains 20% recycled ocean plastic by weight in its external casing or “shell.”

SABIC added that “this project has also provided a blueprint to demonstrate to the broader industry sector that recycling and reusing valuable plastic resins that have been recovered from the ocean, ocean – feeding waterways or where they have been washed ashore from these locations, is achievable when value chain partners use their knowledge and expertise and work together.”

SABIC added that “the SABIC-Microsoft collaboration envisions SABIC providing a new XENOY™ resin for Microsoft product use that is comprised of 20% ocean plastic, as part of SABIC’S TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio and services. This new XENOY™ resin with recycled ocean plastic can help reduce plastic waste in the ocean. For example, based on a resin grade comprised of 20% recycled content, for every 1kT of product containing recycled ocean-plastic XENOY™ PC/PET compound, an equivalent of 24 million single-use 0.5liter PET water bottles is removed from the ocean, ocean-feeding waterways, or ocean-adjacent shores.”

Microsoft first unveil the “Microsoft Ocean Plastic Mouse” during their September 2021 Event, which will can be pre-order in selected market for $24.99 or around SAR 94.00.

You can read SABIC’s official announcement here – SABIC AND MICROSOFT COLLABORATE TO CREATE MICROSOFT’S FIRST PRODUCT MADE WITH RECYCLED OCEAN PLASTIC

Philippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia announces the extension for Overseas Voting Registration until 14 October 2021

September 30, 2021
Philippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia announces the extension for Overseas Voting Registration until 14 October 2021

Philippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia has announced that the Overseas Voting Registration will be extended until 14 October 2021. The Overseas Voting Registration can be done in the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, VFS Riyadh and in Al Khobar branches.

Documents required for the Overseas Voting Registration are;

  1. Completed OV Form No. 1, which you can download from https://irehistro.comelec.gov.ph/irehistro/ovf1.
  2. Valid Philippine Passport
  3. For OFW that has dual citizenship, provide a certified true copy of the signed ‘Oath of Allegiance/Order of Approval/Identification Certification.

Then just submit the required documents to the Embassy/Consulate for processing.

You can go to Philippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia official facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/PHLinKSA/posts/6531414980264852, for more information.