ON THE RADAR | February 13, 2019
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The
2019 edition of the Philippine Pro Gaming League (PPGL) is already on a roll with
thousands of amateur and aspiring professional gamers from different parts of
the country vying for glory and to get a great grand share of its Php1.3
million prize pool which is much higher than last year's Php800,000. This time,
DOTA 2 is out of its books as it now features League of Legends (LoL), Arena of
Valor (AoV), Tekken 7 and Philippines' most popular battle royals survivor game
today Rules of Survival (RoS).
League
of Legends and Arena of Valor tournaments will have the highest grand cash
prizes in the league with the winning team in each game taking home Php200,000.
However, since the two are team games featuring five-man teams, the prize will
be split accordingly. On the other hand, winners of RoS and Tekken 7 tourneys
would likely win the grand cash prize of Php160,000 and Php90,000 respectively.
It is yet uncertain whether the organizers are considering a team-based setup
for these two games or not.
Anyway,
the PPGL has officially began with the first qualifying round for Rules of
Survival (RoS) and the Tekken 7 Cagayan de Oro Qualifiers which have been taken
place on the 2nd of February. The League of Legends qualifying rounds are
slated to begin on February 17 while those of Arena of Valor begin on the 8th
of March. These will culminate in the Grand Finals which will be held on
February 16 for RoS and on April 6 and 7 for LoL, AoV and Tekken 7.
The
games will be broadcast live and exclusively online via live streaming on
PPGL's official Facebook and Twitch channels and they will be covered in
English for Twitch broadcasts and Filipino for those of Facebook Live. However,
the RoS tournament is exclusive only on Facebook Live. Presented by MET Events
(formerly Mineski Events Team) and Globe Telecom, the Philippine Pro Gaming
League is open to all amateur gamers in the country who wish to make their own
name in the professional gaming scene.
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World of Dance PH Is Now
Filipinos' New Weekend Viewing Habit
ABS-CBN's
World of Dance Philippines is already becoming a new viewing habit for Filipino
households every Saturday and Sunday nights as it literally opened up being
consistently on top of the national TV ratings as the most watched weekend show
in the Philippines and even garnering its all-time highest rating most recently
based on data from Kantar Media Philippines. Aside from ratings success, the
show also became a top trending topic on social media every week.
Millions
of Filipino viewers were awed, amazed and eventually overwhelmed by the
impressive performances and outstanding dancing prowess from a bevy of
individuals and groups who wish to showcase their strut and stuff to the world
and compete in a bigger stage against some of the best in the world. More than
30 individuals and dance groups have already made it to the next round where
they have completed the first step towards their WOD journey, and it was made
possible through the show's panel of judges which is comprised of international
R&B sensation Billy Crawford, dance royalty Maja Salvador and "Mr.
Pure Energy" Gary Valenciano.
Hosted
by Luis Manzano and Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach, catch the best dancers in
the country show what they do best on World of Dance Philippines every Saturday
nights after Home Sweetie Home and Sunday after Wansapanataym on ABS-CBN and
ABS-CBN HD (Skycable HD channel 167, SkyDirect channel 2). You can also enjoy
the show via live streaming on ABS-CBN Entertainment's official YouTube channel
through World of Dance Online hosted by Maymay Entrata, Riva Quenery, AC
Bonifacio and Teacher Georcelle Dapat-Sy or even watch past episodes of it anytime,
anywhere on iWant.
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OPPO To Plant 1,200 Trees In
La Mesa Watershed
OPPO
Philippines, in partnership with ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation's Bantay Kalikasan,
is now pledging to plant 1,200 trees within all corners of the La Mesa
Watershed in Quezon City after the successful staging of its Charity Photo
Contest where more than 106,000 Filipino netizens take part in this intriguing
affair.
The
contest features a series of photos taken by three renouned photographers using
the new OPPO F9 Jade Green where they depict the beautiful sceneries found in
different parts of the Philippine archipelago. For every like and share on any
of these photos, one peso will be donated to Bantay Kalikasan's continuing efforts
to protect and maintain the only major watershed in Metro Manila. At the end of
the contest proper, OPPO has officially pledged a donation of Php200,000 from
the likes and shares tallied which would surely benefit a good and intriguing
cause in protecting the environment.
Celebrating
the natural hues of the Philippines' natural wonders through its unique gradient
of blue and green, the OPPO F9 Jade Green sports amazing features that are
essential to individuals on-the-go such as a waterdrop display, dual rear
cameras, and OPPO's signature VOOC Flash Charge technology where users can have
at least two hours of call time within a five-minute charge. It is now
available in limited stocks for only Php17,990 at OPPO Philippines concept stores
and authorized resellers nationwide. It is also available via Home Credit and
Smart postpaid plans as well.
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Asia's Got Talent Season 3
Off To Good Start
In case
you didn't know, the third season of Asia's Got Talent has already been
commenced and its premiere episode was an exciting one to boot as it is
headlined by TK Jiang, a working college student in Singapore scoring a golden buzzer
from judge Jay Park for his unique and innovative magic tricks through the use of
his gadgets. Of course, there are a bevy of Filipino talents who have stood out from the said episode which include HK Sisters, Zeexhie, Junior Good Vibes and ZooDiva
The
February 7th season premiere is just one of ten intensely enjoyable episodes that
viewers in Asia, especially those in the Philippines, should watch out for
where the first half features five weeks of showcasing world-class talents from
different parts of Asia. Returning for the third season are hosts Alan Wong and
Justin Bratton, internationally renouned singing sensation Anggun, multi-platinum recording artist Jay Park and 16-time Grammy award-winning music composer and producer David Foster.
