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SKYcable brings a world of new discoveries and the wonders of Mother Earth closer to Filipino home viewers as it introduces two new cable channels on its HD Plans with Global Trekker and Love Nature 4K. Both channels offer engaging and inspiring content highlighting Earth’s beauty — from the diverse animal kingdom, series of natural phenomena, captivating destinations to the marvels of human society.
Home viewers are in for a treat with an array of informative and entertaining shows about our world on Global Trekker such as All The Food In All The World, Eco Eye, If We Built It Today and documentaries about personalities including Adele, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates. Asia’s newest multi-genre factual entertainment channel is now airing on SKYcable HD channel 200. Meanwhile, get closer to nature on Love Nature 4K in crisp high-definition and in native 4K resolution via the SKY EVO box starting April 1 (Friday) on SKYcable HD channel 196. The channel offers a variety of programs like Malawi Wildlife Rescue Season 2, Orangutan Jungle School Season 2, Attack and Defend, and The Accidental Wilderness: Europe’s Everglades, capturing every astonishing detail in the highest quality imaginable.
Connect with the world even further and elevate your all-around viewing experience at home with SKYcable’s newest additions, Global Trekker and Love Nature 4K, currently available in Mega Manila areas on SKYcable and SKY Fiber + HD Cable TV plans. Not yet on SKYcable? Subscribe now to any SKYcable or SKY Fiber + HD Cable TV plans via mysky.com.ph or text SKY
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Duolingo Challenges Filipinos To Sing An Iconic Tagalog Song In English
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Duolingo, the world’s #1 language learning platform and the most downloaded educational app worldwide, extends the fun of learning to the Philippines through a much loved Filipino activity– the Karaoke. True to its core of learning while having fun, Duolingo introduces its latest course: English for the Tagalog Speakers through Duolingo Duet. The Duolingo Duet is a singing challenge that appeals to the competitive and fun-loving nature of the Filipinos. Duolingo encourages everyone to translate and sing no less than the iconic song “Äwitin Mo At Isasayaw Ko” in English and upload those on their social media pages.
Designed to be engaging and communicative, the English for the Tagalog Speakers course helps beginner English speakers or those who want to brush up on their basic English skills. It allows the users to learn key grammar concepts and useful phrases. Quirky sentences were also included, such as “You’ll give me a bad haircut!” and “You already drank three cups of coffee this morning!”, or even the very popular, “It’s more fun in the Philippines!” “We know nothing makes Filipinos happier than singing karaoke together. During the special time when everyone gets a little bit stressed, Duolingo wants to share the fun of learning a new language to a wider audience," Duolingo Marketing Director Haina Xiang explained. As the language app known for being fun and quirky, the course also aims to figure out the best words, sentences, and exercises to use in the course, to minimize the risk of concepts getting lost in translation as they are translated from English to Filipino or vice versa.
While the Philippines is generally an English proficient country, surveys for the annual English Proficiency Index shows that there is a consistent drop in the country’s ranking since 2016. While more than 75% of the Philippine population understands English, fluency in English has been associated with higher educational attainment, door-opener to power and social mobility. The divide starts young, as those who went to private schools are perceived to have more English fluency compared to those who went to public schools. Through the English for the Tagalog speakers course, Duolingo’s mission of developing the best education in the world and making it universally available, expands to the Philippines.
For those who are already proficient in English, Duolingo offers a total of more than 100 courses across 41 distinct languages to choose from, including Japanese, Korean, Spanish and more. According to Xiang, the App has an existing learner base in PH who studies at a peak of around 9:00-10:00 pm. Filipinos on average spend 15 min a day on the app.
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BINI And SB19's Collaboration For "Kabataang Pinoy" Trends Worldwide
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Powerhouse P-pop groups BINI and SB19 joined forces to bring a new flavor for their first-ever collaboration for “Kabataang Pinoy,” the theme song for “PBB Kumunity Season 10” Teen Edition. The music video, which was released last March 21, took social media by storm as “KabataangPinoyMV OutNow” rose to the trending topics on Twitter worldwide, while #SBINI19_KabataangPinoyMV made the trending list in the Philippines.
The documentary-style music video took fans behind-the-scenes of the two groups' whole-day rehearsals for their live "PBB" opening night performance, which currently has over 199,900 views on YouTube. The music and lyric videos have already reached a combined total of over 238,600 views on YouTube in less than a week. The inspiring pop-rock track, which has a timely message that encourages the Filipino youth to be brave and independent individuals, has also made it to Spotify Philippines’ New Music Friday playlist.
Meanwhile, tickets to BINI and their brother group BGYO’s docufilm “Dubai Adventures" are still up for grabs on KTX.ph. VIP tickets are priced at Php1,000, which include the streaming of the live premiere on April 1, red carpet access, and access to the replays on April 2 and 3, while general admission tickets are priced at Php399.
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Bandai Namco Entertainment America Announced Details For PAC-MAN Virtual Challenge: Level-Up 2022
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BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. has announced a brand new, worldwide PAC-MAN Virtual Challenge race today as part of its partnership with Giants Enterprises, the development and entrepreneurial arm of the San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball franchise. Presented by Alaska Airlines, this unique partnership aims to inspire individuals and families from all backgrounds to participate in fitness and lifestyle events. Additional information and registration details for PAC-MAN Virtual Challenge: Level Up 2022 can be found at race-sfgiants.com/PACMAN.
Individuals can now sign up to be a part of the PAC-MAN Virtual Challenge: Level Up 2022 and race their way through three unique levels by walking, jogging, or running anytime and anywhere in the world. All registrants will receive a PAC-MAN Virtual Challenge Race Kit including a finisher’s medal, collectible baseball pennant, and commemorative race bib to celebrate their accomplishments. Registrants will be tasked to complete 1, 2, or all 3 levels of the challenge, and participants who complete all levels will unlock a final BONUS level. We encourage participants to devote more time to running outside (or on their treadmill at home) for a healthy and balanced lifestyle and support them to do their best PAC-MAN impression by walking, jogging, or running on their own time, anywhere in the world.
