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The film and television production arm of Cignal TV, Cignal Entertainment, continues its winning streak as editions of its musical videoke singing reality game show, Sing Galing, bagged several awards as National Winners for various categories at the Asian Academy Creative Awards. Among the accolades Cignal Entertainment received for Sing Galing are Best Non-Scripted Entertainment Program for Sing Galing Sing-Lebrity Edition, Best Children’s Program for Sing Galing Kids, and Best Voice Artist for Sing Galing’s Show Suzuki.
These wins come at the heels of their triumphs earlier this year as Cignal Entertainment bagged multiple awards for Big Night! during the FAMAS Awards last July. Its top-rating program, Niña Niño, was also recognized as the National Winner for Best Drama Series during last year’s Asian Academy Creative Awards, with its leading lady, Maja Salvador, bringing home the Best Actress award. Cignal Entertainment continues to produce entertaining and highly-engaging shows for its viewers to enjoy and has established its foothold as one of the powerhouses when it comes to producing high-quality and creative content in the entertainment industry.
“We would like to congratulate the teams behind each of our shows and thank the Asian Academy Creative Awards for the recognition of our hard-work. These awards will continue to motivate us to churn out the best content possible for the enjoyment of our viewers,” Cignal Entertainment Vice President Maria Isabel “Belay” Santillan said. Don’t miss the exciting new projects that Cignal Entertainment has to offer by visiting and following their official social media pages. To watch more entertaining movies and television series produced by Cignal Entertainment, download the Cignal Play app for free via Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
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XTREME Appliances Opened First Concept Store Inside SM Malls
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| (L-R): Retail Head Meng Melgar, Councilor Eliza Huergula Llovit, President Adrian Lim, Councilor Jose Angelo Corretes, VP for Business Development Marky Del Mundo, Brand Marketing Manager Paula Dizon, and SM Daet Representatives (Image Source: INQUIRER.net/XTREME Appliances) |
Just in time for the upcoming Holiday season, well-known local appliance brand XTREME Appliances opened its first-ever concept store inside SM Malls last September 30, 2022. The Grand Opening was led by XTREME Appliances’ President Mr. Adrian Lim, Vice President for Business Development Mr. Mark Del Mundo, Retail Head Mr. Romeo Melgar, and Brand Marketing Manager Ms. Paula Katrina Dizon, together with Daet Municipal Councilor Eliza Llovit and Councilor Jose Angelo Corretes, and with the regional media in attendance. They were also joined by SM Daet Assistant Mall Manager Ms. Rachel Odda with the Leasing Manager Grace Dynne Isidro.
The newest concept store, located on the 2nd level of SM Daet, will serve customers in the whole province of Camarines Norte, especially in the nearby municipalities of San Vicente, San Lorenzo Ruiz, Vinzons, Talisay, Basud, and Mercedes. It will carry the brand’s full line-up of products from entertainment, cooling, and home-kitchen appliances. Mr. Lim shares, “Every Filipino deserves a trusted appliance brand that is worth every peso. That’s why we at XTREME Appliances continuously expand in different parts of the country to make our products accessible to more Filipinos." "We are very happy and excited with our partnership with SM, this only marks the start, we will open more concept stores in different SM Mall branches in the coming months”, he added.
XTREME Appliance owners and fans are encouraged to join the XTREME Appliances community page where members get to know more about the brand, interact with other members, and receive exclusive promos/discounts. Users can share their experiences and tips. As of September 2022, XTREME Appliances has over sixty concept stores nationwide.
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New M Safe Film Assures Safe, Feel-Good Family Moments At McDonald's
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In the recently released M Safe film now available on its social media channels, McDonald’s brings to screen shared, feel-good moments that parents and their children have missed in the past two years. While kids learn to adjust to being outside once again, McDonald’s shows that starting at a place they have always loved — like their favorite McDonald’s branch — is a safe place to visit as they ease back into pre-pandemic routines.
In the short film, viewers get to see an adorable little kid in a dinosaur costume practicing some safety procedures at home. These practices are then mirrored in the following scenes when, after two long years, the little girl’s mother brings her back to McDonald’s. The kid is in awe, and we see that everything she’s practiced is put to good use as they enjoy dining safely at McDo. Like most parents, there is no better feeling than seeing children experience firsthand those same feel-good moments they have missed. “While more Filipinos continue to seek missed and new experiences outside their homes, we encourage families, parents, and kids to experience those same feel-good moments while staying safe at McDonald’s. With our M Safe practices in place, every McDonald’s store is a safe space where families can enjoy quality time together without worry,” says McDonald's Philippines President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth S. Yang.
McDonald’s remains committed to safety across all channels with the strict implementation of M Safe practices for all customers and employees at all times. For dine-in, families can have peace of mind as McDonald’s stores are equipped with hand sanitizers, proper ventilation, and a fresh air supply system. Frequent sanitation of customer areas is continuously done while customers continue to wear face masks except when eating. To ensure a safe dining experience for everyone in-store, 100% of McDonald’s employees nationwide are fully-vaccinated and continue to apply the protocols set in place. Whether dine-in, delivery, or ride-thru, all families are assured that their food is safely prepared by fully-vaccinated employees in a safe environment that follows stringent global food quality standards.
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PLDT, Smart Enable 16th Annual Youth Journalists' Forum In Cebu
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Over 260 journalism and communication students from eight universities and colleges in Cebu participated in SunStar Cebu’s “Reaching Out to Future Journalists” forum, which also marks the 30th anniversary of Cebu Press Freedom Week. Now in its 16th year, the forum was organized by SunStar Cebu with the support of PLDT and Smart, together with Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway, University of the Philippines Cebu, Cebu Caritas, Inc., and InnoPub Media, to upskill future communicators on cybersecurity, revisionism and denialism, and disinformation. The recent event was staged in a hybrid format for the first time after two years of conducting it purely virtually due to the pandemic.
“As the country’s leading integrated telecommunication services provider, PLDT and Smart are enabling the new generation of journalists and communicators in exploring innovative strategies and effective multi-media platforms to deliver accurate and relevant content, and as a result — help build a nation through reason, truth, and honesty,” said PLDT and Smart First Vice President and Corporate Communications Group Head Cathy Yang. PLDT and Smart Digital Communications Senior Manager Elijah Mendoza talked about prevalent social engineering attacks and shared tips on how to avoid falling victim to these scams. An example of these attacks is phishing or the practice of deceiving people through e-mail to reveal personal and sensitive information. This can also be done using voice calls, short message service (SMS), and Quick Response (QR) codes. Another guest speaker, historian and columnist Manuel L. Quezon III, discussed revisionism and denialism, emphasizing that people should focus more on fighting the latter as this will result in more deception and rejection of facts to serve the interest of others. He challenged the student participants to engage in this fight by revisiting the past and telling truthful and convincing stories.
Journalist Christian Esguerra, who joined the event face-to-face, also invited young communicators to be part of the network that uses truth in fighting against those spreading disinformation, by taking advantage of their knowledge on platforms where falsehoods are also rampant, such as social media. The forum also featured Cebu-based cartoonists, poets, and a stage play tackling social issues in the country. It also offered virtual games and raffle draws to the participants. PLDT and Smart remain steadfast partners of SunStar and the entire Cebu media community in their efforts to hone Filipino student journalists to become responsible storytellers of truth in the future.
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Burger Steak Lovers Make Their Best Beefy Smile And Saucy Oooh With Jollibee’s Fun TikTok Filter
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When it comes to tasty and satisfying eats, Jollibee Burger Steak remains a firm Pinoy favorite for its beefy-saucy linamnam goodness at an unbeatable price. One bite is enough to make anyone smile and go “oooh” with delight. This is why Jollibee came up with a new TikTok filter that emphasizes and brings out the fun in these “Beefy Smile Saucy Oooh” expressions.
Burger Steak lovers enjoyed trying out the “Beefy Smile Saucy Oooh” TikTok filter at the Burger Steak booth at SM City North Edsa on August 27-28 and SM Mall of Asia on September 3-4. By recording and uploading their own videos using the filter, they also had the chance to win free Jollibee gift certificates. Over 400 participants were so game to join in on the craze and tried out the Tiktok filter. Check out all the exciting moments that unfolded during the 4-day booth rollout by watching the highlights video below.
Of course, not to miss out on the fun, some of our favorite content creators and foodies also shared their own best Beefy Smiles and Saucy Ooohs. Among them is the “Majestic Superstar” herself, Maja Salvador, which can be seen and viewed on her TikTok account. Enjoy the beefy-saucy linamnam goodness of Jollibee Burger Steak at all stores nationwide for only Php55 (Solo). Aside from Take-Out and Drive-Thru, you can also have them safely delivered to you via the Jollibee Delivery App, JollibeeDelivery.com, #87000, GrabFood, and Foodpanda.
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What Filipino Trubists Need To Know About The PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) Southeast Asia (SEA) Championship Fall 2022
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Organized by Krafton, Level Infinite, and VSPN, PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL– SEA Championship is a PUBG Mobile Pro League Regional Championship for the Southeast Asia region. The PUBG Mobile PMPL Southeast Asia Fall 2022 tournament will consist of two stages with twenty teams, from all over the region, contending for a lion’s share of the prize money amounting to US$200,000 and the title of champions. The tournament has already last September 2 and will conclude on October 16th.
The top 20 teams from all over SEA are divided into five groups and will participate in 5 matches per day, totalling 25 matches each week in the course of three weeks for this stage. Each group will play 4 matches per day in a Round-Robin format, totalling to 20 matches every week. Once this stage ends, the qualifying top 16 teams will go to the SEA Finals. The SEA Finals is scheduled from October 21 to 23 and the top 16 teams will duke it out in 18 matches in total, for 6 matches each day. The top five teams who will make it out onto the finals for the PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2022, the final tournament to close off PUBG Mobile’s competitive season this year. It has a total prize pool of US$4 million.
The teams who are eligible to participate in PUBG Mobile PMPL Southeast Asia Fall 2022 came from various 2022 PMPL tournaments, including the SEA Championship Spring 2022, Thailand Fall 2022, Indonesia Fall 2022, MY/SG/PH Fall 2022, Vietnam Fall 2022 and SEA Play-in. These are D’Xavier (Vietnam), Eagle eSports (Vietnam), BN United (Vietnam), Box Gaming (Vietnam), ShineLikeDiamond (Vietnam), Vampire eSports (Thailand), TEM Entertainment (Thailand), The Infinity (Thailand), FaZe Clan (Thailand), Bacon Time (Thailand), Buriram United eSports (Thailand), Genesis Dogma GIDS (Indonesia), Alter Ego LIMAX (Indonesia), BOOM eSports (Indonesia), NFT eSports (Indonesia), Don’t Break Dreams (Malaysia), Geek Fam (Malaysia), SEM9 (Malaysia), 4Rivals (Malaysia), and Yodoo Alliance (Malaysia). The tournament will be streamed on PUBG Mobile's official YouTube channel.
