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August 2020

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The Itchyworms “Waiting For The End To Start” virtual album launch

The Itchyworms banner

The Itchyworms to launch quarantine-themed album with a virtual event is presented by Sony Music Philippines, GNN Entertainment, and Linya-Linya. Also celebrate the release of their highly anticipated fifth album, “Waiting For The End To Start.”

A few hours before the 9-track album drops on digital platforms worldwide, the acclaimed pop-rock outfit is set to debut the songs for the very first time through an online listening and live commentary party, which will be streamed live via The Itchyworms’ official Facebook page on August 17, (Monday), from 7:30 pm onwards.

The Itchyworms

Expect a night of fun and entertainment as The Itchyworms perform select cuts from their upcoming release, and promise music listeners to deliver a riveting music experience like no other.

About the album

The Itchyworms’ upcoming studio album, Waiting For The End To Start was conceptualized and recorded with the members of the band confined in their respective homes during the nationwide lockdown.

Thematically, the songs are written as a reflection of their individual and collective experiences during the quarantine period. It also inhabits a more adventurous and relentless approach in terms of production and songwriting, which produced captivating end results that music fans will surely love.

As Chino Singson, the band’s lead guitarist and back-up vocalist, shares in a statement, “Like any collection of music, it is a record of its time: A snapshot of the artist’s reaction to his or her circumstances. But it’s a concept album in that our aim was to create art in the midst of a pandemic, to capture our emotions in the music we record, even with the limited recording gear we have at home. So you’ll hear amp buzz and imperfect vocals, but for me that’s part of the spirit of true rock.”

 

 

 

 

 

August 8, 2020 by
Sports

ONE Championship: Top 10 Most Engaging Sport Profile on Facebook Worldwide

One Championship, Singapore-based martial arts organization lands in Top 10 in Facebook Engagement Among Global Sports Properties, according to figures released by independent social media marketing company Socialbakers. The data was collected between 1 January and 30 June, 2020.

ONE landed in the eighth spot overall, with 46,299,362 interactions, slightly edging out the National Basketball Association (NBA), which sits in the ninth spot at 45,049,463 interactions. ONE is surrounded by some of the most high-profile sports properties in the world, including Manchester United, International Cricket Council (ICC), and LaLiga, among others.

ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong shared a multimedia infographic and a message to fans of the promotion on his official Facebook.

“Thank you to the greatest fans in the world for inspiring me and my team to dream more, do more, and be more in life!” Sityodtong wrote. https://www.facebook.com/yodchatri/posts/3314787365250068

ONE is the only Asian representative and martial arts property on the list. The Top 10 is mostly dominated by football organizations, with only ONE, the NBA, and ICC representing other sports.

Football is extremely popular in many Asian nations, and it is arguably the most popular sport in the world. Manchester United claimed the top spot on the list with 98,753,757 interactions, which certainly comes as no surprise being the most popular football team in the world.

ONE, meanwhile, features the world’s most exciting martial arts action and enjoys a massive fan base not only in Asia, but also across Europe and South America. Its global footprint projects over 2.7 billion potential viewers worldwide, and it broadcasts events to 150 countries through free-to-air, linear, and digital channels. The promotion has a passionate following among key demographics on social media, particularly on Facebook and Youtube.

Apart from its flagship mixed martial arts product, ONE also offers a striking-only league – ONE Super Series – which hosts kickboxing and Muay Thai contests, as well as reality shows such as ONE Warrior Series and the upcoming The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition. It also recently launched a podcast called Franklin Speaking, which stars multiple-time World Champion and mixed martial arts legend Rich “Ace” Franklin.

Socialbakers is a social media data analytics company that provides businesses around the world with data and analytics across multiple platforms. It serves thousands of enterprise brands and SMBs, including over 100 companies on the list of Fortune Global 500.

 

August 8, 2020 by
Entertainment

Zack Tabudlo latest single “Nangangamba” inspired of his fear and soars in love

Zack Tabudlo

Zack Tabudlo setting an ultimatum on fear with his newest single, “Nangangamba,” out this Friday, August 7, on digital platforms worldwide. The singer-songwriter and producer finds renewed perspective on time’s delicate role in shaping your own destiny.

On his first release under Island Records Philippines, Zack urges listeners to take ownership of their own feelings: that inaction may shield you from pain, yes, but ultimately it’ll get you nowhere. He brings love songs up a notch, infusing pop and R&B elements to his powerful vocals—a testament to his ever-evolving songwriting and production style. But moreover, it signals a shift on his creative choices in keeping his individual artistry as dynamic as his growth in the music industry. “With these new tracks, I’m sure people who have experienced these would relate so much more… [the latest single] is very different, music-wise and in terms of maturity,” he shares.

Part of this artistic growth is Zack’s experience of writing “Nangangamba,” a song he wrote a year ago. He cites an earlier failed romance as the inspiration behind the song. “I wrote down some lyrics about the things I was going through at the time. I was in a situation where I felt like someone I liked was playing too hard to get, and the song pretty much circles around that idea: that sometimes when we play too hard to get, we lose people who really love us or people who [turn out to] feel the same way.” The process of writing the actual song didn’t take long once the idea set in. “It all started with a melody that popped into my head while I was in class. Every time melodies or ideas pop in my head, I always grab my phone to record them just to make sure I won’t forget. But this time, I knew I needed at least a couple of chords on any instrument just to seal the idea. I recorded all the chords I needed using a ukulele. When I got home I went straight to my home studio and finished the production with my vocals and everything. Five to six hours later, ‘Nangangamba’ was born.”

Now finally set to be released, “Nangangamba” unintentionally—and fittingly—became a case of practicing what you preach, as he sings, “Ito naangpagkakataon / Walanangpipigilsa’yo / ‘Wag kanangmahihiya / Sabihinnaangtotoo.” In some ways, the lockdown allowed him to reprioritize. “I have a home studio and all the equipment I need. Having all the time in the world made me focus more and be motivated to write lots of songs compared to when I was also studying at the same time.”

Acquiring skills over time also made it possible to avoid tremendous adjustments to recording and producing the single despite limitations during the quarantine. “Just like in my old tracks, I’ve worked on them from top to bottom. I’m the producer, writer, singer, arranger, as well as the mixing and mastering engineer. It was really fun experimenting with different genres and I really like the vibe of each and every song I’ve been making lately. There are samples I’ve worked on from scratch with these tracks and I really can’t wait for everyone to hear it.”

His latest career step as part of the brand-new Island Records roster excites the multi-disciplinary artist. “Everyone in MCA Music Philippines and Island Records Philippines are amazing… They’ve been very supportive and very creative when it comes to ideas or projects, and I know I have a very strong team behind me.”

 

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August 7, 2020 by
Lifestyle, News

TANG partnership with Edukasyon.ph to help Moms prepare their Kids for Distance Learning

With this sudden shift that children never before away from the classroom as a result, education has changed dramatically and with the setup of distance learning being a new experience. Since the new school year is about to start soon, many parents are looking for guidance on how to make the best out of their children’s learning experience at home.

Learning from home is an entirely new experience from the traditional classroom setup. Apart from missing the opportunities to learn from social interactions, more distractions can be found at home such as computers, TVs, and many other external factors that may disrupt the learning process. To help moms bridge the gaps of distance learning and turn the home into a conducive learning environment, TANG, in partnership with Edukasyon.ph, launches Prepared with TANG: Get Ready for Distance Learning.

Prepared with TANG: Get Ready for Distance Learning is a free online learning platform where moms can get insights about distance learning and how they can play a more active role in their child’s education. The platform will provide moms with useful tips and simple steps to enhance their child’s learning experience at home, such as:

  1. Providing motivation when child feels bored or tired during lessons;
  2. Setting up a comfortable study space;
  3. Getting creative with new educational activities; and most important,
  4. Ensuring proper nutrition and fortification including the importance of Vitamin C

Enriching advice and tips will come from the expertise and real-life experiences of fellow moms and experts such as homeschooling advocate Tina Rodriguez, mom and daughter Mikaela Martinez-Lagdameo and Noelle, and LEGO senior concept artist, Ian Sta Maria.

“It has always been TANG’s mission to be every Filipino mom’s partner in preparing their children for a bright future. And this partnership is even more important as moms face the new normal of distance learning.” says Miguel Reyes, Brand Manager of TANG Philippines. “With TANG, moms can ensure that their children will have refreshing breaks that help make for a better learning experience.This is just the first step of many as we at TANG continue to be every mom’s partner in guiding their children towards what lies ahead.”

Join us over a fun and enriching merienda break with your kids on August 8, 2020, 3PM at the TANG PH Facebook page as we launch the free platform through a Facebook Live session. Follow us on www.facebook.com/TANGPhilippines/ to learn more.

Get your kids ready for a brighter future, prepared with TANG.

 

August 7, 2020 by
Health and Wellness, Lifestyle

Filipinos are now more eager to widen their knowledge on General Nutrition; as revealed by Herbalife Nutrition

Dr. Chin-Kun Wang, President, International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

Premiere global nutrition company helped in revealing that Filipinos are now ready and much more eager to learn more about General Nutrition Knowledge. On a survey done last March 2020, to respondents from Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, it has been showed how Filipinos have nutritional knowledge gap which is relatively important in determining how they value factors that greatly affects their health.

On misconceptions, majority (85%) of Filipinos believed that a person needs adequate calcium intake regardless of age to optimize peak bone mass for bone condition. On the contrary, the peak bone mass is reliant on calcium intake and reaches its peak when a person is at the age of 30. On the other hand it has been revealed that enough calcium intake in life can lessen the risk of Osteoporosis.

It is a good thing that when it comes to fats, 68% of Filipinos are right about its job in providing human body with energy, while it’s a bit sad that only 42% acknowledge the fact that fats support the body in absorbing vitamins.

Sridhar Rajagopalan, Senior Director, Sub-Region Head, and General Manager of Herbalife Nutrition Philippines

“Exercise is the key!”, says the 80% of Filipinos who appropriately answered that exercising helps the body in rebuilding muscles and in increasing lean muscles. Sadly, 51% falsely believed that protein powder can’t be a healthy source of protein as compared to protein served by natural foods. Sridhar Rajagopalan, Senior Director, Sub-Region Head, and General Manager of Herbalife Nutrition Philippines, shared that protein powder from high-quality sources can be as good as protein from natural foods. Likewise soy protein from soybeans, it is still a complete protein, which can provide a full range of nine essential amino acids as needed by the human body.

It is truer now as it shows that Filipinos strongly believe in the power of Vitamin C and fruits in helping the body boost immunity and resistance to different types of infections as 94% of them had correct answers of that.

Above all the information about the accuracy of their knowledge on nutrition, 47% of Filipino consumers believed in the importance of being educated with necessary nutrition knowledge and that 39% said that misleading myths and misinformation that is found online prevents them from having accurate nutrition knowledge.

The data extracted to present the results were from the Quiz taken as part of Asia Pacific Nutrition Myths Survey, Rajagopalan said that the result of the quiz and the survey show that there is a significant nutrition knowledge gap among Filipinos and that their anticipation, interest and acknowledgement on the importance of balanced nutrition gave them hope to help close the gap, at the same time empower Filipinos with nutrition knowledge they need to make better nutrition choices. He said that this was a good sign and the only next thing to do is to help them achieve that.

It is a relief that there is a company, Herbalife Nutrition, that has always been producing high-quality and science-hacked products which changes people’s lives and health since 1980. With great nutrition products and business opportunities given to their members, they create an environment of customers who embrace a more vigorous and healthier lives.

About Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.

Herbalife Nutrition is a global company that has been changing people’s lives with great nutrition products and a proven business opportunity for its independent members since 1980. The Company offers high-quality, science-backed products, sold in over 90 countries by entrepreneurial members who provide one-on-one coaching and a supportive community that inspires their customers to embrace a healthier, more active lifestyle. Through the Company’s global campaign to eradicate hunger, Herbalife Nutrition is also committed to bringing nutrition and education to communities around the world.

For more information, please visit IAmHerbalifeNutrition.com.

 

August 4, 2020 by
Entertainment

Ben&Ben marking 1M YouTube subscribers and launches BBTV

Ben&Ben BBTV

The multi-awarded nine-piece collective Ben&Ben have heeded the call of fans for more exclusive content in the coming days after reaching more than a million subscribers on YouTube. And they recently announced the launch of their upcoming weekly series, BBTV on July 31, Friday to celebrate this important milestone in their career.

“We’ve been making vlogs that showed our life behind the scenes, but eventually the band and its team came up with the idea,” vocalist and guitarist Miguel Benjamin shares. “Its primary goal is to simply find more ways to connect to people through more varied content.”

Extensive range of content

Aside from themed music performances and collaborations, expect an intimate look at the band’s more personal and entertaining side as they share their journey of living together under one roof.  “We decided to live together to eliminate or at least greatly lessen the risks involved with working outside,” says Miguel. “We always had the idea of living together in the future to create content and write music, but with the situation now we realized that now was the best time to actually give it a shot.”

Ben&Ben also revealed about their plans to drop a “head bang” version of their smash single “Pagtingin,” as well as cover select K-Pop songs in the future.

The online series, which airs every Wednesday, will also feature a more extensive range of content for people to connect to, including but not limited to games, competitions, challenges and other forms of entertainment.

Sophomore Album

Ben&Ben are currently working on the follow-up to their platinum-selling debut album, Limasawa Street, which produced generation-defining songs such as “Pagtingin,” “Fall,” “Araw-Araw,” “War,” and more.

Paolo confirms in a statement that one of the reasons for moving in was to start writing for their second album to be released under Sony Music. “We wanted the process to be as organic and as involved as possible, and we’re so excited to see what we can come up with where distance and time isn’t a hindrance.”

New episodes of BBTV will drop every Wednesday of the week on the Ben&Ben YouTube Channel, starting August 5, 2020.

 

August 3, 2020 by
News, Tech

Smart-Acer Partnership Introduced Smart School Bundle

Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and Acer Philippines (Acer) teamed up to launch the Smart School Bundle, an affordable and convenient gadget bundle to help incoming students prepare and participate in online classes this school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Smart School Bundle is inclusive of a 14-inch Acer Aspire 5 laptop and a Smart Bro LTE pocket WiFi, which are compliant with the Department of Education’s minimum specifications for devices for distance learning.

The laptop comes with a Windows 10 Home OS, Intel® Core™ i3 -813OU 2.2 GHz Base Speed with Turbo Boost up to 3.4 GHz, am 8GB DDR4 memory, 128 SSD + 1TB HDD. It also includes other features that students would need in order to accomplish their school work.

In addition, the Smart Bro LTE Pocket WiFi can connect to Smart’s fastest Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, which helps provide online access for students, especially for their class video conferences or online submission of requirements.

Precy P. Katigbak, FVP and Head of National Key Accounts at Smart, said that e-learning is an important building block under the new normal, wherein education will be driven largely by digital tools and products. “We hope that through this partnership, we can help students make a smooth transition to distance learning, and help make sure that no learner is left behind,” Katigbak added.

Meanwhile, Manuel Wong, Managing Director at Acer Philippines, said that it has always been their mission to enable Filipino students by providing them the tools needed for their education, and they hope that through their partnership with Smart, students can continue to learn amid the pandemic.

Teachers and other professionals can also avail of the gadget bundle, especially those who are working from home.

“At the end of the day, our goal is to make sure that our customers have a good experience with us, and that our network can help them achieve their goals in school or at work,” said Jane J. Basas, SVP and Head of Consumer Wireless Business at Smart.

The Smart School Bundle is available at all Acer concept stores and distributors nationwide.

For more information, visit www.smart.com.ph

About Acer

Founded in 1976, Acer is now one of the world’s top ICT companies and has a presence in over 160 countries. As Acer looks into the future, it is focused on enabling a world where hardware, software and services will fuse with one another to open up new possibilities for consumers and businesses alike. From service-oriented technologies to the Internet of Things to gaming and virtual reality, Acer’s 7,000+ employees are dedicated to the research, design, marketing, sale, and support of products and solutions that break barriers between people and technology. Please visit www.acer.com for more information.

 

August 1, 2020 by
Entertainment

Eve Alai x Senara, “Pills and Potions” for the breakdown jam of the quarantine era

Eve Alai, Singapore based producer-songwriter has finally released “Pills and Potions,” the lead single of his upcoming debut EP, via indie label Umami Records. His first release with the international label features a collaboration with Sri Lankan pop artist, Senara, whose sassy but smooth vocal performance serves as a perfect balm to the track’s throbbing pulse.

“Pills and Potions” is ready to bop its way into quarantine parties all over the world with its house-inflected beats, slinky grooves, and gleefully immaculate production. Its somber lyrics about the realities of relationships are in a different vein entirely, but somehow the contrasting effect encourages listeners to dance the pain away.

“I noticed that people love to dance to songs that address situations in love and life that are unfortunate,” Eve Alai takes into account the story behind his happy-sad anthem. “I wanted to create a vibe where people could embrace their sadness and dance at the same time.”

Listen to Pills and Potions by Eve Alai x Senara everywhere at this link: https://www.umamirecords.sg/pills-and-potions/

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About Eve Alai

Eve Alai makes dance music fused with timeless melodies, designed to give listeners a sonic experience that will move them emotionally and physically.Originally from Sri Lanka, Eve Alai completed his degree in music at LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. He is currently completing his 6-track debut EP which will be released over the next 12 months.

 

 

August 1, 2020 by