As a social media and entertainment application that has amassed millions of Filipino supporters looking to connect and be entertained, kumu shifted the condition of the entertainment business in the Philippines. Rounding up the roster of emerging young streamers for The Breakthrough Issue, we look at Kayla Escano, Kathleen Agir-Zarandin, and Andrei King, who are rising through the ranks not just in finding a channel to showcase their talents and wits amid a pandemic, but in harnessing a significant venue to foster human connections in a time when it matters the most.
July 15, 2022
To call "Everything Everywhere All At Once" an absurd, genre-bending cinematic masterpiece is every bit of an understatement. From googly eyes to the hotdog fingers, the Everything Bagel to the now canonical "Yeoh-verse," life's sensible yet carnivalesque nature was captured, highlighting the humor, chaos, and unconventional structure of the temporal in A24's biggest film to date.
July 14, 2022
Following two years since the pandemic has coerced the world in a standstill, Ant Savvy Creatives and Entertainment Inc. delivers a vision of putting together a celebration of Filipino music at its peak. We zoom in on the inner workings of Tugatog Filipino Music Festival in understanding what makes this a celebration of, for, and by Filipino talent.
July 13, 2022
Long before “drag” as an artform and a source of entertainment emerged from the underground scene to global mainstream consciousness, an unassuming but already groundbreaking resto-bar in Malate, O BAR, has long opened its doors to serve as a safe space for the queer community. Sixteen long years later—a few changes in its zip codes, and even with a few other establishments tailing its success, O Bar continues to break through the mold and redefine what a gay bar is and should be, holding itself proud not just as a mecca of talent to some of the most celebrated drag talents in the Philippines, but a heart that continues to pulsate equality, respect, and love for all.
June 24, 2022
EcoFlow, a portable power and renewable energy solutions company, provides easy access to clean energy through its line of power banks and solar panels. These products are essential in saving households and buildings from power outages, especially when summer is over and the turn of the season to the rainy season begins.
June 24, 2022
Together with BTS, Spotify has launched global campaign ‘#SpotifyPurpleU’ in celebration of the KPop superstars' recent album release "Proof."
June 15, 2022
UP Statistical Society (UP StatSoc) marks the return of LIMITLESS 2022: National Youth Summit in Statistics with the theme “Diving Deep Into Data”.
June 15, 2022
We all know how challenging it is to treat our dads who have always provided for us and never seem to ask for anything. The good thing is that you can find just about anything online these days, including the perfect gift that your old man will be sure to appreciate.
June 14, 2022
Waving the Filipino flag proudly, Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, Asia's best pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena and the Philippine Women's National Football Team fueled their #ThirstForGold at the recently concluded 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam with Summit Natural Drinking Water behind their backs with every lift, leap and kick.
June 14, 2022
If the world's biggest group says it's perfectly normal for men to wear a skirt, who would dare challenge them and say they’re wrong?
June 13, 2022
Following the success of historic collaborations with established, game-changing artists like Filipino artists, Quiccs and Egg Fiasco, adidas Philippines zooms in on young illustrator and muralist Jappy Agoncillo with the release of the new City Shop “Manila Hoops” tee collection.
June 13, 2022
The Virgin Labfest (VLF), with its years of tradition as the festival of untried, untested and unstaged plays, makes a return to live stage this year with 12 new works slated to be unveiled on June 16 to 26, at Tanghalang Huseng Batute (CCP Studio Theater).
June 10, 2022
Netflix has just answered and confirmed everyone's questions and crossed fingers for a sequel to the beloved Korean zombie series, All of Us Are Dead, with the announcement of its return for a second season.
June 10, 2022
The biggest and longest-running aviation sports event in the country makes its long-awaited return as the Clark Hot Air Balloon, Food & Music Festival is happening again at the Clark Global City from June 10 to 11, 2022. The beloved annual outdoor event makes its comeback after a year on hiatus due to the pandemic.
June 8, 2022
As we slowly return to finding that sense of normalcy, it's a great time to relive moments of togetherness that we enjoy before the pandemic. Ayala Malls welcomes film lovers back to the cinemas through its A-Giant Screen cinemas.
June 8, 2022
In a highly-anticipated return to the big screen, "Jurassic World Dominion", takes the global audiences to a world where dinosaurs live and hunt alongside humans all over the world.
June 7, 2022
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