David Licauco for Because I Love You

It was a different guy I met a few days ago during a sit down interview with one of the stars of the movie Because I Love You, he’s David Licauco. It’s a movie produced by ALV Films, Garahe Productions and distributed by Regal Entertainment. I have been able to talk to him in the past and during those times, he wasn’t as keen in joining show business, a little meek, nonchalant, so you get the vibe he was doing this for the wrong reasons. Even with his good looks and demigod body, he (some til now) was actually very shy and timid, so you really come across a little strong especially with those brows that made him look even tougher in person - and on screen. Talking to him yesterday felt different, he was more warm, very candid and talked straight to the point when we interviewed him. I liked this more than my first encounter, he was like in love when he spoke about Shaira Mae Dela Cruz who appears in the film as Summer, a very feisty fire woman who falls in love with Rael (the man who’s got everything).

I couldn’t quite pinpoint what changed with him but he’s quite more endearing now, more warm, and I hope people see how he has improved a lot with his acting. The young gentleman even went the length of being under the wing of an acting coach so he could hone his craft and be good at this, as it shows on this Because I Love You film and the digital series he had with GMA.

You must like David Licauco for one or more reasons, but if you want to see how this almost impossible love story unfold and see how a rich committed guy end up falling for a beautiful lass, watch it on theaters this coming June 26th on malls, movie houses nationwide!

Who knows, you might fall in love with David too! :)

Idol Philippines Top 12

Search for the Idol Philippines this evening was full of upsets, the press had their favorites but it turned out most of them (and possibly yours) have not made it on the top 12.

But this is good news for Dan Ombao, Elle Ocampo, Fatima Louise, Lance Busa, Lucas Garcia, Matty Juniosa, Miguel Odron, Rachel Libres, Renwick Benito, Sheland Faelnar, Trish Bonilla and Zephanie Dimaranan because that means they’ll be the IDOL Top 12.

Plus on week 1, they will be taught by no other than Maestro Ryan Cayabyab. Then they will be getting 50% from the judges and 50% will be via public idol votes so you really have to do your work as fans , it ain’t gonna work if you’re just gonna sit there and watch.

I like Matty, Trish, Lucas, but of course I am just one person. If you want your idol to win, you need to watch the live competitions and see how they fare in these last few weeks. The world is watching and if we’re sending someone to the idol stage somewhere else it better represent how good we are as singers in this side of the globe.

We do what we do.

Predator Powers PUBG SEA Championships Season 2

Been playing this for a long time and I wonder how I haven’t been able to play this professionally. News got out that Predator has sponsored the PUBG Championship Season 2 held in the land of smiles, Thailand. With this, teams from Thailand (4), Vietnam (4), Indonesia (3), Philippines (2), and Malaysia/Singapore (1) will battle it out for supremacy in the region plus the whopping USD 100,000 in cash!

This is organized by MET Events, the largest esports event organizer in Asia and it will kick off the Bangkok leg on June 29-30. The Philippine Qualifier last June 22-23 had ArkAngel on top and hopefully after Bangkok, they’ll win on July 26-28 for the MET Asia Series PUBG Classic for a USD 300,000 prize pot!

Can’t wait to see the Philippines conquer this! Let’s go!

Philam Does Critical Illness Coverage

Philam Life went to its roots and today they are introducing a new product to stay ahead, to have an edge over critical illness. The product is called the AIA Critical Protect 100. It lays focus on living a healthier life. Critical Illness cost 2Million Pesos on average and that is hard for anyone to put up. Now Philam Life covers 0 to 100 years old, 100 kinds of critical illnesses, Gender Specific Recovery benefit plus more on Philam Vitality. Usually coverages are for 18 to 65, but now they do it for children and people beyond 76 years old. For Nico Bolzico, he needs to spend 113 pesos per day for the next 20 years. This is for a total of 2 Million coverage. Face Amount is 1M, Minor CI benefit 250K, Gender Specific Cancer Benefit 500K, and Recovery Benefit 500K.

“We are celebrating AIA’s 100 years and two years ago we promised to have Filipinos have better and healthier life. We are the country’s protection advocate.”

“We want to renew our commitment now that we are on our 72nd year in the Philippines. The vitality program changed the discussion to live better and healthier. Knowing your health, improving it, and rewarding the behavior to be in the Vitality program. This year we are strengthening about promoting protection, when we launched Critical Protect, we asked ourselves why these products are coming in. Having this is just going to give you peace of mind, it is key to live healthier. Even if you sleep you get points. AIA CRITICAL PROTECT is now being launched so you can get 100% out of life.”

Will Dasovich says “I went through a lot, with Stage 3 colon cancer and in 6 months of chemotherapy and surgery, I learned a lot. I think the emphasis goes to the what our purpose is, how do we all make a difference in this world? Mine is entertainment, influencing someone to be happy, so many things in life, to continue living even if I was diagnosed. It was the hardest, but I knew in some way I was making a difference in someone else’s life. It made me happy to see people relate. When you’re confronted with that, you get support with the people you love. Now I spend so much time with my family, we get so caught up and forget to spend time with the people you love. Having that on a daily basis, it was nostalgic, we got to go on roadtrips again, have fun, made me value moments that much more with my family. For those battling something, take it one step at a time. The pain might beat you down but regardless, mentally and emotionally be stable and try to understand what you can control. If you do that then you will be content and happy.”

Raymond Gutierrez says “For me the best tool is the Philam Vitality App. I am a go getter, I challenge myself but here it is easy to earn points so you get habits walking around, it is a pillar of being healthy. Even to sleep, you need 8-10 hours to have your mind rested. The new members will have Philam Vitality review, to know how you are ready for this. A nutrition assessment, vitality check for cheap, then you will know how you can get better. I was thinking about it but I always thought about it, I started late, but it has given me a new lease on life.”

They are celebrating with the AIA 100 Run on June 30 so you can be with Team Mond, Team Nico, Team Will and Team Solenn at the Mall of Asia Grounds. For details you may go to their social media channels, download the Philam Vitality App on the App Store or Google Play.