PayMaya Launches #PayMayAguinaldo this Season!

PayMaya just announced their very own aguinaldo this Christmas season as they launch their biggest giveaway and promos. They dub it as "PayMayaguinaldo" and will reward you with lots of things including 1 Million pesos and weekly prizes of 285,000 pesos which is unprecedented in the e-wallet industry in the country. In a nutshell, you have to use the services like QR so you can win prizes via their raffle. They also encourage you to pay in restuarants, establishments via PayMaya because the more you use it, the more entries you get.

 Mark Dee of PayMaya's Growth division says "We have come to learn that Filipinos capacity to give is endless and we are evolving the way we are doing things are changing. Celebrating Christmas this year is going to be different, some traditions will have a new normal twist. Ninongs and Ninangs out there, we can't escape our inaanaks as there is now PayMaya. To pay bills, buy load, PayMayaguinaldo will get you 1 million of prizes. You can get Balik Bayad now when you scan to pay, but you will also get 1 raffle entry per transaction in the PayMayaguinaldo Christmas Store on the PayMaya App. You will get these deals only during the Christmas season. We have raised 30 million for COVID and Typhoon relief to over 40 organizations. We are also donating 1 Million for Gawad Kalinga and if you Scan To Pay with PayMaya, you will also benefit the same orgnanization this year. Weekly prizes of over 285,000 will be given away, so if you still don't have a PayMaya this is a good day to have one."

Raymond Villanueva of PayMaya QR Ecosystems says "There is a lot of things happening today. For starters, we can't all go to the mall because of COVID, and we support Ingat Angat Tayong Lahat and using cashless transactions, you are not only making yourself safe, but also helping the economy recover. We want your experience #BetterQR by giving you more rewarding promos. If you #ScanToPay in SM, you can win one of 100 motorcycles they are giving away. Megaworld on the other hand will get you 200 cashback in every 2000 accumulated purchase via PayMaya QR. Rockwell Powerplant and Santolan Town Plaza will aslo have exclusive perks and promos aside from the Balik Bayad Promo. We still have a lot in store for you this Christmas."


Christmas will still be happening in the country. During the beginning of the year, they were already promising they will be giving more rewards and this is their culminating event where they feel everybody wins. COVID-19 is still here, and contactless payments will help make us all safe from the virus.Now for KathNiel plans, I asked if they will be part of their campaigns this season, they told me a huge YES and it will come in the right time as part of their efforts in promoting cashless payments. I'm so happy I've got PayMaya, you should have one too. It's very convenient, very safe and it can win you so much more plus the cashback.

Changing TV5 Primetime Landscape with "PRIMETIME TODO"

I was in the TV5 studios this Saturday because of a show I'm taping with a couple of fun stars, and hopefully I'd be able to tell you all about that soon. 

 I was able to see and hear them laugh and get interviewed next door because TV5 is launching new shows as part of their primetime block. They properly call it Primetime Todo and I loved what I saw there! We were resting in the dressing room when I heard a familiar voice, it was Kris Bernal and she's part of the show "Ate ng Ate Ko". She was invited by APT Entertainment to do this and work with Jake Cuenca, Tonton Gutierrez, Joem Bascon, Kim Last and Phil Noble. She said "When APT Entertainment reached out, I was hesitant at first because it was a different environment. I also questioned myself if I'm doing the right thing but when I read the script, the character was so complex and I knew how acting is my passion and life, I knew then I wanted to do true to life characters on TV. I'll do it! I want to thank TV5 for the warm welcome, I hope my fans would appreciate it. Ate ng Ate Ko will be the strict Ate, the baby sister will be a little complicated, this is about family and love, so watch out for that every Monday night starting this November 23!"

 

No doubt these are original and exciting content and this is in partnership with CignalTV too as they will be showing this on the Cignal Play App. 

 

 

I am eagerly excited about the next one which is STAY IN LOVE which stars Maris Racal, Kokoy De Santos, Pooh, Ruffa Gutierrez, Ashley Colet, Bobby Andrews and is Directed by Ron Marmol and will show Tuesdays. This is a lighthearted romcom, where Maris' character will be struggling in life but hey, why not have love in it right?

Ashley says "I play Vannah, a very tough cookie and daughter of Ms. Ruffa. She has sickness, she has heavy load, which will be unveiled in the coming weeks."

Pooh plays Dencio the strict Mayordomo and you will see if you will love him or hate him in the show. Bobby Andrews is the love interest of Ms. Ruffa, he is also the father of Kokoy in the show. David plays Hero, another love interest of Maris and he might steal her from Kokoy De Santos' character. Ms Ruffa is a little flamboyant, eccentric in this one. Kokoy says "I play Dodong, I only want one thing and it is be swooned by Diding". Maris added "I play Diding and wanted to work in the home of Ms. Ruffa, she is very funny, sometimes serious, she is trying to look for her own path."

Direk says "My Mom is Diding, she had to work hard for my family. I want to make this showcase how colorful their lives are even though they are ordinary people. It has heart, a peek into the lives of rich people who we all thought are well put together, they always need the help of the people around them and that includes household help. Of course I am excited and grateful how this all turned out, we want to show how God blessed us to have an entire show deliver. Kokoy has a different flavor, it plays differently for the character he's playing."

 

 

Kokoy says "I think if you expect the kalat that you see in other projects I will give that. I think I might spoil things if I tell you more about him so please make sure you watch the show. This is different because of the circumstances, I have worked with Maris before and this time, it's going to be fun. In terms of prep, I think it is the same. It's not like work for me, if another comes, I will do it and just base my process with the character I'm playing. There will be very nice scenes soon, you will see that in the show. I think there is no difference between doing BL and this, it's the same, it's because of love. Cai knows about this project so I don't think this is a problem, this is just work as usual."

Ms. Ruffa says "I'm thankful for the clothes that I have from Ms. Tessa Prieto. I had to be different because she's so full of life, from a very bad life but succeeded because of her perfume business. She had to do a lot of things to get accepted by the society. Stay in Love and the other shows I'm doing is just a fun set, with them I get to see comedians, more young ones, more matured ones, it's a mix but the work is at ease. There are strict protocols, these are done to make sure everyone is safe. It's psychologically draining to be away from home in like three weeks. You miss your bed, you accept the situation, but what is good is that you get to be close in the set. It's just a happy feeling, because you love your job and you do it for your family. Doing mature roles is just natural, I think it is okay to do Mother roles as I am a real Mom in real life. It's just a role I'm playing. Herbert is a friend, a good friend since back then, I am thankful to have had the opportunity to work in different networks. During this time I have the ability to support my family, my kids." She also announced during the presscon that she is officially single in real life.

 

 

Maris added "I was so happy to learn that I'm working with Kokoy, we were a love team before and I had so much fun back then, and he is like naturally his character in this show. Diding actually has the same personality, but our goals are different. We are just naturally innocent, and I'm from Davao, it's like the same experience. Being a kasambahay is also different because I needed to follow rules in a very strict household."

Stay In Love will start airing next week, on a Tuesday. Primtime Todo also has other shows like Bella Bandida with Ryza Cenon doing action, Kagat ng Dilim which is a horror flick, plus Carpool which is more of a drama/suspense show. You'll have all November to love these shows on the primtime block of TV5, go enjoy Primetime Todo!

Vivo V20 Carries Android 11 OS

Vivo got their V20 Series launched a couple weeks ago and together with it was the highly anticipated Android 11. An OS I have yet so see in handsets. They already have gotten the device 5G capability plus industry leading auto eye-autofocus technology which follows faces and puts them on focus, a must when taking videos and photos too.

Android 11 has tons of privacy features and has that in the heart of its system. Messaging and notifications are also easier. It also works more efficient as apps have been made to function faster too. Vivo is also the first one to load this on their phones, the Vivo V20.  The OS has better predictive messaging features, voice control, Android auto and smart home support. The operating system also uses bubbles so you can multitask between apps, which makes it easier to work on a mobile interface. They also streamlined processes in the OS, taking less clicks to move and operate different applications.

Why  the Vivo V20?

Not all Android devices can carry this OS and with it on the V20, you can maximize function and capability because the hardware can handle it. Equipped with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor, you get to have HDR quality gaming and entertainment. It also performs quite fast, benchmarks are high so performance wise, you get multi core performance when needed and that’s not all. The Vivo V20 also has a whopping 64MP rear and 44MP selfie camera. It can also shoot videos at the  same time so it would be a very handy phone for Vloggers. The OS is also available in the Vivo V20 SE and V20 Pro, so you’ve got tons of things to look forward to if you own these smartphones.

The Vivo V20 series is available on the Shopee and Lazada app (they have official stores) and also their Vivo concept stores nationwide. Check vivoglobal.ph for more information about the phones. I’d like to have one very soon.

ALDEN RICHARDS for Alden's Reality Concert

Your boy and Asia's Multimedia Star Alden Richards is about to hold his virtual reality concert entitled "Alden's Reality", a one of a kind online concert where you'll feel you are there with him. I'm a little excited to see how this will pan out because the technology he's using is quite different.

During the blogcon this afternoon, Alden remarks "Yes I've been busy and  yes, I can't wait for December 8. It has nothing to do with my gaming, but I was planning to have a concert in Araneta this January and I thought about the safety of the people watching. I was a bit sad that won't push through, this wasn't in the plans but we didn't find any alternative way to show it to people while maintaining it to be in line with the safety protocols of the government. Of course, your safety is still our priority. We can't do mass gatherings, around March Direk Pao pitched this to me and GMA and they presented it to be a VR concert. Initially, I wasn't so sure about it but direk presented it very well, let's give it a shot! To highlight my 10 years in the industry, I would like to be part of this new technology and new experience as well. I told them, we'll take the risk... because I see it is very promising, so I'll see you on December 8. Direk didn't want me to just sit and do the show, I had to conceptualize, Direk wanted me to be part of it every step of the way. It felt like I had passion to do the production numbers, I felt I had to make it beautiful. (plays with Butchoy his dog)"

 "Of course it is very difficult to do everything digital, but we have to produce concerts online. I already have done two concerts and this is very different, aside from the concept, the way we are doing it is not conventional. There are pre recorded contents of the concert and when I saw parts of it the other day, I felt given the current situation, there's a promising platform for concert goers even at the comforts of your home. It's difficult to not be in front of the people you are performing too, but we can't really do much for the safety of people. I just think of them, and the outcome of the performance is not half baked. It's my 10th year and it sparks a milestone for my career."

"Last stream I made was a charity stream for the victims of Typhoon Ulysses, we were able to raise around 200K from that and next week we'll prepare for that. I'm happy we were able to raise that much, my supporters are so good, I'd really like to thank the good people who are really so generous in donating for that cause. I want it to also be the one to prepare it all, my team at AR gaming, will deliver by next week. Tomorrow we will start repacking."

Direk Pao adds "The AR concept was a play on Alden's initials. Just so people don't get confused, we did some creative liberties, it is a show, a 360 degree thing. It was hard to conceptualize it as it is a different medium. This is one of the first things done like this in the country. Other Directors are helping me, everyone knows I'm a live director so with this thing, I sought help from veteran GMA directors. Christian gave me a call a few months ago telling me about the limited resources they have doing online content and it wasn't great, we had to improve this and get a really good platform so people can connect like in a live concert. We are giving an alternative, we had to figure out a way to present these to people stuck at home, to make it feel like Araneta, MOA, the other venues, it would be a nice break from sitting down on a laptop. The audience hopefully will like it."

Alden added "Everything that you will see in the concert will be what I went through in 10 years, the people I meet, that have given me unconditional love and support. My success can't be celebrated with me alone, it is always best shared, I offer this for the people who have supported me more than anything. This is also going to be a first, where I'll be releasing a single where I have to sing and dance, and this is one of my favorites. This new single is going to be just chill, but will be worth your time. I have my heart and mind in that, I never addressed the audience in general, I'll be talking to you when I'll be doing this concert. My single is a collab between Flip Music and GMA Music. I had to think if it is going to be in English and Tagalog, but really it sounded better in English. The title is "Going Crazy" and will be launched on the same date."

He adds "The first time I did something public was during Alakdana, I wasn't a good dancer then but I was a bit confident about singing, the Cebuanos were really very supportive and there's this unknown energy from the audience that felt I had to be at my best, that was a good experience. I have really come so far, before I had so many dreams, I had so many aspirations, because of the support and projects, the recognition, I wanted to go back to that Alden who was dreaming. It is a very different reality and I don't want to let go, it keeps me sane and my feet on the ground. I wouldn't be where I am today without that."

 He thanked the Lord God, his Mom, myself for not giving up. He says "If I had let go of this back then I wouldn't be where I am right now, I owe this to people who have supported me all these years."

Alden says "It's on December 8, thank you and I'm very excited, this is a new experience we want to give you. Go get tickets on GMANetwork.com/synergy."

Tickets are still selling hot, almost sold out so if you haven't got a ticket yet, please do and see Alden on his concert.