Beach Front Homes Waiting To Be Owned at FREIA

It's lovely, it's dreamy, things you just can't imagine actually exists. Fancy it? It's called FREIA, named probably after the norse goddess of love, fertility and battle. Now I know you've all been confined in your homes in Metro Manila or somewhere else in the world, but if you're already going crazy and in the mood to be relocated in a peaceful and luxurious place, then this newest mid-rise residential condominium in Pico de Loro Cove at Nasugbu, Batangas might be the perfect fit for you.

 

For those who don't know, the whole of Pico de Loro Cove is being developed by internationally renowned SM Prime via Costa Del Hamilo Incorporated. This property is very secure, quite secluded, but this 40-hectare estate has got panoramic views of the West Philippine Sea. It's a short drive to Nasugbu town proper and about an hour and a half to Manila. They also got lots of open spaces, shaded nooks, covered walkways, quite substantial sized condos from 67-154 square meters. There are also three-bedroom loft penthouses from 221-392 square meters, some look even bigger than a house, it would be perfect for weekend getaways (your very own spot) or perhaps your actual home rather than living in the smoke filled air of the city. The sea view units are where you can see the action on the beach while the mountain view units gets you much solitude and quiet, there's one for your preference. These units are not available for rentals, as security is tight in these properties. Condo prices also come with bundled Pico de Loro Beach and Country Club individual membership.

Now that doesn't mean they're bound to miss the city's amenities because if you're hungry, it's very easy to order via three restaurants in Pico De Loro's cove. It can be served in your homes, no fuzz. If you have medical emergencies, there's a 24/7 ambulance which can take you to the nearest hospital too. This community is also near churches and just about anything you would want to raise a family in. All these, surrounded by trees, crisp smelling wind which you can have all year round. Kinda nice huh?

If you're looking for one, simply call (632) 7-945-8000.

Complete List of Winners from MMFF 2020

Today is the day! 

Globe Blue Carpet for MMFF 2020 

This evening's MMFF Gabi ng Parangal was a whole lotta fun as we saw celebrities come one by one. We saw at the Globe Blue Carpet Ritz Azul, Gerald Napoles, Maui Taylor, Michael De Mesa, EA Guzman, Zanjoe Marudo, Alfred Vargas, Harlene Bautista and John Arcilla.

Paulo Avelino was so dapper, he had silver hair, wore a tux, shared his music, told us about his fans and the hosts Giselle Sanchez and Bekz Battalions Chad Kinis just got so crazy wild because he looked so good. They also warned people about piracy which probably is a problem this year in MMFF.

They also announced the Best Float (virtual) this year which went to Magikland, while Isa Pang Bahaghari came second, while third went to Fan Girl.

Marco Gumabao and Kylie Verzosa hosted the formal awards show, MMDA chair reiterated these are done online for the safety of the general public. He also said awardees this evening well deserved the recognition as it was doubly harder to put together good movies while the country is on lockdown period. 

 
They also gave kudos to students who participated in shorts which were presented before actual participating movies

Best Student Short Film Paano Maging Babae from DLS St Benilde

Best Child Performer went to Seiyo Masunaga of The Missing

Best Editing Fan Girl's Benjamin Tolentino

Best Cinematography went to Fan Girl's Neil Daza

Special Citation for Direk Peque Gallaga+

MMFF Gender Sensitivity Award went to The Boy Foretold by the Stars  

Best Sound went to FanGirl's Vincent Villa

Best Musical Score goes to Magikland's Emerson Texon

Best Original Theme Song went to The Boy Foretold by the Stars Jhay Cura and Pao Protacio

Best Visual Effects goes to Magikland's Richard Francia and Ryan Grimarez of Central Lab

Best Production Design was won by Magikland Ericson Navarro

Best Editing Fan Girl's Benjamin Tolentino

Best Cinematography went to Fan Girl's Neil Daza

Manay Ichu Vera Perez Lifetime Achievement Award went to Ms. Gloria Romero

Gatpuno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award went to the film Suarez the Healing Priest

Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award went to Magikland

Best Screenplay went to Fan Girl's Antoinette Jadaone for Fan Girl

Best Supporting Actor was won by Michael De Mesa for Isa Pang Bahaghari

Best Supporting Actress was won by Shaina Magdayao for Tagpuan

Best Director was won by Antoinette Jadaone for Fan Girl

MMFF 3rd Best Picture went to Tagpuan

MMFF 2nd Best Picture went to The Boy Foretold by The Stars

MMFF Best Picture Award went to Fan Girl by Epic Media Corporation

Best Actor is Paulo Avelino of Fan Girl

Best Actress is Charlie Dizon for Fan Girl

Congratulations to all the winners! This is brought to you by Globe, Upstream, MMDA and MMFF.

 

Share the Love and Give Back with AIA Philam Life

2020 is about to end and hopefully, nothing bad will happen from hereon. We remain good, hopeful, we learned a lot, and lucky to still have our time with family and friends at the comforts of our home this Christmas. But think about it, not everyone is actually lucky. There are folks who lost their jobs, families who got hungry, even organizations, foundations and charitable institutions who lost funding because everyone is in dire straights when the lock down happened. I just hope they're not suffering, especially the people, the children who they are taking care of.

Anyway, we still have a lot to be thankful for. The question I always ask my interviewees when I end a session is "What are you thankful for?", I guess in the months we've been locked in on our homes, it still brought something good with humanity. People have sought and helped family, other folks, relative or not, just pretty much our fellow Filipino. It's also the right thing to do.

AIA Philam Life is doing the same. They're giving back to one of these charities:

SOS Children’s Village -  An NGO focused on fostering care for children.

Haribon Foundation - All for biodiversity and conservation.

Leonard Cheshire Foundation - A health and welfare charity organization.

Anawin Home for the Elderly - A care center for the abandoned and elderly.

There are more. If you become the winner, you can get to choose a partner charity organization. They will receive Php 100,000 from AIA Philam life, which I'm sure they need right now. This is the AIA Philam Life Share the Love and Give Back Promo. You may check the whole mechanics here https://bit.ly/PALSignUpForACauseMechanics. You can also sign up for it here https://bit.ly/PALSignUpForACause so you can help them help others. Check out the hashtag #TuloyAngBuhay on social channels to see more of it.

That's a good thing.

Start Streaming MMFF 2020 on UPSTREAM Today!

Answered prayers come in different forms and just a few months ago, preparations for this year's Metro Manila Film Festival 2020 commenced and that means there's no stopping them from featuring the best of the best Filipino films this Christmas day. Your usual cinema to cinema travel to watch different movies has just changed slightly because of the pandemic.This time, we're up to use technology and see these movies on UPSTREAM.PH. This event is possible courtesy of the good people of GMovies who partnered with Metro Manila Film Festival so they can take the best films into your home.

For those who don't know, UPSTREAM is a video-on-demand platform that's all home grown. What's good is that these MMFF entries can now be streamed worldwide and accessed online this Christmas day. Users abroad can simply buy tickets via upstream.ph/mmff. If you haven't decided what to watch yet, well here's some of the lovely films showcased starting this 25th.

MAGIKLAND by Brighlight Productions directed by Christian Acuña. Cast include Miggs Cuaderno, Elijah Alejo, Princess Aliya, Jun Urbano, Bibeth Orteza, Hailey Mendes.

Coming Home by Maverick Films directed by Adolfo Alix. The film stars Jinggoy Estrada, Sylvia Sanchez, Edgar Allan Guzman, Jake Ejercito and Julian Estrada.

The Missing by Regal Entertainment directed by Easy Ferrer. This horror film is flanked by Joseph Marco, Ritz Azu and Miles Ocampo.

Tagpuan by Alternative Vision Cinema directed by Mac Alejandre. This has Alfred Vargas, Iza Calzado, Shaina Magdayao, Mariella Laurel, Christopher Tan, Will Strong and Al Davis as cast.

Isa Pang Bahaghari by Heaven's Best Entertainment directed by Joel Lamangan. This has got the one and only superstar Nora Aunor as part of the cast, Phillip Salvador, Michael de Mesa, Zanjoe Marudo, Joseph Marco, Sanya Lopez, Maris Racal, Albie Casiño and Migs Almendras in this film.

Suarez the Healing Priest by Saranggola Media Productions directed by Joven Tan. This is top billed by prime actor John Arcilla. 

Mang Kepweng: Ang Lihim ng Bandanang Itim by Cineko Productions directed by Topel Lee. This fun comedy and fantasy film stars Vhong Navarro, Barbie Imperial, Joross Gamboa, Ryan Bang, Jacklyn Jose, Benjie Paras, Ion Perez, Ritz Azul, Yamyam Gucong, Fumiya Sankai and Alora Sasam.

PAKBOYS Takusa by Viva directed by Al Tantay. This fun and naughty movie stars crazy guys Janno Gibbs, Dennis Padilla, Jerald Napoles, Andrew E, Ana Roces, Maui Taylor, Nathalie Hart, Leo Martinez and Marissa Sanchez.

The Boy Foretold by the Stars by Cleverminds Inc. directed by Dolly Dulu. This stars two up and coming actors Keann Johnson and Adrian Lindayag. This is a dark horse, remember that.

Fan Girl by Epic Media directed by Antonette Jadaone. This film has Charlie Dizon playing as a fan and Paulo Avelino as himself. Weird stuff as it feels like an alternate reality, but very interesting nonetheless.

If you haven't bought tickets yet, you can also try getting it from shopping apps like Shopee and Lazada.

SHOPEE

https://shopee.ph/MMFF-Online-Movie-Ticket-Single-Use-i.310933366.6268678451

LAZADA

https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/mmff-online-movie-ticket-single-use-i1538942804-s6519600541.html?spm=a2o4l.searchlist.list.1.5cc91c54UsRD0l&search=1

See you at the movies!