HEART EVANGELISTA Shows You How to Use GCash

She's iconic, lovely at every angle. She's dubbed as a real life "Crazy Rich Asian", hobnobbing with the who's who of the fashion industry and a front row regular at the biggest shows... she's Love Marie Evangelista-Escudero aka Heart Evangelista.

Contrary to impressions about her, she's quite the opposite and actually knows how to manage her finances well. GCash took us to their very first GCash Spot Light, a new online talk show hosted by Boy Abunda which will be shown in GCash assets and social channels. 

GCash Spotlight

GCash will also be having Heart appear in their different commercials, all to talk about her financial progress. I'm sure there are a lot of people who think about how Heart actually affords everything, how she shops, or how fond she is for enjoying the things out in the street, the Kwek Kwek she eats and just about how she actually saves for every little thing she gets before actually buying it. 

She also uses GCash everyday, whether she dines at some of the posh restaurants in Paris or enjoy a bowl of pares in the streets of Manila, she gives them the GCash Visa card or use the QR payment option. In both cases, it gets accepted and is quite convenient. The exchange rate is also another perk, because you can pay for things without a hassle.

Heart also monitors her savings, she says Chiz sends her 50, 100 or 143 pesos just to be extra sweet. She doesn't make her hard earned money stagnant, she pays for bags then puts her artwork in it and earn from every piece she sells. She also pays for services she gets like hair and makeup, even the online store she frequents accepts GCash as payment, and since she has a lot of pets, she gets food, clothes and accessories online and it gets delivered at home. Panda of course gets first dibs. She also invests via GStocks, put money in on really good companies and even gets her travel insurance from the app. She secures her luggage, flights and emergencies in it as the GInsure Travel Insurance covers it.

Here's how it went.

Ernest Cu the Mynt Chairman and Globe Group CEO "For years now, we have made different kinds of solutions to make Filipinos lives better. We want Heart to help us to showcase the different features of GCash, because yes it's the best way to pay."

Martha Sazon the CEO of GCash says "You saw the film, and we want to welcome Heart Evangelista Escudero. The world fashion icon also co-wrote the shoot. She's that committed and invested in this campaign. Even the wardrobe, and she does really use the GCash Visa Card. In her era of spending, shopping and saving, she will be with GCash."

Heart will be appearing in more of these videos soon. You'll hear, see more of what she does with GCash, and hope you get to learn a thing or two.

Watsons Brings Luck in the Year of Wood Dragon

It was early morning and so much fun at the Watsons branch in SM North Edsa The Block when they launched "Feel the Luch with Love and Fortune" promo for all Watsons branches in the country. It's the Lunar New Year, and they're not going to make this an ordinary day because yes, various specials, great deals will happen inside every store from today til the 18th.

During the launch, several customers got the chance to have their personal one on one talk with Master Hans Cua so they could get to know what awaits this 2024. It was a limited run and only 15 individuals were allowed to do it after purchasing Php 1,500 of products that same day.

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Aside from the best price on products from Watsons, Ponds, Y.O.U, Trust, and many more qualified products, you stand to get an Angpao for every Php 1,000 purchase if you are a Watsons Club Member. Once you get one and write your wishes on a paper and hang it on the Wishing Tree, you could win for yourself 1 Million Member Points and spend it on any Watsons store across the country. Th Angpao's also contiain different vouchers which you can use to take a LOT off the actual price of selected products (sans Milk and Dispensary) on the Watsons app.

So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and put those well loved Watsons products on your basket and take the chance to win, use vouchers on the Year of the Wood Dragon! This is such a huge treat for Watsons customers indeed!

NADINE LUSTRE and BEA ALONZO at the OPPO Reno 11 Series Launch

The folks from OPPO just launched the OPPO Reno 11 Series 5G and together with it, are phone ambassadors Nadine Lustre and Bea Alonzo. They've also appeared the TV commercial which was shown in the event highlighting its new Portrait Expert centric features, with no less than Nadine and Bea showing how it's done.

They took the OPPO Reno 11 5g and the OPPO Reno 11 Pro 5G phones for a spin by using the 32MP telephoto lens to their advantage, which tells me you don't need a huge camera to actually take good shots. The photos above speak for itself!

The phones are available in Pearl White and Wave Green colorways. It's also quite thin, with it's Ultra Slim body, you can take it around inside your pocket with ease. It has 120Hz Ultra High refresh rate, so those movies or games can easily be seen. You can also take photos with the 112 degree ultra wide angle camera for those group photos or landscape shots you wanted to do.

The OPPO Reno 11 Pro 5G on the other hand has an 80W SuperVOOC Flash charge to make sure you don't run out of power when you need it, it only takes a few minutes to fully charge the device. It has a pretty back cover, shines in light, and weighs quite light. It also has 4K ultra clear video, so for Vlogging purposes, get the OPPO Reno 11 Pro 5G!

If a phone gets liked by Bea and Nadine, how can you say no? The price looks very attractive, the hardware specs are quite nice, so if you're looking for a new phone go get it. The OPPO Reno 11 5G costs Php 24,999 while the OPPO Reno 11 Pro 5G costs Php 31,999 which is good for mid range.

Time to Watch Liza Soberano Shine in "Lisa Frankenstein"

Lisa Frankenstein is going to have a February 9 release in the US via Universal Pictures International and they held an advanced screening in Hollywood and a celebrity screening in the Philippines which we got to attend a few days ago. 

I'm sure a lot of Filipinos have been waiting for this as this counts as Liza's first Hollywood film, and the interesting back stories through interviews even made it even extra fascinating. During the celebrity screening, James Reid was very happy about how things turned out and how Liza Soberano is reaping the benefits of her hard work in this movie. He wasn't willing to give some details of what other plans they have for her or what Liza is actually doing after Lisa Frankenstein. He just gave us the sweet look LOL. Aside from that, he wasn't aware that Enrique Gil was attending the celebrity premiere, but when the press told him about it, he was surprised and happy too. Here's the interview we had with him before the movie:

James also went to the event with supportive girlfriend Yssa Pressman who also obliged the press with an interview about her man James.

Meanwhile, Liza Soberano attended the Hollywood premiere together with the film's stars Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse. To tell you honestly, Liza looks different in the film. Lisa Frankenstein felt well made. It reminds me of those films that La Lohan used to make, and it begs another installment because of the various twists it introduced (which may grow a following since Cole Sprouse aka Frankenstein is adorable). Liza asked Cole about the feeling she had in making this film because it was pleasant, she didn't get to be a nervous wreck working with the actors and production (some of which have been doing this for years). Cole told her it was what he felt too, and that says a lot about the people she's with in the movie.

This project had so many femme energy. Diablo Cody wrote and produced this, and even if this is Zelda Williams' directorial debut (she's Robin Williams' daughter), she got lauded by the crew and cast with her work. This also stars Carla Gugino, Joe Chrest and Henry Eikenberry (whom you might like too, I've seen him model). Liza Soberano's role was not in any way a bit role, but I don't want to spoil it. You've got to take the patience with how the story is developed because this is a slow burn, but I assure you, YOU WILL LOVE IT. It talks about family, love, romance, the 80's, great music, Moms, best friends, and fun. I felt Kahtryn Newton's role especially when she's a bit crazy (just like me). This film is out NOW in theaters nationwide, so go catch it and get tickets early.

For the naysayers that said it wouldn't happen, this proves you wrong... and I hope you watch LIZA SOBERANO shine and make her dreams come true, one film at a time!