More Than Just Scary Scenes in "THE CARETAKERS"

Just got out of Gateway Cinemas this afternoon after watching eco-horror movie THE CARETAKERS. Like what I mentioned during the premiere night, the video quality of this movie is something to be proud of. It was like watching something off Hollywood. I think they intend to showcase this outside the country because of the extensive use of Taglish and very intricate captions, something I didn't expect. 

Much of the things happened in the home where Lydia lives (the caretaker) played by Dimples Romana. They prepped it for selling as it is a bit old and dilapidated. But the house certainly came with other things they didn't know existed.

Aside from the scary stuff, it's full of family issues, The teen and child stars are to be lauded in this film, pretty good actors despite their age as some of them have been in the industry for years. 

Iza Calzado's character Audrey gets into a situation where she needs to choose, make decisions for her and their family. They also made the story delve into folklore, real estate, and the repercussions of bothering things in the house, and the surrounding areas. 

The journey of their family through the challenges of the situation they are in would take time. Let them take you through that story, and make you be assured that it will be alright. Or will it? I watched it twice just to make sure, it really has its merits. I bet this will be a series, it looks justified to have one.

Let these two fine actresses make you feel the fright, the love for family that this story presents. This is produced by Rein Entertainment and released by Regal Films. 

JODI STA. MARIA Launches The JSM Channel

Jodi Sta. Maria has always been very good at her craft. As an actress, she has gone miles and bounds from being that Star Magic teen that did iconic shows Gimik, Flames, Jologs and Tabing Ilog. 

Her recent stint in doing a Philippine adaptation of Broken Marriage Vow has earned her the highly coveted Best Actress Award for a Leading Role at the Asian Academy Creative Awards, and still is eager to re-invent herself. A few days ago, she announced her newest venture... and created a new YouTube channel called The JSM Channel. Her goal is to put out light and inspirational content and she gave us a glimpse of it too.

Jodi says "How much am I willing to share? It's not going to be an open book, it's just going to be parts of my life that I want to share and only those that would give valuable lessons. If they learn something from it, then it's good! I don't want to say it's a platform for me to practice my degree, just a place to share what is valuable to me, and if someone relates to it, then it's good. If there's something to talk about, we'd do it there. For now, my focus would be the JSM channel, and I still have a few projects this year, please watch out for that. 13 years ago, the idea for this started but it was just the pandemic that happened. I couldn't say it's the right time, but life just gave me so many reasons, it's not something that was given to me in an instant. This is a dream project, and am looking forward to produce more shows in the coming months."

When they asked about Thirdy, she says "I asked my son about him guesting in one or more episodes but he's busy with school. Having a platform means you should use it responsibly, use it wisely, instead of just tearing people down, you ask yourself if it's something you can be proud of."

Jodi has 3 shows on the channel now like Live Light, Let's Drink to That, JSM Travel and Tours. She will be with AC Soriano and Cheena Crab on Let's Drink to That to give the low down on what happened in the news that week (while keeping it light). Needless to say, AC and Cheena were really fun to watch and banter with so if you are fond of that, go watch it on the JSM channel. 

A World United by Noodles: Monde Nissin Hosts WINA Summit 2025 in the Philippines

Your love for noodles just got a boost at the WINA Summit 2025 where Monde Nissin hosted the event in the Philippines. At the venue, they had a huge exhibit to showcase not just the well love instant noodles that we have, but of those from the region and around the world too.

Catching the spotlight was the Lucky Me! Go Cup Bulalo which had a huge display next door, it was an exhibit full of art installations, noodle displays, including a huge cup of Lucky Me! Go Cup Bulalo where almost everyone had a photo with. 

 

 

Check out our walk-through of that exhibit!

 

 

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This summit was attended by over 300 industry leaders, mostly CEO's in order to discuss things that concern the instant noodle industry including food safety, sustainability, standards and more. This happened in 2 days at the Shangrila Fort in Taguig City.

This might induce a really strong Lucky Me! Go Cup Bulalo craving, so head on to supermarkets and stores nationwide to get one. It's quick comfort food!

Remarkable Growth: DigiPlus Set to Establish SG Based Global Office

Bullish is a big word but we think it's the apt one to describe the folks from DigiP|us Interactive Corporation as they are all set to establish an international hub in finance hub Singapore. They are the premiere digital entertainment corp in the Philippines and the plan is to put up DigiP|us Global Pte Ltd or DigiP|us Global which will be based in the merlion country.

It will be a center for their talent acquisitions, partnerships which is part of their overall strategy, something that they hope to do for the long  term.

Their Chairman Eusebio Tanco sees this an ideal place for their goals of hiring more professionals, and enhance their international presence especially in the ASEAN region where they are based at.

Currently DigiP|us operates various brands Bing0P|us, ArenaP|us, GameZ0ne and are based in the Philippines. DigiP|us Global will be their base for corporate functions and operations which means they will not engage in any gam|ing operations to follow SG regulations.