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5 THINGS TO DO ON HOLY WEEK By Bernadette Lunas
If you're not going anywhere during the Holy Week break, relax and nourish your body and soul by doing a body, online, and home 'cleanse'
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THE FLORAL SHOES THAT SOLD OUT WITHIN 24 HOURS
The shoe collaboration that sold out in the US within 24 hours is now available here in the Philippines. American footwear brand Keds joins forces with stationery and lifestyle brand Rifle Paper Co. to offer limited-edition shoes with floral designs perfect for the summer season. The three-piece collection, which features iconic and vibrant Rifle Paper Co. prints in Keds’ classic styles, is composed of Lace-Up Shoe in Wildflower (Triple Decker Champion), Platform Shoe in Lively Floral (Triple Decker Slip-on), and Sneaker in Jardin de Paris (Champion). You can now pre-order a pair, or two, or three, today until April 14 at www. keds.com.ph/content/7-keds-x-rifle because who knows, they most likely be sold out soon. Turn to E2
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he time off during the Holy Week affords us to have a few days to relax and spend time with our loved ones. But even if you have no plan to spend the week exploring a new destination, like most people, you can still make the seven-day break fun, relaxing, and, heck, productive. Check out these five things that you can do on Holy Week—regardless of your religion and beliefs—that will make you thank yourself later. Cleanse your body Having nothing to do and nowhere to go are a good excuse to nourish your body by removing toxins accumulated over time. Detoxification is a practice of removing toxic substances from the blood, which is mainly carried out by the liver. Basically, it helps stimulate the liver and promote elimination through kidneys, intestines, and skin. According to Peter Ben-
nett, N.D., co-author of 7-Day Detox Miracle, everyone, unless pregnant or has chronic degenerative disease, should detox at least once a year. It helps restart our metabolism and improve our overall health. There are several detoxification programs and detox recipes available for every person’s needs. Some go through juice fast, wherein they only drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice and water for one up to seven days. Carry this out with caution, though, as it is still best to consult your doctor first before going through any detox program. Better yet, ease through detoxification by eliminating one unhealthy thing from your diet. You can start by decreasing the amount of sugar and/or alcohol you consume. Drink more water and tea to help flush out toxins, or sweat it out by exercising or going to sauna. De-clutter your home A clean and organized room will help you think clearly, so pick up the cleaning tools and start dusting and de-cluttering your home. Japanese organizing consultant and author Marie Kondo encourages mini-
MOA DEBUTANTE. Dian Seranilla's 18th birthday is unlike no other as she celebrated it at the Mall of Asia Arena. (Photo by Nice Print Photography via @dianseranilla on Instagram)
mizing your belongings. Having only the things that you need is a key to living a simple, minimalist life. Spend a day, or the entire week cleaning and going through your stuff and deciding which should be kept and let go of. Try the three-box method: keep, trash, and give away, and make sure each item is placed into any of the boxes. You can do this even without boxes by creating a chart and listing down the objects you intend to keep, throw out, and give away.
from trivial online clutter and reconnect with what really matters.
Read a book (or two) Take this opportunity to finally read that book you’ve been meaning to finish. Make yourself a warm beverage of your choice and get lost in a story. Once you’re done, get another one to satisfy your craving for new adventures and information. Try doing a book exDisconnect from the Internet change with friends to be While this could be difficult to do able to share with each other the on a regular day when you need to be titles you love. accessible by your boss or your clients or your family and friends, and might Try something new need to check out something on the You don’t need to venture far or Web, a digital detox when presum- spend money to try something new. ably everyone is on break should be Try yoga and meditation and reap easier. the many benefits of these activities. Put down your phone, laptop, and Learn to cook a new recipe and let tablet and log out from all your social your family have the first taste. Watch media accounts. If this makes you a lit- a series you never thought you’d tle anxious, let your friends and loved watch but your friends can’t stop ravones know that you will be going on a ing about. digital detox prior and that they may Think of things you haven’t done contact you through call or text mes- yet or activities you have wanted to sage, and only if it’s urgent and/or im- do. Go out of the proverbial box and portant. This will help you disconnect see where your mind can take you.
Keds x Rifle Paper Co. collaboration features three floral-printed shoes perfect for the summer season
#DEBUTGOALS: 18TH BIRTHDAY AT MOA ARENA THE 18th birthday is an important milestone for women. Here in the Philippines, it marks the coming-of-age of girls; the age where they are considered matured, hence the celebration is special, grand even. But Dian Seranilla defined debut in a fancy way, as she celebrated her 18th birthday on March 28 at the Mall of Asia Arena, no less. The “MOA Arena
Debutante” invited about a thousand guests in the venue that can sit 15,000 people. In her interview with candymag.com, Seranilla said MOA Arena met the venue specifications she wanted for her birthday. She said she wanted a space with a high ceiling, as she made an aerial grand entrance dressed like an angel. Her opening outfit was made by Albert
Andrada and her ball gown was created by Ezra Santos. Apart from the usual program, her party had a fashion show and mini concert. Her dad, Steve is a concert producer; he’s the one responsible for bringing Kanye West to the country in 2016. According to rough estimates, her family have spent around P5 million for her birthday.
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Bed for your feet Give your tired feet the comfort it deserves while you’re on the go with Saucony Jazz Original’s Jazz O Cozy. This bed of a shoe features heathered jersey upper that acts like a sweatshirt for your feet and shock-absorbing striped EVA midsole that doubles up the comfort. Jazz O Cozy has a minimalist design in colors gray and pink. This pair is available at Saucony stores in Glorietta 3, UP Town Center, Trinoma, and in select SM Department Stores nationwide.
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Stay afoot in this classic pair The iconic boat shoe that cemented the name of Sperry as a shoe company remains a classic choice not only for those who love the marine lifestyle but even the fashionista on the street. The first Sperry boat shoes—the Canvas Circular Vamp Oxford (CVO sneaker—was launched in 1935. It was developed by founder Paul Sperry with a non-slip sole after he almost lost his life to a slippery deck. More than 80 years have passed, the American footwear brand stretched beyond creating sea-faring footwear to redefine casual shoe designs. Admittedly though, this pair of sneakers remains chic and classic enough to be worn on casual days at the mall or during meetings in the office. Sperry is available at Sperry stores in Bonifacio High Street, SM Aura, Glorietta 3, SM Mall of Asia, Robinsons Place Manila, Estancia Mall, UP Town Center, Trinoma, SM North Edsa The Block, Sperry SM Fairview, SM Southmall, SM Lipa, SM Baguio, Robinsons Place Ilocos, Ayala Center Cebu, SM Seaside Cebu, SM City Cebu, SM Iloilo, SM Bacolod, SM Lanang, Centrio Mall, and online at www.sperry.com.ph
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HE boldness of millennials is evident even in their snack choices. According to a study by market intelligence agency Mintel, this generation has a large appetite for flavor adventures fit within their experience framework; they forgo routine and seek out what is new. This quest for adventurous flavors has been satisfied by a number of hybrid delicacies available today such as cronut, and surprising and sometimes unlikely combination of flavors like Oreo cookies with mint filling. Snack brands are continually innovating to offer these consumers something new to tickle their palate. Fast food chain Taters, which serves snack goods such as hotdog sandwich and popcorn, partnered with popular cheese-flavored cornmeal snacks brand Cheetos to offer five “Cheetofied” products—the first of its kind in Asia. “We hope to give the best leveled-up snacking experience for movie-goers, series-bingers and lifelong snackers alike,” said Taters Enterprises, Inc. The majority of millennials who love snacking on salty food would love to check out the cheesy creations of the two brands. Crunch ‘N Pop With the combination of Cheetosflavored Superpop and Cheetos Crunch comes an exciting snack that every movie-goer will surely finish eating before the movie starts. Crunch ‘N Pop is crunchy and cheesy snack that promises to delight your taste buds. Crunchy Overload True to its name, this snack is overloaded with crunch as it is a mixture of Cheetos-flavored Tater Chips and Cheetos Crunchy. Crunchy Overload is not just full of crunchiness, but also with cheesiness. Cheetos Chik-a-Chips If you’re a cheese and chicken lover, this snack is for you. A combination of chicken fingers, Cheetos Crunchy, and Cheetosflavored Tater Chips, this claims to intensify your love for cheese and chicken. It comes with Cheetos Dip for an even cheesier experience. Cheetos Fish ‘N Chips This is another version of Cheetos ChikA-Chips, but instead of chicken you have fish fillet fingers in your snack box. Cheetos BBQ Crunch Dog As the brands’ personal favorite, Cheetos BBQ Crunch Dog is an explosion of flavors since according to the management, “they threw everything in it.” This snack is a fusion of the all-beef hotdog topped with Coney Island Sauce, BBQ sauce, Cheetos Dressing, Cheetosflavored Tater Chips, and topped-off with Cheetos Crunchy. “If Taters and Cheetos had a baby, this would be it,” said TEI. These products are available at all Taters branches nationwide until May 15. John Ray Villanueva
CHEESY SNACKS. Two snack brands—Taters and Cheetos—join forces to offer five 'Cheetofied' products that aim to level up the snacking experience of moviegoers, series-bingers, and snack-lovers, as well as tickle the adventurous palate of millennials.
Sperry's first boat shoes, the Canvas Circular Vamp Oxford
PINOY TEEN ENTREPRENEURS BAG FEDEX ACCESS AWARD JA Asia Pacific president Vivian Lau (leftmost) and FedEx Express Worldwide Account Management managing director Kenneth McMahon (rightmost) with the members of Team Hiraya, the Philippine delegate to the JA Asia Pacific Company of the Year competition
BUDDING Filipino entrepreneurs of student company Hiraya took home the FedEx Access Award at the JA Asia Pacific Company of the Year competition finals in Tokyo, Japan for their idea “Pina bag.” The said award goes to the team whose business idea is judged to have the highest potential to create jobs, grow small business, expand into other markets, and improve the environment. Team Hiraya’s “Pina bag” is a versatile office bag which makes use of a combination of pineapple
fabric and synthetic leather for a durable and high quality product. Launched in 2011, the Asia Pacific JA Company Program aims to develop high school students’ abilities to organize and operate an actual business by providing economic education and business skills. This year, 19 student companies from 13 countries participated. Team KASCA from Thailand took the first prize for their concept of a sustainable, multi-functional board made from compressed rice
husk that serves mainly as a device stand but also doubles as a personal organizer for a wide range of everyday items. TeamGolden Great Ganesha Student Company (3G SC) from Indonesia came second with their idea of producing practical, multi-functional and highly durable attractive ethnic bags. Third place went to team Collar Couture from Guam, who designed a handcrafted couture bowtie with a twist – while designed primarily for pets, can also be repurposed for children, men, and as accessories.
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Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (Lino Brocka, 1975) Like one of films on this list, this landmark film, which had measly production budget extremely broad in terms of achievement, is often regarded as one of the best local films in history. The story centers Julio Madiaga (Bembol Roco), a young construction worker taking on the big, bad city in search of his lost love, the improbably-named Ligaya Paraiso (Hilda Koronel), who has been lured into a life of prostitution. Tanging Yaman (Laurice Guillen, 2000) BTS in Manila. Photo by Myx PH
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LOT of K-pop fans were left in the dark when a popular music site reported that boy band BTS was officially changing its name to BTX.
more confused. One thing is certain though, the group is set to land on the Philippine shore once again, and this time for a twonight concert on May 6 and 7 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
Billed as The Wings Tour: 2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III, the third leg of its live trilogy concert tour promises much bigger and spectacular performances. The record-breaking boy group The website noted that the change was designed to ap- promises nights of explosive production, jaw-dropping stages peal to a broader worldwide audience, while heralding a and memorable interactions with fans. The concerts will also new era for the group highlighting that ‘X’ is much more feature the music from the band’s current album, Wings. powerful than ‘S’ and that the boy band is taking hip hop seriously hence the change. The group first visited Manila in December 2015 for its BTS Live Trilogy Episode II: The Red Bullet. The one-night con“BTS was the first stage of this important group. Now, cert proved BTS’ popularity in the country as tickets for the we’re proud to welcome the entire world to the next phase concert were sold-out. It also marked the group’s first stop of our growth,” the website said quoting a press release is- outside of South Korea and Japan. sued by label Big Hit Entertainment, the record label managing the group. The group returned in August 2016 for another concert. It was also a sold-out show with tickets gone on the first The article furthered that the release came out on March day of official selling. 31 while the group was touring California. It added that the group voted 4-3 to approve the name change, with ‘BTS’ members Rap Monster and Jimin leading the charge. “As you can tell from my name I am a rapper. And as a young boy, I learned from the greatest rappers, DMX and Xzibit. But I realized these rappers are not named ‘DMS’ or ‘Szibit,’ so we could not be ‘BTS’ either and truly succeed,” the article says quoting Rap Monster. A few sites have already picked up the report, which was published on April 1 (Fool’s Day), making a lot of K-pop fans much
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Apart from being a box office winner, the film went home with nine awards during the Gabi ng Parangal of the 26th Metro Manila Film Festival. The reflective family drama centers on the long suppressed pains and resentments among three siblings (Johnny Delgado, Edu Manzano, and Dina Bonnevie) who argue over the prospect of selling a vast track of land left behind by their family’s patriarch. The process also brings to surface the hurts between parents and children, a likely spectacle of the “sins of the father visiting upon the children,” threatening to spill over to the third generation.
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PHOEBE WALKER FROM MYSTERIOUS NUN TO SINFUL BOMBSHELL sion was set in lensman Artu Nepomuceno’s tranquil abode, where the whole team and Phoebe Walker’s entourage converged at a little before mid-noon,” the article says. “Going for an eerie feel in some of the layouts, we had to wait for the sun to go down before carrying on with the session,” another article adds. The cover story also touches on Phoebe’s “unexpected win” at last year’s edition of MMFF playing the role of Sister Cecilia, who in the film had daring bathtub and rape scenes. She’s asked to give comments on critics and hater who thought she did not give much to win any award for playing the character.
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ANTICIPATED CLASSIC FILMS DURING LENT IN THE Philippines, the Lent is the most reflective and solemn week where the dominantly Christian population celebrates the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And while regular TV broadcasting halts to observe the religious events, classic movies aired on analog TV in lieu of the channels’ standard programming. Films featured are normally a mix of thought-provoking and culturally significant films taken anywhere from the 70s to the late 90s and beyond. This Holy Week, we list down some of the most anticipated locally made films that easily make their way to the list of TV programming each year.
“So far, bashing is what I cannot stand, because it really gets on my nerves when people think they can say something about you, but then it’s part of the job because you’re a public icon, right?” she says adding that she broke down upon seeing people’s comment on Twitter a few days after she won the award.
Phoebe Walker as a mysterious nun in Erik Matti's acclaimed opus, Seklusyon
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WENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD Phoebe Walker is winning another game. She’s not using her acting skill or her ability to come up with a sound game plan to win a race. This time though, she’s just using her charm in front of the camera.
Nevertheless, wouldn’t be able to stop Phoebe from making a name and making it big. The year 2017 is treating Phoebe tremendously kind. After bagging an acting award, and now being on a magazine cover, she is set to headline the sequel to the 2011 Cinemalaya romantic sex comedy, Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me. Additionally, she is currently busy being one of the cast members of HaPi House, a sexy come d y series shown on cable.
Dubbed as the “next big thing” in the indie filmmaking scene, Phoebe welcomed the summer heat gracing the April cover of the popular men’s magazine, FHM Philippines, in a rather eerie yet seductive way. On the cover, the Filipino-British actress, who topped The Amazing Race Philippines, with former flame Matthew Edwards in 2014, and who won Best Supporting Actress at the Metro Manila Film Festival 2016 for her portrayal of an enigmatic nun in Erik Matti’s devil-infested film (Seklusyon), is pictured in a chest-baring black bodice. In the feature article, the magazine says it took the actress and the crew 15 hours to finish their shoot. Not that the indie actress was acting prima donna but the photographer wanted to compose photos that would match Phoebe’s alluring personality and the magazine’s theme for the month. “What the FHM crew didn’t expect that waiting meant a record 15 hours, in the case of our April 2017 cover girl’s photo shoot. The ses-
‘BUBBLE GANG’ HEATS UP SUMMER BUBBLE Gang regulars Valeen Montenegro, Chariz Solomon, Solomon Denice Barbacena, and Arny Ross put on a cheeky display as they shared a sizzling photo of them holding on a railing while having fun under the blazing sun.
BEHIND THE SCENES. Arny Ross, Denice Barbacena, Valeen Montenegro, and Chariz Solomon while taping for Bubble Gang's summer special
This year, lead cast member Michael V, Antonio Aquitania, Sef Cadayona, Paolo Contis, and Diego Llorico headed to a wakeboarding park in Pampanga. Cast members Kim Domingo, and Jackie Rice gamely posed in colorful bikinis while Jak Roberto, Mikoy Morales, and special guests Sinon LoTheir photo, which gave viewers a reason resca, Ivan Dorschner, Ken Chan, and Addy to stay at home for two consecutive Friday Raj gave the show a Baywatch feel. nights, was taken during Bubble Gang’s shoot for its two-part summer special. Preceding the two-part special were clips and photos of the cast that flooded social meEach year, viewers anticipate the country’s dia and entertainment blogsites giving the longest running gag show’s summer special audience a glimpse of what to expect. mainly for three things: the top summer destination they are going to feature; the comedy Bubble Gang is known for its staple segskits the cast will perform while under the ments like the “hugot” skits and sketches that blazing sun; and of course, the cast members give national, pressing issues, and current in their sexy summer outfits. events hilarious twists.
Oro, Plata, Mata (Peque Gallaga, 1982) Set in the province of Negros during World War II, the movie traces the changing fortunes of two aristocratic families coping with the changes brought by the war. Written by Jose Javier Reyes, it starred an ensemble cast including Sandy Andolong, Cherie Gil, Mitch Valdes, Kuh Ledesma, Ronnie Lazaro, and Joel Torre, to name a few. The film was digitally restored in 2013 and premiered at the Cinema One Originals Film Festival in the same year.
Himala (Ishmael Bernal, 1982) Often regarded as “The Greatest Filipino Film Of All-Time,” the film is the story of Elsa, played by Nora Aunor, a barrio lass whose supposed visions of the Virgin Mary changes her life, turning her into an overnight sensation and causing mass hysteria in a poor, isolated northern Philippine village suffering from a drought. The film is centered on the issues of religious faith and faithlessness, morality, and truth. Up to this day, the film is remembered for the iconic line “Walang himala” delivered by Aunor. Magnifico (Maryo J. de los Reyes, 2003) The multi-awarded drama, with 31 plaques and trophies under its belt, talks about a special boy who changes the lives of everyone he meets. Known to all as Magnifico (Jiro Manio), his name is Pikoy, a child of an impoverished family. His world is filled with a cast of characters in need of his special gifts of hope, determination, and love. He seeks nothing for himself, with his undaunted dedication to bring joy to everyone. Continued on E3