If you've been to her first concert then you'll definitely know that this girl is gifted with a beautiful voice. Thankfully, Zephanie Diramanan has released her newest single titled “Pangako Ko,” her third offering since winning in “Idol Philippines.”

Produced under Star Music, “Pangako Ko” is an emotional ballad that highlights Zephanie’s crystal clear voice and impressive vocal range and captures one’s devotion to a loved one through the promise of an everlasting love.

“Pangako Ko” follows the success of her debut single, “Pangarap Kong Pangarap Mo,” and her rendition of Ebe Dancel’s “Bawat Daan,” which was used as a subtheme song in the recent series "The Killer Bride."

The music video of “Pangarap Kong Pangarap Mo” now has over two million views on YouTube. Meanwhile, the lyric video of "Bawat Daan" already has over three million views.

Zephanie performs regularly on “ASAP Natin ‘To” and is part of the group J.E.Z. along with “Tawag Ng Tanghalan” champion Janine Berdin and “The Voice Kids” champion Elha Nympha.

Fulfill your heart’s promise and listen to Zephanie’s newest single, “Pangako Ko” on Spotify, YouTube and other digital music streaming sites. For more details, like Star Music on facebook.com/starmusicph, and follow it on Twitter and Instagram @StarMusicPH.

The notable buy one take one shawarma store and one of the easiest access to Middle Eastern food, Shawarma Shack, made an effort to visit the affected communities of the recent Taal Volcano eruption, particularly those in Tanauan City, Batangas. The company donated bottled water and relief goods to over 1,000 families in different areas.

This good effort came from the heart of Shawarma Shack founder Walther Buenavista's wife, Patricia Buenavista, who spent her early childhood in Tanauan City. It was disclosed that she has relatives residing in the area when the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) raised alert level 4 for Taal Volcano on January 12, 2020.


Multiple houses and livelihoods were destroyed since the volcano started erupting, forcing residents within the 14-kilometer radius from the main crater to immediately evacuate. This is when the bayanihan evidently blossomed among Filipinos—everyone, even in their own little way, lent a helping hand.


Shawarma Shack visited and gave aid to 170 families relocated to La Consolation College, 70 families at Daughters of Mary Immaculate School, 89 families at Tanauan Local Government Unit Evacuation Center, 120 families at Tapia Elementary School in Barangay Trapiche, 98 families at Jesus is Lord Christian School, 45 families at Tanauan City College, 250 families at Pamahalaang Sentral ng Hilagang Tanauan, 98 families at Ulango Elementary School, and 92 families at Pantay Bata Elementary School.

Tanauan City Vice Mayor Atty. Herminigildo "Jun-jun" G. Trinidad assisted the Buenavista family along with other Shawarma Shack volunteers during this relief operation.

Get a glimpse of how Shawarma Shack extended a helping hand to Taal Volcano eruption victims by watching this video.


Visit Shawarma Shack's Facebook and Instagram pages for more information.

If you're planning to travel and have your dream vacation or getaway this year then you might want to get busy this coming weekend. Yes, there's going to be an event that will gather different travel agencies, tours, hotels, and other businesses with regards to travels. The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) will be hosting its annual three-day Travel Tour Expo at SMX Convention Center from February 7 to 9. It is the 27th installment of the highly anticipated event.

In line with this, PTAA is releasing its list of most traveled celebrities. The group formed a three-person committee to come up with the list based on the stars' social media posts.


PTAA president Ritchie Tuano explained, "These days, social media has become one of the best tools for the travel and tourism industry. Pictures and videos are the best ways to entice people to visit a place. Celebrities, whether they realize it or not, do a lot to boost the visits to different locations within and outside the country. Their fans aspire to go where they go. Moreover, the public also gets to find out more about the places they visit. They provide both the glamour factor and the reassurance that the place is safe to visit."

With that, the PTAA has identified the following as their top 10 most traveled Filipino celebrities:

1. Tim Yap
2. Heart Evangelista
3. Lovi Poe
4. Catriona Gray
5. Pia Wurtzbach
6. Vicky Belo
7. Bea Alonzo
8. Nadine Lustre
9. Liza Soberano
10. Maine Mendoza


"Anyone can take a picture of their travels and just post it online, but these stars really draw in their followers by sharing their candid moment during their journeys," explained Tuaño. "You know that they don't just go to a place to have their picture taken. They enjoy each and every place wholeheartedly. They also go out of their way to interact with the locals."


Tuano went on to say, "If you haven't been bitten by the travel bug yet, maybe you can check out the booths at the TravelTour Expo 2020 to get inspired."

Entry tickets to TravelTour Expo 2020 may be bought at the SMX Convention Center entrance. The tickets cost PhP70 for general admission (including students and children) and PhP50 for senior citizens. The entrance is free for all Citi Credit Card Holders — they just have to present a valid ID along with their card. Tickets are priced on a per day basis. Below is the schedule of the expo:


February 7, 2020 (Friday)
8:30-9:30 AM - Entrance for Citi Card Holders only
9:30-7:00 PM - Open to the public

February 8, 2020 (Saturday)
9:00 AM-7:00 PM - Open to the public

February 9, 2020 (Sunday)
9:00 AM-6:00 PM - Open to the public

The booths are located at Halls 1 to 4, which are on the ground and second Floors of the SMX Convention Center.

Two new exceptional artists and two first winners, rock reggae band Juan Gapang and street group Kenyo Street Fam are hailed as the first grand champions of the recently concluded two-in-one talent-reality competition "Your Moment". Victorious in their respective categories, singing and dancing was hailed the winners in last Sunday night's (February 2) final episode.


Grand singing champion Juan Gapang, mentored by music producer Marcus Davis, performed Bamboo’s hit song “Tatsulok” that earned a total average score of 97.22% from the judges. The Bacolod band trumped their opponent Verse Band, who only got 87.22%.


Meanwhile, Kenyo Street Fam combined rhythm, coordination, and storytelling in their performance that paid tribute to their roots and registered a total average score of 97.22%, beating Fabulous Sisters’ 96.11%. The grand dancing champion was mentored by The Philippine All-Stars’ artistic director Lema Diaz


As the grand champions, Juan Gapang and Kenyo Street Fam took home P2 million each and an exclusive management contract from ABS-CBN.

Viewers nationwide also tuned in to the competition’s finals or “Grand Moment” on Sunday as it logged a national TV rating of 25.5% against “Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko’s” 21.6%, according to data from Kantar Media.
The “Your Moment” finale also featured performances by host Vhong Navarro, and judges Billy Crawford and Nadine Lustre. Judge Boy Abunda and host Luis Manzano were also in attendance.


Developed by ABS-CBN and Dutch powerhouse creator Fritz Productions, “Your Moment” is an original talent-reality format featuring singing and dancing acts.

Ronnie Alonte, Loisa Andalio, and Donny Pangilinan are in for a roller coaster ride of love, comedy, and life lesson. All set to be everyone's Valentine's date this 2020 as ABS-CBN Films-Star Cinema brings its offering this February Febibig, "James and Pat and Dave."

The movie "James and Pat and Dave" is a coming-of-age love story, which is a sequel to the hit romantic comedy movie of 2016, "Vince and Kath and James." If you remember the one who's not chosen, James, that's him.

Still helmed by director Theodore Boborol, the film revolves on what it takes and how it feels to become unchosen, which in this case is experienced by Ronnie's character, James Raymundo, coming from the prequel.

"Naisip namin sa Star Cineman na what if ikuwento naman natin 'yung istorya ng taong hind napipili. May mahahanap ba silang happy ending? May love story nga ba sila? Bakit nga ba sila hindi pinili?" says Direk Ted.


The story continues in this hardheaded guy who is exiled by his grandmother to the province. A place where he works as a hostel employer and meets the assistant manager Pat Reyes (Loisa Andalio), who is assigned to train him.

In a game of cat and mouse, Pat, who also does online vegetable selling to fully support her brother, tries to straighten James up while he tries to get out of doing the hard work. James finds an opportunity to make Pat recommend a raise for him when she needs him to pretend to be her boyfriend to get rid of her returning ex, Dave Verona, portrayed by Donny Pangilinan.

As they discover the rejected souls behind their banters and bravado, they find themselves falling in love for real. Will James be chosen this time?


"Ito 'yung buhay ni James. Ano ang buhay ng hindi pinili? 'yun ang aabangan ng mga tao," Ronnie shares. "Excited ako, sana ma-appreciate nils."

Headlining a Valentine's movie is a dream come true for the three


"Nakakakilig kasi dati nag-aabnag lang ako tuwing Valentine's ng mga ipapalabas ng Star Cinema. Ngayon kaming tatlo 'yung nandito kaya sobrang blessed and honored talaga." says Loisa.

v "I also believe this is also my biggest break," says Donny. "I watched the first movie (VKJ), so gusto ko rin maktia talaga ano ang mangyayari this time."


Joining the cast of 'James And Pat And Dave' are Awra Briguela, Myrtle Sarrosa, Ana Abad Santos, Bobby Andrews, Isay Alvarez, Bodjie Pascua, Ms. Odette Kahan, and introducing CJ Salonga.

'James and Pat and Dave' is set to make the moviegoers' hearts happy starting February 12 in cinemas.

If you like "Todo" ads of Jollibee then you might also like the "todo" products because the “todo” energy continues as Jollibee releases yet another hilarious commercial to show the over-the-top deliciousness that comes with every bite of Jolly Hotdog.

Featuring a fitness enthusiast going 110% during a spinning class, the Todo Spinning video segues to Jolly Hotdog’s “todo sarap” abundance of cheesy dressing, ketchup, and grated cheese on top of an extra meaty sausage.

This new ad is the latest in a series of wacky and entertaining videos which shows how people can be as “todo” as the “todo sarap” Cheesy Classic Jolly Hotdog.

It all began with the Todo Drama and Todo Clingy Jolly Hotdog commercials starring actor Joshua Garcia. These funny ads fleshed out the idea of over-the-top dramatic acting, with Garcia emoting heavily in front of his friends who all ate their Jolly Hotdog sandwiches without him in the first video. The second video reverses the roles—this time, it’s his friends who are extra dramatic and clingy with him. In the end, they all enjoy something that matches their “todoness”—the Jolly Hotdog!

The Joshua Garcia ads were then followed by a Todo Wall Climbing video, which shows a climber struggling to move up, only to see someone else easily climbing the wall vertically and even horizontally with his “todo” skills.

These “todo” ads—with the latest installment spinning its way to hilarity and taking the spinner’s riding class to a whole new level—should make you crave for a Cheesy Classic Jolly Hotdog from the Jollibee store nearest you! What are you waiting for? Indulge in the delicious Jolly Hotdog, available for dine-in, take-out, delivery, and drive-thru in all Jollibee stores nationwide for only PHP 50.00!

For more updates and info on Jollibee products, like Jollibee Philippines on Facebook, subscribe to Jollibee Studios on YouTube, and follow @jollibee on Twitter and Instagram.

It's interesting that there are part of our history that is being told by different nationalities, how our country and leaders of this country saved them during the time of world crisis. I'll be sharing my insights soon but for now catch this stories of the last living Holocaust survivors who sought refuge in the Philippines after fleeing Nazi Germany – known as Manilaners – are opening up about growing up in Manila in a new original documentary series that is now streaming on iWant.

Titled “The Last Manilaners,” the documentary features the perspectives of Margot Pins Kestenbaum, Max Weissler, and Lotte Hershfield, who were children when their families suffered persecution in their homeland for being Jews. They are three of the 1,300 Jews who found a safe haven in the Philippines through Pres. Manuel L. Quezon’s open-door policy – a little known story in history depicted in the film “Quezon’s Game.”

Lotte recalls travelling for four weeks with her family from Germany to the Philippines – “basically the only country that permitted us to come in.” To this day, she can still sing “Bahay Kubo” and remembers Filipinos as friendly and “very, very musical.”
“You can go to the beach every day. You can pick up shells, go swimming, and you don’t have to wear any shoes, you can wear these wooden bakyas. It was terrific. It was paradise in many ways, because we were free. Because the Filipinos very were very accepting,” she says.

Margot, a cousin of Lotte, had finished a year of college in the Philippines when she had to leave for the United States. She says that her stay in the Philippines molded her into what she is today, as she dedicated her life to helping immigrants, people dealing with trauma, children in need, and homeless women in different countries.


“I think my career choice has very much to do with my experience in the Philippines. It is—it has to do with—giving people a chance… And giving a person his self-worth is what I think one of the most important values we got by the way we were treated (in the Philippines). And so, that was part of what I try to do when I then continued my career,” shares Margot.

Max, who says he learned to speak Tagalog before knowing English, fondly remembers playing on the streets with his friends, and how his family made a living in the Philippines – he helped his mother sell muffins made from old bananas.

“My identity? I grew up with the Filipinos. Pareho naman kami. I ate with them. I worked. I got paid. That’s my life that will never leave me. My heart is still there. Manila will never leave me. My Manila memories,” he shares.

Aside from the Manilaners’ stories, the docu also offers historical insights from Dr. Sharon Delmendo, Dr. Jose Tirol, and Dr. Ricardo Jose, Filipino scholars who are subject-matter experts on the topic, and Lee Blumenthal, executive director of The Jewish Association of the Philippines.

Shot in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Israel, and New York, USA and directed by Nico Hernandez, “The Last Manilaners” dropped on iWant on January 27 to join the rest of the world in commemorating the 75th year of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Watch uplifting stories of courage and compassion in “The Last Manilaners” now streaming on the iWant app (iOs and Android) or iwant.ph for free. For updates, like www.facebook.com/iWant, and follow @iwant on Twitter and @iwantofficial on Instagram, and subscribe to www.youtube.com/iWantPH.

Okay off for a while from stories about teleserye and we go to one of my favorites music. You read it right of the icon in the music industry will be visiting Manila. Her music is one of the many that I listen too. So, music fans are in for a treat as seven-time GRAMMY winner Alanis Morissette returns for a one-night concert on April 6 at the Mall Of Asia Arena, celebrating 25 Years of Jagged Little Pill, her most iconic breakthrough album.

Since 1995, Alanis Morissette has been one of the most influential singer-songwriter-musicians in contemporary music. Her deeply expressive music and performances have earned vast critical praise. Morissette’s 1995 debut, Jagged Little Pill, was followed by nine more eclectic and acclaimed albums. She has contributed musically to theatrical releases and has acted on the big and small screen. Outside of entertainment, she is an avid supporter of female empowerment, as well as spiritual, psychological and physical wellness. In 2016, Alanis launched Conversation with Alanis Morissette, a monthly podcast that features conversations with a variety of revered authors, doctors, educators, and therapists, covering a wide range of psychosocial topics extending from spirituality to developmentalism to art. On December 5, 2019, Jagged Little Pill, The Musical, made its Broadway debut at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City. Also in December 2019, Alanis released her newest song, Reasons I Drink. The track comes off Alanis’ highly anticipated ninth album, SUCH PRETTY FORKS IN THE ROAD, due out May 1st. For more information, see www.alanis.com.


Alanis Morissette’s hits include You Oughta Know, Hand In My Pocket, Ironic, You Learn, Head Over Feet, All I Really Want, Thank U, Mary Jane, Uninvited, Perfect, Forgiven, Right Through You, Wake Up, and more.

Alanis Morissette 2020 Live In Manila is presented by Ovation Productions in cooperation with TAP Go: Stream Sports Anywhere!

Tickets go on sale starting February 5 at 12nn via www.smtickets.com and all SM Tickets outlets. For inquiries, please call (02)8470-2222 or 0917-149-5959.

It's going to be another afternoon of family drama for the Kapamilya starting this February 10 (Monday). If you missed the lovely KimXi love team, well you're in luck because "Love Thy Woman" is their  comeback to the teleserye scene. So, what is the story all about? Initially, it is about two families who will fight for love starring Xian Lim, Yam Concepcion, and Kim Chiu. This new teleserye is the offering of ABS-CBN for the Kapamilya viewers.

 

The series features the much-awaited teleserye comeback of Kim and Xian’s love team, marks their first time working with Yam after her breakout role in “Halik,” and brings together a star-studded cast that includes Eula Valdes, Sunshine Cruz, Zsazsa Padilla, Ruffa Gutierrez, and Christopher De Leon.


It revolves around a modern Filipino-Chinese family headed by patriarch Adam (Christopher), who is determined to keep his family intact despite having two of them. He lives with his first wife Lucy (Eula) and their daughter Dana (Yam), while his second family, Kai (Sunshine) and Jia (Kim), lives separately.

Even if the two wives have long accepted their situation, conflict continues to brew between them – a rivalry that will spill over to their daughters.

Their clan is put to test when one fateful night, Dana and her husband David (Xian) get involved in a road accident after their wedding, putting her in a coma.

In the absence of her half-sister, Jia finds herself falling in love with David. This will cause of a series of events that will threaten their family’s already complicated set-up.

What happens when Dana wakes up? Until when will Adam try to keep his whole family intact?


“Love Thy Woman,” directed by Jeffrey Jeturian, Andoy Ranay, and Jerry Lopez Sineneng, is produced by Dreamscape Entertainment. The cast also includes Jana Victoria, Jennifer Sevilla, Chienna Filomena, China Yoo, David Chua, Shido Roxas, Tim Yap, Kimberly Tan, Mari Kaimo, Tori Garcia, Turs Daza, and Karl Gabriel.

Witness the lives entangled by love and blood in “Love Thy Woman,” starting February 10 (Monday) on Kapamilya Gold on ABS-CBN and ABS-CBN HD (SkyCable ch 167). For more updates, log on to abscbnpr.com and follow @abscbnpr on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Sheryn Regis, the Crystal Voice of Asia, is back to bring a hair-raising song with that distinctive tone and melismatic timbre, a velvety yet tart with an insistent flutter and occasional reserves of soul belting that resonates with such catharsis.

She was strong, emotive, confident, and capable of punctuating any beat with her goose-bump-inducing whispers or full bore diva-roars.

Having heard, Sheryn Regis is one gifted singer, a soprano often acclaimed for her range and technical ability. In 2003 she secured a place as a grand finalist in ABS-CBN's reality singing competition "Star in a Million." After advancing from the elimination rounds. She was dubbed as the "Power Belter," she was the judge's favorite and placed consistently in the top performances every week, eventually reaching the Grand Champion Night on January 3, 2004. She won the Texter's Choice Award but placed only as a Runner-up after singing Wendy Moten's "Come in Out of the Rain," which eventually became her signature song. While she may not have clinched the grand title in the said competition, Sheryn felt like she already has, as she was immediately overwhelmed with numerous TV offers, product commercial endorsements, and concerts in the Philippines and different parts of the world.


To date, she has recorded four solo albums with platinum and gold awards, as well as numerous collaborations with different Filipino artists. She was known as "The Queen of ABS-CBN's 'Teleserye' Theme Songs" and was a member of the "Kapamilya Network's" homegrown talent, Star Magic.


in 2004, Sheryn was chosen by popular songwriter Vehnee A. Saturno to represent the Philippine sin "Voice f Asia" in Kazakhstan where she sang "Isang Lahi," "Sana's 'Di Pangarap," "Now More Than Ever" and Saturno's original song "Follow Your Dreams." for a time, she was part of the now-defunct noontime show "MTB: Ang Saya Saya" and "M.R.S. (Most Requested Show)."

Sheryn had her first concert, "Higher Note," at the Music Museum, followed by several concerts in the Philippines and abroad. However, in 2010, as part of her career move, she and her husband migrated to the United States with their daughter and settled in Houston, Texas, where she continues her colorful signing career, as a concert regular and a theater actress. 10 years later, she is back to Music Museum for her homecoming concert on February 28, 2020, entitled "Back To Love" - Sheryn Regis Live at the Music Museum.

Her recent stints in the last quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020 included being the featured celebrity in ASAP Natin To, I Can See Your Voice, Casino Filipino's La Musikandia Nationwide series of shows, Wish 107.5, Umagang Kay Ganda, ABS-CBN Trade Show, Letters and Music, and Other Radio and TV Guestings. She continues to do solo concert tours around the USA and Canada.

Certainly, this adorable powerhouse of a diva has earned her legions of adoring fans worldwide with her four-octave vocal range, the florid blend of breathy riffing and resonant belting, which easily puts her on top of the country's most gifted artists who have significantly impacted popular and contemporary music.

Catch the new version of Sheryn Regis unfolds on February 28, 2020, at the Music Museum directed by Alco Guerrero.

The Mondragons still filled with pain and motivated with revenge, the four Mondragons are preparing for the biggest war of their lives in the final week of the top-rating teleserye “Kadenang Ginto.” Expect more things to happen.


Daniela (Dimples Romana), still harboring on the idea that Romina (Beauty Gonzalez) took everything away from her, has become vindictive than ever after her husband Carlos (Adrian Alandy) died in her arms for defending her mortal enemy.

While Daniela is cooking up her plans, Romina is determined to prove that Daniela is the mastermind behind the threats against her and her family. However, with the menacing Hector (Joko Diaz) still scheming behind bars and a spy in their midst, Romina will have to fight tooth and nail to put a stop to her enemies.



Meanwhile, Cassie (Francine) is still in hiding to continue the charade of being dead, and Marga (Andrea)—twisted by her mother’s manipulations—has rejoined Daniela’s side and blames Romina for the death of her father. She will take matters into her own hands as she suspects that Cassie’s death was fake.


What plans does Daniela have under her sleeve, and what are Romina’s final moves? Will Cassie and Marga remain enemies until the end?

“Kadenang Ginto,” which has been airing for more than a year, has consistently topped its timeslot in terms of nationwide TV ratings and produced memes online. Its massive success has even gone international as it is currently airing in Myanmar and has also earned an Indonesian adaptation.
The series also spawned the hit teen quartet The Gold Squad, composed by stars Andrea, Francine, Seth Fedelin, and Kyle Echarri, who have recently launched their first digital movies on iWant and 1.8 million subscribers on their official YouTube channel.


Don’t miss the battle of the Mondragons in “Kadenang Ginto” on ABS-CBN’s Kapamilya Gold.