A good start and some few learnings along the curve as Go For Gold Philippines, a sports corporate social responsibility (CSR) project of Powerball Marketing and Logistics Corporation, the licensee of PCSO for Scratch It, made an attempt to break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Most Number of People Dribbling Basketball Simultaneously.


Covering the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds with enthusiastic people who joined the attempt last July 21, 2019. There are approximately 5000 people joined in the biggest event of the year. We may not break the record but for the Philippines, this is a record to beat. But of course this is just the start of the attempt.


The day isn't just about basketballs but of course some few performances from our fave celebrities to entertain participants of the attempt. Scratch It ambassadors and Indak lead stars Nadine Lustre and Sam Concepcion, together with the whole Indak Pinas crew, Karencitta, John Roa, This Band, ALLMO$T, PNP-PCADG, and Square One gave all-out performances for the huge crowd.


All the participants came home with a kit, containing special freebies, such as an exclusive basketball, official jersey, Go For Gold bag and Scratch It card. The event is brought to you by Go For Gold PH, Scratch It, and SM Mall of Asia.

Doraemon is one of the interesting animated characters that were created in Japan, it has captured the hearts of every Filipinos when it debuted in Philippine TV. It was the 90’s kids a regular TV program to watch coming home after school each day. A favourite anime show on TV that does not only shows the culture of Japan but reflects the reality of life being a kid, more about being bullied and the struggle to win the friendship.

Recently DoraemonPH, Animation International PH, in partnership with SM Group of Malls launched an interesting mall park for the kids and kids-at-heart, it’s the Doraemon’s Gadget Park. This is part of the celebration of Doraemon’s presence in Philippine TV. Doraemon’s Gadget Park will be touring around the different malls in the Philippines to continuously celebration Doraemon’s anniversary in the Philippines.

To give you more interesting information about Doraemon check out the our list below.

1.  Doraemon is celebrating its 20th anniversary in Philippine TV. Doraemon made its debut in 1999. That is why this anime is also one of the well love TV show by the 90’s kids in the Philippines.

2.  The tagalized or tagalong version of the anime Doraemon made it even more appealing to all the kids watching it. One of the lines that really made its mark to the innocent mind of the kids is the “Ang Mahiwagang Mensahe”, translated as’ mysterious message’. It became the word of every kid.

3.  Doraemon’s Gadget Park Mall is the first of its kind which was really enjoyed by many kids and ‘kids wanna be’. The park will be touring around the Philippines in different malls. This park displays 20 3d lifesize Doraemon that everyone will definitely enjoy. Here are the venue and schedules where they will be.

                                SM Mall of Asia, July 19 – 30, 2019 
                                SM City Dansmarinas – August 16, 2019
                                SM City Cebu - October 11 – 20, 2019

4.  In celebration of its 20th anniversary in the Philippines, SM cinema brings the Doraemon Movie “Nobita’s Chronicle of the Moon Exploration”. 

5.  Doraemon, the adorable cat robot will continue to make your day, as it currently airs its new episodes at ABS-CBN’s YEY channel, 5pm to 6pm every Monday to Friday.
For more information about Doraemon’s Gadget Park, kindly check out Doraemon official facebook page DoraemonPH and AnimationInternationalPH.

Talk about haunting, the latest teleserye that will air on GMA Network this coming July 22 is an intriguing mystery about a chilling love story that goes beyond the grave. An eerily captivating new series that will haunt your afternoon, "Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Buhay Ko."



This newest teleserye, "Hanggang Sa Dulo ng Buhay Ko" is headlined by the Kapuso Network's brightest stars, Megan Young, Rayver Cruz, Kim Domingo, and Kris Bernal. A thrilling suspense-drama that showcases a haunting love story like no other.

The story is about Yvie (Megan) and Matteo (Rayver) are childhood sweethearts who fell in love and married each other. Together with their adopted son, they happily moved into their new family home, along with Yvie's best friend and cousin, Katya (Kim). But their bliss is quickly replaced by fear. Naomi (Kris), matteo's ex-girlfriend, will stop at nothing to disrupt their perfect lives - dead or alive.


Also starring in this unique series are talented Kapuso actors and actresses: Ms. Boots Anson Roa as Adora, Matteo's mother who never liked Yvie; Sharmaine Arnaiz as Tina, Yvie's mother who had a history of schizophrenia; Francine Prieto as Mercy, Tina's sister and the mother of Katya; Beveryly Salviejo as Yaya Vane, Matteo's long-time yaya who also becomes his son's caretaker; Denise Barbacena as Brooke, Naomi's friend who reads tarot cards; Joaquin Manansala as Paul, Matteo's business partner and best friend; and Euwenn Mikael Aleta as Santino, Yvie and Matteo's adopted son who has speech development problems.

The show's creative team is composed of Creative Director Aloy Adlwan; Creative Head Dode Cruz; Headwriter Denoy Punio; Writers Joy Borgy Danao, John Kenneth De Leon, and Brylle Tabora; and Brainstormer Roda Sulit Marino.


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This original series is produced by the GMA Entertainment Group headed by the group's SVP Lilybeth G. Rasonable, VP for Drama Redgie A. Magno, AVP for Drama Cheryl Ching-Sy, Program Manager Anthony R. Pastropide, and Executive Producer Jojo Aleta.

The series is under the helm of Director Joron Lee Monroy.

Three women entangled in a web of vengeful passion... all in pursuit of their one and only love. Witness the chilling tale of "Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Buhay Ko" beginning July 22, Mondays to Saturdays, after Eat Bulaga on GMA Afternoon Prime.

Kapuso viewers from across the globe can also catch their favorite Kapuso shows via GMA international channels GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, and GMA News TV International. For the program guide, visit www.gmapinoytv.com.

It was over a year ago when we posted about the next actress that will play the Darna role, that was Liza Soberano.  Due to certain circumstances that transpired during the span of time that Liza was doing the preparation and the shooting of the Darna movie, Liza announced her withdrawal from the movie. This was after the severe finger injury that she had.

With that a new race to pick and select the right actress for the role. There are some of have auditioned for it. Some made it comedic like Alex Gonzaga and some where pretty well prepared for the audition like Julia Barretto. There were also recommendations from the netizens like Nadine Lustre, Kathryn Bernardo, and more.

In the end there could be only one and just today it was announced who will be the replacement of Liza as Darna.


As I was browsing from the line up of suggested actresses to fit the role, this pretty lady is out of the list. Not even a clue that she will be picked to be the next to play the Darna role. So, who it was? Well it's Jane De Leon. Who she is? Well, if you've followed the TV Series Halik you'll eventually recognize her as the hot tempered sister of Lino (Jericho Rosales character) when it comes to Jade. Also, Jane has been part of the Girltrends which regularly performs in It's Showtime.

So, what do you think, will she be one of the best fit for the Darna role? Well, let us see and watch!

Kwento Ni Toto shares some news and updates with the to go to courier & cargo service company.
LBC, one of the names to go to when it comes to retail and corporate courier & cargo, money remittance, and logistics services, continues to grow, expand and improve its reach to even more Filipinos in the country. The company, not only want to reach further and more but also to provide better service.  From its humble beginning in 1945, LBC has developed to be the Philippines' leading and most trusted courier, cargo, remittance, and logistics provider. Last year, 2018, LBC opened 80 new branches across the country. To date LBC now has a total of 1,417 branches with 13,000 employees dedicated to providing the services for Filipinos all over the world. 

But LBC’s expansion does not stop there. This year, LBC is set to open more branches in strategic locations around the country. From January to April 2019, it has already opened 18 branches in the Philippines and is set to open a new branch in Brisbane. This is part of LBC’s commitment to widen its footprint in the Philippines and across the continents to reach more Filipinos and provide them with the most convenient, safest, and fastest way “to move” their documents, packages, and remittances. True to its mantra of “We Like to Move It”, LBC is never stagnant as it endeavors to adapt, change, and advance in order to provide its retail and corporate customers with the best services possible. As they continue to cater to the Filipino with their time-proven services like parcel sending and remittances, LBC also steps in to serve other markets like SMEs who have come to discover the convenience of running a business online. As LBC undergoes a company-wide digital transformation, they aim for nothing less than to see its customers satisfied with the benefits and added convenience that advanced technology will generate and bring about.

LBC also continues to expand its reach by partnering with a host of other enterprises who seek to provide better service to more and more Filipinos here and abroad. Just this year, they have inked deals with Uniteller, a money remittance company based in the US, and other financial services platforms like Coins.ph, XpressMoney, and True Money.

As LBC forges ahead with the opening of more branches and facilities; introduce new services to keep up with escalating demand from all sectors; and widen their reach through newer and bigger corporate partnerships, their goal remains the same: to move lives, businesses and communities for the benefit of all Filipinos.

LBC can move it for you: visit www.LBCexpress.com, or call telephone +632 8585 999 (Metro Manila), 1 800 10 8585 999 (Provincial), +632 9086 522 (Solutions) and follow LBCExpress (Facebook and Twitter).

INDAK is another Filipino term for dance or rather the right term for groove and perhaps another part of the entertainment industry where Pinoys do excel. Though not as widely recognized in singing, Filipinos also hit the beat when it comes to dancing. Probably, all programs aren't complete without a dance number.

Two of these generation's grooviest actors, the Multimedia Princess, Nadine Lustre fresh from her back to back win as best actress in Famas and Gawad Urian, and Total Performer, Sam Concepcion will bring the beat on the big screen in the most epic Dance Movie of the Year, INDAK.

The movie INDAK tells the story about a simple island girl named Jen which is played by Nadine Lustre, who loves dancing, but never showed her true talent to anyone. Not until a video of her dancing went viral online and Vin portrayed by Sam Concepcion, leader of Indak Pinas invites her to come to Manila and join them. Not confident with her own talent, Jen hesitated to accept Vin’s invitation at first. But Vin finally convinces Jen when he mentioned that their group is going to compete at the World Dance Championship in South Korea, and that her presence in the group will have a great impact.

In Manila, Vin helps out Jen in improving her dancing, as well as adjusting living in the city. The two not only find their groove, but also slowly fall for each other. With the rest of the crew, they must work together to bring out their best performance. But with struggles, dilemmas and past issues getting in the way, can they bring out a performance that will wow the whole world?

Aside from the amazing choreography, INDAK also features great soundtracks like SUMAYAW SA INDAK by Nadine Lustre featuring Pio Balbuena and Shehyee, Sam Concepcion’s soulful version of IKOT-IKOT and Janine Teñoso’s heart-wrenching version of HINDI TAYO PWEDE. Directed by the number one concert director, Paul Alexei Basinillo, INDAK was shot in the beautiful island of Bantayan in Cebu, and scenic South Korea, making the whole movie a feast for the senses.

Dance to the beat of your dreams as INDAK hits cinemas nationwide on August 7.

Perhaps two of the celebrities that we grew up with, the Sexbomb Dancers and The Popstar Royalty, Sarah Geronimo, yes these two graced the event of Shopee. Double guest and double event as Shopee celebrates the start of their 7.7 Lowest Price Sale and the announcement of the winner of the very first Shopee Popstar Search.

The Sexbomb Dancers, the original ones, gave a dance number that I almost missed because of the traffic. Still, I was able to catch them dance.


Part of their celebration is the announcements of their promo codes for the 7.7 Lowest Price sale. The POPSTARFINALE10 when you check out and get 10% cash back for the first 250 users. Another one was POPSTARFINALE20 for a 20% discount good for the first 150 users.


The finalists of the first Shopee Popstar Search gave their performances before the announcement of the grand winner. Merry Mia Sinaguinan was hailed as the Grand Champion of the competition where she won Php100,000 and a moment to sing with the Royalty Princess, Sarah Geronimo. Sarah declared the 100% Shopee Credits voucher which is POPSTARFINALE50 for the first 100 users only.


After the announcement was all fun and singing.  Sarah Geronimo, Sexbomb Dancers together with the winner and finalists of the Shopee Popstar Search.

Earlier this July, People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) held a press conference at Astoria Plaza to share what organization stands for with regards to the work force and labor laws. Present during the press conference are practitioners and experts in the people management industry namely Mr. Efren B. Alberto, Jr., DPM is one of 2019 PMAP Board of Trustee with 45 years of experience in all facets of human resource management and corporate relations; Atty. Rey Destura, is an active Committee Member of PMAP labor Policy reforms and Industrial Relations Committee; Ms. Ellen Fullido is the Vice President for HR & Administrative Services of the FJ Elizalde Group of Companies, for more that 25 years of work experience in the field of Human Resource Management and Office Administration gained from manufacturing, sales and service, pre need, healthcare, real estate, petrochemical and media/entertainment industries; Mr. Jesse Francis Rebustillo is the 2016 PMAP President who have previously served as the AVP for Industrial Relations & Corporate Human Resources Head for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, now a Management & Human Resource Consultant, Seminar Facilitator, and Speaker; Ms Lousa Mila V. Echevarria, FPM, the 2019 PMAP Vice President, a seasoned HR practitioner and consultant with over 35 years of experience in general management and various facets of human resources in different industries particularly in manufacturing; Mr. Leo Gellor, AFPM, 2019 PMAP Board Secretary, is an experienced leader with experience in different industries like food service, media and general management.

Members of the media present during the conference were given bits of information about the current labor laws and policies that affects both the work force and the business. As what was explained it needs to have a balance to make the businesses and employees coexists in the industry. Also, there were issues raised like the endo and contractualization. To find out more about the explanations watch the full coverage of the conference.


As part also of the annual event of PMAP where matters about human resource and people management are discussed and uplifted, the organization will be having its 56th PMAP Annual Conference on July 17-19, 2019 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino where over 1,500 people managers will gather together for this biggest and preeminent HR event in the country.

With organizations facing the challenges of disruption and the 4th industrial revolution, it becomes crucial for people managers to EXCELLERATE. For its 56th annual conference, PMAP pushes innovation one step further by invoking poetic license and creating a new word that captures the twin challenges facing the organization and people management in the country today – driving and inspiring EXCELLENCE in the practice of people management and increasing the degree of ACCELERATION of people programs to become up-to-speed with technology and innovation.


The PMAP 56th Annual puts the spotlight on Filipino People Management, featuring a full learning session on the 2019 PMAP Awards finalists’ best practices and programs. It also seeks to bring people managers up-to-speed with the challenges of a digital and inclusive world through updates on trends and emerging HR technologies through business unusual workshops. Lastly, it will take Filipino people management back to its roots and wings through local studies, theories and applications.

This PMAP annual conference hopes to be a veritable marketplace of ideas, emergent theories, endless solutions best practices, advocacies and state-of-the-art HR technology with an unparalleled roster of speakers with global, regional and national stature. It will be a proactive balance of session topics and learning fora, offering a variety of sessions that target various levels. This conference will feature a dynamic learning design that allows attendees to customize their participation based on their individual agenda. It will be a great showcase of best practices, award-winning programs and cutting-edge resources and technologies, with extraordinary potentials for networking and mentoring.

For more information regarding the 56th PMAP Annual Conference, you may contact the PMAP Secretariat through telephone number 726-1532 or email carol.alcances@pmap.org.ph or kevin.jacinto@pmap.org.ph.