Andre and Kobe Paras will be featured guests in Regine Velasquez morning cooking show Sarap Diva's another exciting episode this Saturday, January 4, 2014.
Regine invades the home of the Paras family. Joining the two basketball heartthrobs and sons of actor and former PBA player Benjie Paras, is Ms.Lyxen Paras.
Ms. Lyxen takes the Sarap Diva team to the tour of their beautiful cozy home. The two brothers also shared their passion for basketball, cooking and film making.
"Sarap Diva" airs every Saturday at 9:40 am only in GMA network!
Happy New Year 2014! In its official website, the Philippine government listed 18 holidays—regular and special nonworking–for 2014 that began with New Year’s Day on January 1. The next holiday to be celebrated is another new year celebration, the Chinese New Year, on January 31. Filipinos will also have special holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha.
As we celebrate holidays recently, December has the most number of holidays in a month with five. In addition to Christmas day on December 25 and Jose Rizal day on December 30, Malacañang has also declared December 24, 26, and 31 as special nonworking days.
Based on Malacañang's Proclamation No. 655, the following is a list of holidays for 2014:
January1, 2014 , Wednesday - New Year (Regular Holiday)
January 31, 2014, Friday – Chinese New Year (Special non-working day)
February 25, 2014, Tuesday – EDSA Revolution anniversary (Holiday for all schools)
April 9, 2014, Wednesday – Araw ng Kagitingan (Regular Holiday)
April 17, 2014 – Maundy Thursday (Regular Holiday)
April 18, 2014 – Good Friday (Regular Holiday)
April 19, 2014 – Black Saturday (Special non-working day)
May 1, 2014, Thursday – Labor Day (Regular Holiday)
June 12, 2014, Thursday – Independence Day (Regular Holiday)
August 21, 2014, Thursday – Ninoy Aquino Day (Special non-working day)
August 25, 2014, Monday – National Heroes Day (Regular Holiday)
November 1, 2014, Saturday – All Saints Day (Special non-working day)
November 30, 2014, Sunday – Bonifacio Day (Regular Holiday)
December 24, 2014, Wednesday – Additional special non-working day (Special non-working day)
December 25, 2014, Thursday – Christmas Day (Regular Holiday)
December 26, 2014, Friday – Additional special non-working day (Special non-working day)
December 30, 2014, Tuesday – Rizal Day (Regular Holiday)
December 31, 2014, Wednesday – Last day of the year (Special non-working day)
*Separate proclamations will be issued for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha
PAG ASA SA PAG GISING a fundraising concert for the benefit of Yolanda survivors featuring three awesome bands - SIDE A, SOUTH BORDER and FREESTYLE on January 3, 2014 at the Solaire Ballroom.
Side A, South Border and Freestyle will band together for the very first time ever, to stage a fund raising concert for the benefit of the sirvivors of typhoon Yolanda. Many have attempted to produce such a concert but it is only now that they will all be together on the same stage! The Solaire Resort and Casino has generously provided us with their ballroom for this special event.
The title of this back to back to back concert is "PAG ASA SA PAG GISING." This is also the title of the song all 3 bands collaborated on to support this cause. The message of the song is to promote HOPE and to uplift their outlook in life as they rebuild and restore their lives.
All band members have waived their talent fees to do this concert and creating the song. Literally and figuratively the bands will be doing this purely for the love.
We are hoping and relying on the big hearts of others so that we can stage this concert without spending a single centavo. Our objective is to turn over all the money we make from ticket sales to the Philippine Red Cross.
Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on,
with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.
Let’s celebrate Christmas in our hearts, we have the gift of
faith, the blessing of hope and the peace of His love and try to keep it all the
years.
Thanks God for giving me another lease of life. Thank you everyone for enriching my life this year again.
May God grant you the 9 Fruits of Holy Spirit. “The fruit of
the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22)
Wishing you all a year of peace, happiness, prosperity, good
health, joy and love!
Happy. . . Sweet and Spicy New Year! Wearing Polka Dots during the celebration of New Year has been a tradition.
With the forthcoming celebration of the New Year, singer-actress-TV host Karylle gives a new twist to the tradition by coming up with a “Sweet and Spicy” twist to it. Karylle’s “Sweet and Spicy” underwear line for Bench highlights her different personas – the sweet Showtime host and the spicy underwear Bench endorser.
Karylle’s line of underwear is available at all Bench stores nationwide.
For more updates, please follow Karylle: On Twitter and Instagram: @anakarylle
Singer-songwriter and record producer, Bruno Mars, 28-year-old “Treasure” singer is the first male artist to claim the coveted title since 2008.
Bruno for how he “grabbed hold of the album and single charts and never let go,” stated at Billboard’s cover page magazine. His second album, ‘Unorthodox Jukebox,’ hit No. 1 on the charts and has sold almost 2 million copies.
“Bruno did well in touring and I think longevity does really well for him. His songs stuck around on multiple formats all year round,” Bill Werde, editorial director of Billboard magazine, told Reuters.
“He’s a powerhouse, and really keeps his focus on the music in a year where conversations have been dominated by (MTV’s Video Music Award) performances and PR cycles.”
In addition to having one of the best-selling albums of the year with “UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX,” Billboard announced today that Mars topped 8 of their 2013 Year-End charts, including “Hot 100 Artists” and “Top Overall Artists.” To celebrate these accolades, the GRAMMY®-winning superstar has unveiled the eagerly awaited next leg of his blockbuster “Moonshine Jungle World Tour.” The acclaimed trek will hit arenas and amphitheaters across North America beginning summer 2014 (see attached listing of cities). Full details – including dates, venues, and ticket information – will be announced soon. For up-to-the-minute news, please see www.brunomars.com/moonshinejungletour.
In addition to topping the “Hot 100 Artists” and “Top Overall Artists” charts, Bruno also came in at No. 1 on the following Billboard year-end rankings: “Hot 100 Singles Airplay,” “Hot Digital Songs,” “Mainstream Top 40” and “Pop Digital Songs.” On top of the Billboard “Artist of the Year” honors, Mars was also just named among the top nominees for the upcoming 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards. “Locked Out Of Heaven,” the #1 smash single from his blockbuster second album, “UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX,” received nods as “Record Of The Year” and “Song of the Year.” What’s more, the multi-talented singer/songwriter/superstar received two further nominations: “Best Pop Solo Performance” for the chart-topping “When I Was Your Man,” and “Best Pop Vocal Album” for UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX.
With 120 million singles sold worldwide, the 18-time GRAMMY® Award nominee and winner has made music history more than once, including such milestones as scoring his first five Billboard “Hot 100” chart-toppers faster than any male solo artist since Elvis Presley. In addition to his two acclaimed multi-platinum albums – 2010’s “DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS” and 2012’s “UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX,” of which share a combined certification total of 60x platinum worldwide – Mars has logged an extraordinary catalogue spanning 22 “Hot 100” hits, marking his numerous gifts as singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. A charismatic and irresistible live performer, he recently concluded the epic 2013 leg of the “Moonshine Jungle World Tour,” having performed sold-out shows in over 90 cities around the globe.
Furthermore, Mars is one of the most acclaimed artists of this or any other era, with Billboard hailing his work as “boldly ambitious and gloriously irreverent.” “Bruno Mars is beginning to stake a claim as one of the most gifted songwriters of his generation,” declared GQ, while The Hollywood Reporter ranked him “among the best male vocalists that the music industry has to offer.” The New York Times summed it up: “(Bruno Mars) is the most formidable synthesizer of styles going in pop today.”
Bruno Mars will begin his North American leg of his “Moonshine Jungle World Tour” in 2014, and will also headline the Super Bowl half time show in February.
“Godzilla.”, the science fiction monster film featuring the Japanese film
monster of the same name and a reboot of the Godzilla film franchise.
This also will be the last collaboration between Warner
Bros. Pictures and LegendaryPictures. The upcoming spectacular adventure, “Godzilla” is directed by Gareth Edwards and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson,
Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, Sally
Hawkins and Ken Watanabe.
This science fiction monster
film featuring the Japanese film monster of the same name in a reboot of the
Godzilla film franchise. It is the second Godzilla film to be fully filmed by an American studio, the first having been the 1998 film of the same name.
The film retells the origin of Godzilla in contemporary times as a
"terrifying force of nature".
"An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, this
spectacular adventure pits the world’s most famous monster against malevolent
creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very
existence"—Legendary Pictures
The film is scheduled to be released on May 16, 2014 in 2D
and 3D.
Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer/rock icon is coming back to Manila for another major concert to be held on February 2014 at the Big Dome.
"Avril Lavigne Live in Manila" will be her 4th concert in the Philippines, presented by Midas Promotions to be on February 17, 2014 - 8:00 pm at Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City.
Tickets available at Ticketnet outlets and at www.ticketnet.com.ph
Canadian recording artist Avril Lavigne has completed
concert tours beginning with the "Try to Shut Me Up" Tour in 2002-03.
This was followed by the 13-month "Bonez" Tour in 2004-05 and the
"Best Damn Tour" in 2008, and the "Black Star" Tour, was
completed in February 2012.
When Avril Lavigne first emerged on the music scene at age
17, she was known as a young, pop-punk tomboy who refused to resort to
skin-baring come-ons, preferring to entice the record-buying public with her
powerhouse voice, high-spirited melodies, and straight-talking lyrics. Staying
steadfastly true to herself and putting music before image paid off both
critically and commercially for the small-town girl from Napanee, Ontario. In
2002, Lavigne shot to international pop stardom with the 6x-platinum Let Go,
followed by 2004’s 3x-platinum Under My Skin, 2007’s platinum The Best Damn
Thing, and 2011’s Goodbye Lullaby, which sold more than two million copies
worldwide. Over the course of her decade-plus career, Lavigne has scored a
string of international hit singles, toured the globe on multiple sold-out
tours, earned eight Grammy Award nominations, won eight Canadian Juno Awards,
and sold more than 35 million albums and 20 million tracks worldwide.
A self-taught musician, who plays guitar, piano, and drums,
and who writes on every one of her songs, Lavigne had already been singing and
performing for several years before releasing Let Go, which featured the smash
singles “Complicated” and “Sk8r Boi” and sold more than 16 million copies
worldwide. Her second album, 2004’s Under My Skin, debuted at No. 1 on the
Billboard Top 200, and sold more than eight million copies worldwide fueled by
the hit singles “Don’t Tell Me” and “My Happy Ending.” Four years later came
The Best Damn Thing, which featured the No. 1 single “Girlfriend.” Lavigne’s
biggest record to date, “Girlfriend” was the top digital track of 2007, selling
more than 7.3 million downloads in eight languages. “Here’s To Never Growing
Up,” the first single off her self-titled new album (released in November),
debuted at No. 1 in 22 countries and was a Top 10 single in 44 countries.
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