ASOP Music Festival presents Songwriting Competition Grand Finals night on November 11

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The Only Praise Songwriting Competition To Set Its 7thFinals

Inspirational hymns are set to echo inside the country’s premier performing arts venue as the 7-year longstanding praise songwriting competition A Song of Praise (ASOP) Music Festival will stage its Grand Finals night on November 11, Sunday at 7 PM in New Frontier Theater, Araneta Center CubaoQuezon City.

Twelve musical masterpieces from monthly winners startingNovember 2017, will vie for the “Song of the Year” grand titleof the 2017 awardee of PMPC’s Star Awards for “Best Talent Search Program.”

Five of the twelve finalists are returnees in this year’s competition namely Rommel Gojo (2013), Oliver Narag (2015), LJ Manzano (2016), Emmanuel Lipio Jr. (2017) and Joyner Dizon (2017).

At stake for the grand winner is half million pesos cash prize (tax free) while non-winning entries will each receive Php20,000 as consolation prize. Two special awards will also be picked and will both receive Php50,000, the Best Interpreter Award and People’s Choice Award.

The People’s Choice Award voting starts at 9 in the evening today until 12 noon of November 11, just visit https://www.asoptv.com/poll to vote once per day using your Facebook and Twitter accounts.

This year’s grand finals’ entries comprise of the following:

JANUARY

“MAGPATULOY SA MABUTING PAGGAWA”

COMPOSER: FEBS COLIBAO

INTERPRETER: GIAN MAGDANGAL

FEBRUARY

“’WAG KANG BIBITIW”

COMPOSER: OLIVER NARAG

INTERPRETER: JESSA MAE GABON

MARCH

“GOD IS WITH US”

COMPOSER: EMMANUEL LIPIO JR.

INTERPRETER: CELLO NUNEZ 

APRIL

“SALAMAT PANGINOON”

COMPOSERS: ELMAR JAN BOLANO AND REX TORREMORO

MAY

“PAGBABALIK”

COMPOSER: JOEL JABELOSA

INTERPRETER: MARCELITO POMOY

JUNE

“HILING”

COMPOSER: JEFFREY LIM

INTERPRETER: PLETHORA

JULY

“MAKIKITA KITA”

COMPOSER: JOYNER DIZON

INTERPRETER: DAN BILLANO

AUGUST

“BANAL MONG SALITA”

COMPOSER: LJ MANZANO

INTERPRETER: MARK MICHAEL GARCIA

SEPTEMBER

“TUGTOG”

COMPOSER: JOHN PAUL SALAZAR

INTERPRETER: BRADZ

OCTOBER

“'DI NA 'KO AAWIT”

COMPOSER: ROMMEL GOJO

INTERPRETER: HANS DIMAYUGA

NOVEMBER

“ISANG MILYONG PASASALAMAT”

COMPOSER: EDWARD SALDE

INTERPRETER: LEAH PATRICIO

DECEMBER

“BINAGO MO AKO”

COMPOSER: JETT VILLAREAL

INTERPRETER: DARYL ONG

Conceptualized and created for television by Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International, Inc. (BMPI) President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kuya Daniel Razon, the ASOP Music Festival aims to encourage amateur and professional songwriters in praising our Almighty God through music.

For more information about ASOP Music Festival, visit its official website at https://www.asoptv.com. 

You can follow ASOP on Facebook via facebook.com/asop.untv and Twitter at twitter.com/asoptv.

The Trip of a Lifetime Awaits! Join the BIC Amazing Asia Getaway Promo!

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Itching to hop on another plane and go on a much-needed getaway? 

BIC Lighters have your back because they’re giving away some major prizes to top-notch Asian destinations that any creative traveler would love! 

This is BIC Lighters’ way of giving new and loyal customers a chance to take a much-needed breather from the everyday hustle and bustle! 

Excited? Here's the easy-peasy way on how to join the BIC Amazing Asia Getaway's e-raffle promo. 

Until November 20, 2018, simply purchase any two (2) BIC Lighters at any 7-Eleven store nationwide and have your CLiQQ Card or App Barcode scanned before payment. For every two (2) pieces bought of the same items, you will earn one (1) or two (2) e-raffle entries. 

Now here’s what you might just win. For the first draw, there will be two lucky winners of a trip for two to any of these destinations: Bali, Taipei or Seoul; four winners of heavy-duty Samsonite luggage; and ten winners of Grab vouchers worth Php5,000 each. 

For the second draw, there will be two lucky winners of round trip tickets for two to one of these destinations:

• Hong Kong; Bangkok, or Tokyo; four winners of heavy-duty Samsonite luggage; 
• Ten winners of Grab vouchers worth Php5,000 each. 

So achieve your travel dreams now with BIC Lighters and join the BIC Amazing Asia Getaway Promo! 

For more inquiries regarding the promo, you may contact customercare@7-eleven.com.ph or visit www.facebook.com/BicLighterPhilippines

Petron Lakbay Alalay ready to give the “best biyahe” for motorists for this Undas

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ACelebrated every 1st of November, Undas or All Saints’ Day is an enduring Filipino tradition wherefamilies honor the memory of their departed loved ones by visiting their final resting place.

As in the past three decades, Petron will once again ensure that motorists going to memorial parks or traveling to their hometowns will have “the best biyahe” through Petron Lakbay Alalay during the Undasweekend.

As they make their stop at designated Petron stations on major highways, motorists can experience a variety of services that will make their journeys safer and more enjoyable. Petron employee volunteers will offer a BLOWBAG Safety Check covering Battery, Lights, Oil, Water, Brakes, Air (tire pressure), and Gas. Free parking and traffic assistance is available for a smooth and hassle free stop.

Motorists can also be a road safety advocate by joining the stickering campaign. to appreciate the importance of using seatbelts and the dangers of drunk driving, they can also try out the seatbelt simulator and fatal vision goggles. 

Safety checks by automobile partners, free medical assistance, and a 15-minute massage can also be availed for free at Lakbay Alalay tents located at the parking lot of the stations. Food and lifestyle partners also offer product sampling and other fun activities. Underscoring Petron’s commitment to total customer service, clean and accessible rest rooms will also be ready for customers at all times.

To serve the motorists traveling out of Metro Manila, there will be Petron Lakbay Alalay activations on Wednesday, October 31 from 12NN to 8PM at the following Petron service stations: 

• • North Luzon: PEC1 NLEX, Marilao Bulacan; Parkville Km 42 Plaridel, Bulacan; Lakeshore NLEX, Mexico, Pampanga; and TPLEX Km 134 Northbound, Pura, Tarlac.

• • South Luzon: PEC 3 SLEX, San Pedro, Laguna; PNCC Km 44 SLEX, Silangan, Cavite; and Star Tollways, Malvar, Batangas.

On Thursday, November 1, from 7AM to 4PM, Petron Lakbay Alalay will also be present at the F. Ignacio Station on Dr. A. Santos Ave., Sucat, Parañaque, to provide assistance to those visiting major memorial parks in the area. 

Assisting homebound motorists on Sunday, November 4, the Petron Lakbay Alalay teams will be at the following stations from 12NN to 8PM:

• North Luzon: PEC 2 NLEX, Bocaue, Bulacan and TPLEX Km 134 Southbound, Pura, Tarlac.

• South Luzon: Star Toll, Lipa City, Batangas and MATES, SLEX Km 44, Silangan, Cavite.

One Great Love, One Great Movie

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In coming Metro Manila Film Festival, REGAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. presents “ONE GREAT LOVE” with  ​Kim Chiu, Dennis Trillo and  JC De Vera, directed by Enrique Quizon, will be shown starting Christmas Day December 25, 2018 nationwide. 

We all wish that we find our One Great Love in this lifetime with whom we hope to spend the rest of our lives with.

But are we willing to make the sacrifices and go through all the pain to attain it and keep i

Is our One Great Love provided by destiny or do we get to choose?

This is the premise of the upcoming movie One Great Love, produced by Regal Entertainment, Inc. and an official entry to the upcoming 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival.

Every year, Regal Entertainment, Inc., creates an entry/entries to the annual film festival to adhere to its commitment in bringing quality entertainment for moviegoers.

This Christmas, the film production outfit is bringing together a stellar cast from two major TV networks to breathe life to one great movie, entitled One Great Love.

Top-billed by celebrity A-listers Dennis Trillo, JC de Vera, and Kim Chiu, the romance drama film, a hugot - bangon film that tackles a subject that everybody is highly familiar with and which we can all relate to: love and relationships.

The story tackles about love, which remains to be one of the greatest mysteries up to this day.Falling in love with someone is one thing, but staying in love with that person is another story.

Kim shows a different side of her in this movie. Mainly known for tackling romantic-comedy roles in movies, Kim goes out of her comfort zone and portrays another mature character. The bubbly bungisngis Kim Chiu will not be seen in Zyra, her character in the movie. She is expected to have love scenes in this film.

ABS-CBN premier artist Kim Chiu portrays the role of Zyra Paez, a woman fortunate enough to know and be with her one great love.

JC portrays the role of Carl Mauricio. Carl’s turbulent past has left a scarred, and in the process, keeps hurting the woman who did nothing but love him over anything else.

Kapuso dramatic actor Dennis is Dr. Ian Arcano, a heart doctor who firmly believes in the sanctity of family and keeping it that way. Ian is a dependable friend to Zyra, but then eventually falls in love with her.

The lives of Zyra, Carl, and Ian are intertwined with one another in a story that reveals to us that like every human being, we all seek for love, but our views about it differ.

"Magagaling lahat dito umarte. Baka makakuha sila ng awards. Totoong magagaling. Maganda ang pelikula para sa pasko. One Great Movie to watch out for," says matriarch Mother Lily Monteverde.

The movie helps us understand ourselves through the characters: are you the type to cling to someone you love no matter what or are you willing to let it go for someone you love?

The film also stars Eric Quizon portraying Dante Paez, Zyra’s loving father, who never got over of his One Great Love, discovers that he deserves a second chance at love.

Nina Dolino as Annie Paez, Dante’s second wife, who is a firm believer that One Great Love exists.

Miles Ocampo is Jemi Paez, sister of Zyra and who is mature for her age. She is a practical thinker, who challenges Zyra’s view about love.

Marlo Mortel is Bryan Gomez, a loving free-spirited guy who falls in love with Jemi.

Directed by Eric Quizon, One Great Love opens in cinemas on December 25.

For more updates, follow Regal Entertainment Inc on Facebook and Youtube, @RegalFilms on Twitter, @RegalFilms50 on Instagram.

Upgrade your homemade Halloween goodies

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The spookiest night of the year is coming up! Soon it’ll be time to slip on fun costumes and hand out all kinds of treats to the kid-sized ghouls, goblins, and ghosts who will come trick-or-treating. 

Children adore Halloween, the one day of the year famous for its connection to candy and every sweet treat imaginable. But all that sugar isn’t very good for them, and it’s a challenge for parents to come up with tasty treats that are as creepy (or creepier!) than mass-produced chocolate eyeballs and gummy monsters. 

It’s not impossible, though, to produce treats that are wholesome, tasty, and still thrillingly Halloween-y! One such parent is self-professed travel enthusiast, foodie, and writer Stephanie Zubiri-Crespi. As a mother of two young children, she recognizes that her boys should enjoy the thrill of Halloween just like all the other kids, but also knows that curbing their sweet intake during this candy-crazed holiday is also important. 

To strike a balance between treats, Steph cranks up her trusty La Germania oven and breaks out her creative side. “It’s nice to go trick or treating and have a few candies,” the mother of twosays, “but it’s also good to have more filling, healthier treats waiting back at home when the kids come in from trick or treating around the neighborhood. Having wholesome Halloween-themed snacks on hand keeps them from attacking their candy stash right away, and when they’re not feeling hungry, it’s easier to negotiate a more reasonable schedule with them for eating the rest of their candy loot.” 

Spider pizza and spooky pretzels are great examples of quick, easy-to-make, and hearty snacks for kids fresh from the candy trail. Stephanie makes hers with one simple secret: she uses frozen pizza dough. “It’s faster and easier than making pizza dough from scratch, it’s practically foolproof, and kids usually appreciate the taste of it,” she explains. 

To make spider pizzas, Stephanie loads a small disk of frozen pizza dough with toppings of choice: tomato sauce, cheese, and ham bits. She then takes an olive and cuts it into half for spider bodies, and then slices another olive for the spider’s legs. Another, smaller slice forms the head, and voila, a large black spider sits on top of a tasty pizza!

“You can use any topping your kids like,” Stephanie recommends. “As long as you decorate it with a Halloween theme, you don’t have to convince your kids to try it out. They’ll be excited to eat ‘scary’ food.” 

Stephanie doesn’t recommend that mommies and daddies push themselves too hard to create a “perfect” Halloween snack. “If you’re stressed and you have less time to spend with your kids, nobody’s having any fun, and the holiday is all about having a good time shared with your children.”

If your kids like vegetables, slice up carrots, kamote slices, butternut squash, zucchini, and even potatoes into fun shapes like grinning faces, cats, and witch hats. Season with salt, pepper, and your favorite spices, drizzle with olive oil, and roast the veggies in the oven. They end up looking cool, tasting almost sweet, and being really nutritious!

Another thing you can do is bake whole wheat muffins ahead of time, and just pop a store-bought decoration on top of it. You can do the same with almost any baked good: cookies, cupcakes, tiny pies, and even toast slices! 

The simplest treat of all is almost entirely store-bought. Gently melt some chocolate on your stove top, dip some store-bought pretzels in it, and sprinkle Halloween-themed candy sprinkles on it. 

So this Halloween, opt for homemade treats for your little monsters and avoid the sugar crash altogether. Give these decorating tips a try, spend less time in the kitchen, and enjoy the thrills and chills of the holiday as a family!