SM Cinema treats moviegoers to 30% off every Monday and Tuesday

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SM Cinema shakes away the Monday blues and Tuesday terrors by treating patrons to 30% discounts on movies!

You can now watch your most-awaited films at IMAX, Director’s Club Cinema, and SM Cinema at a fraction of the cost on their first screening every Monday and Tuesday.

Creating fun and memorable experiences, SM Cinema lets you enjoy movies for as low as Php133 in any SM Cinema branch nationwide until December 19, 2017.

So go ahead, catch the latest movies at IMAX, Director’s Club Cinema, and SM Cinema at 30% off every Mondays and Tuesdays! Log on to www.smcinema.com to buy your ticket, or visit /SMCinema on facebook and @SM_Cinema on Instagram for more details.

Multi-platinum Pop Superstar Selena Gomez to perform at the “2017 American Music Awards”

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Multi-platinum singer and actress Selena Gomez, will perform her brand-new single at the “2017 American Music Awards.” The influential and inspiring pop superstar, who continues to redefine her role as an artist, is a fan favorite atthe American Music Awards having taken home the award for Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock in 2016, as well as providing show-stopping performances of her powerful track “Same Old Love” in 2015 and her passionate song “TheHeart Wants What It Wants” in 2014. A truly gifted singer, Gomez makes her return to the AMA stage with the world television premiere of her brand new single “Wolves.” The “2017 American Music Awards,” the world’s largest fan-voted awards show where music enthusiasts watch their favorite artists and pop culture icons come together to honor idols, newcomers and record-breakers in the contemporary music scene, will celebrate 45 years of music live fromthe Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, November 20, 2017 at 9:00am on RTL CBS Entertainment.

GOMEZ TO PERFORM WORLD TV PREMIERE OF BRAND NEW SINGLE “WOLVES”

Live Broadcast on Monday, 20 November, at 9:00AM on RTL CBS Entertainment

Selena Gomez made her mark in entertainment by conquering film, music and television at an early age. On the big screen, she began making the transition from young actress to adulthood with such films as the much talked about Harmony Korine’s “Spring Breakers.” The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival to critical acclaim while Gomez’s performance was singled out as a “breakout.” She appeared in the Academy Award® nominated film “The Big Short” opposite Brad Pitt and Ryan Gosling as well as “Fundamentals of Caring” alongside Paul Rudd. The later film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and Gomez was named by Vulture.com as one of “The 20 Best Performances of Sundance 2016.” Other credits include: “Rudderless,” “Neighbors 2” and the James Franco directed “Indubious Battle.” She is currently filming the untitled Woody Allen feature opposite Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning and Jude Law. As a recording artist, Selena has sold over 50 million tracks worldwide. She recently released two new singles “Bad Liar” and “Fetish” which garnered enthusiastic reviews. Entertainment Weekly wrote Gomez is making “the most unexpected pop music of the year” while Rolling Stone proclaimed the first single as “smart and streamlined.” In 2015, Gomez released her critically acclaimed album “Revival.” The first three singles off the album “Good For You,” “Same Old Love” and “Hands to Myself” went to number one on the US Top 40 chart. Gomez joins an elite group and becomes only the sixth female artist to have at least three songs from one album reach the #1 position since the chart launched in 1992. Gomez has added executive producer to her impressive list of credits serving as an executive producer of the hit Netflix original series “13 Reasons Why.” Giving back has always been an important element in her life. She was named the youngest goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF at 18 years old and has worked tirelessly to support this organization ever since. Gomez has traveled to Ghana, Chile and Nepal as an advocate for some of the world’s most vulnerable children with UNICEF. Selena was honored for her continued support at Variety’s first ever Unite4: Humanity event with the Young Humanitarian Award alongside Bill Clinton. She has hosted “We Day” in Vancouver, Chicago and Los Angeles for We The Children, an organization that empowers young people to achieve their fullest potential as agents of change by being active local and global citizens.

It was previously announced that music legend, Diana Ross, will take the stage at the “2017 American Music Awards” for a rare performance, where she will also be honored with the “American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement” in recognition of her remarkable career and her outstanding artistic contributions to the entertainment industry and popular culture.

Nominations for the “2017 American Music Awards” were announced in early October. Bruno Mars leads with eight nominations, including Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, and Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock. The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd tied with five nominations each, while Justin Bieber, Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi received four nominations each. Additionally, Keith Urban earned three nominations, and Rihanna and Halsey earned two nominations each.

The American Music Awards winners are voted entirely by fans. Voting is open in all categories except New Artist ofthe Year presented by T-Mobile and Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, which will both open on Wednesday, November 1.

The Artist of the Year nominees are Bruno Mars, The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Ed Sheeran.

American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital song sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. The eligibility period for the “2017 American Music Awards” was September 9, 2016 to September 14, 2017.

The “2017 American Music Awards” is produced by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro and Mike Mahan are Executive Producers. Larry Klein, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are Producers.

For the latest American Music Awards news, exclusive content and more, be sure to follow RTL CBS Entertainment on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RTLCBSEntertainment/, @RTLCBSEntertainment on Instagram, and @RTLCBSEntertain on Twitter.

14/29 JolliSerye: Jollibee’s first-of-its-kind web series depicts funny Petsa de Peligro survival tales of young working Pinoys

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Jollibee introducing a first-of-its kind digital sitcom that depicts funny and relatable situations that Pinoys experience during Petsa de Peligro—or that time of the month when one tries to survive on a limited budget days before payday.

Proving to be a formidable digital leader with viral campaigns to show for it, Philippines’ number one fast-food brand, Jollibee does it again by presenting 14/29 JolliSerye.

The Jollibee team, cast and the creative team of 14/29 JolliSeyre pose for a picture during the media launch on November 9 held at the Whitespace, Makati City.

(From L-R,Top-Bottom) Gerlie Hemilo (cast),Jollibee Brand PR and Engagement Specialist Celina Tan, Jollibee Brand PR and Engagement Manager Cat Triviño, Justine Peña (cast), Arielle Roces (cast), Director Carlo Directo, Jollibee Global CMO and PH head of Marketing Francis Flores, Joefer Mijares of Publicis JimenezBasic, Igie Soriano of Publicis Jimenez Basic, Jollibee Brand Communication and PR Director Arline Adeva, Jollibee Corporate Management Associate Jed Calleja, Jollibee Brand Manager for Burger Steak Katrina Silvoza, Jollibee Core Category Marketing Direcotr Mari Aldecoa, Almira Joverto (cast), Aldrin Angeles (cast), Bryan Mendoza (cast), Thea Yrastorza (cast), Cesar Batistis (cast), Lucas Luchico of Publicis JimenezBasic.

The title of the web series is inspired by the two most Petsa de Peligro days—the 14th and 29th of the month or the day before actual sweldo comes in.

The Petsa de Peligro JolliSerye is conceptualized and executed by Publicis JimenezBasic.

The cast and creative team of 14/29 Petsa de Peligro JolliSerye talk about their experience on the set and the message the serye aims to deliver to the viewers.

The JolliSerye’s pilot episode introduced the different characters consisting of six main officemates and three other staff members who work in a printing house and what Petsa de Peligro is to them. Get ready to laugh with the crazy antics of the cast and special guests or even pick up a hack or two on how each of them creatively survives Petsa de Peligro!

The succeeding episodes will walk you through the different survival dramas and stories of each character. Each character brings to life common office stereotypes that make their antics even more humorously relatable. Cast members include:

The 14/29 Petsa de Peligro JolliSerye cast members and Jollibee pose for a group after the launch program.

Bryan Mendoza as Pare, the “Diskarte Dude” ng Sales

Charlon Untalan as Jiro, the “Eat Guy” ng I.T.

Aldrin Angeles as James, Mr. Pogi ng Marketing

Justine Pena as Nina, the “Kikay-Diva” ng Accounting

Thea Yrastorza as Alex, the “Hugot Girl” ng Art Dept.

Arielle Roces as Queenie, H.R. Royalty

Almira Joverto as Terry, the Secretary/Businesswoman

Gerlie Hemilo as Ate Flor, the Janitress

Cesar Batistis as Manong Gardo, the English-speaking Guard

Charlon Untalan as Jiro, the “Eat Guy” ng I.T.

Justine Pena as Nina, the “Kikay-Diva” ng Accounting

Aldrin Angeles as James, Mr. Pogi ng Marketing

Thea Yrastorza as Alex, the “Hugot Girl” ng Art Dept.

Arielle Roces as Queenie, H.R. Royalty

Bryan Mendoza as Pare, the “Diskarte Dude” ng Sales

Cesar Batistis as Manong Gardo, the English-speaking Guard; Almira Joverto as Terry, the Secretary/Businesswoman and Gerlie Hemilo as Ate Flor, the Janitress

Catch the exciting JolliSerye episodes every 14th and 29th of the month throughout the rest of 2017 in the official Jollibee Facebook page.

Jollibee Core Category Marketing Director Mari Aldeco talks about how one can still enjoy a delicious and satisfying meal with the JolliSavers during Petsa de Peligro.

“We have found a way to share the Petsa de Peligro diskarte of working Pinoys through our new web series. May this make people laugh, stay positive and tap into their creativity to hurdle those budget-challenged days. On Petsa de Peligro days, Filipinos are able to enjoy great tasting food without spending so much with the JolliSavers,”  said Mari Aldecoa, Jollibee Core Category Marketing Director.

For only P50.00* or less, one can always count on JolliSavers’ Sulit-Sarap meals even when it’s not payday yet! Enjoy bestsellers such as the extra beefy, extra cheesy Jolly Hotdog (P50); the cheesiest, meatiest sweet-sarap Jolly Spaghetti (P50); the doble-linamnam Burger Steak (P50) and the 100% beefy langhap-sarap Yum Burger (P30). 

JolliSavers is available for dine-in, take-out, delivery, and drive-thru transactions in all Jollibee stores nationwide.

For more information on the Philippines’ number one fast-food brand, like Jollibee Philippines on Facebook, or follow @Jollibee on Twitter and Instagram.

* Prices may vary across different locations.

Sitti, The Bossa Nova Diva stages BOSSAGURL on Nov. 25

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Looking for a perfect getaway on a weekend before December? Thinking of where to chill out with your family and friends after a frenzied week at the office?

Worry no more because Sitti, the country’s bossa nova diva, has it covered with her birthday concert titled ‘BOSSAGURL’ on November 25 (Saturday), 8pm, at The Music Hall @ Metrowalk in Ortigas. 

Fall in love all over again as the soothing voice of Sitti takes you to an enchanting evening full of exciting repertoire. Jam along with Sitti as she belts out her greatest hits like Para Sa Akin and song covers Tattooed On My Mind, Hey Look at the Sun, and I Didn’t Know I Was Looking for Love, among others. Surprise guests will also grace the birthday concert. 

There will be a pre-show featuring the new artists of Asian Artists Agency, Inc. including Miko and Gab, Wilbert Ross, Selena Marie Cabusas, Aiana Juarez, and Mastermind. Miko and Gab is the newest singing duo who released the chart-topping hit Hugot; Wilbert is a member of Hashtag; Selena is fondly called the Ukulele Girl; Aiana has viral covers of Titibo-Tibo by Moira dela Torre and Dahil Sa ‘Yo by Iñigo Pascual; and Mastermind is the online dance superstars.

“I am blessed with a loving family, supportive friends, a good career, and loyal fans. What more can I ask for? The birthday concert is my way of giving back for all the blessings I received. I have been in the industry for many years and I am thankful for being given the chance to do what I love. I also tried different genres of music and the feedbacks were great. I love the creative challenge. However, the lure of bossa nova still keeps me going back to where I started. As long as there are people who support my music, that to me is a success on my part as an artist,” Sitti enthuses.

With a ticket at P500, you can have one free drink (first come, first served) and a chance to win a GoPro and other surprise gifts. For tickets, you can call (02) 4511786 or 0917-5349373. 

Sitti is a talent of Asian Artists Agency. For inquiries, please call (02) 855-4765 or (02) 405-4423, emailinfo@asianartistsagency.com, and visit fb.com/asianartistsagency

Project Bass (Bandwidth and Signal Statistics): BASS PH app officially launched

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BASS PH or Project Bass (Bandwidth and Signal Statistics) - A revolutionary application that will help users measure the speed of internet connection of smartphones was launched last Thursday, November 9 at the Newports City, Resorts World Manila.

BASS PH, Bandwidth and Signal Strength is a mobile app designed by volunteers for volunteers to crowdsource location-based bandwidth and signal strength measurements of their carrier of choice to compile actionable data that will used to improve the state of local internet quality in the Philippines.

BASS PH or Project Bass (Bandwidth and Signal Statistics) is an accurate and credible independent internet measurement provider. Its mobile app will provide Internet users the ability to measure internet bandwidth and other statistics.

The launch of BASS PH is deemed vital amid the clamor to further improve the status of internet connection in the country.

Wilson Chua

At this time where the Philippines lags behind other countries even in Southeast Asia in terms of quality of internet speed, the app offers far-reaching benefits for a variety of users. For subscribers and customers, they can use a virtual map to help them see which telecommunications provider has the fastest internet connection where they live or work.

Telecommunications companies benefit from the collected data since they can now make data driven decisions as to expansion areas to target. They can also reallocate resources such as bandwidth and frequency to areas that need it most.

Art Samaniego, Manila Bulletin

For phone manufacturers, they can also access information as regards the performance of their phone units during actual usage and compare these with competitors. This can result to the manufacture of more efficient and better-performing phones in the future.

As for companies with businesses in the digital world, the BASS PH map can help them identify specific target areas with high internet activity and concentrate their digital product offerings there. Finally, BASS PH can help the government guard and protect the public against any possible fraud using BASS PH’s free, supplemental, third-party data.

 

More importantly, BASS PH is absolutely free to download, and the generated data will likewise be free to the public and other interested users. This makes the data even more valuable since it was generated by an app developed by an independent, third-party organization. Heavy users of data like the telco companies will benefit tremendously from this since they do not have to pay for the data, unlike those that come from companies like Akamai, Open Signal and Ookla, where access to data and other internet measurements and statistics are paid via subscription.

And no worries because BASS PH is easy to use. Just go to Google Play or App Store and download. You can begin the test by opening the app and press “Begin Test” to measure your connection speed. Then by viewing the map, users will be able to see the test results of BASS users in a particular area. BASS PH is available for both Android and iOS users and is easy to store in any smartphone. All it needs is around 30MB of storage landscape and will consume minimal time and data for every test.

“With BASS PH, we help empower smartphone users in the Philippines by giving them the tool to measure and log internet speeds. We hope this, in turn, will ensure that network providers in the country will efficiently and consistently deliver their advertised internet speeds and thus will pave the way to better internet service nationwide,” explains Wilson Chua of Bass PH.

Bass PH also called for a stronger cooperation and collaboration between the government and the telco companies, where they can join hands to achieve the ultimate goal: improve the state of internet in the Philippines. He/she also advised the public to share or contribute their measurements in order to help improve speed and overall internet experience in the Philippines. He/She also expressed the willingness of BASS PH to help support other government-initiated efforts and investments that will help achieve the goal of providing Filipinos with better internet.

For more information about bass visit: http://projectbass.org/.