TOYCON POPLIFE FanXperience 2018: Pop Culture Heroes to come out and play in Toycon 2018

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The Philippine TOYCON, Asia’s longest-running culture convention for toys, collectibles, and various pop culture fandoms, announced the latest line up of guests for this year’s highly-anticipated event.

Two Power Rangers, a Peter Pan Fire Lord, a lycan (ie. werewolf), and a legendary comic book creator are coming to TOYCON POPLIFE FanXperience 2018 on June 8-10, 2018 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.

Leading the list is comic book industry Hall of Famer Neal Adams, whose reinvention of Batman’s look to the blue-and-gray color scheme highlights his work and influence during the 1960s and 1970s, aside from creating Batman villains Ra’s al Ghul and Man-Bat, and revitalized other titles such as Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and X-Men.

Filipino-American actor Dante Basco will get to meet his kababayan fans. He played Peter Pan’s sidekick Rufio in the 1991 movie Hook alongside Robin Williams, and is the voice actor for the fire-bender Zuko in Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, Jake Long in Disney’s American Dragon: Jake Long cartoon series, as well as various video game characters.

Two actors from the Power Rangers franchise will share the TOYCON 2018 stage. Jason David Frank played the Green Ranger and the White Ranger in the 1993-1996 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series and its other iterations over the years. Michael Copon’s breakout role was playing the Blue Ranger in last year’s Power Rangers: Time Force movie, but he was also known for his roles in the TV series One Tree Hill.

Another TOYCON 2018 guest is Kevin Grevioux, best known for his role as the lycan Raze who fought against vampires in the Underworld film series, which he also co-created and wrote the screenplay of the movie. He also appeared in films such as Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes remake, The Mask, and Steel.

American actress, fashion model and beauty queen, Kelly Hu will join Toycon, he's popularly known to play as Sorceress Cassandra in The Scorpion King movie, then Kelly played a villain in X-men 2 movie as Lady Deathstrike, the mutant with adamantium finger claws. She did voice roles for characters in Phineas and Ferb, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Green Lantern:Emerald Knight. On TV she played as Pearl on CW series The Vampire Diaries and also in Arrow tv series as China White.

According to Cholo Mallillin, Event Marketing Head for TOYCON PH, this year’s event aims to give Filipino pop culture fans a playground experience with a community that shares their common interests.

“What we want to give TOYCON fans every year is a sense of belonging to various fan communities. We bring in guests and experiences that bring fans back to why they collect toys, cosplay, read comics, or rewatch their favorite TV series or movies in the first place,” Mallillin said.

Mallillin added that more guests and attractions will be announced in the coming days and even on the opening day itself.

Among the other attractions in TOYCON 2018 is “Sikat Ka Toy!”, the Philippine’s first ever toy design contest. Artists and toy aficionados can submit their designs by June 2 for a chance to receive more than Php 30,000 worth of prizes and the opportunity to have their winning toy design produced for limited sale. Toy designs for the Sikat Ka Toy! contest can be emailed to toyconph@gmail.com by June 2, 2018, and contest mechanics are on toyconph.com.

Other attractions for this year include toy exclusives from the popular Funko toy line, as well as toy exhibits and launches from global designers, Anatoy from South Korea, Coarse from the USA, Deewy from China, Playhouse from Thailand, and Hidden Fortress Manila featuring the works of premier Pinoy toy designer Quiccs Maiquez.

Highlights:

• The biggest gathering of Toys, comics and merch exhibitors in the country
• The biggest toy display by the Philippines Toy Group Association
• International celebrities and guest from PopLife FANX
• International toy designers from Philippines, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and USA
• Toy exhibit by XM Studios, Sideshow, Prime One and Hot Toys
• Visual art exhibit by Toym Imao
• Arts and Comics artist Alley
• Filipino Comics Legends Exhibit 
• ABS CBN Display
• Cosplay K.O.
• Solar, Jack TV and MTV display 
• Sinag Animation Presentation
• TMC mini cinema showing Tokyo Ghoul, Fist of Fury and The Wailing
• TRESE Toy Launch
• The Creator Stage featuring online creators and celebrity
• Gaming Stage
• Sound Arena Stage featuring: KISSBEE, HYOLYN and APL DE AP
• Warner Bros. presents Teen Titans and The Meg
• Action figure and toy customization contest
• Sikat Ka Toy! Philippine toy design competition
• Toycon Exclusive - TEQ63 Manila Killa by Quiccs
• Toycon Exclusive - Toycon Minifig by Pinoy LUG 
• Pinoy Pop Culture Icon Award
• AND MANY MORE.......

TOYCON 2018 + POPLIFE FANX is sponsored by Maxi Collector, Legendary Beast Studio, XM, Filbars, Great Toys Online, and Gaming Library. 

Supported by Kramer Toy Warden, Warner Bros, Tagalized Movie Channel, Sinag Animation Studios, Anotoys Collectibles, Hubbyte Toys and Collectibles, Dreamworks Dreamplay, City of Dreams Manila, Shopback, Halimaw Studios, Big Boys Toy Store, KidsCompany, Bandai, Gundam Build Divers, Devant, Tamashii Nations, Good Smile Company, Jinio, Comic Odyssey, DC Superheroes Cafe, Food Panda, Bruder, Xend and Oishi O Wow.

Media Partner with ABS CBN, Expat Philippines, WheninManila.com, Manila Bulletin, MTV Philippines, Jack TV, PSICOM Publishing, Retro 105.9, Clickthecity.com and the Philippine Bloggers Network

Event Partner with TEQ63, Anima Alliance, Philippine Toy Groups Association and Ex-Link Events

TOYCON POPLIFE FanXperience 2018 regular day passes and FanX VIP Experience passes are available in all SM Ticket outlets or through www.toyconph.com.

Blue Ant Media goes on deck with PIRATES and MERMAIDS this June

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Blue Ant Entertainment, the exclusive pay TV broadcaster of Siren across multiple territories in Asia, is set to make a splash with new shows and blockbuster movies this June!

All hands on deck as Blue Ant Entertainment brings out mermaids and pirates with American drama Siren premiering on 4 June, and the four classic Pirates of the Caribbean movies as part of a new weekly movie block in the same month.

From depths unknown

©Freeform

Legend has it that coastal town Bristol Cove on the Pacific Northwest was once home to mermaids. Folklore proves more than fiction when a mysterious young woman who calls herself Ryn (Eline Powell) suddenly appears one night. The strange visitor soon catches the interests of local marine biologist Ben Pownell (Alex Roe). Together, along with Ben’s fellow marine biologist Maddie Bishop (Fola Evans-Akingbola), deep-sea fisherman Xander McClure (Ian Verdun), town eccentric and folklore expert Helen Hawkins (Rena Owen), and another mysterious woman who calls herself Donna (Sibongile Mlambo) unravel tensions between the denizens of land and sea as predatory mermaids seek to claim their birthright. Catch the two-hour special premiere of Siren on Monday, 4 June, at 9:45 P.M. (8:45 P.M. JKT/BKK) first and exclusive on Blue Ant Entertainment.

Siren has reached over 4 million views since its premiere in the U.S. alone, and has been well received by audience and critics alike. American digital media and entertainment company for women, Refinery29, describes Siren as “gripping and original,” while one of Florida’s largest newspapers, Tampa Bay Times, says that the show is “worth the deep dive in.” Cinemablend, the Internet’s go-to source of entertainment news, praises Powell as “a standout as Ryn,” and television news source website TV Fanatic says that “Siren is what television has been missing.”

Shiver me timbers

© Disney/ Jerry Bruckheimer

Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise follows the adventures of the eccentric Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) involving magical treasures, supernatural creatures, former lovers, and even pirate mutiny. InPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), has been captured by Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), Jack’s traitorous former first mate who captains the cursed Black Pearl. Together with Elizabeth’s lover, William Turner (Orlando Bloom), Jack sets sail to save the damsel in distress and reclaim what the mutinous Barbossa has stolen from him.

The first four movies of the franchise (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest; Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End; and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) will air all Thursdays of June on Blue Ant Entertainment.

Love and the big screen

FIRST DATES © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc

There’s a lot more to look forward to this summer on Blue Ant Entertainment. Romance is in the air as complete strangers meet for the first time over lovely dinner on reality show First Dates every Tuesday at 8:50 P.M. (7:50 P.M. JKT/BKK). First Dates has instantly become a hit in the Philippines two weeks from its launch and has doubled Blue Ant Entertainment’s weekday 8:50 P.M. time slot average compared to the previous two weeks. This is based on data released by Kantar Media.

The big screen is also coming to the network’s international channels, Blue Ant Entertainment and Blue Ant Extreme. The channels will soon carry box office classics from NBCUniversal and Disney to cater to a wider audience in the region.

To learn more about Blue Ant Entertainment’s exciting programs and movie lineup, follow the channel atwww.facebook.com/BlueAntEntertainment/, @BlueAntEnt on Twitter, and @BlueAntEntertainment on Instagram.

ELS Clean Tech Corporation and Electrolux Warehouse Inaugurated

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Electrolux Laundry System or ELS Philippines, Inc. officially launched and inaugurates ELS Clean Tech Corporation and Electrolux Warehouse Showroom on June 1, 2018 at the Greenland Executive Village, Cainta, Rizal.

 ELS Philippines inaugurated  ELS Clean Tech Concept and held the blessings of ELS Warehouse Showroom on June 1, 2018 in Greenland, Cainta, Rizal led by ELS Phils President and Managing Director Joey Ermita, Vice President B A Dizon Ermita and ELS Clean Tech General Manager Jojo Javier.

Strong Better Together - ELS Clean Tech Concept Corporation is a product of two leading multinational companies in cleaning industry – Electrolux, the forefront in advance and professional laundry cleaning and AVET AG, they level and successfully professionalized the microfiber mops segment of the cleaning industry using Electrolux Machines.

Joey Ermita , ELS Phils President and Managing Director

The concept of bringing in the  market a Cleaning tool that can pass the stringent requirement of sanitized and sterilized environment has been developed since the 90’s and just waiting to be launched commercially. Unfortunately, the market conditions restricts the entry of high end microfiber mops into the market due to high cost to manufacture, maintain and target pilferage rate below 10%.

With the onset of RFID, advance technology and loT the cost and creativity synergy has found a median area to introduce theses highly functional and effective cleaning tool in the market. This is where ELS Clean Tech Concept came in. Armed with the market leadership in laundry business and supportive global team from Electrolux.

The Concept of Laundering Microfiber mops as a tool to penetrate the cleaning industry was born and Electrolux Warehouse Showroom will cater the market growth to showcase their global strength and innovation. Instead of selling the high-end, effective but expensive Microfiber mops and mop handle, ELS Clean Tech will rent out and support their client in their commitment of a clean and sanitized facility. The income for ELS Clean Tech will come from washing and loading sanitizing agents into the microfiber mops.

The ELS Clean Tech support shall come as lending out of the high end Microfiber mops, mop handle and accessories. To be strengthen out by a partnership contract to guide both parties in providing a clean and sanitized facilities for the market.

Jojo Javier, ELS Clean Tech General Manager explains the AVET AG – claraclean 2.0 microfiber mop system

The AVET AG – claraclean 2.0 microfiber mop system is the only one in the market that can load cleaning agents and chemicals into their microfiber mops after a program based washing and drying. They made sure that storage shall never be a problem for their target clientele.

For more information, visit https://elsphilippines.com/ and ELS Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/elsphilippines/

Victoria Arts & Theater soon rise the Quezon City Skyline : Living in a masterpiece

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A 53-story Victoria Arts and Theater Tower that give you the lifestyle in a masterpiece and will give another way to appreciate art in one’s residential address will rise on Timog Ave., in Diliman, Quezon City.

That's the way of living to the fullest, the most comfortable lifestyle as the way it’s meant to be lived in the newest offering of New San Jose Builders, Inc., the Victoria Arts and Theater Tower.

Victoria Arts and Theater Tower is a mixed-use residential and commercial building with six floors for commercial establishments, four floors for a hotel with 98 rooms, and 27 residential floors with1,316 residential units.

Sizes of the units are from 22 sq.m. for the studio-type, 32 sq.m. for one bedroom units, 44 sq.m. for two-bedroom units, and 66 sq.m for the three-bedroom units. Buyers can also combine more than three units depending on their preference and ideal unit cut.

There will also be 11 levels for parking for the residents in the tower; six at the podium and five at the basement.

The tower stands on a 2,880.10 sq.m. lot offering premier amenities such as a multi-purpose hall and a swimming pool; and commercial spaces like bars, theaters, studios and an auditorium. And on top of the tower will be a sky garden and a helipad.

Art works, mainly paintings, will be displayed at the lobby where the architecture is designed to support the museum mood.

Noteworthy features

True to its name, the Victoria Arts and Theater Tower also houses a theater, where residents and visitors can enjoy the visual arts and the rich culture of theatrical presentations.

The master-planned community boasts of noteworthy amenities such as a multi purpose hall and a swimming pool; and commercial spaces like bars, theaters, studios and an auditorium. And on top of the tower will be a sky garden and a helipad. Moreover, the Manuel L. Quezon University will also be located in the Victoria Arts and Theater Tower’s allotted commercial space, bringing quality education right at the doorsteps of the future residents.

Situated near establishments like hospitals, avant-garde museums, schools, and malls, Victoria Arts and Theater Tower marries aesthetics and convenience through its architectural design and location.

Victoria Arts & Theater soon rise the Quezon City Skyline

Within reach

Located near the property are hospitals like the Philippine Heart Center and Capitol Medical Center as well as government offices such as SSS, LTO, and Quezon City Hall to name a few.

As far as shopping is concerned, residents can indulge their retail fix in the nearby malls such as SM North EDSA, Trinoma, Centris and Fisher Mall.

Getting around is very easy as the property is highly accessible thanks to the different MRT stations and other jeepney and shuttle hubs available around the area.

The newest addition to the Quezon City Skyline will be the first tower that will define arts to be developed by New San Jose Builders, Inc. (NSJBI), a privately-owned developer known for prime residential projects and iconic mega structures such as Ciudad de Victoria in Bocaue and Santa Maria, Bulacan. This complex houses the Philippine Arena, the world’s biggest indoor arena and the Philippine Sports Stadium. Then there’s also the Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, an admired tourist spot in Bataan that exemplifies Filipino artistry and craftsmanship.

To discover more about your newest home, visit the New San Jose Builders Inc., at www.newsanjosebuilders.com.ph/ or www.facebook.com/newsanjoseofficial.

Explore the world of food franchising at MAFBEX 2018

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Back to serve up another exciting round of gastronomic excitement this June is the highly-anticipated 12^th edition of the Manila Food and Beverage Expo (MAFBEX). Organized by MAFBEX Events Management, a subsidiary of Worldbex Services International, and presented in cooperation with the Young Hoteliers Exposition (YHE) and the Organization of Bar Professionals (OBP), this year’s MAFBEX aims to take show attendees on the “Ultimate Foodventure” by bringing together the finest food and beverage innovations from here and around the world.

Guaranteed to unleash the foodie out of every Filipino are over 500 booths by close to 300 exhibitors who will collectively showcase the widest array of F&B items across the massive 15,000sqm venue of the show. With representatives from countries such as Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, and Vietnam, this year’s MAFBEX is expected to offer a wealth of tastes and flavors that are bold and distinct as they are familiar and comforting.

But more than just a haven for those with an insatiable appetite for good food, MAFBEX 2018 is an advantageous event for investors and trade players alike who are in search of the latest ventures in the F&B trade. In particular, one highlight that has consistently drawn business minded foodies is the Franchising Zone, a designated area which hosts various food cart/stall businesses that are open for franchising.

Get to know more some of the franchise businesses that will be participating at MAFBEX 2018!

Iyah’s Ice Cream Milkshake

In a tropical county such as the Philippines, it comes as no surprise that people can’t get enough of Iyah’s Ice Cream Milkshake. Add to that the fact that its milkshake menu comes in a wide variety of flavors that were carefully developed and refined to suit the various tastes of customers.

Franchising rate: P345,000

Master Siomai

Over the years, this humble siomai food cart has garnered a loyal following for its tasty dimsum selections that perfectly cater to the Filipino taste bud. Apart from selling ready-to-eat dimsum fare, Master Siomai also specializes in the production and distribution of processed meat such as ham, siomai, and etc.

Franchising rate: Master Siomai (P280,000), Master Tempura (P150,000). Rates include all equipment and staff uniform.

      

Crazy Tako Food Cart

With takoyaki carts sprouting everywhere across the country, there’s no doubt that Filipinos simply can’t get enough of this savory Japanese street grub. However, not all takoyakis are created equal. Seeking to provide Filipinos with an authentic takoyaki experience without having to go to Japan, Crazy Tako Food Cart was born. In fact, the first batch of ingredients used by Crazy Tako were flown directly from Osaka! Today, Crazy Tako is proving that good food need not be expensive. All it takes is a genuine dedication to perfect and refine the food that you are serving your customers.

Franchising rate: P250,000

RNL Food Concepts (Snack-A-Ttack)

The reason why a lot of people love street food is because it satiates hunger conveniently, innovatively, and above all, without burning a hole in your pocket. But with all the street food trends that are on offer these days, this simple concept somehow gets lost along the way. Aiming to bring back the essence of what street food is really all about and turning it into something absolutely unique is Snack-A-Ttack. For only P29 pesos, you can already enjoy a snack and a drink that are conveniently combined in one handy snack pack – perfect for when you’re on-the-go!

Franchising rate: P399,000 (food cart), P999,000 (café type).

Lugaw ni Bossing

You can never go wrong with lugaw! But what makes Lugaw ni Bossing unique is that not only it serves its variants hot, clean, and fresh but also with various options for toppings such as Adobong Tito or Matres ng Baboy, Adobong Paa ng Manok as well as other lugaw varieties like Lugaw with tuyo and Gotuyo.

Franchising rate: P200,000-230,000

JC Worldwide Franchise Inc.

You might not have heard of JC Worldwide but you’d be surprised to know that it is the company behind some of the most popular food stalls/carts in the country such as Burger Factory, Siomai King, Sgt. Sisig, Siopao da King, and Noodle House – all of which owes its premium quality to the company’s commitment to use quality ingredients every day.

Franchising rate: P158,888

Bringing people more than just food finds, MAFBEX 2018 is the most ideal place to explore various food business opportunities.

The 12th MAFBEX is happening on June 13 to 17 from 10:00am to 7:00pm at the World Trade Center Manila. MAFBEX is for the benefit of ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation Inc. For more information, follow @mafbex.ph on instagram and the Manila Food and Beverage Expo fan page on facebook or call (02) 6569239 or email info.worldbex@gmail.com.