After being hailed as Spotify’s Top Streaming Domestic Artist for 2022, Zack Tabudlo breaks barriers again with “AKIN KA,” a new record exploring a different side of his craft. Here, he explores with reckless abandon—it’s unapologetic and passionate but remains a homage to the smooth soul musical genre.
Zack sees the single as a mirror of his fun side since he took inspiration from funk and RnB classics, including legends like James Brown and Motown.
His choice of lyrics is also bold, as the persona speaks to a potential lover in a raw language—almost as if gasping for air, as he drowns in passion. On the other hand, the musical elements blend colorful sounds, meshing well with the narrative.
“The certain elements within—like the horns section, keys, drums, ambient noise, and backup vocals—helped build the entire song. It’s also a new experience for me, as the song mimics the 70s era and how soul music was made and written during those times.”
Fans can expect more of Zack Tabudlo (and his new musical explorations) in the coming months. From new tracks to live gigs, the night is young and full of passion—so listen to “AKIN KA,” out now!
New Line Cinema has just revealed the brand new trailer and poster of the superhero adventure, “Shazam! Fury of the Gods.” Check it out below and watch the film only in cinemas across the Philippines starting March 15.
From New Line Cinema comes “Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” which continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word “SHAZAM!,” is transformed into his adult superhero alter ego, Shazam.
Bestowed with the powers of the gods, Billy Batson and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with having adult Super Hero alter-egos. But when the Daughters of Atlas, a vengeful trio of ancient gods, arrive on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago, Billy—aka Shazam—and his family are thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives, and the fate of their world.
“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” stars returning cast members Zachary Levi (“Thor: Ragnarok”) as Shazam; Asher Angel (“Andi Mack”) as Billy Batson; Jack Dylan Grazer (“It Chapter Two”) as Freddy Freeman; Adam Brody (“Promising Young Woman”) as Super Hero Freddy; Ross Butler (“Raya and the Last Dragon”) as Super Hero Eugene; Meagan Good (“Day Shift”) as Super Hero Darla; D.J. Cotrona (“G.I. Joe: Retaliation”) as Super Hero Pedro; Grace Caroline Currey (“Annabelle: Creation”) as Mary Bromfield / Super Hero Mary; Faithe Herman (“This Is Us”) as Darla Dudley; Ian Chen (“A Dog’s Journey”) as Eugene Choi; Jovan Armand (“Second Chances”) as Pedro Pena; Marta Milans (“White Lines”) as Rosa Vasquez; Cooper Andrews (“The Walking Dead”) as Victor Vasquez; with Djimon Hounsou (“A Quiet Place Part II”) as Wizard.
Joining the cast are Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”), with Lucy Liu (“Kung Fu Panda” franchise) and Helen Mirren (“F9: The Fast Saga”).
The film is directed by David F. Sandberg (“Shazam!,” “Annabelle: Creation”) and produced by Peter Safran (“Aquaman,” “The Suicide Squad”). It is written by Henry Gayden (“Shazam!,” “There’s Someone Inside Your House”) and Chris Morgan (“Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw,” “The Fate of the Furious”), based on characters from DC; Shazam! was created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck. Executive producers are Walter Hamada, Adam Schlagman, Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter, Victoria Palmeri, Marcus Viscidi and Geoff Johns.
New Line Cinema presents A Peter Safran Production of A David F. Sandberg Film, “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” is distributed in the Philippines by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Join the conversation online and use the hashtag #ShazamMovie
Pioneer Filipino theater company, Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), award-winning creative content agency, Indie.Go Media, and premiere talent management, Star Magic, are coming together to bring forth Rody Vera’s all-original Filipino musical, Walang Aray, from Feb 17-May 14, 2023 at the PETA Theater Center.
This unique partnership between the three companies, comes after the displacement of the creative and cultural sectors during the height of the pandemic. PETA alone had to close its theater doors for nearly three years, and this is the first-time that the company is staging a live public performance in its home theater since March 2019.
“We are coming from a period where art was deemed non-essential,” PETA artistic director Maribel Legarda explains. “We need partnerships, we need community, and we need to come together. This partnership with Indie.Go Media and Star Magic blurs the borders and allows for collaboration to happen between artists and creatives from various sectors and organizations,” she adds.
Indie.Go Media founder-CEO and veteran advertising director, Jun Reyes, has been the driving creative force behind Walang Aray, since he first commissioned it as a film script in 2007. As a fourth-generation descendant of Walang Sugat playwright Severino Reyes, his dream was to be able to transform his great-grandfather’s 125-year-old zarzuela into an original musical comedy for modern audiences. “My grandfather was the great Filipino storyteller of the 20th century, both through his plays and Lola Basyang stories,” says Reyes.
“When Indie.Go and I collaborated with Rody [Vera] to create a screenplay based on Walang Sugat, we wanted to honor his creative legacy by turning his century-old masterpiece into a movie musical with OPM songs. The Indie.Go film never got made. But thanks to PETA and Star Magic, we’re happy the script will finally see the light of day on the stage, for today’s generation to enjoy.”
With Star Magic as a partner, PETA is also able to continue its tradition of inviting television and film artists to bring in new audiences to the theater, which began from the time of the late National Artist and former PETA Executive Director and member, Lino Brocka.
Legarda recalls, “Lino always felt that it’s good for film actors to come and do theater because their experience of the theater will improve their craft as performers, and at the same time, their give back, is that they lend their celebrity to help theater become more popular to new audiences.”
Walang Aray features Star Magic’s “hottest musical couple” KD Estrada and Alexa Ilacad — a.k.a KDLex, who will make their theatrical debut as the leads Tenyong (KD) and Julia (Alexa), alternating with theater triple threats, Gio Gahol and Marynor Madamesila.
Star Magic Head, Lauren Dyogi, shares his enthusiasm regarding the collaboration: “We are thankful to PETA for this partnership. We know this experience will help our artists, Alexa and KD, in their craft. This joint venture will surely be fruitful not only for PETA and Star Magic, but also for the entire industry, and most importantly for the artists who are part of this production.”
With Walang Aray, PETA hopes to celebrate the joy of our little victories as artists and citizens. “We need to re-energize ourselves and move forward,” says Legarda. “It’s healthy and important in terms of strengthening whatever ideas we have of ourselves as a nation and as individuals.” Even with Walang Aray’s historical narrative, its message rings true and relevant to today’s generation: that despite whatever repressions Filipinos may face, there is strength and victory in community when we clamor for change and fight for our dreams.
Walang Aray is hilariously clever, with irreverent tongue-in-cheek humor. “After three years of what we went through – not only the pandemic, but also the elections – that’s actually what I think people need right now. People need a space to laugh and allow themselves to have fun and enjoy,” Legarda quips.
The entertainment value of Walang Aray, together with how it pays tribute to our history and culture, and how it makes social commentary by weaving the past and present, make for a musical that will surely leave audiences with a reignited love for theater and nation. It is an echo of what Walang Aray calls for: TUMINDIG at UMIBIG! “That’s the whole idea of ‘tumindig’,” says Legarda. “Standing up and moving forward.”
Walang Aray will run at the PETA Theater Center from Feb 17-May 14, 2023. Tickets are available via TicketWorld.com.ph starting December 10, 2022. For bulk tickets and showbuying inquiries, contact Mitch Go at 0917-539-1112.
Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano’s romantic film An Inconvenient Lovewill start streaming on Netflix this season of love!
Starting February 23, the DonBelle love team’s latest movie which screened in cinemas late last year will be available for streaming on Netflix. Check out the trailer for An Inconvenient Love below:
The movie follows the young lovers Ayef and Manny. Ayef is a working student who dreams of securing a job in Singapore, while Manny is a rich boy rebelling against his father. Due to the complications of their lives, they agree to a casual and convenient relationship. But their arrangement becomes more complicated as its expiration date nears.
Directed by Petersen Vargas and written by Daisy Cayanan and Enrico Santos, An Inconvenient Love also stars JC Alcantara, Jeffrey Quizon, Matet De Leon, and Adrian Lindayag. For more information, check out the film’s official page on Netflix.
For more movies and shows coming to Netflix this February, click here.
Enter the dangerous and mysterious Quantum Realm, and push the limits of time and space in Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania”, showing in Philippine cinemas nationwide in three weeks, starting on February 15. Grab your advanced tickets now and watch the newest chapter of the Ant-Man saga unfold.
The film is the third installment of the Ant-Man movie franchise and the first film of Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 5. After rescuing Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) in the previous movie, superheroes Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) continue their adventures as Ant-Man and The Wasp. Together with Janet, Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), and Scott’s daughter Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton), they explore the Quantum Realm once more.
Upon entering the Realm, they encounter a bizarre new world with unique creatures and meet Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors). With Kang giving Scott an offer that’s difficult to refuse, he and the rest of the group have to push their limits and have the strength to face all of the threats in the Quantum Realm, and maybe even Kang himself. Can they safely make it out of the Quantum Realm and stop Kang from reaching his goals?
Don’t miss this must-watch Marvel film this season and get ready for what the new phase of the MCU has in store. Check the available showtimes here and book your advanced tickets now!
Follow Marvel Studios Philippines on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube for the latest news and promos. Join the conversations online using #AntManandTheWaspPH and #QuantumaniaPH.
There’s something special about oranges that lifts one’s mood. Oranges represent bursts of vitality to brighten one’s day, from the fruit’s vibrant color or its sweet-tart taste.
Managing one’s exertion amidst significant weather changes contribute to the increased risk of catching the common cold and the flu. Medical professionals recommend making mindful lifestyle updates to boost immunity and prevent illness. Health journals also note the effect of adding oranges to the daily diet, as these fruits are packed with vitamins and minerals. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps lower the risk of cell damage and enhance the immune system. Oranges are also rich in B vitamins that help convert food to energy and regulate brain functions.
Well-loved brands like Tropicana Twister makes getting one’s daily dose of vitamins easier. Available through Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCPPI), the country’s exclusive distributor of PepsiCo beverages, Tropicana Twister is made with real orange juice squeezed from fresh-picked oranges.
“Tropicana Twister is the ideal of taste and nutrition. Every bottle is packed with vitamins for a healthy immune system. Tropicana Twister helps keep us refreshed and well, especially during the rainy season,” said Frederick Ong, PCPPI president and chief executive officer.
“Keeping ourselves healthy remains a responsibility we must uphold, especially with more people returning to their offices or attending in-person classes. It has become more crucial to nourish our bodies with vitamins to keep us strong. Adding orange juice to one’s diet is among the easiest ways to do this. With Tropicana Twister, we enjoin everyone to continue having the zest for life,” Ong added. Tropicana Twister is available in stores nationwide.
PCPPI is the exclusive manufacturer of Tropicana and other well-known beverage brands like Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, 7-Up, Mirinda, Mug, Sting, Gatorade, Lipton, Aquafina, Premier, and Milkis. For more information about PCPPI and its products, please visit pepsiphilippines.com.
After the massive success of the inaugural Clark Aurora Music Festival last June 2022 that gathered more than 150,000 attendees, the Philippines’ largest music festival is bringing back its magic this year.
Looking to escape the summer heat while still enjoying a wonderful festival? EP!C Events is once again ready to bring you the BIGGEST names in the OPM scene, giving you nothing but awesome live music, breathtaking views, and sheer excitement.
The Clark Aurora Music Festival this coming April 15 and 16 2023 promises to be even more spectacular than ever. This year’s lineup consists of a combination of various genres, from rising stars to the most sought-after artists of today – Ben&Ben, December Avenue, Arthur Nery, Adie, MRLD, Lola Amour.
Moreover, Ely Buendia, Parokya ni Edgar, Kamikazee, Sponge Cola, Silent Sanctuary, and Mayonnaise are also expected to join the fun and bring superb and high-caliber music festival experience like no other.
Another thing worth looking for in this upcoming festival is the BIGGER and BRIGHTER batches of hot air balloons which will be displayed and light up Clark’s skyline, providing the perfect backdrop for a memorable weekend of music.
It’s going to be a huge weekend of music and a hot air balloon display, peeps! So, mark your calendars and get your tickets for the Aurora Music Festival! This is one event you won’t want to miss! See you there!
Clark Aurora Music Festival is presented by EP!C EVENTS and EGGSTOP in cooperation with Clark Global City, Clark Development Corporation and The Medical City Clark.
The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), makers of the hit musical Rak of Aegis, is returning to the theater for full live performances featuring a brand-new original musical, Rody Vera’s Walang Aray!
Walang Aray was chosen to launch the company’s comeback and cap the company’s emerald year after waiting in the wings since its first laboratory performance in 2018 and 2019.
Why Walang Aray? “It’s necessary, after three years of what we went through — not only the pandemic, but also the elections — to do something irreverent and funny. I think that is what people need right now. They need a space to laugh, to sort of allow themselves to have fun and enjoy something,” shares PETA artistic director, Maribel Legarda.
“But of course, in PETA, it’s not just having fun,” Legarda adds, “PETA believes that good comedy makes you think and reflect, and Walang Aray is exactly that.”
Presented by PETA with Indie.Go Media in partnership with Star Magic, Walang Aray is a genre-defying adaptation of the screenplay of the same name, based on Severino Reyes’ classic zarzuela Walang Sugat.
“We must evolve. We cannot do things over and over the same way, we must change, challenge, and chase forward. That is why Walang Sugat evolved to Walang Aray, from the stage, adapted to screenplay, and back to the stage— and we tried to make the comeback different,” Legarda explains.
Legarda describes the new musical as “a play that is really entertaining but at the same time, reflective of us as Filipinos and our own histories.” Walang Aray richly mashes the timeless classic with contemporary language, funk and pop tunes, and tongue-in-cheek humor.
Playwright Rody Vera shares what he hopes audiences will take away from the musical: “It feels like we’re doing this play produced by ‘the mechanicals’ in Act 5 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, where at that point, all that was strange and horrible is now past, that while we’re aware these things indeed happened and may happen again, we’re also here to remind people that theater, always… ALWAYS dies and is born anew,” he says. “I wish they’ll have as much fun watching as the prod team had mounting it.”
Walang Aray is top billed by Star Magic’s “hottest musical couple” #KDLex, KD Estrada and Alexa Ilacad, alternating with triple threat theater artists Gio Gahol and Marynor Madamesila as Tenyong and Julia.
The cast also features PETA artists Jarred Jaicten, Kiki Baento, Carlon Matobato, Gie Onida, Norbs Portales, Neomi Gonzales, John Moran, Yeyin de la Cruz, Ayla Garcia, Ada Tayao, Tom Bienvenida, Donn Boco, Gerard Dy, with Gardo Exconde and Csai Habla as the swings.
Walang Aray will run at the PETA Theater Center from Feb 17-May 14, 2023. Tickets are available via TicketWorld.com.ph. For bulk tickets and showbuying inquiries, contact Mitch Go at 0917-539-1112.
For more information about Walang Aray, follow PETA’s social media pages: @petatheater.
If you feel like spending some of your free time this month of February on the couch, watching films, PBO Channel has you covered with their lineup of Pinoy movies. And to make it even easier for you, we’ve rounded up eight movies from their lineup that you might want to catch on your TV!
Death of a Girlfriend
February 1, 9:30 PM | February 11, 4:30 PM | February 20, 3:30 PM When Christine was found brutally killed in the woods, her boyfriend, a forest ranger, and a farmer are summoned for an inquest. Each has a version to tell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLPCN9TZiWk&t
Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story
February 1, 7 AM | February 10, 7:30 PM | February 13, 9:30 PM | February 25, 12:30 PM It follows Sid (Dingdong Dantes) who suffers from insomnia and meets Aya (Anne Curtis) who he hires to accompany him on his sleepless nights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36q2Auf02sE
Untrue
February 2, 11:30 AM | February 13, 7:30 PM | February 25, 4:30 PM | February 28, 5:30 AM A bruised and beaten wife named Mara (Cristine Reyes) seeks the help of Georgian police against her husband Joachim (Xian Lim). In this He-she said film, truths, lies, and the dark past will be uncovered.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nnw-hSYGwY&t
Aurora
February 3, 7:30 PM | February 12, 11:30 PM | February 15, 3:30 PM | February 27, 7 AM The passenger ship Aurora mysteriously collides into the rocky sea threatening an entire island. A young woman and her sister must both survive by finding the missing dead for a bounty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5tlmpF_Fco&t
Meet Me in St. Gallen
February 4, 12:15 PM | February 8, 5:15 AM | February 14, 9:30 PM | February 24, 11:15 AM An aspiring painter and a frustrated musician become instant friends but decided to end and leave everything as is just like complete strangers. What will happen if they meet again as two completely different people?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By2vkasxpv8&t
Mr. & Mrs. Cruz
February 4, 4:15 PM | February 21, 3:15 PM The story of Raffy (JC Santos) and Gela (Ryza Cenon) who find themselves taking off for Palawan to escape the not-so-great realities of their current lives and catch up on their respective me-time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjMHsbnTZOA
Talk Back and You’re Dead
February 5, 7:30 PM | February 9, 11:15 AM | February 14, 5:15 PM | February 24, 9:30 PM This is the story of Samantha Perez (Nadine Lustre), a girl who unbelievably fell in love with a delinquent, hot-headed guy named Timothy Odelle Pendleton aka Top (James Reid), the leader of the gang, Lucky 13.
Ang Pagsanib kay Leah deal Cruz
February 7, 1:30 AM | February 25, 8:30 AM A lady cop who moves into a small town gets drawn to a case that involves a girl that’s possessed by an evil spirit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xwZlUbiDx0&t
For more Movies on PBO Channel this February and for the daily schedules of PBO, click here.
[Note: schedules are subject to change without prior notice]
ABS-CBN’s newest revenge drama “Dirty Linen” will surely make viewers’ blood boil each night as the series premiered with a thrilling pilot episode that earned multiple trending topics, including a top two trending topic with over 40,000 tweets.
The suspenseful episode gave a series of flashbacks of how a young Alexa (Janine Gutierrez) turns her insurmountable grief into deep desire for revenge after the death of her mother Olivia (Dolly De Leon), who was shot by an unidentified person in the Fiero household.
The series gained widespread praise for the camera work, musical scoring, intriguing plot, and the outstanding performance of the cast led by Janine, Zanjoe Marudo, Francine Diaz, Seth Fedelin, Angel Aquino, John Arcilla, Janice De Belen, Epy Quizon, and Tessie Tomas.
Viewers took to social media to commend the show as topics #DirtyLinen, #DLMissing4, Francine as Chiara Fiero, Seth Fedelin, Nico Sinag, Dolly De Leon, Angel Aquino, and #JanineGutierrez trended on Twitter.
“What a pilot episode! The first episode sent me on an emotional roller coaster that left me gasping for air and compelled me to keep watching to find out what would happen next. You’ll be entranced by the musical scoring of dirty linen #DirtyLinen,” said @jnthncrtz27 on Twitter.
“May ganito talagang local series? Ganito ang WORLD CLASS. Napakaganda! Napakahusay ng pilot episode. Nag-uumpisa pa lang, hindi mo na mapipigil ma-excite,” tweeted @tinosantinooo.
While @iamanjelofactor posted, “NW: #DirtyLinen. Sure enough, this would be my newest addiction. This is the kind of genre i wished & waiting to watch in a TV. This isnt just a teleserye, THIS IS GENUSELY MASTERPIECE psycho TS. Goosebumps! Pilot episode pa lang, pati commercial ayaw kong palagpasin.”
The succeeding episodes will follow how Alexa begins her vicious and redemptive cycle of revenge as she enters the Fiero household as their maid and starts luring Aidan (Zanjoe) and Ador (Epy) into her trap. Alexa will slowly infiltrate the Fiero clan and attempt to gain their trust in order to uncover their dirty secrets with the help of her equally scheming allies Rolando (Joel Torre), Max (Christian Bables), and Lala (Jennica Garcia).
Witness the gripping tale in “Dirty Linen” on weeknights at 9:30 PM on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, TV5, iWantTFC, and Kapamilya Online Live on ABS-CBN Entertainment’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. Viewers who use any digital TV box at home such as the TVplus box only need to rescan their device to be able to watch “Dirty Linen” on TV5 and A2Z. The show is also available to viewers in and out of the Philippines on iWantTFC, while viewers outside of the Philippines can watch on The Filipino Channel (TFC) on cable and IPTV.
For updates, follow @abscbnpr on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram or visit www.abs-cbn.com/newsroom.
