Animahenasyon 2014: The 8th Animation Festival from the Animation Council of the Philippines

Wazzup Pilipinas!Who doesn't love animation?  I haven't met anyone who isn't interested watching one or two of those computer-generated graphics coming to life on any screen size may it be on TV, the cinema house or online. It's actually harder, more expensive and takes a lot of patience to...

The Theatre at Solaire: An Amazing New Home for the Performing Arts

Wazzup Pilipinas! The Theatre at Solaire at the Solaire Resort & Casino proudly raised its curtains and is all set for stellar performances. Just a few days ago, it initiated the opening of its doors to the performing arts with a grand launch last November 26, 2014 led by Audie Gemora, Director...

Brandon Vera and Bibiano Fernandes Win Against One FC Opponents

Wazzup Pilipinas!Asia’s largest mixed martial arts organization with a 90% market share, ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC), returned to Manila in spectacular fashion, showcasing another night of world-class mixed martial arts action in front of a packed crowd at the MOA Arena. In the main event...

Dancing the Shabooya with Alodia Gosiengfiao and Eric Ejercito

Wazzup Pilipinas! Is Shabooya from 99 Percent already a dance craze? If not, well maybe after watching this video, it will soon become a viral video. I've personally witnessed how these popular celebrities rehearsed the steps pertaining to the dance, and enjoyed every minute of it. The dance encourages...

Eat Out Manila: The Most Convenient Way of Eating Out in Manila

Wazzup Pilipinas! Eat Out Manila, the Philippines' first restaurant reservations app, expands its reach even further with the Android version, and now brings its convenience to users of the two leading mobile operating systems. Launched on the iOS platform initially when it came to market just...

Alodia Gosiengfiao and the Gang Visit the Amazing Stories of Yexel's Museum Grand Launch

Wazzup Pilipinas! The Amazing Stories of Yexel's Museum just had its grand launch last December 5, 2014 and your friendly neighborhood pambansang blogger just had to be there to cover it myself. I'm a fan of Yexel Sebastian's work, as well as avid followers of his guests like Alodia Gosiengfiao,...

#SlappyFunChristmas: The Christmas-Themed Pancake Challenge at Slappy Cakes

Wazzup Pilipinas! My kids call me the pancake master at home because I am the only one who can cook pancakes with very little flaws. Perfect they would say, for I can quickly come up with a batch of great smelling buttered pancakes that's a little crispy at the edges and in almost perfect circle...

Google Announces Online Resources for Typhoon Ruby/Hagupit

Wazzup Pilipinas! Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby) is currently an extremely powerful tropical cyclone approaching the eastern part of the Philippines, which is also the most intense tropical cyclone of 2014 in terms of sustained winds. In this regard, we would like to share a very important message from...

Phil-Bike Expo 2014: Let's Bring Back the Good Old Bicycling Days

Wazzup Pilipinas!Visiting the Phil-Bike Expo 2014 brings back memories when I still had plenty of time to ride a bicycle. With my new line of work as online media, I would be out most often attending press conferences, media previews and launches and would often just sit down infront of the computer...

Playhouse Production's Play 2D Beat: A Night of KPop and Open Dance Entertainment

Wazzup Pilipinas! PLAY 2D BEAT was a variety show which main purpose was to celebrate PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTION's 2nd Year Anniversary by discovering new talents through a healthy competition of KPop cosplay and open dance categories. The event was dubbed as PLAY 2D BEAT: An Open Dance Competition...

Scrooge the Musical: A Superb Christmas Treat from Repertory Philippines

Wazzup Pilipinas! Usually, we’d go places to celebrate the holiday to commemorate the spirit of Christmas. An example are performances set onstage. For ballet, it’d be the Nutcracker. For stage musicals, it’d be the adaption of The Christmas Carol. This year Repertory Philippines presents the...

Post-it and Scotch Brands Unveil Revolutionary School and Office Products

Wazzup Pilipinas! Revolutionary products deserve a revolutionary launch. So when Post-it and Scotch Brands unveiled their new products, they celebrated with a grand dance off. The new line of stylish products was introduced at a dance event last November 11, 2014 at the Alphaland Tents in Magallanes...

BPI Has A Holiday Season Special Treat For Our Modern Day Heroes

Wazzup Pilipinas! Working abroad is no walk in the park. A number of Filipinos still choose to leave the country with the hope of giving a better future for their family. Our Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) earned the label “modern day heroes” because of this remarkable sacrifice as they are not...

Lamudi to Hold Property Conference on December 6 at SMX Convention Center

Wazzup Pilipinas!For years, the Philippines has been an attractive real estate market because of its young population, sound macroeconomic fundamentals, and relative affordability. But what does 2015 hold for the country’s real estate industry? This will be the topic that will be discussed in Lamudi...

One FC: Warrior’s Way Official Weigh-In Results

Wazzup Pilipinas!ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC) announced today that all but one of the mixed martial artists competing tomorrow have made weight and are ready for ONE FC: WARRIOR’S WAY which takes place tomorrow evening at the state-of-the-art MOA Arena. Herbert Burns came in over the featherweight...

Easy Taxi and WeChat Roll Out Integration in Southeast Asia

Wazzup Pilipinas! The success of the Singapore partnership between two leading mobile apps paves the way for a similar campaign in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. We are happy to share that users of Easy Taxi and WeChat can now use the popular social communications app to book their...

Bohol Travel Fair Rescheduled to January 9 to 11 Due to Typhoon

Wazzup Pilipinas!The Philippines’ world-renowned Loboc Children’s Choir (LCC) will take center stage as Bohol launches its year-round tourism campaign at the Glorietta Mall, Makati City on January 9-11, 2015 instead of December 8 to 10 due to the coming typhoon with international name Hagupit, which...

Epson Philippines Plans to Construct New Epson Printer and Projector Plant

Wazzup Pilipinas!There was a recent announcement from Seiko Epson Corporation (SEC) that it will invest 12.3 billion yen in manufacturing subsidiary Epson Precision (Philippines) Inc. (EPPI) to construct a new plant for increasing inkjet printer and 3LCD projector production volumes. The state-of-the-art...

Kitchen Diaries Cafe: Our Food, Your Story

Dear Wazzup Pilipinas diary, I have a wonderful story to tell about a promising new neighborhood restaurant which could very well offer almost everything you could think of. They are actually just a few months old and in a stage of experimenting to find out which of their dishes would click to...

Newly Upgraded Stem Cell Facility for Filipino Families from Cordlife

Wazzup Pilipinas!The fast-paced advancement in technology has dramatically changed the way we live. We are in a stage of  our lifetime when you could achieve almost anything as long as you have enough resources to support you in the conceptualization, development, and implementation. We now...

Gumbo Offers Combo Magnifico for Christmas

Wazzup Pilipinas! Everybody’s in a rush because Christmas is just around the corner. If you have no time to prepare for your Noche Buena or get-together with your family and loved ones, then do not worry because you have the option to relax, just go out and dine in at any Gumbo restaurants!Gumbo...

Christmas Time is Marvelous with Burgoo Free Delivery and Take-Outs

Wazzup Pilipinas! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Everywhere you look would contain images and decorations pertaining to the very special holiday season. Christmas is truly in the air! Everybody is busy shopping for gifts for their friends and loved ones. This is also the time of the...

Traders Hotel Manila Rebrands as Hotel Jen Manila

Wazzup Pilipinas!The hotel we formerly know as Traders Hotel Manila now rebrands as Hotel Jen Manila, as part of a diverse collection of hotels in the best locations across Asia Pacific, with a unique brand of style and service delivery designed to appeal to a ‘New Jeneration’ of travelers. Your...

An Adrenaline Pumping Fight Week for One FC: Warrior's Way

Wazzup Pilipinas! Busy, busy, busy! What a hectic week this will be for One FC organizers. This is ONE FC's adrenaline pumping week as Asia’s largest mixed martial arts organization ONE FC has brought a series of engaging pre-fight events targeted at the various stakeholders. Fans, partners and...

Slimmers World International: Mr. & Ms. Great Bodies Pre-Judging Activity

Wazzup Pilipinas!EDSA Shangri-La hotel was filled with amazing bodies from 24 individuals who personify great bodies that can be considered almost perfect. The candidates strutted and flexed their lean body and muscles to show off to the audience their amazing physical beauty. Fit, trim and muscle-bounded,...

Hero Rush 2014: Channel the Hero Within

Wazzup Pilipinas! Fun runs are everywhere! I hear about a run organized by different organizations almost every week that we could probably also call our country the fun run capital of the world.Last November 23, 2014 was one awesome comic experience for many running enthusiasts as they braced...

Kiddo-Preneur Christmas Bazaar 2014: Learning Entrepreneurship at an Early Age

Wazzup Pilipinas!Bigger and better, the Kiddo-preneur event had just concluded a well-accepted Christmas bazaar flocked by thousands of buyers from all over the Metro. Most buyers were fascinated and curious seeing children as the primary sellers of numerous products ranging from all-time favorites...

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 Special Blocked Screening from Golden Ticket

Wazzup Pilipinas! Watching the third part of the Hunger Games entitled as Mockingjay Part 1 was a definite thrill as we are all excited to what comes next after the first two parts of the movie, and too excite us further for the upcoming fourth part dubbed as Part 2 of the Mockingjay. Thanks to...

Tasty Takoyaki Tummy Treats at Tamayaki

Wazzup Pilipinas!These spherical tasty takoyaki tummy treats at Tamayaki may just be the "tama" (right) filling snack you can conveniently grab to eat while doing almost anything. They come in handy cardboard boxes along with a "spork" so you can easily eat it out while strolling in the mall or...

Musikapella 2014: A Night Filled with Music of the Apo Hiking Society

Wazzup Pilipinas!The night of was full of music with different renditions of their own contest piece and songs from the Apo Hiking Society. It was a night with competitors from different schools around the metro. All time favorite Apo song was Doo Bi Doo with different attack from different schools....

Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago: Stupid is Forever Book Launch On December 3

Wazzup Pilipinas!Ignorance is curable, stupidity is eternal. Watch out stupid presidential wannabes. She has arrived! I'm referring to the book Stupid is Forever which is a compilation of jokes, one-liners, pick-up lines, comebacks and speeches delivered and/or curated by the senator who hates corrupt...

The State of Real Estate in the Emerging Markets

Wazzup Pilipinas! More than 60 percent of renters in a recent survey of online house-hunters cite cost constraints as the primary reason why they leased their home. The top of mind reason for Filipinos who choose not to buy property is "affordability." Here are the key takeaways from the research: Affordability...

Wushu World Champion Rene Catalan Enlists Help of Malaysian AJ Pyro

Wazzup Pilipinas!Asian Games gold winner and Wushu world champion Rene Catalan has arguably one of the most impressive track records among all Filipino fighters. Even though his mixed martial arts career has not gotten off to as smooth a start, he always put up a spirited performance. He may have...