Party Pilipinas Welcomes Year of the Dragon This Sunday

VoX (Vocal Excellence) gives life to Chinese Zodiac Signs as interpreted by songs featuring GMA’s prime singers Jaya, Kyla, Rachelle Ann, Jonalyn, Maricris, Aicelle, Julie Ann and Protege grand winner, Krizza Neri.   

Birthday girls Glaiza de Castro and Kylie Padilla celebrate their special day on the show with equally stunning performances. Glaiza gives a rockin birthday treat while Kylie performs another air dance number.

Start your Chinese new year filled with love in a number showcasing popular love songs performed in duets. Fall in love like never before with Heart Evangelista and Kris Lawrence, Lovi Poe and Mark Bautista, Aljur Abrenica and Janine, Jake Vargas and Protege Denise, Jay Perillo and Protege Krizza, Nomer and Leana, and phenomenal singing loveteam, Julie Ann and Elmo.

REEL DEAL: Tom and Jerry

Tom and Jerry return to GMA 7 for more chasing, exhilarating fun

Beginning this Monday, GMA Network livens up viewers’ mornings by bringing back the most popular and perhaps the longest-running rivalry in television history: Tom and Jerry.

The decades-old animated TV series, which was originally created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera in the 1940s, is about the never-ending clash between Tom, a house cat that enjoys the privilege of being a pampered pet and his arch nemesis Jerry, a cunning mouse that, despite its size, bears the wit and strength comparable to that of the spinach-feeding Popeye!  Their enmity and the crazy antics they resort to, in order to outwit each other guarantee a fun-filled viewing experience for the audience. 

FASHIONISTA: Win a Trip to Boracay from ENSEMBLES

An exciting start for 2012!  To start the year right, Ensembles hopes to meet more of our new fans as well as reward our long time loyal followers. We have very exciting plans for you all.
Few more weeks and Summer is officially on! Summer means having fun, adventures and getaways. And Ensembles is getting an early start to summer!


Ensembles is kicking this off by giving away an All Expense Paid BORACAY TRIP for TWO! Join Ensembles Facebook Photo Contest this January 16 and reach for 20,000 Facebook likes. Once we reach this, a lucky fan will be basking with her companion under the sun! Just upload a photo of you wearing your fave Ensembles outfit, tell us why you chose this photo and ask your friends to like it. The entry with the best answer and most number of likes by the time we announce, wins!


To join the contest, visit our facebook page: www.facebook.com/EnsemblesOnline and www.ensembles.com.ph for the full mechanics.

XSTIG: Suzuki unveils the GD110

Japanese compact car and motorcycle manufacturer Suzuki Philippines Inc (SPH) rolls out a sure best seller—the Suzuki GD110.

The Suzuki GD110 is an advanced commuter bike that will usher a new level of riding experience, as it comes packed with highly user-friendly features that even first-time motorcycle owners can easily understand. 

The Suzuki GD110 features a newly designed compact and lightweight 4-stroke engine for high-combustion efficiency, 4-speed transmission for less gear changes and simpler operation, Suzuki PAIR system for lesser emissions, high visibility meters, indicator lamps and round shaped headlamps with park light indicator lamps for enhanced safety and convenience. 

It also has a spare parts advantage as most parts can be bought piece-by-piece and not per assembly, making Suzuki’s GD110 one of the most anticipated models to date.

REEL DEAL: 5 Girls and a Dad from Net 25

Net 25 (Eagle Broadcasting Corporation) opens 2012 with a brand new show which its first-ever teleserye, “5 Girls And A Dad” on January 23. This new drama series is timely as it mirrors a phenomenon in Filipino society – the growing percentage of single parent families.




Starring respected character actor Richard Quan as the “Dad”, Enzo (Lorenzo Legaspi) who has to take care of five daughters with ages ranging from 17 years old down to a newborn, this new drama series tackles the challenges and joys of being a single father.


Beauty-queen-turned-actress, Lara Quigaman plays the role of Veron, Enzo’s wife. The couple has five daughters, played by NET 25’S new talents - Dixi Nedic as Mimay, their eldest, Kate Nizedel as Anna Lisa, Abby Quilnat as Alex, and child star Chesca “Cruzita” Salcedo who plays Valerie, the child with autism. In the story, Veron dies while giving birth to their fifth child, Angel. With Veron gone, Enzo, a taxi operator/driver, is devastated and is left to take care of their five daughters.


“5 Girls And A Dad” is written by award-winning writer, Lualhati Bautista and directed by Elson S. Montalbo. Co-directors who will also handle episodes during the run of the series are Rolly Palmes, Ray Duvane de Leon and Mike Silva. It will air Monday to Friday, from 7:30 p.m. To 8:30 p.m., starting on January 23. 

ART IS A BANG: PASINAYA 2012 Call For Volunteers

Lets bring art closer to our lives this February! VOLUNTEER FOR PASINAYA 2012! lets enjoy music, dance, film, theater, visual arts, literature, culinary arts and more! Tell your friends, relatives, distant relatives, strangers on the street, everyone! PASINAYA 2012 Open House Festival is on Februrary 26, 2012.

FASHIONISTA: Penshoppe Pre-Summer 2012 Feel Good Fashion With a Casual Edge

Fresh from a stellar 25th anniversary year in which leading fashion brand PENSHOPPE showed every other local apparel group how a leveled up campaign should be, the label now continues its brand-repositioning process, with the goal of reinforcing its position as the top of the mind brand for years to come. 

So what can we expect from PENSHOPPE this 2012? Traditional casual wear with clean nautical touches. Color blocking. Light fabrics that are easy to wear. “The latest campaign is more relaxed and approachable. Definitely feel good fashion with a casual edge,” shares Brand Director Alex Mendoza. “Trends to look forward to over the year are more vivid use of colors, clean silhouettes, acid wash jeans and our highly popular varsity jackets.”

Consequently, PENSHOPPE kicks off its Pre-Summer 2012 campaign with a modern take on cheerful wardrobe fundamentals such as jeans, shirts, jackets and other signature style as fronted by the brand’s strongest brand presenters: Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick, Asian superstar Mario Maurer and local “it” girl Solenn Heussaff.  

CASUAL COOL: The New Kind of HOT

There are many reasons why a smart, sensible guy’s girlfriend would take one long look at Ed Westwick’s latest campaign for PENSHOPPE and run to the store – boyfriend in tow. After his surreal visit to Manila last year much to the amazement of fans and fashion observers alike, it seems apparent that to create a Chuck Bass out of every guy became every girl’s 2012 resolution. 

To start off the new year Ed remains as PENSHOPPE’s biggest level up ammunition and for one very good reason: There is no one out there who can pull it off the way Ed can.

Simply put, there is no other Chuck Bass.