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The Music Run™ by Philam VITALITY brings the party back to Manila

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Asia's most exciting run is about to get even louder this year MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Th e ultimate 5k running and music festival drew nearly ten thousand runners when it first made waves in the Philippines last year. This year, The Music Run™ by Philam Vitality returns to ampup an equally large—or even larger—crowd with everyone’s favorite hits playing on 120 concert-quality speakers across McKinley West in Taguig City. In partnership with music streaming service Spotify, The Music Run™ by Philam Vitalitywill rock Manila on December 3. Last call for registration ison November 25. Philam Life has been at the forefront of leading innovations in the life insurance industry to change the general perception about insurance. Insurance is about living life to the fullest without worry and being healthy to pursue one’s passion and achieve one’s goals. “This is the secondtime that Philam Life is partnering with The Music Run ™ . We want to send a strong message th

Villa Del Conte offers their customers a Gift item uniquely pack for corporate partners this Holiday season

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What better way to strengthen your business relationships than showing your appreciation with Villa del Conte artisanal chocolates from Padova, Italy. You can choose from Villa del Conte’s wide array of luscious creations such as Praline Balls, Praline Sticks, Ovicinis and ‘Thank You’ dark chocolate. These Villa del Conte premium chocolates can also be specially curated in lavish gift crates with bottles of wine. Villa del Conte also accepts bulk orders for corporate gifts with personalized packaging. Visit Villa del Conte stores at Greenbelt 5, Century City Mall, Shangri-la Mall, Resorts World, Alabang Town Center, SM Megamall and Robinsons Magnolia. For bulk orders, please contact 893-2575 or 621-6101. Go to http://www.villadelcontecioccolato.com/ to know more about Villa del Conte Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VillaDelContePh, Instagram: http://instagram.com/villadelconte and Twitter: https://twitter.com/VilladelConte.

MULAT (w/ TheRapist)

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                                                                                                                Philippine release date:                November 02, 2016   Director: Maria Diane Ventura Screenplay: Maria Diane Ventura Stars: Loren Burgos, Jake Cuenca, Ryan Eigenmann Genre: Drama, Mystery BONUS FEATURE: The commercial screening of MULAT (Rated A by the CEB) will include the award-wining short film by Diane Ventura entitled TheRapist (R16). It tells the story of a young man (Marco Morales) accused of rape who is sent for psychiatric evaluation. As he recalls and narrates the details of what transpired the night of his alleged assault, his therapist (Cherie Gil) investigates through psychoanalysis the truth of his story. MULAT Synopsis 1: A film by Maria Diane Ventura, about the evolution of love and the understanding of it, as reflected in the dynamics of intimate relationships. Mulat is Rated A by the Cinema Evaluation Board.

2016-17 NBA SEASON TIPS OFF OCT. 26

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  - Defending Champion Cleveland Cavaliers to Host New York Knicks on Opening Night - MANILA, PHILIPPINES, Oct. 24, 2016 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) will tip off its 71 st season on Wednesday, Oct. 26 with three games on opening night.    The NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers will host the New York Knicks at 7:30 p.m. ET , followed by the second game, the Portland Trail Blazers will host the Utah Jazz at 10 p.m. ET .   For the third game, the San Antonio Spurs will visit the Golden State Warriors at 10:30 p.m. ET for a matchup of the teams with the league’s best records last season.   Here is a preview of the opening night matchups: New York at Cleveland: The Cavaliers will receive their championship rings before facing the new-look Knicks, who added former Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose and former Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Joakim Noah in the offseason.   Jeff Hornacek will make his head-coaching debut with New York.   Clevelan

Spooky Treats and Tricks at Marriott Manila

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Witches, wizards and ghosts have come alive and are on their way to haunt Marriott Manila this Halloween. The hotel doors are now widely open to everyone who is up for freakin’ great treats and tricks! Our pastry enchanters, led by Chef Fil Afable, have come up with both eerie and charming goodies to fill in your pumpkin bags. Creeping out from the oven are crisp finger cookies of Count Dracula and Incredible Hulk for Php 60/2 pieces.  Get under the spell of hair-raising confections like the Spider Web Cake, a cheesecake-base covered by luscious chocolate ganache for Php1,800; Ghost Cupcakes, dark chocolate cupcake topped by fluffy marshmallows on butter cream frosting, that can be purchased per piece for Php 190; and bury your sweet cravings while gorging on Ghoul’s Graveyard Brownies adorned with dark chocolate chips and vanilla shortbread headstones for Php 1,600.  Lollicakes are given its scare make-over, such as vanilla flavored Mummy Lollicake and ube

Matteo Guidicelli hunts for the most interesting van

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  In the final episode of Wheels Season 4, Matteo Guidicelli searches for the best van in the market. Together with the Wheels team, Matteo travels to Solenad in Sta. Rosa, Laguna to test drive some of the latest models from some of the country’s top car brands. Also in this week’s episode, Uly flies to Thailand to witness round 7 of the 2016 Super GT season and experience firsthand the thrill of watching the finest race cars to the finish line, while Angel gives some safety tips on driving two and four-wheeled vehicles. Make sure you don’t miss the final episode of Wheels , your guide to life on the fast lane. Wheels is now on its fourth season and airs every Thursdays, 10:30 p.m., on ABS-CBN Sports + Action Channel. For firsthand info on the latest happenings in motoring, like and follow Wheels on facebook.com/PhilStarWheels , @PhilStar_Wheels on Twitter and @PhilStarTV_Wheels on Instagram.

A Brighter Tomorrow at Marriott Manila

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There’s no better way to spend a weekend other than bonding with your family and kids with Marriott Hotel Manila’s “Annie the Musical Room Package”. A special treat for both kids and kids-at-heart, the hotel brings you more reasons to spend quality time with your loved ones in a comfortable room, nestled in heavenly sheets and looking forward for what tomorrow will bring as they add a theatrical thrill to your stay. Stick up your chin and grin as “Annie the Musical Room Package” includes an overnight stay in Marriott Manila’s Deluxe Room, breakfast buffet for two (2) adults while children below 12 years of age gets to eat free at the Marriott CafĂ© and, (drumroll please…) two (2) Gold Tickets to ANNIE, the Musical play at the Newport Performing Arts Theater! You’ll definitely love the day tomorrow with an extensive array of breakfast favorites that will please the palate of both the young and the old and a selection of sweet treats that will bring rainbow to your day at the

Experience the Future in TV technology with TCL

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TCL, one of the world's leading players in the global TV industry, continue to push boundaries in TV technology and design with its QUHD line. Described as a quantum leap in picture quality, the atlatest product line of TCL has a host of features that makes it truly revotutionary with its advanced display technologies and innovative design. Among its cutting edge features is the Quantum Dot Photo luminescence Technology that offers an enhanced viewing experience, an IDP (intelligent display process) engine that delivers the perfect balance of colour and clarity, and HDR Premium 1500 Technology that heightens contrast. Selected models also offer Black Crystal Display to dramatically reduce glare and Wide Colour Enhancer Plus to create vibrant colours and intensified shades. Its audio features are no loess impressive with Dolby  Digital System , Smart Volume features which intelligently controls audio levels and allows automatic volume adjustment and a Built-in Sub Woofer

“A” for Apocalypse Child Cinema Evaluation Board hails surfing film as a potential hit

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Arkeo Films’ newest production Apocalypse Child continues to receive acclaim as it is the latest Filipino film to receive a grade of A from the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB). The grade entitles the movie, which opens in cinemas on October 26 , to get a 100-percent tax rebate. Apocalypse Child tells the story of Baler-based surfing instructor Ford (played by Sid Lucero) who is supposed to be the son of a famous American director. One summer, this often-told tale comes to fore as the instructor’s childhood friend Rich, now Congressman of Baler (played by RK Bagatsing), has pulled strings for the director to acknowledge Ford. Chona (Ana Abad Santos), the mother of Ford, is ecstatic. This development comes at a time when Rich is engaged to be married to Serena (Gwen Zamora), and Sid has a romantic affair with a young Fil-Am tourist Fiona (Annicka Dolonius). The Cinema Evaluation Board’s summation noted the excellence of the ensemble cast. The CEB said, “Asi