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Feeling stinky when you perspire ? Don't sweat it ! Nico Bolzico and Alex Gonzaga puts New Downy Sports to an Extreme Freshness Challenge

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More and more Filipinos are living an active lifestyles and getting into various sports and outdoor activities. The Philippines being tropical and humid in nature - it is very challenging to remain smelling fresh all day. Some even shy away from extreme physical activity because of fears that they won't smell good from all sweating. But don't sweat it ! Downy, the world's best selling fabric enhancer, recently launched the New Downy Sports - the first and only fabric enhancer in the world with 24-hour odor protection technology for your clothes. It is designed to provide active individuals engage in extreme physical activities the confidence of a long-lasting refreshing scent even on sweaty days. Proving that smelling fresh and feeling great can be possible despite prolonged physical activities, Downy Sports recently held the 24-hour All Star Freshness Challenge, an afternoon of intense basketball games pitting celebrity-led teams headed by actress and vlogger Alex G...

Discover more of Chinese arts and paintings at the 35th Chan Lim Family of Artists' exhibit at the Mega Fashion Hall

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Over the past five decades, Cham Lim Family of Artists have used a wide variety of media, styles, and techniques; they create a fusion of Western and Eastern art. However, it is their Asian-themed art and Chinese brush painting that the Chan Lim artists are best known for. Currently, the three generations of the family are actively involved in the arts, with the younger generation dabbling in different types of more modern techniques, such as digital media and audio-visual creation. Chan Lim, the family patriarch, started his career in the arts using oil and watercolor as his main media. Most of his artworks are created on canvas and paper. The second generation was trained mostly in the Asian arts. One of the two older siblings, notable pieces is a panel of pine and plum painting started 35 years ago. The unfinished painting was unearthed in storage and recently finished. As a gesture of filial piety, the family patriarch, Chan Lim, was requested to compose a poem for th...

Brave Combat Federation Lands in the Philippines for the Brave 22 Event

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The largest mixed martial arts promotion in Bahrain, Brave Combat Federation was established on 23 September 2016 by Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa. It features mixed martial artists from 28 nations located in five continents. For the last two years, Brave Combat Federation has looked to change the landscape of mixed martial arts, with a truly global vision of including all corners of the planet under the same roof. Currently the biggest combat sports property in the Middle East, Brave lands for the first time in the Philippines, on March 15th, as Brave 22 promises fireworks for sports fans in the country and those around the world. Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the organization has taken big steps in a new sport. Compared to the likes of football and basketball, MMA has only been around since the '90s, and it has already evolved and changed in many ways since its inception, adapting its rules to gain a wider audience...

List of cinemas screening Brillante Mendoza’s ‘Alpha: The Right to Kill’

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The red carpet premiere of Brillante Mendoza’s film “Alpha: The Right to Kill” took place at the new Director's Club Cinema at The Podium in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines on January 11, 2019. Joining the Cannes Film Festival 2009 Best Director at the event were the film’s scriptwriter Troy Espiritu and lead actors Allen Dizon and Elijah Filamor. “ Alpha: The Right to Kill” will be released in select theaters in the Philippines on January 16, 2019. Among the screening venues are Cloverleaf, Fairview Terraces, Gaisano, Gateway Cineplex, Glorietta 4, Market Market Cinema, Robinsons, SM Supermalls, Sta. Lucia, Starmall, Trinoma and Vista Cinemas. Film Development Council of the Philippines chairman  Liza Diño -Seguerra attended the “Alpha: The Right to Kill” red carpet premiere with former National Youth Commission chairperson Ice Seguerra. Directors Joselito Altajeros and Louie Ignacio and former Tourism Promotions Board chief operation officer Ce...

Fiery Style Southwestern Flaming Grill is now Open in Southwoods Mall

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If I'm not mistaken, Fiery Style branch in Southwoods Mall Biñan is the 7th of the 15 stores the management is planning to open around the Philippines. They aim to be the number one store serving the best nacho in town. Their Fiery Nacho tastes good. It is served with abundant toppings of salsa, sauces, jalapeno, and meat and is served in a unique way, but it is their steak that I enjoyed the most. Being a meat-lover, I find their Steak ala Familia, one of the best in the metro. The steak is real, fresh beef. It is tender, flavorful and juicy. I enjoyed it as it is, no sauces or seasoning added, just the meat itself made me satisfied. While others enjoy red or white wine for the steak, Fiery Style's steaks are best partnered with their alcoholic drinks such as the Minty Mojito and the Green Mexican- perfect way to cap off a stressful day of work. If you want a lighter alcoholic drink, the restaurant offers the famous Sapporo beer. Other dishes that are also ...