This coming holiday season, experience the thrill and excitement of the great American entertainment tradition when Uncle Sam’s Flying Circus comes to Manila for a series of shows at the SMX Convention Center (Halls 1 and 2) from December 25 to January 1, 2012.

After headlining countless performances across the U.S. and Southeast Asia, Uncle Sam’s Flying Circus will give Filipino audiences a smorgasbord of holiday cheer as it brings its brand of heart-warming and death-defying spectacles that will surely be a hit among kids and kids-at-heart. Continue Reading »

Yahoo! Philippines announced its annual edition of Year in Review (yearinreview.yahoo.com), the highly-anticipated look-back that identifies the top stories and trends of the year based on millions of monthly unique visitor activity on its network and consumer searches.

The top searches for Yahoo! Philippines in 2011 were mostly showbiz newsmakers including Shamcey Supsup, Sam Pinto, Shalani Soledad, Andi Eigenmann, AJ Perez and Marian Rivera who made headlines for their make-ups, break-ups, national and international notoriety and fame. Shamcey, who clinched fourth place at the 60th Miss Universe pageant held in Brazil, led the 2011 search queries, bypassing her showbiz contemporaries while the Azkals, (Philippine national men’s football team), natural calamities such as earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons trailed behind. Continue Reading »

Topnotch concert promoter Wilbros Live has just announced the staging of a star-studded concert entitled, “The Greatest Hits Tour: Blue, Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees and a1 – Live in Manila 2012.” The spectacle is taking place at the SMART Araneta Coliseum, 8 pm.  Continue Reading »

For the last 16 years, Crown Asia has been a forerunner in building and providing quality theme-inspired homes for Filipino families. The company continues to fulfill the dreams of successful Filipino families as well as uplift their standard of living.

This Christmas Season, Crown Asia gives back to society through an activity entitled Grant a Child’s Wish. In the said activity, Crown Asia Valenza homeowners, Crown Asia sales networks, officers and staff will reach out to the kids of SOS Children’s Village (SOS) by being the kids’ Santa for a day who will be granting their simple wishes, making their Christmas unforgettable and touching their lives.

Just as how Crown Asia fulfills the dreams of Filipino families of having their own homes, Crown Asia also hopes to touch the lives of the children of SOS by making them feel a sense of home and a sense of family at Crown Asia.

The giant Crosswinds Christmas Tree welcomes everyone even from afar

Even from afar the giant Crosswinds Tree beckons everyone to celebrate Christmas much earlier. Not only does Crosswinds celebrate Christmas earlier, but its a year-round occurrence. Amidst 20,000 pine trees, who could resist singing carols this early!

So n tune with Crosswinds early Christmas celebration, they held a chorale competition. Chosen from different schools and universities, four were chosen to top off Saturday before December.

The sound of Christmas Carols sprung from a few step

Choir No. 1

Choir No. 2

Choir No. 3

Choir No. 4

There’s a flea market every weekend

A Christmas tree made of real poinsettias

Crosswinds, Brittany’s prime leisure development, is a 100-hectare Swiss-inspired luxury resort located in Tagaytay. It’s naturally the perfect setting for a vacation home with the cold Tagaytay fog, spectacular rolling terrain and the crisp scent of the over 20,000 pine trees planted within the community. The Swiss-inspired architecture adds to the breathtaking views. Crosswinds offers a wide array of choices you can invest on.  There are custom home sites where you can build your dream home such as the recently launched Montreux Gardens, house and lot packages for single detached, duplex and quad units. Plus an enclave of Midrise condominium units called “The Grand Quartier”

For those who want a sample of the Crosswinds experience, they are also offering hotel accommodations at the Crosswinds Resort Suites. Handled by Hospitality International, Inc, the Resort Suites is perfect for those long weekends getaways, corporate events, team buildings, planning sessions, etc.

Future plans for Crosswinds include the upcoming Swiss Village; here you will find charming cafes, restaurants, quaint specialty shops and a neighbourhood organic market. All of this will be against the backdrop of Deux Pointe (the charming enclave of duplex units) and the Grand Quartier.

Another addition will be the Event Lawn, meticulously landscaped to be the perfect setting for weddings and other memorable events. There will also be a quaint hilltop chapel where one can pray and meditate amidst spectacular views.