₱9,500. What are the things that you can get for ₱9,500? Two smartphones (or an iPhone plan, perhaps?) One room for rent (One month advance, one month deposit). A HD TV set. A desktop computer set (you can save more by buying the parts separately and learning to assemble it one by one). A food supply that can last two months. Two to three costume sets complete with accessories. Five to seven Funko Pops if various designs. Monopod and additional accessories for your video recording rig. A refrigerator (that you can use to produce Ice Candies like that one supplier of special ice candy from Antipolo who is making waves in the MSME scene). A washing machine. A two-term course in college. Dozens of books for your library (or thousands of them on digital). Medium-risk investment funds (or stocks in rising companies). There’s a lot of things you can buy or get or invest with at that price. ...

These photos are taken from the FEBC Philippines studios at 43rd Floor of the One Corporate Center in Pasig, during my interview for 702 DZAS. If you want to know what I talked about, visit the Facebook page of the Philippine Business and Entrepreneurs Expo.

I think I’m liking Yukari of Team Starseeker more now this happened: Those shades, guys. Those shades with LED lights in it. Seven countries must be also hyped right now This has been a very hyper day for everyone watching the 2016 World Cosplay Summit Championships, as the Philippine team is selected in the second stage (which I refer to as the “Championship Finals”). This is the same case for South Korea, Germany, Denmark, France, Finland, Japan and Hong Kong as there has been some gaffes, whether in the side of these teams or in the side of WCS: ...

After doing a trip with fellow members of the DTV Pilipinas organization at the DICT Building in Quezon City, we stopped over to the UP Town Center to discuss the aftermath and future plans for the organization. View this post on Instagram Apparently, new parts of the Town Center has just been built, and soon it will have Uniqlo and H&M in it, making it a high-class destination for the can-afford public. Here are the photos I took there. ...

I really waited for this day — and lack of sleep is no match for my renewed enthusiasm to come to one of my favorite refresher conferences. The 2nd DLSU Communication Conference has expanded further, featuring more new and recent trends in quad media. I’ll be sharing a few tidbits from the sessions that I listened to during this whole-day activity. In the morning plenary session, media pros such as Rappler’s Maria Ressa, indie filmmaker Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil, the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s John Nery, David Guerrero of BBDO Guerrero and ABS-CBN’s JR dela Cerna. Nery, whom I’ve been introduced first in the GMA Network broadcast of the PiliPinas Debates, did an experiment on Twitter prior to his talk, in which I got curious. ...

I used to juggle two events in one day, and luckily they’re in the same location, so I was able to satisfy myself. (The other event I went to is the 2016 Franchise Asia Philippines Expo at the SMX.) This event, which started at around 1:30PM, lists 15 finalists on the slate with four intermissions (from Doraemon and friends, Kawaii5, last year’s winner Maychell Hernandez and the Embassy of Japan’s No Plan Band respectively) in between. ...

Top: Inside the theater. Bottom Left: The facade of the Onstage Theater during the event. Bottom Right: The event banners. Yesterday, I was at the Onstage Theater at Greenbelt 1 for a benefit event called “The Gathering.” There are two reasons why I went: The organizer invited me personally, and Seishun Kakumei will perform there. Left: The judges (evaluators) Rina, Louise Betita and Cherry Boase. Center, Right: Photos of cover group Seishun Kakumei and acoustic duo Mavilon ...

We have yet to see our team’s profile on the World Cosplay Summit website, but that can wait. This year’s World Cosplay Summit must be the hardest so far. https://www.facebook.com/CPlayer/posts/10154091344480804:0 ust a quick update on World Cosplay Summit 2016— last year, the Championships was held on just one Saturday, but now, things have changed. Take a look at this photo shared by the World Cosplay Summit Philippines (WCSPH) on Facebook (above) — there are two groups, Group A and Group B. The Philippines is in Group B, #25 on the sequence. Each group has 15 country-teams. ...

Throwback: Homura, on Haiku “Hey, I miss this one!,” I said to myself when I went to my archives. For this week’s throwback, I’m going to share a post circa April 2011, and at that time, one of the best series that I’ve watched called Puella Magi Madoka Magica was airing. This is what I’ve thought Akemi Homura will write if she does a haiku about her relationship with protagonist Madoka Kaname. ...

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions,” but “The end doesn’t justify the means” Last night, I was at the Shang Cineplex for Eiga Sai: The Japanese Film Festival. This year has to be the most jam-packed yet (To which I say, “Congratulations!”) — I was supposed to watch “Flying Colors,” but the line’s so long that I fell in the next scheduled screening, which is Kami no Tsuki (Pale Moon, 2014). ...