Entertainment

Veteran screenwriter Ricky Lee was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Scriptwriting by the Interna­tional Film Festival Manhattan (IFFM) in New York.

Popular Filipino rock band Aegis and the Philippine Phil­harmonic Orchestra (PPO) will perform together for the first time in a concert, titled Aegis in Symphony, Symphonic Aegis, at the Tanghalang Ni­canor Abelardo (Main The­ater) of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) on November 13 at 6 p.m.

The angelic sounds of the Christ­mas season are coming earlier than usual this year when the world-famous Vienna Boys Choir performs in a one-night-only con­cert, titled The Vienna Boys Choir Live in Manila, at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Plenary Hall in Pasay City on November 11 at 8 p.m.

Imagine waking up to a beautiful, sunny day. It’s perfect for a run. You take a quick shower, put on your running clothes and shoes, tie your shoelaces, and leave home.

The Czech, Hungarian and Pol­ish ambassadors to the Philip­pines jointly held a half-day-long, tourism-oriented event in Makati City on October 28 that not only promoted the top tourist desti­nations in countries that form the Central European region, but also highlighted the growing popularity of these destinations with Filipino tourists.

Everyone has seen the pumpkins, the bats and fangs. Everyone has seen little girls and boys lining up to buy costumes of their favorite characters. Make no mistake: Halloween has arrived. 

The Pokémon Co., the creator of one of the most popular entertainment properties in the world; Niantic Inc., innovative developer and publisher of “real-world games;” and Globe Telecom, the Philippines’ leading mobile brand, officially announced last Friday a partnership that’s expected to enhance gamers’ experience of the wildly popular mobile game. 

Carousell, one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing mobile classifieds apps, was launched in the Philippines recently with a thought-provoking discussion on preloved items going mobile in Asia-Pacific countries. 

Ever wanted to take your Apple device to the great outdoors, but can’t, lest you risk it being broken? Or to the beach, but didn’t want to be bothered by plastic pouches or bulky dry bags? With the award-winning cases from global brand Catalyst now available at Power Mac Center, you can go on whatever adventure you want without worrying …

By Alvin I. Dacanay If you own a small enterprise or just formed a non-profit group, you must have thought about where its office should be. But this begs the question: Does your business or organization have enough resources, human and otherwise, to fully operate and maintain it in your favored location?