Fully Loaded Shootout by DeRozan and Kramer

MANILA, Philippines - KFC Philippines, in partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA), will be treating some lucky fans to a one-of-a-kind basketball experience by having PBA player Doug Kramer face Toronto Raptors forward and NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan in a Fully Loaded Shootout at the KFC SM Mall of Asia.

The KFC Fully Loaded Shootout will have two teams, Team KFC and Team NBA. Each team will have three to four members each competing in the unique four-round basketball shootout, which is also KFC Philippines’ initiative in line with this year’s NBA 3X, an annual event of the NBA in the Philippines.

Kramer and DeRozan will captain Team KFC and Team NBA, respectively. They will be joined by lucky winners of KFC’s on-going Fully Loaded Team online promo. In here, each team of 3-4 members will need to tweet a photo with their Fully Loaded Meals to @KFCPhilippines using the “KFCFullyLoadedTeam” and “NBA3XPh” hashtag. Eight teams will be selected and will have the chance to play alongside their basketball idols in the Fully Loaded Shootout.

“We recognize the Filipinos’ passion for basketball and by having our country’s own basketball star, Doug Kramer, represent Team KFC in the Fully Loaded Shootout, we’ll be showcasing the love that we have for this game,” said KFC Philippines marketing director Errol Magdato.

 “As the official fast food partner of the NBA, KFC Philippines has been known for bringing good basketball experience to NBA fans in the country through our promos and events,” he added. “Recently, we had the KFC JR. NBA Shootout where six kids from Virlanie Foundation had the chance to play a shootout with Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward. Also, we were able to send two lucky NBA fans to watch this year’s NBA Finals live in Miami.”

To know more on how you can witness the KFC Fully Loaded Shootout for yourself and meet your favorite basketball idols, visit www.facebook.com/KFCPhilippines or www.twitter.com/KFCPhilippines for details. Visit www.nba3x.com/philippines to register for NBA 3X Philippines 2014 presented by Sprit

FHM partnership with WeChat

What turns women on? Is it a keen sense of style? A good head on one’s shoulders?

When it comes to preference, most ladies are into the kind of gentlemen who can talk about something new and interesting. And living in the modern times grants men access to breakthroughs that help them look suave and irresistibly dashing. This is where WeChat comes in. With features that bring socializing to the next level, WeChat helps the modern male adapt to the latest trends while giving a platform that makes mobile conversations both easy and fun.



Women can’t resist a good conversation

With things going mobile, keeping women interested is now just a swipe away. Impress your woman with a sticker or two or show her the many features that make WeChat the fastest growing social mobile app in the country. Instead of just sending a plain text, use WeChat’s Video Call feature and flash a winning smile. WeChat also has Moments, a feature that lets people share updates on what’s new, what’s hip, and what’s going on in their lives.

For networking purposes, WeChat’s Friend Radar gives an easy one-swipe access to knowing who of the ladies around your area is up for a lovely chat. Speaking of chats, WeChat also has a Group Chat feature that lets people converse with their peers through mobile means. With these tools at hand, any modern male is sure to catch the fancy of a fine female specimen.

But what about keeping them interested

If you’re still puzzled with how the female mind works, what better way is there to learn than by consulting the number one men’s magazine in the country, FHM. WeChat sees FHM as the perfect partner for providing Filipinos with exclusive access to female views, along with other topics including movies, gadgets, music, health, and most importantly, the nitty-gritty of sex and the art of passionate lovemaking. With FHM having its official account on WeChat, users can now get updates and photos of their favorite FHM girls.

WeChat is also the platform chosen for helping guys pick the best out of the sexy contenders of FHM’s newest feature, the brand walk off to be launched in the same date as its 100 Sexiest Women list. The brand walk off is where stunning hotties from brands like Tanduay, Petron, Rogin-E, RRJ, KojieSan, Exped Socks and Hero Poker vie for the title of the sexiest and most tempting woman to ever represent a sponsor.

Follow these steps to cast your vote:

Click on the Contacts menu from the main menu bar on the lower part of the UI	Go to the Subscription Accounts tab, which can be seen as the fourth item from the top.	Click on the + sign which can be seen on the upper right hand of the UI.
You will be directed to a list of recommended Official Accounts, where you will seeFHM Philippines’ Official Account: FHM_PH as the second item.	Click on the Follow button	Go back to the subscription page menu and you will see the circular icon of FHM’s logo and click on the logo to proceed.
There will be a Vote Now! tab on the menu bar on the lower part of the screen.	Click on the tab and it would direct you to the voting page with the question “Which brand swept you off your feet over and over again? Send in your vote and you might just win an iPad!”

Please note that each voter can only cast one vote and choose only one answer.

With WeChat and FHM, more and more clueless males are sure to be given light on what’s inside a tricky woman’s mind.

About WeChat

WeChat envisions and innovates new ways for people to connect, communicate and share. A mobile social communication app designed for smartphone users, WeChat is the world’s fastest growing social app with hundreds of millions of users internationally. WeChat empowers users in fun and dynamic ways, by bringing together messaging, social communication and games in one seamless, interactive experience, with comprehensive privacy and security settings that can be tailored as needed. WeChat is available free for download on Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Symbian and Windows operating system.

Learn more about WeChat and download the app at www.wechat.com

WeChat Philippines Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/WeChatPH

KathNiel returns to the big-screen in "She's Dating the Gangster"

The blockbuster tandem of Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla will once again melt the heart of the entire nation in She's Dating the Gangster - the season's biggest romantic film from Star Cinema.

She's Dating the Gangster is the much-awaited big screen adaptation of Bianca Bernardino's best-selling Filipino novel of hte same title, which sold over 70,000 copies in paperback and posseses an incredible online hit of over 6000,000 readerships on Wattpad.

Kanthryn and Daniel are perfectly cast to play the lead roles in the film version of this astounding novel, as their love team is equally phenomenal. The unbeatable team-up of KathNiel namely Princess & I and this year's Got To Believe. the success of KathNiel on TV paved the way for their triumphant crossover to the silver screen primarily as part of the ensemble cast of 2012's 24/7 In Love, which marked the 20th anniversary of Star Magic and the 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival(MMFF) mega-blockbuster Sisterakas. Their impressive film exposure in these two important movies eventually led to their first solo starrer Must Be..Love(2013), which spawned Pagpag: Siyam na Buhay. Pagpag further solidified the power of KathNiel as it currently holds the covered record of being the highest-grossing horror film ever to participate in the MMFF.

With the upcoming release of She's Dating the Gangster, hte versatility of Kathryn and Daniel as two of ABS-CBN's most accomplished young actors will once again be showcased. Diehard fans as well as certified film aficionados are in for an unforgettable cinematic experience as She's Dating the Gangster will feature yet another undiscovered facet to both Kathryn and Daniel as young thriving artists.

At the helm of She's Dating hte gangster in box-office director Cathy Garcia-Molina whose film credits include some of Star Cinema's most memorable love stories such as Close to You(2006), You changed My Life(2008). and Four Sisters and a Wedding (2013) to mention a few. Adapted for the big screen by Carmi Raymundo and Charlene Bernardo, She's Dating the Gangster is a contemporary Filipino love story for all ages. The story revolves around the intertwised lives of a set of young star-crossed lovers (Kenji and Athena, played by Padilla and Bernardo) with a major unfinished business to settle and an unlikely couple (Kenneth and Kelay, also played by Padilla and Bernardo) who unexpectedly finds love in their individual quests to set things right for the people closest to their hearts.

The past and hte present are cleverly and creatively interconnected in She's Dating the Gangster as the movie stays faithful to the story-line that made Bernardino's novel a huge hit and yet it also added several surprisingly great elements that is expected to catapult the film to the highest echelons of hte history of Philippine cinema as one of hte greatest love stories ever told in the silver screen.

She's Dating the Gangster carries the universal theme that true love surpasses the test of time. The film also offers an optimistic view on romance as it provides moviegoers hope that they need not to look far and wide to find true love, as it could be right in front of them all this time, all along.

She's Dating the Gangster also stars Khalil Ramos, Sofia Andres, Pamu Pamorada, Marco Gumabao, John Uy, Alex Diaz, Igi Boy Flores and Yana Asistio. Veteran and award-winning actors Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta, who boasts of an iconic love team that is still solid and strong as ever, are portraying very special roles in this movie.

As part of Star Cinema's on-going 20th anniversary celebration, She's Dating the Gangster will be shown in cinemas nationwide beginning July 16, 2014