What's New On Netflix This June 2022

 

June is a rainy season in the Philippines. What better way to enjoy the weather than stay indoors and catch the latest on Netflix.  I ENJOY THE ACTION ON NETFLIX THIS JUNE!

A HEIST WITHOUT LIMITS IN "MONEY HEIST: KOREA - JOINT ECONOMIC AREA," THE NORTH AND SOUTH, ON THE BRINK OF UNIFICATION, ARE PRINTING A COMMON CURRENCY TO BUILD A JOINT ECONOMY. STILL, ONLY THE RICH GET RICHER. DRIVEN BY INJUSTICE, A GROUP OF THIEVES TRIES TO STEAL A UNIFIED CURRENCY THAT HAS YET TO EXIST.   HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! CELEBRATE FATHER'S DAY BY WATCHING TITLES ON NETFLIX THAT WILL MAKE FOR A FUN BONDING EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR DAD. CHECK OUT "SPIDERHEAD," A FUTURISTIC ACTION FILM STARRING CHRIS HEMSWORTH AND MILES TELLER, AND ACTION-COMEDY "THE MAN FROM TORONTO" WITH KEVIN HART AND WOODY HARRELSON.   MYSTIFYING MYSTERIES WHO DOESN'T LOVE A GOOD MYSTERY? "CAFE MINAMDANG" IS A K-DRAMA ABOUT A SUSPICIOUS CAFE AND ITS EQUALLY SUSPICIOUS PATRONS. "FIRST KILL" IS A SUPERNATURAL LOVE STORY ABOUT A VAMPIRE AND A VAMPIRE HUNTER. "YOU DON'T KNOW ME" TELLS THE STORY OF A MAN ON TRIAL FOR MURDER. Note: All dates are subject to change without prior notice.  YOUR TOP PICKS THIS MONTH MONEY HEIST: KOREA - JOINT ECONOMIC AREA JUNE 24 HUSTLE JUNE 8   CAFE MINAMDANG JUNE 27 THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY: SEASON 3 JUNE 22 ORIGINALS YOU SHOULDN'T MISS FIRST KILL JUNE 10 INTERCEPTOR JUNE 3   SURVIVING SUMMER JUNE 3   PEAKY BLINDERS: SEASON 6 JUNE 10   TREES OF PEACE JUNE 10   HALFTIME JUNE 14   YOU DON'T KNOW ME JUNE 17 HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! SPIDERHEAD JUNE 17 CENTAURO JUNE 15   THE MAN FROM TORONTO JUNE 24   MAN VS BEE JUNE 24 LAUGH OUT LOUD THAT’S MY TIME WITH DAVID LETTERMAN JUNE 7   BABY FEVER JUNE 8   AMY SCHUMER'S PARENTAL ADVISORY JUNE 11   PETE DAVIDSON PRESENTS: THE BEST FRIENDS JUNE 13   GOD'S FAVORITE IDIOT JUNE 15   THE UPSHAWS: SEASON 2 PART 1 JUNE 29 MUST-SEE FROM ASIA NIÑA NIÑO: BOOK 2 JUNE 1   THE WORLD BETWEEN US: SEASON 1 JUNE 17   SHE: SEASON 2 JUNE 17   ALCHEMY OF SOULS JUNE 18   SPRIGGAN JUNE 18   GHOST DOCTOR: SEASON 1 JUNE 23 FUN FOR THE FAMILY ACTION PACK: SEASON 2 JUNE 6   DEAD END: PARANORMAL PARK JUNE 16   ANGRY BIRDS: SUMMER MADNESS: SEASON 2 JUNE 24

Tom Cruise delivers Big Time on Top Gun Maverick

by Edgar Allan E. Yu

This could be one of the best sequels in movie history, if not The Best. It brought a lot of 80s nostalgia, due to the several callbacks to the original. But it also brought a lot more - new batch of Top Gun graduates, new fighter planes, new love interest, and updates on Maverick's life. 

Set more than 30 years after the events of the first movie,  Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, who's now a test pilot, is forced to go back to Top Gun school to train a new batch of graduates for a very dangerous mission. One of the graduates is Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, son of Maverick's best friend Nick "Goose" Bradshaw who died in a freak accident in the first film.      

Tom Cruise is in his best element here. As Maverick he's now more mature and more experienced, but he still has the same charisma and attitude that the young hotshot fighter pilot had back in those days. And he wants to impart those same skills and dedication to the new pilots. Glen Powell who plays Hangman, is like a combination of a young Iceman and Maverick. He's got the looks and energy of both. Monica Barbaro is Phoenix, the lone woman in this group, and she can totally kick some ass. Miles Teller is Rooster, who's been holding a grudge with Maverick for the longest time. And Teller holds his own on every scene with Cruise. The other pilots are Payback, Fanboy, Coyote, and Bob.     

Other supporting cast who stood out were Jon Hamm as Admiral Beau "Cyclone" Simpson. He is a strict officer who didn't want Maverick in Top Gun. Jennifer Connelly as Penny Benjamin is the old/new love interest in Maverick's life. In the first movie, her name was actually mentioned as the Admiral's daughter.  At 51 years old, she's incredibly gorgeous and  has great chemistry with Tom Cruise.  And then there's Val Kilmer, who is  back as Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky. His throat cancer (in real life) was integrated to his character and his scene with Tom Cruise is poignant and very emotional.

     

The most exciting part of this movie is of course the aerial fight scenes. The cinematography is stunning !  The pilots had to undergo intensive training, designed by Cruise, for  several months prior to shooting.  Six IMAX-quality cameras were installed in the cockpit to capture how it feels to be inside those F-18 jet planes. They recorded more than 800 hours of aerial footage. It's just so amazing how they were able to film those flying sequences. Kudos to Director Joseph Kosinski and Cinematographer Claudio Miranda.    

This is not just a legacy sequel, it improves on the original, has amazing cinematography, great sound design, more story arcs, more heart, more humor, and definitely more action. It's an exciting and thrilling ride that is meant to be experienced on the biggest screens and loudest cinemas !  This is my favorite movie of the year so far, coming from a guy who loves comic-book movies, both Marvel and DC Films.    

There's no other actor like Tom Cruise in the industry today. He is known for his star power and perfectionism. His dedication and passion for his craft is second to none. The first Top Gun made him a superstar, this one puts him back to the Top of his Game. It's no wonder then that he is called the World's Biggest Movie Star !  

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COMCO's Ferdinand Bondoy wins PR Champion of the Year Gold Award in the regional PR Awards

 

COMCO Southeast Asia (SEA)’s Regional Integration and Chief Executive Director, Mr. Ferdinand L. Bondoy, bagged the Gold Award for the PR Champion of the Year (Agency) – at the Marketing Interactive PR Awards 2022 in Singapore.

Marketing Interactive's PR Awards is the definitive awards programme for PR practitioners on both the client and agency side, designed to recognize outstanding work in the PR and communications industry across Southeast Asia, South Asia and Australia - New Zealand regions.

For the PR Champion of the Year (Agency) award, Mr. Bondoy won for outstanding leadership and excellence from an agency-side leader who has made a significant impact on their PR campaigns, executions and results.

At this year's PR Awards, COMCO SEA’s initiatives "Dear Survivor: COMCO Southeast Asia's Write to Ignite Blogging Project Season 2" and "Blazing Sapphire: COMCO Southeast Asia's 5th Anniversary Celebration” are finalists in the Best Use of Micro/ Niche Influencers and Best Anniversary Campaign categories respectively. COMCO Southeast Asia also received finalist citation for the PR Team of the Year (Agency) award.

Mr. Bondoy started as a PR academic scholar of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP) in the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (University of the City of Manila) where he graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Bachelor of Mass Communication.

Now an award-winning communications practitioner, industry trailblazer and thought leader in the communications field, Mr. Bondoy has been recently elected as an International Committee member of the United Kingdom (UK) based Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) composed of PR leaders from across the world – Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Africa. He is also the Corporate Secretary of the International Association of Business Communications (IABC) Philippines and Co-Chair of the organizaiton’s Philippine Student Quill Awards.

Mainly, Mr. Bondoy is COMCO SEA’s Regional Integration and Chief Executive Director of COMCO Southeast Asia, a powerhouse and global award-winning integrated communications agency he co-founded. Last year, they launched the COMCO Middle East & Africa (MEA) and COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises, the umbrella group for all of COMCO’s existing and upcoming ventures, initiatives and advocacies.

Through Mr. Bondoy’s leadership, COMCO Southeast Asia has won recognition garnering a total of 100 awards in six years from various prestigious local, regional and international award-giving bodies, such as IABC Quill Awards, MarCom Awards in USA, Mumbrella Awards, Marketing Event Awards in Singapore, Campaign Asia Pacific’s PR Awards Asia in Hong Kong, Spikes Asia, Anvil Awards, Asia Pacific Stevie Awards, Kidlat, ARAW Advertising Values Awards and PRCA APAC Awards. 

“Thank you, Marketing Interactive for this recognition. This is not just my win but also my COMCO Squadron, my COMCOys and COMCOwans (Camp COMCO apprentices and alumni), who have been with me in fulfilling the mission of meaningful storytelling and doing the best work of our lives. This win is for all of us,” Mr. Ferdinand Bondoy shared.

To know more about COMCO Southeast Asia, visit comcosea.com. Follow them on social media: facebook.com/comco.southeastasia on Facebook, linkedin.com/company/comco-hq and @comco_sea on both Instagram and Twitter.  

MR.DIY’s Gardening Essentials for Every Plantito and Plantita

  

PRESS RELEASE 

MR.DIY, your one-stop shop for home improvement, welcomes all plant enthusiasts—our Plantitos and Plantitas—who are looking to continue their gardening journey.

With recent reinforcements on how we can make our environment a healthier place to live in, it is important to emphasize that taking care of our plants is an important step to achieve this and everyone can easily start it in their own spaces and backyards. Gardening does not only reap great benefits for the environment, but it can also be a fun and therapeutic activity for you and the entire family.

If you’re looking for items to help you start your “Gardening 101” journey, MR.DIY is thrilled to share its gardening essentials that are easy to use and promise great value for money.

Metal Hanging Basket 

Don’t know where to store your pots, this Metal Hanging Basket is a useful tool to make your plants stand out without occupying much space. This hanging basket from MR.DIY is made of high-quality material and is perfect if you want to decorate your balcony or living area with your plants.

Nozzle Set 

Have a problem in getting water supply to your gardening area? This flexible Nozzle Set from MR.DIY can help you connect water hoses to your hard-to-reach plants. It is also easy to use and can be installed on your faucet within seconds. 

Telescopic Pipe 

A great companion to your Nozzle Set is a Telescopic Pipe, which also serves as a useful tool for your plant’s watering needs. This is the perfect alternative to your hoses that can only reach certain areas and MR.DIY's Telescopic Pipes can go for up to 15 meters.

Garden Twist Tie 

Garden Twist Ties are ideal for tying your plants and vines to make your garden more organized. This garden tool from MR.DIY is a must-have if you are eyeing to maintain your plant’s shape when it grows eventually. It is also available in different colors and is conveniently packaged in a roll holder with an attached cutter. 

Sprayer 

For your orchids or indoor plants, MR.DIY’s Sprayer is an essential item that easily gets the job done for your spraying needs. It is durable and is a must if you’re looking for on-the-go spraying on various parts of your home.

Garden Tools Set 

If you’re new to gardening, the things you’ll need are high-quality garden tools. MR.DIY offers Garden Tools as a set (comprised of handy shovel, garden fork, and rake) without breaking your wallet. This is required for any gardener and can help you in your day-to-day gardening needs. 

These items for your gardening journey, among many others, are now available at MR.DIY’s stores nationwide!

To learn more about MR.DIY and its products, visit www.mrdiy.com/ph. You may also follow /mrdiyPH on Facebook, and @mrdiy.philippines on Instagram and Tiktok for updates and upcoming promos.

About MR.DIY

MR D.I.Y. is the largest home improvement retailer with more than 2,000 stores across Southeast Asia including Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, Cambodia, India, and Europe in Turkey and Spain. The home improvement retailer has dedicated itself to making a positive difference in the lives of its valued customers by offering convenience at all its stores nationwide.

All MR. D.I.Y. stores are managed directly and the company often works in collaboration with other mass merchandise retailers or owners of malls or shopfront properties. MR. D.I.Y. stores offer a wide selection of — approximately 18,000 SKUs — across 5 major categories, namely hardware; household and furnishing; electrical; stationery and sports equipment products; and others (comprising amongst others toys, car accessories, jewellery, and cosmetics).

WWF Ambassadors Pia Wurtzbach and Jeremy Jauncey champion WWF-Philippines’ Build Back Better campaign for Bicol fishing communities

 

Philippine fisherfolk are among the poorest sectors in the Philippines and are among the most vulnerable to natural hazards and extreme weather conditions. 

In 2020 alone, three consecutive typhoons devastated Lagonoy Gulf, heavily affecting fifteen municipalities. Whole fishing communities lost not only their homes but also their means of livelihood, their boats.

World Wide Fund (WWF) Philippines has worked with the fishers of Lagonoy Gulf for over a decade in establishing the country’s first sustainable Marine Stewardship Council-certified handline tuna fishery. As committed partners, WWF and the tuna fishing communities collaborated on ways to “Build Back Better” post-disaster, with the latest efforts anchored on replacing the wooden fishing boats that were lost or damaged during the typhoons.

 

The “Build Back Better” boats, co-designed by industrial designer Mark Victor Bautista and the tuna fishermen, is an innovation combining traditional know-how and state of the art/best practice design technology. The boats will be made of a combination of fiberglass and steel, making for sturdier hulls that can withstand increasing storm intensities. The boats will also have features that will help maintain the quality of tuna catch and support other conditions of the tuna fishery’s sustainable certification.

WWF hopes to raise Php 21 million to deliver 27 units of these Build Back Better boats. One new boat is equivalent in capacity to three traditional fishing boats, and would translate to support for more than 200 families in 15 municipalities in the Lagonoy Gulf area.

 

Celebrity couple and WWF-Philippines Ambassador Pia Wurtzbach and WWF-USA Ambassador Jeremy Jauncey went on a trip to Albay in late April to meet the Lagonoy Gulf fishermen and see for themselves how the “Build Back Better” campaign is helping fishers improve their livelihood by applying environmental sustainability principles. Pia and Jeremy also went on one of the Build Back Better boats to see up-close the benefits of its design and material.

The couple are staunch supporters of WWF and are known to be passionate about their advocacies. 

“It’s high time that our local fishers have more access to stronger boats to make their living. The stories of our fishers represent the challenges faced by thousands of Filipinos who continue to work hard for their families, and we are inviting everyone to help them recuperate through the ‘Build Back Better’ campaign,” shared Pia Wurtzbach.  

 

“This trip to the Lagonoy Gulf has not only been educational for me and Pia but also affirming for us. One boat at a time, we can help change the lives of several fishers and their communities through the ‘Build Back Better’ campaign,” added Jeremy Jauncey.

“We hope that many more people, companies, and organizations join in this Build Back Better campaign because of the long lasting and transformational impact we can make together. Our experience working with the Lagonoy Gulf fishers validates a model for sustainable fishing that has improved community livelihood. We all need to support communities that are at the forefront of addressing environmental issues,” said Ms. Katherine Custodio, WWF-Philippines Executive Director.

 

WWF-Philippines continues to explore new ways to help the fishers of Bicol as the organization moves further into long-term recovery and sustainability efforts. WWF is committed to its partner communities, most especially those that are in the frontlines of the dual challenge of nature conservation and climate change.  

For parties who are interested in supporting the “Build Back Better” Boats campaign, you may visit Pia Wurtzbach and Jeremy Jauncey’s SimplyGiving fundraising page at simplygiving.com/event/pia-jeremy-wwf or reach out to Campaign Lead Ismael John Cabigao (icabigao@wwf.org.ph).

To know more about WWF-Philippines and its initiatives, please visit https://wwf.org.ph/ 

About WWF

The World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines is an environmental  non-government organization committed to create an impact on biodiversity protection and to respond to the climate crisis -towards a safe and just recovery. WWF-Philippines works with a host of partners including national and local governments, to co-create inclusive, innovative and interdisciplinary solutions that emphasize the role of science in the service of life. WWF-Philippines' focus is on scaled solutions with our partners to match the enormity of the tasks required to address the urgent environmental challenges facing the present and next generations of Filipinos. Its mission is "to stop, and eventually reverse the accelerating degradation of the Philippine environment – to build a future where Filipinos live in harmony with nature."