“Mother,” which is part of a series of public service reminders encouraging subscribers to register their SIM, shows a woman who is struggling to prove her identity to her skeptical family as she spews out lines commonly used by scammers.

The video, which TNT produced with GIGIL Philippines and Arcade Film Factory, bested over 200 entries from all over the region in the Film Craft – Script category of AdFest’s Lotus Awards.

“This prestigious award is a result of a huge collaborative and creative effort by our internal teams and agency partners, who took to heart TNT’s mission of providing ‘saya’ or fun to subscribers even in conveying important public service reminders,” said Alex O. Caeg, Head of Smart Consumer Wireless Business.

“We also offer this recognition to our 34-million strong TNT subscribers, who comprise the Philippines’ biggest mobile brand, and serve as our inspiration for coming up with relevant services and impactful campaigns,”  Caeg added.

Launched in April 2023, TNT’s SIM Registration campaign videos quickly racked up over 100 million views across social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, with viewers organically sharing them for being “creative,” “funny” and “unskippable.”

Within just 10 days since the videos dropped,  over 7 million subscribers registered their SIM, proving the campaign’s effectiveness.

TNT’s gold Lotus Award at Adfest 2024 adds to a string of local and international recognitions for the viral SIM Registration campaign videos,  which includes being shortlisted at the  New York Festivals 2023 Advertising Awards, winning Silver at Boomerang 2023 Awards, and bagging Crystal Awards at Korea’s MAD Stars 2023, among others.

TNT is powered by Smart, which delivers the Philippines’ Best 5G Coverage and Best 5G Availability, according to independent analytics firm Opensignal. 

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“Under a Piaya Moon” and “Last Shift” bagged the coveted Pinakapanalong Pelikula awards in the full-length and short film categories respectively at the inaugural Puregold CinePanalo Awards Night. Held on March 16 at the Gateway Cineplex 18, it was an emotional night as both established names as well as young up-and-comers received recognition for their exceptional efforts.

In the full-length category, Kurt Soberano’s debut feature “Under a Piaya Moon” left the biggest impact as it bagged six awards including the coveted Panalong Aktor and Panalong Pangalawang Aktor. Close behind was Sigrid Andrea Bernardo’s “Pushcart Tales” which left with four awards including Panalong Direktor and Panalong Karangalan Mula sa Mga Hurado.

Meanwhile among the student shorts, Ronjay-C Mendiola’s “Last Shift” achieved the most accolades, winning five awards through the night including Panalong Aktor and Panalong Pangalawang Aktor. Diezelle C. Masilungan’s “Kung Nag-aatubili” also impressed with a total of four awards including Panalong Direktor and a tie for Panalong Pangalawang Aktor.

Award winners were selected by an esteemed jury of judges.  Victor Villanueva, Emmanuel dela Cruz, Lito Zulueta, served as the jury for the short film category while Jeffery Jeturian, Mae Cruz-Alviar, and June Kim served for the full-length category. Festival directors Ivy Hayagan-Piedad and Chris Cahilig alongside Republic Creative’s Lyle Gonzales served on both juries.

Representatives from festival partners MTRCB and Mowelfund were also in attendance to award special prizes to exceptional film entries.

“Smokey Journey,” “Tiil ni Lola,” and “Kung Nag-aatubili” received first, second, and third prize respectively in the MTRCB Responsableng Paglikha short-film category, while “Under a Piaya Moon” took home the award in the full-length category.

Mowelfund also gave out special citations for “Ka Benjie” in the short film category and “Under a Piaya Moon” in the full-length category. They also gave away scholarships to ten of the most promising student filmmakers to participate in the festival.

Screenings of the festival films will also have an extended run at Gateway 2 Cinemas starting on March 20, Wednesday.

The full list of award winners is as follows:

PINAKAPANALONG PELIKULA

Full-length: “Under a Piaya Moon”

Short Film: “Last Shift”

ALWAYS PANALO FILM

Full-length: “A Lab Story”

Short Film: “Smokey Journey”

PANALONG DIREKTOR

Full-length: Sigrid Andrea Bernardo, “Pushcart Tales”

Short Film: Dizelle C. Masilungan, “Kung Nag-aatubili”

PANALONG AKTRES

Full-length: Shamaine Buencamino, “Pushcart Tales”

Short Film: Jade Mary Cornelia, “Text FIND DAD and Send to 2366”

PANALONG AKTOR

Full-length: Carlos Siguion-Reyna, “Pushcart Tales,” and Jeff Moses, “Under a Piaya Moon”

Short Film: Jules Azaula, “Last Shift,” and Cristmer Valencia, “May Kulay Rosas Ba sa Bahaghari?”

PANALONG KARANGALAN MULA SA MGA HURADO

Full-length: “Pushcart Tales”

Short Film: “Text FIND DAD and Send to 2366”

PANALO SA MGA MANONOOD

Full-length: “A Lab Story”

Short Film: “Saan Ako Pinaglihi?”

PANALONG PANGALAWANG AKTRES

Full-length: Nicole Omillo, “Boys at the Back”

Short Film: Maila Rediang, “Repeater si Peter”

PANALONG PANGALAWANG AKTOR

Full-length: Joel Torre, “Under a Piaya Moon”

Short Film: Vince Macapobre, “Last Shift,” and Aiskhylos Akiyama, “Kung Nag-aatubili”

PANALONG KWENTO

Full-length: Raynier F. Brizuela, “Boys at the Back”

Short Film: Ronjay-C Mendiola, “Last Shift”

MOWELFUND SPECIAL CITATION

Full-length: “Under a Piaya Moon”

Short Film: “Ka Benjie”

MOWELFUND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Kent Michael Cadungog, “Text FIND DAD and Send to 2366”

Jenievive B. Adame, “Smokey Journey”

Daniel Gil, “Distansya”

John Llever Sucaldito, “Tambal nga Sabaw”

Reutsche Colle Rigurosa Lima, “Till ni Lola”

Alexa Moneii Agaloos, “Ka Benjie”

John Pistol L. Carmen, “Repeater si Peter”)

Dizelle C. Masilungan, “Kung Nag-aatubill”)

Joshua Andrey A. Doce, “I Am Mutya and I Thank You!”

Marian Jayce R. Tiongzon, “May Kulay Rosas Ba Sa Bahaghari?”

MTRCB RESPONSABLENG PAGLIKHA

Full-length: “Under a Piaya Moon”

Short Film

1^st Place: “Smokey Journey”

2^nd Place: “Tiil ni Lola”

3^rd Place: “Kung Nag-aatubili”

PANALO SA CINEMATOGRAPHY

Full-length: Nathan Bringuer, “Under a Piaya Moon”

Short Film: Anton Acosta, “Kung Nag-aatubili”

PANALO SA PRODUCTION DESIGN

Full-Length: Kurt Soberano and Jed Sicangco, “Under a Piaya Moon”

Short Film: Mikaela Ganaden, “Remedy Soup”

PANALONG AWITIN

Full-length: “Mahal Kita” by VJ Mendoza, “Road to Happy”

Short Film: “Balik” by Dixzie Dione Cruel, “Tiil ni Lola”

PANALONG ENSEMBLE

Full-length: “Pushcart Tales”

Short Film: “Smokey Journey”

PANALO SA MUSICAL SCORING

Full-length: Owa Marquez, “Boys at the Back”

Short Film: Bernie del Carmen, “Smokey Journey”

PANALO SA EDITING

Full-length: Kurt Soberano and Rodney Jarder Jr., “Under a Piaya Moon”

Short Film: Reutsche Colle Lima, Nyle Justin Bacolod, and Elj Seth Tababa, “Tiil ni Lola”

PANALO SA SOUND DESIGN

Full-length: Nioki Aquino, “Pushcart Tales”

Short Film: Kzee Flores, “May Kulay Rosas Ba sa Bahaghari?”

PANALO SA FILM POSTER

Full-length: “Boys at the Back”

Short Film: “Last Shift”

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Best Picture: Firefly of GMA Pictures and GMA Public Affairs

Second Best Picture: Gomburza

Third Best Picture: Mallari

Fourth Best Picture: When I Met You In Tokyo

Best Actress: Vilma Santos for When I Met You In Tokyo

Best Actor: Cedrick Juan for Gomburza

Best Supporting Actor: JC Santos for Mallari

Best Supporting Actress: Miles Ocampo for Family of Two

Best Director: Pepe Diokno for Gomburza

Best Screenplay: Angeli Atienza for Firefly

FPJ Memorial Excellence Award: When I Met You In Tokyo of JG Productions

Gatpuno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award: Gomburza produced by Jesuit Communications, MQuest Ventures, and CMB Film Services, and distributed by Cignal Entertainment

Marichu Vera-Perez Maceda Award: Mother Lily Monteverde of Regal Entertainment

Gender Sensitive Award: Becky & Badette of IdeaFirst Company

Best Cinematography: Carlos Canlas Mendoza for Gomburza

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Past recipients of this prestigious honor include renowned figures like painter Fernando Amorsolo, writer Nick Joaquin, musician Levi Celerio, actress Nora Aunor, fashion designer Salvacion Lim-Higgins, and filmmaker Lino Brocka, among others, totaling 81 individuals from various fields.

The call for Whang-Od’s inclusion as a national artist has been ongoing for years. Advocates argue that her cultural contributions, particularly in the traditional art of tattooing (mambabatok), deserve recognition. Despite this, NCCA Chairman Victorino Manalo clarified that Whang-Od’s craft falls under the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) and not the National Artist Award. The GAMABA is the National Living Treasures Award, acknowledging contributions to the country’s cultural heritage.

Whang-Od’s nomination for the GAMABA has been in discussion since 2015, with ongoing deliberations by the committee. The debate centers on whether her work, primarily in body art and tattoos, qualifies under the Visual Arts category.

The NCCA has expressed appreciation for Whang-Od’s contributions, previously honoring her with the Dangal ng Haraya Award in 2018 and the HIYAS Award for Indigenous Art by the CCP in September 2022.

Addressing criticism about gender bias in National Artist Awards, Victorino debunked such notions, stating that the selection process focuses on the body of work and its national importance. Dancer and National Artist for Dance Alice Reyes echoed this sentiment, emphasizing that talent is genderless in the rigorous and demanding selection process.

To nominate and learn more about the process, interested parties can visit the NCCA website.

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Bayad, the biggest and widest multi-channel payment platform in the Philippines and a subsidiary of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), emerged among renowned marketing brands during the 2022 Asia Pacific Stevie Awards, a premier award-giving program designed to reward and celebrate the positive contributions of organizations and professionals across 29 nations of the Asia Pacific region.

Judged by an independent panel of industry leaders and marketing experts, Bayad bags the Bronze Stevie in the Innovation in Rebranding category, where it articulates its brand transformation in its essay entry titled Meralco’s Bayad Center to Bayad: How a traditional bills payment brand authority in the Philippines adapted to the digital age.

The said essay underscored how the company transformed itself from a traditional over the counter payment center franchisor (Bayad Center) into a full-service fintech company (Bayad), offering a full suite of financial products and services which introduces its own digital channels, the Bayad App and Bayad Online.

“This award is a humble recognition on our continuous drive for innovation as we propel programs that aim to preserve the heritage and equity of our 25-year old business, while also strengthening our advocacies on financial inclusion during this digital age.”, says Wendell P. Labre, Bayad AVP for Corporate Branding & Marketing Services. 

Dennis S. Gatuslao, Bayad Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer, also shared “We are deeply honored for this recognition. As the pioneering brand for payments, we have embarked on this rebranding journey as we aim to intensify digital trust among our stakeholders and adapt to the ever-changing needs of the communities that we serve.”

Bayad’s President and CEO Lawrence Y. Ferrer added, “Winning the Bronze Stevie is a testament of our customer-centric initiatives aligned with our proactive move for digital innovation. We continue to strategize and build on our brand agility as we uphold to our mission of bringing quality financial services closer to Filipinos.”

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About Bayad

Bayad is the pioneer and trusted brand in the outsourced payment collection service in the Philippines, aggregating a multitude of billers into a robust system that is now being used by almost 100,000 physical touchpoints as well as millions of customers of leading digital and mobile platforms across the country. Formerly known as Bayad Center, it continues to trailblaze the industry as it evolves from an over-the-counter payment center into a full-service fintech company, offering a whole suite of financial products & services available to both consumers and businesses.

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Cignal Entertainment continues to shine on the international stage as its critically-acclaimed film, Big Night!, is now exclusively available across Southeast Asia on Prime Video starting August 1. This will give subscribers here and abroad the opportunity to watch this highly acclaimed masterpiece by writer-director Jun Robles Lana which centers on the country’s war on drugs. 

This exciting launch comes on the heels of the film’s most recent wins at the 70th FAMAS Awards held last Saturday, July 30. Truly embodying Cignal Entertainment’s top-caliber and global quality productions, Big Night! bagged the coveted awards for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Janice De Belen. 

Since November 2021, Big Night! has been recognized by local and international film festivals and award-giving bodies such as the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia, Osaka Asian Film Festival, New York Asian Film Festival, Asian Film Festival, and the Metro Manila Film Festival where the film garnered 8 awards including Best Picture and Best Actor for its lead Christian Bables.

“It’s a great honor to see a Cignal Entertainment film such as Big Night! make its mark both in the local and international scenes. This is one of our most celebrated films because of all the awards and recognitions it has been garnering. I would like to congratulate those behind the successes of Big Night!, especially the actors and the creative and production teams for their outstanding contribution to this remarkable film,” shared Cignal TV President and CEO Robert P. Galang.

Co-produced by The IdeaFirst Company, OctoberTrain, and Quantum Films, Big Night! is now available on Prime Video as part of the video streaming platform’s offerings starting this month. To watch more entertaining movies and series produced by Cignal Entertainment, download the Cignal Play app through the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. For more information, visit facebook.com/CignalEntertainment.

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About Cignal Entertainment

Cignal Entertainment was launched in 2017 and serves as the primary film and television production unit of Cignal TV Inc., the leading Pay-TV provider in the Philippines. Cignal Entertainment seeks to inspire and empower millions of Filipinos through high-quality, original content delivered in the most engaging and entertaining manner. It is a platform for collaborations among innovators who aim to provide a compelling message to different audiences worldwide.

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Leading mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. through its new GigaPlay App is bringing the 2021 American Music Awards (AMAs) exclusively to its subscribers, live on November 22 at 9am PHT. Hosted by multi-awarded rapper Cardi B, the 2021 AMAs is set to excite the hearts of music fans everywhere when it brings together the biggest artists at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. In this time of pandemic, Smart makes the biggest acts available to Filipinos through amazing live streaming technology.

Headlining the event is Korean supergroup and Smart endorser BTS (방탄소년단), who will be doing two separate performances during the show. First is the remix of their hit song “Butter” live for the first time together with fellow AMAs winner and nominee Megan Thee Stallion and a performance of their recent chart-topping collaboration with Coldplay, “My Universe.” The six-time AMA-winning group is also nominated for three major awards this year, including Artist of the Year—a first for any Asian act.

The 2021 AMAs will also feature live performances from the hottest artists today, including Bad Bunny, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, New Edition, New Kids on the Block, Jennifer Lopez and part-Filipina singer Olivia Rodrigo, who marks her debut on the AMAs stage.

Rodrigo topped this year’s nominations with a total of seven nods including Artist of the Year while her hit single Driver’s License is up for trending song, music video, and pop song nominations. The Weeknd, on the other hand, earned six AMA nods in close second. For group acts, Silk Sonic is up for three nods including best duo or group, video, and soul song/R&B.

To experience the whole show, simply download the GigaPlay App via smrt.ph/gigaplay. Select the 2021 American Music Awards live as long as you’re on PLDT Wifi or Smart network. The GigaPlay App is available to all Smart subscribers and the opportunity to experience live HD concert technology is all but a few taps away on your Smart-powered devices at no extra cost.

Expect more music, entertainment’s biggest events plus Video on Deman of previous specials on the Smart GigaPlay App. Smart’s GigaPlay App is available through the App Store or Google Play.

Powered by the Philippines’ fastest network

Smart’s new GigaPlay app is home to the most exclusive live events, concerts, entertainment shows, sports, and K-content from all around the world. Combined with the convenient convergence of other Smart services in the GigaLife app and the fastest network connection in the country, enjoy the best customer experience wherever, whenever.

Smart subscribers enjoy next-level speeds with the country’s fastest and most reliable 5G mobile network as reported by Ookla. To date, Smart has already fired up around 6,400 5G base stations nationwide making it the country’s first, fastest, and widest 5G network.

Smart has also reasserted its dominance as the Philippines’ fastest mobile network for the fourth year in a row, based on analysis by Ookla of tests taken with Speedtest® covering the first half of 2021.

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