MANILA, Philippines — Maris Racal and Anthony Jennings brought new “kilig” vibes when they recently entered the program of their new endorsement in-character as their hit “Can’t Buy Me Love” love team, SnoRene.
SnoRene, or Snoop and Irene, are the characters played by Jennings and Racal in the ABS-CBN and Netflix romance-drama-comedy series.
“The story is like lagi kaming nag-aaway then nagkaro’n ng attraction,” Maris said of how SnoRene developed into a couple in the saga.
As new endorsers of beverage brand Coca-Cola, the pair recreated their famous first date as a couple in the show.
“Na-excite din kami sa first date scene namin,” confessed Maris, who dates rock star Rico Blanco in real life.
“So when we got into the set, ang daming pag-kain!” she added on how she and Anthony shot their date scene.
“Tara, tapusin na natin ‘to, para makain na natin lahat ng pagkain,” Anthony seconded.
“Actually, ‘yung experience namin du’n, it was (our) first scene in the morning tapos gutom na gutom kami… super init sa set,” Maris confided.
Maris and Anthony are the faces of the newly launched Coca-Cola Foodmarks campaign, which aims to put a spotlight on unique “food landmarks” that define vibrant Filipino culture. The campaign, which highlights foodie destinations in Binondo, will also include other dining hotspots all over the Philippines. — Video by Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo, video editing by Martin Ramos
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MANILA, Philippines — For a basketball-crazy country like the Philippines, there has never been a shortage of hoops culture.
And among the most recognizable images of Philippine basketball is that of the everyday barangay courts, thousands of which are found throughout the country — from the busy streets of Metro Manila to the quiet provincial towns in far flung areas.
This weekend, the Filipino’s every day brand of basketball — aptly called streetball — takes center stage with an action-packed two-day tournament.
DAYO23 Streetball Invitational, a pocket tournament organized by Titan and the Jordan Brand, will feature eight men’s and six women’s teams from May 18 to 19.
Players hailing from different parts of the country like Davao and Cebu, as well as nearby cities and provinces in the Metro like Laguna and Rizal, will duke it out in the invitation-only competition to rule the courts in Barangay 830 in Paco, Manila.
Notable names competing are Philippine basketball icon Dondon Hontiveros, former Gilas Pilipinas women’s players Allana Lim and Raiza Palmera-Dy, and La Salle product Marga Jimenez.
Green Archers legend Renren Ritualo will also be leading one of the men’s teams, Team San Juan, from the sidelines.
The tournament will have a unique format with homage to Michael Jordan’s jersey number 23 — as games will be a race to 23 points, or will be decided on whoever scores more in a span of 23 minutes.
But the finals, both for men’s and women’s, will not have a game clock and will only be a race to 23. Points will be similar to the 3×3 format, in 1s, and 2s, and not 2s and 3s.
More information on the tournament, including how to watch the action live in Paco and on livestream, can be viewed on the tournament page here.
Official DAYO23 merchandise from Titan is also set to drop Wednesday, May 15.