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Get NBA League Pass via Smart
Available on both postpaid and prepaid
The 2025-2026 NBA Season is upon us! Tip-off starts on October 23. Make sure you don’t miss the action by getting NBA League Pass through Smart Communications, Inc.
Powered by Smart, prepaid and postpaid customers can subscribe to the NBA League Pass via Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) for only P425 per month, enabling them to conveniently stream the NBA games and their favorite teams and players without the need for a credit card.
To activate the NBA League Pass – Monthly Pass, Smart subscribers can visit https://apps.smart.com.ph/NBALeaguepass/Brand/Smart.
NBA League Pass
What are you getting with NBA League Pass? That’s live access to ALL the games. You can pick your favorite teams and players, so you don’t miss out on the action.
You can also catch Marquee games featuring the Emirates NBA Cup (previously the In-Season Tournament), the Christmas Day games, NBA All-Star, Play-in, Playoffs and more.
The new season will feature a double-header featuring the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics vs. the New York Knicks followed by the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. the Los Angeles Lakers.
Teams of note
The Boston Celtics featuring Jayson Tatum and Jalen Brown will be looking to the defend their title. In the Eastern Conference, they are still the favorites to come out on top. Hot on their trail are Milwaukee Bucks who are looking to bounce back after a disappointing first year together for stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard. The retooled New York Knicks are also making some noise adding Mikal Bridges and Karl Anthony-Towns during the offseason.
Out-west, it’s the young up-start Oklahoma City Thunder that appear to be the favorites. This was indicated by a recent GM (General Manager) Survey report. In the hunt as legitimate contenders in the west are the Denver Nuggets led by Nikola “Joker” Jokic. Anthony “Ant-man” Edwards’ Minnesota Timberwolves are also looking to pounce.
Naturally, there’s going to be plenty of interest on LeBron’s Lakers who is making history as he and son Bronny James become the first father-son duo to play on the same team. There are also plenty of same faces in new places like Klay Thompson in Dallas, Demar Derozan in Sac-Town, and many more.
Entertainment
Netflix: Kris Aquino makes on-screen comeback with fictional role
Long-time TV icon named “C.H.I.K.A.” of Netflix
Long-time popular Philippine TV icon Kris Aquino has made her on-screen comeback as Netflix’s fictional C.H.I.K.A., or “Chief Head of Insights and Kontent Analysis.”
Netflix initially teased the campaign through a post mentioning that they were “hiring” for the said position.
The post also contained a bullet list of descriptions that served as clues. Not long after, the streaming giant bared the former presidential daughter and presidential sister has made her comeback.
A teaser has likewise been released. The fun skit features Aquino in this new fictional role, giving her signature witty commentary inside the Netflix editing room to ensure that the production of local entertainment content is of topnotch quality.
Two more episodes will be rolled out on August 14 and 20.
Entertainment
New Yorkers compete in Ted Lasso lookalike contest at Apple Fifth Avenue
Futbol is life!
Apple Fifth Avenue or Nelson Road? New Yorkers gathered at the iconic flagship store as it transformed into a slice of AFC Richmond for a Ted Lasso lookalike contest celebrating the return of the hit Apple TV+ series.
Dozens of fans arrived in Ted’s signature look, complete with mustaches, visors, blue sweaters, and khakis. Inside the store, the AFC Richmond takeover continued with themed photo opportunities and hidden Easter eggs for longtime fans to discover.
The celebration continued across Midtown and Central Park, where brand ambassadors spread kindness with “Believe” signs, complimentary coffee and tea, a tunnel of cheering Teds for runners, and the Goldfish Zone, where visitors symbolically let go of worries by dropping paper fish into a fishbowl.
The takeover marked the return of Ted Lasso, which premiered its fourth season on Apple TV+ on Aug. 5, which arrives more than three years after Season 3 concluded in 2023.
Jason Sudeikis returns as the relentlessly optimistic coach, this time leading AFC Richmond’s newly formed women’s team while reuniting with familiar faces.
Features
GadgetSnaps: Westminster Abbey
A thousand years of history, unfolded with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra
Westminster Abbey isn’t just another stop on the London tourist trail.
It’s the stage for coronations, royal weddings, and burials that span nearly a thousand years, all still playing out under the same vaulted ceilings that have been standing since before most countries had names.
Once you get past the crowds and the audio guides, a quieter version of the abbey starts to show itself: worn stone steps, poets resting a few feet from kings, light that shifts across the nave like it’s in on the performance too.
While losing track of time in Poets’ Corner (yes, me, playing amateur historian for an afternoon), I unfolded the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and decided the abbey deserved more than a quick tourist snap.
All photos captured using the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra.
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