Giselle Sanchez

GOSSIP GIRL: Ara Mina’s 30th anniversary concert at Newport Theater: A tribute to her illustrious career

Thirty years ago, I remember a teenager named Hazel Reyes. She was knocking on my door. The shy newbie wanted to borrow my boots because she was going to audition in an ABS-CBN afternoon program in the 90s entitled “Ang TV,” directed by Johnny Manahan. 

GOSSIP GIRL: Stand-up comedienne Atsuko Okatsuka books three sold-out shows in the Philippines

As a female stand-up comedienne myself, performing stand-up comedy in English, Filipino, and Visayan, I have always been a fan of Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian Atsuko Okatsuka. 

GOSSIP GIRL: The talented Epy Quizon

I recently attended a private event with multi-awarded actor, producer, and director Jeffrey “Epy” Quizon. I picked his brains while enjoying a sumptuous dinner prepared by our host in Bicol. 

GOSSIP GIRL: Celebs grace Fr. Joey Faller's 60th birthday concert

Arriving at the Kamay Ni Hesus healing complex in Lucban Quezon, I showed singers Pinky Marquez and Lucky Robles the 50-foot statue of the Ascending Christ nestled on the top of a mountain.

Gossip Girl: Beautiful Budapest

After my show in Amsterdam, Ambassador Frank Cimafranca and his gracious wife, Lou, invited me to visit Budapest, Hungary’s capital.