Remembrances of National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose PORTRAIT OF A NATIONAL ARTIST Manong Frankie illustration by Oteph Antipolo (Cover design by Jules Vivas) Manong Frankie was only 93 years old when he took me on a tour of his childhood in Rosales, Pangasinan. The National Artist for...
Malacañang is one with the rest of the country in mourning the passing of National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose, saying he was an example of a true Filipino. F. Sionil José (Photo by Noel Pabalate) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement after the Filipino novelist's family...
Distinguished author Francisco Sionil José or Manong Frankie, as he is fondly called by his peers, died peacefully in his sleep at the Makati Medical Center, Thursday evening. He was declared dead 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 6, at the age of 97. On an earlier social media post, Manong Frankie wrote what...
'Sparkle' Ever since it was launched in 1995, GMA Artist Center has produced some of the most luminous names in Philippine showbiz such as Alden Richards, Heart Evangelista, Julie Anne San Jose, Barbie Forteza, and Ken Chan to name a few. Over two and half decades later, GMA Network’s talent...
Boy Abunda with GMA Network Executives Philippine King of Talk Boy Abunda is the third mentor in GMA Artist Center's Breakout Room: Master Class Series As GMA Artist Center strives to deliver on its promise to develop globally competitive talents, seasoned TV Host and Philippine King of Talk Boy...
The 2021 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) ceremony was held on Nov. 2 at KBS Arena in Seoul to honor outstanding performances in music and acting. Nine “daesang,” or grand prizes, were awarded at the ceremony hosted by Super Junior’s Leeteuk and Jang Won-young. (Clockwise from top left) "Squid Game"...
Korean actor and “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” star Kim Seon-ho will not attend the 2021 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) ceremony set on Dec. 2 at the KBS Arena in Seoul. The AAA held an online voting for the U+ IDOLLIVE Popularity Award and 2021 AAA RET Popularity Award, which ended last Nov. 15. Kim...
National Artist Benedicto Cabrera, famously known as “BenCab”, is the latest prominent personality to add his name to the growing list of Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters in her upcoming 2022 presidential run. On Sunday, Nov. 21, BenCab posted a photo of himself infront of a pine tree...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo At some point in this global pandemic, each one of us has struggled, whether in our career or personal life, physical or mental health, emotional or spiritual well-being, or in some other aspect of our life. But challenges are also opportunities waiting to be...
Voting for the 2021 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) popularity awards ended on Nov. 15 with netizens voting to select the winners for male group, female group, female solo, male solo, actor and actress. AAA “is the first-ever award which selects artists from both K-Pop and K-Drama and K-Movie for the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Richard Buxani was already 39 years old when he started venturing into the art world in 2009. Prior to that, he never saw himself as an artist. “Not even in my wildest dream,” he says. Now that he is a sculptor, he realizes that he has been working all his life to...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has started its search for aspiring young artist scholars of Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA) for School Year 2022–2023. (Photo from Unsplash) “We encourage every learner to be part of the continuing source of brilliant artists leaders in the...
