This Christmas, feast on Filipino favorites at the Lobby Lounge The Manila Hotel Lobby Lounge With Christmas season fast approaching, The Manila Hotel is delighted to welcome back its patrons with the reintroduction of its popular menu item, the Filipino High Tea. Spruced up to delight holiday...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng It may seem like it’s not asking for much; but given how things have been going, and because of our track record, perhaps I am asking for too much when seeking for reason, logic, and the rational in this slowly-emerging...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Tomorrow marks the start of the national government’s efforts to further speed up vaccination of a greater number of our countrymen against the deadly COVID-19 virus. We express our fullest support to the implementation of the National Vaccination Days which end...
PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Jose C. De Venecia Jr. News footage some two weeks ago showing the son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, bearded and wearing the Libyan traditional brown robe and turban, caught our attention. The 49 year old Saif al-Islam was filing...
The Performing Arts and Recreation Center (PARC) Foundation, together with digital innovator Globaltronics, invites everyone to watch “Spirit of Giving 2021: Smile Behind the Mask,” a charity online concert for the benefit of Philippine General Hospital (PGH) medical frontliners and of...
Get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) or be restricted from entering towns and barangays. This was the strong message of League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) president and Narvacan, Ilocos Sur Mayor Luis “Chavit’’ Singson on Saturday, Nov. 27 to his...
“Escape from Mogadishu,” starring Jo In-sung and Kim Yoon-seok, won Best Picture and Best Director at the 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards held on Nov. 26 at the KBS Hall in Seoul. During the ceremony, “Escape from Mogadishu” won six awards: Best Picture, Best Director for Ryu Seung-wan, Best...
'On The Job: The Missing 8' On HBO Go, we can watch Erik Matti’s rebooting, and sequel, of his masterpiece, On the Job. If you recall, there was the 2013 film that was primarily about the unholy matrix that existed between the politicians, law enforcement officials, and the convicts in a city...
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Presidential aspirant, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno appealed to the entertainment press to help him in his journey to the presidency in 2022. During a press conference for his upcoming movie "Yorme: The Musical" which will be shown on Dec. 1, Isko said: "Ako po ay aplikante...
Stephen Sondheim (Photo from Lea Salonga's Instagram) Stephen Sondheim, who composed the classic Broadway song "Send In The Clowns" from "A Little Night Music," has passed away. He was 91. Variety.com reports that Sondheim was hailed as one of the most influential and innovative voices in the...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque As I get older, Thanksgiving has increasingly become more meaningful to me. I do not know if it is because of the American influence in all my years of studying there, or finding myself on this side of the world these days, but it seems to be a holiday with...
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno (left) and 'Yorme' director Joven M. Tan Presidential aspirant Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said he is honored that his biopic "Yorme: The Musical" will be the first Filipino movie to be shown in Philippine theaters during the pandemic. "If this will be the first, I am honored...
