Qiyi’s first original K-drama gets a royal K-Pop treatment International OTT content platform iQiyi announces the release of their Qiyi Original K-Series “ Jirisan ,” which will star Gianna Jun (“My Love from the Star”) and Ju Ji Hoon (“Princess Hours and Five Fingers”). The series is...
Is there something cooking within the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s political party, the People’s Reform Party (PRP)? Jun Evasco sworn in as PRP member (Photo credit: Chinky C. Fuentes) Barely 24 hours after Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte issued a statement reiterating her decision not...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares We laud the initiative by our legislators to pass a law compelling the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to extend deadline for the registration of voters in the 2022 national elections for another 30 days from the signing of that law. As we write this column, it...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion More and more Filipino women are leaving for jobs overseas despite high prospects of experiencing hardships and getting a raw deal in their countries of destination. Cases in point are women who wish to work in Russia from the Philippines, Hong Kong and different...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The sad news is that we may still be voting using the pre-pandemic onsite voting methods in next year’s national elections. The good news is that our countrymen appear determined to exercise their sacred right to choose their leaders no matter what the odds may...
The iQiyi Hallyu Season officially arrived and in the last quarter of the year, it is set to release a series of major Korean series and films. Starting from September, the K-series lineup includes “Jirisan,” “Bad and Crazy,” “IDOL: The Coup,” “Yumi's Cells,” “Let Me Be Your...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Broken marriages, as well as juvenile delinquencies and unwanted pregnancies among teenage children, are a very major and common problem among overseas Filipinos in Hong Kong, Singapore, the Middle East and elsewhere. Due to limited manpower and other resources, relevant...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares For reasons unknown to non-social media habitués, Baguio had all of a sudden emerged as the unofficial “Friendship Capital of the Philippines.” We were told that Baguio City earned the title after a couple of celebrities decided to take a day trip to what is...
“Jirisan” (aka “Cliffhanger”), the anticipated Korean series, will be premiering on iQiyi International next month. The iQiyi Original Korean drama will star actress Jun Ji-hyun of “My Love from the Star” and “Legend of the Blue Sea,” and actor Ju Ji-hoon of “Princess Hours” and...
OFW FORUM Jun Concepcion Scores of distressed of distressed OFWs in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Middle East are getting abused not just once, but twice and even more times ironically by fellow unscrupulous Filipino nationals. OFW rights advocates Eli Mua and Faith Buencamino, who are both...
'High Class' stars (from left) Cho Yeo-jeong, Kim Ji-soo, Ha Jun, Park Se-jin and Gong Hyun-joo at the press event (iQiyi) Korean actress Cho Yeo-jeong, who starred in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” will headline the new Korean drama “High Class,” which will premiere on iQiyi on Sept....
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Last week, the Department of Health (DOH) reported the highest ever number of new cases of COVID-19 infections in a single day. The count hit a record-high 22,300-plus new cases in August 30, up from the recent peak of 19,000-plus in August 28. The report was...
