Mag-iina” and “Tayo Lang Ang Nakakaalam” emerged among the biggest winners of the 22nd Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, with both films earning multiple honors across the major competition categories. “Mag-iina” took the festival’s top full-length prize, winning Best...
For anyone who has ever wanted to write a screenplay but did not know where to begin, National Artist Ricky Lee’s new book may be the closest thing to having him conduct a workshop on paper. “Quiapo Ilalim: Pagsusulat ng Iba’t Ibang Daan (Trip to Quiapo 2),” launched on Aug. 14 as part of...
More fans will get a chance to see Regine Velasquez celebrate 40 years in the music industry after a third date was added to her “FINALE” concert this October. The additional show will be held October 19 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. Tickets for the new date will go on sale on August 30, 6 p.m....
Wilbert Ross had to get used to throwing punches. Eric Ejercito, on the other hand, had to get used to making people laugh. That’s one of the amusing things we learned about “The Guardian,” a Korean-Filipino action film that finally gets a Philippine theatrical release on September 2, more...
An avid fan has bought the Parañaque City home of late OPM icon Pilita Corrales, which was put up for sale earlier this year for a "negotiable" price of P26 million. Pilita 's daughter, actress-singer Jackie Lou Blanco, said she is "very happy" that the buyer is a huge fan of her mother,...
Recently, I saw local beauty brands like Ever Bilena, Issy, Vice, and Sunnies Face make the headlines, basically covering what’s happening in the Philippines’ cosmetics industry and featuring the ones building it. I’ve since seen more international press start to put P-beauty in the same...
Months after their much-talked-about wedding last March, Jerald Napoles and Kim Molina are not in a hurry to start a family. The couple has talked about having children, but for now, both are focused on their careers, with a long list of projects keeping them busy. Kim said she feels lucky to have...
It all started with a question: What happens to good stories after the applause dies down? The question came to film director Maki Javier while he was sitting as a judge at a student film festival at Bulacan State University. Javier was impressed by the films, the ideas, the craft and the young...
When my husband picked up our sons from school one afternoon, he noticed the guards speaking to the students in English. It surprised him. The school was also his alma mater, and he remembered Filipino being commonly spoken on campus. A guard explained that some students now had difficulty speaking...
The opportunity to experience original Filipino narratives in theaters is becoming increasingly rare, with only a handful of producers and investors willing to take a chance on homegrown productions. It is therefore encouraging to see festivals like Puregold’s CinePanalo working to bring Filipino...
Twenty-two Filipino seafarers from two vessels hit in separate overseas attacks returned to the country on Monday, August 10. They were welcomed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)....
Filipinos have always had a soft spot for love songs, tunes about falling in love, getting hurt, missing someone, or simply finding comfort in another person. It is familiar territory for many musicians. But how do you make a love song feel fresh? For SunKissed Lola, the answer is to keep it...
