Rain or shine, it is always a good time to have a bowl of soup I am a soup person. Rain or shine, I love a bowl of soup with dinner. Sometimes, a bowl of thick soup is dinner. Like many people my age, I grew up knowing only one kind of sopas —a broth with elbow macaroni and some kind of meat:...
Justine Afante (top) and Victoria Alsina (YouTube/The Voice Kids UK) Filipinos Justine Afante and Victoria Alsina have secured spots in the grand finals of the British version of the singing competition "The Voice Kids." The seven-year-old Victoria is the "youngest-ever finalists" in the show's...
Cast and crew of 'Ang Huling El Bimbo the Musical' Before Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa this August ends, The Filipino Channel or TFC will put the spotlight on Cinemalaya 2020, as well as musical “Ang Huling El Bimbo Musical.” Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival advocates “the development and...
Can’t believe we’re still taking this lesson in 2020 I love sharing all kinds of dumb, Filipino humor memes on Facebook. If I find something off and below the belt, I report it—racist, homophobic, bigot memes that amplify nonexistent edge cred, and sentences with the wrong usage of “ ng ”...
By Kriscell Largo Labor Translation of text in the Philippines is as old as the Doctrina Christiana (1593) , the first printed manuscript in the archipelago. The manuscript contained translations of Latin and Spanish Roman Catholic prayers in the Old Tagalog language, written in Roman alphabet and...
By TERENCE REPELENTE Language is a tricky thing. To wield it effectively, one has to have had a long relationship with it, a relationship that’s built on innumerable moments of joy and sadness, of pride and even shame, often learning from the words of those who’ve mastered it first. For the...
Kidapawan’s local historian makes a case for the removal of Filipino as a core subject in college. By Karlo Antonio G. David Professors and students of Filipino subject and other Philippine literature courses from different universities protest against High Court's decision to exclude Filipino...
His new baby, the newest on-demand delivery app, Pick.a.roo, is designed to make contactless shopping faster and easier for Filipino families It took more than a year for Megaworld’s executive vice president and chief strategy officer Kevin Tan to find the mobile app he was looking for. But prior...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Instagram/TED) American actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is inviting Filipinos to try out for his project. On Facebook, the 39-year-old filmmaker, singer, and entrepreneur asked his fans and followers if there's anyone from the Philippines interested in trying voice acting....
Mon Confiado in a scene from 'Golden Holiday' The screening of three international films wait in the wings for Mon Confiado. On Instagram, the 52-year-old actor posted a photo of himself while doing the South Korean action-adventure-crime film "The Golden Holiday" directed by Kim Bong-han. The...
Ryan Reynolds (Instagram/Screenshot) Like the superhero Green Lantern that he had played in the movies, Ryan Reynolds helps people in real lifemost recently, a Pinay. In a report by CBC News BC, the bear owned by 28-year-old Filipina Mara Soriano was stolen while she was moving into a new apartment...
Ricky Davao (file photo) JUST A THOUGHT: “The future ain’t what it used to be” - Yogi Berra xxx TELESERYES RETURNING : Slowly but surely, a few Filipino teleseryes are making a comeback on our screens following an extended lockdown caused by Covid-19 that started in March. Their absence led...
