The office of Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday, Aug. 14, highlighted the legacy of Philippine sports legend Lydia de Vega, who died of cancer at the age of 57. Lydia de Vega (Photo from Steph Mercado de Koenigswarter via Facebook) Duterte mourned the death of De Vega, once regarded as Asia’s...
PBA Party-list Rep. Margarita “Migs” Nograles is looking for ways to help current and past Filipino Olympians following the death of track and field legend Lydia De Vega on Wednesday, Aug. 10. Lydia de Vega (Photo from Steph Mercado de Koenigswarter via Facebook) De Vega, who was once dubbed...
A senior official of the Chinese Embassy was summoned by the Philippines over the alleged "harassment" done by the China Coast Guard (CCG) to a Taiwanese vessel conducting research with Filipino scientists in the West Philippine Sea. CCG 5203, CG 5001, RV Legend on March 26 (Photo courtesy of the...
Literature, movies, and series about the imagined apocalypse and the post-apocalypse to keep our minds off this one Apocalyptic fiction challenges us to think of a far-fetched world, somewhere entirely different from reality. In the Covid era, however, most of the horrific, imagined narratives...
Will Smith is set to return and Michael B. Jordan is tagging along The next chapter for the 2007 post-apocalyptic movie “I Am Legend” is now in development. Confirming this news is its star Will Smith through an Instagram post, where he tagged fellow actor Michael B. Jordan. View this post on...
All-female Mobile Legends teams Omega Empress and Bren Victress are set to represent the country in the first-ever Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women's Invitational set to unfurl on Jan. 27. Photo from Omega Esports and Bren Esports Omega and Bren will face the top all-female teams from Southeast...
The “All Of Me” singer recently sold his publishing catalog for an undisclosed amount. BMG Rights Management and investment firm KKR “each purchased a 50% stake in Legend’s catalog. The deal covers all the music Legend wrote from late 2004 through early 2021, an impressive body of work that...
Simu Liu in 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Disney) As comic book characters go, Shang-Chi is not a household name. He isn’t like Spider-Man or Captain America, or Wolverine, who are recognized even by those who don’t count themselves among the ranks of comic book readers. But for...
Shang-Chi and the Legnd of the Ten Rings Yes, Disney has given us Mulan and Kung Fu Panda, plus Raya and the Last Dragon earlier this year - so they’re not afraid of taking on, and ‘contracting’, the Asian flu. And it was their sister company, Marvel, with its superhero genre, that could be...
The first series of ‘Living Legend: World-Renowned Filipinos’ will feature icons such as Tony winner Lea Salonga and international fashion designer Josie Natori In the past, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has been spotlighting Filipino culture and heritage through commemorative...
Marvel Studios’ “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and the Korean action film “On the Line” became the top-grossing films in South Korea for the month of September. The Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which tracks box office receipts, released the list of the top movies in South...
Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) in Marvel Studios' SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS. Photo by Jasin Boland. ©Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved. Marvel Studios’ “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is the No. 1 film in South Korea and has topped the Korean box office for the last...
