A woman recalled her terrifying ordeal when a man robbed her at gunpoint at a parking lot of Festival Mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa Sunday morning. “I was in my car in Festival Mall parking area to pick up my grocery items when a man with a gun approached me. Then, he asked me to unlock the back...
Lawrence Aliganga performs at the 17th Terras Sem Sombra Festival As part of the 17th Terras Sem Sombra (Lands without Shadows) Festival in Alentejo, the municipality of the Ferreira do Alentejo, located in southern Portugal, played host to the open-air solo piano concert of Madrid-based Filipino...
Erik Matti accepts the best actor award on behalf of John Arcilla (La Biennale di Venezia (Twitter) Filipino actor John Arcilla, who plays the role of a reporter in the critically-acclaimed film "On the Job: The Missing 8," was proclaimed the best actor at the Venice Film Festival in Italy last...
Jennifer Lopez (Instagram) After 18 years, Bennifer is back! Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck made their relationship official when they debuted together as a couple at the Venice Film Festival. View this post on Instagram Lopez showed support to her boyfriend Affleck during the premiere of his...
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter made heads turn as she promoted her Sept. 11 appearance at the LadyLand Festival in Brooklyn, N.Y. in a sultry way. How? By drawing inspiration from her album “Stripped.” That is to say, she once again posed topless, very much like what she did on the...
Hollywood was in Italy over the weekend as the shiniest stars of the movie industry came to the 2021 Venice Film Festival. Actresses graced its red carpet with the best fashions, blessing everyone with premier night glamor and beauty, a style fest from our pre-pandemic time. Here are some of the...
Brillante Mendoza and a scene in “GenSan Punch” (Instagram, BIFF) Acclaimed Filipino director Brillante Mendoza is nominated for an award at the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) slated to be held from Oct. 6 to 15 in Busan, South Korea. The BIFF announced on Sept. 6 that Mendoza is...
Singapore Food Festival returns for its 28th year Oyster Omelette Starting Aug. 27, 2021, the Lion City will be conducting its annual Singapore Food Festival with more than 50 physical and virtual gastronomic activities. The theme for the year is “Savour Singapore in Every Bite,” allowing...
The Peninsula Manila flies in this highly coveted mid-autumn delicacy from Hong Kong PAN DE LUNA The Peninsula Manila mooncake The mid-autumn festival is one of the most spectacular celebrations in Chinese culture and mooncakes have long been a signature highlight of the festival, which usually...
An ode to deep-rooted Filipino Values Today, Aug. 25, 2021, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), in partnership with the Negros Cultural Foundation (NCF), is launching “Sine Halaga Film Festival.” It showcases 12 Filipino films that highlight our very own cultural values...
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) will be launching today, Aug. 25, its new online film festival dubbed "Sine Halaga" that will feature films highlighting Filipino cultural values. Sine Halaga Film Festival Director Elvert Bañares said the virtual film fest, organized in...
Let’s bring back the gems of 2020 Missed last year’s award-winning entries? Now’s your chance to relive the experience as the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival features them once again. Films from the ‘Retrospective’ section This section features six short films, namely...
