ABS-CBN Film Productions, a unit of ABS-CBN Corp. and the Philippines’ leading movie outfit, is exporting its box office hits to India for adaptation in Bollywood. In a statement, ABS-CBN said it is forging a deal with India’s Global One Studios for the adaptation of five of its box office hits...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque simply blew off on Tuesday, Oct. 12 the statement of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) that sought to "inform" the Palace official that there is indeed press censorship in the Philippines under the Duterte administration. Presidential...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has rejected notions that Maria Ressa's recent Nobel Peace Prize win was a "slap to Malacañang's face". Maria Ressa (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Certainly not. It is not a slap on the government," Roque said in a virtual press briefing Monday, Oct. 11. "It...
Remember Rory Quintos? To those not in the know, Rory is the director behind classics like "Anak," "Dubai," "Crazy Beautiful You," among others. She also did several teleseryes including "Pangako Sa 'Yo" at "The Legal Wife."Â Despite her success, Rory has since turned her back on show business....
Richard Gomez is gunning for a House seat next year. He announced that among his goals is to help re-establish ABS-CBN. He said: “If the good Lord will bless me with the chance of winning in Congress, I’d like to work on bringing back ABS-CBN.” Why? Apparently, the actor-turned-politician...
ABS-CBN Corporation is teaming up with Cathay CineHome, the streaming video rental service of leading cinema operator Cathay Cineplexes in Singapore, for the rental of Filipino movies. In a statement, the leading Filipino media and entertainment firm said its subsidiary ABS-CBN Australia Pty. Ltd....
Lovi Poe as with her management are still both mum on the matter. But a source told us that the singer-actress is indeed on her way out of GMA, going on to add her transfer to ABS-CBN is already a “done deal.” The source added that GMA fought "fiercely" for Lovi but that ABS-CBN’s...
Leading Filipino media and entertainment network ABS-CBN Corporation reported that The Filipino Channel (TFC) continued its dominance in viewership in multicultural Asian households in the U.S. in June and July 2021. In a statement, the multi-media firm said TFC’s rating was shared by Comscore, a...
House Asst. Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro on Thursday, August 5 is confident that Senator Grace Poe will scrutinize closely the proposed renewal of legislative franchises of two Metro Manila water concessionaires, saying that this is what the House of Representatives...
If the Lopez family of ABS-CBN were still owners of Maynilad Water Services Inc.,there is no way the House of Representatives could have handed it a renewed legislative franchise like what the chamber did on Tuesday, August 3. Rep. France Castro2 ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro gave this...
Greenergy Holdings Inc., the listed holding company of businessman Antonio Tiu, has sealed its investment in ABS-CBN's fintech company U-Pay Digital Technologies Inc. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firms said it has completed its move to acquire 51 million shares of stock of...
Jane de Leon Jane De Leon is finally flying as the iconic Filipino superhero Darna as she begins taping for “Mars Ravelo’s Darna: The TV Series” this September. Because of this, Jane is currently wrapping up her remaining scenes in "FPJ's Ang Probinsyano," where she plays Capt. Lia Mante....