PASSERBYBy Nestor Cuartero Piolo Pascual and Vice Ganda will be back when the 51st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) reels off on December 25 this year. The two box office stalwarts are the headliners in two of the first four films announced as official entries to the annual movie festival on July 8 at Glorietta 2 in Makati City. Piolo …
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PASSERBYBy Nestor Cuartero As war rages, then subsides, between Israel and Iran in light of current issues (nuclear weaponry, spiralling oil prices), we remember our business-pleasure trip to Israel in the mid-1990s. What better way, we thought, to mark that than by celebrating Father’s Day, June 15 this year, at this Mediterranean restaurant owned and managed by an Israeli husband …
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BellissimaBy Isabella E. Cuartero Fernando “Nanding” Mendez is a creative professional with decades of experience in advertising and art direction. But to the Filipino-American community across the U.S. East Coast, he is so much more: a cultural pioneer, the thread that weaves communities together, and the driving force behind Fiesta in America, the largest indoor Philippine expo this side of …
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PASSERBYBy Nestor Cuartero Today, I grieve for another friend, who just passed July 2. Highly misunderstood by the public for her frankness, might and feisty attitude, Lolita Solis was a force of nature, a super typhoon, like a weather disturbance (of the peace). She provided controversy, color and splendor to the entertainment industry where she reigned as gossip queen her …
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PASSERBYBy Nestor Cuartero Six proved to be the lucky number at the Mister and Miss Lipa Tourism 2025 pageant held June 19 at the Plaza Independencia in Lipa City. June also happens to be the sixth month of the lunar calendar. The 9 in June 19 is also an inverted 6. Newly crowned titlists, Kurt Mikhael Aguilar of barangay Bagong …
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BellissimaBy Isabella E. Cuartero Through performances and appearances by GMA Sparkle artists Julie Anne San Jose, Gabbi Garcia, and Mikee Quintos, World Gin Day 2025 proved that Gin is In—cool, clear, and versatile. More than just a festive gathering, the event, held June at Manila Diamond Hotel, was a proud showcase of Filipino craftsmanship and global presence, led by a …
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The Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (SPEEd) will honor media personalities and film industry veterans at its 8th Entertainment Editors’ Choice (The Eddys) on July 20 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom in Newport World Resorts in Pasay City. This year’s Joe Quirino Award will be given to showbiz columnist, TV host, and content creator Ogie Diaz, while veteran entertainment editor …
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East Rutherford, NJ – Philippine brands seeking expansion in the United States have a rare opportunity on August 16–17, 2025, as Fiesta in America—the most trusted Filipino American business and cultural expo on the East Coast—returns to American Dream Retail and Entertainment Center in New Jersey. Now in its 28th year, the two-day indoor event brings together 13,000+ highly engaged …
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PASSERBYBy Nestor Cuartero Men, not just women, can make great local tourism ambassadors. Lipa City’s Tourism Council is counting on 12 young men from the city’s different barangays as they compete in the on-going search for Mr. and Miss Lipa Tourism 2025. Businessman Joel U. Pena, president of the tourism council, said this marks the first time a male counterpart …
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The excitement has finally come to a close as EastWest, in partnership with Puregold, proudly announces the lucky winners of the EastWest Puregold 1M Cash Credit Promo. After months of anticipation, one lucky winner has been awarded the grand prize of Php 1 million in cash credit, while others have each received Php 100,000. Designed to reward its cardholders, the …
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