Limelight

by Boy Villasanta Actress Bea Alonzo and businessman Vincent Co finally got married after a series of several alleged postponements of their wedding. Bea and Vincent got hitched on a civil wedding in Makati City last Monday.             It was Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay who officiated the wedding which was only attended by the couple. There were no members …

The more, the merrier. If local movies don’t make money anymore, can award-giving bodies help boost the local film industry bounce back? Because reviews, especially positive, and awards can attract moviegoers to patronize films. Currently, there are one thousand and one award-giving bodies in the Philippines and still counting. Maria Clara Award, which is the precursor of Famas, died its …

Edgardo Santiago, Ed or Edgar for short, is an educated man who finished his Journalism degree at the Faculty of Arts and Letters of the University of Santo Tomas. When he was still in college, he was a member of the most recognized fraternity in the college, the Phi Chi Rho that counted the late Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP) …

Award-winning actor John Arcilla rarely talks but when he opens his mouth, he means business. John is very observant and critical of the current situations in the country like his thoughts on the treatment of crooked politicians to the Filipino people. “Masyado nang gamit na gamit yang salitang ‘Sambayanang Pilipino(The use of the phrase ‘sambayanang Pilipino,’ translated as ‘Filipino people,’ …

by Boy Villasanta With a merry and thought-provoking press conference held Wednesday noon at the Shangri-La Grand Atrium, the hierarchy of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the 2026 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival announced that the most awaited film event of the year will kick off on August 6, 2026 during its opening at the cinemas of …

The Fantastic Film School (FFS) of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) in Bucheon City, South Korea is one of the most established and credible film academies in Asia or even the world although I haven’t been to other international film festivals with schools on filmmaking. The Philippines has been very visible in the annual genre film school. For …

by Boy Villasanta The Supreme Court has issued a show cause order from lawyers Jesus “Bong” Suntay, Congressman of the Fourth District of Quezon City and Ferdinand Topacio in relation to their misogynistic comments on actress Anne Curtis last March. The highest tribunal has also directed the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) to resolve the pending cases of Suntay …

by Boy Villasanta The worries and anxieties of major local film productions are over about their entries to the 2026 Metro Manila Film Festival. The hierarchy, management and staff of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) through its Chairman, Don Artes, has finally announced the first four official entries to this year’s fiesta of Filipino films. The announcement, which was …

by Boy Villasanta Although his malady or not even his diagnosis is mentioned, singer and actor Dingdong Avanzado has been going back and forth to a still undisclosed hospital. This was announced by Dingdong’s wife, singer-actress Jessa Zaragoza on his digital world territories. “Since Father’s Day, June 22 we’ve been going back and forth to the hospital, as Dingdong’s been …

Translating the intricate language of the human soul into words requires an insurmountable amount of dedication and courage. The process is not for the faint-hearted, as it often makes writers shed blood, sweat, and tears for simply wishing to execute a vision that has been haunting them for days, months, or years. The Virgin Labfest (VLF), the country’s pioneering theater …