Limelight

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 …

There’s no better way to get to the most professional level of one’s career than to earn a college degree no matter if one is a superstar in show business. This was recently achieved by singer Angeline Quinto when she graduated after completing her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration major in Marketing Management at Immaculada Concepcion College in …

This year marks an important milestone for Cinemata as we host our first-ever community convening, bringing together filmmakers, curators, educators, technologists, researchers, advocates, and cultural workers from across the Asia-Pacific. Held alongside the Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC26) in Manila on June 10 to 11, 2026, the gathering served as a space for dialogue, exchange, and collective planning around the …

New actors Benedix Ramos and Justin Paul Basobas might be greenhorns in the field of cinema but they have shown what real pros are in their film project “All the Things I Leave You” whose subtitle “Patawid” makes it more special and worthwhile. The movie is entirely Ilocano dialogues that make Benedix and Justin Paul more appealing and wonderful. Although …

No doubt, I was very eager to undergo the Cinematography-Directing Masterclass with award-winning filmmaker Raymond Red (“Anino,” ⁿBayani,” “Sakay,” “Ang mga Rebeldeng May Kaso,” “Himpapawid,” “Manila’s Finest,” among other prizewinning masterpieces) at the Conrado “Dengcar” Baltazar Theater of the Movie Workers Welfare Foundation (Mowelfund) Film Institute for three consecutive days (whole day) on the first week of June that started …

by Boy Villasanta What are the chances of Filipino stars at the 21st Seoul International Drama Awards? Will they shine in the company of other Asian nominees in the Best Actress and Best Actress categories? The following are nominated in the major derby for the bests in drama series. Joshua Garcia for “Love is Never Gone” Paulo Avrlino for “The …

by Boy Villasanta Comedian Dennis Padilla lamented one of his daughter’s decisions that almost moved him to tears. Claudia Barretto, the second child of Dennis and former wife Marjorie Barretto, recently filed a petition with a Quezon City trial court, the respective civil registry offices of Quezon City and Muntinlupa City and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to drop the …

For the last seventy-one years, I’ve known the Foundation Day of Lopez, Quezon, my beloved town, to be April 30. Honestly, during my tot years, I wasn’t familiar with the year it was founded as I was just haphazardly taught and oriented about the date without being conscious of when and how it is such. Although, looking intently at the …

The essence of what Philippine independence is, the players at June 12, 2026 Mercadillo in Intramuros were able to embody. First, it was the Filipinism that spoke about their art, especially music. The use of the native language was one. The nationalistic sound of Erick Valena’s piano, the patriotic songs of Riot Session Band, the little Filipina voice of Joliena …

by Boy Villasanta After three years of intermittent awarding, is Philippine LEAF (Live Entertainment, Arts and Festivals) Awards breaking away? The organization which is associated with artists, television, movie and theater practitioners is reportedly on the brink of collapse or is it already falling apart? According to entertainment writer Art Tapalla, the internal conflict started when writer, stage luminary and …