by Boy Villasanta Actor Dante Rivero is finally discharged from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City. This was announced by Dante’s fellow actor Janice Jurado. According to Janice, Rivero, Luisito Ramos Meyer, Jr. in real life, is out of danger but he needs to be transferred to an ordinary room. After a …
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When everyone in show business wasn’t looking in the direction of veteran and award-winning actor Dante Rivero, former sexy actress Janice Jurado led the field to see his current health situation. It so happened that Janice has connections with various people not excluding health professionals at the East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City and she found out Rivero, Luisito …
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The hackneyed “health is wealth” is more than a maxim especially at this time of poor healthcare system in and outside show business. Waiting in vain for an effective implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) is like waiting for a slow one’s death. True, there are PhilHealth programs which show biz denizens are also entitled to its benefits but …
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Because of his “…exceptional accomplishments and unwavering commitment…,” the prestigious eleventh year of the Distinguished Thomasian Alumni Award will be given to Albert Martinez as an alumnus of the University of Santos Tomas (UST) High School Department. The Distinguished Thomasian Alumni Award reflects Albert’s diligent efforts, exceptional abilities, and steadfast pursuit of excellence. The awards body sincerely commends the dedication …
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When beauties and acting idols rush in, expect the unexpected. This was how it happened during the running stint and the closing ceremonies of 1982 Binibining Pilipinas-Universe Maria Isabel Lopez’s mosaic art show at Usher Gallery in Petaluma, California recently. 1975 Miss Young Philippines Jean Saburit and 1975 Mutya ng Pilipinas’ Miss Photogenic Azenith Briones were vacationing in Los Angeles …
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The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), in partnership with National Theatre Live and Ayala Malls Cinemas, brings two acclaimed British theatre productions to Philippine cinema screens on October 27 at 6:00 p.m. through the third season of CCP’s National Theatre Live. David Ireland’s “The Fifth Step” premieres at Ayala Greenbelt 3 Cinema in Makati, while Peter Morgan’s “The Audience” …
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As the Philippines hosts the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2026, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) brings the region’s creative communities together through “Seas Unbroken,” a cinematic music video commissioned to tell a collective story of Southeast Asia through the eyes of its people. Produced by Voyage Film Studios, the project celebrates the region’s diversity and …
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Rave reviews of one of the most talked about films coming out of the latest installment of the Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival have been matched by the festival’s official awards giving body. At the Puregold CinePanalo’s annual awards, “Multwoh” came away with four awards: Always Panalo award, Panalo sa Manonood, Panalo sa Production Design, and Panalo sa Brand Intrusion. Philbert …
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The object of the adulation has eased to be but the subject of the adoration surrounding it lives on. To concretize: Superstar Nora Aunor has died yet the Noramania carries on. This has been the case of the hero worship of Noranians to their idol when the reign of the actress in the industry was observed by her fans mid …
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By Boy Villasanta The fervor of nationalist cinema and protest entertainment was once again the tone of the currently concluded 49th Gawad Urian of the prestigious Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP), a critics group. From the list of nominees alone to the winners proclaimed at the Teresa Yuchengco Hall of the De La Salle University in Taft Avenue Thursday evening …
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