Limelight

Let me walk you through these mass actions on a Sunday, morning and afternoon, while typhoon Nando threatened to intensify. Literally, walking down T.M. Kalaw, goosebumps slowly creeped my skin as I witnessed the sea of people from all walks of life swelled in defiance of the massive corruption in government. I was teary-eyed at the enthusiasm and passion of …

This is a pre-All Souls’ Day homage to dearly beloved departed show people and our unforgettable encounters with the loved ones they left behind. Aside from my social media contact points with Cherie Loanzon Dumaual, the widow of the late ABS-CBN Entertainment Bureau Chief Mario V. Dumaual, I am reunited with Mario and Cherie’s friend Grace David. Grace and Cherie …

It’s already out. No, not Jinggoy Estrada yet. It’s actor Robby Tarroza who has let the cat out of the bag. It’s Robby who spilled the beans that Jinggoy is gay. In his Facebook wall, Tarroza posted an acerbic expose.  “Jinggoy mag resign ka na (resign) kundi (otherwise) i will be forced to tell the country about your double life!!! …

BEYOND ELLIPTICALBy Rose Marie de la Cruz For the longest time, farmers and fisherfolk have been denouncing the surge in importations of almost all food items in the country, to a point of robbing them outright of their share of the local market. But most of the time, their clamor had fallen on deaf ears. This is just from legitimate …

By Boy Villasanta After Maine Mendoza issued her first statement about the involvement of Arjo Atayde in the anomalous transactions of contractors with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) where she vehemently generally defended her husband against the accusations, the actress comes out more openly. “Forgive me for speaking up again this time. I know it may be …

Netizens have spoken about the hot issue in Arjo Atayde’s involvement on kickbacks with DPWH projects through private contractors and his wife’s defense of him.  Juan Lloyd Kaluz: “Please ask your husband to sign the waiver for bank secrecy and let him release his SALN just like what Congressman Romulo of Pasig did to clear the smoke and doubts surrounding …

AlDub is at the center of attraction anew. This time, minus Alden Richards, although there’s a photo of the actor singing to Sarah Dizcaya in an event. The bulk of the controversy, instead, is Yaya Dub who was gently advised if not rebuked by radio and TV broadcaster Jay Sonza against meddling in her husband Arjo Atayde’s mess. “HINDI DAPAT …

There are several civil society and student movements—like the walkout of UP students—that are being organized to lead protest rallies against corruption in high and low places in the country. Some of them have already kicked off mass actions directed against the perpetrators of corruption, primarily the couple Discaya, Pacifico, also known as Curlee, and Sarah. After the Discayas named …

The Manila Symphony Orchestra doesn’t run out of spectacles. On September 27, 2025, at Aliw Theater in Pasay City, the MSO Foundation Inc. and Standard Insurance, in partnership with EastWest Bank, Tchaikovsky’s timeless melodies come to life in “Dancing with Tchaikovsky” concert, featuring the Festival Coronation March, Rococo Variations for Cello and Orchestra, and a suite from the ballet Sleeping …

by Boy Villasanta Without batting an eyelash, actress Maine Mendoza immediately reacted repulsively against the mudslinging by Curlee Discaya on her husband Arjo Atayde, congressman of the First District of Quezon City. Atayde is one of the lawmakers identified by Discaya as a recipient of percentages from the flood control projects he got from the Department of Public Works and …