Limelight

While the public is waiting for the official release of the statement of Rufa Mae Quinto on the death in the United States of America of her husband Trevor Magallanes, the actress-comedienne recently posted on her Facebook wall a letter from a superior officer of Trevor at the San Francisco Police Department. Here’s the full texts of the letter to …

Joel Navarro who? Joel Navarro, the topnotch musician who was schooled abroad in choral conducting. Although he is a math wizard who graduated on a scholarship grant from the prestigious Philippine Science High School, Joel pursued his passion for music and became one of the most esteemed conductors among choirs in the Philippines. When he was in UP, he was …

Aside from his forthcoming recognition as a recipient of the University of the Philippines’ Alumni Association’s Diamond Jubilarian in the celebration of the UP General Alumni Homecoming in 2025, National Artist for Music Ramon Santos will be the keynote speaker at the 2025 Palawan International Choral Festival (PICF) in Puerto Princesa City in Palawan on August 13 to 16, 2025. …

The local media is again mourning with the passing of two icons in the field. Mario Garcia, a veteran broadcast journalist who worked with ABS-CBN, Radio Veritas. Channel 4 etc. for decades succumbed to heart attack early last week at St. Luke’s Medical Center. Digna Santiago, an indefatigable film producer of Premiere Productions died leaving behind a legacy of important …

By Boy Villasanta By now, Rufa Mae Quinto has been tackling her coming to terms with the death of her husband, Trevor Magallanes. No matter how painful, Rufa Mae has to move on. In the middle of her private pain, Quinto has posted on her Facebook wall, her public thoughts accompanied by an edited video on their wedding day uploaded …

At the closing ceremony of the 29th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) recently in Bucheon City, South Korea which was hosted by actress Kim Joo-ryoung of the film “Sisterhood,” Festival Director Shin Chul emphasized the essence of freedom in the Korean film industry. “We have come to realize that without democracy, there is no cinema, no culture,” he added. …

Instituto Cervantes, the Embassy of Spain, and the University of Santo Tomas, present a month-long cultural program highlighting the shared legacy of zarzuela in the Philippines. From August 1 to 28, a cultural celebration featuring weekly zarzuela screenings, an immersive zarzuela workshop, and a zarzuela recital will take place in the Instituto Cervantes in Intramuros and the University of Santo …

RALEIGH, North Carolina—“In This Moment,” the debut feature from NewFilmmakerLA alum and 2025 Lambda Literary Fellow Mike Talplacido, begins production this August in this city. The deeply personal drama follows an interracial LGBTQ couple as they navigate guilt, grief, and the quiet labor of care, set against the backdrop of the contemporary American South. “North Carolina has been my home …

by Boy Villasanta Actress and comedienne Rufa Mae Quinto reiterated her public appeal especially to content creators in social media to refrain from spreading unverified information about the death of her husband Trevor Magallanes that could damage their daughter. In her latest Facebook messages she posted on her wall, Rufa Mae requested socmed newsmakers not to take advantage of the …

by Boy Villasanta Although internationally renowned theater artist Chris Millado wasn’t around during the Gawad Buhay Awards recently held at the Aliw Awards at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) grounds, Pasay City, he still won the Best Director Award for a Play for the outstanding theater production of “Balete,” a Tanghalang Pilipino (TP) offering adapted from National Artist …