Limelight

by Boy Villasanta However virtual and physically in absentia, a Filipino participation in a special Valentine concert in the United Kingdom is a cherished one. Nikko Oliver Villanueva, a tenor of the Philippine Madrigal Singers, popularly known as Madz, is a major virtual participant in a Valentine show billed “What I Did for Love?” featuring Sinag Himig Chorale in London …

by Boy Villasanta After an online feud, professional surfer and sportsman Philmar Alipayo has reconciled with actress Andi Eigenmann. “It went all way too far and should have been handled in private,” said Philmar in an online note. “Ok na kami sanan (We are alright),” Alipayo quipped in his Facebook wall posted with a reel on him, Andi and kids Koa …

Contagious was the adulation over KimPau, the portmanteau—of the given names—of Kim Chiu and Paulo Avelino the last couple of years. It was even compounded by the daily dose of social media reels or visual posts of Kim and Paulo’s fans, handlers, enablers and other sympathizers showing the couple cavorting with each other or simply talking, conversing, specifically in public, …

by Boy Villasanta What started as a road rage turned out to be a star watching scene between an actor and a crowd of stargazers that included a motorist. According to Jovicen Dalanon, a Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic enforcer, a motorcycle was hit at the side bar by a pick-up. The motorist, according to Dalanon, was piqued by …

All was already set for a weekend special show last Saturday at Bridgetown Open Grounds with big named performers that included Sarah Geronimo, Barbie Almalbis, James Reid, Barbie Almalbis, Adie, Arthur Nery, Drag Race PH S3 Queens, The Juans, Rob Deniel, Janine Tenoso, Paul Pablo, Ace Banzuelo, Over October, Loki, Alamat and Kara. Yet two days before the event, the …

In an era where misinformation spreads faster than light and truth seem to wear many faces, the question asked over 2,000 years ago by one of the most divisive persons in history still reverberates with haunting relevance: “Ano ba ang katotohanan?” This serves as the heartbeat of Pilato, an all-original Filipino musical set to captivate audiences this April at the …

by Boy Villasanta The moment she emerged onstage, Imelda Papin was the undisputed Asia’s Sentimental Songstress and more. “Imelda Papin Birthday Special” held recently at the Newport Performing Arts Theater of the Newport Resorts World in Pasay City was a testament that the chanteuse is not any more a Jukebox Queen but still a Videoke Empress back in the old …

by Boy Villasanta Suddenly, the much-awaited concert of Sarah Geronimo scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, February 8, 2025 at the Enigma City of the Bridgetown Open Grounds has been cancelled. It should have been a mammoth gathering with giant names in the entertainment industry to perform with Sarah such as James Reid, Barbie Almalbis, Adie, Arthur Nery, Drag Race PH S3 …

by Boy Villasanta When iconic fashion czar Albert Figueras was chosen as one of the three designers (the other two being Renee Salud and Toni Galang) to participate in the “Karayan A Pagbiagan…Aywanan!” which would feature the employ of Iloco Abel or simply “inabel”—a process of weaving in the Ilocos Region—as a special presentation of the 31st anniversary of Kannawidan …

by Boy Villasanta It’s February once more and the National Arts Month has ushered in the country anew to celebrate the importance of arts and culture in the lives of the Filipinos to advance the pursuits of people in search for national identity. NAM opened last February 1, 2025 led by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) …