Ber months are here. What a way to sing them. Each Filipino music artist, in any medium, finds a way to interpret a song or a musical piece that expresses a special occasion or a celebration, any day, any single moment of the season. It is fulfilling for every musician to give meaning, color, movement, shape, rhythm etc. to a …
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After the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on all fronts of global fabric including the economy of arts and culture, the Sinag Maynila Film Festival is back. One of the films selected and lined up for the fest organized by Solar Entertainment and internationally renowned filmmaker Brillante Ma. Mendoza is “Her Locket,” a tale of a Chinese woman who …
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Press freedom must be alive in every hearts of the Filipinos especially among mass media practitioners. This was the gist of the speech of actor Yul Servo, also known as John Narvin Nieto, Vice’Mayor of the City of Manila at the celebration of the 174th birth anniversary of Filipino freedom fighter Marcelo H. del Pilar held at the corner of …
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As soon as Sparkle artist Sandro Niño revealed to his dad what GMA Network independent talents Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz did to him, the former child wonder of the 70s went to town to declare war against the two Kapuso contractors. “Sinimulan n’yo, tatapusin ko (You started it, I’ll finish it),” exclaimed Niño. Indeed, a fatherly love. Nones and …
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Superstar and National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Nora Aunor has been a veteran fighter in legal battles since her phenomenal rise to stardom. Many libel cases she had filed against those who seemed to tarnish not only her name as a human person and her professional life as well, many of which she won. Although there were also …
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Asia’s Timeless Diva Dulce was very impressed by the concept of celebrating the 174th birth year of the Filipino freedom fighter Marcelo H. del Pilar, one of the pioneering spirits of freedom of the press during the oppressive colonial rule of Spain over the Philippines in the 18th century. But Dulce couldn’t make it because she would be in Cebu …
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Distance makes the heart grows fonder. Such situation is true to the actress and 1982 Binibining Pilipinas-Universe Maris Isabel Lopez. Maria Isabel has been going in and out of the United States of America since she got married to American lawyer Jonathan Melrod. Lopez by all means has managed to go home to the Philippines when she has movie, television …
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On August 10, 3pm, it will definitely be a night of nostalgia as Japanese conductor Yoshinao Osawa returns to the Philippine stage and once again conducts the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra in a special concert, titled Nostalgia: Music from MOVIE MUSICALS and More! This special concert at the Aliw Theater is FREE and open to the public. With a program that …
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by Boy Villasanta Call it natural, it was Llly Y. Monteverde–better known in the local entertainment industry as Mother Lily–who posted on her Instagram the sad news that her husband, Leonardo Monteverde, also known aa Father Remy died. According to the obituary card posted by Mother Lily in July 30, 2024, the Monteverde patriarch died on July 29, 2024. The …
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By Boy Villasanta BUCHEON CITY, SOUTH KOREA—It was a moment of victory for Filipino filmmaker Kenneth Dagatan when he won, not just one but two, significant awards at the recently concluded Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) of the 28th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) in this city. During the awarding rites held at the Webtoon Convergence Hall, Kenneth …
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