Limelight

Transgender comic Shoogar Bet veers away from the Vice Ganda mold

Gusto ko pong magkaroon ng sariling tatak (I want to have my own identity/trademark),” exclaimed standup comic Shoogar Bet. Shoogar Bet who? Not the Sugar Beet candy, definitely. But Shoogar Bet who became famous as one of Luis Manzano’s mainstay comedienne in ABS-CBN’s COVID-19 pandemic game show, “Minute to Win It.” “Mahal na mahal ko po si Kuya Lucky Manzano at mahal na …

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Martin Diño, ex-DILG usec, dad of Liza Diño-Seguerra dies

by Boy Villasanta It’s a bleak Tuesday for the country and the four corners of show business. Former undersecretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Martin Diño died early this morning. Martin, also known as the father of Liza Diño-Seguerra, erstwhile chair of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), passed away quietly in a …

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Imelda Papin admits she always wears red; BBM inducts her and Actors Guild’s officers

by Boy Villasanta Asia’s Sentimental Songstress Imelda Papin doesn’t deny she’s a loyalist of the Marcoses and it shows in her manner of dressing red–the color identified with the family of the deposed president. “Yes, I always wear red or shades of red,” Imelda admitted when asked if she never skips wearing red. During the “Reb Belleza It’s All Connected” …

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Actor, visual artist Reb Belleza opens painting exhibit at UP Bahay ng Alumni

After three years and still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, actor and painter Dranreb Belleza, also known as Reb Belleza has finally opened Sunday afternoon his art exhibit billed “Reb Belleza It’s All Connected” at the Art Circuit Gallery of the UP Bahay ng Alumni in Diliman, Quezon City. “Reb Belleza It’s All Connected” is a collection of Reb’s current art works …

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National Artists Ricky Lee and Alice Reyes add substance to pop Cinemalaya 2023

Once again, the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival has proven that popularity and pertinence can very well mix in the glitz and glam field. At the opening of the 19th edition of Cinemalaya held at the lobby of the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City Friday night, bold and daring spiels, entries and personalities walked the red carpet …

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Chairman of Surian ng Wikang Filipino (SWF) lectures on Theater Arts in Quezon Province

It’s not only the celebration of the National Language Month this August that inspired and motivated Dr. Arthur P. Casanova, Chairman of the Surian ng Wikang Filipino (SWF) to attend a lecture series on Theater Arts in Quezon Province but his desire to reinvigorate the multi-linguistic nature of the country as well. As the leader of the nation’s premier agency …

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Rain or shine, Alice Dixson’s b-day party goes on

Typhoon Egay was pummeling its winds and rains but despite the threatening bad weather, actress Alice Dixson’s birthday party went on very well. Alice turned fifty three last July 28, 2023 in the middle of a stormy day and her guests didn’t mind crossing flooded streets and being slapped by gusty winds just to get to the special bash the …

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Maja Salvador and Rambo Nuñez are now one!

Maja salvador and Rambo Nuñez (Photo Credit: Maja Salvador’s Instagram Photographer Pat Dy summed up the wedding between Maja Salvador and Rambo Nuñez as a dream wedding. “And they are one,” exclaimed Pat in his Instagram post after the matrimony. Maja and Rambo got married in a garden-like wedding in Bali, Indonesia on July 30, 2023. Before the momentous event, …

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GMA Network’s child star gets break in a film

It’s not everyday that one gets his or her biggest break in life. It’s more special and exciting if the opportunity comes at a very young age of a person. This recently came true to child star Franchesco Maafi who has been consistently doing a number of GMA Network’s television dramas. When RC Gomez Entertainment Productions was in need of …

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American boyfriend proposes marriage to Mara Lopez

Engagement with a loved one must have been the happiest moment in a woman’s life. And actress Mara Lopez knows this too well. When Mara’s American boyfriend Chandler Booth finally proposed marriage to the Filipina actress, it was the most precious gift she could receive in her entire life. “Something special happened last week…We’re engaged!” announced Mara in her Instagram. …

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