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May I be personal about the 14th Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival? Although it’s over, its relevance is very pressing in the light of disinformation, trolls and fake news prevalent in media especially in socmed. Pandayang Lino Brocka, abbreviated as PLB, is one film festival which reeks with progressive films on reel truth telling and documentation …

People who love Queen of All Media Kris Aquino would always find time to pay her a visit no matter the distance during these trying times of her battle with the worst disease she has ever known in her life. Friend, colleague and ex-co-host on TV—as Kris’ sidekick in the defunct “Kris TV”—Darla Sauler recently came and saw Kris in …

The Metropolitan Theatre, the newly renovated art house in Manila, was fully lighted in front and its glass-stained deco was colourfully glowing and beckoning film artists and guests to get to the hall to green light the 5th Eddys Awards of the Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (Speed). At the lobby, ABS-CBN Entertainment Bureau consultant Mario V. Dumaual was running …

The baby of Jennylyn Mercado and Dennis Trillo—the couple now showed once more the kid’s picture, this time in a mermaid costume. Jennylyn was happy and proud to have shared the rare photo material of their child. It is the mother’s instinct that prodded Jen to show her baby’s photo anew because she is so excited for the child.  Baby …

Reality Entertainment’s “On the Job: The Missing 8” has proven once more its worth as the crème de la crème film harvests in 2021 when Eddys Awards of the Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (Speed) named it Best Film in its 5th year awards night held at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila. Six out of nine categories were won by “OTJ: …

By Gem Suguitan Seven years ago, organizing a local artist group was but a dream. It took an exhibition to showcase the culture and arts of their town to gather thirteen artists from Lopez, Quezon called Lopenze Artists. They had individually joined various exhibitions in the Philippines and abroad since then. This year, they are once again having a show …

Actress Bianca King and Fil-Brit Ralph Wintle are expecting their first born soon. Bianca’s pregnancy has made all the Kings and the Wintles (Ralph is brother to Ben Wintle, Iza Calzado’s husband) happy and blissful about the union between their kin. King has been counting her interesting stage of motherhood for more than fifteen weeks. In her social media spaces, …

After the induction of the new set of officers and members of the Soroptimist International of Bagong Parañaque (SIBP) at the Manila Elks Club in Makati City, elected President Imelda Rivero-Vibar said she has an affinity with a number of small and big screen idols, one of them newscaster and actor Bon Vibar. “Bon is the first cousin of my …

It must be the dawn of a new era in Philippine cinema when a filmmaker as Joselito Altarejos, also known as Jay Altarejos (“Pink Halu-Halo,” “Ang Lalake Parola,” “Ang Lihim ni Antonio,” “Unfriend,” “Jino to Mari” etc. has mouthed courageous soundbites during his self-initiated event, “Alt-rHeroes” to celebrate his fifteen years in filmmaking at the Mowelfund last Satruday afternoon. “Kailangang …

From theatre to the big screen back to stage. This is the journey of the now controversial narrative of “Katips” on the horrors of Martial Law. It started onstage years ago which was produced by Philstagers Foundation written, directed and acted by Vince Tañada. Now it has gone full circle. After its film version which harvested varied and mixed reactions, …