Limelight

It’s the cord that binds body and soul between a mother and child. It is more than the love, affection and care of a son to his mom. Kristoffer Ian de Leon, simply called Ian, has been fond of his mother, the eternal Superstar, the National Artist for Film and Broadcast Nora Aunor now and beyond. On the observance of …

Far Eastern University through the FEU Center for the Arts presents the Pundaquit Virtuosi from Zambales in Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ with reflections in between in the FEU Chapel surrounded byThe Stations of the Cross, a National Cultural Treasure by National Artist Carlos “Botong” Francisco. The FEU Center for the Arts (FCA) continues its Tutti Concert Series …

Internationally acclaimed Filipino‑American tenor Arthur Espiritu takes center stage in his first-ever all‑kundiman concert, “Mga Awit ng Pag‑ibig at Kundiman,” a one‑night‑only performance set on May 14, 2026 at Gallery MiraNila in Quezon City. Joined by award-winning soprano Stefanie Quintin‑Avila and celebrated pianist Najib Ismail, the concert honors the legacy of Ambassador Tomas C. Benitez, a lover of kundiman, and …

An evening of world-class theater and shared commitment to the arts marked the gala premiere of “A Chorus Line,” a production of Theatre Group Asia and presented by the Asian Cultural Council Philippines Foundation (ACC Philippines). The special fundraising event gathered artists, cultural leaders, partners, and supporters whose generosity will help sustain the ACC Fellowship Program, providing Filipino artists, scholars, …

This one solid week in the Lent season which starts Holy Monday to Easter Sunday not only signifies summer but the holiest moments in every Christian life or any religious person. Show people also observe Holy Week which overlaps summer vacation as a customary devotion. In the case of Barbie Forteza, she just stays sweet with family at home or …

For the past two weeks, I had a blurred vision. I underwent two separate, one-week apart surgeries, of both my right and left eyes for cataract. After my online interviews with Marie Cusu, a certified Nora Aunor fan who talked about her fellow Noranians’ plan for the first-year death anniversary of the Superstar; Russell Siayangco, a celebrated Pinoy actor in …

Philippine cinema continues to evolve with milestones happening every day. One such milestone is the celebration of the 8th Sinag Maynila Film Festival, a major annual film event currently showing in cinemas like Gateway in Cubao. In this year’s race among six (6) feature films and a bevy of short and documentary films, a Visayan film triumphed in the main …

by Boy Villasanta This is a personal news story. I have just written a libretto about Vicente Salumbides. Vicente Salumbides who? Vicente Salumbides, the Philippine film pioneer in 1924 right after the so-called Father of Philippine Movies Jose Nepomuceno’s film laboratory in San Juan was razed to the ground. I asked Celeste if I could pitch the project to her. …

by Boy Villasanta This early, family members of the Villamayor and de Leon clans are prepping up for the commemoration of the first death anniversary of their beloved Nora Aunor, Nora Cabaltera Villamayor in real life. It is Ian de Leon, Nora’s eldest son and biological unico hijo with ex-husband Christopher de Leon, who is on top of the preparation. Ian intends …

Despite Vilma Santos’ admission that she plans to stop making movies, she still has the time and energy to grace public appearances. Vilma was last seen in person during the screening at the Metropolitan Theater last week of a retrospective of her film “Ekstra,” a collaboration between Quantum Films and Cinemalaya in 2013. “Ekstra,” directed by maverick filmmaker Jeffrey Jeturian …