Entertainment

Jessy, Luis get engaged

Jessy Mendiola and Luis Manzano just got engaged – taking their four-year relationship to the next level. 

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2015 Miss Earth Angelia Ong supports anti-dengue drive; arrested activist is a filmmaker

Beauties to be relevant in these times of turmoil and catastrophe, they must immerse with the common people and identify with them. 

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The rise and rise of Cong TV, Viy Cortez and Team Payaman in the subalterns

Wait till Team Payaman—a group of performers for anything goes acts on YouTube—invade the traditional media like television. 

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Singer Ray-An Fuentes and wife critical of COVID-19

Music artists Ray-An Fuentes and wife Mei-ling are fighting for their lives at this moment.

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No burial schedule yet for Jukebox King April Boy Regino

As per visit and offering of last respects of movie scribe and best friend Linda Cabuhayan yesterday, Jukebox King April Boy Regino has no date of burial yet. “Wala pa (No schedule yet),” said Linda who considers the dead singer his loyal buddy in show business.

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Ryza Cenon gives birth to a bouncing baby boy

Actress Ryza Cenon recently gave birth to a healthy baby boy at the St. Luke’s Medical Center.

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Alessandra’s loss, Roi Vinzon’s daughter’s gain

When award-winning actress Alessandra de Rossi begged a pivotal role in the new film version of the Balangiga bells epic in Samar because of the threat of COVID-19 pandemic, “Balangiga: 1901” director Danny Marquez was challenged to give newbie Lala Vinzon, daughter of prizewinning actor Roi Vinzon, the big break. 

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Ony Carcamo: The ventriloquist is a literary figure

I’ve known Ronaldo Carcamo—better known as Ony Carcamo—in the 90s when I was writing for a tabloid where he was a writer in the lifestyle and human interest pages of the paper. Ony was running around with the brilliant editors and writers like Jim Alcantara, Marc Guerrero, Lourd de Veyra etc. 

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Four artists purge stereotypes and break borders

It was award-winning filmmaker Emmanuel de la Cruz (”Sarong Banggi,” a runaway winner the 2005 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival) who invited me over to attend the opening of an art exhibit which would present him and fellow artists, actor Ian de Leon, dance diva Edna Vida and regional arts organizer Noel Garrovillo in a gig at the Hot Off …

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Loyalty in show business and beyond

There is a saying among us that “there are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests.” 

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