If you’re a fan of last year’s award-winning transgender dramedy Die Beautiful, then you’re likely to enjoy Deadma Walking (the title a clear play on the 1995 Oscar-winning death-penalty drama Dead Man Walking), which began production last week and is expected to be submitted as an entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) this year.
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By Alvin I. Dacanay Amid the outcry over the changes in the submission rules that were implemented by the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Executive Committee (Execom) recently, one of its members defended the revisions and assured critics that the panel has taken steps to try to ensure that the shortcomings of the festival’s previous editions would not be …
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Renowned Filipino singing icon Lea Salonga will perform her hit songs and other memorable tunes with the Brigham Young University (BYU) Chamber Orchestra, under the baton of Kory Katseanes, in a concert at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater) on May 30, 2017, at 8 p.m.
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Masbate may be best known as the Philippines’ rodeo capital, thanks to its annual Rodeo Masbateño Festival, but this island-province in the Visayas offers more than just strong cowboys, tough cowgirls, and cattle to be tamed for entertainment. It also offers tourists, particularly nature lovers, several splendid destinations that may lead them to think that they’re on the edge of …
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A study by Watsons Insights on Shoppers Experience (WISE), a research division of the A.S. Watson Group, the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer, says 66 percent of Filipinos believe they have good knowledge on health, but 57 percent surprisingly do not exercise regularly to stay healthy.
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By Alvin I. Dacanay More than two weeks after it announced the establishment of the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP, or Fiesta of Filipino Films), the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) said three government-run agencies have joined it as partners for the new film festival, during which foreign movies will not be shown in commercial cinemas throughout the …
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Ask Roman Catholics to name an important, globally known Marian shrine, and most of them would readily say the one at Lourdes in France or Fatima in Portugal. Some would add the one dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico; others, the one housing the reputed Nazareth home of the Holy Family at Loreto in Italy. None would probably mention …
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Dermatology company Galderma announced recently that this year marks the 70th anniversary of Cetaphil, its highly regarded brand that offers a wide range of skincare products that are clinically proved to strengthen and protect even the most sensitive skin and ensure its health.
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[metaslider id=15099] Story and photos by Alvin I. Dacanay Ballet Philippines’ (BP) Firebird and Other Ballets, which included the reimagining of a Russian ballet based on a folk tale about the titular bird in a precolonial Philippine setting, emerged as the most honored production with seven awards at the 9th Philstage Gawad Buhay, which saw English-language theatrical productions and last …
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The Cinemalaya Foundation has announced the finalists in the Short Feature Film category of the 2017 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival and Competition. For the first time in Cinemalaya’s history, 12 were selected, instead of the usual 10.
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