Legendary folk singer Ferdinand “Ka Freddie” P. Aguilar will celebrate his fortieth year in show business with a rediscovery of his music, past and present, among Filipinos globally.
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Vignettes of celebrities reading poetry and a gathering of heroes
If I were a poet gathering words and building images to tell a story about writer Marra PL Lanot’s book launch of her new collection of poetry in English, Filipino and Spanish, “Cadena de Amor,” it should be a montage of loves and scruples.
Read More »The Czech Republic is front and center in new travel series “The Flip Trip”
Filmmaker Pepe Diokno and writer and author Jessica Zafra travel the world searching for Filipino connections in their new travel show “The Flip Trip.” For its pilot season, the duo explores the picturesque cities of the Czech Republic and discovers the many interesting Czech-Filipino links.
Read More »UP Fine Arts graduates hold reunion exhibit
In celebration of National Arts Month, alumni of the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts opened a group show entitled “UpDate: A UPCFA Dekada ‘90 Reunion Exhibit last Saturday, February 17, at the Art Anton gallery in Pasay City. It was a gathering of artists from different batches comprising the decade of the ‘90s.
Read More »New directions for PMPC Star Awards
It’s never too late for the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) to have injected new and revitalized thrusts and ideas to regain the credibility of its Star Awards.
Read More »2 big biz names, poles apart but darlings of show people
By Boy Villasanta Television newscaster Daniel Razon and one of the topmost seers in the country Madam Suzette Arandela are two different media personalities who are both controversial. Razon and Arandela are also king and queen of their respective kingdoms—trailblazer of an independent broadcast media and maverick fortune telling on TV, respectively. They, too, are poles apart but who could …
Read More »The Coming-of-Age Flight of “Lady Bird”
By Xeres Jasmine Guia The film has been nominated 187 times, most recently by the Academy Awards, has won 83 awards and is the best-reviewed film on Rotten Tomatoes edging out previous title-holder Toy Story 2.
Read More »Celebration of National Arts Month
Philippine creativity and the arts are front and center this February as the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) celebrates National Arts Month (NAM).
Read More »After 72 years in hibernation, church revives Virgin de la Salud Novena
After 72 years in hibernation, the Catholic Church in the Philippines has revived the devotion to the Nuestra Seπora del la Salud (Our Lady of Health) Novena late last year.
Read More »The classical musician is a legal eagle, a spirit questor
By Boy Villasanta Nick Nangit who? Remember the classical pianist who performed a couple of years ago in exquisite Museum of History of Ideas in Padre Faura in Manila where controversial whistler-blower and now one of the managers of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Sandra Cam and the late actress Dinah Dominguez were guests?
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