Entertainment

A Department of Tourism (DOT)-organized culinary event, which aims to act as an “appetizer” for this week’s Madrid Fusion Manila 2016 and boost culinary tourism in Region 4A (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon provinces, or Calabarzon), is set to be held at a historic site in Cavite province on Monday. 

We Filipinos love to eat snacks. Whether it’s before lunch or after, we always make time to indulge in our favorite snacks. While most people will say they give in to their snack cravings because of hunger, many admit that snack time is the perfect time to take a break from work or studies and just socialize. 

It has been said multitasking is counterproductive, and that the key to any winning endeavor is focus. At Richmonde Hotel Ortigas, corporate affairs are always designed to be successful, so that clients can concentrate on other important matters—perfecting a presentation, booking a sought-after speaker, or filling the guest list—while the hotel’s efficient and professional banquet team takes care of the …

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (CPMA), the Philippines’s longest-running literary competition, is again reaching out to all creative writers looking to showcase their talent. 

Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero is seeking to curb excessive working hours in the entertainment industry that expose its workers to unhealthy and unsafe conditions. 

The seventh and final season of The Mentalist kicks off this month on Warner TV with this question: After Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) finally confessed his love for California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney), will viewers finally see a romance blossoming between them? 

Maine Mendoza, one half of the overwhelmingly popular “AlDub” love team that not only took the Philippines, but also the world, by storm, is now a proud endorser of Banco de Oro (BDO) Unibank, one of the country’s top banks. 

Story and photos by Alvin I. Dacanay  It’s Holy Week again. For Christians, especially Roman Catholics, it’s that week when Jesus entered Jerusalem as a king, was executed like a criminal, and emerged from his tomb a conqueror. It’s also the week many people probably look forward to the most, for many reasons. 

Three years ago, a film by Jeffrey Jeturian that starred Vilma Santos premiered at the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. Titled Ekstra (Extra, or as it’s known overseas, The Bit Player), the film follows a very long day in the life of a middle-aged single mother who endures indignities as one of the many bit players in a popular telenovela. 

by Alvin I. Dacanay  If there’s one thing that stands out in the second edition of the CineFilipino Film Festival, which will open this week and has “Kwento pa rin ang hari (Story is still king)” as its theme, it’s the accessibility and diversity of the entries in different categories—nine full-length films, five documentaries, five television series, and 17 short …