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PASSERBYBy Nestor Cuartero The top winners in the search forMr. & Miss Lipa Tourism 2026 were named in a grand 4-hour coronation night June 20 at Plaza Independencia, Lipa City.  The production was so awesome, starting with a massive opening number by cultural group Artifact welcoming the 20 male and female candidates representing Lipa’s various barangays. A wide-screen audio-visual support gave …

Translating the intricate language of the human soul into words requires an insurmountable amount of dedication and courage. The process is not for the faint-hearted, as it often makes writers shed blood, sweat, and tears for simply wishing to execute a vision that has been haunting them for days, months, or years. The Virgin Labfest (VLF), the country’s pioneering theater …

There’s no better way to get to the most professional level of one’s career than to earn a college degree no matter if one is a superstar in show business. This was recently achieved by singer Angeline Quinto when she graduated after completing her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration major in Marketing Management at Immaculada Concepcion College in …

This year marks an important milestone for Cinemata as we host our first-ever community convening, bringing together filmmakers, curators, educators, technologists, researchers, advocates, and cultural workers from across the Asia-Pacific. Held alongside the Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC26) in Manila on June 10 to 11, 2026, the gathering served as a space for dialogue, exchange, and collective planning around the …

New actors Benedix Ramos and Justin Paul Basobas might be greenhorns in the field of cinema but they have shown what real pros are in their film project “All the Things I Leave You” whose subtitle “Patawid” makes it more special and worthwhile. The movie is entirely Ilocano dialogues that make Benedix and Justin Paul more appealing and wonderful. Although …

No doubt, I was very eager to undergo the Cinematography-Directing Masterclass with award-winning filmmaker Raymond Red (“Anino,” ⁿBayani,” “Sakay,” “Ang mga Rebeldeng May Kaso,” “Himpapawid,” “Manila’s Finest,” among other prizewinning masterpieces) at the Conrado “Dengcar” Baltazar Theater of the Movie Workers Welfare Foundation (Mowelfund) Film Institute for three consecutive days (whole day) on the first week of June that started …

by Boy Villasanta What are the chances of Filipino stars at the 21st Seoul International Drama Awards? Will they shine in the company of other Asian nominees in the Best Actress and Best Actress categories? The following are nominated in the major derby for the bests in drama series. Joshua Garcia for “Love is Never Gone” Paulo Avrlino for “The …

ANTICIPATION is building for the ninth edition of The Eddys (Entertainment Editors’ Choice), set for July 5 at the Ceremonial Hall of the Marriott Grand Ballroom at Newport World Resorts in Pasay City, with the awards night promising a glossy showcase of Philippine cinema’s biggest names and brightest talent. Organized by the Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (SPEEd), this year’s …

It’s official: Puregold’s OPM Con Generations 2026 extravaganza is sold out! With multitudes of fans snapping up coveted seats for Puregold’s third staging of the musical extravaganza, expect the cavernous Araneta Coliseum to be packed to the rafters on July 11. The phenomenal demand for tickets demonstrates the immense star power of OPM Con 2026’s SB19, Ben&Ben, Alamat, Flow G, …

by Boy Villasanta Comedian Dennis Padilla lamented one of his daughter’s decisions that almost moved him to tears. Claudia Barretto, the second child of Dennis and former wife Marjorie Barretto, recently filed a petition with a Quezon City trial court, the respective civil registry offices of Quezon City and Muntinlupa City and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to drop the …