Entertainment

By Isabella Cuartero Through its international awards campaign grants program, Pinoy Oscars Pursuit, the Academy is now accepting submissions and providing financial support to Filipino films seeking Oscar and other major international awards recognition. On June 18, the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) has opened submissions for Pinoy Oscars Pursuit, a grants program that supports Filipino films campaigning for …

PASSERBYBy Nestor Cuartero The top winners in the search for Mr. & 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 …

TOAST The Best of BREAD will be performing at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on August 12 and at The Waterfront Cebu City Hotel on August 15, 2026. With a surprising fidelity rarely heard from a live tribute band, TOAST is often described as “spot on” to Bread’s original recordings. Audiences everywhere rave about how closely their live performances sound like …

By Isabella Cuartero What better way to welcome a new decade than with a birthday concert and the launch of a debut album? Marking both milestones, emerging singer-songwriter Isha Ponti celebrated her 20th birthday with a special concert at Viva Café in Araneta Center, Cubao on June 20, where she introduced the audience to LIKAS, her 10-track debut album. “LIKAS” …

The Film Academy of the Philippines announces the Official Shortlist of movies being considered as Philippine submission for the Best International Feature Film Category at the 98th Academy Awards. Seven films will be undergoing the selection process for full length feature to be submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States, which will …

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 …