By Boy Villasanta I had a chance meeting with drama and action star Phillip Salvador at the Senate early last week. It was a pleasant surprise on mutual grounds. I was in the company of beauty queen-actress Azenith Briones and colleagues in the writing beat Erlinda Rapadas T. and Obette Serrano. We haven’t seen Phillip for ages so we had …
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My association with actress and 1975 Mutya ng Pilipinas 2nd runner-up and Miss Photogenic Azenith Briones started a long time ago. Since Azenith was launched in the movie “Omeng Satanasia” as a love interest of Dolphy after she won the beauty contest, I was already running around with her. At the time, she was paired off with action stars but …
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Action superhero and Filipino Senator Lito Lapid will receive the American Asia International Awards in Hollywood, California on November 24, 2024. Lapid will be given the 2024 Most Loved Public Servant Enduring Filipino Actor of the Year for his invaluable contributions to nation-building back home. According to Alfred Yumul, Chief Executive officer (CEO) of AmerAsia International Awards, Sen. Lapid is …
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We rarely see women action stars in local films nowadays unlike in yesteryears when Celia Fuentes, Virginia, Liza Moreno, Nancy Roman, just to name a few, made waves in their kicking and gun-toting screen adventures. Although there are pretenders to the throne among the current crop of female stars who try hard to become action queens however in small scenes. …
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The Child’s World–A Growing Center Inc. (TCW) has been a second home for differently-abled individuals, like Ella, for over four decades. As her parents’ approach retirement, they’re concerned about her future. To address this, TCW is building a “Forever Home” in Cavite, a communal living space designed to support and nurture individuals with special needs long after their families are …
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by Boy Villasanta Christmas is just around the corner but the joy and happiness it brings comes earlier than expected. After six months of isolation, beauty-queen actress Azenith Briones has finally come out of the rehabilitation center she was forced to commit when her children allegedly collectively agreed to enter her into a reformatory facility due to drug addiction, an …
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To advocate modernization and industry partnership, the Union Bank of the Philippines teamed up with the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) to equip young Filipino innovators with a progressive skillset on cutting-edge technology required to succeed in this digital age. Under the UBPXcellerator Program, UnionBank launched the Innovation Garage Project in accordance with its Tech Up Pilipinas campaign …
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The top 12 songs of Philpop Himig Handog songwriting festival have premiered their respective music videos on ABS-CBN Star Music’s YouTube channel. The music videos of Ice Seguerra’s “ATM,” Ferdinand Aragon’s “Buhi,” Jolianne’s “Dili Na Lang,” KHIMO’s “Ghostwriter,” Maki’s “Kurba,” Geca Morales, Lyka Estrella, and Annrain’s “Langit Lupa,” VXON’s “MHWG,” Moira Dela Torre and Johnoy Danao’s “Papahiram,” Kurt Fick’s “Salamat …
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By ISABELLA E. CUARTERO By Isabella E. Cuartero Julie Anne San Jose has stepped up as the 34th Ginebra San Miguel Calendar Girl in a concert-like event on October 30 at the ballroom of Diamond Hotel in Manila. An avowed lover of gin and tonic, GMA’s ‘Maria Clara at Ibarra’ star admitted she was initially unbelieving when she saw images …
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Filipino Deaf youth will recount the pivotal stories that have shaped the community during the 30th Deaf Festival in celebration of Deaf Awareness Week. Themed 30 Years, Countless Stories, this year’s iteration aims to move forward with its mission to provide platforms for the Deaf to promote mindfulness and appreciation of their unique identity. The celebration was established in November …
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