Entertainment

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has rated (6) films set to hit the big screen, showcasing a blend of local and international cinematic creations. “Maple Leaf Dreams,” a local drama dealing with love and ambition, and starring Kira Balinger and LA Santos, earned a PG rating from MTRCB Board Members (BMs) Katrina Angela Ebarle, Racquel Maria …

GMA Public Affairs’ multi-awarded bi-monthly documentary program The Atom Araullo Specials earns another big win for the Network with “The Atom Araullo Specials: Hingang Malalim” bringing home the Silver Dolphin Trophy at the Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards in France. First aired in 2023, “The Atom Araullo Specials: Hingang Malalim” delved into the lives of the hardworking pearl divers …

Had a fun time reuniting with former Manila Bulletin colleague and close friend, Shirley Matias-Pizarro, who invited me to speak at an English Competency Seminar held at The Bunker, the provincial capitol in Balanga City, Bataan September 17.  The Bunker is quite a sight to behold for a government structure. It is a modern, seven-story edifice surrounded by glass walls, …

The MiraNila Heritage House & Library proudly presents “Strings of Gold: The Manila Symphony Orchestra Returns Triumphant from Europe” on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at The Gallery MiraNila. In July, the Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra (MSJO) received the gold prize in addition to the Grand Prix in the 13th Bratislava International Youth Music in Slovakia. It was the first time they participated in the festival. Only two companies …

Absence is one. What could be another source of making the heart grows fonder? What else, but fatherhood. A visit from the stork guarantees excitement from keeping each one apart. Yes, actor Zanjoe Marudo feels like his heartbeat goes haywire just thinking and wanting to see his newly born son, Baby M. Wife-actress Ria Atayde gave birth to their first-born …

Alvin Patrimonio, the heartthrob cager of the 90s, still has the looks and the charisma of the dreamboat (“dreamboy” for Pinoys who love to create their own terminologies) that he once was. The crowd still adores him wherever he goes. This, we fount out, when we joined him in gracing an out-of-town sports tournament in Bingawan, Iloilo, known as The …

By Audie See There’s another macho star who seems not to age at all: singing actor Gabby Concepcion.  Theoretically, he is of lolo (grandpa) age: 59. And he has a daughter who is now all of 39 years old: KC Concepcion, whose mother is, of course, Sharon Cuneta. KC, still single, has not given the ex-couple anu grandchild. And it …

Face of the Week We were recently in three towns and two cities of Iloilo: the towns of Bingawan, Calinod and Cabatuan as well as the cities of Passi and Iloilo.  We were there mainly to watch the first ever international concert held recently in Passi City Arena billed “Mania: The ABBA Tribute Band” in which our talent Ysabelle Palabrica …

The Market Monitor’s Lifestyle Editor Nestor Cuartero received The Outstanding Thomasian Alumni (TOTAL) Award 2024 for Media and Entertainment in a formal dinner event held Friday, September 27 at the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building, also known as Thomasian Alumni Center, in UST Manila. Mr. Cuartero, multi-awarded author of three books, was a former editor, 36 years, at the Bulletin Publishing …

by Boy Villasanta Instinct or excitement? Whatever comes first. It doesn’t matter to Filipino actor Zanjoe Marudo as long as he is skin-to-skin with his first-born son Baby M. As long as the fatherly thrill is there, Zanjoe is fine. Three days after Marudo’s wife Ria Atayde gave birth to Baby M, his dad took him in  his arms, rocked …