Viewers continue to tune in to ABS-CBN’s hit primetime shows every night after “Lavender Fields” and “Pamilya Sagrado” logged all-time high viewership records on Kapamilya Online Live on YouTube on October 2 (Wednesday). “Lavender Fields” recorded 657,514 peak concurrent views in a thrilling episode where Jasmin (Jodi Sta. Maria) confessed to Zandro (Albert Martinez) why she changed her identity to …
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By Boy Villasanta From October 15 to 26, 2024, the Filipinos are treated with an avalanche of performance arts in every nook and cranny of Philippine society. “In Situ, Performance and Exhibition” the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) with the collaboration of Belarmino & Partners provide the nation with practical and realistic art forms that can liberate the hearts …
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The University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P), in partnership with the IESE Business School of the University of Navarra, Spain, hosted a symposium in UA&P on September 20 exploring a critical question: Is ESG worth the investment? Dr. Gaizka Ormazabal, a globally recognized expert on sustainability and governance, provided an international outlook on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investing and …
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Filipino fans of K-drama star Kim Ji-soo will see him again on the big screen as he made his Filipino comeback movie, “Mujigae,” which earned a PG (Parental Guidance) rating from the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB). He stars with Filipina actress Alexa Ilacad and child star Ryrie Sophia in the film reviewed by Board Members (BMs) …
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By Boy Villasanta Among the universities and colleges in the Philippines, the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Faculty of Arts and Letters has remained one of the most prolific institutions to have produced and graduated outstanding multimedia practitioners in the country since its inception in 1965. To name only a few, there were National Artists for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera and …
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Joey Ayala kept audiences laughing while reminiscing the colorfulmoments he and his group Ang Bagong Lumad experienced in the CCP’s Outreach and Exchange Program during his acceptance speech at the recent Gawad CCP Para sa Sining. “Mga apat na dekada na po kaming lumilikha at nagpe-perform at napakaraming musiko na rin ang naging kasama sa banda at sa ibat-ibang proyekto,” …
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By Ratziel San Juan University of the Philippines (UP) Press has released “Tugtugan Pamorningan: The Philippine Music Scene (1990-1999),” a new book chronicling the titular decade’s major developments in local music. The 332-page book is an anthology of stories written by its author, Susan Claire Agbayani, in the 1990s. “There were other exciting developments such as the ethnic/world music movement, …
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SINGAPORE—Base Entertainment Asia in association with The Really Useful Group and Crossroads Live, are thrilled to announce the return of the world’s most beloved musical, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, to Singapore. This highly anticipated production will grace Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands for a strictly limited season from May 2025. Previously presented at Marina Bay Sands in 2013 …
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What makes it more colorful and glitzier is the special participation of show people with hardcore politicians and other wannabes. The 2025 midterm elections are showstoppers set on May 12 whose filing of the Certificates of Candidacy (CoC) has ended on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. Look ma! Here is the list of celebrities—movie, film, theater, music and multimedia who are …
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After almost a year of absence from the local entertainment scene, Lovi Poe—so-called Supreme Actress of the Philippines—is back in town. Lovi missed her life back home so much that she requested her husband, film producer and businessman Monty Biencowe whom she described as an amazing husband who wouldn’t stop her from doing what she loves to do—acting and visiting …
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