Entertainment

By Audie See At 62, Concert King Martin Nievera can pull off a concert for two or three hours without his voice changing for the worse, such as his voice going hoarse and his body manifesting fatigue. Martin did very well in “The King 4Ever” at the Araneta Coliseum on Saturday night (Sept. 27). He himself describes the event as …

The new group is called Tribu, loosely translated as tribe, a kinfolk, a community, a people. In the local music industry, though, Tribu is a chip off the old block. Publicist Toots Tolentino informed that Tribu as a singing quintet traces its roots to the Aliw Award-winning cultural group “Tribung Pinoy” from the 1980s, led by the late Danny Dolor, …

Face of the Week In Cabatuan, Iloilo, we met a young man, MJ Pueyo, whom we found out sings well and really wants to be a pop singer. MJ has the looks, the height (5’ 9”), the body, and the personality of a showbiz idol. At 20, he looks like he is just in his late teens. Super handsomely boyish, …

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 …