The annual Metro Manila Film Festival opens today, Christmas Day, in all theaters nationwide. The 49th MMFF boosts of ten films contesting for box-office supremacy and vying for awards on its awarding on December 27, 2023 at the New Frontier Theater in Cubao. Which films wiil be top grossers and ceĺlar dwellers? Who will win major acting and creative awards? …
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It was a violent and bloody scene straight not from a reel world but from a real life scenario. From a sketchy report by the Quezon City Police Department (QCPD), actor Ronaldo Valdez, Ronald James Dulaca Gibbs in real life, was found bloodied, sitting on a chair while still holding a gunhand, by his driver Angelito Oclarit who called on …
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The Yuchengco family is offering an exclusive insight into their privately held art collection, including never-before-seen artworks by Helen Yuchengco Dee, in an exhibit held at the Yuchengco Museum in Makati. Dubbed “Timeless Collections,” the exhibition stands as a remarkable celebration of art, culture, and history. Along with Dee’s paintings are the distinguished masterpieces of national artist Fernando Amorsolo and …
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Public Relations (PR) is a tricky affair. I am not an expert in the field but people say, in layman’s view, that my PR is good. In an ordinary perception, PR is being generally nice to practically anyone in the trade or in any circle. Going complex, though, PR in the professional way, entails a lot of learnings and relearnings, …
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Roeder Camanag, the singer who popularized the song “Sana Naman” is in search of a singer who can give justice to interpret the signature songs and delineate the colorful life story of torch singer Didith Reyes onstage. Hit titles like “Bakit Ako Mahihiya?” “Nananabik,” “Araw-Araw, Gabi-Gabi,” “Hindi Kami Damong Ligaw,” “Aliw,” to name only a few, were Didith’s second skin. …
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The saga of the Kathryn Bernardo-Daniel Padilla love story continues. After a long silence of the real score between them that the media had been lurking the separation in blind items and even on direct references, Kathryn finally broke the ice of the breakup. Before she came out with the official statement, though, it was, obviously, referred to her ex-boyfriend …
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Fil-Am visual artist Neil Folloso’s first major solo exhibit in the Philippines has been long overdue. As a matter of fact, it’s been years that Neil has conceptualized the ideal art show he has in mind but nothing has materialized yet until “Achara at Banana (Fickled shreded papaya or hearts of palm or coconut stalks),” a collection of his paintings …
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After the success of Montview Residences, a development catering to the Economic and Medium Cost market – offering affordable house and lot options via PAG-IBIG Financing and Bank Financing, Eastern Visayas Land Realty Inc. is set to introduce Montview Heights – an exclusive enclave of just around 90 lots with rolling, elevated terrain that will enable buyer’s to design and …
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Last year’s target of the Metro Manila Film Festival’s box-office returns was P500M. Did the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the festival main organizer in conduit with other agencies, achieve it? If we believed Romando Artes, Concurrent Head then and now Chairman of MMDA, the 48th MMFF had raked in the amount in the last few days of the fest. …
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How do you call an inanimate object or a person who brings in a lot if good news not only to himself but to other people as well? Or people who mutually and beneficially inspire each other. Lucky charm, right? That is where the rapport between award-winning actress and iconic fashion designer Albert Figueras exists. Max is one of Albert’s …
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