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Bucheon City, South Korea—Despite the rains and dark clouds, the prestigious annual Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) rolled in on the big grounds of the Bucheon City Hall Lawn last Thursday night. Formerly and also known as Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan), this year’s BIFAn was marked with the participation of Filipino or Filipino-bred contingents in various sections. …

BiFan is the acronym of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in Bucheon City, South Korea. In the early 2010s, it used to be called Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival or PiFan, Puchon being another name for Bucheon in the Korean historical, geographical and territorial layout. I first heard of PiFan from my Korean mentor Cho Pock-rey, arts ambassador, film professor, …

When Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon (also known as TVJ) with the rest of the legit Dabarkads finally, collectively resigned from TAPE (Television and Production Exponents), Inc., the content creator of the longest running noontime show on TV “Eat Bulaga,” the viewing-public didn’t mince words of regrets and immediately shown and thrown sympathy to the departing group. …

The first time I was in South Korea was in 2011 when the tremendous impact of K-pop was felt not only in Korea itself but all throughout the world. I was a film student of the Fantastic Film School (FFS) of the Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) of—by that time it was still called Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival …

This early, young actor Joshua Garcia is one of the most watched and awaited Filipino actors on the big and small screens. Not only because of his fine features but his acting prowess as well. Given any role (teenybopper, boy-next-door, lover boy etc.) he excels in any of them. That is why he is a prized possession of ABS-CBN. His …

Star for All Seasons Vilma Santos recently flew to Los Angeles, California with husband Congressman Ralph Recto and sin Ryan Christian. Vilma was also with her older sister Emilyn from the Philippines. It was a family bonding time with Vi’s sisters in the US, namely Maritess and Winnie! Oh! No sooner said, the Santos sisters embarked on a fun Tik …

Remember Patrick Guzman, a 1990s heartthrob and popular leading among famous actresses? Patrick died instantly at their house in Ontario, Canada. According to Rey Lanada, Ogie Alcasid’s handler, Patrick fell off the floor while cleaning. Lanada noted in his social media spaces that Guzman just dropped dead despite his sixteen-year-old son Aeden’s calling 911. “Bigla na lang siyang natumba. Tumawag …

Although still untitled, the new noontime show of Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon will be aired in TV5. Mediaquest Group, headed by Jane Basas recently announced the transfer of Tito, Vic and Joey (TVJ) and the rest of their co-hosts, collectively known as Dabarkads, to a new home after their departure from Television and Production Exponents (TAPE), …

During his first decade as a medical professional, Dr. Pacifico Eric Eusebio Calderon has taken a path less traveled by his contemporaries. He is working to advance the ‘human side’ of medicine—practicing, teaching, and doing research on how to ‘bring back humans’ in doctors. The 38-year-old physician and medical ethicist (a medical professional focusing on supporting patients, doctors, and the …

After years of battling physical and emotional pains, award-winning actor John Regala has passed to the next life. John died of organ failures due to complications in his kidney and liver diseases. Regala, John Paul Guido Boucher Scherrer in real life, was hospitalized a lot times since he was diagnosed with cirrhosis. During the height of the pandemic, John was …