KABAKA kicked off their summer Inter-Barangay Basketball Tournament over the weekend at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in partnership with AKSYON Youth to promote wellness and grassroots sports programs all over Manila. KABAKA founder and former Manila fifth district Congressman Amado S. Bagatsing said that this summer Sportsfest, now on its 25th year, is a testament on how committed KABAKA on …
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Yes, you’ve read it right! “No Ragrets” is the newest single of OPM band SALA – a song that not only carries a unique and candid backstory but is also full of emotions and deeper meanings. Produced by AltG Records, “No Ragrets” is available on all digital streaming platforms starting March 21. The song is about the painful truth that …
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Hong Kong-based Filipino theatre artists recently announced the launch of their new performing arts group, The Bootstrap Theatre HK. Led by accomplished performer, writer and composer William Elvin Manzano, the newly formed company aims to bring stage plays and other theatrical works written by Filipino playwrights in front of a multicultural audience in Asia’s world city. For its debut production, …
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PASSERBYBy Nestor Cuartero “Happee lang” was how FFCCCII President Dr. Cecilio K. Pedro described the dazzling celebration of cinema and cross-cultural friendship during the exclusive media screening of record-shattering animated epic “Ne Zha 2” at Fisher Mall’s VIP Premiere Theater March 15. The Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) hosted the screening as part of …
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by Boy Villasanta When the news broke out that veteran actress Delia Razon passed away last Saturday, memories of her keep on rushing in my mind until this very moment. I remember when I first saw her in a taping of a sitcom in the old Broadcast City–which housed the stations Channel 2 (Banahaw Broadcasting Company), Channel 9 (Radio Philippines …
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By Rose de la Cruz Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, who was guest of honor and speaker at the inauguration Sunday of the P200-million Bio N biofertilizer plant facility of the Agri Specialist Inc. in Sta. Rosa, Laguna asked why the adoption of biofertilizer in the rice sector has been too slow and why there was more imported biofertilizers when a …
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PASSERBYBy Nestor Cuartero Rising from high drama and general theatricks, Frontrow introduced its newest product, Luxxe White in an elaborate, theatre-worthy presentation March 15 at its Quezon City headquarters. Luxxe White did not actually die. It just evolved into Luxxe White Ultima – a bigger, better, and stronger line of products that redefines health, beauty, and wellness. With a more …
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Highly respected broadcast news personality and GMA Kapuso Foundation (GMAKF) Ambassador Mel Tiangco was recently honored with two distinguished awards in celebration of Women’s Month, recognizing her unwavering dedication to public service and women empowerment. Tiangco, who is also one of the pillars of GMA Integrated News, was among the recipients of the Community Impact Award at the inaugural Babae …
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The competition is fierce for the top acting awards in this year’s Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival. The festival’s awarding body just released the official list of nominees for the festival’s acting awards, highlighting the cream of the crop in an already stacked lineup of performances. From longtime industry veterans to up and comers of all ages, the nominee list for …
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By Tracy Cabrera Amid speculations that the arrest of former President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte could pose greater risks to local trade, analysts believe it may not directly affect stocks and bonds. However, investors remain wary of global trade uncertainties. Fears of possible “political instability” rattled investors, causing the Philippine stock market’s main index to drop by 2 percent and erase …
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