Barako Bull’s Don Allado has issued on apology Wednesday night after posting some tweets against the Philippine Basketball Association. The cager has also deleted his tweets after being heavily criticized. “I would like to extend my sincerest apologies to Comm Salud & entire PBA for last night’s tweets that’s now a subject of controversy,” said Allado on a tweet. … Continue reading »
Category Archives: News
The 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival is on
Nine movie outfits or a total of 14 movie scripts have been submitted to this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival, which will open on Christmas Day. Continue reading »
Celebrity Deathmatch: Mon Tulfo vs Raymart Santiago
Radio and TV host Mon Tulfo and Kapuso actor Raymart Santiago were involved in a brawl at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 last Sunday, May 6. Continue reading »
And the PBB Season 4 Big winner is…Slater Young
Twenty-four-year-old Slater Young from Cebu was named big winner of the 4th Season of Pinoy Big Brother (Unlimited) on March 31 during the finale of the reality show held at the Quirino Grand Stand in Manila. Continue reading »
Bare: a pop opera about two boys in love
In line with its 20th anniversary, the Ateneo blueREPERTORY of the Loyola Schools Performing Arts Cluster proudly presents “ BARE: A POP OPERA ” — the amazing Off-Broadway musical that narrates the story of two boys at a Catholic boarding school as they struggle through the challenges their clandestine love brings. Continue reading »
Young listeners’ music
Some people invariably describe rock metal music as nothing but noise. Disturbing, incomprehensible, loud and lacks harmony are some of few overused adjectives used to describe this genre, which audience generally belongs to the younger age group. Rock band Slapshock, which is known for its distinctly earsplitting sound, knows for a fact that when somebody … Continue reading »
Net 25′s first drama 5 Girls and a Dad starts today
NET 25 of Eagle Broadcasting Corporation presents its initial drama offering billed as “5 Girls amd a Dad,” a family drama about single parent families, written by award winning novelist and screenplay writer Lualhati Bautista ( Bata, Bata Paano ka Ginawa?, Dekada ’70)under the direction of Elson Montalba, with Richard Quan playing the lead role of Lorenzo Legaspi. Continue reading »
No Other Woman breaks box office records with P267 million in 4 weeks
The film No Other Woman top-billed by Anne Curtis, Derek Ramsay and Cristine Reyes is breaking box office records. After four weeks of commercial release, it has surpassed the record set by Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz’s 2009 film, You Changed My Life. Continue reading »
Mister China Chen JianFeng wins the Manhunt International 2011 title
Mister China Chen JianFeng has won the Manhunt International 2011 title during the pageant finale held Monday, October 10, 2011, in Seoul, South Korea. JianFeng is 26 years old and stands 6’2″. Continue reading »
Former police officer and wild card entry Larry Martin wins the first Biggest Loser Pinoy edition
Former police officer Larry Martin, 36, won the title The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition winner after losing 101 pounds and spending 125 days training at the Biggest Loser camp. Larry, who was retained in the show being a wild card entry, won P1 million and a condominium unit. Also, he will appear on the cover of Men’s Health Philippines in its November … Continue reading »
Battle of the ‘tweens’: From T.G.I.S. vs Gimik to Tween Hearts vs Growing Up
by Nickie Wang Some of the brightest names in show business today started out as part of teen-oriented shows and programs. And we can still identify those who were products of GMA-7’s T.G.I.S. or ABS-CBN’s Gimik, two teen drama shows that were very popular back then. Continue reading »
Philippines’ entry to the Foreign Language Film category of 84th Academy Awards
The award-winning independent film Ang Babae sa Septic Tank has been chosen by the Film Academy of the Philippines as the country’s entry to the Foreign Language Film category of 84th Academy Awards. Continue reading »
Tony Perez’s riveting trilogy: Tanghalang Pilipino’s second offering for its 25th Theater Season
by Nickie Wang If you have not experienced losing a family member, been intensely in love and got heartbroken or at least confronted by a life-changing situation at some point, then it would be difficult for you to understand the concept of emotional truth. Continue reading »
Vilma Santos back on the big screen
by Nickie Wang Seasoned actress and Batangas Governor Vilma Santos lists show business as one of her least priority at the moment. She said that her being a public servant and a mother and a wife are undoubtedly her main concerns. Continue reading »
Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup wins 3rd runner up in the Miss Universe 2011
General Santos and University of the Philippines pride Shamcey Supsup won 3rd runner up in the 60th edition of Miss Universe pageant. The 25-year-old beauty was the only finalist to answer in English during the final Q and A portion. She was asked by American actress Vivica Fox , “Would you change your religious beliefs … Continue reading »
K-Pop star Kim Hyun Joong makes Filipino fans scream again
by Nickie Wang South Korean pop star Kim Hyun Joong dropped by Manila last week to meet and greet fans. Around a thousand K-pop aficionados bought Kim’s debut album, Break Down, for a chance to meet the Korean heartthrob up-close and get a high-five. Continue reading »
New 7 Wonders of Nature, Mariel Rodriguez, Polo Ravales and Enchong Dee are this week’s top searches on Yahoo! Philippines
New 7 Wonders of Nature: Filipino netizens turned to Yahoo! last week for updates on the search for the ‘New 7 Wonders of Nature’ to check on the Philippines’ finalist – the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) in Palawan. According to the New 7 Wonders of Nature website, the PPUR currently ranks third in terms of … Continue reading »
YouTube sensation Maria Aragon is no Baby Gaga
by Nickie Wang Fil-Canadian singer Maria Aragon is overwhelmingly grateful to Lady Gaga for giving her the opportunity to be noticed by the world after the pop superstar promoted her cover of the single “Born This Way.” Continue reading »
Why Diether remains single
by Nickie Wang Kapamilya star Diether Ocampo celebrated his 37th birthday last month through a benefit golf tournament participated by his close showbiz and non-showbiz friends. The proceeds went to Knowledge Channel and Kids Foundation, which has been the actor’s major charity for the less fortunate. Continue reading »
Newsmakers: 10 Trending Searches on Yahoo! Philippines from August 8 to 14
Cultural Center of the Philippines: The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is being criticized for housing the controversial Kulo art exhibit which includes Mideo Cruz’ mixed-media collage, Poletismo. The exhibition features election campaign posters, photos of national heroes and movie idols, religious images with condoms and Jesus Christ with a movable wooden penis. The … Continue reading »