Vivamax actresses Sahara Bernales and Eunice Santos flank director JR Frias. (Philstar.com / Jan Milo Severo) MANILA, Philippines — Vivamax director JR Frias explained why some movies on the streaming site have only 40 minutes of run time. In an interview with Philstar.com after the back-to-back press conference for the movies “Maliko” and …
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From Bamban to showbiz: Mayor Guo now a ‘star’
MANILA, Philippines — It seems that Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac may have never imagined in her wildest dreams that she would one day be part of show business or at least a character likened after her. And perhaps the hit GMA afternoon series “Abot Kamay na Pangarap” had …
Read More »Miss International 2023 Andrea Rubio on Filipino food, aspiring beauty queens, and celebrity she admires
Miss International 2023 Andrea Rubio (Images courtesy of Russ Cuevas) Miss International 2023 Andrea Rubio enjoys traveling alone to different places. She had no escort or assistant when he arrived in the Philippines on Wednesday night. Andrea is in town for the 60th Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant, which will be …
Read More »Why there’s a sudden interest in Henry Mancini
Italian/American composer Henry Mancini would have been a hundred years old last April 16. He was born in Ohio to a family of Italian immigrants on April 16, 1924. He died on June 14, 1994 from pancreatic cancer. Mancini grew up to become a conductor, arranger, flutist, pianist, concert performer …
Read More »‘Family Feud’ levels up with over P2 million in prizes every week
‘Family Feud’ host Dingdong Dantes Beginning Monday, July 8, not only do the avid viewers of GMA Network’s award-winning game show, Family Feud, have a chance of winning in the all-new “Guess to Win” promo, but so do the loyal viewers of the entire GMA Afternoon Prime block. As Family …
Read More »Vivamax goes German
From left: Viva Communications Chairman of the Board Vic del Rosario, Jr., Bausch Germany Media Head Simon Bausch, directors Sarah Bernales, Bobby Bonifacio, and Lino Cayetano, and Viva Communications President and COO Vincent del Rosario Streaming platform Vivamax, renowned for its extensive film catalog, is now available in German. Viva …
Read More »John Arcilla, Karen Davila back Leonardo DiCaprio’s support for Masungi
From left: Karen Davila, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Arcilla (ABS-CBN / Released, Getty Images via AFP / Mark Davis, John Arcilla via Instagram) MANILA, Philippines — A number of Filipino celebrities called for the protection of the Masungi Geopark Project after Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio expressed support and asked for presidential …
Read More »This Taylor Swift lookalike gets stopped on the street. On Thursday night she’ll take the stage
Ceara Copat says a week hardly goes by without someone coming up to her on the street to tell her she looks like Taylor Swift. “They bug me to perform because I really love to sing and I sing all the time,” she said on Windsor Morning. “So they’re like, …
Read More »Jessy Mendiola returns to showbiz after 5 years, signs with ABS-CBN
Jessy Mendiola MANILA, Philippines — Actress Jessy Mendiola has returned to showbiz after 5 years as she signed a contract with ABS-CBN again. During the contract signing, Jessy said that she did not expect to be back in showbiz. “Parang tinanggap ko na hindi na ako babalik and that’s okay …
Read More »Tribute up for Dumaguete’s Nat’l Artist Eddie Romero
TRIBUTE. National and local officials will celebrate the life and works of Eddie Romero, National Artist for Film and Broadcast, in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental from July 5-7, 2024. The unveiling of a bronze bust of the Dumaguete native will highlight the commemoration, as well as the screening of his notable …
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