By: Iman Mensenares “It is never a question of love”. Hello, Love, Goodbye was another much-awaited and intriguing movie of 2019, aside from it is Cathy Garcia-Molina who is known for her award-winning romantic comedy films, but it is also the first Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards movie – two of the big celebrities from rival networks. The film tackles different types of love; self-love, familiar love, and unconditional love; and how it leads us to sacrifices (I hope that didn’t spoil the whole film yet). This movie will give you a roller coaster of emotions. Started with the dramatic...

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) continues to champion Filipino creativity through the Young Creatives Challenge Season 2 (YC2), which concluded in 2025, recognizing emerging talents across various disciplines, including songwriting. Among the standout winners in the Songwriting category are Kervin Kane Estrera, also known as Kervin Kane (Grand Prize Winner); Al-rass Amarillo, also known as Pluma (2nd Placer); and songwriters Ferjun Cano and Rhode Audi Acabal (4th Placer), represented by singer Jupiter Bacuado of Isla Dinagat Creators. These artists have produced works that reflect resilience, personal storytelling, and the evolving voice of Filipino music.   Organized as part...

Araneta City kicks off the much-awaited return of the traditional Binibining Pilipinas activities at the City of Firsts with a Grand Santacruzan on Saturday, May 14, 2022. This year's event features the 40 Binibining Pilipinas 2022 candidates, the Binibining Pilipinas 2021 queens, and Miss International 2005 Lara Quigaman in a colorful procession of religio-historical titles at the City of Firsts. Rev. Father Ronnie Santos (from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish) led the blessing and opening of the Grand Santacruzan with a Holy Mass at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. It was followed by a solemn procession of beauties who donned...

Kpop all-male group BTS once again made history and broke another achievement as their single Black Swan now holds the record for most iTunes #1’s in history by a group, surpassing a 5-year record held by Adele with ‘Hello.’ Thanks to the Army! The Korean male group released their track “Black Swan” as a pre-release single for their mini album “Map of the Soul: 7” on January 17 this year, and followed by a stunning music video which now has more than 123,000,000 views. Watch the music video here: Black Swan topped realtime charts in South Korea and also debuted at number...

Director James Wan has always planned for the “Aquaman” sequel to have a bit more comedy.    In an interview with “Empire” magazine, Wan said, “From the start, I pitched that the first film would be a ‘Romancing the Stone’-type thing – an action-adventure romantic comedy,” he said, “while the second would be an outright buddy comedy.” Some inspirations he had were “Tango & Cash,” a 1989 buddy cop comedy starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell, and 1997’s “Men in Black,” starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.    In “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” sequel to the box office...