Author: Flow Galindez

After his successful entrance to the entertainment industry as Papa Chen in My Binondo Girl and later as Sir Chief in the top rating morning family drama of ABS-CBN entitled Be Careful With My Heart, Richard Yap signs another contract and this time with Star Records. Aside from his on going TV project Be Careful With My Heart with Jodi Sta. Maria and the Be Careful With My Heart the Movie which was recently announced as a 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival Official Entry, Richard will be working on his first ever album under Star Records. Richard Yap showcased his…

After being part of the 15 movies to be screened for the 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) last week, the MMFF Committee headed by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) officially announces the final 8 official entries for the annual film festival that will be competing on Christmas Day. From two entries last year which were Sisterakas and One More Try that were both box office films, Star Cinema will be having three entries for this year. Entries included are Be Careful with My Heart the Movie with Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap, Pagpag with Kathryn Bernardo and…

In celebration of the cinematic excellence and craft, 36th Gawad Urian will be awarding actors and actresses, filmmakers, writers and the rest of the production team behind the successful films of last year. Big winners are Nora Aunor for Best Actress, Jericho Rosales for Best Actor, Adolfo Alix for Best Actor, and Best Film is The 36th Gawad Urian Awards Night happened at the NBC Tent, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, June 18 and was hosted by Richard Gomez, Cherie Gil, Butch Francisco, Iza Calzado and Xian Lim. Complete winners of the 36th Gawad Urian: Best Film: Ang Paglalakbay ng mga…

ABS-CBN once again proven that the Kapamilya Network is the home of reality talent search in the country after The Voice of The Philippines earned high ratings during its debut last June 15 and 16. The Voice of the Philippines hit a national TV rating of 30.2%, or 18 points higher than GMA 7’s Celebrity Bluff (12.1%), in its pilot airing last Saturday (June 15). It also topped the list of most-watched programs last Sunday (Jun 16) with a national TV rating of 27.7%, beating rival Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho with only 22%. During the first two episodes of The…

It’s been awhile since People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia Pacific approached me and discuss about the concern on Mali, a 36-year old elephant in Manila Zoo. After reading several articles on the case of Mali, I am 100% joining PETA on this plight calling for the transfer of Mali to a better home and not on the Manila Zoo. Up to date there’s already 60, 000 signatures supporting the campaign to transfer Mali to the Department of Agriculture and early this year the House Committee on Natural Resources passed a resolution that aims to look into…

In line with the opening of The Smurfs 2 in all theaters nationwide on August 7 under Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, there will be Global Smurfs Day that will take place in 28 countries to celebrate the birthday of Peyo, the creator of the Smurfs. Here in the Philippines it will take place at the SM Mall of Asia on the said day. SM Mall of Asia’s steel-framed globe will display an LED projection of the Global Smurfs Day logo on the days leading to the event and on Global Smurfs Day itself. Aside from that at the…

From the success of 300 in 2006, Warner Bros Pictures and Legendary Pictures bring the prequel of the film on the big screen entitled 300: Rise of an Empire on March 2014. 300: Rise of an Empire narrates the story on how become Xerxes win all his battles and became the feared “god King”. Starring Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Hans Matheson, Lena Headey and Rodrigo Santoro, the film is directed by Noam Murro. 300: Rise of an Empire is based from Frank Miller’s latest graphic novel Xerxes covering the new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a…

After dominating the morning television in the Philippines and capturing the hearts of the Filipinos here in the country and abroad through TFC, Be Careful With My Heart will now be on the big screen very soon. Be Careful With My Heart airs on ABS-CBN weekdays with marathon every Saturday now runs for almost a year since it aired its first episode last July 9, 2012. The daytime television family drama stars Jodi Sta. Maria, Richard Yap, Mutya Orquia, Janella Salvador and Jerome Ponce. Meanwhile, Be Careful With My Heart the Movie was announced last week as one of the…

In celebration of the cinematic excellence and craft, 36th Gawad Urian will be awarding actors and actresses, filmmakers, writers and the rest of the production team behind the successful films of last year. The 36th Gawad Urian Awards Night will take place at the NBC Tent, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig on June 18 and will be hosted by Richard Gomez, Cherie Gil, Butch Francisco, Iza Calzado and Xian Lim. Nominees included in the 36th Gawad Urian are  Jodi Sta. Maria (Aparisyon), Nora Aunor (Thy Womb), Alessandra de Rossi (Baybayin), Assunta de Rossi (Baybayin), Gina Alajar (Mater Dolorosa), Ama Quiambao (Diablo),…

Coming from the back to back success of their movie Sisterakas and Must Be Love along with their TV series Princess and I, Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla or popularly known as KathNiel will be doing another movie under Star Cinema, Skylight Films and Regal Films entitled Pagpag. Pagpag is a horror film and mentioned as one of the 15 films that might enter the Metro Manila Film Festival 2013. This is their second solo film together after Must Be Love and second MMFF project after Sisterkas. Meanwhile, Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla will also appear in their third TV…