In line with the growing numbers of Filipinos living in the poverty line which is more than 50% up to date saying that they are poor, PLDT KaAsenso, PLDT Smart Foundation, RFM Foundation and Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines Alumni Community (TOSP-AC) initiated a campaign called Project Pagsulong that encourages the Filipino youth to be part of alleviate poverty in the country. Being the future leaders, the Project Pagsulong challenges the youth to involve themselves in nation building through social entrepreneurship campaign that will give huge impact to communities that will help them to implement solutions on their current…
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In line with their goal “In The Service Of The Filipino Worldwide”, ABS-CBN continues to deliver updates in and out of the nation that matters to everyone and last July 23 with the ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs they showed the live telecast of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s third State of the Nation Address via “Ulat sa Bayan: Ang Ika-3 SONA ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III”. Anchored by Korina Sanchez at the ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs studio and the rest of the team at the Batansan Pambansa (House of the Representatives) including Lynda Jumilla. In the latest…
As Ateneo Blue Repertory (BlueRep) joins the opening a new school year with a musical play that will bring us back to memory lane where we started to have our first love and crush, dreams to be popular and faces challenges as young adult. I am referring to the 2008 Broadway musical play entitled “13”. It started inLos Angeles in 2007 and 2008 in Goodspeed Musicals with lyrics and music by Jason Robert Brown and a book by Dan Elish, with Robert Horn newly joining as co-librettist. The Ateneo BlueREP production of 13: The Musical is under direction of Christopher…
After the successful presentation of Kaos and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music at the Newport Performing Arts Theater (NPAT), Resorts World Manila (RWM) brings another theater masterpiece from the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II entitled The King and I. It is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and based from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut ofSiamin the 1860s. Now the Philippine presentation of The King and I it will be played by the Filipino veteran actors Leo Tavarro…
For the very first time in the history of Philippine cinema, The Healing, a film directed by Chito S. Roño and stars Vilma Santos, Kim Chiu, Pokwang, Janice de Belen and Martin del Rosario was awarded by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) by two ratings: R-18 and R-13. During the blogger conference it was announced by Direk Chito and explained that it will give everyone the freedom the watch the treatment they wanted on the film. With the R-13 rating it will be now available in all cinemas particularly in SM Cinemas that is known to…
As Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler leave the American Idol after being a judge for the seasons and no confirmations yet if Randy Jackson will remain as a judge or moving to mentor role for the next season of Idol, Kevin Reilly, the President of the Fox’s Entertainment announced that Mariah Carey will be joining the judge panel of the reality singing show. The announcement was done during the Fox’s Executive Session Panel at the Television Critic’s Association Summer Press Tour last July 23. Mariah Carey will be joining the American Idol Season 12 that will kick off on January…
Something to look forward on August with Metro Magazine as they bring the brightest and glamorous stars of Star Magic as they celebrate their 20th year as the leading talent center in the Philippines that nurtures generation of actors and actresses in the entertainment industry. Tagged as the glamorous issue, the Metro Magazine August issue brings four of the brightest dramatic actresses in their generation under Star Magic, Bea Alonzo, Kim Chiu, Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes. Their gowns in the cover were created by Rajo Laurel, Cary Santiago, Rhett Eala, and Pepsi Herrera, respectively. Aside from Bea, Kim, Kathryn…
On July 23, President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III will be giving his third State of the Nation Address live at the Batasan Pambansa (House of the Respresentatives) in Quezon City. ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs will be bringing the live updates from morning during the last minute preparation up to the arrival of guests and VIPs and most especially the President and his family. They will be also airing the live telecast of the PNOY’s SONA 2012 on ABS-CBN, ANC, DZMM Teleradyo and ABS-CBN News website (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/anclivevents . And finally after the SONA, they will still give updates on the…
After the series of auditions from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao with the mentor/judges Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Charice and Ms. Pilita Corales they came up with 172 hopefuls that entered the boot camp. They were divided into four groups namely Girls, Boys, Groups and Over 25s. With the help of vocal coaches each group sing a particular song that will test their memory, diction and delivery of the assigned songs and from there 68 emerges for the next level. Aside from singing, The X-Factor Philippines hopefuls undergo dancing still divided into four groups, some struggled and for others it is…
After few weeks of airing on ABS-CBN’s PrimeTanghali, the romantic-comedy series Be Careful with my Heart remains number 1 in Kantar Media’s Daytime TV program. In the latest national TV ratings last Thursday (July 19), the TV series that stars Richard Yap and Jodi Sta. Maria gained 21.7% versus the GMA 7’s “The Baker King: The Big Return” that only got 7.1%. And also big news to the followers of the King and Queen of PrimeTanghali is that in the over-all national TV ratings the show landed on the number 5 spot. Richard Yap is very thankful to the supporters…