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How Ceasar Soriano went from reporting news to directing films
by Januar Junior Aguja - May 15, 2025 - 12:00am
As part of the pioneering batch of ABS-CBN reporters in an era when Angelo Castro Jr. and Loren Legarda were the faces of "The World Tonight", there was one policy from the former that stuck with Ceasar...
Generational trauma meets gore in ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’
by Januar Junior Aguja - May 14, 2025 - 12:00am
The Final Destination franchise has a proven-and-tested formula that has traumatized generations since the first film came out in 2000: one person experiences a premonition, wakes up from reality, warns others that...
5 Filipino-produced films at the 2025 Cannes
by Januar Junior Aguja - May 13, 2025 - 12:00am
Every cinephile and film industry observer knows that the Cannes Film Festival is a make-or-break event, where audiences won’t be shy about giving a film a round of applause for several minutes or booing one...
Cebuano P-pop group VLST to debut this May 17
by Januar Junior Aguja - May 12, 2025 - 12:00am
To make it big in the P-pop scene, the aspiring Bisaya idol group VLST had to make a few, but significant sacrifices. One of these was putting a halt to their college education.
Cebuano P-pop group VLST to debut this May 17
by Januar Junior Aguja - May 12, 2025 - 12:00am
To make it big in the P-pop scene, the aspiring Bisaya idol group VLST had to make a few, but significant sacrifices. One of these was putting a halt to their college education. The group’s leader, Aeron, used...
Lessons from mom that shaped their motherhood journeys
by Januar Junior Aguja - May 11, 2025 - 12:00am
Children often mirror their parents, especially daughters with their mothers.
JM Dakila carves own path as a balladeer in a land of singers
by Januar Junior Aguja - May 7, 2025 - 12:00am
The Philippines has often been declared online as the country where everyone seems to be a good singer. For aspiring
Cebuana ‘Drag Race Philippines’ queens remember Jiggly Caliente
by Januar Junior Aguja - May 6, 2025 - 12:00am
Cebuana drag queen Nicole Pardaux was at an event on April 27 when she came across a post announcing that Filipino-American performer Jiggly Caliente had passed away. In shock, she immediately reached out to her...
‘Thunderbolts*’ proves MCU is back with heartfelt handling of mental health struggles
by Januar Junior Aguja - May 5, 2025 - 12:00am
The Marvel Cinematic Universe  is at its best when it focuses on the character development of its larger-than-life superheroes because their powers don’t change the fact that they are still people with...
Teatro de San Pedro Calungsod uses theater to carry on Pope Francis’ teachings
by Januar Junior Aguja - May 3, 2025 - 12:00am
 As the playwright and director of Teatro de San Pedro Calungsod, Msgr. Agustin Ancajas wants to use the medium of theater to spread the teachings of the Lord without being too on-the-nose.
The Wonggoy’s Kyle Wong finds his muse
by Januar Junior Aguja - May 1, 2025 - 12:00am
For Kyle Wong of The Wonggoys, inspiration comes naturally when he’s been in love with a woman of substance for nearly six years.
How did Cebu’s bets do at the MUP 2025 Preliminaries?
by Januar Junior Aguja - April 30, 2025 - 12:00am
After their performances at Monday’s Miss Universe Philippines (MUP) 2025 preliminaries, will Cebu City’s Gabriella Carballo, Lapu-Lapu City’s Natasha Testa, or San Fernando’s Thelma Suzanne...
‘Bittersweet’ Cebu return for Jackie Lou Blanco after mom Pilita’s passing
by Januar Junior Aguja - April 29, 2025 - 12:00am
Jackie Lou Blanco was preparing for the last four shows of her latest play “Deadma” with co-star JC Santos when news came that her mother, Pilita Corrales, passed away on April 12.
Did ‘Black Mirror’ reclaim its dystopian glory in Season 7?
by Januar Junior Aguja - April 28, 2025 - 12:00am
After lukewarm receptions toward its previous two seasons, critics and fans felt that “Black Mirror” had returned to its roots in its latest seventh season, released April 10 on Netflix.
On Indie Drama’s 17th Anniversary
by Januar Junior Aguja - April 27, 2025 - 12:00am
In a time when theaters and streamers are battling for people’s attention and wallets, Dante Nico Garcia wants to catch up with what he calls the current “transition stage” in Philippine cinem...
Genre-bending ‘Sinners’ is already one of 2025’s best films
by Januar Junior Aguja - April 25, 2025 - 12:00am
The words of Linda Martell – the first commercially successful Black female country artist – sum up the ethos of Beyoncé’s Grammy-winning album Cowboy Carter: “Genres are a funny little...
Jericho Streegan finds his rhythm in R&B
by Januar Junior Aguja - April 24, 2025 - 12:00am
After Jericho Streegan saw Brian McKnight in a 2018 Cebu concert with his mother, he realized he wanted to become an artist and perform for an audience.
Lady Gaga’s Coachella show proves she’s still a prime performer
by Januar Junior Aguja - April 22, 2025 - 12:00am
When Lady Gaga first performed at Coachella in 2017, she had only a few weeks to prepare for her headlining show. She was a last-minute replacement for Beyoncé, who had to postpone due to pregnancy, delaying...
Shuvee Etrata: From aspiring doctor to PBB’s ‘Island Ate ng Cebu’
by Januar Junior Aguja - April 21, 2025 - 12:00am
When Shuvee Etrata told her family she wanted to be an actress, her mother Jorena was initially apprehensive about the career shift.
Shuvee Etrata: From aspiring doctor to PBB’s ‘Island Ate ng Cebu’
by Januar Junior Aguja - April 21, 2025 - 12:00am
When Shuvee Etrata told her family she wanted to be an actress, her mother Jorena was initially apprehensive about the career shift.
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