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Leah C. Salterio
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Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika: Looking back on Hajji Alejandro’s enduring OPM legacy
by Leah C. Salterio - April 23, 2025 - 12:00am
After being hospitalized for nearly two months, singer Hajji Alejandro, the original “Kilabot ng mga Kolehiyala,” passed away Monday morning.
John ‘Sweet’ Lapus does musical for the first time
by Leah C. Salterio - April 14, 2025 - 12:00am
Comedian-actor-director John “Sweet” Lapus has come full circle now that he is doing “Delia D,” an original Filipino musical featuring the songs of Jonathan Manalo, to be staged by Newport...
Local stars honored to play men and women in uniform
by Leah C. Salterio - April 11, 2025 - 12:00am
An action-drama about policemen and firemen may be an ordinary plot for a film, although it doesn’t always get the green light from both the Philippine National Police and the Bureau of Fire Protection.
KimPau didn’t disappoint in first movie team-up
by Leah C. Salterio - April 8, 2025 - 12:00am
After working in the series, “Linlang” and first teaming up in the remake of “What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?,” both on TV, the partnership of Paulo Avelino and Kim Chiu proves they...
Sessionistas’ reunion concert is a love letter to fans
by Leah C. Salterio - April 6, 2025 - 5:30pm
The recent ‘Love, Sessionistas’ concert, mounted by Ice and Liza Diño-Seguerra’s Fire and Ice Entertainment and bankrolled by Fire and Ice Live, serves as a reunion for the Sessionistas,...
Freddie Webb on acting in his ‘twilight years’: I’m happy, proud and forever grateful
by Leah C. Salterio - March 30, 2025 - 12:00am
Freddie Webb first made a name for himself as a hardcourt hero in the ‘60s when he became a star player for the Letran Knights of Colegio de San Juan de Letran.
‘Delia D’: Hybrid musical features original music of Jonathan Manalo
by Leah C. Salterio - March 18, 2025 - 12:00am
“Delia D,” the 11th major theatrical production from Newport World Resorts production outfit, Full House Theater Company, was originally titled “Gusto Ko Nang Bumitaw.”
Heaven Peralejo sends the chills in director Mikhail Red’s ‘Lilim’
by Leah C. Salterio - March 12, 2025 - 12:00am
Director Mikhail Red has been searching for the right project for the big screen since he bagged Best Director and Best Picture honors for the psychological horror-mystery, “Deleter” (2022).
Rhian Ramos, Marvin Agustin join Bakery Fair 2025
by Leah C. Salterio - March 7, 2025 - 12:00am
Actress Rhian Ramos and actor-restaurateur-chef Marvin Agustin have given their nods to grace the ongoing 2025 Bakery Fair that will run until tomorrow, March 8, at the World Trade Center.
Bong Revilla sees a need to revisit Eddie Garcia Law
by Leah C. Salterio - March 4, 2025 - 12:00am
Sen. Bong Revilla Jr. is aware of the state of local films at the box office. Most releases do not fare well at the tills. Theatrical films do not make money and fail to recoup their expenses.
‘Filipino at Heart’: A show that puts teachers in the spotlight
by Leah C. Salterio - March 2, 2025 - 12:00am
It was a flat “no” that teacher Jean Descallar, owner of Starland International School in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, immediately gave when she was first offered by producer Ivy Attaya of Makers Mind,...
A Pinoy teacher abroad wants Iza Calzado, Dimples Romana to star in her film-bio
by Leah C. Salterio - March 1, 2025 - 12:00am
Teacher Mary or Marianne Lourdes Leonor is a dedicated Filipino teacher and normal Filipino citizen who tried her luck to uproot in China and settled in the province of Hubei in the eastern-most part of Central China....
Young stars proud to be part of ‘The Caretakers’
by Leah C. Salterio - February 27, 2025 - 12:00am
The young cast of director Shugo Praico’s “The Caretakers” are all proud to be part of the amazing suspense-horror project that stars Iza Calzado and Dimples Romana for the first time on the big...
Toma Cayabyab, Mike Shimamoto celebrate friendship with ‘Heart to Heart’ concert
by Leah C. Salterio - February 25, 2025 - 12:00am
Few people have maintained their friendship from high school. Many have inevitably parted ways, pursued their respective endeavors and lost touch.
Gab Pangilinan marks successful first decade onstage
by Leah C. Salterio - February 18, 2025 - 12:00am
Singer-theater actress Gab Pangilinan’s first solo concert could have happened earlier as she had been consistently offered to perform live onstage the past, few years. Yet, for some reason, even if there had...
Marian Rivera confirms primetime TV comeback
by Leah C. Salterio - February 12, 2025 - 12:00am
Marian Rivera is excited about her projects this year that her management approved for her.
Miss World QC candidates express desire to join showbiz
by Leah C. Salterio - February 4, 2025 - 12:00am
One of the challenges in mounting a contest like Miss World Quezon City is the schedules of the ladies, especially their studies for those who are still in school, insisted Jeannie Jarina, national director of Miss...
Rhen Escaño takes pride in her acting projects
by Leah C. Salterio - February 3, 2025 - 12:00am
Rhen Escaño started her acting career 16 years ago when she appeared in director Soxy Topacio’s “Ded na si Lolo.” Since then, she has appeared in a number of challenging roles through...
Jessy Mendiola ready to return to acting
by Leah C. Salterio - January 20, 2025 - 12:00am
After five years of not appearing on TV, actress Jessy Mendiola is slated to return to acting as she recently accepted the offer of ABS-CBN for a teleserye.
Vic Sotto plans to make another drama after ‘The Kingdom’
by Leah C. Salterio - January 16, 2025 - 12:00am
Barely a month after he did his first-ever dramatic role in director Michael Tuviera’s Metro Manila Film Festival entry, “The Kingdom,” comedian-TV host Vic Sotto still couldn’t believe it...
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