Entertainment

Fil-Am comedian Jo Koy set to host Golden Globes awards on January 7

LOS ANGELES  — Filipino American comedian and actor Jo Koy is ready to host the 81st Golden Globes awards on January 7 at its new home, the CBS. Jo Koy, who is Joseph Glenn Herbert Sr. in real life, was reportedly…

Metro Manila film festival 2023 surpasses P700-M ticket revenues, headed to Hollywood on January 29

By Jennifer T. Santos The Metro Manila Film Festival is back with a vengeance on its 49th edition. This as the festival’s combined gross ticket sales crossed P700 million and still counting with still more screening days before it concludes….

Dolly de Leon’s 2 films, Leni Robredo campaign docu to premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January

Two movies starring Dolly de Leon and a documentary about the 2022 presidential campaign of former vice president Leni Robredo are going to premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in January 18 to 28. This is gleaned in the…

Piolo Pascual is Aliw Awards Entertainer of the Year

By Jennifer T. Santos Movie and theater actor Piolo Pascual copped the 2023 Entertainer of the Year award at rites held at the Centennial Hall of the Manila Hotel, which was jampacked with fans of the winners of the more…

Venus Raj marries non-showbiz boyfriend North Orillan

Miss Universe 2010 4th runner-up Venus Raj has  married her non-showbiz partner. “Today is the day that the Lord has made,” the Doha, Qatar-born Venus whose full name cis Maria Venus Bayonito Raj-Orillan, wrote  on Instagram. The former beauty queen, actress and model, who…

Veteran actor Ronaldo Valdez dies of gunshot wound; suicide or murder?

Veteran and award-winning actor Ronald James Dulaca Gibbs, best known by his screen name Ronaldo Valdez, died on Sunday. He was 6. The cause of his death was not disclosed but the Quezon City Police admitted they are investigating thoroughly…

Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla reunite, more stars shine at ABS-CBN Christmas Special at the Big Dome

The ABS-CBN Christmas Special returned to the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City after three years, with some 300 Kapamilya stars  on Wednesday (December 13) night. The biggest surprise of the night was the performance of  Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel…

UPSIDE (Cherie M. Querol Moreno): Filmmaker Gio Espiritu gains more awards

THIS year has brought a bountiful harvest of acclaim for Filipino American Gio Espiritu, who has been collecting awards for her intersecting talents as actor, writer and filmmaker.   Currently based in Las Vegas to be near her fellow creative “kiddo”…

Tito, Vic, and Joey win ‘Eat Bulaga’ dispute as IPOPHL cancel’s TAPE’s trademark

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL) has canceled the trademark registration of “Eat Bulaga” by Television and Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE), ruling that it was Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey De Leon who came up with the…

Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla confirm split; fans, showbiz friends shocked

By Jennifer T. Santos, Correspondent Popular reel and real love team of Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla is no more. This as the young couple confirmed that they have broken up after 11 years of partnership in show business and…