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CHMSU to host region-wide RASUC-VI Culture and the Arts Conference, Festival
CHMSU to host region-wide RASUC-VI Culture and the Arts Conference, Festival.....»»
Why Business Should Start Investing in the Mental Well-Being of Their Employees
The pandemic has triggered waves of anxiety, uncertainty, and financial strain, impacting the mental health of millions of employees. Poor mental health leads to decreased productivity, increased absenteeism, and strained work relationships. With that said, it is crucial to address employees’ mental health issues to have a thriving workspace. Encourage Open Communication and Supportive Culture […].....»»
Substantiate your opinion : Students join NCCA workshop on film reading
Students in Zamboanga, however, learned a few tips on how to appreciate or read a film better in a workshop facilitated by the National Commission on Culture and the Arts when the national agency visited the southern city last March 8 in celebration of the National Arts Month every February......»»
Bea Alonzo, Julia Barretto reconcile at Johnny Manahan’s birthday party
Actresses Bea Alonzo and Julia Barretto have reportedly reconciled through the help of singer-actor Darren Espanto......»»
Sparkle artists hataw ngayong Pebrero
RATED Rni Rommel Gonzales SA big screen naman nagpapamalas ng galing sa pag-arte ang mga Sparkle artist na sina Thea Tolentino, Glaiza De Castro, Pokwang, at Kelvin Miranda. Switch muna sa pagpapatawa si Thea sa romantic comedy film na Take Me to Banaue ng Carpe Diem Pictures na ipinalabas na sa mga sinehan noong February 12. Samantala, bibida ang award-winning actresses na ….....»»
Beauty Gonzalez on beauty secret: ‘I actually love ceremony and process’
Beauty Gonzalez is one of the actresses enjoying the most screen time nowadays......»»
Artists, colleagues call to 'FreeJadeCastro after warrantless arrest of director
Filipino actors, actresses, friends, and colleagues from the industry rally online for the immediate release of the director and his friends.....»»
Kyline Alcantara gives strong Kathryn Bernardo vibes in looks and love life
"Kyline" and "Kathryn" not only rhyme; the two actresses from rival networks GMA and ABS-CBN now also look alike — in both style and recent fate in love life......»»
Roadtrip stars share motherhood journey, advice to children in showbiz
Veteran actresses, Janice de Belen and Carmina Villarroel, have conveyed the learnings they have in showbiz industry to their children (apart from inheriting the acting talents of course) who also joined the entertainment business......»»
Kathryn Bernardo, Andrea Brillantes together in 1 shopping campaign amid controversies
Despite the controversies they are facing, actresses Kathryn Bernardo and Andrea Brillantes managed to even star together in a campaign at the end of last year......»»
Andrea Brillantes, Belle Mariano enter TC Candler s 100 Most Beautiful Faces list
Young Kapamilya actresses Andrea Brillantes and Belle Mariano join Janine Gutierrez, Liza Soberano and Ivana Alawi on TC Candler's 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2023......»»
2 Best Pictures, 2 Best Actresses named by The Eddys
Two Best Actress winners and two Best Pictures were adjudged in the sixth Entertainment Editor’s Choice Awards or the Eddys, held Sunday night at the Aliw Theater......»»
Cristy Fermin: May ilalaban ‘yung Andrea, wala talagang binatbat si Kathryn
IBINAHAGI ng kolumnistang si Cristy Fermin ang kanyang obserbasyon sa pisikal na katangian ng Kapamilya actresses na sina Kathryn Bernardo at Andrea Brillantes. Sa kaniyang latest episode ng “Showbiz Now Na” kasama sina Wendell Alvarez at Romel Chika, tinalakay nila ang hindi mamatay-matay na isyung diumano’y paghihiwalay ng KathNiel kung saan damay si Andrea. Habang.....»»
Cristy Fermin: May ilalaban ‘yung Andrea, wala talagang binatbat si Kathryn
IBINAHAGI ng kolumnistang si Cristy Fermin ang kanyang obserbasyon sa pisikal na katangian ng Kapamilya actresses na sina Kathryn Bernardo at Andrea Brillantes. Sa kaniyang latest episode ng “Showbiz Now Na” kasama sina Wendell Alvarez at Romel Chika, tinalakay nila ang hindi mamatay-matay na isyung diumano’y paghihiwalay ng KathNiel kung saan damay si Andrea. Habang.....»»
How Jodi, Gabbi became real-life friends while filming Unbreak My Heart
The romantic-drama series Unbreak My Heart is now down to its last few weeks but the bond that its lead actresses — Jodi Sta. Maria and Gabbi Garcia — were able to form while filming it will continue in real life......»»
AJ Raval, other Vivamax stars also facing obscene publication charges
The Kapisanan ng Social Media Broadcasters ng Pilipinas Inc. has filed criminal charges against Vivamax actresses AJ Raval, Ayanna Misola, and Azi Acosta, claiming the three have committed "cybercrime violations in relation to obscene publication.".....»»
Judy Ann Santos praises young stars as mahuhusay, cites Charlie Dizon, Kathryn Bernardo, Nadine Lustre
Judy Ann Santos named three actresses and one young actor as among the promising, good artists in the Philippine entertainment industry......»»
Iran women’s activist Narges Mohammadi wins peace Nobel
The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to imprisoned rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, honored for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran. Mohammadi's award comes after a wave of protests that swept Iran after the death in custody a year ago of a young Iranian Kurd, Mahsa Amini, arrested for violating Iran's strict dress rules for women. Mohammadi, a 51-year-old journalist and activist, has spent much of the past two decades in and out of jail for her campaign against the mandatory hijab for women and the death penalty. She is the vice-president of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre founded by Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi, herself a Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2003. Mohammadi was honored "for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all," said Berit Reiss-Andersen, the head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo. "Her brave struggle has come with tremendous personal costs. Altogether, the regime has arrested her 13 times, convicted her five times, and sentenced her to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes," Reiss-Andersen said in the jury's citation. Speaking to reporters after the announcement, she called for Mohammadi's release. "If the Iranian authorities make the right decision, they will release her. So she can be present to receive this honor, which is what we primarily hope for," she said. The recent protests in Iran "accelerated the process of realizing democracy, freedom, and equality in Iran," a process that is now "irreversible", Mohammadi told AFP last month in a letter written from her prison cell. She and three other women held with her at Tehran's Evin prison burned their hijabs to mark the anniversary of Amini's death on 16 September. Iran is ranked 143rd out of 146 countries on the World Economic Forum's gender equality ranking. Iranian authorities cracked down harshly on last year's "Woman, Life, Freedom" uprising. A total of 551 protesters, including 68 children and 49 women, were killed by security forces, according to Iran Human Rights, and thousands of others were arrested. The movement has since continued in other forms. In what would have been unthinkable a year ago, women now go out in public without the headscarf, in particular in Tehran and other big cities, despite the risks. Wearing the hijab is one of the pillars of the Islamic Republic. Authorities have stepped up controls, using surveillance cameras among other things, and have arrested actresses who post pictures of themselves on social media without the hijab. No prospect of freedom In September, Iran's conservative-dominated parliament announced heavier penalties for women who refuse to wear it. "This year's Peace Prize also recognizes the hundreds of thousands of people who in the preceding year have demonstrated against the theocratic regimes policies of discrimination and oppression targeting women," Reiss-Andersen said. Offenders will face heavy prison sentences if the "Hijab and Chastity" bill is approved by Iran's Guardian Council. Incarcerated this time since November 2021, Mohammadi has not seen her children, who live in France with her husband, for eight years. Considered a "prisoner of conscience" by Amnesty International, she told AFP in her letter that she had "almost no prospect of freedom." The prize comes on the 20th anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Ebadi, who was honored "for her efforts for democracy and human rights", especially those of women and children. This year's prize also symbolically coincides with the 75th anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 2003, Ebadi defied conservative Iranians by refusing to wear the hijab when she received her prize in Oslo. If she remains behind bars, Mohammadi will not be able to make the trip to Oslo to receive her award, consisting of a diploma, a gold medal, and $1 million, at the annual prize ceremony on December 10. The Peace Prize has on several occasions honored jailed activists, including last year when it went to Ales Bialiatski of Belarus, whose prize was accepted by his wife, and Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo in 2010, whose chair remained empty. The post Iran women’s activist Narges Mohammadi wins peace Nobel appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Lester Pimentel Ong: The ‘Iron Heart’ director is also a restaurateur
When action films came to a screeching halt around year 2000 because of piracy, then stuntman Lester Pimentel Ong bravely ventured into the food business. For him, it was like wading into untested waters. “Nagsimula ako sa (I started in) Rice-In-A box 23 years ago. I started in the film industry as a stuntman. Nakatrabaho ko si Victor Neri, sa mga films ni direk Toto Natividad. Nawala ‘yung raket namin sa stunts kasi nauso ‘yung piracy sa film. Humina ‘yung action film so wala kaming raket. (I worked with Victor Neri, in the films of director Toto Natividad. We lost our stunt jobs because film piracy became prevalent. Action films slowed down, so we didn’t have a job). With his P80,000 savings, he started his rice-in-a-box business at Masagana City Mall, in Pasay, recalled Ong during the opening of the ninth branch of Wangfu, his Chinese-Singaporean restaurant that’s been up for 11 years now. That small rice-in-a-box business now has more than 100 stores consisting of food carts and food stalls. “That business financed all of our other businesses, all our other restaurants,” said Ong proudly. A foodie, Ong was exposed to street food when he was a wushu athlete who represented the country in many competitions abroad. He reveled in the street foods of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand. “I would go around to different places and tuwing may break kami, we would explore the street food market ng different countries. I fell in love with different kind of food, Asian food,” he said. Wangfu came about because, after shoots, “kapag late night, wala kaming makakainan. Nasa food business naman ako, so nagtayo kami ng restaurant sa Tomas Morato. Iyon ang first branch (of Wangfu),” he said. He was joined in the venture by business partner Ace Wang. Wangfu serves Singaporean cuisine like laksa, Hainanese chicken and salted egg fried chicken. From Sir Chief to Sir Chef Actor Richard Yap is also one of Ong’s partners in Wangfu. Yap disclosed that when he was young, he “used to cook at home because my mom cooks very well.” It was his love for food that drove him to study culinary arts. But he discovered along the way that cooking was not for him. “When I took up a culinary course, I found out na hindi pala para sa akin ang pagluluto (that cooking is not for me). Ang hirap ng preparations. It takes a long time. Kung ako ang magluluto (If I will do the cooking), it will take three to four hours if you do it by yourself,” he said. In college, Yap took up a pre-Med course, Medical Technology, for two years, and then stopped because his father asked him to take up Business Management instead. When he applied for Med studies at UST, he was told that he had to go back to first year again. “I said never mind. I’ll just finish my Business Management course at La Salle,” he recalled. Getting into showbiz 12 years ago was something that Yap didn’t see coming. “When I started out with “My Binondo Girl”, after that nagdadalawang isip ako (I had second thoughts). So, I had to ask around. One of my directors, direk Jeffrey Jeturian, said, ‘You know, you have to make a choice kasi it’s either you go full-time sa showbiz or not.’” Yap’s apprehensions were not without basis, since not a lot of people would make it at his age then, around 40. “Ako, sabi ko, late na ako (I’m late), wala pa akong experience. It would take me a lot of time to catch up with veteran actors and actresses,” he said. Fortunately, those around him told him he had a future in showbiz for as long as he persevered. And that he did — and now he’s Richard Yap, a popular actor and household name, forever remembered by many as Sir Chief of the blockbuster TV series Be Careful With My Heart. The post Lester Pimentel Ong: The ‘Iron Heart’ director is also a restaurateur appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Andres Muhlach still undecided to join showbiz, wants to finish studies first
He is undoubtedly showbiz royalty. His grandma was the late actress Amalia Fuentes. His parents are award-winning actor Aga Muhlach and actress-beauty queen Charlene Gonzalez. Former child superstar Niño Muhlach is an uncle, actresses Arlene Muhlach and Almira Muhlach are his aunts......»»