Ex couple Nora Aunor and Christopher de Leon feel so proud that finally their adopted daughter Lotlot de Leon achieved a higher level in acting. At the recent All Lights India International Film Festival held in Hyderabad, India, Lotlot garnered the Special Acting Citation, first time handed in the said film fest for the movie IST SEM Lotlot… Read More »
Another Thanksgiving Day has come and gone, and again as we look back at the adversities we faced, we cannot but be thankful that, personally and for Balita, we have pulled through another year barely scratched, with body and soul still fully intact, and consequently , with the clarity of mind, still defending me and Balita against evils… Read More »
By Butch G. Galicia It’s Autumn. The mercury is dropping; the cold sneaking in. The days get shorter; the nights, longer. The leaf will soon change colours; reluctantly but obediently freeing itself from the branch, to glide with the wind until it finally rests in the embrace and solace of the soil. Year after year, the imagery repeats… Read More »
I’m pretty sure Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. has been having some sleepless nights since he assumed office in July. He has the unenviable position of having to explain and clarify most of President Duterte’s remarks involving foreign policy, specifically those pertaining to the Philippines’ longtime ally United States. And they’re not few. Yasay had to rush to… Read More »
I am on vacation and trying to get the most from it, to detach with work and everyday happenings in Toronto. Here, 1800 feet above, on top of Mt Robert in Juneau, Alaska. I feel closer to heaven. Time to thank him for all his blessing. One of our good friends from the Philippines, columnist of Malaya and… Read More »
After almost two decades of absence in the celluloid strips, veteran actress Charo Santos has an incomparable comeback. Her solo starrer Ang Babaing Humayo (The Woman Who Left) made the mark as first Filipino movie to bag the best picture award at the Venice International Film Festival in Italy. At the recent Toronto International Film Festival, the said… Read More »
Many Americans are up in arms again after two more apparently unarmed black men were shot down by policemen. Protests in Charlotte, North Carolina have turned violent and North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory had to declare a state of emergency after a protester was shot and a policeman was injured on the second night of protests. Earlier in… Read More »
Taste of Manila, for a festival newbie, is very well put together. Only on its third year, it has now set the gold standard for Filipino community cultural celebrations. It was a tough beginning for the fledgling organizers, as may be expected of every new undertaking of its kind. But for a few blessings, including their dogged… Read More »
He was in tears when he first surfaced in the Philippines’ national consciousness. It was 2 a.m. of Feb. 7, 2008 when Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr. appeared in a hastily called press conference at the De La Salle Greenhills to reveal that he had been kidnapped at the airport upon his arrival from Hongkong by police officials, and… Read More »
For three years Aga Muhlach was not visible in showbiz. Now he’s back via ABS-CBN TV talent search as host of Pinoy Boyband Superstar, with Yeng Constantino, Sandara Park and Vice Ganda. To recall, Aga was with the Kapamilya network for 20 years. In 2011 he transferred to TV-5. Aga hosted Explorer shot in various countries prior to… Read More »