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An ABS-CBN News documentary looks into Japan’s long-standing affair with fish and seafood by featuring its fishing industry and the life a Filipina who lives in a small fishing town called Rausu in Hokkaido. Rosy Iizuka, whose husband works as a ryoshi or fisherman, is one of only two Filipinos who reside in the fishing village. Since her husband earns a comfortable living, they are able to send their two children to good schools. Japan’s ryoshis are well compensated, working as salaried fishermen and earning ¥300,000 a month. Rosy has been living in Rausu for 25 years and has become…

“Oh My G” lead star Janella Salvador is set to treat her supporters with a perfect celebration to remember this Sunday (March 29) as she holds her first ever grand fans day, in celebration of her 17th birthday. It will be held at the Trinoma Activity Center, Quezon City, at 5PM. Janella guarantees a memorable day for all her fans with fun-filled production numbers and games. Joining Janella in her birthday party is her love team partner Marlo Mortel and other special guests. Meanwhile, Janella’s character Sophie in “Oh My G” faces a new trial now that she is starting…

26 March 2015, Macau – The 9th Asian Film Awards (AFA) ceremony, dubbed the “Oscars of Asia”, was held at The Venetian Macao last night, commemorating another year of excellence in Asian cinema. The 9th AFA was jointly organized by the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA), and its constituent partners – Busan Film Festival, Tokyo Film Festival and Hong Kong Film Festival. Hong Kong pop star, and breakout actress Ivana Wong opened the 9th AFA ceremony with a heartfelt singing performance. Later, South Korean band Infinite entertained guests with an energetic musical set, which was then followed by loud applause from their…

Influential TV host, comedian, and recording star Vice Ganda gave his advice as the fictional Madam Bertud to passengers who wants to take pictures of clouds but didn’t get a window seat. This was obviously asked because of the still hot topic about Melissa Mendez offloaded from a flight to Mindanao on Friday due to alleged unruly behavior towards Rey Pamaran, actor Andrew Wolff’s friend. The root cause of the issue: Melissa requested Rey to let her sit in1A, until she’s able to take photos of the clouds, but Rey refused. Seriously, clouds are worth fighting for. Here’s the full video of his answer…

MANILA, March 12, 2015 – Global technology innovator LG Electronics has once again answered an important need of Filipinos through its product innovations. After coming up with air conditioners that fight air pollution and humidity, LG has now come up with a new air conditioner that fights dengue, a tropical disease that has become one of the leading killers of Filipinos, especially children from all walks of life. Recently launched in the Philippines is LG’s revolutionary Mosquito Away Residential Air Conditioner with technology that repels mosquitoes, including dengue-causing ones, allowing a healthy, comfortable and mosquito-free haven in homes, schools, and…

REDWOOD SHORES, CA, March 25, 2015 – For film writer-director Antoinette Jadaone, Cinema One Originals’ That Thing Called Tadhana is her “dream project” and described it as “more than 10 years’ worth of love stories, heartaches, heartbreaks, bitterness, and acceptance.” That dream won the prestigious 2014 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature for Jadaone, Php 2 million budget granted by Cinema One Originals to produce the movie, sold-out screenings at the 2014 Cinema One Originals Film Festival late last year, Best Actress Awards for lead actress Angelica Panganiban at said filmfest and at the 13th Gawad Tanglaw (tied with…

Zayn Malik, who has been in the band since they formed on UK’s The X Factor in 2010, has confirmed that he is leaving the group for good! The 22-year-old singer has made the decision to bow out of the chart-topping boyband, leaving Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson to continue as a four-piece. The news follows Malik’s recent exit from the band’s current world tour, where he cited “stress” as the reason for his leave. Malik released his own statement, breaking the news to his millions and millions of fans. “My life with One Direction has been…

Easter Sunday is sure to become more magical and exciting for kids as Eastwood City brings ‘Alice in Wonderland: A Children’s Musical’ to Once Upon an Easter Wonderland. A world-class children’s musical production from Kids Acts Philippines, ‘Alice in Wonderland: A Children’s Musical’ will be staged on April 5 — 6:30 p.m. at the Eastwood Mall Open Park as one of the main attractions of Eastwood City’s Once Upon an Easter Wonderland. ‘Alice in Wonderland: A Children’s Musical’ is based from two books of Lewis Carroll’s “The Adventure of Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass”. This version’s script…

Australian actor Callan McAuliffe who played the younger Leonardo Di Caprio in “The Great Gatsby” and a lead role in “I Am Number Four” stars anew in the sci-fi action film “Robot Overlords” alongside Ben Kingsley and Gillian Anderson where the movie centers on a teenager named Sean (McAuliffe) who gathers a group of teens together to search for his long lost father in the midst of a war between humans and robots. The teen discovers a way to fight back, and he realizes that there’s more to this war than his own family. “Robot Overlords” was borne out of…

Influential TV host, comedian, and recording star Vice Ganda makes a grand comeback at the Araneta Coliseum for his fourth major solo concert titled “Vice, Gandang-Ganda Sa Sarili sa Araneta: Eh di Wow!” on May 22 (Friday). When asked about what to expect in his upcoming concert, the Kapamilya star said that it will shock the audience with its stage set in the middle of the Big Dome and the high-tech special effects showcase. Vice said, “The concert will not just require SPG (strict parental guidance), it will be SSSSSPG.” Vice’s last show at the Araneta Coliseum was the highest-earning…

ABS-CBN’s “Maalaala Mo Kaya” tells an inspiring mother-daughter story about unconditional love, forgiveness, and motherhood. The upcoming family drama episode will star Ara Mina and Sofia Andres, who will play Bheng and Joy, respectively. Bheng becomes a single mother to her daughter Joy when her boyfriend refuses to take responsibility for their child. When Joy grew older, Bheng is forced to work abroad to make ends meet for her family. She left Joy in the care of her grandparents. In the absence of her mother’s guidance, Joy started exploring her sexuality and ended up getting pregnant by her boyfriend, who…

“Dream Large. Live Larger.” That’s the mission statement of Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Entourage,” the much-anticipated big-screen version of the award-winning hit HBO series, which has just released a new poster and trailer! The film reunites the show’s original cast, led by Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven. Here’s the poster: In “Entourage,” movie star Vincent Chase (Grenier), together with his boys, Eric (Connolly), Turtle (Ferrara) and Johnny (Dillon), are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold (Piven). Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they…

Back to back UAAP Women’s Volleyball champions Ateneo de Manila Lady Eagles headline this Thursday’s (March 26) “Sports U” teeming of winners. The Ateneo Lady Eagles achieved the impossible when they conquered rival De La Salle University for the first ever 16-0 season in UAAP Women’s Volleyball history. Get to know the Lady Eagles more in an exclusive from “Sports U” where they will talk about their secret, humble beginnings, and their future plans. The Philippines has one of the best dragon Boat teams and federations around the globe and everyone knows they cannot stop this Filipino juggernaut as they…

After the airtime agreement contract signing with GMA Network last week, controversial comedian and TV host Willie Revillame and his team are now preparing for the official launch and airing of their variety/game show titled “WoWoWin,” similar to the previous ones he had with the other TV networks. “Itong programang ito ay ‘Wowowin’. Yung ‘win,’ sila ang winner dito eh. ‘Yung wow na feeling, ‘di ba? ‘Yung feeling na ‘yun, it’s Wowowin,” he shares. Though there’s no official announcement when “WoWoWin” is going to air on GMA Network, several publications already announced that the show is going to air every Sunday starting April 26, no…

“Silent is the new loud!” – That is how Tangram Philippines introduced their Silent Disco at the recently concluded Malasimbo Festival held on March 13-15 at the top of Mount Malasimbo with the view of the world famous Puerto Galera Bay. Malasimbo Festival, which is now celebrating its fifth year (the first Malasimbo Music & Arts Festival started in 2011), blends traditional & contemporary arts & culture together with music performances while working towards the protection & sustainability of the environment. What is Silent Disco? Sounds and looks weird but the silent disco phenomenon It was not surprising that the Silent Disco was warmly…

Primetime King Coco Martin and Kapamilya actress Julia Montes’ “Wansapanataym” summer special debuted strongly as it reigned as the most-watched TV program last Sunday (March 22). According to data from Kantar Media, the pilot episode of “Yamishita’s Treasures” scored a national TV rating of 27.4%, which is almost 9 percentage points higher compared to its rival program in GMA “Ismol Family” (18.7%). The excitement of viewers also conquered social networking sites such as Twitter where the hashtag #YamishitasTreasures became a nationwide trending topic. Meanwhile, “Wansapanataym Presents Yamishita’s Treasures” will surely thrill more viewers in its continuation this Sunday (March 29)…