Author: LionhearTV

Philippine TV’s longest-running daytime drama series “Be Careful With My Heart,” which ended last November, was awarded Best Foreign Drama Series at the Face of the Year Award 2014 of Today TV, one of the largest Vietnamese television networks that airs Filipino dramas. The winners were determined through public votes and results were announced on Monday (December 22). ABS-CBN’s romantic comedy series is a certified phenomenon Vietnam that its lead stars Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap, popularly known among viewers as sweethearts Maya and Ser Chief, earned the most number of votes from Vietnamese viewers among other international nominees.…

Twelve years ago, following the phenomenal success of the big screen adaptation of the Broadway musical “Chicago” (which won six Academy Awards®, including Best Picture), director Rob Marshall sat down with Stephen Sondheim and expressed an interest in directing a film version of one of the legendary composer’s stage productions. At the top of Sondheim’s list: “Into the Woods,” one of his most acclaimed – and poignant – works, and one which he thought would be a perfect fit for Marshall. Marshall and his producing partner, John DeLuca, had been fans of Sondheim and James Lapine’s landmark musical since it…

Teen Queen Kathryn Bernardo teaches TV viewers the value of selflessness and love for family before the year ends as “Wansapanataym Presents Puppy ko si Papi” airs its “Puppy Ever After” this Sunday (December 28). As the deadline nears, Iris (Kathryn) makes the biggest sacrifice and begs for the curse she accidentally gave her father Douglas (Dominic Ochoa) to be transferred to her. What will Iris do when the magic spell is passed on to her? Will her love for her father be strong enough to break the curse? In the end, will Iris finally learn to value and appreciate…

Box office king John Lloyd Cruz is undeniably one of the most sought-after actors in the industry. Everyone loves him and wants to be with him in any project. His acting prowess is no longer questionable for his every project, either TV or movie, will surely be a fire hit and an acting piece. Anyways, seeing them together with Kapuso heartthrob Alden Richards in one picture is refreshing to the eye. Just 3 days ago, Alden shared on his Instagram account a photo with John Lloyd with caption, “That #fanboy moment.” Two years ago, when Alden is still staring to…

Andi Eigenmann and Bret Jackson will be working on a project together titled “Your Place or Mine” under Viva Films, slated for showing in 2015.  “Your Place or Mine” will be Andi Eigenmann and Bret Jackson’s first ever big screen team-up. They started as friends to romantically linked friends to civil people. I don’t what happened but I hope, I will not feel some ‘awkwardness’ while watching this movie. Last September, Bret admitted that he loves Andi and he was indeed courting the Kapamilya actress. Eigenmann allegedly broke up with Ejercito in August after she saw photos of him kissing another girl.…

December 20, 2014 (Dammam, Saudi Arabia) –The Filipino Channel (TFC), the premier Filipino network in the world, and regional organization Saudi Arabia Hiligaynon, Inc. (SAHI) jointly celebrate their 20th year with thousands of Pinoys and in partnership with OSN at the biggest event in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)this year – the Filipino Community Day, Tourism and Trade Exhibit 2014. With the theme “Bayaning OFWs: Kaakibat sa Pagpapalago ng Turismo at Pagtangkilik ng Produktong Pilipino.” SAHI welcomed more than 12,000 kabayans for a whole day of family fun and Filipino entertainment last December 5 at the Cobra Amusement Park…

In the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda last year, the country’s biggest recording artists decided to dedicate their time and talent to inspire people to help our kababayans by recording the song “I Am You,” composed by Ryan Cayabyab and Joey Reyes. This is a project of the Philippine National Red Cross. Sharon Cuneta, Regine Velasquez, Lea Salonga, Sarah Geronimo, Martin Nievera, Ogie Alcasid, Christian Bautista, Karylle, Sam Concepcion,Erik Santos, Tippy Dos Santos, Kuh Ledesma, Ebe Dancel, Yael Yuzon of Sponge Cola, Chito Miranda of Parokya Ni Edgar, Verni Varga, Gloc-9 are just some of the singers who lent their voices…

ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of maestro Gerard Salonga, wowed the country’s most respected entertainment media as they played medleys of songs at the ABS-CBN’s Media Christmas Concert Party held last Monday (Dec 15) at the Dolphy Theater. Arranged by ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra managing director Mickey Muñoz, the orchestra played Whitney Houston and Donna Summer’s hits, “The Christmas Song,” “Please Be Careful with My Heart,” and a medley of OPM hits. The Dolphy Theater was filled with more cheers as some entertainment editors, writer, and photographers were tapped to perform with maestro Gerard’s orchestra on stage. They were Nerisa…

On their celebration of its 65th year, GMA Network unveil their 2015 Omnibus Plug. The new GMA Network 2015 Omnibus Plug will let viewers see what to anticipate from the shows that promise to bring the viewers superior quality of entertainment. The five shows that will feature some of Kapuso’s biggest and brightest stars that we should watch out for are “Second Chances,” starring Rafael Rosell, Camille Prats, Raymart Santiago and Jennylyn Mercado; “Healing Hearts,” led by Kristoffer Martin and Joyce Ching; “Once Upon a Kiss” featuring Bianca Umali and Miguel Tanfelix; and “Kailan Tama ang Mali?” starring Dion Ignacio, Empress Schuck, Max Collins and Geoff Eigenmann.…

Maja Salvador’s debut album “Believe” signifies more than an exhibition of her singing abilities, one of her many talents. It has proven once again that this girl’s formula for success pans out the way she intends to: dream hard…then work hard for it to come true. “Napatunayan ko na hindi mahirap mangarap. Kapitan mo lang ang pangarap mo. Huwag mong pakawalan.” It was an inspiring feat for Maja when “Believe” reached 7,500 in sales figures and had been certified Gold by the Philippine Association of the Recording Industry (PARI) last June 5th. It was quite an overwhelming triumph for a young woman testing the waters…

Don’t let the hassle of traffic and Christmas shopping rush stop you from getting something special and functional to give your family and friends this holiday season with O Shopping’s wide range of products trusted by customers worldwide. O Shopping, which airs 24/7 on SkyCable and Destiny Cable Channel 11 and late nights on ABS-CBN, caters to all members of the family and has expanded its product portfolio to include more household devices, sports and leisure equipment, cosmetics, and fashion accessories. With O Shopping’s exercise machines that work like gym equipment, you can maintain a healthier lifestyle by just staying…

Warner Bros. Pictures has just revealed new character banners for “Jupiter Ascending,” an original science fiction epic adventure from filmmakers Lana and Andy Wachowski of “The Matrix” trilogy. The banners individually feature the characters played by main castmembers Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean and Eddie Redmayne. In the film, Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) was born under a night sky, with signs predicting that she was destined for great things. Now grown, Jupiter dreams of the stars but wakes up to the cold reality of a job cleaning other people’s houses and an endless run of bad breaks. Only when…

For most Filipinos, giving gifts to family, friends and loved ones during the most celebrated season in the Philippines is definitely a big deal. They go to great lengths to make sure that their gifts are outside the ordinary, spending much time to make sure that they are truly one of a kind. One popular gift fare is the so-called “Christmas Basket” of various sizes, filled with assorted goodies such as candies, canned goods, wine, and biscuits. Imagine the excitement of those lucky enough to be on the receiving end of these baskets, a gift-giving tradition that has been part…

Don’t miss the last ten battle rounds in the top-rating and Twitter-trending “The Voice of the Philippines” this weekend (Dec 20 and 21), as two coaches use their last chance to steal to finalize the lineup of artists who will move on to the knockout rounds. Tune in to see who will deliver a more powerful performance from Kamp Kawayan with four-chair turner Kai Honasan vs athletic vocalist Patricia Gomez (“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”), singing contest veteran Dang Del Rosario vs another four-chair turner Joniver Robles (“Lean on Me”), and freelance singer Karlo Mojica vs tattoo artist Sean Oquendo (“Rude”).…

Christmas season is the best season to go out of our houses, go to the malls, relax, have parties, have fun. This is also the season where regular television viewers take a break watching TV. So expect sudden drop on TV ratings for December. Despite the drop, ABS-CBN’s “Dream Dad” and “Forevermore” still managed to top the TV ratings on weekdays and on weekends, “The Voice of the Philippines Season 2,” “MMK” on Saturday and “Rated K” on Sunday. December 11, 2014 – Thursday Kape’t Pandasal (0.4%) / TNT Tapatan Ni Tunying (Replay) (0.7%) vs. Born To Be Wild (Replay) (1.0%)…

In this special season of giving, TV viewers will witness more meaningful and exciting surprises this Sunday (December 21) as Kapamilya stars give back and salute extraordinary Filipinos as well as their moving stories of hope, gratitude and love in “ASAP 19.” Aside from the remarkable Christmas treat of Kapamilya stars, the early Yuletide celebration will be more special with the heartwarming gifts of 2014 Metro manila Film Festival (MMFF) to be led by Vice Ganda, Richard Yap, Bimby, Alex Gonzaga, together with Kean Cipriano, Nikki Valdez, DJ Durano, Gerard Garcia, Ricky Rivero, Valdolph Quizon, of “Praybeyt Benjamin” and Robin…