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Four boys, each with personal secrets, try to run a dessert shop, as they try to navigate their differences and the challenges of running a business. GMMTV l iWantTFC Actors: Singto Prachaya Ruangroj, Lee Thanat Lowkunsombat, Pluem Purim Rattanaruangwattana, Foei Patara Eksangkul, Jamie Juthapich Indrajundra, An Oliver Pupart Genre: Romance, Comedy Premise: A fast-rising dessert shop becomes the center of a controversy when a kid went missing while wandering around the shop’s location. A deep investigation into the case now threatens the life of the shop’s owner and his three staff members, who each has his own secrets to hide.…
There are no creeps aplenty in this low-budget horror-comedy, but there are more than enough visual gags and comic antics to keep you rolling on the floor, laughing. Octo Arts Films I MAVX Productions Actors: Paolo Contis, Archie Alemania, Beauty Gonzales, Isabelle Daza, Elisse Joson, Sunshine Garcia, Analyn Baro, Aiko Climaco, Niño Mulach Genre: Horror, Comedy Premise: Two brothers accompany a group of vloggers on their search of a mystical island. But when they find it, they uncover one sinister secret after another (Netflix) Running Time: 85 minutes Director: Barry Gonzales Watch it on: Netflix Why You Should See It:…
Through the years, ABS-CBN has delivered top-rated teleseryes that explored plots on ‘cursed beauty’ and featured characters who became champions of either magic or technology. The fascination with physical and aesthetic beauty is well-reflected on local TV shows whose main characters are girls or women who magically transformed from an ugly duckling to a beautiful lady-swan. More often, these shows contained elements of magic and fantasy. Hence, the number of female-led TV shows where the main character becomes beautiful through magic. Similarly, TV shows that featured characters with facial deformities and later became beautiful through cosmetic procedures are also a…
The PBB house has consistently been thrown into disarray, from chips to peanut butter by the housemates’ seemingly perpetual war over food. You can’t say PBB is really the ‘teleserye ng totoong buhay’ if the house tenants don’t get confused by some misunderstanding over food. Over the years, the issue of food has been a constant point of argument between housemates, and it’s easy to understand why. As the PBB house runs on fixed budgets, the scarcity and allocation of food is a major concern among housemates. In 2014, Mang Juan’s product placement on the show was inadvertently maximized when it became…
Filipinos are streaming more than ever—and Filipino producers are creating more content than before. Since the pandemic, Filipinos have been actively using streaming platforms, with local services achieving record-high streams and subscribers. The last few months, alone, have ushered incredibly rapid progression of non-linear entertainment. Vivamax, Viva Entertainment’s streaming service, for example, has quickly become one of the country’s top digital streaming services. In August, the platform announced that it already surpassed 600,000 subscribers, making it the number one entertainment app in the Philippines on GooglePlay. In October, that number skyrocketed to 1 million in 71 countries. Following its shutdown…
While ABS-CBN already reclaimed its domination in nationwide ratings as early as 2007, the Mega Manila, is still a GMA Network bailiwick until 2009 when Kapamilya programs began to pose threats to the Kapuso leadership. When ABS-CBN lost its leadership in the rating game to GMA Network in 2004, there were no strong indications it could easily win its domination back in the next few years. The Kapuso Network further solidified its lead in the Mega Manila area with a double-digit advantage over ABS-CBN, as reported by media rating firm–AGB Nielsen. Strong programming comprised of phenomenal TV shows such as…
The 2006 Star Cinema-produced Pacquiao film was among that year’s most-anticipated films. Apart from the fact, Jericho Rosales and Bea Alonzo starred in the biopic, [already] speaks volumes of how big the production was. With the award-winning director, Joel C. Lamangan, at the helm–the film is expected to be more than good but excellent. Pacquio: The Movie follows the life of the ‘Pambansang Kamao’, the now-senator Manny Paquiao from his humble beginning as a young boxer in General Santos City to his sensational rematch with the Mexican boxer, Erik Morales, where he won via a 10-round technical knock-out. In the film,…
Matti concocts a delightful anthology film that strengthens its anthemic horror, grotesque sinister, and bizarre imagination. UPSTREAM.PH Actors: Vance Larena, Ricci Rivero, Donna Cariaga, Kent Gonzales, Ayeesha Cervantes, Pam Gonzales, Ameera Johara, Jay Glorioso, Ynigo Delen, Jake Macapagal, Cheska Diaz, Brace Arquiza, Ube Lola Genre: Horror Overview: Rabid probes into our everyday reality and anxiety, uncertainty and paranoia. It features distinct but interwoven stories that revolve around the different ways this world drive us, human beings, to the brink of madness Running Time: 104 minutes Director: Erik Matti Why You Should See It: Violence, mayhem, and madness, brim relentlessly in…
There is no trace of network war in the official music video of TV5’s Christmas station ID for the year. Stars from the three major TV networks shine in TV5’s newest Christmas station ID, which feels practically the Kapatid Network’s heartfelt gesture of gratitude for the Filipino audiences who remained as loyal ‘kapatids’ throughout the pandemic. It’s a meaningful reminder of how Christmas should be ours, and ours alone, regardless of the struggle we faced and the sense of abandonment we felt in the past two years. Penned and given music to by the OPM icon, Rey Valera, Atin Ang Paskong…
The new season of the oldest and longest-running amateur singing contest on Philippine television is returning with an exciting new format. ABS-CBN Hosts: Vice Ganda, Kim Chiu, Amy Perez, Vhong Navarro Format: Amateur singing competition Gameplay: Daily contestants give their own takes and twists to the same song for them to advance to the next round, and become the defending champion. Time slot: 12:00-2:00 pm Why You Should See It: Now in its sixth year, the search for the greatest Filipino vocal heroes resumes in Tawag Ng Tanghalan. With new and exciting changes in its format, the biggest nationwide singing search,…
Janno Gibbs’s humor does not always land in the right places in this superhero film based on the Parokya ni Edgar song of the same title, but he has the charm to compensate for where he lacked. VIVA FILMS Actors: Janno Gibbs, Manilyn Reynes, Mikoy Morales, Jerald Napoles, Bing Loyzaga, Gab Lagman, Leo Martinez Genre: Comedy, Action Premise: A modern-day superhero covertly saves people only if they rent him out, at a time superheroes are being hunted down by a feisty super villainess Running Time: 90 minutes Director: Raynier Brizuela Watch it on: VIVAMAX app, web.vivamax.net Why You Should See…
Since its debut in 2015, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano got pitted against 20 different GMA network shows. FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano is truly the pambansang teleserye. The now six-year-old action-drama primetime series continues its domination online and remains among the most-watched TV programs in the country, despite its limited free TV reach. According to rating provider Kantar Media, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano never lost a single episode in the rating game. With its shift to Kapamilya Online Live on YouTube, the Coco Martin-starrer temporarily suffered a loss in viewership. Its return to free television via ABS-CBN’s block-time agreements with TV5 and A2Z Channel 11 has since allowed the series to…
Now, in its second year on air, A2Z reaffirms its commitment to spreading the gospel and what Christmas stands for everyone. A2Z’s Christmas station ID for this year is short and sweet but never failed to provide inspiring messages that should keep every believer optimistic for the years to come. Yakapin ang Pag-asa ng Pasko stuffs messages about hope, faith, family, among others in a brief 138 seconds, featuring the inviting voices of Jeremy Glinoga and FANA. This year’s Christmas station ID is penned by Christine Daria Estabillo, with music by renowned producer Jonathan Manalo. Estabillo’s words are simply an affirmation…
May Minamahal is one of a series of movies-turned-mini series under ABS-CBN’s now-defunct drama-anthology, SineSerye Presents. ABS-CBN has produced and aired many drama anthologies, based on iconic Filipino films, before. Among those drama anthologies, is the four-part SineSerye presents, which serialized some of the most iconic romance dramas in Philippine cinema. One of those movies, is the 1993 romantic film, May Minamahal, which was produced by Star Cinema and starred Aga Mulach and Aiko Melendez in lead roles. ABS-CBN turned the well-loved film into a TV series in 2007. May Minamahal, the TV series, is the third installment of SineSerye presents, which also brought the…
The current season of Pinoy Big Brother records its most-watched episode yet on Kumu and Kapamilya Online Live, since PBB Connect’s historic Big Night. Pinoy Big Brother’s fans were glued to their TV and gadgets last night, November 20, as they anxiously waited for the results of the riveting voting process that kept the followers of nominated housemates, Chie, Benedix, Eian, and KD, occupied for one whole week. The new ‘unli voting’ scheme introduced by Big Brother provided new dynamics in the reality show’s eviction process, but it also earned the ire of netizens and fans who think that the…
Viva Entertainment’s new girl group is making the re-emerging P-Pop scene ablaze with an eargasmic take on a James Reid smash hit. P-POP is on the rise. The emergence of new local idol groups one after another speak volumes of this truth, and there are tons of reasons why it’s easy to get convinced that this time, it will go global. That’s not to say we have not seen a Filipino act on the global music charts before, but Filipino acts collectively invading the international arena have been an elusive feat. Viva Entertertainment’s Litz, a girl group with the industry…