Author: Mc Richard Paglicawan

Disney’s “Camp Rock: The Musical” is playing for one more weekend at Onstage, Greenbelt 1, Makati City with performances on December 14, 15, and 16.”Camp Rock: The Musical” is a fast-moving, engaging love story set to music that fires up the stage with over a dozen songs, including “This Is Me,” “Can’t Back Down,” “It’s On,” and “We Rock.” Audience members are so thrilled by the non-stop high energy production numbers and lilting love songs that they have been coming back to watch performance after performance! Disney’s “Camp Rock: The Musical” is being hailed as an event not to be…

A hero’s welcome awaits Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao this week despite his devastating defeat to Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez.This is the period of time that Filipinos have unified their thoughts on Pacquiao’d defeat; and for all we know, they are still preparing a heroes welcome for their champion. The new-found meaning of real victory uprooted the lingering unhappy emotions among many ordinary Filipinos who felt that they were also knocked out by Marquez in that swift and lightning right cross on the jaw that sent the Pacman on the canvas a few seconds before the sixth round should have ended.Pacquiao…

Les Misérables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe and still breaking box-office records everywhere in its 27th year.Helmed by The King’s Speech’s Academy Award®-winning director, Tom Hooper, the Working Title/Cameron Mackintosh production stars Hugh Jackman, Oscar® winner Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, with Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen.Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption—a…

Will.i.am – Scream & Shout ft. Britney Spears December 6, 2012 — Santa Monica, CA — The video for “Scream & Shout,” the new single from multi-platinum producer and songwriter will.i.am and featuring Britney Spears, has racked up nearly 18 million views on VEVO since its premiere on November 28th.Produced by Lazy Jay, “Scream & Shout” climbed to No. 1 on the iTunes Singles chart. The relentlessly catchy dance track, featuring will.i.am’s trademark minimalist beats, hit the top spot on November 29th and remained lodged there for nearly a week after will.i.am and Spears premiered the eye-popping video on The…

ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs has partnered with the University of the Philippines system for the country’s first and biggest fact-checking project that will verify candidates’ claims in ABS-CBN’s “Halalan 2013” election forums and coverage, marking the first time a Philippine media organization will use the feature, which is standard in foreign news coverage and election debates.Faculty and experts from UP will appear in fact-checking segments to air on ABS-CBN’s TV and online platforms, a part of the collaboration between the network and the university to promote transparency and public participation among voters.To formalize the partnership, ABS-CBN Chairman and CEO…

On December 12, 2012, the whole world will witness the music industry’s most outstanding performers as well as the entertainment world’s biggest names come together for the benefit of those who suffered in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.Star World brings “12-12-12,” a momentous telethon that features an explosive live concert at Madison Square Garden in New York, to viewers across Asia on Wednesday morning at 8:30 AM, doing its part to make it the most widely distributed live musical event in history. The channel joins other media partners on TV, radio and the Internet to reach 2 billion people worldwide,…

ABS-CBN’s primetime princess and lead star of top-rating family drama series “Ina Kapatid Anak” Kim Chiu is extremely happy with her newest recognition from Anak TV Seal Awards as she was hailed as one of 2012’s favorite female ‘Makabata Stars.’”I am so happy and thankful for this award,” said Kim. “Rest assured that I will continue to be a good role model to the Filipino youth.”Unlike in real life, wherein she is showered with great news, Kim’s role in “Ina Kapatid Anak,” Celyn, on the other hand, is dealing with certain issues concerning her family and close friends. Aside from…

ABS-CBN Corporation, the country’s leading and largest multimedia conglomerate, announced the appointment of Ma. Rosario “Charo” Santos-Concio as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective January 1, 2013.The new position is in addition to her role as the company’s President and Chief Content Officer. Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III continues to be the Chairman of the Board of ABS-CBN.As ABS-CBN President, Santos-Concio conceptualized strategies and solutions for the company’s growth, helping it achieve profit margins, record-high advertising revenues, and leadership in nationwide TV ratings.It was also during Santos-Concio’s term that the network was named as one of the top 15 highest…

Award-winning broadcast journalist Karen Davila mediates a family feud that has reached a flashpoint when a son tried to kill his own mother in “Pinoy True Stories: Engkwentro” tomorrow (Dec 11) on ABS-CBN.Watch the drama and tension unfold among Nanay Viviena, his discord-hungry son Kosa, and Rochelle, his wife, who challenged Kosa’s expectations by siding with her mother-in law.Rochelle has decided to finally file a complaint before barangay officials against his own husband due to Kosa’s refusal to show remorse for disrespecting his mother and attempting to kill her.How far would Rochelle go to defend and protect Nanay Viniena whom…

ABS-CBN’s hit soap “Please Be Careful With My Heart” star Jodi Sta. Maria now endorses Cosmo Body!With Jodi’s sexy and fit body image today, she is the perfect model for for this brand, the over-the-counter supplement that blocks the absorption of dietary fat and helps in weight-loss programs. She even showed her sexy back when she posed in a swimsuit for CosmoBody campaign.Cosmo Body is a blend of powerful fat burning teas, proven effective in ramping up the metabolism and promote Thermogenesis, a natural way in which body fat is converted into energy for a sexier you. Cosmo Skin’s formula…

Pianist/composer and former Boston resident Maritess Salientes once again delights Manila’s musicaliy elite audience with her brand of joyful jazz.Salientes leads a new acoustic ensemble called Joyful Jazz with seasoned musicians Roger Herrera, Jorge San Jose, and Jeannie Tiongco, where freshly styled Jazz Standards and Classics are performed with high-level virtuosity and musicality. Trained in classical piano, Salientes represented the Philippines at age 16 and won 2nd prize at the 1973 10th Yamaha International Grand Prix Concours. She graduated Magna cum Laude in Composition from the prestigious Berklee College of Music, briefly teaching at the school while leading a Jazz…

British actor Richard Armitage (“Captain America: The First Avenger”) is on the verge of Hollywood stardom as he portrays the legendary Dwarf warrior Thorin Oakenshield, in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.”Thorin is the direct descendent of the line of Durin, the Dwarf Kings of Middle-earth. He is also King-in-waiting to the throne of Erebor, who witnessed the kingdom’s destruction under the dragon Smaug’s terrifying onslaught, losing both his father Thráin and grandfather Thrór in the aftermath.“Thorin inherited a quest of vengeance from his father, to reclaim what’s theirs and take his people back to Erebor,” Armitage says. “And…

Tulong Kapatid, represented by the officials of the MVP Group of Companies, is pledging support for communities displaced by Typhoon Pablo by holding a four-hour telethon today, December 10, from 6:00 to 10:00 PM on TV5, Aksyon TV and Radyo Singko.This is in response to reports from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) that the strongest storm to hit Mindanao in two decades took almost 600 lives, with another 827 missing and affecting over a million families.Tulong Kapatid, the joint corporate social responsibility and disaster response initiative of the MVP Group chaired by businessman and philanthropist Manuel…

TV5′s Christmas Station ID for 2012 with the title “Happy Maging Kapatid.”The Christmas station ID for 2012 titled “Happy Maging Kapatid” features TV5′s stars Derek Ramsay, Ruffa Gutierrez, Alice Dixson, JC de Vera, Eula Caballero, Alex Gonzaga, Martin Escudero, John Lapuz, Direk Joey Reyes, Marvin Agustin, Lucy Torres-Gomez, IC Mendoza, Dolly Anne Carvajal, Divine Lee, Cristy Fermin, Paolo Bediones, Tuesday Vargas, Daniel Matsunaga, Artista Academy Graduates, Shalani Soledad-Romulo, Arnell Ignacio, Edu Manzano, Shalala, Good Morning Club hosts, Andrew E., Ritz Azul, Empoy and the cast of Kapitan Awesome, Wendell Ramos, Jay Manalo, Gelli de Belen and the staff of Face…

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“Chef vs. Mom” stood out as the only Filipino show awarded at this year’s Asian TV Awards, winning Best Lifestyle Programme.The Asian TV industry’s most prestigious recognition also shortlisted TV5’s top-rating variety show “Talentadong Pinoy” for Best General Entertainment Programme and news channel Aksyon TV’s “Bilang Tao” for Best Single News Story/Report.NEWS5 anchor Cheryl Cosim accepted the award at the glitzy awarding ceremony held in Singapore last Thursday (December 6) in behalf of TV5. The lady anchor of Aksyon also represented her program “Bilang Tao.” TV5 first vice president for Creative and Entertainment Production Perci Intalan, meanwhile, represented “Talentadong Pinoy.””Chef…