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7 celebrities who spoke about remaining a Kapamilya despite the lack of a franchise
The ABS-CBN network still does not have a franchise to operate after being forced to shut down in July 2020. Many Kapamilya celebrities, executives, and production staff already left the network like Bea Alonzo, Xian Lim, Johnny Manahan, and Kim Atienza. Despite the ongoing exodus of Kapamilya artists, many celebrities still expressed their loyalty to […] More
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The First ABS-CBN Shutdown: The Darkest Era of Philippine Journalism
During the height of Marcos’s grip on power, he silenced truth and created a modern Orwellian state, to which the only ‘truth’ recognized was his. Following Marcos’s declaration of the Martial Law on September 23, 1972 (signed two days earlier), the first exercise of his newly-established power was on mass media entities. Then media giants […] More
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The ABS-CBN Ball through the Years: A Red Carpet affair like No Other
The ABS-CBN Ball—formerly called the Star Magic Ball—has been the biggest gathering of stars in the local entertainment scene for the past 14 years. As ABS-CBN takes a pass on holding the highly-decorated ultra-elegant red carpet event, two years in a row, due to the still prevailing pandemic, let’s go down the memory lane to […] More
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Mapping the Looming Kapuso Exodus: The Biggest Stars to Leave GMA Network since ABS-CBN shutdown
While it has been welcoming a great deal of new talents from its now franchise-less main rival station, ABS-CBN, GMA Network is similarly bleeding, as some of its prized homegrown stars opted to find new opportunities outside their home studio. ABS-CBN’s losing most of its prized talents has been written all over the wall since […] More
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FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano’s Six-Year Reign: An Anatomy of a Phenomenal Teleserye
Within FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano’s already six-year run, seventeen shows from the rival network debuted and ended. One more is currently trying its luck to outlive the Kapamilya show, while another is taking a break after more than a month of its exhausting head-to-head battle with the ‘Pambansang Teleserye.’ This September, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano marks its sixth year […] More
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King of Teleserye: 4 Shows that prove Coco Martin’s TV royalty status even before ‘FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano’
A year after ABS-CBN lost its free TV franchise, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano continues to air and has slowly reclaimed its position as the most-watched TV series in the country Fans may be forgetting this, but Coco Martin has long-established himself as the undisputed Teleserye’ King long before assuming on the police vigilante character of Cardo […] More
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Which among Marian Rivera’s TV hits is monumental, most iconic?
More than a decade since Marimar, Marian Rivera remains GMA Network’s biggest female star. There is no other homegrown Kapuso star bigger than Marian Rivera. Her almost faultless acting portfolio has undoubtedly catapulted her to unparalleled stardom, and she will most likely keep her position as her home Network’s most prized female star for many […] More
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Anatomy of a P-POP Idol: SB19 as the Philippines’ Bannermen to the Global music stage
The phenomenal success of one of today’s biggest Filipino singing acts, SB19, is yet to be rivaled by another local idol group. But as more similar acts are poised to follow their lead, this pioneering P-POP giant is only expected to stake its claim to being the first all-Filipino group, to dominate the international music […] More
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Which of the Female Revenge Dramas has the fierce title, characters that captured the most attention from viewers?
A traditional Filipino soap opera does not seem to get complete without one or, even all of its characters, exacting their revenge on someone else. Campy dramas often get followed for their explosive and extravagant confrontations, and more often than not, the goal to wreak vengeance–is carried out against all odds. As exaggerated as that […] More
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The Philippines’ Obsession on Showbiz titles: A Lasting Trend
Gone are the days when box office receipts and big crowds in concerts and mall shows are the [practically] only claim to the popularity of big-name celebrities. Now, showbiz titles are the real thing in the local entertainment scene. You get one, either when you have a strong following or when you have bagged numerous […] More
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Anatomy of a Love Team: DonBelle’s becoming the Next Showbiz Phenomenon!
Mariano and Pangilinan’s surge to become their generation’s biggest on-screen couple is a scene not too foreign to Filipino fans and audiences. The timing and pace of their meteoric ascent, however, make their takeoff mind-blowingly sensational. Belle Mariano and Donny Pangilinan [a.k.a. DonBelle] are around as a love team for barely a year but what […] More
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Which Female Child Star-led Soap Operas inspired You the most?
ABS-CBN and GMA Network both saw the need to create child star-bannered soap operas in the 2000s till the 2010s. Not only did they rate high, but they also won both the approval of the casual viewers and the critics. Those who were already born in the ’80s most likely remember the soap operas, Flordeluna […] More
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30 Pinoy Drag Queens who might just slay it in our upcoming local drag shows
Drag has been one of the most groundbreaking TV shows in mainstream Pop culture. Since 2009 it gave the spotlight to the LGBTQIA+ community with the American reality TV show RuPaul’s Drag Race. The TV show steadily grew in popularity, birthing seasons after seasons of Drag realness. It even branched out in different countries like […] More
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6 Reasons Why ‘Pido’ of ‘It’s Showtime’ is trending!
It’s Showtime is trending again, but this time, it’s not because it has a new segment or a new host., but because of one of the show’s cameramen, Pido. ABS-CBN’s noontime show, It’s Showtime, has always been a trendsetter. With the encouragement of Vice Ganda, netizens promptly bombarded social media pages to send various hashtags […] More
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Battle of ‘Thalia Remakes’: Which is the Best Filipino TV Adaptation?
Thalia’s massive popularity among Filipino fans remains today, as her most popular telenovelas are still airing on national television. The proof of her unfading fame is the number of local adaptations of her starred series. Philippine TV networks have so far made four remakes of massive telenovela hits starred by the Mexican superstar, Thalia. In […] More
