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Madrigal Singers’ one night only concert in Manhattan on Oct 6
The Philippine Madrigal Singers is currently touring the United States, as part of their goodwill concert tour, before heading to Europe. They will be performing at the Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola at 980 Park Avenue, on October 6 at 8 p.m. as part of the 29th Sacred Music in a Sacred Space concert series. […]
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Beauty pageant blogger Adam Genato: Life is a Red Carpet
By Wendell Gaa Beauty pageant blogger Adam Genato is living proof of how an everyday Filipino in Manila can work hard and play even harder. Genato runs his family’s real estate and construction business in the Philippines. On the side, he is a beauty pageant and entertainment blogger. His film and fashion blog, HeyAdamGenato.wordpress.com, is […]
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Film may be dead, but film culture is alive and well
By Joel David A little over a decade ago, Philippine cinema succumbed to the inevitable: the outpacing of celluloid production by digital technology, with filmographic and critical evaluators resisting the shift, insisting on recognizing “real” films as opposed to (paraphrasing a Hollywood filmmaker) “TV on the big screen.” As it turned out, the change would […]
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American comic book artist creates FilAm superheroine ‘Rocketgirl’
By Wendell Gaa A comic book series featuring a Filipina American character is something we surely don’t hear of every day, but that is precisely what readers will encounter upon opening the pages to a comic book series called “Rocketgirl.” This series is the birthchild of Manila-based American artist Fred Corder, a proud native of […]
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Sexting just for fun not to hurt victims: new study
Sexting, which is becoming a popular recreation among young adults, ironically led to the humiliating downfall of a 52-year-old New York politician, Anthony Weiner. Weiner was digitally transmitting intimate photos of himself to teen girls. The father of one of the girls spoke to the press. Other women came forward with their own selfie tales […]
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Filmmaker Vincent Veloso brings the ‘aswang’ to Amazon Prime
By Cristina DC Pastor It’s hard to pinpoint exactly where Vincent Veloso is now in his career path because he seemed to have accomplished a lot of things. This artist with labyrinthine talents in music, music education, martial arts, ballroom dancing, filmmaking, and writing said he is currently focused on producing his video series for […]
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How spoiled Malibu became a Sanctuary City
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. The beach city of Malibu — where Tom Hanks, Cher and other Hollywood luminaries have homes — recently became a Sanctuary City. Malibu City Hall voted on March 14 to adopt the Sanctuary City status as a gesture of solidarity with undocumented immigrants, many of them Hispanics working in construction […]
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Sharon Cuneta to headline July 8 concert in Queens
“Sometimes, the girl is away, and just doesn’t want to go back home anymore.” This tweet from singer, actress, and television personality Sharon Cuneta in May blew up the Philippine twitterverse. Is she hinting at marital troubles? Is she facing some mid-life, personal anxieties? On July 8, FilAms will get to watch Sharon – now […]
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A deportation reality in ‘Transit’: Filipinos would rather fight it than go home
By Cristina DC Pastor I watched “Transit” a day after I listened to Jose Antonio Vargas speak before a Know-your-rights forum on immigration. I didn’t plan it that way; that’s just how my schedule turned out. But the sequence of my schedule provided a striking perspective to the 2013 film. In “Transit,” Hannah Espia’s debut […]