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Up close with Lea Salonga, young theater fan finds an inspiring role model
By Isabella Rivera This was not the first time I was meeting Lea Salonga. I first met her was when she had a concert in Hawaii; I was 8 years old then. From that time on, my mom saw how I followed her shows, watched some of them, and became a fan. However, seeing her […]
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Manny Pacquiao named one of 2015 Asia Game Changers
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao will be honored as one of 2015 Asia Game Changers, for using sport and his star power as sources for good, the Asia Society announced in a statement. He will be following in the footsteps of Alibaba CEO Jack Ma, who took the honor in 2014. “The Asia Game Changer Awards […]
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Nostalgia in concert as GMA International celebrates 10th anniversary
By Lindy Rosales It was a humid summer day as I was getting ready for Kapusong Pinoy sa New York, a concert presented on September 5 by GMA Network Inc. to celebrate their 10th anniversary of broadcasting news and entertainment in the U.S. I’m not particularly a fan of television shows but it has always […]
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ABS-CBN’s Charo Santos-Concio to chair Nov. 23rd International Emmy Awards gala
ABS-CBN President & CEO Charo Santos-Concio will preside over the Gala for the 43rd International Emmy Awards, which will take place on November 23 at the New York Hilton Hotel. During the event, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will recognize programming in 10 categories and present Special Awards to Julian Fellowes, creator […]
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Seeing Frank Sinatra ‘our way’
One of the beautiful things about New York City is how one can visit any of the public galleries even with very little money in your purse. One scorching day in August, my friend Marivir Montebon and I decided to go down to the New York Public Library’s Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center to […]
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Thanks to ‘rondalla’ tradition, Filipino folk music lives on
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Music is a lot of things to a lot of people. But to Filipino Americans it is a well-cherished tradition over time. And to pioneers of lovers of string instruments, their music is their universal language that has won many hearts worldwide. Tradicion Rondalla was born in 1995 in the […]
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Leila Benitez McCollum re-emerges, wins Empowerment Award
By Cristina DC Pastor She is not a recluse, and neither is she driven to staying private and mysterious. She attends mass at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament on West 71st, hosts family dinners in her Manhattan apartment, and played golf every once in a while. Last year, she made sure to attend a […]
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Intriguing plot, heart-pounding action in ‘Mission Impossible’
By Wendell Gaa I recently had the joy of taking my parents out to the movies to see the latest installment to Tom Cruise’s popular “Mission Impossible” espionage film series. As I hoped for and expected, the movie was superbly entertaining. When it comes to Tom Cruise, one of Hollywood’s most bankable leading men since […]
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The riotous Minions: In search of a worthy leader
By Wendell Gaa We are in the middle of the summer movie season, and that can only mean we can expect to see more family-friendly features from Hollywood on the big screen. Alas, we need not look further than the newly-released “Minions,” from the same studio that brought us all the riotously funny “Despicable Me” […]