Covering the week’s most noteworthy entertainment news for the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature directorial debut is a definite must-see for every film lover out there. If you adore musicals? Grab your popcorn. An adaptation…
IT seems like the holiday season this year is becoming breakup season when it comes to showbiz couples. First, Rayver Cruz and Janine Gutierrez, whose relationship became public in 2017,…
WITH the holidays fast approaching, Disney has released its second Filipino-inspired Christmas advert focused on family togetherness and the power of storytelling. “The Stepdad” is a follow-up to last year’s…
“Nelia,” a film produced by A and Q Productions Films, Inc., has made it as one of the official films in this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival. Beauty queen Winwyn…
IN the midst of a remarkable film festival circuit run, “Lumpia With a Vengeance,” the popular, award-winning, Filipino American indie comedy feature, will be the centerpoint of an exclusive panel…
CHALK up another win for the Philippines in the world of pageantry! On the heels of Cinderella Faye Obeñita’s win at the Miss Intercontinental 2021 in Egypt, fellow Binibining Pilipinas…
FILIPINA American Logistx is the first B-Girl from the United States to be crowned champion at the 2021 Red Bull BC One World Final. The breaking tournament invited 16 B-Girls…
RECENTLY, siblings Saviour and Tanya Ramos became contract artists of the GMA Artist Center (GMAAC). Unknown to their dad, actor/host/model Wendell Ramos, the two had auditioned, underwent the panel interviews…
FILIPINA American singer Olivia Rodrigo has scored the most nominations at the 2021 American Music Awards, the world’s largest fan-voted awards show. The 18-year-old star of “The High School Musical:…
First NBA players of Filipino descent to play in same game THERE’S another historic moment for the books as the United States continues to celebrate October as Filipino American History…
VILMA Santos-Recto, known to the Philippine entertainment world as the Star for All Seasons and now a congresswoman representing the province of Batangas, heads the list of prominent celebrities who…
Filipino boxer Jonas Sultan is ready for his match against the unbeaten Puerto Rican Carlos Caraballo at the Hulu Theater at the Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Oct. 30. Sultan…
Boxing superstars Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are planning to reignite their rivalry in a possible rematch, only this time it is going to be on the basketball court for…
Glendale, CA – The Filipino-American Business Association of Glendale (FABAG-GLAC) successfully celebrated Filipino American History Month last October 23, 2021 with a Business Expo and Cultural presentation which included folk dances…
THE Philippines’ first-ever Olympics gold medal winner Hidilyn Diaz is now engaged to her longtime boyfriend and coach, Julius Naranjo. On Friday, October 15, Naranjo proposed to the weightlifting Olympic…
LOS Angeles-based runway models and event organizers gather for a grand photo-op during final final rehearsals for “Ani” (Harvest), a cultural fashion show, slated Oct 16, 2021 at 11455 Burbank…
ROHNERT PARK, CA – Graton Resort & Casino is participating in several local events to support the Asian communities while welcoming guests to experience its Four Diamond quality standard casino…
Thousands of fans made a beeline to the convention center to attend the four-day extravaganza for fans of pop culture. Event organizers made sure health and safety protocols were followed….
FILIPINA Alexandra Faith Garcia has added herself to the list of international beauty queens from the Philippines. The Olongapo native was recently crowned Miss Aura International 2021, beating 30 other…
October is Filipino-American History Month, and if there’s one thing that’s a big part of Philippine culture, it’s FOOD. FilAm ARTS (The Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts…
THE Fil-Am Association of Santa Clarita Valley, in cooperation with the Santa Clarita Sister Cities Program, will celebrate its biggest cultural event of the year! Pistahan at Bayanihan will be…
THE Filipino American Business Association of Glendale/Greater Los Angeles County (FABAG-GLAC) will commemorate Filipino American History Month on Saturday, October 23 at Pacific Community Center and Park (501 S. Pacific…
LOS ANGELES — The Philippine Consulate General and the Filipino-American Community in Los Angeles (FACLA) will celebrate Filipino-American History Month with a commemorative dinner and cultural fashion show on Saturday,…
THE City of Carson, California and various organizations on Saturday, October 23 will join the entire community in honoring the life’s work and legacy of Larry Itliong – a Filipino…
IN the United States, October is also known as Filipino American History Month, which is celebrated through various activities and events that recognizes the significant role Filipinos have played in…
FILIPINO American internet star Bretman Rock has made history as the first-ever openly gay man to grace the cover of Playboy magazine. In an Instagram post on Friday, October 1,…
By Robert P. De Tagle THE Society of Philippine American Artists (SPAA) returns home to the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue, NYC, with an in-person exhibit from 4 to 15…
By Vina Orden IN early 2020, eight intergenerational, emerging and mid-career Filipino American artists from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania—Julio Jose Austria, Jeho Bitancor, Mic Boekelmann, Francis Estrada, Ben…
Smokefree Innotec, Inc. (SFIO), a New Zealand-based Filipino company, is starting its educational road tour in the United States. The company’s chairman, Jeths De Jesus Lacson, announced that SFIO has…
SIX was supposed to premiere on March 12, 2020, the same day that Broadway went dark due to the looming global pandemic. More than a year and a half later and…
