Actor Paulo Avelino said he made the right decision when he chose to transfer to the Kapamilya network over a year ago. During the thanksgiving party of series “Walang Hanggan,” Avelino said he is truly honored to be part of the top-rating show “Walang Hanggan” since not all newly transferred actors are immediately given big [...]

MANILA, June 20 (Mabuhay) – Allies of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at the House of Representatives on Wednesday pressed for the provisional release of the ex-Philippine leader on bail, saying the poll fraud case against her is weak. At a press briefing, House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez said Mrs. Arroyo should be allowed to go [...]

MANILA, June 14 (Mabuhay) — Actress Judy Ann Santos, dubbed the Queen of Philippine Soap Operas, is set to return to primetime via ABS-CBN’s new series “Against All Odds.” Santos, whose last TV series was “Habang May Buhay” in 2010, will star alongside actress KC Concepcion and actor Sam Milby in the new teleserye that [...]

MANILA, January 11, 2012 (AFP) – The latest instalment of the Jason Bourne Hollywood spy franchise began filming in the chaotic Philippine capital Tuesday amid heavy security with the city on alert over a feared terrorist attack. Police officers with bomb sniffing dogs scoured a warren of Manila alleyways where British actress Rachel Weisz and [...]

‘Twas an SRO Sining Para sa Bayan concert at Noypitz Nimfa U. Rueda LOS ANGELES – Filipino American journalists here have raised $9,000 for media colleagues who were among those who died and lost their homes when typhoon Sendong struck Northern Mindanao last month. The media practitioners spearheaded a benefit concert and art auction, dubbed [...]

Elliot Krieger of Jarvis, Krieger & Sullivan is a Harvard law graduate attorney A high-profile attorney will represent Marissa Lapid, wife of Senator Lito Lapid, who was arrested last Jan. 15 at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas upon arrival from the Philippines. Harvard Law graduate Elliot F. Krieger, a former Assistant United States Attorney [...]

LOS ANGELES – Time was when the Philippines and Japan were the most interesting places in the Pacific Rim, at least to colonial America. The Tournament of Roses, which started in 1890, validated this historical vignette when, in 1917, it recorded a most significant feature of the Rose Parade — “Hotels from Yokohama and Manila [...]