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The press reviews are in! The foreign media covering the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games had already filed their reports about the Opening Ceremony on Saturday at the Philippine Arena, and here’s what they’re saying. Singapore’s The Straits Times noted in its article title the festive mood and full house as “Duterte declares the 30th edition open”. It said that the two-hour spectacle erased a week’s worth of negative publicity in the lead-up to the official kick-off. “It took just two hours to wipe away a week’s worth of bad headlines as the Philippines rolled out the welcome mat…

Lea Salonga, Gary Valenciano, Angel Locsin and other celebrities took to their social media accounts to share their thoughts and feelings on the opening ceremony of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held Saturday night at the Philippine Arena. The musical spectacle turned the spotlight on Philippine culture, music, beauty and performing talent, among others, as the host country officially welcomed the athletes of the participating countries to the 30th edition of the biennial sports meet. Kapuso singer Julie Anne San Jose expressed her Pinoy pride over the opening ceremony by tweeting: “Nakakaproud maging Pinoy!!!” Mr. Pure Energy Gary Valenciano said…

Hotdog’s OPM classic Manila electrified the parade of Philippine athletes at the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games opening ceremony at the Philippine Arena on Saturday, November 30. The song didn’t just put a spring in the step of Team Philippines that had Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach as muse, it also turned the 55,000-seater venue into an epic sing-along party, bringing the crowd — including President Duterte — to their feet. Cheers erupted when the LED screens showed the rare sight of the president clapping and grooving to the beat of the song. Hotdog’s original bassist and main songwriter Dennis Garcia took to…

The time has come for the Games to (officially) begin! The 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games opening ceremony is finally happening tonight at 7 at the 55,000-seater Philippine Arena in Bulacan. Taking to the stage is an impressive line-up of Filipino artists — from concert icons, theater stars to hot young artists. These are Black Eyed Peas’ Apl.de.ap, Lani Misalucha, Robert Seña, Aicelle Santos, Anna Fegi, Christian Bautista, KZ Tandingan, Jed Madela, the TNT Boys, Iñigo Pascual and Elmo Magalona. They are set to sing a medley of songs including the SEA Games theme song We Win As One, originally…

Actor and Second Lieutenant Matteo Guidicelli was guest of honor at the commemoration of the 156th birth anniversary of Gat. Andres Bonifacio on Saturday, November 30, in Davao City. In photos shared by the city government of Davao’s official Facebook page, the actor was seen leading the ceremony that unveiled the newly renovated Bonifacio Monument with Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte. In a speech, the 29-year-old Cebuano actor-athlete took the opportunity to share his journey to becoming a member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Reserve Force early this year. Among other things, he took on a month-long leadership-development…

John Lloyd Cruz gave some advice to the newlyweds Vhong and Tanya Navarro during his wedding speech. TV host Vhong married ABS-CBN writer and longtime girlfriend Tanya Bautista on Thursday at a hotel in Kyoto, Japan. The intimate affair was attended by Vhong’s It’s Showtime family and other celebrity friends like John Lloyd. John Lloyd and Vhong go way back as friends. They’re former co-stars and fellow members of the Kanto Boys together with Luis Manzano and Billy Crawford. Perhaps drawing from his own experience as a father to a one-year-old boy named Elias Modesto, the 36-year-old actor currently on…

Kapamilya actress Bea Alonzo and K-Pop group Girls’ Generation Lim Yoona are among the recipients of the Asian Stars Up Next Awards at the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM) to be held on December 5 to 10, 2019. Highlighting the hottest upcoming Asian acting talent, IFFAM, which has teamed with Variety, will present the awards during the IFFAM Closing Ceremony on December 10 at the Macao Cultural Center. Joining Bea and Yoona are Indonesian actress Asmara Abigail, Indian Bollywood star Bhumi Pednekar, Thailand’s girl group BNK48 members Jennis Opraset and Praewa Suthampon, Vietnam’s rising star Liên Binh Phát…

Bea Alonzo and Angelica Panganiban topbill Unbreakable, the new Star Cinema film that tells about the friendship between two women as they go through good times and bad times. In real life, the Kapamilya stars are close friends. However, much like the journey of their characters in the movie, which opens in cinemas tomorrow, there was a time they drifted apart because of a falling-out. In an Instagram post on Monday, Angelica, 33, shared a video of the exact moment she became friends again with Bea, 32. “Babahagi ko lang yung isa sa pinaka masayang araw ng buhay ko. Yung…

Bea Alonzo takes a break from romance, saying there are more important things in life than being in a relationship. “Not now. ‘Wag muna ngayon,” the 32-year-old Kapamilya star said during a presscon on Wednesday for her new Star Cinema film Unbreakable with Angelica Panganiban and Richard Gutierrez. “Magpapahinga muna ako, parang di ko pa kaya.” To make it clear though, Bea has fully recovered from her very public breakup with actor Gerald Anderson.  That period in her life is done and over with, with Bea not the least bothered nor evasive with questions that touched on the personal issue that grabbed showbiz…

Hollywood star Vanessa Hudgens recently posted a birthday greeting for her Filipina mom Gina Guangco, calling her “my No. 1 fan and I’m hers.” “Happy birthday to @mamagh. My favorite fiery, passionate, joyous woman. She’s my No. 1 fan and I’m hers. Love you for everything you do and are mommy,” the 30-year-old singer-actress wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday. In an interview for The Philippine Star published Thursday, the 30-year-old singer-actress talked more about this Filipino side of hers while promoting her latest Christmas-themed film, titled The Knight Before Christmas, now streaming on Netflix. On the subject of…