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Boss Vic on his heir apparent: ‘He’s ready’
Vicente “Vincent” del Rosario 3rd, eldest son of Viva’s legendary Boss Vic, is proof that someone born not only into a life of privilege but to the glitz and glamour of showbiz to boot can nonetheless...
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De facto father of Philippine pop culture
To trace music and movie mogul Vicente del Rosario Jr.’s 54-year-career in show business practically yields a history lesson in Philippine popular culture. From Freddie Aguilar’s pivotal 1978 hit...
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Sunday and daily masses live on ABS-CBN, S+A, Jeepney TV and iWANT
With the Coronavirus crisis and enhanced community quarantine suspending Catholic masses as well, those who would like to hear the daily Word of God every day can do so by switching on to ABS-CBN’s...
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How Portugal benefited from consecration against a ‘contagion’
Consecrating a country to the Immaculate Heart of Mary was previously done and proven miraculous by Portugal at very trying times in history. In May 2016, Portugal commemorated the consecration of the...
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To be armed with faith in the war against Covid-19
With countless doctors and scientists all over the world likening the coronavirus pandemic into a war — with no less than American President Donald Trump calling his government’s efforts to curb the...
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Pokwang sets aside the comedy; cooks food to spread cheer to Covid-19...
Comedian Pokwang also made good use of her time at home by cooking food for distribution to police and military personnel manning checkpoints around Metro Manila amid the Luzon-wide community...
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Hold on to hope
“When this ends, may we find that we have become more like the people we wanted to be, we were called to be, we hoped to be, and may we stay that way – better for each other because of the worst.” –...
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Bela Padilla raises P3.3M to help street vendors during quarantine
Actress returns all credit to generous donors of ‘Pagkain Para Sa Pinoy’ Movie actress Bela Padilla on Wednesday announced on Twitter that the crowdfunding effort she has mounted for street vendors...
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When prayers seem unanswered (Part 1)
“Praise is rightfully yours, God, in Zion… for you answer prayer.” (Psalm 65:1. 2 – The Jerusalem Bible) Such assurance indeed moves the faithful to always pray to God for their every need. Yet, what...
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Alliance Global group to donate 1 million liters of alcohol to gov’t frontliners
Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), the holding firm of tycoon Dr. Andrew Tan, is donating one-million liters of 70 percent disinfectant ethyl alcohol to help strengthen government’s efforts in fighting...
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Filipinos extend thank you’s to telcos, utility companies for extended bills...
Barely a week since the government placed the whole of Luzon on enhanced community quarantine to combat the rise of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in the country, utility providers trended online as...
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Woman of smarts, substance and sparkle
From The Manila Times Digital’s ‘Celebrity, Style, Inspiration’ interview by Tessa Mauricio-Arriola As the daughter of noted radio anchor-actress Laura Hermosa, acting at a young age was not a strange...
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Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt and ‘The Gift of Forgiveness’
“Forgiveness done right is a gift, and, done well it can work miracles.” – The Gift of Forgiveness, Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt Even as a child, I have always been fascinated with forgiveness. And...
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When prayers seem unanswered (Part 2)
God has shown time and again that his standard protocol for ailing or suffering ones is not to relieve or cure them by miracle but to help them develop endurance, for endurance itself is a Godly trait....
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‘Digital giving platform’ mounts ‘Combat Covid for Good’
With a strong call to combat Covid-19, online shopping platform Lazada is now connected to four new advocacy partners for LazadaForGood, its digital giving platform to help those in the frontlines and...
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Angel Locsin, fiancé Neil Arce set up rest tents for health workers
Celebrities donate own folding beds so hospital frontliners can catch up sleep amid Covid-19 crisis Top actress Angel Locsin and businessman fiancé Neil Arce have successfully rounded up donations from...
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Philippine Cinema in the time of Covid-19
The Filipino film industry is supposed to have its banner year this 2020 with the ongoing Sine Sandaan or Philippine Cinema Centennial celebration. Sine Sandaan affairs that aim to honor luminaries and...
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Bringing Southeast Asia to the fore in global music
Topping Spotify’s Global Viral 50 for over four weeks and scoring nearly half-a-billion streams in six months, Stephanie Poetri with her debut single, “I Love You 3000,” released in 2019, is deemed a...
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The prolific career of fashion designer Ito Curata
One of the most brilliant fashion designers in the Philippines, Ito Curata sadly passed away on March 26 leaving family, friends and the industry in grief. Amid an active lifestyle and a prolific...
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Menggie Cobarrubias — one of PH entertainment’s finest
Domingo ‘Menggie’ Cobarrubias An outpouring of grief flooded social media on March 26 when news that veteran character actor Domingo “Menggie” Cobarrubias had passed away from complications of...
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