Philippine News

FORUM: By: Noelani TorrePhilippine Daily Inquirer GARCIA. Larger than life. IN Philippine showbiz, everyone seems to be trying to out-misbehave each other. However, there are a few “inspirational” celebrities out there who people still have a genuine admiration for. We asked a random sampling of TV and movie viewers about the stars they most admire, [...]

MANILA, Philippines – Mega, the Philippine’s pioneering fashion magazine, highlights the impeccable style of this generation’s influential Filipinas and lists down the most sizzling summer fashion this month. Gracing the cover is Tweetie De Leon-Gonzalez, embodying the qualities that would put a multihyphenate woman on top of any kind of “best” list. It has been [...]

Peacebuilding training to start today at USLS The 4th Visayas Peacebuilding Training will be held at the Balay Kalinungan of the University of St. La Salle starting today until April 22, a USLS press release said. This year’s specialization courses, after the Foundation Course on Creative Conflict Transformation are Arts for Peace by Dessa Quesada, [...]

Danny Castillones Sillada has recently been included among the international artists in Martin Dawber’s book “Modern Vintage Illustration,” composed of some of the best illustrators worldwide. Martin Dawber, author of several illustrated books on fashion, photography and vintage illustrations, is a fashion and textile expert, lecturer and a consultant editor for the Routledge Encyclopedia of [...]

MANILA, Philippines – A cum laude graduate with a pharmacy degree from the University of Sto. Tomas bested 29 other candidates and was crowned Miss Philippines-Universe 2012 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last Sunday.  Janine Mari Tugonon, 22, bagged the coveted title after finishing first runner-up in the same beauty pageant last year. Nicole Schmitz [...]

Aiza Seguerra splits with long time girlfriend ABS-CBN News reports that acoustic singer Aiza Seguerra has broken up with her girlfriend of seven years, talent manager Chen Sarte. Sarte, who said that she has already moved on, appealed to the public to stop speculating on the cause of their break-up. “We remain friends and I [...]

MANILA, Philippines – Love it or hate it, Manila’s home — so learn to love it already. Because whether you get over yourself or not, these 16 are rocking it anyway, finding a way to lead interesting lives in the constraints of the big bad city. Sometimes, it really is more fun in the Philippines. [...]

MANILA, Philippines – Whoever says that nice guys finish last, better think again. Slater Young, Pinoy Big Brother Unlimited’s Big Winner, has challenged the veracity of this cliché. His winsome personality and leadership skills assured him a smooth start-to-finish run in the reality search. The 49-percent votes Slater received during the Big Night from the [...]