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Universal Records has gathered some of the most memorable teleserye theme songs in their album One More Try: Favorite Teleserye Love Song and other OPM Hits.  The album’s carrier single One More Try, performed by Kuh Ledesma, is the theme of the phenomenal GMA TV series My Husband’s Lover. The series’ lead star Carla Abellana’s debut single Kung Alam Ko Lang is also included in the album. One More Try: Favorite Teleserye Love Song and other OPM Hits also includes One More Try (Kuh Ledesma), Ngiti and Maghihintay Sa’yo (Christian Bautista), Haplos (Alden Richards), Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin (Jed Madela), among others. One More Try: Favorite Teleserye Love Song and other OPM Hits is available at all record bars nationwide. Tracklist: 1.  ONE MORE TRY - Kuh Ledesma      From the teleserye “My Husband’s Lover” 2.  NGITI - Christian Bautista      From the teleserye “With A Smile” 3.  BUKAS NA LANG KITA MAMAHALIN - Jed Mad...

DER KAUFMANN by Rody Vera ANG NEGOSYANTE NG VENECIA by Rolando Tinio MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice was written by William Shakespeare between 1596 and 1598. Though it has been classified as a comedy in his compilation of plays known as the “First Folio”, sharing certain aspects with other romantic comedies, The Merchant of Venice is popularly known for its dramatic scenes and speeches such as “Hath not a Jew’s eyes” and Portia’s speech about the “quality of mercy”. This play is about a bitter detested Jewish moneylender who seeks revenge against a Christian merchant who has defaulted on a loan. TP’s version will be a departure from the usual interpretation. A play within a play, it will be set during the Holocaust and Nazis directing the Jewish “actors” and will underscore the dehumanizing effect of racism and intolerance. Dramaturg: Giselle Garcia Direction: Rody Vera and Tuxqs Rutaquio Production Design: Tuxqs Rutaquio Tagalog Translat...

The list of the winners of the recent First CineFilipino Festival 2013 BEST PICTURES: ANG KWENTO NI MABUTI starring Ms. Nora Aunor by Mes De Guzman and Ang Huling Cha Cha ni Anita Movie by Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo BEST ACTOR: KARL MEDINA in The Guerrilla is a Poet BEST ACTRESS: TERI MALVAR in Ang Huling Cha-Cha ni Anita BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: BONG CABRERA in The Guerrilla is a Poet BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: ANGEL AQUINO in Ang Huling Cha-cha ni Anita BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE: ANG HULING CHA-CHA NI ANITA by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo BEST DIRECTOR: MES DE GUZMAN for Ang Kuwento ni Mabuti BEST SCREENPLAY: ANG KWENTO NI MABUTI by Mes De Guzman BEST FILM EDITING: THE GUERRILLA IS A POET by Sari Dalena and Kiri Dalena BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: PUTI by Mike Alcazaren BEST MUSICAL SCORE: THE GUERRILLA IS A POET by Sari and Kiri Dalena BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: PUTI by Mike Alcazaren BEST SOUND: PUTI by Mike Alcazaren BEST SHORT FILM: LIGAW by Pamela Reyes 2nd BEST SHORT FILM: LOGARI...

The Philippines’ home of the most prestigious red carpet events is once again bringing the year’s most anticipated awards night!  Velvet airs the 65th Primetime Emmy® Awards live and exclusive from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Monday (September 23) In recognition of outstanding contribution to the television industry, the Primetime Emmy® Awards bestows the U.S. television industry’s highest honors for national primetime and late night programming, with awards presented in 27 categories including areas of exceptional merit. This year's glamorous event will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. This year's ceremony is especially grand, as legendary solo artist Elton John will be performing for the first time ever on the Emmys® stage. The multi-awarded superstar’s performance will serve as a tribute to the late, world-renowned performer Liberace, whose HBO biopic, “Behind the Candelabra” is nominated for fifteen Emmy Awards this year. This year’s Emmys® is also br...

Journalists of ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs, the country’s largest and most trusted news organization, have been awarded prestigious international journalism fellowships and scholarship to gain training, knowledge, skills, and exposure to today’s global news media landscape. Health beat reporter and DZMM’s “Magandang Gabi Dok” anchor Nina Corpuz made it as the only Southeast Asian journalist chosen to participate in the United Nations Foundation’s 2013 Global Issues Press Fellowship program in New York City, which will expose her to the latest information on pressing global issues. The press fellowship, which takes place during this year’s UN General Assembly, will also provide participants exclusive first-person access to the world’s top experts, policymakers, and leaders such as Al Gore and will.i.am. “I hope to use this opportunity to share our Philippine experience and bring to the international stage our concerns and efforts in health care. I also look forward to comparing n...

A total of 16 esteros in Manila and Quezon City are being rehabilitated by ABS-CBN Foundation’s Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig (KBPIP) and Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) this year through the help of the supporters of the annual “Run for the Pasig River,” private donors and government agencies. “We started in Estero de Paco, and now we’re currently cleaning 16 esteros,” ABS-CBN Foundation managing director and PRRC chairperson Gina Lopez announced in the press conference held at Torre Venezia Suites, the official hotel partner of the event. Following the notable transformation of the Estero de Paco in Manila that started in 2009, KBPIP and PRRC continues its goal to bring back the glory of the Pasig River beginning on its tributaries. Just this year, PRRC launched the rehabilitated Estero de Aviles and Estero de Santibañez in Manila. From community preparations, clean-ups and information, education and communication campaigns to actual development, drastic changes can be ...

Sensational acoustic singer Aiza Seguerra and international singing discovery Charice is set to headline Power of Two this September 28 at the Araneta Coliseum. Aiza and Charice are all set to provide audiences an unforgettable musical extravaganza. Helping the two are exceptional duos that further proves that indeed Power of Two is a strong force, even in music. Power of Two is the first time that WilbrosLive is teaming-up with ETalent Entertainment for the production of the concert. Sharing Musical Director chores are gifted musicians Troy Laureta and Ria Osorio. Gloc-9 and Abra will perform as guests in the concert. Aiza, who packed the Big Dome last year with her silver anniversary concert Bente Singko, returns to the Coliseum to exhibit her artistry as a young icon of the local music scene. She is expected to perform old and current hits, given her unique acoustic, heartfelt, sincere touch. The acoustic singer has churned out numerous hits over the years – Pagdating Ng Panahon, Ak...

One of the best film of the Columbia Picture for 2014, the RoboCop. The cast: Joel Kinnaman, Abbie Cornish, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams, Jay Baruchel, Jennifer Ehle, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Robocop gets rebooted in this big-screen MGM production from director José Padilha. The picture will once again surround a slain police officer (played by The Killing's Joel Kinnaman) who gets resurrected as a crime-fighting cyborg until memories of his previous life begin to make him doubt his corrupt corporate overlords. Gary Oldman co-stars as the doctor who suffers a crisis-of-conscience after bringing life back to the man in the form of a mechanical body and reprogrammed brain, while Samuel L. Jackson plays a larger-than-life media mogul. RoboCop will enforce the law in traditional and IMAX theaters on February 7, 2014. Here the official trailer of RoboCop.

“Galema’ is an exciting series that will keep afternoon viewers awake.” This was the promise made by ‘Master Storyteller’ and box-office director Wenn V. Deramas in the nearing premiere of his television masterpiece, “Galema: Anak ni Zuma” starring Kapamilya actress Andi Eigenmann. “Galema: Anak ni Zuma” is a special offering of ABS-CBN–the true home of hit Pinoy classics–to afternoon TV viewers as part of the grand celebration of 60 years of Philippine television and the continuing tradition of sharing well-loved komiks tales that widened the imagination and reflected the true Filipino culture. Based on the longest-running Pinoy komiks series written by Jim Fernandez, “Galema: Anak ni Zuma” is an extraordinary tale about family and love. It will revolve around the life of a good-hearted young lady named Galema (Andi) who was born with twin snakes attached to her neck, a curse that she inherited from her beastly father Zuma. How far will an extra-ordinary lady go to win the love of h...