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Share this: Ni NITZ MIRALLES BUKAS, August 2, ang sinabi sa aming bagong schedule ng first shooting day nina Barbie Forteza at Ken Chan ng Regal Entertainment movie nilang This Time I’ll Be Sweeter. Noong June 28 dapat ang first shooting day, pero iniurong dahil inayos at mas pinaganda pa ang script. Si Joel Lamangan ang director ng This Time I’ll Be Sweeter na ayon kay Barbie ay light, rom-com, may konting drama, pero ibang-iba sa hit TV show na Meant To Be. Makakasama nina Barbie at Ken sa pelikula sina Rita Avila, Ara Mina at Al Tantay as their parents, hindi pa lang alam kung sinu-sino sa kanila ang parents ng mga karakter nina Barbie at Ken. Nasa cast bilang ka-love triangle nina Barbie at Ken si Thea Tolentino at kasama rin sina Kim Rodriguez, Akihiro Blanco at Hiro Peralta. Siguradong may mga madadagdag pa sa cast kapag nagsimula na ang shooting. Reunion project nina Barbie at Thea ang This Time I’ll Be Sweeter pagkatapos ng hit TV drama na The Half Sisters at excited n...

By GLEN P. SIBONGA OVERWHELMED pa rin hanggang ngayon ang baguhang singer-actor na si Laurence Mossman sa malaking tagumpay ng Manila run ng Tony and Grammy Award winning musical na Kinky Boots, kung saan isa siya sa mga bida kasama si Nyoy Volante. Tuwang-tuwa nga siya sa mga papuri at magagandang reviews hindi lang sa show kundi pati sa mahusay na performance niya at ni Nyoy. Natapos man ang Manila run ng Kinky Boots sa RCBC Plaza, Makati noong July 23, hindi naman nalulungkot si Laurence dahil muling magbabalik ang musical na handog ng Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group, at magkakaroon ito ng limited repeat run sa March 2-18, 2018 sa parehong venue. Ginampanan ni Laurence ang role ni Charlie Price, na na-involve sa drag queen at cross dresser na si Lola (Nyoy). Masaya nga si Laurence dahil muli niyang makakatrabaho si Nyoy. Bumilib daw talaga siya rito. Very satisfied si Laurence sa takbo ng kanyang career dahil sa mahigit dalawang taon niya sa Pilipinas ay nasusubukan ...

Share this: Ni: Nora Calderon LAHAT ng television channels sa Pilipinas ay State of the Nation Address o SONA ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang ipinalabas noong nakaraang Lunes. Parehong-pareho ang ipinalabas nila kasi iisa lang naman ang pinagmulan ng feed ng mga network. At napahaba man kaysa inaasahan ang speech ng pangulo, walang bumitaw sa kani-kaniyang live coverage. Pero kahit iisa lang ang pinalabas nila, may lalamang at lalamang pa rin. Just like last Monday, lumabas na mas maraming viewers na tumutok sa coverage ng GMA-7. Puwedeng basahin ito as a clear message na mas marami ang nagtitiwala sa Kapuso Network pagdating sa importanteng pagbabalita. Siyempre nga naman, since big news day last Monday, hindi ka na magpapalipat-lipat ng channel, doon ka na agad sa trusted mong istasyon. Speaking of trust, usap-usapan kung nakakaapekto na kaya sa kredibilidad ng ABS-CBN ang patuloy na pagtira sa kanila ni Pangulong Duterte? Ilang beses kasi silang nabanggit sa SONA last Mond...

MUSICIAN Gab Valenciano and former Miss Philippines Earth Stephany Stefanowitz are reportedly getting cozy these days as rumors swirled that they are playing sweet music together. “With Gab (Valenciano), we are just getting to know each other. We’re like best friends,” said Stefanowitz, during a press conference for “Free Hugs” project sponsored by New Placenta herbal beauty soap, held in Sta. Mesa, Manila over the weekend. Also joining the press conference were Jaime Acosta, president and CEO of Psalmstre Enterprises, Inc., and Laurence Mossman, star of the hit musical play “Kinky Boots.” “Two weeks ago we went diving in Anilao. It was memorable because when my father passed away nine years ago, it was his request that his ashes be thrown into the ocean in Anilao. He was a diver. Every weekend, he would go to Anilao. It’s his favorite spot. I haven’t visited it since his ashes were laid to the ocean,” Stefanowitz said. “It was my first time to dive. Wala nang practice-practice....

Southeast Asian Games-bound Maxine Isabel Esteban took the bronze medal in the President’s Cup Open fencing championships that concluded Sunday in Hong Kong. Fresh from her first-ever stint in the world fencing championships in Leipzig, Germany, the 16-year-old fencer was the lone Filipino medalist in the two-day international event. Esteban topped her group, winning five of six matches to reach the knockout phase. Seeded sixth, Esteban drew a bye in the first round before disposing of Kelly Ho Long Sze of Hong Kong, 15-11. In the quarterfinals, Esteban survived another close match, edging third-ranked Lee Areta of HK, 15-14. In a virtual preview of the SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Esteban bowed to Singapore No. 1 Nicole Wong, 15-4. Wong, however, lost to top seed Liu Yan Wai, 15-14, in the final. “I’m very happy. It was a very hard tournament,” Esteban said. Samantha Kyle Catalan, the other Filipino entry in the event, was eliminated in the Round of 16. She was beate...

By Chuck Mikolajczak Retreating U.S. technology shares and soft European markets capped world equity gains on Monday, while the U.S. dollar fell to its lowest level in over a year against a basket of major currencies. European shares initially gained on a boost from HSBC, as Europe's biggest bank unveiled a 5-percent rise in half-year profits and a third share buyback in a year. But they later retreated amid weakness in tobacco stocks and some broker downgrades. HSBC shares (HSBA.L) (0005.HK) ended up 1.8 percent after earlier gaining nearly 4 percent in London trading. © REUTERS/Brendan McDermid FILE PHOTO - Greta Guggenheim, CEO of TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. rings a ceremonial bell to celebrate her company's IPO on the floor The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index (.FTEU3) lost 0.11 percent, while MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe (.MIWD00000PUS) gained 0.16 percent. MSCI's index was poised for its best month in a year while the FTSEurofirst lost ground f...

By Sam Forgione The U.S. dollar hit a more than 2-1/2-year low against the euro on Monday on month-end portfolio adjustments and uncertainty over the U.S. political outlook after the departure of White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci. © REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Illustration photo of U.S. Dollar and Euro notes The euro hit more than 2-1/2-year peaks against the dollar earlier in the session on month-end buying and euro zone inflation data that kept expectations for a more hawkish European Central Bank alive. It extended gains to trade as much as 0.8 percent higher against the dollar on the day after the New York Times reported U.S. President Donald Trump had decided to remove Scaramucci. The White House later said Scaramucci was leaving the job after little over a week. Scaramucci's departure follows one of the rockiest weeks of Trump's presidency in which a major legislative effort - a healthcare overhaul - failed in Congre...