Stars to help make children’s future brighter through the World Vision Celebrities for Children: The Race for Hope! As part of its commitment to uplift the lives of poor children, World Vision launched its ‘Celebrities for Children: The Race for Hope’ campaign on Tuesday, April 23 at Annabel’s Restaurant in Quezon City. The campaign aims to find sponsors for at least 1,000 poor children in the country through the help of World Vision celebrity...

I’ve been a fan of Stars since they released Nightsongs, their début album. Well not really a big fan during that time but I liked them enough to order the CD online and import it from Le Grand Magistery. From the début album to Heart, Set Yourself On Fire, In Our Bedroom After The War, The Five Ghosts, and The North the band’s progression to musical maturity and thematic albums become evident. From someone who merely appreciates...

I just woke up from a nightmare which obliquely inspired me to write this piece. Since I seldom get inspired to write, I decided to do this at once, with eye crud and drool still plastered on my face. So let’s begin. I wish I sound more intelligent when I write. When I read the words of some of my friends like Jay, Liberty, and Maro I can’t help but feel envious because they sound so smart, it’s almost like reading something...

(MANILA, 13 December 2012) — Child-focused relief organization, World Vision kicks-off its Child Friendly Space (CFS) in New Bataan, Compostela Valley to complement ongoing relief distributions a week after Pablo hit the Southern Philippines. 2,000 affected children are expected to participate in Child Friendly Space in Compostela Valley and Agusan del Sur in Mindanao. “Children are the most vulnerable when disasters strike. There is a...

Acacia Hotel is currently running a toy drive which aims to collect more than a hundred toys that will be given to the beneficiaries of Springboard Foundation (a non-profit organization that raises funds for the improvement of lives of children here in the Philippines). If you are among the first 200 to donate a minimum of 2 old unwrapped toys or new ones with a total retail value of P250, Acacia Hotel will treat you to a buffet breakfast on...

Vyolette, You were taken from us so soon. My tears are still falling right now. You were always there to welcome us when we got home. You were very sweet and loved to be stroked. We love your little pink tongue which always poked out, your dark face, and your very soft fur. Now all of those are gone and we already miss you. It’s very tragic that your lovely face got crushed by an unknown driver. We didn’t see it happen. We could...

Your jubilant faces as you file your C.O.C.’s sicken me. While the citizens wait in dread to be roasted in hell, you brandish those certificates like they’re a badge of honor. How selfish of you. Well, you take away our freedom of speech but we still have the power not to vote for you. Wipe off that smug grin because we will be the judge of you. While you Pia Cayetano, Alan Peter Cayetano and Chiz Escudera are scrambling to rectify...

Gritty, in-your-face, a mirror of Philippine society. These are some of the words I associate with Brilliante Mendoza’s films. This director doesn’t mollycoddle the viewers that’s for sure. He paints reality as how he sees it – no more, no less – and hopes that by showing the ugly reality, his films would somehow serve as a vehicle for change. Captive is no different from his other films. The 2 and a half hour film...

I do not know him personally. I never met him. I don’t live in Naga either. However, Secretary Jesse Robredo impressed me a lot when reading about his works on the dailies. He seemed like a humble man, easy to approach, and dedicated to his job be it Mayor of Naga back then or DILG Secretary. He did his work silently, without pomp and pageantry, but he achieved most if not all of his projects which benefited all of us. I was on Twitter...

Today, anti-RH bill activists from the Church and suspicious politicians will gather at the EDSA Shrine and will form a mini People Power to show the undecided congressmen and senators that shutting down RH Bill is the way to go. The EDSA Shrine as their venue is significant because of its history and the positive associations connected to it. There’s nothing wrong in gathering there. It is within their constitutional rights. What I...