Nestor Cuartero I am still euphoric over theoverwhelming response to my new book, PH MOVIE CONFIDENTIAL. We launched the book March 8 at the FDCP Cinematheque in Manila.
The night before, I was invited by ace TV anchor, Rico Hizon, to guest on his CNN program, The Final W
Val Castelo The 1950s might be many time zones away from present times, yet we stand to learn a lot from the lives led by people and the sacrifices they made from that sweet - they say, innocent - bygone era. The passing of 50s singer-actor Val Castelo, cousin to Senate President Tito So
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Published May 26, 2021, 8:59 PM
Celeste Legaspi
PINAS FM: Until recently, a radio station operating in Metro Manila and beamed nationwide played nothing but Original Pilipino Music throughout the day DWDM-FM, previously known as 95.5 Pinas FM, had been the best thing that happened to OPM in recent years. It went one step higher than that Presidential Decree issued by former President Ferdinand Marcos which required the mandatory airing of 4 OPM songs every hour, on the hour, on all radio stations nationwide back in the late 1970s.
The order was later reinstated by President Corazon Aquino in 1987 through Presidential Decree 255 with more or less the same specifications.
Published April 14, 2021, 7:45 PM
Rachel Alejandro
MISSING THE APPLAUSE: It’s a different feeling, says high-strung singer Jed Madela, ‘’when one performs in a virtual concert.’’
You sing your heart out, but there’s one thing, one important element that’s missing. It’s the bond between singer and audience that creates instant rapport.
Jed makes no bones about it. ‘’I miss the palakpakan.’’
The veteran singer may well be referring to the spontaneous, ecstatic outpouring of emotion, approval, of the joy that a song can bring to one’s audience.
Jed Madela
Jed recently mounted a Valentine concert, beamed online, last February. He’s just one of many singers who are trying to reach out to their followers, and make ends meet, in this time of pandemic.