Honoring his craft

Maria Niza Mariñas, Rob Gonzales 01/24/2016

HE DIDN’T see it coming. For John Lloyd Cruz, 2015 turned out to be a banner year. Reeling from the phenomenal success of “A Second Chance,” the romantic drama he topbilled with Bea Alonzo (the sequel to…

Golden Boy

Maria Niza Mariñas, Rob Gonzales 10/11/2015

IT’S HARD to keep a sunny disposition when you’re not feeling quite well, wheezing and all, even more coming straight from performing to an estimated 15,000-strong crowd, not to mention balancing a hectic schedule every day of…

Katie Cotugno: Writing the teen psyche

Maria Niza Mariñas, Rob Gonzales 08/09/2015

It’s one thing to be unstoppable in uttering statements on the complications of relationships, an unexpected pregnancy or a love triangle, quite another to be treading on delicate ground—that of mirroring teens’ everyday truths in one’s fiction.…

Leigh Bardugo: Grounded in fantasy

Bai Hayde Quiñanola, Maria Niza Mariñas 07/12/2015

Think of Russia in Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina.” Ridiculously expensive heavy gowns of bell-like skirts, slightly puffed shoulders, and corseted bodice. Now interject it with some flesh-eating monsters, gun fights, magic… and voila! Welcome to the Grisha…

Hopia Tinambacan: Pop flavored

Gerard Pareja, Maria Niza Mariñas, Rob Gonzales 07/05/2015

He laughs when we tell him he is like Katy Perry since both his musical and artistic parents are into church service. He idolizes Joey Ayala but only picks up a guitar when he’s composing songs—something he’s…

E. Lockhart in the write mood

Bai Hayde Quiñanola, Maria Niza Mariñas 05/24/2015

The beach-wave hair, red-tinted lips and the conspicuous tattoo encircling the left bicep more than add character to a woman who is an accomplished book author with literary awards and recognition. Emily Jenkins, better known as E.…

Jinri Park’s beating Pinay heart

Jonas N. Panerio, Maria Niza Mariñas 05/17/2015

Imagine this: you’re sick and in need of medical assistance. And so you head over to the hospital, looking for some TLC. You open the door and, lo and behold, it’s Jinri Park, the doctor of your…

Francis Sollano turning trash into treasure

Maria Niza Mariñas, Orly J. Cajegas, Rob Gonzales 04/19/2015

He walks the talk—and quite literally, too. Apart from being an incorrigible living and breathing environmentalist (he traded his car for the “luxury” of walking and considers picking up random rubbish for fun) who is gung ho…

Isabelle Daza: Beauty ready for action

Bai Hayde Quiñanola, Maria Niza Mariñas, Rob Gonzales 01/25/2015

She’s got the looks, the body, the Miss Universe DNA. And she can kick butt! Meet Isabelle Daza—model, host and actress—and yes, daughter of the Philippines’ first Miss Universe Ms. Gloria Diaz. Indeed, the apple doesn’t fall…

Coco Martin’s maindie spirit

Maria Niza Mariñas, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Orly J. Cajegas 01/04/2015

The guys is the poster boy for  the maindie phenom: crossing over seamlessly from indie to mainstream superstarhood. What is more, Coco (Rodel Luis Cortez Nacianceno Martin in real life) is patience personified. His success is a…

Dingdong Dantes’ brave beginnings

Bai Hayde Quiñanola, Maria Niza Mariñas, Rob Gonzales 12/28/2014

It wasn’t fame or money that he earned most from working as an actor. Used to being always in the spotlight since he was very young, José Sixto González Dantes III, popularly known as Dingdong Dantes, has…

Marie Lu: The real deal

Bai Hayde Quiñanola, Maria Niza Mariñas 12/14/2014

Isn’t it human to feel hate after being banished from your home, or to be vengeful to the people who did you wrong? Redemption. Isn’t that something we can all relate to? Because, admit it, you’re tired…

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