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How our perception of celebrities changed over time
by Januar Junior Aguja - July 18, 2026 - 12:00am
 If you were a showbiz personality back then, appearing on a talk show was almost part of your itinerary. Celebrities would use these platforms to promote projects, share personal updates, or address controversies...
Cebu is ready for bigger concerts
by Januar Junior Aguja - July 18, 2026 - 12:00am
The concertgoing experience in Cebu has shifted dramatically for the better following BINI’s successful debut concert at SM Seaside Arena, where the group was the venue’s maiden performer last July 11...
Christine Jorelle Usaraga: Cebu candidate at Bb. Pilipinas 2026
by Januar Junior Aguja - July 17, 2026 - 12:00am
Could this year's Cebu delegate, Christine Jorelle Usaraga, be the latest to join her Cebuana peers who have won a Binibining Pilipinas title?
5 tennis films to watch after Alex Eala's historic Wimbledon win
by Januar Junior Aguja - July 7, 2026 - 12:00am
The magnificent scene we witnessed during Filipino tennis player Alex Eala's recent Wimbledon match, where she managed to hit a return from the ground after briefly slipping, felt like something straight out...
Tales of celebs and their dads
by Januar Junior Aguja - June 21, 2026 - 12:00am
Fathers are often the leading figures in a family. No matter how much their children try to be different as they grow up, traces of their father’s values and upbringing often seep into their demeanor.
Musika 2026 brings OPM nostalgia to Cebu
by Januar Junior Aguja - June 16, 2026 - 12:00am
This Friday, June 19, the Grand Pacific Ballroom of Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino will be nostalgia-filled as five OPM acts will perform at the Musika 2026 concert: Freestyle, Side A, Neocolours, MYMP, and...
Seasoned local beauty queens vie for Miss Badian 2026
by Januar Junior Aguja - June 13, 2026 - 12:00am
In the Miss Badian pageant, it doesn’t matter if you’re a native or hail elsewhere in Cebu, as the organizers are looking for a Cebuana who can represent the municipality as a breathtaking destination...
‘The People Have Spoken’ is a fun take on public opinion
by Januar Junior Aguja - June 9, 2026 - 12:00am
As opinion-oriented shows make their way to television and online platforms, GMA Network’s new weekend program “The People Have Spoken” attempts to put a more playful spin on the genre through a...
No jump scares, just unsettling atmosphere in ‘Backrooms’
by Januar Junior Aguja - June 8, 2026 - 12:00am
Whether you understand the lore of “The Backrooms” phenomenon or not, A24’s latest horror flick guarantees that audiences will be unsettled by its claustrophobic atmosphere.
5 queer stories to check out this Pride Month
by Januar Junior Aguja - June 4, 2026 - 12:00am
Our lives are often reflected in the stories we consume.
Wiji Kun sets sights on success with 2nd album ‘Fortune Cookie’
by Januar Junior Aguja - June 2, 2026 - 12:00am
Wiji Kun credits “Transformers” as the reason he wanted to become a musician. After watching Michael Bay’s 2007 film, he picked up a guitar lying around his home and played “What I’ve...
Issues hound Miss Eco International 2026
by Januar Junior Aguja - May 27, 2026 - 12:00am
Is a Miss Universe 2025 déjà vu unfolding at this year’s Miss Eco International (MEI)? The Egypt-based pageant, which crowned Mexico’s Palmira Ruiz as successor to the Philippines’...
Star Wars’ ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ stumbles in transition to big screen
by Januar Junior Aguja - May 26, 2026 - 12:00am
In 2019, “Star Wars” ended its sequel trilogy with “The Rise of Skywalker” to a disappointing reception. Around the same time, the franchise debuted its first live-action series, “The...
Behind the scenes of VMX’s first Bisaya film ‘Tuklas’
by Januar Junior Aguja - April 28, 2026 - 12:00am
One of VMX’s latest films, “Tuklas,” has made rounds online as it prides itself as the first “Bis-daks” movie on the streamer. Shot late last year in Cebu, local VMX talent Skye Gonzaga...
Nicole, Apriel are ‘two peas in a pod’ in MUPH 2026 bid
by Januar Junior Aguja - April 14, 2026 - 12:00am
Should a Cebuana be given the chance to represent the Philippines at Miss Universe after five years, will a Barbie-like beauty in Nicole Borromeo, reminiscent of Ahtisa Manalo, earn her the right to wear the crown,...
Olive May wears P-pop shoes again in ‘Born to Shine’
by Januar Junior Aguja - April 7, 2026 - 12:00am
After playing a supporting role in “Forever Young” and being one of the faces of the youth-oriented Kapuso series “Maka,” Cebuana actress Olive May takes on her biggest role to date as a kontrabida...
Movie Review ‘Project Hail Mary’ is a feel-good space movie
by Januar Junior Aguja - March 23, 2026 - 12:00am
There’s so much that could go wrong when you’re a man stuck in space, having no idea why you were there in the first place. It’s for this reason that the film is called “Project Hail Mary,”...
Sessionistas to perform Bisaya songs in Cebu concert
by Januar Junior Aguja - March 22, 2026 - 12:00am
It took six years for Ice Seguerra’s idea of reuniting with former group, Sessionistas, to finally come to fruition with a concert. Following a successful pre-Valentine’s show last year in Parañaque,...
VMX’s first Bisaya, Cebu-shot film ‘Tuklas’ premieres today
by Januar Junior Aguja - March 20, 2026 - 12:00am
VMX is releasing its first Bisaya movie, “Tuklas,” today, March 20, with Cebuana talent Skye Gonzaga as its star, known for starring in “Trianggulo,” “Throuple's a Crowd,”...
Brian McKnight to perform songs ‘good for the soul’ in Cebu concert
by Januar Junior Aguja - March 3, 2026 - 12:00am
There was a time when the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant seriously pursued a career as a rapper. One of his few songs was a remix feature on Brian McKnight’s “Hold Me” from his 1997 album “Anytime.”...
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