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MANILA, Philippines – This summer, K-Pub turns up the heat with good music and performances. Diners can enjoy Korean barbeque as some of the country’s most popular performers take the stage for a night. It’s R&B night with South Border at the Trinoma branch on March 28 at 9 p.m. Made up of Jay Durias (keyboards, lead vocals), Janno Queyquep (guitars), Benjie “Bagets” Mendez (drums), Manuel Tabuñar (bass) and Edward Picache (saxophone), the band has been widely considered as one of the most beloved R&B groups in the country. Diners can listen to its hits such as Kahit Kailan, Rainbow and Sa’Yo, while enjoying a special entrance promo of P350 per person. At K-Pub The Fort, it’s a cool acoustic night with Aiza Seguerra on March 28 at 10 p.m. Seguerra began her showbiz career as a contestant in the Eat, Bulaga! contest Little Miss Philippines. In 2001, she returned to the showbiz scene with her debut album Pagdating ng Panahon. She has won several awards, including the Acoustic Artist of the Year award at the 2009 Star Awards for Music. She will be performing her greatest hits including Pag Dating ng Panahon, With a Smile and Power of Two. K-Pub is an exciting Korean barbeque dining concept, located at The Fort Strip in Bonifacio Global City, and Ayala Trinoma mall in Quezon City. The restaurant serves high-quality Korean barbeque dishes such as So Galbi, So Bulgogi, Samgyeopsal and Seafood Pajeon at reasonable prices. The restaurant also features a stage Read More …

MANILA, Philippines — Superstar Nora Aunor joined the rights group Migrante in calling for the resignation of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. The group gathered on Tuesday to commemorate the 20th death anniversary of the overseas worker Flor Contemplacion, who was subject to death sentence after the death of the four-year-old child she’s babysitting. “Tama na, sobra na! Noynoy, mag-resign ka na!” she said during her speech at the rally, aired in “TV Patrol” on Tuesday. Nora, who starred played the titular role in the 1995 film “The Flor Cotemplacion Story,” also blamed the government’s inequitable labor policy and the lack of jobs in the country for Filipinos’ decision to work abroad. “Nanatiling hungkag at ilusyon ang matuwid na daan at ang pagpapakitang tao ni Noynoy, na hindi na natin aasahan na magpapatupad pa ng matinonng programa para sa mga OFW,” she said. “Ang totoo po, si Noynoy mismo ang pangunahing tagabenta, pahamak at pahirap ng ating mga kababayan,” she further adds. Entertainment ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 The Superstar said she doesn’t bear ill feelings toward the president’s decision before not to include her in the list of nominees for the National Artist for Film. “Ang importante sa akin ay ang mga sobra ng kapalpakan sa mga desisyon niya sa kanyang pamahalaan,” she replied when asked why she calls for the president’s resignation.

MANILA, Philippines – Seven short films take the spotlight as the Colegio de San Juan San Juan de Letran-Manila stages this year’s CinemaKnights. Now on its 15th year, CinemaKnights, formerly known as PelikuLetran, is an annual film festival that showcases the filmmaking prowess of senior Communication students of Letran. The Colegio has been consistently bagging recognition and merits from several award-giving bodies inside and outside of the country. Rainbow X, an official entry for CinemaKnights 2014, recently received the highest award of excellence for this year’s Philippine Student Quill Awards. CinemaKnights’ lineup this year consists of seven short films, all of which tackles about societal issues concerning Pinoy values, traditions and culture. One of the films to be exhibited is Selda, written and directed by Alyssa Delfin. Sandbox Films, the people behind the film, was also the team that produced Ms. Edited, a dark comedy short film that bagged several awards, including Best Film Poster, Best Original Soundtrack, Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Ababao), and 4th Best Short Film in the CineMapua Intercollegiate Film Festival held last February 4. Selda is a story about two persons from different backgrounds who recount the biting realities of their lives while serving time inside two separate prison cells. It tackles the poor justice system in the Philippines, aiming to empower the Filipino people to close the gap that they created between the rich and the poor. Entertainment ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 The film stars two of the most sought-after artists Read More …

MANILA, Philippines – The latest high-octane action movie starring Academy Award winner Sean Penn in his first action role in The Gunman that pits him against Academy Award winner actor Javier Bardem where Penn headlines as Jim Terrier, an ex-special forces government contractor who is betrayed by the organization he once worked for and goes on a relentless cat-and-mouse game across Africa and Europe. Helmed by director Pierre Morel,  the director of the Taken films where Liam Neeson was catapulted to full action star status, Pierre once again launches and elevates the action genre and takes on Penn as his latest action hero to beat. The Gunman is a dynamic and exciting action film produced by Silver Pictures that reinvented Hollywood blockbuster action movie with Lethal Weapon and Die Hard franchises,  with Matrix that pushed the genre even further. Now, with The Gunman, the producers, director and actors create a whole new challenge upping the action genre a notch higher than its predecessors.  Based on the bestselling novel The Prone Gunman by Jean-Patrick Manchette, The Gunman follows Terrier on a wave of rush on a nearby beach of an African village. He runs Jim Terrier rides a wave on nearby beach of an African village. He runs towards the NGO office where he’s assisting with providing clean water to the villagers. Soon the piercing sound of a bullet exits a sniper’s rifle. Shortly after, news reports flood the TV with images of the assassination of the minister of mining. Genocide Read More …