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Linkin Park singer Bennington dead in apparent suicide

by Shaun Tandon Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, who overcame a troubled childhood to top the charts with an angry but melodic brand of metal, was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide. He was 41. “Shocked and heartbroken, but it’s true,” Linkin Park’s guitarist and main songwriter Mike Shinoda wrote on Twitter. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office said it received a call just after […]

S. Korean rapper T.O.P gets suspended sentence for drug use

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean pop star T.O.P received Thursday a 10-month suspended jail sentence for smoking marijuana multiple times last year, weeks after being hospitalized for a drugs overdose. The 29-year-old rapper of K-pop boy band Big Bang had admitted in court to smoking marijuana on four occasions in his home in Seoul last October. “As Choi has admitted to the charges, he is found guilty,” Yonhap news agency cited a Seoul […]

British actor found alive after waterfall slip

KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Reuters) — British actor Paul Nicholls has been rescued from a remote jungle waterfall on Thailand’s holiday island of Koh Samui after falling into a rockpool during a solo hike. The 38-year-old man, best known for acting in the BBC soap opera “Eastenders,” spent three days lying below the Khun Sri waterfall with a broken leg before he was rescued on July 13. Medics said he was also suffering from hypothermia. Nicholls’ absence […]

Bembol Roco at Irma Adlawan, best actor at best actress sa 2nd TOFARM film fest

Naging matagumpay ang awarding ceremony ng 2nd TOFARM film festival na isinagawa sa Makati Shang-rila. Sa ginanap na awards night ng pangalawang TOFARM film festival, ipinakilala na ang mga nagwagi sa iba’t- ibang kategorya. Tinanghal na best actor sina Bembol Roco ng “What Home Feels Like” at ang bagong aktor na si Roger Gonzales ng pelikulang “Kamunggai.” Si Irma Adlawan naman ang nakakuha ng best actress award para sa pelikulang “What Home Feels Like.”   […]

Claudia Barretto, naglabas ng debut single na “Stay”

Malaki ang pasasalamat ng anak ni Marjorie Barretto na si Claudia Barretto dahil isa na siyang ganap na recording artist. Noon pa man ay talagang pagkanta na umano  ang hilig ng 17 taong gulang na teen actress. Ito umano ang isa sa katuparan ng kaniyang mga pangarap na natupad sa pamamagitan ng Universal Records Philippines. Ang kaniyang debut single na may pamagat na “Stay” ay sinulat at composed ni Moira dela Torre.

“Ang Sikreto ng Piso,” tampok sa MMFF 2017

Isa na namang pelikula na may pamagat na “Ang Sikreto ng Piso” ang tiyak na aabangan ng mga manonood. Isa itong historical at family-oriented comedy film na hango sa actual events patungkol sa smuggling ng Philippine peso coin ng taong 2006. Ang pelikulang “Ang Sikreto ng Piso” ay sinulat at ididirek ng stage, TV and film director na si Perry Escaño. Pagbibidahan ng actor-politician na si Alfred Vargas ang “Sikreto ng Piso” na siyang gaganap […]

Former beauty queens, nagsama-sama para sa bagong Miss World Philippines Organization

“Bigger and better in more ways than one.” Ito ang pangako ng bagong Miss World Philippines national director and general manager na si Arnold Vegafria. Kumpara sa mga nakaraang taon na ginagawa ang coronation sa maliit na venue, gaganapin ang Miss World Philippines 2017 ngayon sa Mall of Asia Arena sa September 3. Para ipakita ang kanilang suporta sa bagong Miss World Philippines Organization, muling nagsama sama ang mga former beauty queen na sina Gwendolyn […]

Harry Styles shines in debut film ‘Dunkirk’

by Fiachra Gibbons Agence France Presse DUNKIRK, France (AFP) — The path from pop to screen stardom is strewn with the wreckage of a thousand broken dreams but British singer Harry Styles may have pulled it off first time in wartime epic “Dunkirk.” If initial reactions to the big-budget wartime epic — which is released this week — are anything to go by, Styles may be about to join a select club that includes David […]

Coldplay salutes US immigrants in new video

NEW YOK, United States (AFP) — Coldplay hailed the contributions of immigrants to the United States as the English rockers released a video for a new song, “Miracles (Someone Special).” Without any explicit reference to President Donald Trump and his crackdown on immigration, Coldplay made clear that the history of the United States goes beyond people of European heritage. The video starts with a wall of old photos. The shot zooms in to show immigrants […]

2nd TOFARM film festival, inilunsad

Muling naglunsad ang TOFARM ng isang pangalawang film festival upang muling ipakilala ang mga bagong pelikula na tiyak na pakakaabangan ng pamilyang Pilipino. Sa inilunsad na 2nd TOFARM film festival tampok  ang mga bagong pelikula ng TOFARM na ipinapalabas na sa mga sinehan. Nariyan ang mga pelikulang Baklad, Hightide, Instalado, Kamunggai, Sinandomeng, At What Home Feels Like. Ang mga nasabing pelikula ay naglalahad ng kasakuyang estado ng pamilyang Pilipino, hanapbuhay gayundin sa pag ibig. Tumutukoy […]

Winter is here: ‘Game of Thrones’ begins season seven

by Frankie Taggart Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — “Game of Thrones” returned for its season seven premiere Sunday, ending a longer-than-usual wait for fans craving its unique weekly offer of sex, violence and dragons. HBO had delayed production, meaning four more months of anticipation ahead of the season debut — already one of the television events every year across the world. But viewers were not disappointed, taking to social media in the […]