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Friday, May 17, 2024
The STANDS - An Inquirer Sports Newsletter
Vivamax reaches another milestone with 11 million subscribers
BY MANILA BULLETIN ENTERTAINMENT
AT A GLANCE
To celebrate this 11-million milestone, the spotlight is on 11 new artists to heat Vivamax even more!
Rica Gonzales made it easy for the viewers to go crazy over her from the time she showed off her alluring beauty in “Hibang” last year. Her follow up movies this year showed her versatility as an actress. She’s a manipulative bride in “Dilig”, a carefree girlfriend in “Mapanukso”, a sickly and weak wife in “Kapalit”, and a sexy dancer seeking a new life in “Dayo”.
Christy Imperial was already in the company of today’s brightest actors in her first projects on Vivamax. She was part of the cast of “The Rain in España”, “La Querida”, “Dirty Ice Cream”, and “Asintado”. Even as she enters showbiz, Imperial still keeps up with her studies and other interests. She is good in swimming and volleyball, and can do ramp modelling.
Arah Alonzo’s first two Vivamax movies were “Araro” and “Sex Games” in 2023. This year, she had lustful encounters in “Kalikot” and “Stag”. Alonzo had acting workshops as a child. Much later, she joined pageants and became part of “Sexy Babe”, a segment on It’s Showtime. She was then referred to the management of Jojo Veloso, which opened up opportunities for her.
Vern Kaye can sing and dance in real life. In reel life, she sure can play an unfaithful wife. In “Kasalo”, she hops in bed with Albie Casiño whom she met in a car sharing app. In “Salitan”, she gives in to temptation with a complete stranger even as she is married to the character of Nico Locco. Viewers should see what more Kaye has to offer in Vivamax.
Athena Red is of Filipino, Spanish and Kuwaiti descent. She is a culinary student, and has done modeling gigs. She describes herself as funny, but serious about making it in showbiz. Vivamax is cooking up something where her acting skills will be showcased. First on the list is “Ang Pintor at ang Paraluman”.
Alessandra Cruz is completely new to the industry, but being here has been her dream since she was little. Discovered through talent agencies, Cruz says that she is eager to learn and is very grateful for the opportunity Vivamax is giving her. “Nurse Abi”, her first movie project, is coming out in July.
Jenn Rosa was part of the series “Araro” in 2023. This May, she is one of the three lead stars in “Kulong”, a movie about three friends who aim to write a great screenplay. To get them inspired, they go on a sexual adventure. She also stars in “TL”, now streaming on Vivamax. Rosa’s beautiful and fit figure could be attributed to her love for vegetables.
Candy Veloso hails from Pagadian City, Zamboanga Del Sur. She moved to Manila just last year. Veloso admits that getting into showbiz was not in her plans, but her appearance in It’s Showtime segment Expecially For You went viral, and soon after she was discovered by Jojo Veloso. Her first acting experience was in “Kapalit”, and now she’s starring in “Dirty Ice Cream.”
Mariane Saint has attended different workshops to prepare her for the challenging and titillating Vivamax movies in store for her. First on the list is “Top 1”. Keep tuned in for the release date, and find out if she’ll be a saint or a sinner. In an Instagram post, Saint has expressed her gratitude to her manager Lito De Guzman, and her excitement for her professional growth.
Skye Gonzaga is one of the metro’s hippiest DJs, and has just signed a contract as the official DJ artist under Viva Artist Talent Management. If you enjoy listening to her, you’ll also love watching her. Her voluptuous body is a sight to behold in her upcoming Vivamax movies, “Only Friends”, and “Ang Pintor at ang Paraluman.”
Vivamax has built up the careers of many talented artists such as Angeli Khang, Azi Acosta, Yen Durano, Christine Bermas, Robb Guinto, Angela Morena, Micaella Raz and AJ Raval. Through the 2023 reality show,“Pantaxa (extreme 4play)”, Vivamax has also paved the way for beautiful, brave, and determined young women like Aiko Garcia, Apple Dy, and Angelica Hart to become the VMX Crushes that they are now. That said, the 11 new artists are definitely in good hands.
Sandara, CL, Minzy, Park Bom reunite to mark 2NE1’s 15th anniversary
The former members of K-pop girl group 2NE1 celebrated their 15th anniversary by releasing group photos and greeting their fans.
2NE1 debuted in May 2009 under YG Entertainment with Sandara Park, CL, Minzy and Park Bom. In November 2016, the agency announced the group’s disbandment.
(From left) 2NE1's Sandara Park, CL, Minzy and Park Bom pose for a photo to mark their 15th anniversary (Instagram)
On May 17 KST, Sandara, CL, Minzy and Park Bom uploaded photos on their Instagram accounts showing them in group photos and greeted their fans.
It was on May 17, 2009 when 2NE1 made their debut performance on a TV music show following the release of their song “Fire.”
Along with the photos, each member greeted fans.
“2NE1 has always been my house that made me feel the freedom to love, to play, to express , to create , to shine , to mix, to connect and share with people. Hope today 2NE1 reminds you to feel your light ::) Thank you alwayz NOLZA,” CL wrote.
Sandara posted, “Happy 15th Anniversary 2NE1 & Blackjacks.”
“Happy 15th anniversary. Love you, BlackJack,” Minzy posted on Instagram.
Park Bom wrote, “#214L Happy 15th anniversary 2NE1.”
In April 2022, 2NE1 had a reunion performance at Coachella in the US, performing “I’m The Best” at Coachella’s main stage as part of 88rising’s Head in the Clouds Forever.
Sandara, meanwhile, visited the Philippines with Minzy and had a reunion with her teacher and adviser.
Thursday, May 16, 2024
These Filipino personalities brought major style moments at the Gold Gala 2024
The annual gala puts the spotlight on Asian Pacific changemakers.
Just in time for the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Gold House, the nonprofit organization that amplifies Asian Pacific Americans (AAPI) voices, laid out its red carpet for its annual Gold Gala. Now in its third year, the event aims to put the spotlight on Asian Pacific changemakers through its A100 list.
This year, the gala took place at the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles on May 11. On the red carpet, major style moments were served by its attendees, which include noted Filipino personalities. Check out what they wore below:
Geena Rocero
Transgender advocate and “Horse Barbie” author Geena Rocero donned a black strapless gown from Rick Owens’ spring-summer 2024 collection and adorned it with her #Artists4Ceasefire pin.
R’Bonney Gabriel
Filipino designer Ehrran Montoya crafted an ultramarine blue gown, an ode to the classic Maria Clara, for Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel.
Bella Poarch
Social media star Bella Poarch was simply enchanting in her two-piece coquette style Filipiniana ensemble by Filipino designer Vania Romoff. She also served another Filipiniana look, only more dramatic, by Filipino designer Abdul Gaffar.
Gordon Cormier
“Avatar: The Last Airbender” star Gordon Cormier charmed everyone on the red carpet with his custom ivory look by New York-based brand Saaf Garments.
Bianca Bustamante
Filipina racing driver Bianca Bustamante was a vision of elegance in a pale blue creation by Filipino designer Monique Lhuillier.
Manny Jacinto
“The Acolyte” star Manny Jacinto looked dashing in his Eleventy Milano ensemble.
David Foster returning to Manila with Katharine McPhee, Brian McKnight
From left: Brian McKnight, David Foster, and Katharine McPhee
Kristofer Purnell - Philstar.com
The STAR / file, Katharine McPhee via Instagram
MANILA, Philippines — Award-winning music producer David Foster is coming back to Manila after including the Philippines in his "David Foster & Friends" Asia Tour.
Foster's Philippine return is set on June 18 at the Araneta Coliseum, but he won't be alone.
Accompanying Foster for the special night are his wife Katharine McPhee, Brian McKnight, All-4-One, as well as local artists JV Decena and Joaquin Garcia.
"American Idol" alumna McPhee is best known for her song "Terrified" with Zachary Levi, while McKnight has churned out R&B hits like "One Last Cry," "Back At One," and "6, 8, 12."
R&B Group All-4-One won a Grammy for their second single "I Swear" and are expected to perform other hits such as "I Can Love You Like That" and "So Much in Love."
Foster, for his part, has won 16 Grammys from 47 nominations and has collaborated with a variety of global artists including Beyonce, Josh Groban, Kenny Rogers, Bryan Adams, Chicago, Diane Warren, and Jake Zyrus.
Tickets for the Philippine leg of the "David Foster & Friends" Asia Tour — an all-seated show — are now available on ticketnet.com.ph ranging from P900 (General Admission) to P15,000 (two SVIP sections in front of the stage):
P900 - General Admission
P1,600 - UB Regular
P3,000 - UB Premium
P3,800 - LB Regular
P5,300 - LB Premium
P6,900 - Patron A (sides) and Patron B
P7,300 - Patron A (center)
P9,300 - VIP (sides)
P12,000 - VIP (center)
P15,000 - SVIP
Climate change made April heat in Asia hotter, more likely — scientists
A worker fixes a canopy at a construction site during a heatwave in Manila on April 29, 2024. Unusually hot weather in the Philippines was expected to last until mid-May, a forecaster said April 28, after the temperature hit a record high in the capital Manila.
Gaea Katreena Cabico - Philstar.com
May 15, 2024 | 1:40pm
MANILA, Philippines — Extreme temperatures that gripped Asia, including the Philippines, in April were made worse and more likely by human-caused climate change, according to an analysis by climate scientists.
Exceptionally hot weather across Asia triggered health warnings, forced thousands of schools to close down, killed hundreds of people, and damaged crops.
“From Gaza to Delhi to Manila, people suffered and died when April temperatures soared in Asia,” said Friederike Otto, senior lecturer at the Grantham Institute-Climate Change and the Environment in the Imperial College London and co-author of the study by the World Weather Attribution group.
“Heatwaves have always happened. But the additional heat, driven by emissions from oil, gas and coal, is resulting in death for many people,” Otto added.
Through published peer-reviewed methods, scientists analyzed the impact of climate change on the intensity of the three-day April heatwave in West Asia and a 15-day heatwave in the Philippines.
The scientists found that in the Philippines, similar heatwaves are expected to happen about once every 10 years during El Niño conditions and about once every 20 years in other years without the influence of El Niño.
They also said that a heatwave of this intensity would have been virtually impossible in the Philippines without human-caused climate change, even under El Niño conditions.
“Overall, climate change made this year’s heatwave 1°C hotter, while El Niño made the heatwave a further 0.2°C hotter. If global warming reaches 2°C, similar heatwaves in the Philippines will occur every two to three years and will become another 0.7°C hotter,” the study said.
In the Philippines, exceptionally hot weather prompted schools to shift classes online and threatened power grids. At least seven people have died from heat-related illnesses since the start of the year, according to the Department of Health.
Heat planning
The researchers said the increasing risk of dangerous heat, particularly in rapidly growing cities like Manila, highlights the critical need for heat planning that protects vulnerable communities.
“Heat action plans set out measures for dealing with heat, like changing work and school hours,” said Carolina Pereira Marghidan, a climate risk consultant at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre.
“Although various countries have made substantial progress on such plans, there is an urgent need to scale up and further strengthen them across Asia to deal with the rising heat,” she added.
The Department of Education is gradually reverting back to the academic calendar year, when classes begin in June and end in March.
Meanwhile, labor groups like Kilusang Mayo Uno are calling on the government and employers to establish measures to ensure the safety of workers such as extended breaks, noting that extreme heat is a “health and safety hazard.”
The World Weather Attribution study was conducted by 13 researchers, including scientists from universities and meteorological agencies in Malaysia, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
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Call him ‘Gen C’: At 70, Ryan Cayabyab in tune with new generation
Man of the hour, National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab, also fondly called ‘Mr. C,’ with the ‘Gen C’ team, including producers Girlie Rodis and Celeste Legaspi, and director Rowell Santiago.
Leah C. Salterio - The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines — If he didn’t defy the earlier wishes of his parents — Alberto Cayabyab and soprano Celerina Venson Pujante — not to make a career out of music, there would have been no multi-awarded composer and musician who eventually became National Artist for Music.
There would have been no beautiful songs that we would remember, no memorable musicals that we would swoon to and no young artists whom he discovered to sing his renowned compositions onstage.
Mr. C, as Ryan Cayabyab is fondly called, set aside his Maestro tag for the night and embraced the “Gen C” title for the concert tribute to his 70th birthday held at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater.
The title, “Gen C,” is apparently a play on the first letter of Mr. C’s last name and in reference to today’s youth.
In white sneakers, Mr. C sauntered onstage without scores of music sheets on the piano, but an Ipad where all the songs for the night were methodically arranged.
“Tonight, we have three generations of artists who are all good,” Mr. C. addressed the full-house crowd. “I’m still grateful I still get to do this at 70 years old.”
The Ryan Cayabyab Singers delivered the opening salvo, Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika, the song that won the grand prize for Mr. C in the 1978 Metro Manila Popular Music Festival, interpreted by Hajji Alejandro. That was followed by Ateneo Chamber Singers’ (ACS) delivery of Hibang sa Awit.
Basil Valdez took centerstage and crooned Paraisong Parisukat, the first song written by Mr. C that won in the FAMAS (1977) for an Elwood Perez movie, “Masikip, Maluwang Paraisong Parisukat,” where he was tapped to do the musical score.
Mr. C was thrilled when he first heard Paraisong Parisukat on radio, his composition for the Alma Moreno and Christopher de Leon film.
Next, Basil carried out another original, Nais Ko. Through the years, Basil recorded a number of Mr. C. originals that became memorable anthems.
“Sabi nga ni George Canseco sa akin the first time my first song came out, ‘Welcome to the world of the immortals.’ I didn’t understand him at that time. So, I asked, ‘Ano po ang ibig sabihin noon?’ Siyempre, bata pa ako noon. George explained, ‘Pag namatay ka, ang mga kanta mo, buhay pa.’”
The vocal quartet, The CompanY, delivered Limang Dipang Tao, followed by Tsismis playfully sung by Kakai Bautista, Mikee Bradshaw and Phi Palmos, with the ACS.
Kailan was a composition Mr. C wrote for the Smokey Mountain, one of the first young groups that he had the honor to mentor and train.
A visibly nervous Belle Mariano was onstage to sing the Smokey Mountain hit, which she nonetheless carried out beautifully without a hitch.
“I really love to teach,” admitted Mr. C. “I was teaching in UP (University of the Philippines) for 20 years. Then, my wife (Emy) and I put up the Music School of Ryan Cayabyab. Teaching is my home. When I was starting out in this industry, I met some of the kindest musicians. I learned from them.
“Wala pa ako sa UP College of Music, the musicians already explained to me how to read music and how to do it. Naniniwala kami that the generation following us is better than us.”
Even during rehearsals, when Mr. C played the familiar strains of the TV program, “Sineskwela,” everyone was familiar to the strains and started to sing. “Sabi nila, hindi ka batang ‘90s kung hindi mo alam ang kantang ‘to,” he shared.
The “Sineskwela” theme was rendered in a different approach and sound delivered by Bandang Dilaw.
Nyoy Volante sang one of the most popular songs of Smokey Mountain, Da Coconut Nut with the RCS. The Philippine Coconut Authority even gave Mr. C an award when that novelty song came out.
“Did you see what music has given me, my family, all my friends who joined us all tonight. All of you who chose to spend this evening with us. I wish she could see how music gives us so much joy and comfort, and helps us keep going, dreaming and hoping for a better world.”
Mr. C not only did musical scores for films, but memorable themes, too. Bituin Escalante belted out the powerful Hello Joe, Goodbye, megged by National Artist for Film, Eddie Romero’s “Desire” (1982).
Meanwhile, ACS carried out the soothing Iduyan Mo originally from Basil Valdes, from Eddie Romero’s “Agila.” This year would have been the director’s 100th birthday.
What brought the house down was the powerful rendition of SB19’s Stell of the well-applauded Sometime, Somewhere.
When producer Celeste Legaspi first heard Stell’s version, which Mr. C even augmented a key higher, she remarked, “Kamangha-mangha. Sure na ang future ng Philippine music.”
Gloc-9 followed with the Sarsi theme, Angat sa Iba. Jed Madela did a medley of Gary Valenciano’s Once Upon a Life and Martin Nievera’s How Can I, both penned by Mr. C.
When her turn came, another stellar guest, Regine Velasquez, remarked, “Ang gagaling ng mga singers. Buti na lang maganda ako tonight. Pangsimba ko lang ito,” referring to her flowing white gown.
She sang Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka, which she earlier also recorded, as well as Araw Gabi.
Mr. C and Mrs. C (Emmy Cayabyab) did a duet of Tunay na Ligaya, a song he penned for their wedding and was adapted as the title of his first painting exhibit last year.
For the musical suite, John Arcilla sang Hindi Simple ang Buhay originally by Hajji Alejandro, from Larawan.
Karylle Tatlonghari and Poppert Bernadas carried out the hauntingly sentimental Magbalik Ka Na, Mahal, from “Rama Hari,” with lyrics by National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera.
Shiela Valderrama Martinez and Arman Ferrer did a duet of Pamamaalam, from the “Noli Me Tangere” musical, with lyrics by Bienvenido Lumbera.
Songbird Regine Velasquez performs Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka, which she earlier also recorded, as well as Araw Gabi.
Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo and Nonie Buencamino sang Ang Muwebles from “Larawan” musical, with lyrics by National Artist for Theater Rolando Tinio.
Aicelle Santos impressively did scathing ala vaudeville artist Katy de la Cruz in Aba Ba Ba Boogie, from the musical, “Katy.”
Mr. C ended the night with Smokey Mountain’s moving number, A Better World, which he started with the first few lines, followed by Broadway actress Lea Salonga, then Gary Valenciano, Martin Nievera, Hajji Alejandro and a host of artists who sang the popular piece.
Other artists joined in singing the ballad — Geneva Cruz, Jeffrey Hidalgo, Krina Cayabyab, Pops Fernandez, Rachel Alejandro, Celeste Legaspi, Kuh Ledesma, Mitch Valdes, Jim Paredes, Morissette, Nanette Inventor, Nonoy Zuñiga, Agot Isidro, Odette Quesada, Raymond Lauchengco, and couple Sarah Geronimo and Matteo Guidicelli.
All the artists were accompanied by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO). The May 11 and 12 shows were directed by Rowell Santiago.
Is it possible to visit all of Germany's castles?
Theoretically, yes. But you must start early in your lifetime.
If you do not have to work and if you do not have other obligations and if you have ample funds you might be able to visit 2 castles per day. If you do this on 200 days per year - excluding some time for resting on weekends, for illness and for vacation - you might visit 400 castles per year.
If you maintain your speed you will have visited all 25,000 castles in Germany after 63 years. This means, you should not be older than 20 when you start with your task. And you should be the heir of a billionaire. And you should not have any other interest.
Good luck!