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Come From Away is transformative theater at its best
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June 20, 2025

Come From Away is transformative theater at its best

By Totel V. de Jesus
‘Come From Away’ is directed by veteran theater artist Michael Williams, shown here during media call with Elfrida Tan of…
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Tom Cruise proves 60 is the new 40 (or 62 is the new 35)
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June 9, 2025

Tom Cruise proves 60 is the new 40 (or 62 is the new 35)

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
In his final outing as Ethan Hunt, lead MIF agent in the Mission: Impossible movie series, Tom Cruise proves that 60 is the new 40. Or in…
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Charo and Dingdong: New ‘kilig’ love team is born—how and why!
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June 5, 2025

Charo and Dingdong: New ‘kilig’ love team is born—how and why!

By Pablo A. Tariman
‘Only We Know’ opens in theaters on June 11, 2025. In the opening of the latest film of director Irene Villamor, teacher Betty…
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Trying ‘to understand’ the ‘Mika Chua’ who scammed me
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June 5, 2025

Trying ‘to understand’ the ‘Mika Chua’ who scammed me

By Carmen Aquino Sarmiento
ARE we too smart for our own good?  Women (and men) of a certain age like to believe that experience is on their side. They’ve seen it…
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Just the point of view we need: Tiger women hold up half the sky in C-dramas
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May 23, 2025

Just the point of view we need: Tiger women hold up half the sky in C-dramas

By Liana Garcellano
Wang Xingyue as Chai An in “Perfect Match” (Photo from netflix.com) The pro-women slant of Perfect Match and Blossoms in Adversity, two…
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‘It’s Rob’: Why I’m optimistic about Papa León—even if he’s, uhm, ‘American’
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May 23, 2025

‘It’s Rob’: Why I’m optimistic about Papa León—even if he’s, uhm, ‘American’

By Alya B. Honasan
The official portrait of Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV, released by the Holy See I STILL have the smiling face of Pope Francis as my…
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Leila de Lima: The seven-year pattern
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May 16, 2025

Leila de Lima: The seven-year pattern

By Vergel O. Santos
As I approached, she raised her pointer finger in an unspoken But of course it’s you, and momentarily her arms were around me. Leila de…
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My campaign story: The good and the ugly
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May 16, 2025

My campaign story: The good and the ugly

By Pen Ada
The 2025 midterm elections came as a real surprise to me. The results turned out better than I expected, and for the first time in a while…
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PH elections, or why we stayed up for Pope Leo XIV
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May 15, 2025

PH elections, or why we stayed up for Pope Leo XIV

By Thelma Sioson San Juan
We found ourselves staying up or waking up way past midnight to watch that chimney smoke turn white, and await with hopeful suspense the…
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Conclave enjoys renewed interest now that we have a new pope
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May 10, 2025

Conclave enjoys renewed interest now that we have a new pope

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
By now, a lot of us have seen, heard, or read about Conclave, the film that gives us a rare inside look into how a pope is elected. It has …
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