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MANILA — Veteran writer-director Marcos Navarro Sacol has passed away last Saturday, May 18, in Cebu due to kidney failure. He was 81. The sad news was confirmed to ABS-CBN News by his granddaughter Joann on Tuesday. Sacol was best known as the writer of the hit Cebuano radio drama …

MANILA – American rock band The Maine is returning to the Philippines to hold a concert later this year. Dubbed “Tha Maine Live in Manila 2019,” it will be the band’s first solo show since 2012. It will be held at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City on September …

Japanese Breakfast performs at Summer Noise 2019. Photo provided by author MANILA — Michelle Zauner isn’t letting in that she’s tired. Or even sleepy. Hair unkempt, she is nevertheless radiant. Zauner, the talented woman behind experimental pop rock band Japanese Breakfast, was in town for Summer Noise 2019 at the …

The girl group 2NE1 reunited last week to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The group debuted in May 2009 with the song “Fire.” Photo from Instagram: @chaelincl MANILA — Long-time fans of South Korean pop or K-pop were both thrilled and nostalgic after learning that the members of the now-defunct group …

MANILA – Dingdong Dantes may have just teased his fans of what could be his next big screen project. Over the weekend, the actor posted an Instagram Story of him with directors Antoinette Jadaone and Irene Villamor. Without disclosing why they were meeting over lunch, Dantes just wrote across the …

Jong Gamena, ABS-CBN News Jong Gamena, ABS-CBN News Jong Gamena, ABS-CBN News BAGUIO CITY — Army reservist and actor Matteo Guidicelli participated at the Philippine Military Academy’s capability demonstration at Borromeo Field in Tuba, Benguet on Monday. The two-day Army roadshow aims to attract new graduates as recruits to its …

Moira dela Torre also explains her decision to turn down for now an aspiring reggae singer during the auditions of ‘Idol Philippines.’ Singer Moira dela Torre responded to criticism from some viewers of “Idol Philippines,” saying that she has the credibility to judge a talent search. Dela Torre, one of …

Members of Twice are coming to Manila next month for a concert. Twice’s Facebook page Filipino fans of Twice will need to shell out at least P1,500 if they want to catch the Korean girl group’s concert in the country next month, it was revealed this Saturday. Organizer Pulp Live …

Kris Aquino shared that she got caught trying to sneak her son, Bimby, to an R13 movie Friday night. Aquino’s Instagram page A failed attempt to sneak her son Bimby who is just 12, into an R13 horror flick has prompted Kris Aquino to discuss with her fans the possibility …

Rhian (Angel Locsin) confronts Tiago (Tirso Cruz III) in the May 16 episode of ‘The General’s Daughter.’ Dreamscape Entertainment Television MANILA — “The General’s Daughter” leapt to a record-high viewership on Thursday as the titular characters, Marcial and his assassin Rhian, finally came to face with the awareness of their …