Even if Ahtisa Manalo, the Philippines' official entry to the 2025 Miss Universe held in Thailand, placed only 3rd Runner-Up, the country and Candelaria, Quezon where she was born and raised, are still beaming with pride.

Miss Universe-Philippines 2025 Ahtisa Manalo returns home; Candelaria, Quezon awaits her visit

What do the late veteran actress Charito Solis and the iconic trio Tiongco Brothers from Santa Rosa, Laguna--share in common? They are musically and artistically inclined friends with each other while one of them, particularly Emil Tiongco, is married to Charito's sister.

Jeannie, another Tiongco singer from Santa Rosa

Celebrities have already awakened about the socio-political condition of the country.

Carmi Martin joins flood control protests at Bahain ang Luneta rally

Another Philippine cinema icon has transitioned to the afterlife and the local show business is grieving anew.

Caridad Sanchez’s daughter remembers Rosa Rosal with fondness

Kylie Padilla cool about AJ Raval having three children with Aljur Abrenica

Aside from Jericho Rosales who did an amazing job as Manuel Luis Quezon in the filmbio "Quezon," a TBA Studios production directed by Jerrold Tarog, Romnick Sarmenta as the Cebuano Sergio Osmeña was also a historical persona who gave justice to the role.

Romnick Sarmenta fits Osmeña character in ‘Quezon'

Take it from Dindo Balares, an entertainment writer, who himself has gone back to Bicol to tend to his farm at the same time works at home or WFH (Work from Home) all his movie journalism deadlines--news online or print medium.

Kris Aquino now a 'provinciana'

During the 2025 Senior Citizens’ Awards spearheaded by Congressman Ompong Ordanes of Senior Citizens party-list held recently at the newly inaugurated MICE Center of the Quezon City Hall, the Seniors of Tiaong (one of the towns in Quezon Province which comprises one of the members of the CALABARZON Region), won one of the most distinctive prizes in the Gawad Parangal Para sa Mga Nakatatanda.

Tiaong Seniors win big at 2025 Senior Citizens Awards

The peg is "Around Asia with Nora," a 1970 movie that starred the phenomenal actress Nora Aunor--at the time she was a teenybopper.

Around Laguna with Jean Saburit and Azenith Briones

I just happened to be a passenger of a bus from Pacita bound for LRT and I got curious about a colorful box of what the label said “coco pan.”

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