Leah C. Salterio
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- Sep 9, 2026
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‘Mantsa’ explores things scarier than ghosts (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — The trailer of director Louie Ignacio’s intriguing horror-suspense thriller, “Mantsa” (Stain), brags there are scarier things out there than just ghosts. “That’s something to look forward to,” said veteran actress Pilar Pilapil, who top-bills the cast of the film. “When I was still young, I had many things that I was afraid of,” added Pilar. “But now that I’m older and I am now more spiritual, I am just afraid to end up in hell. I really strive very hard to do what is pleas
Ice Seguerra wears a corset and shocks the audience (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — Singer-director Ice Seguerra did the unthinkable when he sang and danced to a sexy number, Rihanna’s upbeat S&M (sadomasochism) track, stripping to a mere black corset onstage, in the “Sexy Time” segment of “Sessionistas: The Playlist,” last weekend in Parañaque City. Ice had the audience screaming, howling and laughing when he made the scene sizzle, mentioning words like “sex, chains and whips” while singing and dancing. That was a great surprise of the night. “Hanggang di
Why The CompanY, Neocolours are more than just ‘legacy acts’ (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — The vocal quartet The CompanY (composed of Moy Ortiz, Annie Quintos, Sweet Plantado-Tiongson and OJ Mariano) and the Neocolours band (Ito Rapadas, Jimmy Antiporda, Marvin Querido, Paku Herrera and Niño Regalado) have mutual admiration for each other. Hence, when the chance came for them to venture together in a joint concert, it wasn’t hard to make the musical project happen. “Moy and I were brainstorming, and we needed a title for the concert,” Ito told The Philippine STAR
‘Drug War’ director says series seeks understanding rather than changing viewers’ minds (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — When director Shugo Praico started working on the crime drama series “Drug War: A Conspiracy of Silence,” he bravely injected true-to-life accounts based on real stories. Some of those accounts were more severe than what was portrayed onscreen. Set during a crucial time in the country’s history, “Drug War” was also written by Shugo with Jonathan Guillermo, produced by Rein Entertainment, with Lino Cayetano as executive producer. The bold and daring six-part series was prese
Anne Curtis to be busy with film projects until next year (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — The last four months of 2026 will not see actress Anne Curtis slowing down in her showbiz projects. She finished dubbing Erik Matti’s nine-part, action-drama series, “Buy Bust 2,” which will stream on Netflix before the year ends. “I can’t explain how happy I am,” asserted Anne. “I started dubbing the parts for ‘Buy Bust 2’ that need to be dubbed because there are parts that are noisy. We’re going to pick up where we left off. I can’t wait for everyone to see this new one.
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