MANILA – Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta on Tuesday raised a slew of franchise issues and violations allegedly committed by ABS-CBN as congress opened its hearing on Tuesday on the new franchise application of the media titan. Referencing artist Kim Chui in her viral video clip, “Bawal Lumabas,” Marcoleta accused the network of not complying with the provisions in expired 25-year …

METRO MANILA – The House of Representatives bill granting ABS-CBN a temporary franchise would require the media titan to cough up 10% of its paid advertisements to the government. In Section 4 on the Responsibility to the Public of House Bill (HB) No. 6732, which was signed by House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and seven other members of the House …

MANILA – Social media personality Emman Nimedez on Sunday revealed that he had acute myeloid leukemia. Nimedez uploaded a 10-minute video on his YouTube channel, where he confesses his toughest battle yet. He also thanked everyone  for their support. In the video, Nimedez revealed that he was initially admitted to the hospital for a fever, which they thought was due …

MANILA – The highly-anticipated “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” is coming to the Philippines. “Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Mugen Train” or called “Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Train, is the film sequel of the 2019 hit anime series “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba”. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ODEX Philippines announced the movie getting in Philippine cinemas, though …

Popular Pinoy band Ben&Ben newest love song was apparently inspired by a netizen’s feelings for her bestfriend that she kept secret for almost 8 years. The one-sided love song was shared by a certain  “Anne jou” about her heartbreaking story about her best friend. She has been secrectly in love with him since highschool and eventually  attending his wedding to …

As people across Singapore are staying indoors to curb the spread of COVID-19, Sentosa has launched Sentosa Crossing — Singapore’s very own island resort in the popular Nintendo Switch game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The digital reimagination of the island was an initiative by Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) that features a host of Sentosa’s popular locales, a range of activities, …

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Sonny Parsons, former member of the ‘80s all-male sing-and-dance group Hagibis, died on Sunday, May 10. He was 61 years old. Nicole Sta Maria, Parsons’ daughter, confirmed the news in a Facebook post, he had the attack while he was on a motorcycle in Lemery, Batangas. “Rest in peace papa, you are now with Allah. Thank you sa …

MANILA, Philippines – Media titan ABS-CBN Corp. has filed a petition on Thursday and asked the Supreme Court for a temporary restraining order on the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). “The continued operation of ABS-CBN Corporation is a matter of public interest and transcendental importance, it being among the largest broadcasting entities in terms …

Metro Manila – Veteran filmmaker and one of Philippine cinema’s greats died on Thursday morning. He was 76. Ricky Gallaga, his brother, told Visayan Star Daily that the award-winning director passed away at the Riverside Medical Center this morning due to “complications arising from past health conditions”. Peque Gallaga Movies: Magic Temple, Batang-X, Magic Kingdom and Oro Plata Mata Gallaga …

METRO MANILA – ABS-CBN, the country’s largest broadcast network, has been ordered to stop broadcasting immediately after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a cease and desist order against the Lopez-led firm. The leading media network in the Philippines received a cease-and-desist order one day after the media giant’s broadcast franchise has been expired. Just before its main channel went …