Every year on June 25, millions around the world celebrate Global Beatles Day—a moment to honor not only the enduring music of The Beatles but also the ideals they stood for: peace, love, and cultural unity. The date commemorates the band’s iconic live performance of “All You Need Is Love” on the BBC’s Our World […]

The daughter of Filipino immigrants who docked in post-war Hong Kong with little more than a saxophone and resilience, Rowena Cortes grew up in a North Point apartment humming jazz standards and brushing up on Cantonese tones between French class and stage lights. Her father, Avelino Cortes, a jazz saxophonist and musical director at the […]

On Broadway’s most dazzling night, three Filipino Americans didn’t just take home Tony Awards—they took command of the stage, the spotlight, and the narrative. At New York City’s iconic Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, the 78th Annual Tony Awards became an unexpected but thrilling showcase of Fil-Am excellence. Darren Criss, Nicole Scherzinger, and Marco […]

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Merit to four luminaries in Philippine arts and culture, Malacañang announced on Wednesday. Palace press officer and Presidential Communications Office undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed that the honorees are National Artist for Film Nora Aunor, singer Pilita Corrales, actress Gloria Romero, and chef Margarita Forés. […]

If you’re searching for something to watch this Holy Week, Netflix offers a documentary perfect for your holiday binge. “A Queen’s Runway” takes you behind the scenes of one of the Philippines’ biggest obsessions — beauty pageants — following the fierce competition of young women vying for the crown at Miss Universe Philippines, a contest […]

A reporter asked Christopher Ah, president of the Filipino-Chinese Bakery Association, Inc. (FCBAI), for his thoughts on Rhian Ramos baking without a hairnet and wearing a bikini at Bakery Fair 2025. “Bawal po kasi sa World Trade, bawal ang bikini shorts. Dapat naka-business attire,” Ah explained on Wednesday during a press conference held at Oriental […]

Simon Le Bon, the lead singer of new wave band Duran Duran, was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his contributions to music and charity at Windsor Castle on November 12, 2024. Duran Duran rose to fame in the ’80s with timeless hits such as “Hungry Like the Wolf,” […]