Venice Grand Canal Is Manila’s Escape That Doesn’t Need a Passport
Venice Grand Canal in McKinley Hill gets loud on weekends. On a quiet weekday evening, it’s something closer to what it’s actually selling: an escape that doesn’t need a passport.
Author: Ely Valendez
21 Years In, Pinoy Big Brother Still Sells the Same Thing: Being Seen
After 21 years, Pinoy Big Brother just lost the house it was built in. Filipinos are still lining up to get into the one that replaces it.
Two Members Down, KATSEYE Is Still Trying to Grow Up in Public
KATSEYE’s WILD era arrives with two of six members offstage — one of them Sophia Laforteza, the group’s Filipino-American leader, on a mental health break. Here’s what’s actually happening.
Ambon, Ulan, Baha Returns to the MET on September 26 and 27 — the Same Musical That Once Closed the Theater
A 1970s zarzuela about a flood caused by illegal logging returns to Manila’s MET on Sept. 26–27 — the same weeks Habagat has left parts of Metro Manila underwater again.
From Maureen to Habie, Filipinas Keep Winning Asian Modeling Shows
Nine years after Maureen Wroblewitz’s historic win, Habie Mondido takes SupermodelMe 2026 — and the Philippines’ modeling breakthrough keeps compounding.
SB19 Just Had Its Best Week in Japan. The Country Hadn’t Even Met Them Yet.
A festival slot, a TV debut, a Spotify feature, and a sold-out CD, all in one week. SB19 is building Japan deliberately, not just touring through it.
Jose Carlos Paras Won a Crown. Then Came Adulting.
He’s the first Filipino Mister National Universe. He’s also 22, a breadwinner, and just graduated — turns out a crown doesn’t skip you past adulting.
Jeramie Sanico-Heitmann Left Tawag ng Tanghalan Mid-Run. A Decade Later, She Got Four Chairs on The Voice Australia.
Jeramie Sanico walked away from Tawag ng Tanghalan a decade ago. She just got a four-chair turn on The Voice Australia — her first stage since.
Queen of the Islands Looks Like Movie Marketing. Its Producer Won’t Call It That.
A new pageant with a ₱25-million prize appeared out of nowhere in July. Everyone assumes it’s secretly advertising a movie. Its own producer won’t confirm that.
ALV Just Replaced Miss Grand Philippines With Seven Pageants at Once
ALV lost the Miss Grand Philippines franchise this year. Its replacement, Miss Island Philippines, is built to feed seven international pageants at once — and it’s not as new an idea as it sounds.