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MANILA, Philippines — Pop stars Lisa of Blackpink and Cher opened and closed the comebacking Victoria's Secret Fashion show in a dramatic fashion. The almost two-hour fashion and music extravaganza made its return after 2018's last show.
MURCIA, Negros Occidental – Rico Depilo, often a contender but yet to clinch a title, surged into the spotlight once again with a flawless, bogey-free 64, forcing a three-way tie for the lead midway through the ICTSI Bacolod Golf Challenge here on Wednesday.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said Wednesday that 2024 is proving to be a litmus test for the Department of Agriculture and lessons learned from recent challenges should push the agency to do a better job next year.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Two films by women directors, Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light” and Dea Kulumbegashvili’s “April” lead the nominations for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Both films will compete in five categories – best film, best director, best screenplay, best cinematography and best performance – it was revealed Wednesday in a nominations announcement. Also competing for best film are Yoko Yamanaka’s Tokyo-set story of a young woman’s mental illness, “Desert of Namibia” (Japan); Neo Sora’s future Tokyo tale of perilous social surveillance “Happyend” (Japan, U.S.); and Jiang Xiaoxuan’s “To Kill a Mongolian Horse” (Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, U.S.), a portrait of a Mongolian horseman turned performer, based on a true story. Four of the five films nominated for best film are from female directors, and in an APSA first, all five best film contenders are first or second features. In addition to Kapadia, Kulumbegashvili and Jiang, the nominees for best director include Tato Kotetishvili for “Holy Electricity,” alongside veteran French Cambodian auteur Rithy Panh for “Meeting with Pol Pot.” For the first time since the acting category became an ungendered best performance award, all five nominations go to women. They are: India’s Kani Kusruti for “All We Imagine as Light,” Georgia’s Ia Sukhitashvili for “April,” Japan’s Yuumi Kawai for “Desert of Namibia,” Kazakh performer Madina Akylbekova for “Madina” and Iranian Soheila Golestani for “The Seed of the Sacred Fig.” “In 2024, two thirds of our nominated films are debut or second films, representing the cinematic excellence of the next generation of Asia Pacific voices, and the unique and compelling stories they are choosing to tell,” said APSA chair Tracey Vieira. The awards will be presented Nov.
MANILA, Philippines — Original Pilipino Music (OPM) singer Juan Karlos revealed that the case against him filed by Darren Espanto's mother has been dismissed.
MANILA, Philippines — Miguel Tabuena is looking to carry the momentum from his stellar performance in the Macao Open into the Black Mountain Championship, part of the International Series, which kicks off on Thursday at the Black Mountain Golf Club in Hin Lek Fai, Thailand.
CEBU, Philippines — Purexfit Cebu fended off the Steadfast Builders, 87-85, to barge into the win column in the Elite Division of Mandaue’s Pride Basketball Association (MPBA) Commissioner’s Cup Season 3 over the weekend at the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) Gym.
CEBU, Philippines — Multi-titled Cebuano rider Christwil Villanueva delivered what is perhaps the greatest performance of his career on the way to emerge as overall champion of the 2024 Petron Pirelli National Motorcycle Racing Championship at the Clark International Speedway in Mabalacat, Pampanga over the weekend.