dIYOS-DIYOSAn Hopes To Inspire and Enlighten Pinoy Voters

With the election campaign season nearing its homestretch, it would be safe to assume that Filipino voters have become more enlightened regarding their choices for the country’s next set of leaders.

But have we really learned our lessons well?

With all the grandstanding, mudslinging and furious bashing on social media, majority believe that they have made the right choices based on reason and logic. Spouting facts and figures, many believe that choosing is merely a numbers game, with the likely victor amassing the most number of points based on rationalization and intellectualization alone.

But how many have relied on their moral compasses to guide them? Is this not as valid a criterion for making the right choice?

Roeder Camanag Lead All-Male Cast For Female Roles In Ang Dressing Room: Kung Saan Lubusang Pangungulila Ang Dulot Ng Panahon Set To Open On APril 13

Multi-awarded actor and director Roeder Camanag is set to lead an all-male cast to act as females in Dulaang UP’s “ANG DRESSING ROOM: KUNG SAAN LUBUSANG PANGUNGULILA ANG DULOT NG AGOS NG PANAHON” ---  a 1977 post-war Japanese play by Shimizu Kunio, translation adapted by Chiori Miyagawa from an original translation by John Gillespie and its Filipino translation by Palanca award winning playwright Nicolas Pichay under the direction of Alexander Cortez.

Together with Roeder are seasoned artists of Philippine theatre, film, and television namely Andoy Ranay, Gwyn Guanzon, and Ian Ignacio. 

The play within a play tells the stories, frustrations, memoirs and aspirations of four actresses preparing backstage (gakuya, in Japanese) and waiting for their cue to enter onstage. All actresses express their desire to perform the lead role and their obsessive coveting for it ignites a comic yet dramatic narrative about shared memories and their relationship with each other. “Ang Dressing Room: Kung Saan Lubusang Pangungulila Ang Dulot Ng Agos Ng Panahon ”is a tender and humorous drama about actors, the theatre, aging, surviving and moving on.

Tim Yap and Divine Lee reveal their sweet spot for animals With AnimaLife TV

Explore the animal kingdom and get to know more about its various species with AnimaLife TV, a kid-friendly animal show that promises to capture its viewers with a fresh and exciting take on the world of animals.

The show sets its scope to a broader perspective, exploring not only about pets and the domesticated animals, but also the exotic and wild—all in a gentle manner fit for the young and the young at heart.

Hosted by known trendsetters Tim Yap and Divine Lee, AnimaLife TV encompasses four segments.

Edward Benosa to stage birthday concert

On April 16, Romantic Pop Balladeer Edward Benosa marks an important milestone when he stages a birthday concert at the Teatrino in Greenhills.

The concert will be directed by Frank Lloyd Mamaril, with Marvin Querido as Musical Director. Edward’s special guests will be Morisette Amon and DJ Chacha of MOR 101.9.

Edward will perform a repertoire of mostly love songs, but will also showcase the other side of him when he takes on rock songs and musical genres he doesn’t usually perform. His director promises “a very intimate show” that will be a culmination and celebration of all the good things that have happened to Edward’s career in the past year.

Edward is nervous, but he’s ready to step into the spotlight. He knows it’s a big challenge, but he’s taking it on because he knows that if he succeeds in pulling it off, it will be another major step forward in his career and his bid to be known as a legitimate, full-fledged pop artist.

“Grabe ang pressure. Siyempre may pressure at kabado kasi first. First year ko in showbiz, tapos first concert. Pero pag natawid ko ito, ibang self-confidence ang makukuha ko dito.”

SAM CONCEPCION is back with “Bago”, New album now out in the market via Universal Records

Singer-actor Sam Concepcion is coming back stronger than ever. With the release of the single “Kalsada” the first song from latest album “Bago”, Sam’s first full-length album in three years is now available via Universal Records.

Constantly striving to reinvent his music after five albums under Universal Records, Sam shared “This is, I guess, is a new me—a new identity. It’s more organic, it’s more truthful to what I want to make and where I wanna take my music. This is quite a bit of a risk but it’s a step towards the right direction.” 

Releasing the long-awaited follow-up to his album “Infinite” (2013), “Bago” is like a gust of fresh air, blowing the dominance of Electronic Dance Music in contemporary pop with the kick-off single “Kalsada. ”Sam said, “This is a type of song that you wanna listen to when you’re going on a night-out or long drive because it’s about getting away. It talks about escape from reality, being young and having fun.”

Clooney, Johansson, and Tatum star in “Hail, Caesar!” exclusively at SM Cinema

George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, and Channing Tatum star in a comedic satire of old Hollywood in “Hail, Caesar!” exclusively at SM Cinema beginning March 16. 

The world’s biggest movie star (Clooney) is kidnapped and his abductors called, “the Future” who demand a great ransom for his safe return. It will take the power of Hollywood’s biggest names to solve the mystery of his disappearance. Set in the early 1950’s when Hollywood was at its golden age, the movie is a parody of the motion picture industry when its glamorous façade began to show visible cracks and the major studios were faced with the growth of its new rival: Television. 

Get ready to experience moving stories at the CineFilipino Film Festival

CineFilipino Film Festival opens on March 15, runs from March 16 to 22.

Celebrating movies that best represent the ever-evolving Filipino cinema, the CineFilipino Film Festival, organized and led by Unitel Productions, in partnership with the MVP Group of Companies, offers cineastes with more moving stories and a more diverse mix of genres. The festival begins with the screening of sociopolitical drama/thriller “Whistleblower”, starring Nora Aunor and directed by Adolf Alix Jr., on March 15, 6:00 pm at Newport Cinema 4, Resorts World Manila. The film festival will run from March 16 to 22 in select cinemas in the metro* while the awards night will be held on March 19 at Teatrino Greenhills.