Cherie Gil, a Beautiful Soul

Cherie Gil, a Beautiful Soul

The Philippines loses an extraordinary stage and film actress with the passing of Cherie Gil.

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Along Comes Larry

Along Comes Larry

Who was that Filipino singer with the New Christy Minstrels and then with The Association? Why it was Larry Ramos from Waimea, Kauai.

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Rodney To Is More Than Just Jo Koy’s Uncle in Easter Sunday

Rodney To Is More Than Just Jo Koy’s Uncle in Easter Sunday

Tito Arthur in Easter Sunday is actually a drama professor in a top university in real life.

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The President and His PaperMate

The President and His PaperMate

Writer Butch Dalisay ghost-wrote over 600 speeches for the late President Fidel V. Ramos who didn’t realize it until many years later.

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Ricky Lee’s Life Is The Stuff Of Cinema-Verite

Ricky Lee’s Life Is The Stuff Of Cinema-Verite

The UP Filipino Department turned him down three times for a teaching position, even as the department used his short stories among required reading references

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Marilou Diaz-Abaya: Portrait of the Filipina as Filmmaker

Marilou Diaz-Abaya: Portrait of the Filipina as Filmmaker

Filmmaker Marilou Diaz-Abaya’s art and life as reflected in her films and her last book of essays and poetry.

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Fides Cuyugan Asensio’s Musical Odyssey

Fides Cuyugan Asensio’s Musical Odyssey

Meet recently proclaimed Philippine National Artist for Music Fides Cuyugan Asensio.

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He Got Jazz

He Got Jazz

Meet retired jazz luminary Mike Montano, 85.

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Lino Brocka's Last Shooting Day

Lino Brocka's Last Shooting Day

A colleague and friend chronicles famous filmmaker Lino Brocka’s last day on Earth.

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For My Hero, Doc Bien

For My Hero, Doc Bien

Dr. Bien Lumbera, a bespectacled man of letters who refused to bow before authoritarians.

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