This year, MMFF is celebrating the theme “Sine-Sigla sa Singkwenta.” PASSERBY: I can’t help but share this quote by Pope Francis: “Rivers do not drink their own water; trees don’t eat their own fruit; the sun does not shine on itself and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature.

We are all born to help each other. Life is good when you are happy, but much better when others are happy because of you.” Karen Davila didn’t think twice about bringing her dog to the TV Patrol set one evening recently.

Her furry pet sat quietly close to her feet as the veteran journalist anchored the news. She stated later that no one could look after her dog at home that day, so that she had to bring him to the ABS-CBN studio to ensure his safety. Something to look forward to is Repertory Philippines’ end-of-2024 offering, ‘Coming Home To Chrismas,’ a musical featuring the enchanting music of Jose Mari Chan.

The long-running theater company moves to its new home, the REP Theater, in Eastwood, Quezon City in September. xxx Murals based on posters of Filipino movies that made their mark on the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will soon adorn parts of EDSA. The effort is in celebration of MMFF’s golden (50th) anniversary this year, thus said Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Atty.

Don Artes during a press conference Aug. 15 at the MMDA headquarters in Pasig City. My take at the press con which I a.