This year’s Red Charity Gala felt especially meaningful to me. The featured designer, JC Buendia, is not only one of the country’s most respected designers, but also one of my oldest and dearest friends. And making the evening even more…
Read MoreI recently attended the 2026 MEGA Ball at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel. This year’s theme, Fashion + Film, celebrated the artistry of Philippine cinema and design, with Ma’am Charo Santos receiving the well-deserved Icon Award. What made the evening even…
Read MoreNo one throws a ball like Tatler Philippines and that is all due to the impeccable leadership of Managing Director Irene Martel- Francisco and Editor-in-chief Anton San Diego. The recognition of this year’s Tatler’s Impact Awardees Carlos Yulo (Sports & Culture),…
Read MoreAfter missing last year’s tour-de-force show of Ivarluski Aseron at the Peninsula Manila due to an illness, I made sure no to miss this year’s Red Charity Gala featuring the “Farm To Fashion” collection of Lulu Tan Gan held at…
Read MoreIt has been a while since I last traveled out of the country alone and I had the opportunity to go to Bangkok, Thailand to host and perform at the Tourism Promotions Board of the Philippines “MICE Philippines: We Take Your…
Read MoreThe mega-hit musical of the 90’s RENT makes a comeback to the manila stage in celebration of Nine Works Theatrical’s 15th Anniversary. Director, Robbie Guevara, Producers, Santi and Anna Santamaria along with Musical Director Daniel Bartolome and Choreographer PJ Rebullida…
Read MoreWhen I heard that PETA (Philippine Educational Theater Association) was doing a musical version of the hit movie One More Chance using the music of Ben & Ben, I was both excited and also curious on how this beloved 2007…
Read MoreMeet the cast of the Philippine adaptation of the Korean hit series “What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim” led by Kim Chiu who plays Secretary Kimberly (Kim) Liwanag, and Paulo Avelino who plays my son Brandon Manansala Castillo aka BMC. I…
Read MoreIt has been 24 years since Miss Saigon was last staged in the Philippines. I still remember how excited I was to see the show back in the Cultural Center of the Philippines where Lea Salonga and some of the…
Read MoreI had the pleasure of being invited to the Vernissage of the INTIMATE AUDREY at S Maison where I met the son of Audrey Hepburn, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, and her granddaughter, Emma Hepburn Ferrer. I felt I got to know…
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One of the things Ayen and I love to do during our WE time is to binge watch on our favorite shows and movies online. One show in particular is Squid Game. We loved it so much that we all…
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I am so Happy and Excited as we get to experience the future now! PLDT Home recently launched the fastest internet speeds available in the Philippines in an explosive way where fireworks lit the sky at BGC. PLDT Home enables us…
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My daughter Angia was recently featured in PreviewPH where she created drink (Strawberry Milk, Ube Milkshake and Milk Tea with pearls ) inspired make-up looks. Click on the link to see her feature on Preview and how she came up…
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We have all been through so much in the past year where we had to adjust our whole life to what we now call the “new normal”. Let’s be real, we all have the power to do it better and that…
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Hi Mama! It was a good thing we decided to recreate this pose from our family photo taken 21 years ago at the Reyes Family reunion. I remember we had so much fun doing this when all was safe and…
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Dreamscape Entertainment has unveiled the full cast of the upcoming series “The Broken Marriage Vow” last June 14. I am extremely honored and overjoyed to be a part of this cast as Atty. Dante Pugong. I am very grateful to…
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Parenting is an ongoing journey for me. As most of you know I became an instant father of two when I married Ayen. I had a crash course on parenthood, which for the most part was fun and enriching but also quite…
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My wife Ayen and I are blessed to have five beautiful children that come in two batches – the adults Mariella, Hasan and Angia and the babies Sofia and Lucia. The adults pretty much have their own thing going, which we…
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I know a lot of people expect to see the “glossy” lifestyle we live, the picture perfect family we have and that we are calm, cool and collected parents. But to be honest with you there is so much more to…
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One of the main reasons why I fell in love with theatre was because of my grandaunt Celia Diaz Laurel who I fondly call Lola Celia. The first time I saw her on stage was in The King & I at the…
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