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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When the lockdown began, I was asked to take part in a music video to help raise funds for the Artist Welfare Project Inc. As a performer I do understand how this pandemic has affected the Live Entertainment and Events…
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Hi guys! It’s been a long while since I last posted something here on my blog. For one I had to fix something with the domain and all and now that it is all fixed and good, I am ready…
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What can you expect form the 11thyear of the Red Charity Gala? Well its simple the BEST! That’s what this year’s edition presented, RCG Co-Chairpersons Tessa Prieto Valdes and Kaye Tinga brought back all the past 10 featured designers and asked…
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Red Charity Gala gets bigger and bigger every year with more people supporting the annual event that helps raise funds for the Philippine National Red Cross and the beneficiaries of Assumption HS Batch ’81 Foundation. And on its 11thyear RCH…
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I recently watched the musical Sweeney Todd at the Theatre at Solaire and all I can say is that I had a bloody good time. This show means a lot to me as I had the pleasure of playing the role…
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They say it takes a village to look the way you look in major events and it is quite true. Not to discount the fact that my wife Ayen is simply gorgeous, she still needs a reliable team of style experts…
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My wife Ayen was recently recognized as one of TingTing’s List of Elegant Filipinas for 2019. Tita Ting Ting Cojuangco herself handpicked this year’s honorees along with a highly esteemed committee that includes Tita Fortune Ledesma, Consul General of Monaco. …
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It was only August but Thanksgiving came early this year when Whiteplanet Inc. distributors of Dyson and Magic Bullet along with Tim Yap pulled out all the stops and closed Chef Laudico’s Guevara’s to throw a private party for their…
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I literally flew in that day from Singapore, slept for a few hours and rushed to the launch of the re-imagined Dyson Supersonic hairdryer in new Purple colorway at the exclusive event hosted by WPI (Whiteplanet Inc.) distributor of Dyson…
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You must be wondering why I am writing a story about a dress, well for one it is not just an ordinary dress it has sentimental value made by a very talented designer and friend, Michele Sison. My daughter Angia…
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