PAHIMAKAS: The Last Eight Hours of Rizal

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ALDABAS Theater Friends and Company announces the staging of PAHIMAKAS: Huling Sandali ng Isang Bayani. It is based on the last moments of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal as he ponders on his life coming to an end in the morning of December 31,1896. 

PAHIMAKAS: Huling Sandali Ng Isang Bayani by Nathaniel Arciaga takes us to the innermost recesses of Dr. Jose Rizal's mind as he examines the crucial decisions he made in his short but eventfull life leading to his martyrdom. The play also takes a look at some of Rizal's writings and his relationship with the last people to see him alive through conversations with former mentor, family members, a young news paper boy, a newspaper man and a host of fictional characters he created.

PAHIMAKAS is produced by ATFC under the direction of Don Umali. 

Lead actor ROMEO ABAIGAR’s biggest acting challange in life is doing the difficult role of Dr. Jose Rizal. He is a familiar face in television commercials and has appeared in countless films and TV anthologies. 

Veteran theatre and movie actor Archie Adamos portray the role of Tavile de Andrade while Ces Aldaba the role of Jesuit Father Balaguer and Padre Damaso. 

Also in the cast of Pahimakas are :

Banni Baldesseri as the Governador Heneral, Richard Manabat (who is also a stage director) alternates with Vic Romano as Don Rafael/Don Francisco, Andro Morgan as Mataix/Elias, production designer, muralist, sculptor and artist Clarence Alvear playing the role of Pepito/ Basilio, Loy Oladive as Pasyano/ Tasyo, Gina Villa in the role of Donya Teodora/Sisa, and Jeanette Queblatin as Trining.

The two main characters in Rizal's book Simoun Ibarra and Crisostomo Ibarra are portrayed by Mon Osma as Simoun and TJ Roxas as Crisostomo. Luri Naluz, Erby Lopez and Jan Mart Lacdao portray Guardiya Sibil, and Echo Camacho as the Jesuit and Franciscan priest. 

PAHIMAKAS is scheduled on March 14, 2015 at St. Scholastica's College.

“Someday” of Absolute Play garners great reactions on social media

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Pop rock band “Absolute Play” is one of the most promising newest bands today. Absolute Play has a fast widening fanbase among college students and music bar habitués. Absolute Play has already acquired a growing number of followers from college campuses, wherein they usually play live.

With active and engaged fans the band has been garnering great reactions on social media after they launched their newest single 'Someday.'

Social media is at the heart of music promotion. One of the keys to successful music promotion on social media is the ability to adapt and make decisions on the fly. Social media is a living breathing thing. It moves on its own, and it has a life of its own.

Majority of the feedback says the song is very relatable since 'Someday' is a song about love that can't be confessed and promises of giving the best love in the future.

The music video of 'Someday' was officially launched a day prior to Valentine's Day via MYX and via our official YouTube channel.

Here are from Star Music YouTube channel, the music video of their songs titled 'Little Miss Homewrecker' and 'Be The Best Kid.'

Absolute Play composed of young three siblings - Alto Tanchanco on guitars and the main songwriter; Mato Tanchanco on drums; and Murielle Tanchanco on vocals and keyboards.

In between school and homeworks, this pop rock band has managed to squeeze-in playing live gigs at various schools like the UP Fair, Mirriam College; music festivals and even weekend live music entertainment at the Enchanted Kingdom.

These talented kids play honest to goodness kid-punk music sprinkled with huge doses of fun, good vibes, and good values. No wonder, these kids have created a buzz in social media sites, garnering a whopping 60,000+ and growing fans on Facebook!

'Absolute Play' will release a digital album under the ABS-CBN music arm, soon.

Watch out for updates here on Starmusic.ph.

Spotted: A giant potato shopping for vegetables at the Legazpi Sunday Market! #PotatoInTheCity

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Giant potato on the loose?

People at the Legazpi Sunday Market recently received a pleasant surprise as they shopped for their produce. Prancing and waltzing through the grounds was a smiling, giant potato, greeting and taking photos with everyone.

We are left to wonder who this pleasant potato with a health-conscious streak is -- and if his appearance might bode something good later? 

This is so funny: a giant potato watching over its smaller brothers and sisters at the Legazpi Sunday Market! Just who is this #PotatoInTheCity? 

Visitors to the Legazpi Sunday Market bumped into the biggest (but cutest!) potato they have ever seen!

How cute is this giant potato making a stop at the Legazpi Sunday Market, basket and all? 

Who is this super spud seen surprising market-goers at the Legazpi Sunday Market? 

This oh-so-cute potato made the rounds at the Legazpi Sunday Market and posed for photos with the market-goers pa! 

He’s certainly no couch potato! Giant potato shopping at the Legazpi Sunday Market FTW! 

Chased after this potato-lly cute and cuddly giant spud at the Legazpi Sunday Market just to take this photo! 

Megastar Sharon Cuneta is back to ABS-CBN

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ABS-CBN's megastar Sharon Cuneta is officially back to being a Kapamilya.

Waiting for this moment, Sharon is back to the“home is where the heart is” as she said.

(ABS-CBN Photo)

The Mgastar signed a contract with ABS-CBN on Monday which was witnessed by ABS-CBN president and CEO Charo Santos-Concio, channel head Cory Vidanes, and other Kapamilya network executives.

Last week,Sharon make announcement in a Facebook post. She said that her showbiz comeback is happening soon. “You will be seeing me in just a few days” she said.

The megastar said she felt “nervous” being back with ABS-CBN which had been her home for 23 years before moving to TV5 in 2011.

Starting March 14-15, Sharon will join Gary Valenciano and Jed Madela as judges of the 8 celebrity performers vying for the title Your Face Sounds Familiar, her comeback project on ABS-CBN

Don't miss the megastar in Your Face Sounds Familiar starting March 14-15, 2015. 

For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/yourfaceph and follow @yourfaceph on Twitter and Instagram

Precious Pages Corp. launches "25 Most Precious”

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A COFFEE TABLE BOOK FEATURING THE TOP BESTSELLING, MOST PROLIFIC AND MOST PIONEERING TAGALOG ROMANCE WRITERS OF PRECIOUS HEARTS ROMANCES

Precious Pages Corporation, publisher of the popular Tagalog romance pocketbooks ‘Precious Hearts Romances’ has recently launched 

"25 Most Precious” -- a coffee table book featuring the top bestselling, most prolific and most pioneering Tagalog romance writers of the last two and a half decades in a 160-page hardbound, premium limited edition. 

Precious Hearts Romances is recognized as the best-selling Tagalog romance pocketbook dubbed as the best love stories of all time. The novels reinforce traditional values of commitment and a happy ending. It is an eternal escape fantasy of living out adventures and for romance readers it addresses the fantasy of falling in love with Mr. Right. 

“25 Most Precious” is a must-read and must-have for all fans, readers and aspiring writers as it expounds on the 'writers' lives and the inspiring stories of the 25 women behind the stories which have captured the hearts of millions of Filipino readers here and abroad. 

Segundo Matias Jr. (Photo by Dac Rivera)

The featured writers are as follows: Martha Cecilia, Amanda, Maureen Apilado, Jinky Jamolin, Rose Tan, Vanessa, Elizabeth Mcbride, Camilla, Jasmine Esperanza, Dawn Igloria, Laurice del Rio, Noelle Arroyo, Sheena Rose, Claudia Santiago, Sofia, Sonia Francesca, Heart Yngrid, Victoria Amor, Dream Grace, Angel Bautista, Belle Feliz, Mandie Lee, Aya Myers, Maricar Dizon, and Luna King.

“25 Most Precious” is priced at P 1,499.00 and will be available at the following Precious Pages retail outlets: Fisher Mall, Puregold Paso de Blas (Valenzuela City), Starmall (Las Pinas, EDSA Shaw, San Jose Del Monte – Bulacan), Ever Commonwealth, SM Mall of Asia, SM City (Baguio, General Santos, Davao, Pasig City, Cebu, Iloilo, Pampanga, Calamba, North EDSA, Clark, Fairview, Batangas, Lipa, Taytay, Sta. Rosa and Marilao), SM San Lazaro, SM Manila, and SM Dasmarinas.

The artistic and creative teams of “25 Most Precious” are led by Segundo Matias Jr. (Publisher), Queennie B. Reyles (Project Manager), and Aleli Mae Arcete (Creative Director).

For inquiries and book reservations, email at info@phr.com.ph or visit www.phr.com.ph or call Precious Pages at 414-8191 and 414-6188.

Connect to Precious Pages online through the following social media networks:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Precious-Pages

Twitter: @PreciousPagesCo

YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/PreciousPages/

Website: www.phr.com.ph

Now celebrating its 25th year anniversary, Precious Pages Corporation had long established its name not only as the number one publisher of romance pocketbooks (with 50 titles under various book imprints and series novels released every month) but also as a publication firm. The company diversified into the conceptualization and production of other products, particularly Black ink comics, Coloring books, activity books, young adult novels like published stories from Wattpad and Booklat. The company has also pioneered in translation publication with more than 140 books all of which are best-selling literary titles worldwide translated into Filipino such as Fifty Shades of Grey, Twilight, Harry Potter etc. It has also acquired license to produce educational materials under the labels of Disney, Marvel, Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer, Sponge Bob, Barbie, Tom and Jerry, Thomas and friends, Bob the builder, among others.