Controversial TV show “Willing Willie” will definitely be back on air, as confirmed by TV5 publicist Peachy Guioguio.
TV5’s chairman Manny V. Pangilinan revealed in a recent interview the TV network already considered May 14 as the comeback date for the show, even as the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) suspension will be [...]

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) suspended the controversial game show Willing Willie for one month. The MTRCB, however, took into consideration the days that the show went on voluntarily off the air, which was since April 11. That means the suspension will be lifted on May 8 and the show may [...]

Half-Filipino and world music sensation Bruno Mars made it to the TIME magazine’s list of 100 most influential people for 2011. Born Peter Gene Hernandez to a Filipino mother and Puerto Rican father, 25-year old Bruno Mars ranked no. 64 in the TIME Magazine’s list, as he joins an illustrious list of artists and activists, [...]

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported that their recent trade and investment mission in India have generated new investment pledges worth $42 million. Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo said they were from three energy projects and a pharmaceutical packaging ventures.
The Philippine delegates, led by Domingo, attended the recent ASEAN-India Business Fair and Conclave held [...]

To cheer up the soldiers and help them get their mind off the corruption scandal involving former top military officials, a group of celebrity singers will perform in various military camps.
Led by the current president of the Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM) Olgie Alcasid, the group composed of Vice-president Noel Cabangon, Cookie Chua and Mitch [...]

Possibly fearing that theirs could go the way of Jan-Jan’s case and escalate into another media frenzy, McDonald’s Philippines immediately pulled out its add which was tagged by some as the “BF-GF commercial” after the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) called for them to stop airing the ad.

Parent’s of six-year old Jan-Jan, who became very controversial after mimicking a macho dancer in the game show “Willing Willie,” filed libel suit against a child psychologist, a blogger, and a former senior consultant of the National Museum for insinuating that they are consenting that their son is a victim of child abuse.
Joe Suan and [...]

After being put in the hot seat once again, controversial television host Willie Revillame announced last Friday that his program “Willing Willie” will be off the air temporarily. Revillame made the announcement after major sponsors started pulling their ads one by one.
The controversy started on the March 12 episode of “Willing Willie” where  six year [...]

Willie Revillame once again finds himself on the hot seat, this time for subjecting a 6-year old boy named Jan-Jan to what others said was public humiliation on his primetime TV5 show Willing Willie. A YouTube video of the kid dancing and gyrating his hips like a macho dancer has gone viral and has been [...]

SkyCable allotted P1.5 billion funds for its capital expenditure for 2011 for its Cable Television (CATV) business. Half of the said amount will be used for the roll-out of its digital TV service nationwide and the other half for boosting its broadband subscriber growth, according to company marketing head Rodrigo Montinola.
A subsidiary of network giant [...]

And now, here is something that could irk Floyd Mayweather Jr. even more. He has just been dethroned and now must settle at the second place among the world’s best 147-pound fighters. Being lifted at the top stop, the number one, is no other than the New World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight champion Manny [...]

The grand finals of the nationwide talent show “Pilipinas Got Talent” (PGT) was one of the most talked-about topic Twitter this last weekend. It even became the top trending topic, dislodging the much-anticipated 2010 FIFA World Cup.
As the finals wind up on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum, Jovit Baldovino, the 16-year old “siomai” vendor from [...]

In less than three years, TV5 would be doing international.
At least that’s the plan of Mediaquest Holdings Inc. for its newly-acquired television network – to launch it as an international business.
Mediaquest and TV5 president and chief executive Ray Espinosa said that the international business was part of the company’s plant to make the TV network [...]

The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) has just acquired a majority stake in the ABC Development Corp. (ABC-5), owner and operator of broadcasting company ABC TV5. The PLDT through its media arm Mediaquest acquired 75% controlling interest in ABC-5.
Ray Espinosa, PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund vice-chairman and Mediaquest director, they are also in talks with [...]

On October 2 to 6, Capiz celebrates Dungog: Indigenous People’s (IP) Festival. The provincial government takes the festival as an opportunity to showcase the province’s distinct hospitality, unique culture and captivating sceneries. This was relayed by Capiz Gov. Victor A. Tanco Sr. during the festival’s press conference, adding that the time has come for the [...]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. made a triumphant return to active fighting after winning over opponent Juan Manuel Marquez with a unanimous 12-round points decision in MGM Arena in Las Vegas.
Mayweather knocked down Marquez in the second round and continued dominating the fight with punishing assault for the rest of the bout. Capturing his 40th win, Mayweather [...]

A Filipino independent film gained international recognition in the recently concluded 66th Venice Film Festival. Pepe Diokno, 22 is the director of the Indie film called “Engkwentro” (Clash) which was named Best Debut Film in the Orizzonti (New Horizons) competition.
Aside from the said award, the film also won the Luigi de Laurentiis Award for a [...]

The Philippines is top again in world billiards, and who else can bring this glory to the country but the biggest names in Philippine billiards. The team of Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante escaped with the championship with an 11-9 triumph over Germany’s Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann in the finals of the [...]

The release of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album in November 30, 1982 was a historic event for the music industry. Almost 27 years after its release, “Thriller” remains to be the best-selling studio album in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.
The RIAA, which has certified the album 28-times platinum, estimated [...]

They may not have had the chance to meet him personally, but the dancing inmates of Cebu were really shocked and saddened by the death of pop icon Michael Jackson. The dancing inmates gain international recognition because of their performance of Jackson’s hit song “Thriller.”
For the past two years, Jackson’s “Thriller” has been performed by [...]