Noel Cruz Hits the Net for Making Angelina Jolie Dolls

A Filipino painter is now becoming immensely popular for making celebrity look-alike dolls and selling them on Ebay.

UP Singing Ambassadors take home 12 awards from Europe

The UP Singing Ambassadors brought home 12 trophies from various chorale competition in 5 countries like Poland, France, Hungary, Switzerland and Belgium.


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Pinoy Power Wins Flippest Blog Award

In the recently concluded Philippine Blog Awards 2008, Pinoy Power received a special recognition called the "Flippest Blog Award" from one of the sponsors "Flippish.com."

'Himala' is One of the Best Asian Films of All Time

CNN has compiled a list of the Best Asian Films of All Time and the Nora Aunor starrer "Himala" is included.

Pinoy Power is Finalist in the 2008 Philippine Blog Awards

Pinoy Power has been recognized as among the 5 finalists in the Best Blog - Culture and the Arts Category of the 2008 Philippine Blog Awards.

The Official website of Philippine Blog Awards describes this category as:

"a blog that focuses on the different forms of art whether they be literary, visual, performance and musical art. The posts found in this blog could be a feature of a play; a post reporting on a cultural event, a review of a book or a critique of a play."

Also nominated for Best Blog-Culture and Arts are Dalityapi Unpoemed, Gibbs Cadiz, pamatay homesick and Perlas Design Studio.

The awards night will be held at One Esplanade near SM Mall of Asia on September 21, 2008.

Cory the Musical

"Cory the Musical" presents the life story of former President Corazon C. Aquino to premiere at the Meralco Theater this October.

100 Most Beautiful Pinays of 2008

Our sister site, Starmometer.com, has released the result of its exclusive poll for the ranking of 100 Most Beautiful Pinays of 2008. The final tally of this year's Most Beautiful Pinays was featured in TV Patrol World. Check out the hits and misses this year...

Boracay, Palawan among Asia's top vacation spots: poll

Travelers from all over the region have chosen Boracay Island and Palawan province in the Philippines as two of the best holiday destinations in Asia this year, according to a Web poll by online travel magazine Smart Travel Asia.

Charice performs duet with Celine Dion at Madison Square Garden

The country's pride, Charice again proved that dreams do come true after she performed a duet with one of her favorite international stars -- Celine Dion, September 15, Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

'Melancholia' by Lav Diaz Wins Orizzonti grand prize in Venice IFF

Lav Diaz's eight-hour film Melancholia was the unanimous choice of a five-man jury of the 65th Venice International Film Fest. Last September 6, the Orizzonti prize for Best Feature Film was given to the Filipino filmmaker-making this his second prize from the VIFF.

Charice on the whole Episode of Oprah

Tuesday's episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show is dedicated to our very own singing sensation, Charice.