Ningning (Jana Agoncillo) is all set to return to her simple life in isla Baybay to see the beauty of her hometown for the last time before she loses her eyesight and to celebrate her birthday in the last two weeks of the top-rating morning weekday Kapamilya program. After Ningning asked her tatay Dondon (Ketchup Eusebio) if they could go home to isla Baybay because of her health condition, Dondon happily tells Ningning that he will fulfill her wish to go back to their beloved hometown because he has realized it is what’s best for her daughter since the island is a much safer place than Manila.
But before Ningning and Dondon move out of the big city, Ningning finds time to memorize and remember the faces of the people she has met in Manila who have had a great impact in her young life.
Will Ningning realize that she is actually the one who serves as an inspiration to the people in Manila who have become part of her life? Find out in the last two weeks of Ningning, weekdays before It’s Showtime on ABS-CBN.
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Cinema One Originals calls for film entries
Cinema One Originals, the country’s premier Filipino film festival is ready to shake things further in the film industry as it adds the documentary film category to the annual film festival, now accepting entries until Jan.15.
Adding the documentary film category for 2016 is Cinema One Originals’ way of encouraging more Filipino filmmakers to go to great lengths in exploring other forms of storytelling.
To submit an entry, interested filmmakers need to download and fill out the entry form for the documentary film category or full-length feature film category available in Cinema One Originals’ official Facebook page. The 10 finalists shortlisted will receive
P2 million. That’s the seed money they can use to produce their films in time for the festival.
Deadline of entries is on Jan. 15. Join the growing community of movers and shakers in the film industry by becoming part of Cinema One Originals 2016.
For more information, visit Cinema One Originals (facebook.com/CinemaOneOriginals).
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Miss Colombia mad about the Miss Universe debacle
After more than a week when Steve Harvey made an unforgettable gaffe announcing Colombia as Miss Universe 2015, the world has yet to move on. Both Miss Colombia (Ariadna Gutierrez) and Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach have spoken out in a graceful manner about what happened. Yet, Miss Colombia isn’t feeling so graceful anymore.
A report in an online news website, Gutierrez, in a recent radio interview, turned on the Miss Universe experience, said she harbors some angry feelings related to the pageant.
“It was very humiliating for me, but also for the whole country and for all the people not only from Colombia but the other Latinos that were in the auditorium.
“I guess you can only play the graceful beauty queen for so long before your true feelings emerge,” she said.
About a week ago, Gutierrez commented that everything happens for a reason and that “life goes on.” She also congratulated Miss Philippines on her actual pageant win. However, while she may not harbor any ill feelings towards Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, it’s clear that even if she does believe in destiny, she’s still more than a little miffed about what happened.
While talking with Colombia’s Spanish-language W Radio, Ariadna Gutierrez admitted that she thought the whole thing was actually just Steve Harvey messing around and trying to be funny.
“[I thought] this is going to be a joke, because in the rehearsals he used to play around with questions and I thought he was going to continue with that same tone to make people laugh,” she added.
Obviously, Harvey’s announcement of the wrong winner was a flub and not a joke. Equally as obviously, Gutierrez doesn’t find it to be a laughing matter.
At this point, it’s in everyone’s best interest just to laugh the whole thing off.
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Natalie Cole dead at 65
Sadly, Natalie Cole, the daughter of the late Nat King Cole, has died. The beloved singer-songwriter was confirmed dead by multiple sources on New Year’s Eve. Her cause of death is reportedly from congestive heart failure. She was 65-years-old.
According to an AP tweet, Natalie Cole died Thursday in Los Angeles, California’s Cedar Sinai Hospital. The Grammy Award-winning singer was hospitalized for treatment of ongoing medical problems until things took a turn for the worse.
The singer’s son, Robert Yancy and sisters Casey and Timolin Cole, read a statement about the death of Natalie Cole.
“It is with heavy hearts that we bring to you all the news of our Mother and sister’s passing. Natalie fought a fierce, courageous battle, dying how she lived with dignity, strength and honor. Our beloved Mother and sister will be greatly missed and remain UNFORGETTABLE in our hearts forever.”
Cole was born into music. At 11, she auditioned and sang with her famous father, who passed away in 1965. Natalie recorded her first album, Inseparable in 1975. It received positive reviews and won her two Grammy awards: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” and another for Best New Artist.
Her greatest success in music came when she recorded her 1991 album, Unforgettable … With Love, a tribute to her father’s timeless music.
According to TMZ, Natalie Cole suffered from underlying medical conditions. She had a kidney transplant in 1995, required frequent dialysis treatments, and struggled through Hepatitis C for most of her adult life.
Cole also was a recovering drug addict. She admitted to abusing narcotics until she finally entered rehab in 1983.