Alex Gonzaga’s second book

After helping countless women cope with breakup in her first book, Dear Alex, Break Na Kami?! Paano?! Love, Catherine, Alex Gonzaga is back with her follow-up book that’s sure to be part of her beloved readers’ journeys in life and love. Titled Dear Alex, We’re Dating. Tama, Mali?! Love, Catherine, the second book in the Dear Alex series was launched on March 20 in National Book Store – Glorietta 1, much to the delight of fans who have been anticipating the book’s release. Being the fun and perky host that she is, Alex entertained the crowd as she indulged them with witty tips and hilarious retorts during the Q&A portion. Making the afternoon even more engaging was Robi Domingo, who served as the event’s host. After the program, Alex gamely took selfies with her fans and signed their books. From “Where to Go” to “How to Act,” the second book will guide one through the different stages of dating. Adding appeal and sense of humor to the book are practical pieces of dating and relationship advice from her daddy Bonoy, mommy Pinty, and ate Toni. “Napakadaming rules—gawin mo ito, gawin mo ’yan. My book, however, is not a rule book. This is simply a guidebook,” Alex says about her book. She writes about her dating experiences and learning with the same quotable wit and brutal frankness that fans loved in Book 1, which sold more than 120 thousand copies. Published by ABS-CBN Publishing, Dear Alex, We’re Dating. Tama, Mali?! Love, Catherine is the latest addition to ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc’s successful line of bestselling books. Alex is part of a roster of authors that include Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, Georgina Wilson, Solenn Heussaff, Ramon Bautista, and Juan Miguel Severo. The book is exclusively available in all National Book Store outlets nationwide for only 195 pesos. Andrea Bocelli’s ‘Cinema World Tour’ Concert in Manila One of the most anticipated live performances in the country this year is the one with the world’s most beloved tenor, Maestro Andrea Bocelli. He is set to hold his Cinema World Tour concert at the Mall of Asia Arena on April 26 and it is presented by Music Management International (MMI Live). Among the many highlights of the classy and elegant evening, the concert’s first half is featuring arias and duets from the world most famous operas with soprano Maria Katzarava and flautist Maestro Andrea Griminelli. The ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra and the Ateneo Chamber Singers will accompany Bocelli, bringing the event together in spectacular fashion. The second half, however, is dedicated to the Maestro Bocelli’s popular repertoire and select songs from the album Cinema with a special guest performer –the equally talented and beautiful Christine Allado,  an emerging musical talent with a voice that fuses her classical soprano roots with a contemporary spin of Pop and Jazz. Allado is an all-around performer and actress who has appeared on stages and broadcasts all over Asia, and currently in London’s West End. Cinema marks Bocelli’s first new studio recording in two years, which features a collection of movie songs including songs featured in films such as Doctor Zhivago”, Love Story,  The Godfather, Life is Beautiful, Il Postino, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and many more, as well as popular songs from stage musicals, immortalized in their film versions, like West Side Story and Evita. As a special bonus, there’s a brand new song taken from the popular Gladiator score. With over 80 million albums sold worldwide, this international star who has been honoured with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, whose Central Park concert in 2011 entered the history of music as one of the greatest live performances of all time, and who has had the honour of performing live in front of three Presidents of the United States, three popes, and royal families all over the world. Visit #MMILive for more details. For ticket information, log on to smtickets.com/andreabocelli.com or call (02) 470-2222.