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Januar Junior Aguja
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5 queer stories to check out this Pride Month
by Januar Junior Aguja - June 4, 2026 - 12:00am
Our lives are often reflected in the stories we consume.
Wiji Kun sets sights on success with 2nd album ‘Fortune Cookie’
by Januar Junior Aguja - June 2, 2026 - 12:00am
Wiji Kun credits “Transformers” as the reason he wanted to become a musician. After watching Michael Bay’s 2007 film, he picked up a guitar lying around his home and played “What I’ve...
Issues hound Miss Eco International 2026
by Januar Junior Aguja - May 27, 2026 - 12:00am
Is a Miss Universe 2025 déjà vu unfolding at this year’s Miss Eco International (MEI)? The Egypt-based pageant, which crowned Mexico’s Palmira Ruiz as successor to the Philippines’...
Star Wars’ ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ stumbles in transition to big screen
by Januar Junior Aguja - May 26, 2026 - 12:00am
In 2019, “Star Wars” ended its sequel trilogy with “The Rise of Skywalker” to a disappointing reception. Around the same time, the franchise debuted its first live-action series, “The...
Behind the scenes of VMX’s first Bisaya film ‘Tuklas’
by Januar Junior Aguja - April 28, 2026 - 12:00am
One of VMX’s latest films, “Tuklas,” has made rounds online as it prides itself as the first “Bis-daks” movie on the streamer. Shot late last year in Cebu, local VMX talent Skye Gonzaga...
Nicole, Apriel are ‘two peas in a pod’ in MUPH 2026 bid
by Januar Junior Aguja - April 14, 2026 - 12:00am
Should a Cebuana be given the chance to represent the Philippines at Miss Universe after five years, will a Barbie-like beauty in Nicole Borromeo, reminiscent of Ahtisa Manalo, earn her the right to wear the crown,...
Olive May wears P-pop shoes again in ‘Born to Shine’
by Januar Junior Aguja - April 7, 2026 - 12:00am
After playing a supporting role in “Forever Young” and being one of the faces of the youth-oriented Kapuso series “Maka,” Cebuana actress Olive May takes on her biggest role to date as a kontrabida...
Movie Review ‘Project Hail Mary’ is a feel-good space movie
by Januar Junior Aguja - March 23, 2026 - 12:00am
There’s so much that could go wrong when you’re a man stuck in space, having no idea why you were there in the first place. It’s for this reason that the film is called “Project Hail Mary,”...
Sessionistas to perform Bisaya songs in Cebu concert
by Januar Junior Aguja - March 22, 2026 - 12:00am
It took six years for Ice Seguerra’s idea of reuniting with former group, Sessionistas, to finally come to fruition with a concert. Following a successful pre-Valentine’s show last year in Parañaque,...
VMX’s first Bisaya, Cebu-shot film ‘Tuklas’ premieres today
by Januar Junior Aguja - March 20, 2026 - 12:00am
VMX is releasing its first Bisaya movie, “Tuklas,” today, March 20, with Cebuana talent Skye Gonzaga as its star, known for starring in “Trianggulo,” “Throuple's a Crowd,”...
Brian McKnight to perform songs ‘good for the soul’ in Cebu concert
by Januar Junior Aguja - March 3, 2026 - 12:00am
There was a time when the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant seriously pursued a career as a rapper. One of his few songs was a remix feature on Brian McKnight’s “Hold Me” from his 1997 album “Anytime.”...
Strong acting lifts ‘Until She Remembers’ above weak plot
by Januar Junior Aguja - March 2, 2026 - 12:00am
Brillante Mendoza is known for his gritty, realistic storytelling, so it may come as a surprise to many that his three most recent films have shifted toward more family-driven narratives. While two of these still...
Regular PBB next? Caprice, Lella are Big Winners of Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0
by Januar Junior Aguja - March 1, 2026 - 12:00am
Girl power took over as “Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0” concluded on February 28, with GMA Network’s Caprice Cayetano and ABS-CBN’s Lella Ford emerging as the season’s...
‘The Loved One’: The defining Filipino film of the 2020s?
by Januar Junior Aguja - February 25, 2026 - 12:00am
We recall our past better when we look back at memories scattered in fragments.
Kasugiran Queen ‘26 is 62-year-old from Brgy. Pahina San Nicolas
by Januar Junior Aguja - February 24, 2026 - 12:00am
Cynthia Lucero, a 62-year-old grandmother from Barangay Pahina San Nicolas, was named the new Kasugiran Queen 2026 on February 20 during the crowning ceremony at the City Wing of SM Seaside City Cebu, succeeding...
‘Yukbo’ concert returns with environmental message
by Januar Junior Aguja - February 23, 2026 - 12:00am
Cebuano radio jockey and columnist Mel B. Libre was a volunteer for the election watchdog National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections when former President Corazon Aquino was in Fuente Osmeña calling...
Underdog wizards as heroes in Broadway Youth Cebu’s staging of ‘Puffs’
by Januar Junior Aguja - February 19, 2026 - 12:00am
Even though Hufflepuffs are known for their loyalty and dedication, they are often overlooked in the Harry Potter universe, as the epic saga of the Boy
Face of Cebu returns after five years
by Januar Junior Aguja - February 18, 2026 - 12:00am
With Miss Universe Philippines Cebu not pushing through with a pageant this year, it prompted founder and director Danny Booc to finally revive Face of Cebu for its third edition, with its finals on April 11 at the...
‘Wuthering Heights’ is an edgy, guilty pleasure
by Januar Junior Aguja - February 17, 2026 - 12:00am
I thought I had no prior knowledge of what “Wuthering Heights” is all about when I watched Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Cathy and Heathcliff. During the first act, however, I realized that I had...
Dogshow Divas bring humor to Cebu
by Januar Junior Aguja - February 16, 2026 - 12:00am
Even off-stage, Filipino comedians Macoy Averilla (known as Macoy Dubs) and Baus Rufo already began amusing their Cebu fans with their spiel before starting their Valentine show on February 14: “It’s...
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