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“Men Who Matter” 2023 awardees shine at PeopleAsia Awards Night

By ALEX Y. VERGARA/ Photos by RENJIE TOLENTINO All eyes were trained on this year’s batch of PeopleAsia’s “Men Who Matter” awardees as the country’s leading glossy formally recognized 13 accomplished and extraordinary gentlemen from various fields in a well-attended awards night at The Bellevue Manila’s Grand Ballroom in Alabang.…

Coco Martin: Da King Apparent

Apart from being a consistent top-rater during its seven-year run, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano holds the record as the country’s longest-running primetime TV series, leaving behind an unprecedented 1,696 episodes. What is behind the actor-director’s immense popularity and endearing appeal among the masses? He lets us in on the secret. By…

Golden Grace

By Joanne Rae Ramirez The daughter of two superstars. Wife, mother, friend, senator, presidential candidate, showbiz realty. From the moment she came into the lives of “Da King” Fernando Poe Jr. and his queen Susan, Mary Grace Poe lived a life fiction writers could only envy. It had plots and…

Coco Martin: The Prince Who Would Be King

What do Coco Martin andÂ Rita Gabriola, better known asÂ Badjao Girl,Â have in common? They were both discovered at random. AndÂ while it may be too early to tellÂ what Rita's stars have in store for her, Rita can draw inspiration from Coco (and others like him) who hasÂ gone leagues from waiting tables at…