The Philippine STAR Archives

The Philippine STAR is MOPC’s first “Newspaper of the Year”

The Philippine STAR, led by president and CEO Miguel Belmonte, was named as The Manila Overseas Press Club's "Newspaper of the Year," while editor-in-chief Ana Marie Pamintuan was named "Journalist of the Year" during a recent ceremony held at Fairmont Makati. By Jose Paolo dela Cruz / Photos by Ernie…

Ricky Lo: From FunFare to Farewell

Best known for his “Funfare” column in The Philippine STAR, veteran entertainment journalist Ricky Lo recently wrote 30 at the age of 75. He was also once a columnist of PeopleAsia and was recognized as one of the magazine’s “Men Who Matter” awardees in 2014. By Alex Y. Vergara To…

Hope & heroism: Frontliners take center stage at the People of the Year awards night

BY JOSE PAOLO DELA CRUZ & ALEX VERGARA PeopleAsia’s “People of the Year” awardees sparked hope and shared their awards with frontliners, public servants and the rest of the country during the magazine’s first purely virtual awards ceremony. Click the image to watch the full show Leading this year’s roster…

Betty Go-Belmonte: A guiding star, always

Heroes and saints we read only about, but she was a heroine and a saint we knew, and loved, and touched, as we were touched by Betty Go-Belmonte’s selflessness. As this year's Max Soliven Lifetime Achievement Awardee, her greatest gift to the Filipino people was more than just the newspaper…

Raped at 6, she ‘very easily’ forgave her attacker for robbing her of her childhood

By Joanne Rae M. Ramirez "One never forgets." Never, never, in my wildest dreams did I think that the principal when I was in high school at the Assumption Convent, San Lorenzo, the nun in the purple habit who would strum the guitar during Mass and give the most compelling…