The Philippine Community Council of NSW (PCC NSW) in collaboration with Filipino Australian youths, will be staging a charity musical show on Saturday 6:30pm., on October 14, 2011 at Bowman Hall, Campbell Street, Blacktown NSW. The project is fully supported by PCC affiliate organisations.

August 21. 2011. Anaheim, California. Filipino actress Lea Salonga of Miss Saigon fame went up the stage in Disney Land, to receive her recognition as a Disney Legend. She was the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in “Aladdin” and Fa Mulan in “Mulan” and “Mulan 2. The Disney Legends program was established in 1987 and […]

Croydon-based singer Veronica Monro has recently returned from a successful trip to Hollywood, California as one of the Top 25 singers of Avon Voices, and is now the only (remaining contender) to represent Australia in the worldwide search for cosmetic giant Avon’s new voice.

The Filipino community’s singing-and-dancing sensation Brian Lorenz Babon performed a dream run to win the star-studded Talent Quest at Cabra Vale Diggers Club in Fairfield, Sunday, May 15. Babon swept the audience off its feet in a tantalising opening number, I Dreamed A Dream, with a song-and-dance performance. (The song was lifted from the musical […]

In a community where so many aspire to be singers, we soon enough find that there are the so-so singers and then, there are real singers. And then we spot one who oozes with talent like Dexter De Rosa, whose velvety voice sends tingles down your spine. Those attending the Philippine Community Council’s Independence Day […]

Manila. April 12, 2011. GMA Network announced today that model and actress Iza Calzado would replace renowned crooner Regine Velasquez-Alcasid in I HEART YOU PARE following orders by Regine’s doctor for strict rest. Ms. Regine Velasquez-Alcasid will no longer play the role of Tonette/ Tonya in GMA Pinoy TV’s hit series I HEART YOU PARE […]

Monique Wilson, a respected stage actress, writes about Willie Revillame and TV entertainment. The debate is no longer whether it was child abuse or not. The facts are plain to see. No one with a sense of respect for another human being can dispute that. The discourse now is how we, as Filipinos, as artists […]

An Australian composer, Lindsay Aked, had set the poetry of British poet James Fletcher to create a magical look at the homage given by the Three Kings to the Baby Jesus. This was Lindsay Aked’s last work before he died early last year. FAMS Theatre Company presented its world premiere performance produced and directed by […]

ABS-CBN has filed a P486-million (AUD12 million) counterclaim damage suit against former Wowowee host Willie Revillame. In its counterclaim, ABS-CBN said that Willie should pay P426.92 million as liquidated damages for breaching his contract with ABS-CBN. Willie’s former home network is also seeking P20 million each for moral damages, exemplary damages, attorney’s fees and litigation […]

, Philippines – It’s definitely goodbye for a popular daily noontime show as the television network that launched it decided to replace it starting on July 31, 2010. In an official statement, ABS-CBN said that “Pilipinas For The Win (PFTW) would take the place of “Wowowee.”