Two Pinoy artists win global fan art tilt
COLUMBIA Pictures has announced that two Filipino artists are among the five winners of the just-concluded Morbius – Talenthouse Fan Art Global Competition. The winning Filipino artists are Adriann Delmo and Jireh Villafuerte (a.k.a. Kyouzins) whose entries captured the essence of the Marvel character, Morbius. Lead actor Jared Leto selected the winners. Delmo and Villafuerte will each receive $2,000 and their works will potentially be featured on physical posters or used as digital art to promote the film. The action-thriller Morbius will open in Philippine cinemas on March 30. In the film, Mr. Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. The film stars Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, and Al Madrigal with Tyrese Gibson.
Jessica Soho show most followed on FB
KAPUSO MO, Jessica Soho is the most watched news and public affairs program on Philippine TV and the most followed Philippine TV program on Facebook, said GMA network in a statement. For the fourth consecutive year, the show earned an average National Urban TV Audience Measurement (NUTAM) rating of 19.4% on Sundays, which is equivalent to 9.4 million viewers on primetime, based on Nielsen Philippines’ data for 2021. Last year, the show’s online engagements reached over 164 million. It is also the leading show that drives traffic to GMA Public Affairs’ YouTube channel. In 2021, the show’s videos generated over 6 billion combined views on Facebook and YouTube. Its topics continue to trend weekly on Twitter. “Our goal is to continue connecting and interacting meaningfully with both our TV audiences and online followers and subscribers. But what we’re really most proud of are the lives we helped change for 2021,” program host Jessica Soho said in a statement.
Singers help Odette survivors anew via By Request 2
AS PART of the 100 days of fundraising activities of ABS-CBN and ABS-CBN Foundation’s “Tulong-Tulong sa Pag-Ahon: Isang Daan sa Pagtutulungan” campaign, with the aim of helping survivors of Typhoon Odette, ABS-CBN-affiliated singers are holding the By Request 2 benefit concert series until Feb. 27. Yeng Constantino opened the series, and will be followed by Jed Madela and Nyoy Volante with Jason Dy, Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, Klarisse De Guzman and iDolls with Vivoree, and ex-“housemates” Anji Salvacion, Benedix Ramos, and Jordan Andrews of PBB Kumunity. Also lending their talent for a good cause are Jona, Janine Berdin, Elha Nympha, Lara Maigue, and Sheena Belarmino, KZ Tandingan and TJ Monterde, Vina Morales and Jolina Magdangal, and Gary Valenciano. The campaign continues nightly at 8 p.m. on FYE channel on Kumu, ABS-CBN Entertainment’s YouTube channel, ABS-CBN’s Facebook page, iWantTFC, and SKYcable HD Channel 955 and SD Channel 155. With the support of partners and donors, over 200,000 families affected by Typhoon Odette have already received relief goods through the ABS-CBN Foundation. As of Feb. 18, the foundation has raised P94.04 million in cash donations and P16.012 million in in-kind donations. It has brought food packs to 203,110 families and delivered house repair kits to 330 families. Donors can help by availing themselves of Tulong Vouchers on Lazada and Shopee worth P100 or P400. The vouchers will add to the funds for the house repair kits. They can also participate in the “Isang Daang Hakbang Sa Pagtutulungan: Kapamilya Virtual Run” of SKY and channel partners HBO and History Channel, where participants can donate money and do the “100 Hakbang Challenge” to help provide aid to Odette survivors.
ABS-CBN Music introduces Cesca
ABS-CBN’s Star Pop music label adds another promising talent to its roster with visual and multimedia artist, singer, and songwriter Cesca, who recently dropped her debut single, “Love Sick (Pagmahalasakit).” The 19-year-old indie artist’s single, produced by Star Pop head Rox Santos, explores anxiety about a possible romance. Maximizing her other talents, Cesca also designed the cover of her single, which shows her face seemingly masked with a set of flowers. “Love Sick (Pagmahalasakit)” is available in on digital streaming platforms.
DoT launches Spotify playlists
THE DEPARTMENT of Tourism (DoT) has launched the “Sounds More Fun in the Philippines” playlists, a compilation of specially selected Filipino music that will welcome listeners back to the Philippine destinations they love. The initial playlists will be available on digital music streaming app Spotify. The first 10 playlists to be launched are “Manila Night Lights,” “Boracay Beach Bar,” “Onshore in La Union,” “Cordillera Calm,” “The Pan-Philippine Highway Road Trip,” “Marilaque Bike Trail Mix,” “Balikbayan Juke Box,” “Counting Clouds in Camiguin,” “Wedding Vows in Tagaytay,” and “Deep Dive in Palawan.” To create the playlists, the DoT enlisted the help of rock DJ and Sandwich bassist Myrene Academia, podcaster Ryan Joseph, music pundit Jocelyn Blwg, Matt San Pedro of Manila Community Radio and Transit Records, musicologist Patricia Brillante-Silvestre, and music producer Abdel Aziz. The songs and artists featured in these playlists are Pinoys as well as international artists and bands with Filipino roots.
