MY first visit to Coron won’t be forgotten easily. Coron, the final leg in an interisland tour earlier this summer consisting of stops in Boracay and Cebu, organized by Philippine Airlines (PAL) and the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), showed an unspoiled part of the Philippines waiting to be discovered.

“CLIENTS are the lifeblood of a mountain.”

FILIPINO alternative rock band Sponge Cola addresses the truth about regret and longing in their heart-wrenching new single, “Laman ng Panaginip.”

ROCK band Aerosmith canceled the first two months of shows scheduled for its Las Vegas residency after lead singer Steven Tyler suffered a relapse in his sobriety and entered treatment, the band announced on Tuesday.

ACTOR Johnny Depp returned to the witness stand on Wednesday to refute ex-wife Amber Heard’s testimony in their defamation battle, saying the abuse claims she leveled against him were “unimaginably brutal, cruel and false.”

CANNES — Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander said her latest leading role allowed her to draw from her own experiences as an actor.

THIRTY-SIX years after Top Gun was released, Tom Cruise reprises his role as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. Having worked his way up the ranks to captain, Maverick is now a trainer of a new generation of Top Gun graduates for a special mission, among them Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw, the son of his late best friend “Goose.”

“FARRALES@BENILDE,” a physical exhibition focusing on the fashion of the legendary couturier Ben Farrales, opens on May 27 at the 12th floor Main Gallery of the Design and Arts Campus, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB).

TWO major performers will be coming to the Philippines for concerts in the coming months: Canadian pop star Justin Bieber and Irish boy band Westlife. The concerts, which are part of world tours in support of their respective new albums, will be held in October and next February.

AFTER giving mentorship opportunities for fashion, e-sports, and music, interactive platform Globe Prepaid Virtual Hangouts is now focusing on aspiring filmmakers with the launch of the GoWATCH Film Lab.

PARIS —  Triangle of Sadness, a film by Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, won the Palme d’Or for Best Picture at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, the festival announced.

JURORS deliberating the dueling defamation claims from actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard adjourned on Friday without delivering verdicts, leaving the resolution in the widely watched six-week trial to this week.