Lea Salonga takes on a role that brings her ‘literal terror’

Philstar - Oct 18, 2026

The Broadway star will play the 60-year-old matriarch of a traditional Filipino family who is determined to keep up appearances at all costs.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur— Four persons stranded on an island off Bislig City were rescued on Thursday after rough seas forced them to abandon their voyage the previous day, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Saturday. The Coast Guard Sub-Station Bislig said the group—composed of a boat operator and three passengers—was traveling aboard

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BACOLOD CITY – Thousands gathered here since Friday as the annual MassKara Festival‘s key highlights unfold this weekend. Revelers wearing smiling masks hit the streets on Saturday to witness contingents from schools and barangays trying tooutdo each other in the street dancing and other competitions. On Friday evening, Barangay Tangub claimed the championship in the

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MANILA, Philippines — Who is the 25-year-old University of Santo Tomas (UST) graduate who spearheaded the 4,165 passers out of 4,447 at the October 2026 Physician Licensure Examination (PLE)? Baculo pursued his premedical studies in UST’s LeapMed program, before continuing at the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, where he graduated summa cum laude. And

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KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — A month after the deadly shooting at Banga National High School in South Cotabato, the last of the three students who died in the incident was laid to rest on Saturday, Oct. 17, as grieving relatives renewed their call for justice. Angelito Perra, 14, who was shot in the back

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