#Philippine Entertainment

[babylon-crashing]

The Golden Age of superhero comic books cast a huge shadow on artists from all around the world and the Philippines were no exception.

Back in the 1950s Mars Revelo and Nestor Redondo gave us Darna, a crime fighting extraterrestrial who decides to inhabit the body of Narda, an orphan, who lives with her little brother, Bing, and their grandmother ...

[translations by Multo Ghost]

Needless to say Bing and Grandma don't react very well the first time not Wonder Woman shows up ...

Soon, however, Darna is out fighting crime and righting wrongs, with her brother Bing as the sidekick (because child endangerment laws had yet to be invented, it seems). Her primary adversary was Valentina, who (the authors go lengths to point out) is totally not Medusa:

Perhaps it isn't all that surprising that as Darna kept getting popular she started appearing in her own television shows and movies (the last series coming out in 2022) ...

Darna at ang Babaing Tuod (1965) staring Gina Alonzo.

Perhaps you needed to have grown up with the source material, but as comic book heroines I'd never heard of before go, I find Darna endearing in a curious sort of way.

[namorslutfanfiction]

I let myself think a little bit.

Tenoch has spoken openly about colorism and racism and how that has affected him personally. He's talked about how he tried to assimilate into that elitist culture. How he lost his voice and it took him a lot to find himself again. To embrace who he was and how acceptable he was in his true state. Not just the tanned skin but also his features, his voice, and his different talents.

I feel like I am on a similar journey. I've fought with myself over internalized racism. Wanting to be lighter and thinner because that's the 'Asian standard of beauty'. But it's such a closed off standard. I was born tan. My people live beneath the sun and play on beaches. Our culture and identity was stripped from us. I and many other Filipinos have now come to embrace the heritage we have. And as I've delved into the mythos of the Philippines, learning origins of words I have heard daily that no one had taught me, I am so sad to see how much has been lost. I hope someone can take up that mantle for us in a public setting the way Tenoch is doing. I am embracing my skin, my features, and the good and bad things of my place of origin. I am writing in an aim to eventually write a novel based on the lost mythology of the Philippines. I want to make that contribution to the world because I gave up before.

I was an actor for 10 years from adolescence into adulthood. I was told to my face that I 'wasn't the right type of asian'. That I didn't have the 'look' they wanted despite being told numerous times by numerous people, peers and professors and mentors, that I had god given talent. But aside from personal issues in my life, I couldn't also handle the constant feelings of being an actor who was talented but would never be good enough because of my looks.

I admire Tenoch's tenacity and drive because I wish I had that. But I ultimately gave up acting. I remember crying so hard the last day I walked away from the stage knowing that that chapter of my life was over. Knowing that something that helped shape who I am, gave me confidence, and made me feel truly happy was being put to rest. I miss it so much. But it is still so gratifying to see how the world around me has changed. I couldn't have imagined so much asian representation, indigenous stories, and diversity in media 10 years ago the way it is today.

I hope if there is anyone else out there like the girl I was. The little filipino girl who knew she could act better than all those teleserias her grandma watches. I hope she is confident enough to make a space for herself. I hope actors like Tenoch continue to blaze pathways for lesser seen representation. That they add to the variety of faces we see for each culture and identity.

To all the young actors out there.

Pursue it with all your heart. Have no regrets. Blaze bright.

[astoldbyarastella]

In honor of ATEEZ last #Break_The_Wall_MNL Tour, I will post photos to appreciate their hard work ❤️

Congratulations 🎊

For finishing your BREAK THE WALL TOUR in the Philippines 🇵🇭

-𝓐𝓻𝓪'𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓪✨️🫰🏾

[beyond-the-hori7on]

HORI7ON @ Arambulo Live | 03.02.2023

[madeinthephilippines-blbambeyond]

MCF: MADE IN THE PHILIPPINES/SINGAPORE

TOMMY ALEJANDRINO

[aka: TOMAS SANTOS]

RAYNOLD TAN

@pose4photoml

[carlocarrasco]

This is what the original cinemas of Festival Mall looked like today.

Only THREE screens are being used while the rest remain closed. These old cinemas started with the shopping mall's opening in 1998 and was a very fun place for moviegoers for more than a decade.

Festival Mall is located in Filinvest City in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines.

[cathymee]

goofy-ahh ghosthunter trying to talk to spirits but then being like 'i don't wanna talk to you 😡' when he literally encounters one 💀

[chcknwngs]

Philippines Peryahan 🎪

[ghoul-haunted]

oh lmao they actually cast filipinos in this korean show I was wondering if they were going to do brownface or some shit like that one hong kong drama did last year

[theshangri-lawhispers]

How I hate men and their ego!

As a woman in this fine society, romantic comedies have never been more unrealistic. Men in those kind of movies? They'd do ANYTHING for their girls. This remains the reason why fictional men are the exact definition of "beyond the bare mininum".

But how men is in the harsh reality? They're a joke! I swear, they need to see a therapist about their disgusting behavior... They need to get their shit straight.

Just a heads up, I write news articles. (*wink*)

My messages are free to ANY GIRL having to deal with these red flags. Yes darling, I will expose this motherfuckers! (Only if you consent to it, ladies!)

The rest of you just needs to sit down, relax, and have a cup of tea.

Faithfully yours xoxo,

Karina Labowski.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Where did you think the men get the audacity?

[annabelle--cane]

[scrolling through a fandom tag] wrong. wrong. incomprehensibly wrong. wrong but harmless. nice style and color palette but I don't care about that ship. mildly entertaining liveblog update. they whitewashed my girl :( . good joke, reblog. wro--well that's my mutual so I will politely look away. fifteen posts in a row by an innocent rp blog that I don't have the heart to block. take I agree with but op was annoying about it. chapter twenty-eight of a longfic wip. !! GOOD POST !!, instafollowed. bot. technically correctly tagged but uses this acronym for something completely different. museum worthy art piece by a sixteen-year-old from the philippines. wrong. wrong but in a new and exciting way that provokes thought.

[beyond-the-hori7on]

Welcome!

This blog is dedicated to HORI7ON [ 호라이즌 ], an upcoming seven-member (Vinci, Kim, Kyler, Reyster, Winston, Jeromy, Marcus) Filipino boy group under MLD Entertainment. Formed through ABS-CBN's idol reality-survival show Dream Maker, they released their pre-debut single "Dash", "Salamat", and "Lovey Dovey" before officially debuting in July 2023.

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[madeinthephilippines-blbambeyond]

MCF: MADE IN THE PHILIPPINES

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[carlocarrasco]

Looking for fun inside Festival Mall in Alabang? Visit X-Site Amusement Center!

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[it-s-maria-dolores-world]

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