
The greats still among us
Have all the icons gone? Thankfully, we still have about a dozen or so left.
Butch Francisco · · 6 min read


Have all the icons gone? Thankfully, we still have about a dozen or so left.
Butch Francisco · · 6 min read

In all the years I’ve spent in entertainment, I’ve seen some genuinely nice people. I’m enumerating some names below, based purely on my personal encounters…
Butch Francisco · · 6 min read

Pilita Corrales was — and will always be — the greatest Filipino singer. Her achievements went beyond Philippine shores. She performed in important venues in…
Butch Francisco · · 6 min read

Today, some dinner guests behave like a swarm of locusts over the buffet table even before the affair is over — shamelessly wrapping food in containers without…
Butch Francisco · · 6 min read

The movie scene has changed so dramatically that no one can tell anymore what is the best time of the year to release a film.
Butch Francisco · · 6 min read

Celebrities who now have their own vlogs where they grill their subjects must have already realized by this time that being an interviewer is not a position…
Butch Francisco · · 6 min read

Through this movie we discover how effective Maris and Anthony are as performers since they are able to rise above the material — no matter how dull.
Butch Francisco · · 6 min read

A major chunk of the ABS-CBN compound was sold to Ayala Land Inc. to the tune of P6.24 billion.
Butch Francisco · · 6 min read

Manila residents who were tired of squeezing into packed cemeteries on All Saints’ Day dug up the skeletal remains of their deceased loved ones and installed…
Butch Francisco · · 6 min read

For as long as there are Filipino migrant workers, the big screen will never run out of colorful stories of sacrifices, hardships and love.
Butch Francisco · · 7 min read
