Arnis superheroes conquer comic books through works by Fil-Am artists

Filipino-American artists are bringing a Filipino martial art to the forefront through their own breed of superheroes. Pixar story artist Bobby Rubio, who has developed Filipino characters for a Pixar short film, announced Jan. 25 that he was back to working on a Fil-Am superhero who practices eskrima or arnis (stick-fighting), a Filipino national sport and martial art. http://bit.ly/2FYvpQZ He shared a sketch of the character, Dan Reyes, who is part of his comic series "Neighborhood Legends" on Instagram. He announced the concept back in 2017, when he presented Dan in an Instagram post as a Fil-Am superhero born and raised in San Diego. "This comic is a love lette...

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Berlin filmfest unveils starry lineup

New movies starring Diane Kruger, Martin Freeman and Catherine Deneuve and features directed by Hollywood actors Jonah Hill and Casey Affleck will take the spotlight at next month's Berlin film festival. The 11-day Berlinale, now in its 69th year, figures along with Cannes and Venice among Europe's A-list festivals. It will present some 400 movies from around the world before wrapping up on February 17. This year's edition will be the last led by Dieter Kosslick, who is handing over the reins after 18 years. "The audio-visual world is in major, major turmoil and we'll have to see where the journey takes us," Kosslick, 70, told reporters, referring to competition from streami...

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Actor Richard Gutierrez cleared of tax evasion charge

  MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has cleared actor Richard Gutierrez of tax evasion, falsification of public documents and perjury charges. Gutierrez and his company RGUTZ Productions have been accused of violating the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC). According to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Gutuierrez has a tax liability of more than P39 million. The actor allegedly submitted fake Annual Income Tax Return as well as Quarterly Value Added Tax Return (QVATR). The actor, however, argued that the filing of the complaints before the DOJ was premature because there was no exhaustion of the procedures in establishing tax due and defici...

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QC gov’t to allot P3M bounty to catch killers of barangay exec

MANILA, Philippines --- The Quezon City government will appropriate an initial amount of P3 million as cash reward for any information that will lead to the arrest of culprits in the killing of Barangay Bagong Silangan chair Crisell Beltran. Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte said Wednesday that she has called for a special session of the Quezon City Council on Thursday (January 31) "to appropriate an initial [P3 million] as cash reward to anyone who will provide information that will lead to the arrest of the perpetrators of these brazen murders." READ:QC barangay chairwoman killed by motorcycle-riding gunmen Belmonte in a statement condemned the killing of Beltran and her driver, Melchor S...

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‘Goooal!’: Brazil mother narrates games for blind son

A passionate Brazilian football fan has drawn nationwide attention for narrating her local team's soccer matches live to her blind and autistic son. Silvia Grecco and her son Nickollas, 12, have become minor celebrities for the Sao Paulo team Palmeiras after the mother was spotted on TV last year narrating one of their matches from the stands. "I describe details: this player is wearing short sleeves, the color of their football boots, hair color," Grecco, 56, told AFP during a recent game between Palmeiras and Botafogo de Ribeirao Preto. Nickollas jumped up and down with friends at the right moments during the match, in unison with the thousands of other enraptured fans wea...

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Tanada hits gov’t for failing to prevent Mindanao blasts despite ample intel fund

  MANILA, Philippines - Former Deputy Speaker Erin Taada on Wednesday assailed Malacaang for failing to protect people of Mindanao from successive bombings despite its huge intelligence fund. "Sa kabila ng P2.7 bilyong piso na pondo ng opisina ni Pangulong Duterte para sa 'Oversight management on national security concerns', nalusutan ng mga salarin ang mga may kapangyarihan at militar," Taada said in a statement. (Despite the P2.7 billion intelligence fund under the office of President Duterte, the culprits managed to slip past the authorities.) "May panibago na namang pagsabog sa Zamboanga, dalawa ang nasawi, tatlo ang sugatan.Anuman ang motibo nito at sinuman ang may ...

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Stan Lee to get superhero send-off at Hollywood memorial

LOS ANGELES --- Among comics lovers, Stan Lee was as much a superhero as the characters he helped create. Those fans, along with Lee's friends and colleagues, will get to pay their final respects at a Los Angeles memorial Wednesday night for the Marvel Comics mastermind who helped bring the world Spider-Man, Black Panther and The Incredible Hulk. A public remembrance and celebration of Lee will be held around Lee's hand and footprints outside the TCL Chinese Theatre, followed by a private gathering inside the theater, according to Lee's company, POW! Entertainment, which organized the memorial. Filmmaker and Lee super-fan Kevin Smith is among the hosts of the event whose tit...

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