ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
THE Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) represented the Philippines at the 2025 Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) Conference on December 2 in Singapore, participating in high-level discussions on emerging policies and trends shaping the global video and digital content landscape.
In a recently forged partnership, the Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival and the Asia Pacific Film Institute committed to providing full scholarship grants and tuition discounts for winners and participants in the Festival’s Student Shorts Category. These benefits are on top of the Festival’s creative grant of PHP200,000 per Student Short.
THE Senate of the Philippines, under the leadership of Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, has approved the proposed 2026 budget of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) on Monday, November 24.
The NBA will stream on Disney+ Philippines as part of a new multi-year agreement, it was announced today. This marks an expansion of The Walt Disney Company and ESPN’s global relationship with the NBA, bringing live coverage to Disney+ Philippines for the first time.
THE Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), headed by Chairperson and CEO Lala Sotto, warmly welcomed the appointment of Juan “Johnny” Revilla as the new MTRCB Vice Chairperson and Jose Emeterio “Joey” Romero IV as new Board Member of the Agency.
The Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival serves as a crucial gateway for student filmmakers into the Philippine entertainment industry. By supporting the industry’s brightest young talents, the festival offers a vital platform for these aspirants to develop their craft. Notably, its annual student shorts category provides significant production grants and valuable opportunities to create professional-level work.
Filipino boxing pride shone bright once again as Eumir Marcial captured the WBC International Middleweight Title at the recently concluded Thrilla in Manila 2.
THE Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) conducted on-the-spot inspections and information drive on October 20, 27 and 29 in Metro Manila bus terminals to ensure compliance with content regulations in public transportation, in preparation for the anticipated All Saint’s Day travel exodus.
QCinema International Film Festival (QCinema) and the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) have officially launched a new strategic partnership to strengthen support for film industry programs.
Usher in the spooky season with the highly anticipated premiere of the HBO Original series IT: Welcome to Derry, set in the world of Stephen King’s IT universe, and stream the chilling Halloween lineup, including A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), The Conjuring, Lovecraft Country, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Vampire Diaries, and Max Originals Salem’s Lot and Caddo Lake, all on HBO Max.