ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
The third edition of the prestigious Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival is once again open to aspiring filmmakers, this time without imposing restrictions on genre, topic, or theme. In previous years, the festival centered around wholesome, inspiring stories that were crafted with the theme “mga kwentong panalo ng buhay.”
It’s all systems go for Puregold CinePanalo 2026, which is offering hefty production grants—the largest ever in Philippine film festival history—to this year’s participants, both professional and student filmmakers. With PhP5 million to be awarded to seven full-length film directors and PhP200,000 to twenty student filmmakers, Ivy Hayagan-Piedad, Puregold CinePanalo chair and Puregold senior marketing …
Puregold’s OPM Con 2025 went from simply sensational to timeless as the multitudes that trooped to the Philippine Arena on July 5 were treated to surprise guests culled from OPM’s rich roster of exceptional talents. Already super-charged with the energy of today’s biggest artists—BINI, Flow G, G22, KAIA, SB19, Skusta Clee, and SunKissed Lola—OPM Con …
The Philippine Arena pulsed with music, lights, and pure Pinoy energy as tens of thousands of music fans came together on July 5 for Puregold’s OPM Con 2025. With a sold-out crowd and a star-studded lineup of today’s biggest OPM acts—BINI, Flow G, G22, KAIA, SB19, Skusta Clee, and SunKissed Lola—the event marked a bold new milestone in Puregold’s phenomenal rise in the entertainment space.
Following the breakout digital hits ‘My Plantito’ and ‘Ang Lalaki sa Likod ng Profile’, Puregold Channel has stepped confidently into the realm of cinematic-scale storytelling with its newest offering: ‘Si Sol at Si Luna’ starring Zaijian Jaranilla and Jane Oineza. Premiering May 31, 7PM.
TV’s famous Santino is ready for mature roles. It’s a key takeaway from the enticing trailer for the upcoming Puregold Channel digital series ‘Si Sol at si Luna.’ The trailer features former ‘May Bukas Pa’ and ‘Goin’ Bulilit’ child star Zaijian Jaranilla stripping down before locking lips with co-star Jane Oineza.
Hip-hop icons Skusta Clee and Flow G were joined by PPop megastars SB19 to bring the panalo spirit to Puregold’s Sari-Sari Store MassKaravan and Concert in Bacolod. The event was Puregold’s own attraction at the annual MassKara Festival, which draws thousands of revelers from all over the country to the city of Bacolod. Over 150,000 people came out to celebrate with Puregold and their fantastic musical guests.
The Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival has officially released a shortlist of 16 full-length films—and their directors—that were selected from among 141 entries looking to take part in the second year of the competition.
Of the shortlisted established and up-and-coming filmmakers, only seven will be an integral part of the festival and each receive a P3,000,000 production grant from Puregold.
The journey to the second year of Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival is finally underway, with its introductory press conference held last July 23 at the Gateway Cineplex 18. A sequel to last year’s historic debut Puregold CinePanalo, this year’s iteration promises to give filmmakers across the country more opportunities to showcase their skill, creativity, and dedication to their craft.
Commuters and motorists passing through Araneta City have spotted a colorful and creative new touch to the everyday urban landscape. On the corner of General Malvar and General Aguinaldo Avenue, the standard white pedestrian lanes have been transformed into a colorful and vibrant piece of eye-catching street art commemorating the upcoming Puregold “Nasa Atin ang Panalo” Thanksgiving Concert.