When Jericho Rosales got the phone call from director Jerrold Tarog offering him the part of Manuel Quezon, it couldn’t have come at a more fortuitous time. The prolific actor, producer, musician and businessman—always in-demand in the entertainment business as much for his authentic and committed performances as for his matinee idol good looks—had recently made the conscious decision to focus on making quality films.

Sixty-six-year old filmmaker Lavrente Indico Diaz has made some of the most critically acclaimed films in Philippine cinema. From the sprawling, 10-and-a-half hour generational epic Evolution of a Filipino Family to the five-hour crime drama Batang West Side, Diaz tells the stories he wants to tell in the way he wants to tell them.

Here in the Philippines, in the timeline we’re in, an Aquino is never just an Aquino. The name comes with a compass, a burden, a legacy. Sen. Bam Aquino grew up with reminders of that responsibility.

After seven years of solo projects that explore their individual sonic and conceptual abilities, the foursome of Unique Salonga, Zild Benitez, Blaster Silonga, and Badjao De Castro are back together. They have since released new songs, all with varying moods and tones, but still carrying the distinct IV of Spades sound.

Dennis Anthony Uy is one of the country’s most successful entrepreneurs—a self-made technologist whose foresight and grit have reshaped Philippine internet connectivity. In 2020, the initial public offering of Converge ICT became one of the most successful in Philippine history, raising nearly P30 billion and catapulting Uy and his wife, Maria Grace Uy, into the ranks of dollar billionaires.

Two of Mendez’s restaurants have earned distinction from the Michelin Guide: his modern Japanese restaurant Modan was named Michelin Selected, while his contemporary Thai concept Some Thai received the coveted Bib Gourmand for offering exceptional food at great value. These recognitions highlight his ability to take familiar Asian flavors and reinterpret them with creativity, precision, and a strong sense of identity.

What does it mean to hold the line and when do journalists need to make the truth accessible especially across different social platforms and verticals? Rappler Executive Editor Glenda Gloria is no stranger to that climate of fear that can oftentimes go along with the vocation.

Butch was the OG prodigy, the dude who fiddled with things and made things out of them: a story, a poem, a play, a screenplay. He was one of the original cross-platform dudes, too, coming about a generation after muscular multitaskers such as Alfred Yuson and Ricky Lee.