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Eric Ejercito Just when Eric Ejercito was all set to drop his sophomore single, “Fool,” the COVID-19 pandemic happened. But while he had to postpone the release for almost three years, he doesn’t necessarily see it as a setback. With the P-pop scene steadily gaining ground, Eric, who draws musical and visual inspiration from Korean, Japanese and Western pop, feels that now is a better time to showcase his work. “I don’t think the delay was unfortunate. It’s actually a good time now because of the boom of P-pop in the local industry,” Eric said in a recent online press launch for “Fool” (Viva Records). “If I had released it then, the production would have been very different.” The eldest of actor-politician ER Ejercito’s six children, Eric first discovered K-pop after some people told him the way he looks or styles himself resembles the typical Korean idol aesthetic. Before long, he found himself “bitten by the (K-pop) bug.” “I’m heavily inspired by K-pop … But while there … [Read more...] about Foiled release more a blessing than a setback for Eric Ejercito’s sophomore single

Scene from “Blue Room” “She doesn’t feel like an artista, but a real human being. I guess you will naturally find a connection if you’re both honest and true,” said actor Elijah Canlas, who claimed to have never really imagined himself dating a fellow actor until he met Miles Ocampo. In 2020, Elijah and Miles worked on the TV5 teleserye “Paano ang Pangako?” Elijah insisted that he didn’t court Miles while they were working on the show, but afterwards, “because I wanted to stay professional.” “We hardly talked on the set even though we were romantically paired in the story. We were comfortable with each other pero may kanya-kanya kaming mundo. I didn’t think of her until we shot the whole thing. I swear on this! Just ask the people in my life. I’ve long been saying that I’m not interested in dating artistas, but for some reason, Miles is more than that,” Elijah told Inquirer Entertainment in a recent virtual chat. Elijah has just stepped out of his taping bubble in Baguio City … [Read more...] about What makes Elijah Canlas-Miles Ocampo relationship click despite 4-year age gap

Visitors are back in Washington, for all the reasons they came before. Gaggles of school groups and tour buses are on the National Mall, enjoying the green space and the museums. Demonstrators are marching . Convention centers have 19 large-scale events scheduled this year, with the largest — booked by the Association of the United States Army nonprofit — anticipating as many as 30,000 attendees. The city has yet to fully rebound from the coronavirus; the number of international visitors is not expected to reach prepandemic levels until 2025, according to Destination DC, the district’s official marketing organization. But timed entry passes to favorite sites and reservations at coveted restaurants are vanishing quickly, and many local businesses and attractions, which spent the last two years reassessing operational practices and evolving, are now seeing results from their planning. These are some of the new hotels, restaurants and events that visitors can expect to … [Read more...] about Retouched and Revitalized, Washington Looks Forward