TOMORROW, screen siren and Private Joyce owner Joyce Jimenez will leave show business temporarily to hie off to Australia and finish her marketing studies at Griffith University in Goldcoast. This means she can only come home twice — in June and December of this year.

Music has always been a driving force in the life of Avril Lavigne. The 19-year-old Canadian singer and songwriter—who’ll be coming to Manila for a one-night concert on March 31—says songwriting has always been her outlet when feeling out of sorts.

Today is the birthday of one of the pioneers of "Eat Bulaga." The leader of the original six of the longest — running noontime TV show in Philippine history, and probably the world! And remember, it’s not a weekly thing… it’s a daily grind. He is the president and CEO of TAPE Inc. Happy birthday Tony Tuviera! (The other originals are Malou Choa-Fagar, Bert de Leon, and of course, Tito and Vic Sotto and your humble servant. ) " Ang galing namin!" Humble pa’ yang lagay na ‘yan.

If Ogie Alcasid were to be included in Webster’s Dictionary, he might just mean "musical brilliance and a perceptive heart."

There’s no denying that reality-based TV contests have been manufacturing instant stars of late.