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Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach is on the special gatefold cover of Metro magazine's February 2016 issue. Pia was photographed by Doc Marlon Pecjo and styled by Mike Lavarez for the cover.

20th Century Fox fills the silver screen this 2016 with Award-winning and , inspiring and adventure-packed films featuring larger-than-life stories and characters best seen on the big screen. Big hopes, big dreams and big heart are centric to the most unforgettable cartoon characters known in adventure family movies “Snoopy and Charlie Brown The Peanuts Movie,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks 4: The Road Chip,” “Kung Fu Panda 3” and “Ice Age 5: Collision Course.”

Zac Efron and Robert De Niro go on a wild familial bonding in “Dirty Grandpa,” where Efron plays young, buttoned-up, conservative lawyer Jason Kelly who is in the final stages of preparation for a picture-perfect wedding to his seemingly ideal fiancée Meredith Goldstein (Julianne Hough) when Jason’s beloved paternal grandmother passes. Though it’s the week before his big day, everyone’s concerned for Grandpa Dick (Robert De Niro), suddenly alone for the first time after 40 years of marriage. After the funeral, Dick asks if Jason can drive him to Florida the following day, where he can grieve in the solace of their beloved getaway home. Knowing that Dick’s license has been suspended – and with the promise that he’ll be back the next day – Jason reluctantly agrees.

Kathryn Bernardo is "strong, sexy and all woman" on the cover of Metro magazine's February 2016. The "Pangako Sa 'Yo" star is wearing a Vania Romoff S/S 2016 piece amidst flowers on the cover photo shot by Mark Nicdao.

Zanjoe Marudo has finally broken his silence regarding rumors that he and Bea Alonzo have already broken up. In an interview in "Tonight With Boy Abunda," the Kapamilya actor directly answered the host when asked if his relationship with Bea was already over.

"It's Showtime" won against "Eat Bulaga!" for the fifth consecutive day on Friday, January 15, 2016, in the national television ratings based on Kantar Media's data. The Kapamilya noontime show had won since Monday, Jan. 11, but the Kapuso program broke the streak on Saturday, Jan. 16, when it scored 18.4% versus "Showtime's" 16.7%.

With multiple wins at the recent Golden Globes and major nominations in the upcoming 88th Academy Awards,  film “The Revenant” starring Leonardo DiCaprio directed by Academy Award winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu is fiercely strong at the (U.S.) box-office  with an incredible opening (Friday, Jan. 8) of $14.4 million, edging out “Star Wars: The Force Awakens’” ($10.75 million) that day. “The Revenant” best seen on the big screen, is on its way to $100 million with an estimated gross of $97 million to-date.  Inspired by true events, “The Revenant” is physically intense and emotionally gripping story of a man presumed to be dead but came back to life.  The legend of Hugh Glass, as he is regarded to be the revenant, someone who came back from the dead, is played by Leonardo DiCaprio.   Part thriller, part wilderness journey, The Revenant explores primal drives not only for life itself but for dignity, justice, faith, family and home.

Kapuso actor Jeric Gonzales is currently a hot item as he is being named as the young man seen in a video scandal that's currently circulating online. According to those who have seen the scandal video, the person who is seen naked and playing with himself looks a lot like Jeric.

Director Cathy Garcia-Molina has finally broken her silence regarding the viral open letter that was posted on Facebook on December 31, 2015. The lady director ushered in the new year by being a trending topic on social media because of the open letter posted by Rossellyn Domingo , a bit player in the defunct ABS-CBN primetime series "Forevermore" which was directed by Direk Cathy.

When Scott McCall wished to be more than an ordinary teenager, he did not expect things to take a supernatural turn. Bitten by a werewolf just before he starts sophomore year, his life is turned upside down – as if your regular teenager did not already have enough issues to deal with. Scott is forced to deal with a double life as he struggles to protect his loved ones and keep up a front of being a “normal” teen. The series set in the town of Beacon Hills is on its 5th season. Coming off the midseason cliffhanger, the new episodes will unfold with Scott’s attempts to reunite his group and other characters picking up broken pieces of their relationships damaged by past conflicts. Tune in to also find out if more light will be shed on what exactly Parrish the hellhound is up to.

"It's Showtime" is indeed on a winning streak over its rival program, "Eat Bulaga!" The Vice Ganda-led noontime show outperformed the Kapuso program for the fourth day in a row on Thursday, January 14, 2016. It was despite the fact that Thursdays have always been a special day in "Eat Bulaga's" #KalyeSerye segment ever since the AlDub love team of Alden Richards and Maine "Yaya Dub" Mendoza was formed.

“The Revenant” movie picked up twelve (12) major nominations in the most awaited annual awards night, the 88th Oscar Awards, including Tom Hardy’s Best Supporting Actor nomination as John Fitzgerald opposite Leonardo DiCaprio’s Hugh Glass. “The Revenant” walks us through the brief yet pivotal history of the American fur trade, full of tales of daring but also grave destruction. Though the fur trade forged the romantic image of the mountain man – idealized loners purportedly as rugged as the wilderness they felt beholden to tame -- the fur trade was also very much a business. In a sense it ushered in the first emergence of the archetypal Western entrepreneur, the visionary iconoclast who forges ahead answerable to no one but himself.

"The Revenant" led this year's nominees for the 88th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars 2016). Announced on Thursday, January 14, 2016, the Alejandro G. Iñárritu-helmed movie earned twelve nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor (Leonardo DiCarpio), Best Supporting Actor (Tom Hardy), and Best Director (Iñárritu).

Joross Gamboa became a trending topic on social media Thursday night, January 14, 2016, because of a video scandal that leaked online. The video shows someone that looks a lot like Joross having a video call.

Fans of Nora Aunor will surely be happy if the superstar will be given the chance to take over the hosting jobs that German Moreno left behind. Kuya Germs was laid to rest on Thursday, January 14, 2016. He passed away on Jan. 8 due to cardiac arrest.

In 2007, “Alvin and The Chipmunks,” a global phenomenon to generations of fans, became a live action/CGI motion picture event with a contemporary comic sensibility.  In the holiday season blockbuster, which grossed over $350 million worldwide, songwriter Dave Seville transformed singing chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore into pop sensations -- while the out-of-control trio laid waste to Dave’s home, wreaked havoc on his career, and turned Dave’s once-orderly life upside-down. Right after the hit debut of the franchise’s first film, it became inevitable that a “Squeakquel,” and “Chipwrecked” followed through from one exciting adventure to another. This January 2016, the loveable trio of Chipmunks that includes Alvin, Theodore and Simon, along with their guardian and father figure Dave Seville (played by Jason Lee), are back for a whole new adventure for today’s highly-adventurous generation in “Alvin and The Chipmunks 4: The Road Chip.”

"It's Showtime" continues its win over "Eat Bulaga!" as it outperformed the 36-year-old noontime show for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, January 13, 2016, based on Kantar Media's data. One of the reasons why the Kapamilya noontime show is on a winning streak could be the show's new segment, "Tawag ng Tanghalan," which showcases the singing talents of its contestants.

"It's Showtime" won over "Eat Bulaga!" in the national television ratings for the second day in a row on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, based on Kantar Media's data. The Kapamilya noontime show scored 15.3% national rating against the Kapuso program's 15.2%. It was just 0.1%, but high enough to say that it won over the competition.

ABS-CBN's "It's Showtime" was finally able to beat GMA-7's "Eat Bulaga!" for the first time since the AlDub phenomenon hit the Kapuso noontime show, according to Kantar Media's data from January 1-11, 2016. On Jan. 11 (Monday), the Vice Ganda-led noontime show scored 15.5% national rating against "Eat Bulaga's" 15.2%. A difference of just 0.3% but still enough to beat the 36-year-old program.

"FPJ's Ang Probinsyano" was the most-watched weekday television program from December 19 to 31, 2015. Check out the Top 20 TV Programs  and Comparative Ratings  from Dec. 19-31, 2015, according to Kantar Media Total Philippines (Urban and Rural) Household TV Ratings (via abscbnpr.com):

The 73rd Golden Globe Awards (2016) was held morning of January 11 (Manila time) at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, where the best in television and movies of 2015 were recognized. Leonardo DiCaprio was named Best Actor in a Drama Movie for his role in "The Revenant," which also won Best Director (Alejandro G. Iñárritu) and Best Drama Movie.

Star Cinema has released an exclusive online trailer for the upcoming movie "Everything About Her" which stars Angel Locsin, Xian Lim and Vilma Santos. "Everything About Her" is the first movie of Angel with the Star for All Seasons, the mother of her boyfriend Luis Manzano.

Jake Ejercito was on national television on Saturday, January 9, via "Eat Bulaga's" #KalyeSerye segment where he played the role of Yaya Dub's (Maine Mendoza) classmate. For the past week, followers of the noontime show had wondered about Jake, the character who constantly called Yaya Dub and who was actually the cause of some jealousy on the character of Alden Richards.

"Eat Bulaga!" has named Mavi Lozano as the first-ever winner of its personality/talent search "Spogify Featuring The Singing Baes" on Saturday, January 9. Mavi won the hearts of the panel of judges composed of Dennis Trillo, Valeen Montenegro and Christian Bautista, following the contest's criteria - 50% for personality, 40% for voice, and 10% for audience impact.

German Moreno passed away early Friday morning. He was 82. The "Master Showman" was rushed to a hospital in Quezon City Thursday night, where he died of cardiac arrest around 3:20 am of Friday, January 8, 2016.

A day before it completes its two-week run in Philippine cinemas, the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) has breached the P1 billion gross mark as announced on the festival's Facebook page. The eight official movie entries has posted a total gross earnings of P1.002 billion as of January 6, 2016, thirteen days after MMFF 2015 opened in cinemas nationwide on December 25.

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach will have a homecoming this January 23, 2016. Her grand parade will happen two days after, on Jan. 25, passing through Quezon City, Makati and Manila. In an interview with GMA-7's 24 Oras, Bb. Pilipinas chair Stella Marquez Araneta revealed that Pia asked the Miss Universe Organization to extend her stay in the Philippines a little longer than her supposed Jan. 29 return to New York.

Despite the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2015 ranking released Monday night on ABS-CBN's TV Patrol , the latest box office results posted by the festival on its official Facebook page still has the top four movies in random order. MMFF has revealed that as of January 4, 2016, the gross earnings of the eight movie entries has already totaled to P949 million. That's after eleven days of showing since the festival opened on December 25, 2015.

ABS-CBN's "FPJ's Ang Probinsyano" starring Coco Martin was the number one television program in the Philippines from December 11 to 18, 2015, based on Kantar Media's data. It posted as high as 38.2% (Dec. 11) while its lowest during the time frame was 35.2% (Dec. 17), which, by the way was still the highest rating during that day.

The ranking of the top 4 highest grossing Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2015 movie entries was revealed on Monday (January 4, 2016) by ABS-CBN's "TV Patrol." While MMFF announced that they will reveal the ranking and the individual gross of the entries after the festival's run on Jan. 7, the Kapamilya evening news already revealed the box office standing of the top 4 movies as of January 2, although without the breakdown of gross earnings.

The gross earnings of Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2015 as of January 3, 2016 has been posted on the festival's Facebook page. According to the post, the eight official movie entries has already made P915 million in ten days, four days short of its two-week run.

The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2015, on its ninth day, has posted a gross earning of P834 million from its eight official entries. That's from December 25, 2015 to January 2, 2016, just five days short of its scheduled two-week run. The MMFF 2015 entries had a boost in ticket sales during the New Year holiday. The reported gross as of Dec. 31 was P640M, with only P18M added from the previous day's gross (P622M). Come Jan. 1, however, P97M was added to the gross (P737M), as well as on Jan. 2 (P834M) which was the first Saturday of the year.

Star Cinema has released the official trailer for the upcoming drama, "Everything About Her." Directed by Joyce Bernal, the movie stars Angel Locsin, Xian Lim and Vilma Santos. Vilma plays the role of Vivian, a successful career woman who gets diagnosed with cancer. Jaica (Angel), assigned as her private nurse, will find a mother figure in her. The hardworking nurse's own mother has left her and her siblings and she has already given up on hoping that they will get to see her again.

Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2015 has already earned as much as P737 million as of Friday, January 1, 2016, according to their Facebook post. It was eight days after the eight movie entries opened in cinemas on December 25, 2015. The MMFF usually has a two-week run in local cinemas. Last year, the film fest reported a gross earning of a little over a billion pesos at the end of its run.

The eight official entries to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2015 has already raked in P640 million in gross earnings in just seven days (December 25-31). The fans of the movie entries, however, are more excited to know the individual gross of the films but MMFF said they will be revealing the breakdown and box office standing after the festival run (January 7).