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Lav Diaz's film 'Magellan', starring Gael Garcia Bernal as Ferdinand Magellan, will debut in the Cannes Premiere section of the 78th Cannes Film Festival.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos arrived in Rome on Friday, April 25, to attend Pope Francis's funeral scheduled for Saturday, April 26.

Filipina racing star Bianca Bustamante has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list in the Sports & Games category.

Filipino-Australian and New Zealand fans showed immense enthusiasm for Gary Valenciano's five-concert tour in March, drawing standing ovations and long lines for meet-and-greets.

Filipina tennis star Alex Eala has climbed two places to No. 73 in the latest WTA rankings and is set to make her Grand Slam main draw debut at the French Open following a historic run to the semifinals of the Miami Open.

Rianne Malixi withdraws from this year's Augusta National Women's Amateur due to a back injury that occurred four holes into her practice round at Champions Retreat.

Renowned Filipino artist Juvenal Sansó, founder of Fundacion Sansó, passed away at the age of 95 on Friday, March 28.

Pope Francis designated the Sta. Cruz Parish Church in Manila as a minor basilica, bringing the total number to 25 churches in the country.

Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza of Talibon, Bohol, as the new apostolic nuncio to the European Union (EU), succeeding Archbishop Noël Treanor.

Spanish missionary priest Father Bernardo Blanco, who spent nearly 50 years in the Philippines and was once kidnapped by extremists in Basilan province, passed away on Monday, March 10, at a Quezon City hospital.