Internationally-renowned Filipina prima ballerina and the first non-Soviet soloist to dance with the historic Kirov Ballet, Lisa Macuja, is featured as the guest story teller in TV5’s most-favorite kids’ show Batibot at 8:30 a.m. this Saturday, January 28.
The prima ballerina also reminisced with the Batibot team about that first time 20 years ago, shortly after her homecoming from Russia, when she was featured in Batibot dancing to an original Batibot song “Umihip Tulad ng Hangin.”
This time, Lisa will narrate an original Batibot story about “Hannah Hippo” an eager ballet student and also tells her own story about growing up and learning to be a professional ballet dancer. Read More









Christian Bautista deported from Indonesia
Singer-actor Christian Bautista
Filipino singer Christian Bautista was reportedly deported from Indonesia after authorities found out that he violated immigration policies.
Bautista, who is likewise popular in Indonesia, reportedly held a concert despite only having a tourist visa, The Jakarta Post reported.
“The immigration office found him conducting a show at Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang on Wednesday evening.
“‘We will deport him this [Friday] afternoon,’ a spokesman of the immigration directorate general at the Law and Human Rights Ministry, Sukoadji said on Friday as quoted by tribunnews.com.
“Christian had a 30-day visiting visa since Wednesday but apparently used the opportunity to hold a concert on Read More »