“We have to continue with the awards night. It’s a morale booster to counter the depressing things that are happening now,” declared actress Vivian Velez, who is the current director-general of the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP).
Despite the current pandemic lockdown, the 38th Film Academy Awards, also known as the Luna Awards, will push through tonight with a virtual ceremony that will be aired at 7 p.m. on UNTV Channel 37.
“A lot of people are saying that we should just forgo the awards ceremony. First of all, the FAP has no budget. Second, because there’s a pandemic. But what really made me decide to push through with the Luna Awards was when a person told me, ‘Vivian…
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