CEBU CITY – Be it in malls, hotels, or public parks, it is the time of the year when Christmas trees pop up and tree-lighting ceremonies are everywhere. But a hotel here provided a deeper meaning for such ceremonies as instead of a Christmas tree, it lighted lanterns or “parols” handcrafted...
If there's one thing that President Duterte wants to ensure at the tail end of his term, it's for Philippine hero Lapulapu to be the more revered figure locally especially when compared to Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. (Photos from Wikipedia, Malacañang) Duterte, in his pre-recorded...
Modeka Gallery and Omnibus MNL gather visual artists, photographers, and designers for one artistic pilgrim Aside from being our second year in the pandemic, 2021 is a momentous year for the Philippines as it marks the 500th anniversary of the coming of the Christian faith on our shores. Numerous...
(Photo from dlsu.edu.ph) Cebuana Lhuillier Foundation Inc. (CLFI), the corporate social responsibility arm of micro-financial services provider, Cebuana Lhuillier, partnered with De La Salle University (DLSU) in solidarity with the National Quincentennial Committee and the Catholic Bishops’...
After more than two decades of closure, the Metropolitan Theater (MET) will now come back to life with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts' (NNCA) "Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan" musical—the first production to be staged in the newly-conserved playhouse. Lapulapu at MET. (Photo from...
The National Research Council of the Philippines-National Quincentennial Commemoration (NRCP-NQC) is calling on young Filipino artists to join its Kabataan Painting Competition. IMG_20210826_110841 The NRCP-NQC said it has started accepting entries for the competition, which targets Filipino youth...
Philippine Ambassador to Spain Philippe Lhuillier, Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines Jorge Moragas celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first round-the-world voyage The year 2021, while still under the gloom of the COVID-19 pandemic, is still a historic one for the Philippines. It is in this...
Chef Don Patrick Baldosano of Linamnam dreams up what we served to the travel-weary, starving Europeans in 1521 Images JULES VIVAS LIKE HOMONHON A special hut of palm and banana leaves set up in the al fresco area for the the first half of the dinner reimagining the arrival of Magellan's expedition...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Food security has become an imperative goal in our pandemic times. It is underscored in one of the two themes of the quincentennial of the coming of Christianity in the Philippines – “humanity” or compassion of our ancestors in saving the sick, starving,...
April 27, 2021 is the 500th year or quincentennial of the Victory at Mactan and part of the celebration is a competition to find the best design for a new Lapulapu Monument that would rise in Mactan, Lapulapu City, Cebu. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and the...
Mini-documentary series on Philippine cuisine released in line with 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations FILIPINO FOOD AND FILMS Some of the most well-known Filipino foods everywhere, with pancit, sinigang na hipon, lumpia, menudo, and adobo The National Quincentennial Committee in collaboration with...
As part of the global celebration of the Quincentennial of the First Circumnavigation, 1519-1522, the National Historical Commission launches ‘Pigafetta’s Philippine Picnic’ by Felice Sta. Maria AROUND THE WORLD IN 1,082 DAYS Detail of a map of Ferdinand Magellan's Circumnavigation “The...
