Former Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista on Tuesday said he will pursue a measure that would provide tax relief for those in the entertainment industry should he win in the upcoming May 2022 senatorial elections. Bautista, who is running for senator in the upcoming polls, noted how entertainers...
Check out Mike and Banj Claparols’ Lakat, the first local sneakers made of pineapple fiber Lo-cut Sneakers Black, White, Olive Green and Pink With Mike and Banj Claparols at its helm, two very seasoned fixture in the local trade scene, Creative Definitions has introduced its initial...
24 Oras anchors Vicky Morales, Mike Enriquez, and Mel Tiangco 24 Oras proudly represented the Philippines and was named as the Grand Final Winner in the Best News Program category at the 2021 Asian Academy Creative Awards (AAA’s). Besting entries from 16 Asian countries and territories, GMA...
Ibagiw Creative Festival “Baguio jokes” became so popular when the Paolo Contis-Yen Santos love controversy came out. (ask pa natin si LJ Reyes!) The “Let’s go to Baguio as a friend” line was all over the social media. (may nangangahas pa ring gamitin yan!) But since the issue has reached...
The House of Representatives, through the Special Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts chaired by Pangasinan 4th District Rep. Christopher "Toff" De Venecia, has called for unity and support for the Philippine Visual Arts sector on Thursday, October 28. The Lower House committee...
The teacher-broadcasters and online tutors of Department of Education (DepEd) received international and national recognition for their work and support in implementing distance learning initiatives of the agency. Education Secretary Leonor Briones congratulated the DepEd TV teacher-broadcasters...
A creative sourcebook on using theater for climate education and action was launched by the Department of Education (DepEd) to further strengthen the integration of climate change adaptation and mitigation in basic education. Photo from DepEd DepEd, through its Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco lauded his colleagues for the third reading approval on Monday, Sept. 20 of House Bill No. 10107 or the proposed Philippine Creative Industries Development Act. Velasco at AIPA Velasco said HB 10107 is “one of the measures we have identified that will help the country...
The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) has unveiled 13 new human development projects that seek to benefit the country’s education and creative industries. (Screenshot from DOST Facebook...
Twenty-seven-year-old executive assistant Samantha Luna was engaged back in 2019. She was supposed to get married last December 2020, but her former fiancé broke up with her. They were together for seven years. "I felt sad, shattered, and devastated—as if it was the end of the world," she...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is supporting the bid of Iloilo City to be designated as the “Creative City of Gastronomy“ by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). La Paz Batchoy, a prominent noodle soup dish from La Paz, Iloilo City composed of savory...
The domestic creative industry lost as much as 90 percent of revenues in 2020, exacerbated by the closure of ABS-CBN that affected the total media landscape. In a presentation at the virtual Creative Futures 2021, Paolo Mercado, president of the Creative Economy Council of the Philippines,...
