Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday, April 25 pushed for the integration of arts and culture into the teaching of various general education subjects to make it more engaging for learners. In her keynote speech at the Philippine Book Festival held at the World Trade Center...
BAGUIO CITY – Native food and wine from the six provinces of the Cordillera – Ifugao, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Benguet, and Abra – were featured at the opening of the 5th Mangan Taku Festival at the Rose Garden of the Burnham Park here on Wednesday afternoon, April...
BAGUIO CITY – The Mangan Taku (Let’s Eat) Festival featuring indigenous food and wine from the Cordillera region will be held by the Department of Tourism at the Rose Garden of the Burnham Park here from April 25 to 30. DOT-Cordillera Regional Director Jovi Ganongan said Mangan Taku is...
BACOLOD CITY – Victorias City and Murcia in Negros Occidental topped the city and municipal categories of the Best of Festival Dances Competition during the 28th Panaad sa Negros Festival here on Monday, April 15. The Sidlak Kadalag-an Festival dancers of Victorias City successfully defended...
ASINGAN, Pangasinan – This town held the Kankanen Festival here on Saturday, April 13. ON the table native are rice cakes offered in this year's Kankanen Festival in Asingan, Pangasinan. (Photos via Liezle Basa-Inigo) People braved the scorching heat to partake of 464 bilaos or...
BACOLOD CITY – Two casual government employees in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental have been terminated for allegedly posting false and misleading information on social media about the unofficial celebrity performers for the forthcoming 35th Ugyonan Festival. THE town of E.B. Magalona in Negros...
SANTA MARIA, Ilocos Sur – The Balicucha Festival showcasing rich religious and cultural practices and products, specifically the Balicucha or sugarcane candy, here unwraps on Easter Sunday. SANTA Maria, Ilocos Sur municipal hall (Now Na Sta. Maria Ilocos Sur FB) Mayor Brigido “Boy” Camarillo...
A music festival featuring Korean and Filipino pop groups has been changed from a paid to a free event along with the change in the venue from Clark to Manila. It was earlier announced that the Kwave Music Festival (or the 2024 Badminton Asia Closing Ceremony KWAVE Music Festival) would be...
BACOLOD CITY – A 20-year-old pharmacy student of Riverside College here was crowned this year’s Sinigayan Queen during the 28th Sinigayan Festival in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on March 17. ROCHELLE Cabanyog was crowned Sinigayan Queen 2024 during the 28th Sinigayan Festival in Sagay City,...
CEBU CITY – This year’s Saulog Festival in Tagbilaran City, Bohol will be bigger and grander. TAGBILARAN City Mayor Jane Yap (second from left), Tagbilaran Vice Mayor Adam Jala, and Bohol Provincial Administrator Aster Caberte (left), who represented Gov. Aris Aumentado, led the relaunching of...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – More than one ton of “kwaw” fish was served during the boodle fight at the Kwaw Festival 2024 in Barangay Buhatan, Santo Domingo, Albay, on Sunday afternoon, March 17. PEOPLE eat in a boodle fight in Barangay Buhatan, Santo Domingo, Albay Sunday afternoon, March 17,...
In the Philippines, coffee is not just a beverage; it's a beloved part of the culture, history, and daily routine. With a rich tradition dating back centuries, coffee holds a special place in the hearts of Filipinos. In celebration of Filipino coffee culture and art, the Manila Coffee Festival 2024...
