The Mandaluyong City local government gave due recognition to a young composer after winning the top prize in a prestigious choral competition in South Korea. Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos recognized Ryle Nicole Custodio of the Mandaluyong Children's Choir after winning the Gold Prize for...
The celebration of the 2021 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will push through this coming December as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that the event will be held physically for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said Friday that...
The City of Manila has given small businesses a venue to showcase their specialties through the “StrEAT Food Festival” which is part of the ongoing Entrepinoy project on Friday, Nov. 12. (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) StrEAT Food Festival is scheduled on Nov. 12-30, from 4-10 p.m. at the...
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...
Q&A session with 'Kuya Noy' (3rd photo) and Director Daniel Binsted (2nd photo) hosted by Gladys Baniqued-Turiano of the Israeli Embassy The Embassy of Israel in the Philippines kicked-off its 16th Israeli Film Festival with a documentary film entitled: “Kuya Noy.” The film shows Mike...
Eight people were killed as hundreds were also injured last Friday during rapper Travis Scott’s performance at the Astroworld festival in Houston, Texas last weekend. Thousands of attendees compressed toward the stage while he was performing resulting in “total chaos.” A press conference last...
A toast to Southeast Asian cinema A Hero A champion of Southeast Asian independent cinema, the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) returns for its 32nd edition in theater-only from Nov. 25 to Dec. 5. This year’s festival will present a diverse, inclusive range of over 100 films by...
‘Music to move us forward from these darkest of times’ A powerful online musical made up of original songs by excellent Filipino musical artists, that is what M-FLIX promises to bring this month. Its virtual show, dubbed “M-FLIX 2021: Da Pinoy Pandemic Palabas ,” gathers the brightest names...
Films by Mikhail Red, Daniel R. Palacio, and Brillante Mendoza are part of this year’s TIFF roster While cinemas are about to open in the Philippines , Filipino films continue to make international premieres all over the globe and their latest destination is in Japan with the 34th Tokyo...
Live on CCP Vimeo! The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), in partnership with the Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival for Health, launches its first online film screening for the fourth QEFF. The online film screening is currently on the CCP Vimeo platform that is running up until Oct. 29,...
He starred in the short film ' Dayas ' Jeyrick Sigmaton, who rose to fame as “Carrot Man,” has definitely become more than just an internet sensation. The shy and humble actor from the Cordilleras just recently made a name for himself overseas as he won the Best Actor award for the Short Film...
The New Clark City (NCC) Athletics Stadium in Capas, Tarlac has received another nomination from the World Architecture Festival (WAF). NCC Athletics Stadium (Photo from BCDA) WAF is set to take place at the FIL Exhibition Center in Lisbon, Portugal from Dec. 1 to 3. The internationally accredited...
