CAN-AVID, Eastern Samar – Despite being battered by several typhoons this year, Can-avid, Eastern Samar still pushed through with the Lamrag Giant Lantern Festival on Monday. Now in its eighth year, the festival featured 13 giant lanterns made from recyclable materials such as plastic cups,...
CAN-AVID, Eastern Samar – Although constantly hit by typhoons, this town in Eastern Samar proved that Christmas is unstoppable as it staged the annual lighting of their Lamrag Giant Lantern Festival on Dec. 9. COLORFUL Christmas lanterns at the Lamrag Giant Lantern Festival in Can-Avid,...
The 80th Venice International Film Festival starts on Aug. 30. It will take place in Venice Lido. The good news is *Cross My Heart and Hope to Die* by director Sam Manacsa is competing in the Orrizonti short films competition. This is a feat for our young Filipino filmmakers who are pushing...
TACLOBAN CITY – Mayor Vilma Germino of Can-avid, Eastern Samar lost P2 million worth of property in a fire that engulfed her house on Monday, July 17, in Barangay 7, Poblacion, Can-avid. Initial investigation revealed that the fire allegedly started from an electrical switch. When Germino...
CAN-AVID, Eastern Samar – Despite bearing the brunt of tropical cyclones and reeling from the effects of the pandemic, this town held the 5th Lamrag Giant Lantern Festival on Friday, Dec. 10. Hundreds of residents and people from nearby municipalities lined the streets leading to the town...
Avid Liongoren on presenting Filipino values with NCCA through local animated series ‘Heneral Tuna’ While country has seen its stories depicted and animated on the screen in the past years with works such as “Urduja” and “RPG Metanoia” and recent ones like “ Hayop Ka! ” and...
Sales of imported vehicles in the country jumped 55 percent in the first half of the year to 30,153 units from 19,509 in the same period last year when the lockdown was at its worse. The Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors, Inc. (AVID) reported that it is not just the year to...
INDUSTRY DIRECTION This week's Philippine Panorama goes behind the scenes of the local film industry. Cover design by the author A year ago, at the height of the current health crisis, a couple of my friends in film were distressed as productions, like many other businesses, had to shut down due to...
Sales of imported motor vehicles recorded a 59 percent surge in the first five months of the year to 25,217 units sold in 2021 From 15,811 units sold in the same period in 2020 The Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors, Inc. (AVID) reported that sales in May contributed 4,864 units or 8...
The Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors, Inc. (AVID) recorded a 40 percent increase in sales year-to-date (YTD), from the 14,572 sold in January-April 2020 to 20,353 units in the same period this year. The Passenger Cars (PC) segment has shown a 16 percent increase in...
Imported vehicle sales up 9 percent in the first quarter this year versus the same period in 2020 with commercial vehicles leading the growth, according to the Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors, Inc. (AVID). The AVID report showed that its 11 members were able to sell 15,857 units...
Sales of imported vehicles rebounded in the second month this year with a slight 3 percent increase versus performance in January 2021 on robust growth from the passenger car segment, the Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors, Inc. (AVID) reported Monday, (March 22). According to...
