The Manila Bulletin Sketchfest 2023 is in full swing this September, with the next event to be held tomorrow at the SM Seaside City Cebu. The annual on-the-spot poster-making competition, which began in 2011 with only 200 participants in one location, has grown into a nationwide event that...
The highly anticipated "One Piece" live-action adaptation series premiered on Netflix, Aug. 31, offering fans and new viewers the opportunity to explore a world of pirates, treasures, and unknown seas from their screens. Based on Japan’s highest-selling manga series in history by Eiichiro Oda,...
So yes, this is a clickbait title. I’m not literally saying that the entire Philippine Theater scene today seems to be operating on a Groundhog Day principle - i.e., a succession of revivals and re-runs of musicals and dramas that were staged over the last five years to a decade. However, I...
It is evident that Filipinos, naturally love to write and read. They value literature as a special way to express and connect, with different reading platforms available online that are growing. Kumu, in collaboration with Thai publisher Okbee, has officially launched TypeKita, a chat-serye app. A...
Glitter and glamor filled the night as Bigo Live kicked off its annual Bigo Live Philippines Mid-Year Gala, celebrating the "creativity and vibrant cultures" of its community. The global live streaming platform held the event at Revel at The Palace on Aug. 19, 2023, with over 100 Bigo Live...
CARD MRI Founder and Chair Emeritus announced during the SineMaya Cinema Tour that the 2023 edition of the community short film fest received over 50 entries from various microfinance institutions nationwide. The third leg of the cinema tour of SineMaya 2022, a pioneering community short film...
A quiet Sunday led the families of Mila del Sol, Fernando Poe Sr., Fleur de Lis (Mona Lisa), Doña Sisang de Leon, among others to the Metropolitan Theater on Aug. 20 to witness the launch of the restored version of LVN Studio’s first prewar commercial release musical, Giliw Ko (1939). 'Giliw Ko'...
Jayme Lucas recently unveiled her second solo exhibition titled “Traces,” at the Art Cube Gallery in Makati City. The exhibit was a poignant journey through her artistic evolution, featuring works that engage the viewers to explore their memories, traditions, and emotions. Jayme Lucas “In my...
"Night Owl: A Nationbuilder's Manual," a book about the "Build, Build, Build" Program of the government authored by Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo, is now part of the library collection of several Ivy League universities and other international libraries. Lamentillo, Undersecretary for Public Affairs and...
Creative tandem of Jaime del Mundo and Dennis Marasigan With intricate elements of scenery, costume, acting, and song, producing an opera can be challenging. But with theater virtuosos Jaime del Mundo and Dennis Marasigan on the helm, anything is possible when one thinks outside the box. Fresh from...
Hot on the heels of its sold-out run and due to insistent public demand, "Bawat Bonggang Bagay"— the Filipino-translated staging of Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe’s "Every Brilliant Thing" — will return for a limited run this September 2023. Multimedia artist, comedy icon, and master...
"Kulay Sa Tubig," the premiere watercolor competition in the Philippines, celebrated its 35th edition, with the absolute best aquarelle artists competing for the highest recognition using the most difficult medium. The event, held at the Mega Fashion Hall of SM Megamall in Ortigas, was well...
