President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has conferred the Global Tourism Ambassador Award to Filipino-American actress Vanessa Hudges as part of the administration's ongoing efforts to promote Philippine tourism and raise the country's global status. Hudgens received the award during her courtesy...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo How do you retell a story that has been told many times over? Carousel, a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, was first shown on Broadway in 1945. It tells the tragic love story of Billy Bigelow, a carefree carnival barker, and Julie Jordan, a sweet...
The actors who will be starring in the musical version of star couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin’s hit drama “Crash Landing on You” have been revealed. Last July 4, a prologue teaser poster for the “Musical Crash Landing on You” was posted on its official Instagram account. “Musical Crash...
Korean star couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin’s hit drama “Crash Landing on You” will be turned into a musical that will premiere this year. On July 4, a prologue teaser poster of the “Crash Landing on You” musical was posted on Instagram, showing a picture similar to the paragliding scene...
Representatives from Cardona Multipurpose Cooperative expressed interest to adopt the bamboo musical instruments (BMI) technology developed by the Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FPRDI). (DOST-PSTC Rizal) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
Good news for students, bamboo musical instrument makers, and bamboo plantation owners! Bamboo Musical Instruments (BMI) website (DOST-FPRDI) The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) has launched the Bamboo Musical Instruments (BMI)...
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Presidential aspirant, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno appealed to the entertainment press to help him in his journey to the presidency in 2022. During a press conference for his upcoming movie "Yorme: The Musical" which will be shown on Dec. 1, Isko said: "Ako po ay aplikante...
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno (left) and 'Yorme' director Joven M. Tan Presidential aspirant Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said he is honored that his biopic "Yorme: The Musical" will be the first Filipino movie to be shown in Philippine theaters during the pandemic. "If this will be the first, I am honored...
The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) will launch next week the Bamboo Musical Instruments (BMI) website, and the “Tree Plantation Species (TPS) Handbook” as part of the agency’s celebration of the National Science and...
Leading pan-regional OTT video streaming service Viu has launched its first original musical narrative series “Still” which features Filipino artists from the music, film and theater scenes. “Still” was created by Palanca-awardee Pat Valera whose shows include “Dekada ‘70 the Musical”...
After more than two decades of closure, the Metropolitan Theater (MET) will now come back to life with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts' (NNCA) "Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan" musical—the first production to be staged in the newly-conserved playhouse. Lapulapu at MET. (Photo from...
Good news to all entrepreneurs venturing on furniture, woodcraft, housing and bamboo musical instruments production! (DOST-FPRDI Facebook Page) The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) has announced the launch of its Technovation Hub...
