K-pop girl group BLACKPINK achieved another milestone when their subscribers on their official YouTube channel reached 75 million. YouTube Music announced on June 29 BLACKPINK’s record of becoming the first artist to have 75 million subscribers. “Congrats to @BLACKPINK for becoming the first...
Needs a break from the busy streets of Manila, and just breathe with nature? DOMES VILLAGE Found along the River Park, it is a series of dome-like structures linked by suspended bridges. Created by artist Bernardo Pacquing, it's a large-scale outdoor art installation and a playground, made...
Nora Aunor and Christopher de Leon's children, Matet, Ian, Kiko, and Kenneth, collected the Grand Collar and certificate of the multi-awarded actress-singer as National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts. Matet made this known via a social media post. She wrote, "Muli, maraming maraming salamat po....
President Duterte has officially conferred the Order of National Artist to eight personalities in Philippine culture and the arts in a ceremony in Malacañang on Thursday, June 16. President Duterte confers the Order of National Artist to eight individuals in a ceremony in Malacañang on June...
The life and contributions of these great Filipino artists It’s been 50 years since visual artist Fernando Amorsolo became the first National Artist of the Philippines . Since 1972, the Order of National Artists of the Philippines has been regarded as “the highest national recognition given to...
Visual artist Billy Bagtas paints a tribute to his mother with his latest exhibit ‘Kasal sa Diyos’ Where do we go when we die? That is one of the many questions humankind is trying to answer. Others believe in reincarnation, where one biological death is the beginning of a new life of a spirit...
Joel Reglos and his fascination with abstractions Abstract art is pretty much one of the most common styles people see in the contemporary visual art scene. It is wild, uninhibited, and dramatic. While many would see it either as a chaotic display of brushstrokes or as a serene view of lines and...
Michael Cacnio celebrates his birth month with new exhibit ‘Taurus’ Loyal, steadfast, and a little stubborn. That’s how astrology experts describe people under the zodiac sign Taurus. Governed by Venus, a planet known for its ruling of love and beauty, some may scratch their head on how it...
Nation pays tribute to National Artist F. Sionil Jose Recognizing and celebrating his contributions to the artistic communities, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) present “Parangal ng Bayan Para Kay F. Sionil Jose, Pambansang...
Hot off the press, these new works will be released on May 19 at Solidaridad Solidaridad Publishing House releases three of F. Sionil Jose’s latest books completed before the National Artist’s death on Jan. 6 this year. A necrological tribute by the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the...
CCP and PinoyLUG celebrate the first national artist of the Philippines Left: Fernando C. Amorsolo, Dalagang Bukid , 91.5 x 76.2 cm, Oil on canvas, 1949, Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Museum Collection Right: PinoyLUG Team's DALAGANG BUKID, After Fernando Amorsolo’s Dalagang Bukid ,...
Eddie Santillan takes us on a hike with his latest exhibit ‘Return to Nature’ Life sometimes is all about finding the perfect view that suits us, a horizon that fits our story. It can be a manmade wonder like the glimmering landscape of the city with its skyscrapers and glowing billboards. For...
