Keribels  lang, sis Richard Mercado's 30 Days of Bekimon For years, the Philippines' gayspeak or commonly known as beki lingo has sparked numerous funny moments in modern Filipino discourse. It has produced terms such as " charot " and " jowa " that became so famous that they are now natural...
It’s cute and informative (Still from Javier OE's Facebook page) While the entire Philippines is scared of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many Filipinos are still not onboard about getting inoculated. This "vaccine hesitancy" even urged President Duterte to threaten unwilling Pinoys saying, "If...
RC Cola Philippines’ and Gigil’s campaign took home a Bronze from the festival’s Film category Still from "Family" "We just won our first-ever Cannes Lions!," announced by independent ideas agency, Gigil, as it took home the Bronze spot in the Film category at the 2020/2021 Cannes Lions...
This time, the gang is performing on a bigger stage! Still from 'Sing 2' Better do your vocal warm ups and get ready to sing along as Illumination and Universal Pictures finally drop the trailer of the sequel of its beloved animated musical comedy film “Sing” today. The latest feature, titled...
The category is Filipino fierceness! The Philippines' House of Mizrahi and Haus of Manza Imagine a scene where people are dressed flamboyantly, there is endless dancing, houses battling other houses, with touches of passion, love, and art on the side. As Shakespearean as that may sound, what we are...
Let’s hope the judges get what it’s all about Taking brave steps and bold risks definitely earn one great merits. And for local independent ideas agency, Gigil, it scores them a nod at the 2020/2021 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Still from RC Cola Philippines' commercial...
The future is creative "Creative Futures" CREATE Philippines is gathering the creative industry in a special two-day digital conference, featuring leaders and experts, to inspire and discuss the future of the Philippine creative economy. In its fourth edition, CREATE Philippines presents Creative...
A young trans woman pens a letter about her love for beauty contests and her dream of joining them Should they compete or should they not? By Aldy Cadupay I started watching beauty pageants in 2003. At the age of five, I could never forget how mesmerizing it felt to see powerful women gathered on...
There is no denying that Filipinos comics are at par with international works. Starting out during the 1920s, the local comics have spun numerous artists such as Mars Ravelo, Tony Velasquez, and Nestor Redondo, among others. It has inspired cinematic works with the film adaptation of titles like...
Now these walls sing with the piano, violin, flute, and other instruments, including the conga and the kulintang Three wall murals by a trio of artists from the 2018 Thirteen Artist Awardees (TAA) of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) have been reinterpreted into musical compositions by...
Chryss Jan Zonio Santos started attending art classes at five, studying drafting at 10, and painting at 12. At 14, he had his first solo exhibit. Now 20, he is recreating the world Chryss Jan Zonio Santos “Art helps you translate what’s in your mind and heart,” says young painter and sketch...
Learn the way of the brush Sumi-e artwork by Shozo Sato Sumi-e , a Japanese term that literally translates to black ink ( sumi ) and painting ( e ), is an art form that uses gradations of ink to capture the timeless beauty of the natural world. It is art done in monochrome known as the embodiment...
