A new musical entitled "Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan" is set to be staged at the Metropolitan Theater (MET) next month, the first production to be mounted in the newly-renovated playhouse. (Photo from National Commission for Culture and the Arts) National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)...
President Duterte has warned of ordering an all-out military offensive against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) if local officials could not help the government quell the latest threat to peace and security in the south. President Duterte delivers address during a visit to a military...
The government is determined to enforce the law and will not tolerate any form of violence following the recent attack of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) elements in a town in Maguindanao. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) This will be the message to be conveyed by...
As an assurance that there will be no war in the offing as big as the Marawi City siege in 2017, the military has implemented strict security measures in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao following the occupation of a public market by Islamic State (IS)-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), a...
Gov't forces took back a public market stormed by armed men belonging to Islamic State (IS)-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao on Saturday morning, May 8. Lt. Col. JP Baldomar, spokesperson of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Central, said troops from the 6th...
This webinar will help us understand the value of factual, objective reporting in this age of misinformation Technology is a double-edged sword. As it gets easier to relay information to a wider audience, foreign trolls, filter bubbles, and fake news surface. Because of the convenience of the...
Get the facts straight about the first recorded voyage around the world EXPLORER EXTRAORDINAIRE Portrait of Ferdinand Magellan We all know Ferdinand Magellan as the first-ever explorer to travel around the globe. But do we really know his story? In commemoration of the 500th year since Magellan...
At Mindanao Art, this cuisine using ancient culinary traditions takes center stage By Karlo Antonio Galay David Photos by EJ Fernandez IMMORTAL FOOD Datu Hudson Bayawan smoking kusangus , and Obo Monuvu cuisine Dinugdug no Owsiya before ice cream is added Monanam no kokaan, diid patoy —good...
In Tondo are two alleys named Pitóng Gatang and Amarlanhagui, Magát Salamat Elementary School, and Capulong Street near Estero de Vitás. Jose Abad Santos Avenue used to be named Manuguit. The people thus honored and their brethren deserve better. The Spanish defeated Manila rajahs Matandâ and...
