DAVAO CITY – Authorities conducted a surprise unannounced two-part simulation exercise on Wednesday, August 7, in two separate areas in preparation for the 39th Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival here starting on Thursday, August 8. The first scenario involved a bag with a fake explosive device left at...
BACOLOD CITY – The Kabankalan Catholic College (KCC) in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental won the Udyakan Festival street dance and arena competition for the second straight year. KABANKALAN Catholic College (KCC) performs at the Udyakan Festival street dance and arena competition in Kabankalan...
The trailer for the Sundance documentary “And So It Begins” that chronicled the tail-end of the Duterte administration and the presidential campaign or so-called “People’s Campaign” of former vice president Leni Robredo in the run-up to the 2022 presidential elections was released on...
“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , German author. Style Weekend's July...
CEBU CITY – The two-week-long Kinabayo Festival in Dapitan City formally kicked off with the staging of one its most anticipated events – the Get Groove and Move 15 hip-hop dance competition. A GROUP performs during the Get Groove and Move 15 hip-hop dance competition at the Dapitan City...
Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in the film 'Joker: Folie a Deux' (AP) ITALY (AP) - Five years after “Joker” won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival , filmmaker Todd Phillips is returning with the sequel. “Joker: Folie à Deux” will play in competition with 20 other titles,...
CEBU CITY – Various activities are in store for this year’s Kinabayo Festival in Dapitan City which has been the center of entertainment and historical wonder in the Zamboanga Peninsula. DAPITAN City is set to celebrate the annual Kinabayo Festival in honor of patron saint James the Greater....
ILOILO CITY – This city and province of Iloilo emerged victorious at the Aliwan Fiesta 2024, a national competition among the various festivals in the country, in Manila on Saturday, June 29. THE Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City (left) and the Tultugan Festival of Maasin town, Iloilo province...
BACOLOD CITY – Twelve MassKara Festival dancers from this city traveled to Milan, Italy on Friday, June 28, to perform in the Sandiwa Fiesta Europa’s 126th Philippine Independence Day event this weekend. COUNCILOR Jason Villarosa (left), chairperson of the Committee on Tourism of the Bacolod...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday, June 28 rejected Mayor Francis Zamora’s allegations of sabotage during the recent “Wattah Wattah” Festival in San Juan. Ejercito said the current mayor should stop looking for others to blame to cover up his lapses in the course...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Buyogan Festival of Abuyog, Leyte dominated the Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals 2024 here which returned after a four-year hiatus on Thursday, June 27. MAYOR Lemuel Gin K. Traya (center) of Abuyog, Leyte rejoices after the municipality won the Kasadyaan Festival of...
DAVAO CITY – Almost 8,000 members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) community here marched during the Pride Parade of the first-ever Duaw Dabaw Festival from Roxas Ave. to Rizal Park at San Pedro Square here on Sunday, June 23. Harold Quibete,...
