Lifestyle & Features

G FEST 2024 channels youth’s courage  and passions through music, arts

BINI, SunKissed Lola, Denise Julia, other artists to perform live Globe is gearing up to inspire the Filipino youth with G FEST 2024, an electrifying three-leg event in Manila, Iloilo, and Davao that blends music and creativity to inspire courage and unleash self-expression. This year’s G FEST, part of the annual G Day festivities marking the iconic Globe prefix 0917, …

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GMA Network Wins Top Honors at ContentAsia Awards 2024

Broadcast media giant GMA Network earned top honors for the Philippines at the ContentAsia Awards 2024, taking home four awards, including a Gold medal for “Secret Slaves: The Jessica Soho Special Report on Human Trafficking.” “Secret Slaves: The Jessica Soho Special Report on Human Trafficking,” won the Gold Award in the Best Current Affairs Programme Made in Asia for Regional …

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Tom Alvarado: From surrealism to quick portraiture

It was amazing how it took him only less than five minutes to finish a quick pen-and-ink portrait of myself, warts and all, when I stumbled upon him recently. I was a guest, one of tens of thousands, at the 70th birthday celebration of an old friend, Mario Mamon, my high school classmate in De La Salle Lipa, held in …

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Filmmakers honor Cinemalaya

To date, Cinemalaya has nurtured over 200 Filipino filmmakers and showcased over 1,000 of their works, including full-feature films, shorts, documentaries, Filipino film classics, and art films. The country’s biggest and pioneering independent film festival has been relentless in developing and supporting the production of independent Filipino films since it was founded in 2005, bringing new narratives that embody the …

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Ice Seguerra’s ‘Videoke Hits: OPM Edition’ SOLD OUT Ahead of September 13 Concert—New Date Added for November 8!

Quezon City, Philippines – September 5, 2024 – Just over a week before Ice Seguerra’s highly anticipated birthday concert, Videoke Hits: OPM Edition, on September 13, tickets have officially SOLD OUT! But fans who missed their chance to join the fun need not worry—a second show has been added on November 8, 2024, at the Music Museum. This third edition …

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Simple pleasures

What’s your simple pleasure? My friend, Dante, says that one of life’s surprising pleasures is taking coffee with semi-ripe mango and two thumbs of Butterfinger in the morning. My simple pleasure comes easier, given my rural upbringing, having grown up in a farm, way ahead of that controversial mayor. Give me fried (saba) bananas, one that’s semi-ripe, crunchy, with matching …

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Quezon City Film Commission and QCinema Announce Selected Projects for 2024 QCinema Project Market

The Quezon City Film Commission (QCFC) and QCinema International Film Festival are excited to announce the selected projects for the second edition of the QCinema Project Market (QPM). 20 outstanding projects were chosen from a competitive pool of 63 submissions from the Philippines and Southeast Asia. The selected projects from Southeast Asia include The Beer Girl in Yangon, directed by …

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Snacks Company leads Sustainable Snacking with “Trash Right” flagship program

As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability, Mondelēz International recently held a 2-day workshop on marine litter with advocacy group Save Philippine Seas for the 27 public elementary schools in its home City of Parañaque. This initiative is central to the company’s Southeast Asia-wide flagship sustainability program “Trash Right,” aimed at fostering a circular economy for plastic and empowering …

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MTRCB affirms ‘X’ rating as its Final Decision for ‘Dear Santa’

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) on Thursday upheld its final decision to ban the film “Dear Santa,” originally titled “Dear Satan,” citing the film’s portrayal of “Satan” in a positive light as an attack on fundamental belief of the Catholic and Christian faiths. The film “Dear Santa” was earlier given an X rating as it was …

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FROM THE FIELD TO THE CONCERT HALL: THE FEU DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS

After years of performing primarily in outdoor settings, the FEU Drum and Bugle Corps (DBC) marks a triumphant return to the historic Auditorium of FEU Manila in their upcoming concert entitled “From the Field to the Concert Hall” on September 28, 2024 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. This upcoming concert of the FEU DBC will highlight their versatility and growth …

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