The University of Santo Tomas proudly announces the holding of The Outstanding Thomasian Alumni (TOTAL) Awards 2024 on September 27, 2024 at the Dr. Robert C. Sy Grand Ballroom, Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building, also known as Thomasian Alumni Center in UST Manila. The TOTAL Awards is a biennial event where the University confers its highest honors upon Thomasian alumni …
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Last August 1, UA&P held the awarding ceremony for this year’s recipients of the Dr. Placido L. Mapa, Jr. Scholarship Endowment. Five students were awarded the scholarship, which includes 100% coverage of tuition and miscellaneous fees, a 10-month stipend of Php8000 a month, an internet allowance of Php1000 a month, a laptop, and a Professional Development Coach from among the …
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Few days after another reunion show in an endless series of reunion shows at Pier 1 in Quezon City, I sat with the Rainmakers on another rainy day. Here goes part of our conversation. NC: Why do you continue singing? Joel: Singing is life, it keeps me young at heart. Where else can I get applause just for being me? …
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NCCA’s Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts (SCCTA), in partnership with Klowil Kem Libon Ong, Inc., is set to celebrate the National Indigenous Peoples Month at Lake Sebu, South Cotabato on October 3 to 5, 2024. Entitled ‘Dayaw’, the SCCTA’s flagship program comprises of activities that aim to celebrate the rich culture and tradition of Indigenous Peoples all around …
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PROGETTO PUCCINI 2024 (October 1-4) takes center stage at The Metropolitan Theater, featuring a series of transformative opera masterclasses and culminating in a concert celebrating the beloved Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. This four-day opera masterclass series will bring together internationally acclaimed maestros and promising Filipino talents, offering young Filipino opera singers a unique opportunity to refine their craft. The series …
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The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) presents Luminaries and Legacies: CCP Gawad Para sa Sining 2024 & Other CCP Institutional Awards, a week-long exhibition that opened on September 20, 2024, at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Circuit Makati. The Luminaries and Legacies exhibit celebrates the CCP’s role as a leading institution in honoring exceptional achievements in the arts. …
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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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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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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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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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