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Don Papa Rum, the premium aged rum from Negros Occidental province, introduced recently the three designs that won in its first Don Papa Art Competition and are now featured in the canisters and packaging of its limited-edition Don Papa Art Canister Series.

San Francisco—Social-media sites Facebook and Twitter, as well as traditional media outlets, have joined a number of technology companies to form a network tasked to launch a collaborative verification platform and create a voluntary code of practice against false news. 

To kick off a series of yearlong events celebrating the birth centennial of revered komiks (comics) writer and artist Mars Ravelo, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) opened on Thursday an exhibit, titled Mars Ravelo Reinterpreted, at the CCP Bulwagang Juan Luna (Main Gallery) and Pasilyo Guillermo Tolentino (third-floor Hallway Gallery). 

For admirers of Philippine literature, September has always been marked by literary events, and not just because it begins with the awarding of winners of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. But for this year, this month is shaping up to be quite a busy one, particularly in the first half.

World-famous Filipino premium rum Don Papa Rum is inviting Filipino artists to reimagine and reinterpret its award-winning label and design its secondary packaging by joining the 2016 Don Papa Rum Art Competition.

Guests can stir their taste buds to life at Makati Shangri-La, Manila with its “Grand Getaway: Savor the Experience” package, which lasts until Oct. 6.

Last Friday night, the Carlos Palanca Foundation Inc. honored 51 creative writers in 20 categories at the 66th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati City. 

Life in Metro Manila is about to get easier and better. 

Story and photo by Jill R. Beltran Philippines News Agency  Millennials—those born between the early 1980s and early 2000s—will be the focus of the 27th Philippine Travel Mart (PTM), to be held at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City from Sept. 2 to 4, event organizer Philippine Tour Operators Association (Philtoa) announced last week. 

By Alvin I. Dacanay Renowned international publisher Penguin Books is set to publish a collection of the major works of the late National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin a few weeks ahead of the centenary of his birth next year, it was learned late last week.