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Tanghalang Ateneo (TA), the longest-running theater company of the Ateneo de Manila University’s Loyola Schools, is staging as part of its 38th season the live-action version of novelist Edgar Calabia Samar’s bestselling young-adult novel Si Janus Silang at ang Tiyanak ng Tábon (Janus Silang ang the Demon Child of Tábon) until February 25. 

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and the Optical Media Board (OMB) signed on February 7 a memorandum of agreement to speed up the release of clearances for Filipino films participating in international film festivals and movies for cultural-exchange programs. 

For many people, Valentine’s Day is the day to send bouquets of roses or chocolates in heart-shaped boxes to the one they love, go on a special dinner date at a fancy restaurant, or simply spend quality time with their spouse or romantic partner. But for others, this day is anything but romantic, for it again reminds them that they …

Five Filipino students were recognized for their participation in an international art exhibition that honors children from a village in the Czech Republic who died during World War II, that country’s embassy in Manila announced recently. 

Love is one of the hardest emotions to express. That is why it’s often hard to show or say it. But take heart: A way for you to do both has come in time for Valentine’s Day.

Love is definitely in the air at Impressions restaurant as it treats couples this year with an exquisite four-course dinner menu to celebrate the season of hearts, as well as their relationship. 

Komiks artists, writers, readers, and enthusiasts are expected to gather again at the third Filipino Komiks and Art Market (Komiket), which will hold two distinct events: the actual Komiket at the Elements at Centris in Quezon City on February 25, and the Artist Talks at the U-View Theater in Fully Booked basement in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, on February …

By Alvin I. Dacanay In a career spanning more than 40 years, award-winning actress Elizabeth Oropesa has made a name for herself for playing strong and vivid women who are not afraid to speak their mind or assert themselves when a situation demands it. 

A week after 24-year-old Iris Mittenaere of France was crowned as the new Miss Universe at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, pageant watchers and commentators still couldn’t get enough of the charming dental-surgery student from Lille who snuck up behind the contest’s frontrunners, including our very own Miss Philippines Maxine Medina, to clinch the title—the first time …

The PhilPop MusicFest Foundation is set to expand nationwide this year by holding the PhilPop Songwriting Boot Camp on certain dates and in key cities across the country, with the aim of inspiring and encouraging Filipino songwriters and helping them grow.