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Story and photo by Alvin I. Dacanay  Followers of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) can expect better films and a streamlined awards ceremony this year after its new, 14-member executive committee introduced sweeping changes to the festival, including a renewed focus on artistic excellence. 

The Philippine Contemporary A cappella Society is proudly presenting Akapela, a unique, one-night-only contemporary a capella concert featuring two of the country’s most talented and in-demand vocal acts today—Pinopela and Baihana—at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in RCBC Plaza, Makati City, at 7:30 p.m. on April 23.

Leading computer and smartphone company Lenovo continues to court tech-savvy millennials seeking better mobile-entertainment options by introducing two new phones embedded with its virtual-reality (VR) technology that promises to enliven whatever multimedia content they play in a new way. 

Kaspersky Lab and Switzerland-based cybersecurity company WISeKey has announced the release of a special edition of cyberresilience app WISeID Kaspersky Lab Security. This new edition integrates the best technologies from both companies to offer mobile users safer and more reliable mobile communications and transactions. 

Six weeks after the deadline for submissions to the 12th annual Virgin Labfest (VLF) passed, and after deliberating on a record 197 entries, VLF festival director Tuxqs Rutaquio revealed on social media last Wednesday night the dozen new one-act plays to be staged at the leading theater festival in Metro Manila, if not the Philippines, which will run from June …

Halal-conscious local and foreign tourists no longer need to worry about where to eat when they travel in the country, after the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) declared last week 16 establishments as halal-certified out of the 43 that applied for such certification.

To raise the standard on domestic travel by providing passengers with a world-class and cruise-like experience, premier land/sea trip provider 2GO Travel launched last month the newest addition to its fleet of luxurious and modern sea vessels, the M/V St. Therese of the Child Jesus, with the aim of promoting local tourism and strengthening the economy. 

After briefly restaging the Palanca award-winning Maniacal last December and mounting an adaptation of Moliere’s The Misanthrope, titled Schism, last February, the Egg Theater Company is presenting this month its first full-run production: a Filipino translation of Irish playwright Martin McDonaugh’s acclaimed The Pillowman. 

A Department of Tourism (DOT)-organized culinary event, which aims to act as an “appetizer” for this week’s Madrid Fusion Manila 2016 and boost culinary tourism in Region 4A (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon provinces, or Calabarzon), is set to be held at a historic site in Cavite province on Monday. 

We Filipinos love to eat snacks. Whether it’s before lunch or after, we always make time to indulge in our favorite snacks. While most people will say they give in to their snack cravings because of hunger, many admit that snack time is the perfect time to take a break from work or studies and just socialize.