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In celebration of South­east Asian cinema and culture, three Filipino films that were previously shown at the 2015 World Premieres Film Festival (WPFF) are being screened with select movies from the region at the Film Devel­opment Council of the Philippines’s (FDCP) Cin­ematheque Center Manila this month as part of Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Film Aware­ness Month.

Independent Philippine Art Ventures Inc. is set to present wonderful contemporary and classical guitar music from three outstanding guitar players from Japan—Tomonori Arai, Eisei Tanigawa and Takashi Endo, with the latter two better known as Duo Trussardi—who will play in a show titled Three, Two, One…Arai! at the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Music’s Abelardo Hall at 5:30 …

Last March 3, many Filipino writers remembered the 122nd birth anniversary of Paz Marquez Benitez, one of the founders of Philippine Women’s University who’s best known for writing the short story “Dead Stars.” Since its publication in the Philippines Herald newspaper in 1925, this much-anthologized love story has been considered by creative writers and scholars as the first modern Philippine …

Iloilo City—Palanca award-winning author Dr. Leoncio P. Deriada recently launched the first two of the four books that he is set to release this year.

By Alvin I. Dacanay On Monday (Manila time), film buffs will finally learn who will bring home the American entertainment industry’s most coveted trophies when the 88th Annual Academy Awards reveals its winners in a star-studded ceremony at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater. 

In April, thousands of people will gather again in Capas town, Tarlac province, to commemorate an important part of Philippine history. Filipino and American soldiers from various military groups, as well as civilians from national government agencies, local government units, nongovernment organizations, academe, students, service organizations, and corporations, will march as one in remembering the sacrifice of the Death March …

As summer approaches, always be ready for spontaneous adventures with easy-style casual classics that are perfect for hot, sunny days. Now is the time to stock your closet with timeless, easy-to-wear pieces that can be paired with just about anything.

By now, many Filipinos—from politicians and journalists to entertainers and activists to pastors and prelates—have weighed in on boxing icon and delinquent legislator Manny Pacquiao’s outrageous comments about gays and lesbians in relationships being worse than animals on various media, and on the unprecedented backlash the aspiring senator’s carelessly chosen words have generated.

Award-winning actress and television personality Iza Calzado has been appointed at the newest national ambassador of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Philippines, the environmental organization said recently.

By Ma. Cristina C. Arayata / Philippines News Agency It seems scrap materials now have a special place in the world of fashion.