April, 2025

• 13 April

  LandBank empowers campus ecosystem with cash-lite drive

  

  MUÑOZ, Nueva Ecija – LandBank is partnering with the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) to provide a more secure, efficient, and convenient way to manage daily financial transactions through a cash-lite campus ecosystem. The state-run bank launched the Cash-Lite Campus initiative last April   8, which aims to transform CLSU into a tech-savvy campus by integrating digital payment solutions for …

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• 13 April

  Introducing Ikebana-Sogetsu @ Sunshine Place

  

  Mr. Marc Tomas, former President, Ikebana International Manila Chapter 108 and member of Sogetsu Potential Manila Chapter will once again share his expertise on the Ikebana-Sogetsu Japanese flower arrangement in a four-session workshop for beginners at Sunshine Place. He has been teaching Ikebana classes at Sunshine Place since 2017 and his students have participated in several exhibits that showcase their …

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• 13 April

  Ani ng Tagumpay: KSK Farmers Reap the Rewards of Henry Sy, Sr.’s Ideals

  

  The SM Foundation’s Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) Farming Program was established in line with SM Group founder Henry Sy,  Sr.’s mission to help Filipino farmers become more self-sufficient and productive while contributing to local food security. Rooted in his core values, the program has since empowered over 30,000 Filipino farmers, transforming small plots of land into sustainable sources of income. One …

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• 13 April

  Basra Gateway Terminal handles largest vessel call at Umm Qasr

  

  The HMM Daon has a capacity of 16,010 TEUs, a beam of 51 meters, a length overall of 365.16 meters, and a gross tonnage of 152,003. The vessel is part of the Premiere Alliance consortium by HMM, Yang Ming, and Ocean Network Express, which facilitates imports from China and the Far East. Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) …

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• 13 April

  Acclaimed play ‘Choosing’ returns in  June

  

  PASSERBY By Nestor Cuartero Fire and Ice LIVE!, the innovative production company founded by Liza Diño and Ice Seguerra, is thrilled to announce the limited rerun of their original stage play, Choosing: We Are the Choice We Make, from June 6 to 15, 2025, at the Doreen Black Box Theater, Areté, Ateneo de Manila University. Choosing is a powerful theatrical …

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• 13 April

  The FDCP unveils 2025 Parangal ng Sining Honorees and Plans for Q2

  

  The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is thrilled to announce the honorees for the 2025 Parangal ng Sining as part of the celebration of excellence and innovation in Philippine cinema.  This year’s awards recognize the living legends and pioneers who continue to shape Filipino filmmaking. The awards ceremony took place on April 11, 2025, at 5:00 PM at …

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• 13 April

  When TV, movie celebs invade the runway

  

  Curiously, it’s a one-way ticket. Professional ramp models are mostly confined to walking the runway and wearing the latest collection of designers. Rarely are they appearing or have appeared however short-lived onscreen as movie and television stars or as theater performers except perhaps for beauty queen-models like Michelle Dee, Melanie Marquez, Maria Isabel Lopez, Pia Wurtzbach, Pilar Pilapil, Evangeline Pascual, …

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• 13 April

  “Pilato” is a Lenten ritual looking for truth

  

  In theater, I was taught by my professor, the late erudite Dr. Carolina U. Garcia, the concept and trend that are embodied in the literary philosophy of Relativity of Truth. Dr. Garcia utilized the modern European play “Right You Are If You Think So” written by Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello to illustrate the dogma. The theater piece is about a …

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• 13 April

  The kabuki actor is also a film artist

  

  Although kabuki as a theater form in Japan has been around and embedded in the Japanese arts and culture for four hundred years, it has not reached mass audiences in the Philippines except perhaps to lit students and theater enthusiasts and practitioners and Oriental philosophy learners. Unlike anime which has swept the whole world by storm, kabuki has been relegated …

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• 13 April

  Virgin Labfest XX Writing Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for aspiring playwrights

  

  Young aspiring playwrights can now apply for the Virgin Labfest XX Writing Fellowship Program (VLF XX WFP) until April 30, 2025. The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), through its Artist Training Division, spearheads the VLF XX WFP, a two-week mentorship program on the study and practice of dramatic writing for the stage. The VLF XX WFP is open to …

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