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To further reinforce the power and immense value of Philippine regional cinema, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), led by Chairwoman Liza Diño, has been busy lending ears and hands to our filmmaking and film-appreciating brothers and sisters in the regions. 

The Theater House of Black, whose members recently staged a new Filipino adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s classic play The House of Bernarda Alba, seems to have a penchant for houses that are shrouded in mystery, for its next production is #14 Leandro Road, an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s celebrated 1839 short story “The Fall of the House of …

Rome—Two stolen artworks by Dutch post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh have been recovered from a criminal network linked to the mafia near Naples, Italian authorities said last Friday. 

There are many sayings about time and how it affects every aspect of our lives. But do you know that time is also a big factor in brewing naturally sweet-tasting iced coffee?

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is set to open the first solo exhibit of artist and musician Vinty Lava, titled Yellow Green Sound Town, on Oct. 7, 6 p.m., at the CCP’s Bulwagang Fernando Amorsolo (Small Gallery). 

By Nicandro Legaspi  The real-estate industry, which is enjoying its longest boom since the financial crisis of 1997, may face another collapse because of a proposal by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), and supported by the Department of Agriculture, to impose a two-year ban on the conversion of agricultural lands to non-agricultural uses. 

By Luis Leoncio  The proposed tax-reform package will provide “safety nets” for the poor, like coupons that could be used as fares or discount cards when buying basic goods and services, the government said. Finance Undersecretary Karl Kendrick Chua, a former senior country economist of the World Bank for the Philippines, said the safety-net proposal of the Department of Finance …

The “concerns” raised by debt watcher Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services that the predictability of policymaking in the Philippines has “somewhat diminished” are not affecting the Duterte administration as it continues to pursue its 10-point economic agenda, Socio-economic Planning Secretary Rolando Tungpalan said. 

By Luis Leoncio Controversy surrounds the mining audit being conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) after Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (Semirara) obtained what appeared to be a “leaked report” on its mining operations on an island in Antique.

President Duterte said his administration will pursue power generation through cheap sources like coal plants, and will not be restrained by an international accord that limits carbon emissions.