Of 'Sisa,' Sappho and that silver lining
And just like that, we are on the second week of the new year. As an observer and opinion maker on anything and everything show business, I have noticed that…
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And just like that, we are on the second week of the new year. As an observer and opinion maker on anything and everything show business, I have noticed that…
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The year 2025 was marked by moments of celebration, reckoning, and transformation in Philippine culture and the arts, revealing both the vitality and the…
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Anyone familiar with her history knows that the title of National Artist was officially awarded to Nora Cabaltera Villamayor — not Nora Aunor.
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My face is a combination of all the faces of my ancestors. My mother's friend sliced some tomatoes for me when i was a kid, and I've loved tomatoes since then.…
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Several museums opened in 2025, a welcome development in a country still experiencing a dearth of museums and cultural spaces.
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As I stood before the small iron gate, I thought about the first and last time I spent Christmas and New Year at this house.
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The festival opens the year’s literary arts calendar with a celebration of collaboration and creativity.
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Local artist Buboy Balubayan, 72, paints an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary inside his small workshop on 02 January 2025, reflecting the continued devotion of…
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For veteran actress Jackie Lou Blanco, the stage has always been more than a platform for performance. It is a refuge, a calling, and—at its most profound—a…
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His legacy endures not because he stands alone, but because he stands among many: Burgos, Bonifacio, Jacinto, Mabini, and countless unnamed Filipinos whose…
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At first glance, a film trophy is an object of celebration—a gleaming symbol of victory, applause, and artistic recognition. But for artist Toym Leon Imao, the…
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Their long-standing rivalry found one of its most decisive moments not in fanfare alone, but in performances so assured and consequential that they reshaped…
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Silence fell over the 51st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Gabi ng Parangal as the screen dimmed and a familiar name reclaimed the room—not through applause,…
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The Clark Development Corporation (CDC) concluded its first Clark Chorale Competition at Nayon sa Clark in the Clark Freeport Zone on 23 December 2025.
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The year 1982 occupies a special place in Philippine cinema—not because of scandal or spectacle, but because it marked a rare moment when two towering screen…
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First published in 1916, “The Story of Christmas” by Nora A. Smith appeared in Phebe A. Curtiss’ compilation Christmas Stories and Legends. It is in the public…
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Art did what treaties can’t: put Malaysia and the Philippines in the same room and made it work.
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