Archive - Arts & Culture

Every May, the town of Oton, Iloilo celebrates its Katagman Festival where high school students are dressed in colorful costumes, with their eyes and noses covered with gold-colored paper.

Is the country better off singing together than participating in national elections?

The cast of Turandot which opens December 9-11 is a gathering of opera luminaries from all over the world.

The winning streak of classical guitarist Adrik Cristobal continues.After winning the 7th Valerio International Guitar Competition in Yogyakarta, Indonesia in 2019 and the National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA) in 2020, Cristobal again copped the top prize in the 2022 Thailand International Guitar Competition which ended last week of October 2022.

Tenor Alessandro Liberatore, a pupil of Luciano Pavarotti, is the Calaf in the Cultural Center of the Philippines production of Puccini’s Turandot opening at the CCP Dec. 9 and 11.

Antonio Pigafetta, Magellan’s chronicler, described Butuan as a place where “pieces of gold, of the size of walnuts or eggs” were found.

People look at Riza Matibag Muyot, founder of the eco-tourist village-cum-living museum Shambala Silang in Cavite and the chief executive officer of a finance company, as always a maverick, an out-of-the-box thinker and doer. But she has enough madness and authenticity as a person to sustain her causes

Maraming nagtaas ng kilay nang sabihin ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada na naiisip daw niya minsan na i-ban ang pagpapalabas ng Korean drama sa bansa. Ano kaya ang masasabi ni Direk Jose Javier “Joey” Reyes tungkol dito?

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has conferred honorary citizenship to writer-journalist, poet, and impresario Pablo Arcilla Tariman, a Bicolano, in recognition of his artistic excellence and contribution to Iloilo’s arts and culture.

The experience of attending a BTS concert in person is one that I will truly cherish, and the videos that I had taken will remain in my phone indefinitely. It is arguably one of the best concerts I have ever witnessed.

In celebration of International Coffee Day (Oct. 1), the Philippine Coffee Board hosted a webinar on the history of coffee in the country by Felice Prudente Sta. Maria, a noted food historian, and Pacita Juan of PCB.

Aurelio Castro III is neither born nor raised in Baguio. He isn’t one of thousands of migrants in the city. And yet he has a deep affinity for it reflected in his current show of 40 works in pen and ink and watercolor at the basement of the Baguio Convention Center.