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Manila to host largest ASEAN-Korea music festival “ROUND” this April at Araneta Coliseum

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES | 28 January 2026 — A two-day free concert will be the centerpiece of the regional music calendar as the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and KBS WORLD TV officially unveiled the complete lineup for the 2026...

VLF 2027 calls for submission of ‘virgin’ scripts

The Virgin Labfest (VLF), since its establishment in 2005, has grown into a garden of gripping narratives and socially-relevant storytelling. For its upcoming 22nd season, the annual theater festival is now accepting submissions of unpublished, unstaged, untried, and untested one-act plays. The deadline is...

Puregold CinePanalo announces top 20 Student Shorts finalists for 2026 festival run

Puregold CinePanalo, currently on its third iteration, has unveiled the top 20 student short films culled from an impressive pool of 267 submissions nationwide. Chosen from an initial top 53 shortlist, the select entries were crafted by the Philippines’ most promising student filmmakers...

Traslacion 2026: A tribute to press photographers

By the time the image of the Black Nazarene returned to its home at the Quiapo Church around 10:30 in the morning of January 10, almost 31 hours had already passed, with four deaths recorded.  What was expected by authorities to last 10 to...

Instituto Cervantes holds a tribute to Spanish filmmaker Gonzalo Suárez

To honor Spanish filmmaker Gonzalo Suárez, recipient of the Goya de Honor / Honorary Goya Award 2026, the Instituto Cervantes de Manila will present at its Intramuros branch a special series featuring four films directed by Suárez. Screenings will take place every Tuesday in February at 2:00 PM, and admission is...

CCP Pasinaya 2026 shapes the future of artmaking across new venues

For the first time, the CCP Pasinaya Open House Festival, the country’s largest multi-arts festival organized by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), brings its vibrant celebration to the province of Capiz, joining Tagum City and Iloilo City as its regional partner venues....

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“Tales of the Manuvu” brings mythic rock energy to the Proscenium at Rockwell

Following a triumphant, high-energy opening at UP Diliman, Alice Reyes Dance Philippines (ARDP), in collaboration with the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the...

Sama-Bajau Weaving and Cultural Center opens in Basilan

The Claret Samal Foundation Inc. (CSFI), in partnership with the Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation (YBH), proudly announces the opening of the Sama-Bajau Weaving...

UST hosts 2026 annual inter-school On-the-Spot Painting Competition 

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Museum will hold the 2026 On-the-Spot Painting Competition (OTSPC) on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at the UST Benavides...

Fearless stories that will hoist the Balanghai sail in Cinemalaya 2026

Building on the momentum of the recently-concluded Cinemalaya 21: Layag sa Alon, Hangin, at Unos, the CuCenter of the Philippines and the Cinemalaya Foundation...