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Cinemalaya 22 concludes; best film awarded to “Mag-iina”

Ruby Ruiz and Marietta ‘Pokwang’ Subong tied for best actress award The 22nd Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival awarded the prestigious Balanghai trophy for Best...

Hero maker, star maker… Mars Ravelo

Nearing the turn of the 20th century, Filipinos stood at the precipice of an uncertain future. Even as the country successfully overthrew a dictator, instability persisted in society for the years that followed.

Bacolod City opens call for entries for annual film festival

The City of Smiles is once again turning its lens toward homegrown talent. Local officials and festival organizers officially kicked off the 3rd Bacolod Film...

Imagine, the provinces of your mind

In the province, far from the bustling and sleepless Metro Manila where there exists a strange mix of “everyone-ness,” lies a certain magic that the country’s capital city, no matter how hard it tries (if it dares), won’t be able to replicate.

Where university presses can take local literature

It might not be that obvious to the general public, but the Philippine publishing scene has seen significant growth in the past decade.

NCCA opens ASEAN Cultural Center in Manila

The Philippines is putting culture at the heart of its ASEAN 2026 Chairmanship as the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) strengthens...

Young singers join Batch 5 of AOV Sing Philippines Youth Choir

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the Andrea O. Veneracion (AOV) Sing Philippines Foundation bring together 35 passionate singers from different parts...

Cinemalaya 2026 opens with red carpet celebration at Shangri-La Plaza

The 2026 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival officially opened on Thursday, Aug. 6, with a star-studded red carpet ceremony at Shangri-La Plaza, kicking off...

Filipino creativity blooms in ‘Pamumukadkad’ art exhibit

VIA GRAPHIC PLUS — Luxent Hotel, in partnership with Daloy Likha Art Gallery, officially opened Pamumukadkad: An August Blossom Hallway Art Exhibit, a month-long...

‘Silkscreen’ turns family legacy and vanishing craft into Cinemalaya finalist

A Dipolog/Dumaguete drama has been selected as a finalist in the short film competition of the 22nd Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, which runs...