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2013 Metro Manila Film Festival official entries bared

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced today the eight official entries to the 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). The annual film fest is expected to run from December 25 up to the second week of January, 2014. See the list of winners in last year’s event here. 1. “10,000 hours” starring Robin Padilla by … Continue reading »

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Comedienne jokes about Filipino children on BBC show

Katherine Ryan, a Canadian comedienne based in the United Kingdom, earned the ire of local netizens after using Filipino children as the subject of her punchline in Mock the Week, a game show that airs in British Broadcasting Corporation. In a segment where participants were asked to say unlikely lines from a cosmetics commercial, Ryan … Continue reading »

Tiger Airways Philippines launch set

Kalibo-Singapore flights also announced Multi-awarded Singapore-based budget carrier Tiger Airways will officially launch its Philippine operations beginning July 10. The airline firm previously operated through its local subsidiary Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAir) and its fleet of five aircrafts. Tiger Airways’ full fledged entrance into the Philippine scene promises to further shakeup the local airline industry, … Continue reading »

June 2013 Architecture Board Exam Results

Congratulations to the country’s 901 new architects! The Professional Regulation Commission released the results of the June 2013 Architecture Licensure Exam early Friday night. A total of 1,767 candidates took the exam, which constitutes a passing rate of 46.8%. The examination was held in Manila last June 7 and 9. Check out the passing rate … Continue reading »

White Party Manila 2013 slated for June 29

With gender equality, unity, and acceptance as its main focus, White Party (WP) Manila will once more be held this June 29. The event is dubbed as the biggest yearly gathering of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender (LGBT) in the country. Now on its twelfth year, the event will again be staged in Orosa-Nakpil  Malate, … Continue reading »

True freedom remains elusive for Filipinos

It has been 115 years since the Philippines won the struggle for independence against Spain. We take pride in being Asia’s first independent republic. Fast forward to 2013. According to Freedom House, a United States-based civil liberties and political rights advocacy group, the Philippines is only a “partly free” country. Although the Philippines have been … Continue reading »

Artist group slams Inquirer over ‘Pugad Baboy’ suspension

A national organization of Filipino artists, writers, and cultural workers bemoaned the resignation of veteran cartoonist Apolonio “Pol” Medina from the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) over the controversy caused by the publication of his ‘Pugad Baboy’ comic strip last June 4 that mocks the alleged hypocrisy of Catholic schools in dealing with homosexuals. In a … Continue reading »

Dulaang UP presents ‘Adarna’

Dulaang UP (DUP), the official performing group for theater of the University of the Philippines, opens its 38th theatrical season this July with Adarna, a popular Spanish-era epic and one of the canons of Philippine literature. Adarna, whose author remains unknown, centers on Don Juan, the youngest of three princes who searched far and wide … Continue reading »

‘Pugad Baboy’ creator says sorry for offensive comic strip

Apolonio “Pol” Medina, the creator of the long-running comic strip “Pugad Baboy,” has apologized to the St. Scholastica’s College (SSC) community. His mea culpa comes amidst the furor caused by the publication of his comic strip last June 4 that allegedly mocks Christians for their supposed hypocritical stance over homosexuality. In an interview with ABS-CBN’s … Continue reading »