Cinematheque Baguio, under the auspices of the Film Development Council of the Philippines, will join the rest of the Cordillera region in celebrating Indigenous Peoples Month this October, by screening selected independent films made by filmmakers from the region. Independent films about Cordillera, by Cordillerans According to the Philippine Information Agency, among the films that will screened at the cinematheque …

Life is a game. It’s been said far too often by far too many people; but half the time, these people don’t exactly know what they’re talking about. When you hear people throw that sentence around, it’s usually by teenagers or young adults who are happy to get drunk and arrested in search of fun. Their defense of course, is that …

McDonald’s french fries is not just kid’s favorite, it’s an all time favorite of people all over. Apparently, in Japan, they are taking things to another level. Don’t they always? On January, Japan made the headlines with their chocolate-flavor sauce for chips. What have they thought of now? According to Inquirer.net, Japan has launched it’s one-of-a-kind french fries called “Halloween Choco Potato” on September 28. Basically, it is …

May whatever deity you believe in forgive the “genius” who came up with this audio-visual tumor. In case you’ve been living under a rock, that video was Pen Pineapple Apple Pen. It’s a comedy piece by Japanese celebrity Kosaka Daimaoh. Assuming you haven’t seen it before, I expect that by the end of that clip, you will have one of two different …

With All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day nearing, many Filipinos are preparing for a trip to their hometowns to visit their loved ones who have passed on. For many Filipinos, death is not the end when it comes to relating with their relatives and loved ones. And the Ilocanos, the third largest ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines are no …

National Artist Ben Cabrera, more popularly known as BenCab, recently celebrated 50 years as an artist. BenCab is known for his artworks in painting as well as being a staunch promoter of culture and arts. To mark his 50th year, he released his very first art book for children in partnership with the Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable …

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) launched a social media campaign called #Pagyanig Challenge, with the official hashtag, #Pagyanig. It was launched on April 21, thesame day the 1st Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) was done. The 2nd NSED was on June 22, the 3rd and most recent one on September 28. The#Pagyanig campaign did not only shake the Philippines, it made waves …

If you haven’t heard by now, YouTube is pretty proud about their new “Heroes” system. And boy oh boy, are YouTubers pissed. What is YouTube Heroes? ‘YouTube Heroes’ in a nutshell is a program meant to reward volunteer contributors and moderators. It provides incentives for people to help keep the YouTube community clean. That sounds good on paper. So why …

The city of Manila recently made a momentous announcement when Mayor Joseph Estrada declared that there will no longer be tricycles, pedicabs and even those noisy “kuligligs” that will be plying any route in the city starting October 15. Estrada also announced that the city will adopt green transport and will make use of electric trikes or e-trikes that run …

The Philippine Madrigal Singers, the award-winning Filipino chorale group, is back in the country after winning the 64th International Choral Competition in Arezzo, Italy. One of the songs the Madz performed was “Ama Niamo,” which is the Lord’s Prayer in Bicolano. Composed by Ily Matthew Maniano, this interpretation wowed the crowd as it highlighted the divine melody of the Filipino …