Author: Amianan Balita Ngayon

VIRTUAL NANNIES: A BOON OR BANE FOR BUSY PARENTS? CHILDREN FACE ONLINE DANGER (PART 1)

When parents allow cyberspace to become nannies, questionable content is bound to find its way to children. Abet Ongkingco, a college game development professor and a developer himself said, the deeper problem is the erosion of Filipino values of caring for children, making the children open for cyber abuse, which allows the abuse in the […]

ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL FOSTERS CULTURAL EXCHANGE FOR FILIPINO ARTISTS

From revered National Artists and icons of modern and contemporary art, to young and celebrated artists of their generation, the growing list of Filipino artists who have received the Asian Cultural Council fellowship grant continues. This year, ACC Philippines Foundation Trustees led by Chairman Ernest Escaler and President Ma. Isabel Ongpin, carries on its commitment […]

DON PASQUALE TAKES OVER PPO’S CONCERT

Filling the gap in the opera programming in the Philippines, the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra present Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti’s Don Pasquale as part of its 39th concert season on March 8, 7:30 pm, at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater. For its seventh concert, the PPO will have a […]

CHILD ABUSE IN THE PHILIPPINES

One third of Filipino children have or will experience some form of molestation or sexual violence before they reach the age of 18. With the constant advance of the internet, and as children become increasingly conversant with digital communication, the environment has also changed for them. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic and after, the Philippines […]

MEDIA SEEKS UN HELP ON RED-TAGGING AND LIBEL

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines Baguio – Benguet Chapter has sought the help of UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Irene Khan on threats of libel and red tagging. The NUJP, in a position paper said “We have two concerns that add on to the risk we face in […]

NATIONAL ARTS MONTH

In honoring the artistic excellence and acclaiming the uniqueness and diversity of Filipino heritage and culture, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), led by its chairman Victorino Mapa Manalo, executive director Oscar G. Casaysay, and deputy executive directors Marichu Tellano and Bernan Joseph Corpuz, will spearhead the celebration of National Arts Month […]

GAWAD ATLERNATIBO CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS

Gawad Alternatibo Para sa Pelikula at Video, the longest running independent film competition in Asia, continues to celebrate alternative cinematic storytelling with a call for submissions for its 36th edition. Deadline for the submission of entries is on April 30, 2024 at 11:59pm. The competition is open to all Filipinos. Entries must have been completed […]

CINEMALAY CALLS FOR FILM ENTRIES

After two decades of celebrating Philippine independent filmmaking, the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Cinemalaya Foundation Inc. open the screens for submission to the Short Film Category of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival 2024. The deadline for submissions is on or before 6 pm on March 8, 2024.  country’s biggest independent film […]

PRINSIPE BAHAGHARI AT CCP

After being recognized as one of the Best of Filipino Theaters in 2023, Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas’ Prinsipe Bahaghari is set to land at the Power Mac Center Spotlight Blackbox Theater, Circuit Makati, on January 19- 21 and 26-28, 2024. Prinsipe Bahaghari is the Filipino puppetry adaptation of the well-loved modern classic The Little Prince […]

NATIONAL ARTIST RIO ALMA LAUNCHES LEMLÚNAY

Lemlúnay: Pagunita sa Gunita (Lemlúnay: A Reminder for Memory) is the latest collection of poetry by National Artist for literature Virgilio S. Almario, launched on December 2, 2023, capping a prolific year for the former chairman of Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino and National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). This year, Almario launched Mga […]

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