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by Agence France Presse A US woman who says she is descended from slaves who were photographed in 1850 by a racist Harvard University professor on Wednesday sued the university over the “exploitation” of the images of her ancestors. Tamara Lanier filed suit in the northeastern state of Massachusetts over the photographs taken in South Carolina of a slave and his daughter, known only by their first names: Renty — the patriarch of her […]
BUENOS AIRES (Eagle News) — In 2019, the El Ateneo Grand Splendid Bookshop in Buenos Aires was named the “world’s most beautiful bookstore” by the National Geographic. It was a former theatre that was converted into a bookstore when it was leased by Grupo Ilhisa in February 2000. (Nadine Duenas, Eagle News Service)
ST. ADOLPHE, Canada (AFP) — A-maze-ing: a snow labyrinth in the frigid, windswept prairies of Western Canada has broken the record for the world’s biggest. According to Guinness World Records, the whopping 2,789.11 square meters (30,0021.73 square feet) of terrain dwarfs the previous Canadian record holder at the Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay, Ontario. For years, farmers Clint and Angie Masse would ring in the fall harvest by building a corn maze on […]
By Melissa Sarmiento Allen EBC Florida Bureau POLK COUNTY, Florida (Eagle News) – Along an unassuming street in the quaint town of Bartow sits one of Florida’s historical crown jewels, The L.B. Brown House, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and named after its builder and original owner, Lawrence Bernard Brown, an African-American who was born into slavery in 1856. Despite having limited formal schooling, Brown was something of a Renaissance […]
(Eagle News) – CEBSI Films’ “Kapayapaan Sa Gitna ng Digmaan” (Peace in the Midst of War), a historical drama celebrating the triumph of love and faith in God set in the tumultuous era of before, during and after World War II, bagged six major awards at the recently concluded 2019 Singkuwento International Film Festival Manila Philippines (SIFFMP). The six major awards included the much coveted Jury Award, the Best Actor award for lead actor […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, Feb. 21, expressed its condolences to the family of the late National Artist for Architecture Bobby Mañosa. “The so-called father of Philippine neo-vernacular architecture devoted his lifetime work championing the extensive use of indigenous Filipino materials in his design,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. According to Panelo, while Mañosa “will be missed,” his “influence and legacy will continue to live on.” Mañosa, whose works include the Coconut Palace […]
by Emily Manuel Contributor, Eagle News (Eagle News) — EBC films’ “Guerrero” was featured as one of the full-length exhibition films at the 4th Singkuwento International Film Festival Manila Philippines, held at the NCCA Leandro Locsin Theatre in Intramuros, Manila last February 17, 2019. Singkuwento brings together filmmakers from various regions in the Philippines and other countries. This year, local participants came from Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, while international participants came from Korea, Canada, Cambodia and […]
By Alfred Acenas EBC Hawaii Bureau HONOLULU, HI (Eagle News) – Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s first full-length movie “Guerrero” held its Hawaii premiere at the iconic Dole Cannery Theaters in Honolulu on Sunday, February 10, 2019. Hundreds gathered at the lobby to purchase tickets for the film, take photos in front of the giant movie poster and sign their names on that very poster. Passers-by there to watch other movies expressed curiosity about the film while some wished they […]
By Emily Manuel Contributor, Eagle News (Eagle News) — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) kicked off “Sandaan”, a celebration of 100 years of Philippine cinema, with a Film Ambassadors’ Night held at the Samsung Hall, in Taguig City last February 10, 2019. The event brought together filmmakers, artists of the industry, special guests, and movers of Philippine cinema. FDCP honored 89 films that received awards from prestigious international film festivals, including Shireen […]
NEW YORK, New York (Eagle News) — The Super Bowl of dog competitions crowned the Wire Fox Terrier named “King” Best in Show at the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show held February 12, 2019, at Madison Square Garden. (Eagle News Service)
by Emily Manuel Contributor, Eagle News (Eagle News) — Eagle Broadcasting Corporation Films’ “Guerrero” held simultaneous screenings in DC, New Jersey and Virginia, United States on January 27 2019, after its successful release across Asia, the Middle East, United Kingdom and Canada late last year. The film tells the story of life’s struggles and triumphs seen through the eyes of Ramon Guerrero and his little brother Miguel. Though written and filmed entirely in the Philippines, […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law mandating the protection of Gabaldon school buildings in the country as part of the country’s preservation of its cultural heritage. Under Republic Act 11194 signed by the President on Jan. 18 but which was made available to the media on Thursday, Feb. 7, the Department of Education , National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, and the National Museum are tasked to implement […]
