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PROPER preparation goes a long way. A new solar power system has armed an elementary school with the right tools to weather the worst floods – especially when power lines are down. As part of its Earth Hour 2016 campaign, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) recently turned over a solar power system to the Nangka Elementary School (NES), dramatically enhancing its ability to respond to disasters while augmenting its own power supply. Present […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (April 4)-THE Cultural Center of the Philippines, in collaboration with the Berlin-based Modern Art Ensemble, presents Manila-born composer Jeffrey Ching’s A Chamber Requiem on April 9, 2016 at the CCP Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (Little Theater) at 7:30pm. Guest soloists are Berlin-trained Spanish-Philippine soprano Andión Fernández and German bass-baritone Lars Grünwoldt, accompanied by the Modern Art Ensemble. Jeffrey Ching has realized his own, highly personal vision of the famous Requiem Mass left unfinished […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (April 4)-THE Cultural Center of the Philippines and Tribung Pilipino Foundation headed by Danny Dolor presents the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Singers in Harana sa Dapit Hapon on April 6, 2016 at the Bulwagang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater Lobby) at 4:30pm. The University of Santo Tomas Singers is the premier mixed choral ensemble of Asia’s oldest university, the University of Santo Tomas. It was founded in 1992 by Prof. Fidel […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (March 15)- The (EFE) Philippines, considered as the Philippines’ number one trade & consumer exhibition for local and international franchise businesses was successfully launched last Friday, March 11, 2016. It is showcasing over 100 top franchise businesses, as well as innovative Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This three-day event with the tagline “Your Step To Success” runs until Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Megatrade Hall 1, 5th Floor, Mega B, SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City. “Now […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (WWF)– Bud Bongao is Tawi-Tawi’s most famous mountain, an important pilgrimage site for both Christians and Muslims. Leading environmental solutions provider World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) recently went on a courtesy call to meet members of the Bud Bongao Management Council (BBMC) during its 15 February meeting at the Municipal Hall of Bongao in Tawi-Tawi. Ms. Nur-Elnazeem Hadji, WWF-Philippines Site Coordinator for the project, Strengthening the Management of the Bud Bongao Local […]
MANILA – The Philippines Climate Change Adaptation Project (PhilCCAP), a foreign-funded program jointly implemented by a consortium of national government agencies, including the environment and agriculture executive departments and the state weather bureau, is set to launch its products on March 1, 2015 at the Grand Ballroom of the Century Park Hotel, Manila. Dubbed as the “PhilCCAP Products Launching Day,” the event will showcase products developed for the purpose of vastly improving the country’s […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 20)- THE complex development of the Cultural Center of the Philippines takes off with a new Black Box Theater to be constructed in the sunken parking area of the CCP complex, thanks to the efforts of theater arts patron Ignacio Gimenez and brother Roberto Olanday with the support and administrative assistance of the Locsin Partners. A ground breaking ceremony was held on January 19, 2016 to mark the beginning of the […]
Considered one of the longest running and most successful pop/rock ‘n’ roll in history, Chicago is the highest charting American band in Billboard Magazine’s list of Top 100 artists of all time, coming in at #13, and they are coming to Manila for their Greatest Hits Tour on January 20, 2016 at the Araneta Coliseum. Lifetime achievements include a Grammy Award, multiple American Music Awards, elected as Founding Artists to the John F. Kennedy Center […]
Initiated by Czech Embassy in Manila in cooperation with the Film Development Council of the Philippines, this year’s FilmAsia premieres six Filipino feature films, old and new. Among the films brought to Prague are the recently rediscovered and restored classic Genghis Khan (1950) directed by Manuel Conde which opened the festival on December 4, 2015, and the acclaimed political family drama Dekada ’70 (2002) based on acclaimed novel by Lualhati Bautista—a film which mirrors similar, […]
Ondřej Neff, notable Czech writer, journalist and photographer, author of more than two dozen science fiction books, visited the Philippines to launch his short story collection in English translation. At Uno Morato café and bookshop, the premier speculative fiction hub in Quezon City, he met with local writers and readers. Published by Anvil Press in cooperation with the Czech Embassy, the book entitled “The Fourth Day to Eternity and Other Stories” featured four of Neff’s […]
The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) is set to propose to APEC economic leaders a range of recommendations that address the challenges of sustained economic growth and of promoting inclusion, resiliency, and sustainability. ABAC is comprised of the Asia-Pacific region’s top business leaders tasked to provide inputs to APEC. It serves as the official business sector voice in APEC by presenting recommendations that promote the advancement of inclusive growth in the Asia-Pacific region, and ensure […]
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) will hold Performatura 2015, Performing Literatures on November 6, 7 and 8 in various venues of the CCP to celebrate its 46th year. The three-day event is free or open to the public. “Performatura 2015 forms part of the literary programs of the CCP spearheaded by the Intertextual Division,” CCP Vice President and Artistic Director Chris B. Millado said. “We have opened the event to the general public specifically for the young […]
