The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
During their leisure time, the sultan or datu plays satoran or chess with the members of the family in the torogan. The Malay names of the pieces were retained suck as datu for king, menteri for bishop, and teer for the tower. The forms are also based on okir motifs that the horse (kuda) appears … Read more
Longest Running Philippine Teleseryes of All-Time FPJsAngProbinsyano (6 years, 11 months) AnnaLuna (5 years, 10 months) MaraClara (4 years, 5 months) Esperanza (2 years, 5 months) Be Careful With My Heart (2 years, 4 months) You may want to read: Films with the most nominations at FAMAS
Manuel Conde (October 9, 1915 – August 11, 1985) Remembering the life and works of National Artist for Film Manuel Conde on his 37th death anniversary. Born Manuel Pabustan Urbano, he indigenized and developed cinema by assigning it a history and culture of its own; revitalizing folk culture with urgent issues; depicting and critiquing Filipino … Read more
The Four Winged Prophet (Riel Hilario Exhibition) Commemorating Riel Hilario’s first death anniversary, this exhibition titled The Four-Winged Prophet is a tribute to honor his greatness as a man of many talents and passions—an artist, an educator, a curator, and a critic. The exhibition shall feature selected creative works of Riel that have been put … Read more
Morbus is an exhibition that explores the range of discourses, memories, and collective experiences around the idea of diseases known to the medical field and our ailing social systems. The artists in the exhibition attempt creative diagnoses to explain the discomfort and ills in our bodies, cities, and nation so that we may explore ways … Read more