Quezon City is often seen as the second capital of the Philippines, and it was actually once proclaimed as the national capital. The fast-growing commercial area has also been known as a center of media…
With the rules changed and barriers removed in the popular international beauty pageant Miss Universe and its franchises, many women are encouraged to compete and show their potentials that are once restrained. One of them…
In the early and last parts of the year, the weather in the northeastern portion of Luzon Island is bracing, with the wind making it nippy, much welcome in a tropical country that gets unbearably…
Almost a hundred artists and performers converged at a museum in Iloilo City in Western Visayas in the first weekend of February to impart insights, to dance, to present poetic works, to stage theatrical pieces,…
Trade fairs have become an integral part of Philippine festivals, especially the recently created ones initiated by local governments to be touristic, cultural and social events promoting the place. Over time, these fairs have become…
A year after it premiered, Drag Den with Manila Luzon started rolling a second season on 18 January, an achievement for the first Philippine-made drag competition series. Produced by CS Studios and Project 8 Projects, Drag…
Twenty-six-year-old drag performer Marina Summers is the first Filipino to compete in RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs The World. RuPaul’s Drag Race UK revealed the cast of the much-anticipated Series 2 of its spin-off on…
As the year 2024 begins, the chairman of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts Victorino “Ino” Mapa Manalo celebrates one year at the helm of the Philippines’ prime national cultural agency and looks…
Thirty-five books were judged to be the best in their respective categories as the Manila Critics Circle and the National Book Development Board revealed the winners of the 41st National Book Awards on 9 December…
The LGBTQ+ community has long been a marginalized sector, and elderly LGBTQ+ persons have been more disadvantaged and vulnerable, numerous not enjoying benefits and facing lonely lives without families. To make their lives more tolerable…