A young Filipino has bagged first place at the 2009 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Korea Multimedia Competition in Seoul, South Korea. Jophel Ybiosa of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) bagged first place in the photography category of the 2009 ASEAN-Korea Multimedia Competition. Ybiosa’s winning entry entitled, “Giants” feature the Higantes [...]
It’s a triple treat for film buffs as Instituto Cervantes de Manila brings back Película, the biggest annual Spanish Film Festival in Asia, at chosen venues in Metro Manila from October 1 to 31. Due to the past successes of its first seven seasons, organizers have doubled the number of films (this year more than [...]
Department of Labor and Employment Marianito Roque on Wednesday maintained that the administration’s job generation program has provided sound employment to numbers of Filipinos and lifted them off from the quagmire of poverty. “The National Statistics Office labor force survey shows that the quality of employment continues to improve,” Secretary Marianito D. Roque said, highlighting [...]
The Manila International Book Fair (MIBF), the biggest and longest-running book fair in the Philippines, turns 30 this year. The 30th Manila International Book Fair is set on Sept. 16-20, at the SMX Convention Center, Seashell Drive, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City. For three decades now, MIBF has united local and foreign publishers, wholesalers, [...]
