(From left to right) Princess Balingit, Pru Life UK Chief Investment Officer; Francis Ortega, Pru Life UK Financial Consultant; Sanjay Chakrabarty, Pru Life UK President and Chief Executive Officer; Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Frederick Go; Beth Villahermosa, Pru Life UK Chief Actuary; DOF Assistant Secretary Kristine Joy Diaz-Teston; and Atty. Calvin Kohchet-Chua, Pru Life UK Chief Legal and Government Relations OfficerTaguig City, 30 January 2026– With more Filip…
Read moreThe Virgin Labfest (VLF), since its establishment in 2005, has grown into a garden of gripping narratives and socially-relevant storytelling. For its upcoming 22nd season, the annual theater festival is now accepting submissions of unpublished, unstaged, untried, and untested one-act plays.)The deadline is February 28, 2026, at 11:59 PM. Submissions must be in .doc, .docx, or .pdf file format and sent to thewritersblocinc@gmail.com. Google Docs files or links are not allowed…
Read moreMANILA, PHILIPPINES—After their debut at PETA Control + Shift: Changing Narratives in 2024 and 2025, the bold experimental works “Kislap at Fuego” and “Children of the Algo” are officially making their return to the stage from January 27 to February 7, 2026, at the PETA Theater Center. Moving from the experimental fringes to the spotlight, these two productions will headline the Philippine Educational Theater Association’s (PETA) Main Theater Season as a highly anticipated t…
Read moreNow on its 20th year, the CCP Pasinaya: The Open House Festival, the country’s flagship multi-arts festival organized by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), ushers in this year’s National Arts Month with new components and venue partners. Bannering the theme “Paglikha sa Kinabukasan,” the milestone 20th edition of CCP Pasinaya celebrates two decades of artistic collaboration, creativity, and public engagement.Slated for February 7 and 8, 2026, the CCP Pasinaya expa…
Read moreIn celebration of Far Eastern University’s 98th founding anniversary, the FEU Center for the Arts (FCA) proudly presents WALANG SUGAT, a historic and more than century old sarswela written by Severino Reyes with music by Fulgencio Tolentino.This special production features arrangements and additional music by Josefino Toledo, an FEU Outstanding Alumnus.Under the direction of Alegria O. Ferrer from the University of the Philippines College of Music, the production brings to l…
Read moreTeam Philippines captured four more gold medals Thursday in the 13th ASEAN Para Games swimming competition at His Majesty the King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium Aquatic Center in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.Ernie Gawilan collected his second gold after ruling the men’s 200m freestyle S7 event in 2 minutes and 26.08 seconds, breaking the 2:52.11 record set by Thailand’s Sittichai Somyut in 2008.“I hope my child would be proud of me in the future. I hope he also becomes …
Read moreOST Dreamers duo Christian Tibayan and Arvery Lagoring were finally crowned the new grand champions of “TNT Duets 2” after their second attempt at the Huling Tapatan finals last Saturday (Jan. 17).The former “TNT School Showdown” grand finalists earned the highest combined judges’ score of 99.6%, besting fellow duos JezzIan—Ian Manibale and Jezza Quiogue—who scored 95.6%, and PangmalaCousins—JR Oclarit and Mark Justo—with 95.4%.Mark & JRThe Huling Tapatan hurados, compos…
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