Arts and Culture

New poetry-writing seminar seeks to boost use of Filipino

By Catherine Teves/Philippine News Agency MANILA – The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) is targeting to further increase the academe’s knowledge and use of the Filipino language to promote it as the...

Hilarious, heart-warming movies await French filmfest viewers

By Christine Cudis/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- As the country celebrates its Independence Day, so does the French Embassy in the Philippines’ 24th year here, and what better way to celebrate friendship between...

Behave, be ready: NCCA chair to new nat’l artists

Ma. Cristina Arayata/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) chairperson, Virgilio Almario, gave a piece of advice to the country's new set of National Artists -- always...

KCC brings South Korean docu fest to PH on May 14-15

By Ma. Cristina Arayata/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines (KCC) has announced the staging of South Korean documentary film festival, the DMZ International Documentary (DMZ Docs),...

KWF seminar to foster more PH cultural studies

By Catherine Teves/Philippine News Agency MANILA – The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) will conduct in La Union province a three-day seminar aimed at promoting research on Philippine culture, in public and...

Negrense artists pay homage to the ‘beast of burden’ in Sugarlandia

By Nanette Guadalquiver/Philippine News Agency BACOLOD CITY -- Two Negrense artists have collaborated to create a masterpiece that pays homage to the country’s beast of burden -- the carabao -- highlighting its...

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