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Hotel Sogo extends help to communities in CamSur

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Hotel Sogo continues to care as it ramped up its effort in helping the country’s indigent communities by reaching out to several communities in Luzon. Recently, it donated school supplies to over 300 school children in Triangulo Elementary School - Diversion Road, CBD II, Barangay Triangulo, Naga, and Oroc-Osoc Elementary School - Oroc-Osoc, Caramoan, Camarines Sur. Hotel Sogo also distributed long sleeve shirts and black out tarp cover from Hotel Sogo’s collateral materials for use as cover for tourist and fishing boats to 200 fisherfolks from Brgy.Paniman, Caramoan Camarines Sur. For more information about Hotel Sogo, check out  https://www.hotelsogo.com.

An Evening of Beauty And Artistry. #BbPilipinas2019

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Top Ten Best National Costumes (from left to right): Laguna, Masbate, Pampanga, Maguindanao, Puerto Princesa, Cebu, Bacolod, Palawan, Negros Occidental and Pasig. Days after the annual grand parade of Binibining Pilipinas 2019 beauties held at the Araneta Center where the forty official candidates wore a gumamela inspired two-piece by Domz Ramos, the much-anticipated fashion show, one of the highlights of the pageant kicked in at the New Frontier Theater last May 29, 2019. Binibinis in their denims. The #Beyondbeauty Binibinis opened the show with a denim and casual clothing provided by Jag. The reigning queens later closed the segment when they also paraded. After, the Binibinis changed in their sportswear provided by World Balance. Binibinis representing Palawan, Batangas and Bacolod named as Top Three Best in Talent. The much-awaited showcase of Filipino designer’s craftsmanship’s followed when the Binibinis walked and poised onstage wearing their heavily deta...

Complete list of winners, 11th Gawad Buhay Awards 2019

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It’s a night of theater generations in Philippine theater, the 11th Gawad Buhay Awards honors the best of 2018 plays, musical and theater performances of all company that compose Philstage, happen last May 28, 2019 at the Onstage of Greenbelt 1 in Makati City. Carlo Orosa and Kakai Bautista host the awarding ceremony with featured performances of all the nominated theater shows like Himala, Isang Musikal, Ang Huling El Bimbo, Eto na Musikal nAPO, Giselle, and Balag at Angud. Here is the complete set of winners.  Outstanding Sound Design- Rards Corpus, Eto Na Musikal nAPO 9 Works Theatrical Ed Lacson recieve the award for Barbie Tan-Tiongco Outstanding Lighting Design- Barbie Tan-Tiongco, Himala Isang Musikal 9 Works Theatrical and The Sandbox Collective Outstanding Costume Design- Carlo Pagunaling, Himala, Isang Musikal 9 Works Theatrical and The Sandbox Collective Outstanding Set design- Ed Lacson, Himala Isang Musikal 9 Works The...

Its more than a party, The Kundiman Party theater review

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Its Genius, the latest production happening in PETA Theater is not just a party, but it’s a celebration of patriotism way thru Kundiman songs, a classic original song of Filipinos given new life in story telling connecting past and present settings in the Philippine stage. Kundiman Party by Floy Quintos that star Ms. Sharmaine Buencamino as Maestra Adella shine bright as a long lost forgotten icon of Opera, and her career is resurrected and evolve thru fame in Social Media, with the brilliant support of his friendly Tita’s, and a voice student and his boyfriend that is related to a powerful politician, thus complete a hilarious act that helps you engage on the current satire of our Government. Under the Direction of Dexter Santos who have the image of staging a play that is complex but entertaining, restage The Kundiman Party with minor revisions to its original script, prove to be funny and not trouble you with all historical facts but let you think, and compare it to th...

Musica FEUROPA Choral Competition all set this May 25 and 26

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The FEU Chorale welcomes everyone for Musica FEUROPA 2019 The Far Eastern University Chorale Competition has gone a long way, from just four choirs in 2009 mostly from Manila, the list of competing choirs rose to almost 30 hailing from all over the Philippines, making it one of the most prestigious Chorale Contest in the Philippines today. For 2019, FEUROPA again supported by the European Union as its principal sponsors featuring 10 choirs for Open category and 5 from the teen category, Grand Champion shall take home P100,000.00 and a trophy, First Placer will receive P30,000 and P20,00 for the Second Runner up plus trophy. P10,000 consolation will be given away also to remaining finalists. Musica FEUROPA year 11 is set on May 25 and 26, 2019 in the upgraded retrofitted auditorium of the FEU Manila Campus. The Chorale competition will require each Choir to perform two songs, one of that is their chosen piece that is written in any European Union language, and another piec...

Stagers summer workshop is now 12 years old and counting

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 For 12 years now, Philippine Stagers Foundation, Inc continue its legacy of discovering talents thru Stage Acting, Theater Direction, Production Designs, and Writing scripts, all in two months of Summer Workshop, headed by its founder, Atty. Vince Tanada . The 2019 batch is around 120 students that undergo screening in order to be part of this  year’s summer activity, the selection according to Tanada is due to the fact that this year is an extensive workshop program from acting to directing, this is in preparation for the next venture of PSF which is producing film scheduled last quarter of the year. The PSF Summer Theater Workshop 2019 is sponsored by Filipino Theater Icon R.S Francisco and his company, the Frontrow. The usual acting showdown and direction of mini play by the Stagers members still happen, we manage to witness one whole afternoon screening 6 productions in their mini-studio in Balic-Balic, in Sampaloc Manila, from newbie actors to veteran st...