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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.

Sindak 1941, the 18th Season Offering of Philippine Stagers Foundation.

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The Cast of Sindak 1941(Photo by Erickson Dela Cruz) On the celebration of its 18 th year as a theater company, Philippine Stagers Foundation rewrite and reproduce their old piece “Filipinas 1941” into a whole new musical combining efforts from other theater luminaries and experts, making it the only theater musical experience about the Japanese occupation in the Philippines. Sindak 1941 written and directed by Vince Tanada is a story of two brothers Felipe and Nestor who stand still in the darkest era of invasion, war, and injustices, all fighting to survive through hope and love, for the country and for oneself. Vincent Tanada is Nestor in Sindak 1941 (Erickson Dela Cruz) “I have decided to come up with a very educational, highly academic stage musical but at the same time all of this can be told thru songs and dances, which will be quite entertaining for the young people,” Tanada said The making of Sindak as per Tanada is an answer to Department of Education, who...

Guadalupe The Musical, our miracle in Theater.

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 With the biggest Jackpot now in Ultra Lotto, everybody is asking for miracle, that they can have the winning number combination, that they win the jackpot and change their lives forever. Just like this musical Guadalupe, it answers a question that we need miracle, for us to have strong faith and earn the living that we want. Guadalupe The Musical, Julie Borromeo’s Performing Arts Foundation, Inc current theater offering will help you realize that, there are miracles in life that we forgot to acknowledge, this are little miracles that we encounter in our daily lives, that instead of saying thank you, we ignore it because we aspire to be bigger, but this play made me realize a common cliché, sometimes dreams happen for those who are deserving to make it a reality, and that person don’t ask for that. It is a superb musical to watch out for, even for non-Catholic it is worth a try due to its entertainment value, from the lighting design by John Batalla, the beauti...

Aurelio Sedisyoso: A Sarswela About The Life Of Aurelio V. Tolentino

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Tanghalang Pilipino officially launched " Aurelio Sedisyoso, " an original rock sarswela, the first piece for its 31st Theater Season, a sequel to the steampunk musical " Mabining Mandirigma. " With book and lyrics by Nicanor Tiongson, music by Joed Balsamo and direction by Chris Millado, it play act the conflicts between the Philippines and the United States in the period between 1902 and 1907, that framed the third phase of the revolution. It also focuses the last chapter in the life of Aurelio V. Tolentino from 1908 to 1915. The Cast of Aurelio Sedisyoso. JV Ibesate and Eunice Pacia hosted the press conference held at Main Theater Lobby of the Cultural Center Of The Philippines on August 16, 2017. Fernando Josef, Artistic Director of Tanghalang Pilipino made an opening remark. Chris Millado, Artistic Director and Vice President of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, introduced the artistic staffs. Followed by an excerpt performance from the musical:...