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Commercial short films reap CMMA, UK honors
Projecting the best of Filipino values to the world through short films has won for leather goods brand McJim in prestigious award-giving bodies one after the other. Its debut short film “Pitaka (The...
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Rachelle Ann Go wins Best Actress in BroadwayWorld UK
Singer-theater actress Rachelle Ann Go was named Best Actress in a New Production or a Musical by BroadwayWorld UK — a leading theater site for West End and the United Kingdom. The news was announced...
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Karen’s heart
CARLA BIANCA RAVANES-HIGHAM As a writer, I have a ton of favorite words. But if you were to ask me what my most favorite one is, I would be the first to tell you it would be “miracles”. Ever since I...
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A different trip to Davao
Foundation restores faith in humanity through entrepreneurship Travel spells fun, and experiencing the way locals go about their lives day-to-day could be the most satisfying part of the journey —...
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Books that inspired literary classics
Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” (left) and George Orwell’s “1984.” (AP combo photo) NEW YORK: Behind every great book are the books that influenced it. The “micro-learning” app and platform blinkist.com...
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BY GABRIEL BABAN KEITH Always there’s the not knowing A blank space before words are formed Then bit by bit a surge of emotions fills the void Suddenly something’s there A hope of more to come Then I...
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Poetry anthology ‘The Achieve of, the Mastery’ to be launched at DLSU
THE Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center (BNSCWC) is partnering with the University of the Philippines (UP) Press to launch The Achieve of, the Mastery: Filipino Poetry and Verse from English,...
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‘History with Lourd’: The past is present
IT is difficult to stress the importance of history in a country overrun by historical revisionists and smart-shaming hordes who chant, “Move on na!” Well, you know what, moving on too soon is bad for...
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Partners in life and in public service
It was a hot and hectic Friday afternoon when The Sunday Times Magazine paid a visit to the home of Florida and Arthur Robes, the “power couple” of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan province. Husband and...
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Poets in Position
Award-winning poets and editors Dr. Gemino H. Abad and Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta (seated, third and fourth from left) pose with other poets and their supporters during the launch of the two-volume...
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When houses will be emptied of life, before Anyone could speak of the beached whale, Listen first to the birds, the muted cries next door, And the missing cloaked in rubble or in jail. Anyone could...
View ArticleNational poetry seminar held at Cultural Center
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), in partnership with the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (Umpil), respected poets’ organization Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika at Anyo (LIRA) and...
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‘River Bodies’: A darkly rich family drama
AUTHOR Karen Katchur launches her new Northampton County series with a darkly rich family drama about a young woman reconciling her childhood with the adult she has become. River Bodies (Thomas &...
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‘Manila Was A Long Time Ago’: No heart for home
“SIXTEEN stories, sixteen cities…and the Filipino in all of them.” This is what AA Patawaran’s collection of short stories, Manila Was A Long Time Ago (Anvil Publishing, 268 pages, 2018), is promising...
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Gen. Bato dela Rosa — career officer, bemedalled policeman
Faced with the daunting task to eradicate crime, the illegal drug menace and corruption in the country, the 21st Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) assumed his post on July 1, 2016 with...
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What it means to be ‘Tatak Duterte’
Since the time Christopher “Bong” Go first worked for then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte some 20 years ago, he has never left his side. He is quite literally the President’s most trusted confidant in all...
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Bato de la Rosa, the loyal general
The most famous general of the current administration since the feared but revered Mayor of Davao became President in 2016 minces no words. When asked how he feels every time his detractors imply that...
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Fun facts and trivia on Bong Go
He is a Filipino movie buff. Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go proudly revealed to Entertainment editors and veteran columnists, “Mahilig po ako sa pelikulang Pilipino.” As far...
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Up close with the President’s men
By sheer coincidence, The Sunday Times Magazine met and sat down with two of President Rodrigo Duterte’s closest allies a day apart from each other this past week, finally allowing a long overdue cover...
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‘Eat Bulaga’ proud of its board topnotcher scholar
“EAT Bulaga” certainly isn’t about fun and laughter. For besides helping those who need a bit of financial push in its daily segment “Juan for All, All for Juan,” the show’s advocacies continue to make...
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