PeopleJack Logan Earns Third Asian Television Awards Nomination as Realtalks Scores Double Nod
The Filipino filmmaker and satirist is nominated in both Entertainment and Factual short-form categories at the 31st Asian Television Awards
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Arts and MusicAt 62, Gary V Is Still Making the Music Museum Move
Returning to a stage he has known for nearly four decades, Gary Valenciano brought an intimate, sold-out audience to its feet—and his wife to tears.
Arts and MusicBridging The Gap 2: an extraordinary aesthetic experience
Time out to have moments for some art appreciation at one of Makati's poshest malls: Power Plant At Rockwell, thanks to Provenance Gallery.
HistoryBefore the Philippines Had a Name, Someone Asked to Be Free of a Debt
What the Laguna Copperplate Inscription tells us about life, power, and connection in tenth-century Luzon.
PlacesAgusan del Norte: Following the Water
Butuan’s archaeological boats reveal a regional history of skilled construction and maritime exchange.
Arts and MusicSouth Cotabato: Threads of a Living Tradition
T’nalak weaving at Lake Sebu begins before the loom, with abaca fibers tied and dyed to establish the design.
FoodCebu: Around the Lechon Table
Carcar’s lechon belongs to a wider food landscape of crisp pork, puffed-rice sweets and coconut confections.
CultureIloilo: Heritage, Festivals and Familiar Flavors
Iloilo’s food culture and Miagao’s church offer two different ways to understand how a place preserves its identity.
FoodGuimaras: The Island of Golden Fruit
The geographical indication for Guimaras mangoes turns a familiar reputation into a more specific question of origin and product identity.
FoodCapiz: At the Seafood Table
Oyster farming in Roxas City reveals the research and community work behind a province’s seafood reputation.
LifeAntique: A Different Kind of Retreat
The patadyong weavers of Bugasong show how a slower visit can focus on skill, changing materials and the decisions behind a familiar cloth.
CultureAklan: Beyond a Famous Beach
Piña weaving offers another way to know Aklan: through the patient transformation of pineapple leaves into cloth.
PlacesMasbate: At the Heart of Island Routes
A small bronze bell and a group of islands offer an alternative introduction to a province often described only through cattle and coastlines.
PlacesCatanduanes: An Island Facing the Pacific
Behind Catanduanes’s coastal identity is an agricultural material connecting farmers with Philippine textiles and international trade.
Arts and MusicRizal: A Cradle of Art and Local Imagination
The Angono–Binangonan petroglyphs connect an ancient marked landscape with the modern artist who brought it to museum attention.
CultureQuezon: A Celebration of Color
At Lucban’s Pahiyas, rice wafers and decorated houses express a harvest thanksgiving with a particular religious and local setting.
FoodPampanga: A Cuisine of Its Own
Sisig offers a starting point for exploring Kapampangan cooking, provided one famous dish is allowed to open a wider conversation.
LifeNueva Ecija: Life in the Rice Country
In the Science City of Muñoz, rice and dairy institutions offer a way to understand farming beyond the view of a field.
FoodIsabela: A Taste of the Cagayan Valley
Pancit Cabagan and banana-leaf-wrapped rice delicacies offer a useful introduction to Isabela’s food traditions.
Arts and MusicRomblon: The Marble Country
Romblon’s signature stone belongs to geology, sculpture and an industry deciding how its craft will continue.
CultureMarinduque: Masks, Faith and Island Life
A closer look at Moryonan and the island’s shipwreck collections reveals two very different ways of remembering the past.
Arts and MusicKalinga: An Inked Tradition
Batok is easier to appreciate when its techniques are understood alongside the particular communities and histories that give the marks meaning.
CultureMaguindanao: A Landscape of Faith and Culture
A pink mosque and the woven fabric called inaul reveal distinct parts of a cultural landscape that now spans two provinces.
CultureLanao del Sur: The Splendor of Maranao Heritage
Torogan architecture and the Darangen epic offer two ways to understand the communities around Lake Lanao: through buildings and through the spoken word.