Culture and Media

By Maria Veronica “Vernie” G. Caparas* That fateful LapuLapu Day Festival on 26 April 2025 not only quashed the future of eleven lives; it bared the grief, loss, outrage, and trauma of migrant communities. The three levels of government’s lingering…

Geneva, 1 November 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body,  calls for new measures to combat impunity and its devastating effects on the occasion of ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists’, a…

In the center of Seoul, South Korea, the vibrant district of Insa-dong stands as one of the country’s most visited cultural destinations, a place where art, tradition, and modern creativity unite. Last September, Insa-dong hosted an international art and media…

In a time when corruption continues to bleed the nation dry, artists across the Philippines are joining the Concerned Artists of the Philippines’ (CAP) campaign called KORAPTOBER. This movement transforms anger and frustration into creativity, calling out the systems of…

After a careful review and deliberation by a panel of judges composed of practicing documentary photographers, visual communications experts, and the local Walk Leader, “Tender Resilience” by Christopher D. Leyson was selected as the winning entry of the Scott Kelby’s Worldwide…

by Maruf ul Alam, Dhaka Bureau The international press agency, Pressenza, has officially commenced its operations in Bangladesh. The inauguration of Pressenza’s  Dhaka Bureau Office took place on Monday (October 27) at the Shafiqul Kabir Auditorium of the Dhaka Reporters Unity…

Special Report: The construction of the media agenda in the capital of the Movimiento Popular Neuquino (MPN) [Neuquén People’s Movement, the dominant local political party]. Kiñe | One. What information appears when I Google the name “Claude Staicos”? An official page titled “laverdaddemilo.com“.…

The 9th Chalachitram National Film Festival, rescheduled for  29 and 30 November 2025 at Jyoti Chitraban premises in the prehistoric city, will showcase nearly 40 acclaimed short features and documentaries. Organized by Chalachitram, a subsidiary of Vishwa Samvad Kendra- Assam…

by George Banez Picture our destination —  the tiny island of Rapu Rapu, just  22 mi (36km) from the port of Legazpi City on the western shores of Albay Gulf.  In 2013, it took us over three hours to reach it…

Geneva, 23 October 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the killing of Filipino scribe Noel Bellen Samar and demands justice for the bereaved family and media fraternity of the Philippines. Radio journalist Samar…