Culture and Arts Notebook
The Mountain Exhales: Thirty Years of Panagbenga
by Andrelyn B. Gayudan, Maybeline F. Nacis, and Ruther Ray C. Ruado When the calendar turns its page to February, Baguio City exhales, and the world holds its breath. The “City of Pines” sheds its emerald solitude, trading its heavy…
Bathala: The Sacred Worldview of the Tagalog Culture
The Center for Humanist Studies of the Americas (CEHA) is honored to present an upcoming cultural program entitled “Bathala – The Myth of the Tagalog People,” which will be held on March 29 at 10:00 a.m. in Punta de Vacas.…
NCCA and UP Manila Chorale stage a musical homage to National Artists for Music
Honoring the enduring legacy of the country’s National Artists for Music, the University of the Philippines Manila Chorale (UPMC), in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), proudly presents the restaging of Tanglaw: Pamana ng Himig…
NCCA showcases women-led artistry through the ARTE BABAE exhibit
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) officially opened the ARTE BABAE: An Exhibition of Women Traditional Artisans Exhibit last March 18, 2026, at the Likhang Filipino (Gallery 1), Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), Pasay…
PEC expresses concern over the sealing of the UNI office in Delhi
Geneva/Delhi, 22 March 2026: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses concern over sealing of the office of United News of India (UNI, one of the country’s oldest news agencies) in New Delhi on Friday…
PBF 2026: Celebrating Filipino Stories, Authors, and Literacy
The National Book Development Board (NBDB) held its fourth edition of the Philippine Book Festival (PBF) from March 12 to 15 at the Mega Trade Hall of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City. This year’s theme is Gubat ng Karunungan, Rainforest…
An Ode and Elegy for Jürgen Habermas: In Gratitude and Remembrance
by Genevieve Balance Kupang I. The First Encounter I met you not in Frankfurt, not in Starnberg’s quiet light, but in the humid heart of Manila, where the air was thick with the scent of mimeographed pages and the restless…
It takes longer to pay the jeepney fare than to kill a man
“If you destroy my country, I will kill you,” and people died. I sat beside the jeepney driver. The signage was MRT Highway, Welcome Rotonda, and Quiapo-España. I placed my bag on my lap. Inside was my copy of Patricia…
Farewell, my departed friends….
It was shocking and heartbreaking news, even for an emotionless creature like me. Within a few days, we have lost at least three AECian friends because of ailments. Their untimely demise was highlighted and mourned in the WhatsApp group (created…
Blooms of Gratitude: Honoring the Flower Growers Behind Panagbenga Festival
by Genevieve Balance Kupang Every February, Baguio City transforms into a living canvas of chrysanthemums, gladioli, roses, asters, orchids, among others. A million petals sway in the highland breeze. Panagbenga, the Baguio Flower Festival, derives its name from the Kankanaey…
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