Cinemalaya Cinco at UP Film Institute

For those who missed the Cinemalaya Films screenings in Cultural Center of the Philippines, here’s your chance to catch them again. The UP Cineastes’ Studio in partnership with the UP Film Institute presents Cinemalaya Goes UP 5. Featuring the competing films of Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, this is a yearly event after the much attended showings at CCP. It will run from July 28 to 31, and August 3 to 4 at CineAdarna of UP Film Institute. Schedule: July 28,... Read More

Diving in Northern Mindanao

The Philippines, being the center of the coral triangle is known to have a very diverse and dense marine life, but save for Samal and Davao, the dive sites of Mindanao are rarely mentioned in the dive books or online sites. One of the underwater jewels of Mindanao is the diving spots in Northern Mindanao, specifically the waters surrounding the Agutayan Island known as Agutayan Marine Sanctuary, off the coast of Jasaan, Misamis Oriental. The island, virtually a sandbar is surrounded... Read More

2010 Philippine Holidays

Plan your 2010 trips ahead with the Malacañan announcement of holidays for next year. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Proclamation 1841 last Tuesday, declaring regular holidays, special non-working holidays, and special school holidays for 2010. The proclamation is in line with Republic Act 9492, which provides that all non-religious holidays be moved to the nearest Monday. Regular holidays covered by RA 9492 next year are: June 14 (Monday nearest June 12) – Independence... Read More

Cebu Pacific’s T3 Anniversary Sale

Cebu Pacific is celebrating their first year anniversary in Ninoy Aquino Terminal 3, with a 50% discount system-wide seat sale. The seat sale starts on July 22 up to July 24, 2009 and applies on all domestic and international flights. This is valid for travel from September 1 to November 30, 2009. For booking, visit their website www.cebupacificair.com. Viewed 8742 times by 3495 viewers  Read More

Travel Guide: Anawangin Cove

The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991 changed the landscape of Central Luzon, and among the changes is the emergence of a secluded cove dotted with Agoho trees on ash and sand mixture – the Anawangin Cove. Anawangin Cove is in the province of Zambales, facing the South China Sea. It can be reached via half an hour boat ride from Barangay Pundaquit or San Miguel in San Antonio, Zambales or via a four to six hours trek of Mt. Pundaquit. It used to be mountaineers’ secret... Read More

Cinemalaya 2009 Schedule of Showing

For the schedule of  2009 Cinemalaya Cinco Showing Click Here or see the itemize text schedule below. All roads lead to the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) on the fourth week of July for the biggest and much awaited independent film festival in the country – the Cinemalaya 2009. Billed as Cinemalaya Cinco and now on its fifth year, the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival is a project of the Cinemalaya Foundation, CCP, Film Development Council of the Philippines... Read More