Events & Entertainment
Colorful Opening Ceremony Marks 2nd Edition of Inaul Festival
Inaul Festival is a week-long celebration that promotes the colorful Inaul fabric that reflects the vibrance of the Maguindanaon culture, together with the weavers who painstakingly created them. Inaul is Maguindanao's local hand-woven fabric. It is a treasured cultural tradition as it captures the Maguindanao symbol of distinction and royalty and is passed from mothers to daughters. This year's festival revolves...
Dancing Violinist: Davao City’s Awe Inspiring Lad
What if Classical Music and Aerobic moves combines? Well, the Dancing Violinist done it all. I attended an ASEAN Community Forum in our local city last March 6, 2015. The ASEAN forum was held in the University of Mindanao, Davao City. During the ASEAN Community Forum, John Wesley Valdez, a local young violinist was invited to perform. And he did an...
Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan: Experience of a First-Timer
"Taga-Davao ba jud ka?!" is the usual response I get when I mention my distaste for Durian or the fact that I've never witnessed a Kadayawan celebration on the streets. However, I decided to change the latter and experience an actual Indak-indak sa Kadalanan. The Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan is a Kadayawan tradition that celebrates the diverse cultures of our region....
Heneral Luna: A Revival Of A Forgotten Hero
“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi What Gandhi once said holds true to what the whole cast and crew of the film ‘Heneral Luna’ did for us, which will unquestionably, leave its mark in our history. They have braved the tide of the...
Music, Art and Style at Abreeza Mall by Style Origin
Music, art and style highlights the Style Origin 2016 showing the works of Filipino designers, as well as retail brands last Friday, July 30 at Abreeza Mall Activity Center. Celebrity guest Jake Ejercito, the son of former president Joseph “Erap” Estrada, walked the runway in on-trend picks from Abreeza mall merchants that reflect on-trend aesthetics and timeless appeal. Aside from the...
“I Heart Davao” Pilot wins Viewers, Trends on Twitter
GMA’s newest rom-com primetime series “I Heart Davao,” featuring Davao City and marks the return of Carla Abella together with Benjamin Alves and Tom Rodriguez debuted on a high note last Monday (June 26) and scored 7.5% based on AGB Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement (Nutam). Aside from winning the ratings game, “I Heart Davao” also won the hearts...
Rock Bottom Restobar invests in Davao
The opening of Rock Bottom RestoBar, an entertainment establishment located at Prime Square Compound along Torres St., is expected to add more excitement to the city as a tourism destination. “We will be opening our doors to the public beginning June 30,” RockBottom RestoBar Managing Partner and General Manager Dave Carillo, Jr. said yesterday. The bar and restaurant has dedicated...
Fifty Shades of Grey: Ethical Morbid
Welcome to the new generation where hot, steaming, erotic films are suggested by the film makers that should be highly accepted by the society, without moral constraint. On February 13, 2015 the controversial film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, the first of the trilogy novel by E.L. James, under the direction of Sam Taylor-Johnson was released. Rumors had it...
