Magkikita-kita pa rin tayong mulî Magsásalu-salong dî nagmámadalî Sa pinagdaanan babangon, babawi. Ang dî nakadalaw at dî nakauwî Ang maglalakbáy pa sa malayong lahì Makararatíng din nang maluwalhatì. Ang dilím ng ulap ngayó’y nahahawì. Ang luhà sa matá at ngitî
Paano ko masasambit At inyong maririnig Ako’y nalulungkot Ako’y natatakot Mahirap mang aminin Unti-unting tumatakas na lakas Mga ala-alang kipkip sa diwa Nagbibigay ng ngiti, masasayang gunita Unti-unting tinatangay ng hangin Yugto sa aking buhay na takipsilim Paano sasambitin At
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 May) — I have always been mystified by the woven fabrics of our Mindanawon weavers. This fascination to anything indigenously woven can all be traced back to my childhood. My aunt used to be an
(The rainy season has just come forth and every morning I see a few awesome dew desperately hanging on for dear life only to be dried up later and vanished as the sun lords over the earth. I thought of
Subhan Allah! Not blinding at all Oh never! Squinting I gaze in awe through eyes half-closed Bathed in heavenly glow Making me smile Softly feeling blessed! Majestic! No wonder Allah made an oath Benedicting fajr “By the dawn” at 89th!
(Warina Sushil A. Jukuy wrote this poem Friday night, 17 April 2020, for her younger sister, Wadrayna Jukuy – Dimafelix, a Muslim Tausug nurse-frontliner in New Jersey in the United States, who is now “slowly but surely on her 19th
Find me a womb of meanings for frigid verses This nomad awaits the birth of night The dark hides the pain of pains At daybreak let me smell the dew before it leaves with the breath of the morning wind
Manggagamot pawiin ang sakit ng bayang nagdurusa sa salot , walang patid Buhay ng tao ngayo’y nawawaglit Isang kisap mata’y tapos na Buhay ng tao nasa panganib isang kisap mata’y tapos na Manggagamot lunasan ang sakit Ibuhos ang talino sa
(Para sa kawani sa kalusugan, lansangan, basurero, panadero/a, taga palengke, boluntaryo, tagapagpaganap sa barangay, social workers, taga gawa ng batas, nagpapatupad ng batas, bumubutas sa batas, pamilya ng mga pumanaw at lumalaban na wag pumanaw, tagadasal, nagsusulat at naglalathala, nagugutom
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 March) — The documentary film A House in Pieces will make its world premiere on March 20 during the inaugural edition of the DaangDokyu Film Festival. The world premiere will be held on Friday, March
Malong Day’ on March 2, 2020 at the Mindanao State University main campus in Marawi City. The University Library started ‘Malong Day’ on March 11 last year to celebrate International Women’s Month and to honor the versatile Meranaw malong whose
The Bauhaus at Dona Vicenta Village in Bajada, Davao City will launch its art gallery on February 20 with an exhibit of soil paintings by Lumads (Indigenous Peoples) from Bukdinon. “Romance with Soil,” which will run from February 20 to
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 05 January) — I finally had the chance to watch Brillante Mendoza’s “Mindanao.” You have to give it to Judy Ann Santos: Her acting was very, very good. The cinematography including animation was beautifully done. But
MINDANEWS (08 December 2019) — A year ago, Oscar Albayalde, who was still getting the hang of his appointment as the new chief of the Philippine National Police, the enforcer of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, declared how unhappy
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 November) – Four Mindanawons are representing the Philippines in the ongoing BIMP-EAGA Budayaw Festival in Kuching, Malaysia on November 19 to 23.[] Visual artists Abraham Ambo Garcia Jr. of Davao City, Al-Nezzar Buday Ali of
KUCHING, Malaysia (MindaNews / 20 November) — ‘Look After’ is a phrasal verb that refers to act for the betterment of others – an act of doing after generating empathy towards a fellow human being and to the greater community.
By Raul G. Moldez ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 7 November) – Stormy weather and heavy pouring of rains did not deter the Binisaya writers coming from various parts of Mindanao to gather under one roof on October 26, 2019. After
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 October) – “Forest Images 5,” pen-and-ink artist Arnel Villegas’ 15th solo exhibit, opens at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23 at the 3rd floor of the Abreeza Mall. Proceeds from the October 23 to 30
Koro Kantahanay, the resident choir group of the University of the Philippines (UP) Mindanao, was one of 52 choirs — and the only one from Mindanao — invited to perform at the Philippine Madrigal Singers or the Madz’s “MusiKapayapaan: Madz
Artist Rameer A. Tawasil welcomes guests at the opening on Sunday, October 6, of a group exhibit titled “Brewing Art, Brewing Culture” at the Dennis Coffee Garden along San Juan Road in Baliwasan, Zamboanga City. The exhibit, which runs from
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6, 2019 (Exhibit Notes from MindanaoArt) The Gallery of the Peninsula and the Archipelago
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., October 5 and 6, 2019 (Exhibit notes from MindanaoArt) CURATORIAL NOTES: Exhibit Title: Colors of the Earth
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6, 2019 (Exhibit Notes from MindanaoArt) LIKHA-KARAGA BACKGROUND FACTS and CURATORIAL NOTES LIKHA-KARAGA, is
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6, 2019 (Exhibit Notes from MindanaoArt) TITLE: RECENT CRESCENT: A photo and performance art
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6, 2019 (Exhibit Notes from MindanaoArt) BACKGROUND, EXHIBIT NOTES, AND PROFILE ARTISTS OF TABULA
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6, 2019 (Exhibit Notes from MindanaoArt) PIGURAS DAVAO GROUP PROFILE & EXHIBIT NOTES The
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6, 2019 (Exhibit Notes from MindanaoArt) CONVERGENCE Mindanao and friends by the Gallery Down
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 October) — Waters. What would Mindanao be without its waters especially the sea that surrounds the main island and its islets, the lakes (from where the name Mindanao comes from as danao or ranao or
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6, 2019 (Exhibit Notes from MindanaoArt) Notes on Datu Bago Gallery Café An Art
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6, 2019 (Exhibit Notes from MindanaoArt) BINTANA ART GALLERY NCCC Victoria Mall, Davao City Gallery Profile:
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6, 2019 (Exhibit Notes from MindanaoArt) Flows and Flux in the Davao Arts Scene
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 October) – “Where is Mindanao in the Philippine art scene? Is there such a thing as Mindanao art?” Visit Davao City on October 5 and 6 for the 1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit (MindanaoArt)
(Curatorial notes for the 1st Mindanao Art Fair, Exhibit, and Conference) Headwaters emanate from above, higher than where many of us are. These trickle down in brooks and streams until they converge in rivers that bring the water to the
The first ever Mindanao Art Fair, Exhibit, and Conference (MindanaoArt 2019) slated this October 4-6, 2019 gathers not just Mindanao artists at the Gaisano Mall of Davao Atrium but also brings in personalities who have made their name in visual
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 August) – A Dabawenya has become the first Philippine-based artist featured by Etsy, “a global marketplace for unique and creative goods” and “home to a universe of special, extraordinary items, from unique handcrafted pieces to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 August) — So thrilled that I finally get to share this secret with you: Etsy published a feature on me and the work I do at the Etsy blog today!!! And so mag drama na
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 July) – The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will stage the three-day 24th French Film Festival at the Cinematheque Centre Davao where the Dabawenyos can watch eight award-winning French films for free from
Many Filipinos who enjoy watching films that do not insult their intelligence are sighing with relief now that the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is finally over. Except perhaps for one film (Sunset Paradise, which predictably won most of the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 Dec) — Mindanawon filmmakers must produce more films that promote peacebuilding to correct the negative stereotypes about Mindanao due to armed conflict, Rudolph Ian ALama,director of the recently concluded 16th Mindanao Film Festival (MFF) said
By Leonardo Rey Cariño CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 30 Nov) – The modern age is accustomed to graphic images of war. From Francisco Goya’s series of etchings The disasters of War to Picasso’s Guernica, art has the ability
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 22 Nov) – The plight of the Lumad, in particular, the Agusanon Manobo, took center stage when the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology’s (MSU-IIT) resident theatre company, the Integrated Performing Arts Guild (IPAG), mounted the
I follow the night Can’t stand the light When will I begin My life again? (“One Day I’ll Fly Away”) It is perhaps providential that an art exhibit that showcases the exquisite artistic tradition of the Philippine South would soon
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 05 July) – “Daughters of Three Tailed Banner,” the first part of multi-awarded Bangsamoro filmmaker Gutierrez “Teng” Mangansakan’s film, “Moro2mrw, “ won the Grand Jury Prize and Best Artistic Achievement awards in the main competition of World
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/06 October) — What makes art Filipino? That’s an inquiry posed by art critic and curator Virgilio Cuizon during a one day workshop and exhibit in The Royal Mandaya Hotel last Friday. Cuizon said the process of identifying
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/25 August) — A Mindanawon performing group will be flying to Uzbekistan to represent the country in one of Central Asia’s biggest music festivals. Kuntaw Mindanao, a group from Tagum City, Davao del Norte will be among the
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/ 14 August) — How did a small city in Mindanao get to be host to an event that brings in over 200 performers from nine different countries? A simple answer can be drawn from an existing network
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/03 July) — It’s absolutely far-out, both in terms of concept and exhibition. Count in its location and isolation. But painter Jon Honculada’s home is a product of art itself and of no surprise if it became a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/04 May) — Besides entertainment, the purpose that dance has long served included conveying ideas, emotions, and messages that no other medium can communicate dramatically, if not clearly. But the theatrical complexities that comprise dance often make it
