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Read more about the article Tagum City is the ‘Marching Showband Capital’ of PHL
Drummers, Trumpeters, and Music Guards gather to support and have a share of the city’s celebration, being declared as the country’s Marching Showband Capital. This growing community of Tagum is a result of the many programs employed by the city government to help them find a place in the progress of the city. (Leo Timogan/CIO Tagum)

Tagum City is the ‘Marching Showband Capital’ of PHL

Apart from being known as the Palm City Capital of the South, Tagum City has earned a new feat, this time, as the Marching Showband Capital of the Philippines.

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Read more about the article PH’s best regional films to take stage in Nabunturan
CINEMA REHIYON 9. Nabunturan Independent Film Exhibition (NABIFILMEX) Festival Director, Atty. Karen S. Malaki announces that Nabunturan will be the first municipality to host the Cinema Rehiyon. Malaki said in a press conference on Monday, July 31, the film festival is an opportunity to showcase the talent and skills of Nabunturanon filmmakers and as well as filmmakers from other regions of the country. The ninth edition of the annual national film festival will be held on August 22-27, where the best regional films will be screened for free in Nabunturan, Compostela Valley province. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

PH’s best regional films to take stage in Nabunturan

Best regional films from all over the country is set to take stage in an open-air community screening in Nabunturan town, Compostela Valley province.

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Read more about the article NCCA strengthens ‘culture and arts for the society’
(From left to right) Renee Talavera, NCCA Section Head Cultural Community and Training Arts Section, Rico Pableo, NCCA Executive Director, and John Bengan, NCLA Executive Council Member (Evan Michael Clerigo/davaotoday.com)

NCCA strengthens ‘culture and arts for the society’

Highlighting the role of Philippine arts and culture in the country’s development, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has put up a promotional program to fit the framework of the Philippine Development Plan: AmBisyon Natin.

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Read more about the article Music album for homegrown composers pushed? in Tagum City bootcamp?
A group performs before the rest of the participants their song composition about Tagum City. The Songwriting Bootcamp is aimed to hone the musical ingenuities of the youth of Tagum City especially in the aspect of songwriting. Photos by Roy Banias/CIO Tagum

Music album for homegrown composers pushed? in Tagum City bootcamp?

The city government of Tagum successfully held its first-ever Tagumpay Songwriting Bootcamp aimed at producing a multi-genre album, showcasing the city’s homegrown musical composers.

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Read more about the article Filipino films highlight unsung heroes, stories of World War II
UNTOLD STORIES. Bani Logroño, a writer and director from Spyron-AV Manila says that WWII stories are one of the most inspiring stories in history and yet a lot of people do not know about it. In Wednesday's at Habi at Kape press conference in Davao City, Logroño promoted the films which he said are stories of unsung Filipino heroes.(Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

Filipino films highlight unsung heroes, stories of World War II

Two films were shown Monday, July 4, at the Abreeza Mall as part of their advocacy called “Bring the Roadshow to the Youth”, to share stories of unknown Filipino WWII heroes through historical films and documentaries to as many cities around the country as possible.

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