Babu Kwan resto sizzles despite the crippling impact of COVID-19 pandemic
ILIGAN CITY ( MindaNews / 3 February) – While the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic ravaged the global economy forcing many businesses to shutdown,...
Oro Justice Society’s online art exhibit: “for the love of one’s right to life”
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 July) – “For the love of one’s right to life,” artists mostly from Northern Mindanao have mounted an online...
TULA: Bagong Bahagharì
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...
TULA: Takipsilim
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...
Celebrating Mindanao in the midst of a pandemic: face masks made of ‘Inaul’ and...
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 May) -- I have always been mystified by the woven fabrics of our Mindanawon weavers. This fascination to anything...
POETRY: The Morning Dew
(The rainy season has just come forth and every morning I see a few awesome dew desperately hanging on for dear life only to...
POETRY: Bathed in Amber Sunlight On Fajr
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...
POETRY: On the Mushaf I found Thee (And the House of Praise that Awaits...
(Warina Sushil A. Jukuy wrote this poem Friday night, 17 April 2020, for her younger sister, Wadrayna Jukuy – Dimafelix, a Muslim Tausug nurse-frontliner...
POETRY: Milton’s Child
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
(Redmoon of Bukidnon likes...
SONG: Alay sa mga Frontliners
https://youtu.be/0eFsfdFWhZ0
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...
TULA: Alay sa mga Frontliners sa COVID-19
(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...
Docu film on Marawi Siege aftermath premieres on March 20
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 March) -- The documentary film A House in Pieces will make its world premiere on March 20 during the...
Malong Day
Malong Day' on March 2, 2020 at the Mindanao State University main campus in Marawi City. The University Library started ‘Malong Day’ on March...
The Bauhaus gallery’s first exhibit: soil paintings by Talaandig artists
The Bauhaus at Dona Vicenta Village in Bajada, Davao City will launch its art gallery on February 20 with an exhibit of soil paintings...
REVIEW: “Mindanao” the movie: the script reduces an island so full of cultural and...
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 05 January) -- I finally had the chance to watch Brillante Mendoza's "Mindanao."
You have to give it to Judy Ann...
REVIEW: A Little Show Of Horrors: As diversion or defiance, the Philippine teleserye is suddenly...
MINDANEWS (08 December 2019) -- A year ago, Oscar Albayalde, who was still getting the hang of his appointment as the new chief of...
4 Mindanawons featured in Budayaw Festival visual arts exhibit in Kuching
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 November) – Four Mindanawons are representing the Philippines in the ongoing BIMP-EAGA Budayaw Festival in Kuching, Malaysia on November...
‘Look After’: Notes on Philippines’ visual arts and photography exhibits in Budayaw Festival 2019...
KUCHING, Malaysia (MindaNews / 20 November) -- ‘Look After’ is a phrasal verb that refers to act for the betterment of others – an...
Bathalad-Mindanao holds 23rd annual convention: A gathering of wordsmiths
By Raul G. Moldez
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 7 November) – Stormy weather and heavy pouring of rains did not deter the Binisaya writers coming...
Arnel Villegas’ “Forest Images 5” exhibit opens Oct 23
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...
UP Mindanao’s Koro Kantahanay performs at MusiKapayapaan
Koro Kantahanay, the resident choir group of the University of the Philippines (UP) Mindanao, was one of 52 choirs -- and the only one...
Brewing Art, Brewing Culture
Artist Rameer A. Tawasil welcomes guests at the opening on Sunday, October 6, of a group exhibit titled “Brewing Art, Brewing Culture” at the...
MindaArt (10 of 10): FLUJOS (Flows) by the Gallery of the Peninsula and 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,...
MindanaoArt (9 of 10): COLORS OF THE EARTH by Talaandig Soil Painters
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,...
MindanaoArt (8 of 10): COLLECTIVE EXPRESSIONS by Likha-Karaga
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,...
MindanaoArt (7 of 10). RECENT CRESCENT by Capitol University Museum of Three Cultures
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,...
MindanaoArt (6 of 10). LEAVING & LIVING by Tabula Rasa
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,...
MindanaoArt (5 of 10): THE SILENT WITNESS by Piguras Davao
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,...
MindanaoArt (4 of 10): CONVERGENCE by Gallery Down South
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,...
MindanaoArt: a momentous event for Mindanawon Artists
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 October) -- Waters. What would Mindanao be without its waters especially the sea that surrounds the main island and...
MindanaoArt (3 of 10): Datu Bago Gallery Cafe (DCNHS Senior High Lab)
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,...
MindanaoArt (2 of 10): THE TWINNING OF CREATION AND DESTRUCTION by Bintana Art Gallery
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,...
MindanaoArt (1 of 10). MEANDER by Art Portal Gallery for Contemporary 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,...
Where is Mindanao in the Philippine art scene? Visit the 1st Mindanao Art Fair...
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 October) – “Where is Mindanao in the Philippine art scene? Is there such a thing as Mindanao art?”
Visit Davao...
ART TALK: Traversing the River of Creative Generations
(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...
Renowned art personalities to share expertise in MindanaoArt
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...
Dabawenya is first Philippine-based artist featured by Etsy
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 August) – A Dabawenya has become the first Philippine-based artist featured by Etsy, “a global marketplace for unique and...
PERSONAL ACCOUNT: A mere mention or photo of my work in one of the...
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 August) -- So thrilled that I finally get to share this secret with you: Etsy published a feature on...
French Film Festival starts July 17 at the Cinematheque Davao
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 July) – The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will stage the three-day 24th French Film Festival at...
A SOJOURNER’S VIEW: FILM REVIEWS: The Nanny/Yaya Story
Many Filipinos who enjoy watching films that do not insult their intelligence are sighing with relief now that the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF)...
Mindanawon filmmakers urged to use films as tools for peacebuilding
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 Dec) -- Mindanawon filmmakers must produce more films that promote peacebuilding to correct the negative stereotypes about Mindanao due...
CURATOR’S NOTES: Handuraw Marawi: Bearing witness to war
By Leonardo Rey Cariño
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 30 Nov) – The modern age is accustomed to graphic images of war. From Francisco...
REVIEW: IPAG mounts Gervacio’s Datu Mankalasi: Explorations of folklore versus reality
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 22 Nov) – The plight of the Lumad, in particular, the Agusanon Manobo, took center stage when the Mindanao State...
KURI-KURI: Lanao Art Makes A Splash in The Big Apple
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...
Bangsamoro film wins 2 top prizes at World Premieres festival
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 05 July) – “Daughters of Three Tailed Banner,” the first part of multi-awarded Bangsamoro filmmaker Gutierrez “Teng” Mangansakan’s film, “Moro2mrw, “...
Identifying heritage in canvas
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...
Kuntaw Mindanaw off to Uzbekistan for Asian music fest
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...
A glimpse of the world’s folklore
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/ 14 August) -- How did a small city in Mindanao get to be host to an event that brings in over...