ANG KALAYAAN NI ROBIN (Pilipino Reporter, April 24, 1998)

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Source:  Pilipino Reporter Magazine

April 24, 1998

Article written by Efren Montano

Photos by Bing Jabadan & Danny Bacolod

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SI RONNIE POE, ANG HARI (Pilipino Reporter, September 23, 1990)

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(An excerpt from an article written by Joe Lad Santos published

in Pilipino Reporter Magasin on May 21, 1988)

Pilipino Reporter, September 23, 1990

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PRIZE WINNING PBA PHOTOS (Pilipino Reporter, December 9, 1989)

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Source:  Pilipino Reporter Magazine

December 9, 1989

(Compiled by Joe Lad Santos & Boying Capistrano)

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KAPAG SINABI NG HARI, HINDI NABABALI (Pilipino Reporter, July 17, 1994)

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Pilipino Reporter, July 17, 1994

"Movie Eye" column by Boy Silverio

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MOPPA FIRST PRIZE PHOTO OF EDU & VILMA (Pilipino Reporter, October 21, 1989)

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Source:  Pilipino Reporter Magazine

October 21, 1989

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FILMFEST FIASCO: SHAME, HORROR, HONOR & TRUTH (Pilipino Reporter, July 17, 1994)

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Source:  Pilipino Reporter Magazine

July 17, 1994

Article written by Feliciano V. Maragay & Boy A. Silverio

Photos by Bert Terceno, Rodel Rotoni & Ric Isidro

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PUNYAL NA GINTO (1933), FIRST FILIPINO TALKING MOTION PICTURE

Punyal Na Ginto (1933)

(Malayan Movies, starring Alma Bella, Carlos Padilla, Paco Zamora, Tina del Rosario, Naty Bernardo, Ramon Estella, directed by Jose Nepomuceno)

Source:  Pelikula (Isang Sanaysay Tungkol Sa Pelikulang Pilipino)

Sinulat ni Bienvenido L. Lumbera

Sentrong Pangkultura Ng Pilipinas, 1990

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PHILIPPINE FESTIVALS #12: TAWO-TAWO FESTIVAL

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TAWO-TAWO FESTIVAL

3rd week of December/ Bayawan City, Negros Oriental

The Tawo-Tawo Festival is celebrated annually every month of December in Negros Oriental.  Street dancing and showdown competitions are held the day before the fiesta, which is joined by hundreds of visitors both local and foreign.  They celebrate the scarecrows (tawo-tawo) through paper mache higantes and guardians of the town's crops.  (Photography by Charlie Sindiong).

Source:  DOT website

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PHILIPPINE FESTIVALS #11: HIGANTES FESTIVAL

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HIGANTES FESTIVAL

3rd week of November/ Angono, Rizal

The Higantes Festival, Angono's joyous fiesta in honor of San Clemente whose image, resplendent in papal vestment, is borne by male devotees during a procession accompanied by "parehadoras" (devotees dressed in colorful local costumes, wooden shoes and carrying boat paddles and "higantes" giant paper mache effigies.  The street event culminates in a fluvial procession in Laguna de Bay amidst revelry that continues until the image is brought back to its sanctuary.  (Photography by Dave Deluria).

Source:   DOT website

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PHILIPPINE FESTIVALS #10: MASSKARA FESTIVAL

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MASSKARA FESTIVAL

2nd week of October/ Bacolod City

The "Masskara Festival" which made Bacolod famous all over and celebrated annually every month of October, began as an event to "inspire the locals to face the hard times with a smiling face."  Thus masks with smiling faces are worn by locals and visitors alike who join the parade.  Street dancing, drum beating, drinking, eating and just being merry - all these shows the resiliency of Negrenses and their zest for life.  (Photo courtesy of the Department of Tourism/George Tapan).

Source:  DOT website

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