Eight Philippine Ambassadors to Europe visited Iloilo from January 14 to 15 to discover how they can better promote Iloilo, and the Western Visayas Region as a whole, as a tourism and investment destination. Iloilo, home to well-preserved Spanish-era Baroque churches, turn-of-the-century ancestral houses, a rich culinary tradition and the Dinagyang festival, is also fast transforming itself into a business hub with the construction of a convention center and other commercial ... Read more

Renowned Filmmaker Lav Diaz´s film “Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis” (A Lullaby for the Sorrowful Mystery) has been chosen to compete in the Main Competition section of the Berlin International Film Festival 2016 (Berlinale). The movie is about the history of Filipinos and boasts of having the biggest cast ensemble in current Philippine film history. Diaz describes it as “a marriage of history, literature and mythology.” The eight-hour black and white masterpiece is set to have its world premiere on 18 ... Read more