PCC honors The Outstanding Pilgrimians 2023ย on 75thย Diamond Foundation Anniversary

Pilgrim Christian College (PCC) honoredย ๐“๐ก๐žย ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ย ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ฌย (๐“๐Ž๐)ย ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ž๐ฌย ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ย on the occasion of the school’s 75th Diamond Foundation Anniversary. The Awarding Ceremony was held Friday, November 24, 2023 at the PCC Auditorium. The Outstanding Pilgrimians (TOP) 2023 are the following: Dr. Fausto S. Abella (Collโ€™09/PEโ€™23) for Business Education; Rev. Cleto P. Bacarro, Jr. (HSโ€™84) for Religious Vocation; Eiko Hazel Acuรฑa-Belsky (HSโ€™73) for Global Filipino Professional; Hon. Vergito …

Introducing the Amazing Men & Women of Cagayan de Oro City

Here, at long last, is a primer for the younger generation of Kagay-anons, as well as those of us, getting up in years, who could be a tad wiser after going through this book, about who those pioneers who made our city were. Gwendolyn Ramos Garcia relates how she came up with the idea for โ€œThe Amazing …

City Council honors Liceo Music Conservatory Professors

The Cagayan de Oro City Council honored two music professors of the Liceo de Cagayan Conservatory of Music, Theatre and Dance on November 22, 2023 with commendation for their outstanding achievements in classical music which placed Cagayan de Oro in the World Music Map. Resolution No. 14729-2023 in the 20thย City Council (Sangguniang Panlungsod) of Cagayan …

First Kagay-anon Full-Length Film in decades garners multiple awards in FACINE 30

The first Kagay-anon full-length film written, produced, and directed by Kagay-anons in decades has garnered multiple awards in a prestigious film festival in the USA. In an online post dated November 15, 2023, San Francisco,  The Filipino Arts & Cinema International (FACINE) which concluded its 30th year last Sunday, November 12, announced its tiered citations – Gold, …

XU Press Poetry Anthology nominated as finalist in two prestigious national book awards

An anthology of poems by Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan Department of English Language and Literature Faculty Member Dr. Arlene J. Yandug has been nominated as a finalist in two prestigious national book awards. “Coming Home to the Island: poems”ย has been selected as one of five finalists in both theย Best Book of Poetry in Englishย category by theย 41st National Book …

Zamboangueรฑo Filmmaker competes in 36th Tokyo Intโ€™l Film Festival

Theย Gospel of the Beastย of award-winning directorย Sheron Dayocย from Zamboanga City, Philippines, is competing at this yearโ€™sย 36th Tokyo International Film Festivalย (TIFF) from October 23-November 1, 2023. The Tokyo International Film Festival is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. According to FIAPF statistics, it is one of Asia’s competitive film festivals, …

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A professional lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines-Diliman has adopted an interesting tack in historiography through the art of two Japanese soldiers stationed in the Philippines during World War II. ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ฅ Ian ๐”๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐ฎ๐šโ€™s lectureย  The Afterlives of Art: Problematizing the Anti-War Message proposes the creation of a space …

Liceo Music Conservatory Professors featured in Lyric Opera double bill

Two of the celebrity professors of  Liceo Conservatory of Music, Theatre & Dance will feature in a double bill of the Lyric Opera of the Philippines and Hong Kong Opera Tutti next month. Professors Horst-Hans Bรคcker and Cipriano M. de Guzman Jr. are joining the cast and crew of the double-billed opera โ€œCavalleria Rusticana/I Pagliacciโ€ …

Association of Cagayan de Oro Symphony Orchestra holds first general assembly

The Cagayan de Oro Symphony Orchestra is professionalizing its management with the organization of an association tasked with overseeing its human and financial resources, scheduling and production; negotiating and fulfilling contracts with musicians, venues, and vendors; and managing the details of the orchestra’s recording, electronic media, and outreach projects. During the first general assembly of …

Xavier Ateneo Hosts CCP Lakbay Sine

By Tito Mike Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan will host the Cultural Center of the Philippines Lakbay Cine on October 11-14, 2023 at the Xavier Ateneo Downtown Campus. Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts partnered with the CCP Film, Broadcast, and New Media Division featuring the best of Cinemalaya Films, intensive workshops and masterclasses by …