26-year-old Jade Canilao was so excited to try a new adventure— flying an ultralight plane. But little did she know, she’s bound for more excitement. Her boyfriend Adriane Brent Castro, 30, planned something very special and Jade was clueless. “I planned it with her elder sister. We made it as if it’s their family outing …
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Justine Dizon
Minalin man restores bikes, keeps family tradition alive
For almost two years, young Arbie and his family have lived in the dark in the small town of Minalin, Pampanga. Financial constraints prevented them from paying their piled up electric bill resulting in disconnection. His dad, a mechanic, would juggle vehicle and motorcycle repair works to put food on the table and get through …
Multidisciplinary artist creates performative art pieces to celebrate Mother’s Day
Thinking about giving your moms something special this Mother’s Day? You might want to try this performative artwork created by multidisciplinary Kapampangan artist Ruston Banal. Banal has released a 100-edition-copy sculpture of his personal tribute to the nurturing character of a mother called Inda, the Kapampangan word for mother. The artwork is made entirely in …
Bale Herencia owner wants property out of the cultural list
The proprietor says he never asked for the house to be declared as Important Cultural Property (ICP). If you’ve been to Angeles’ heritage district, you might have passed by an ancestral house full of shops located at the corner of Sto. Rosario and Lakandula streets. It once housed a restaurant, a noodle bar, a laundry, …
Kalinguan Tane Ing Lutu Nang Ima, Sangkan, bag most awards in CineKabalen 8.5
CineKabalen 8.5 Film Festival was really a game changer. From the way the films were screened, expanding the competition through the introduction of a new category, up to the discovery of new Kapampangan talents. This year’s virtual edition of the region’s largest independent film festival led us to know more about what Kapampangan and Central …
Kapampangan youth rises to the challenge and starts building community pantries this pandemic
It just started with a simple initiative done by University of the Philippines student AP Non in Maginhawa, Quezon City and it took social media by storm. In less than a week, the Maginhawa Community Pantry, which operates in the basic socialist principle “From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs” …
“Household lockdown” in Pampanga: what you need to know
Despite not being part of the NCR Plus bubble, stricter health and safety measures are also up in the province to curb the spread of COVID-19. The provincial government of Pampanga has extended the imposition of the Executive Order No. 05 – 2021 also known as the “household lockdown” until April 15, 2021 due to …
CineKabalen is back, and you can watch 14 films online for free
Not even the pandemic can stop us from telling our stories inspired by our beautiful province and the rest of Central Luzon. Despite a minor setback last year due to the Luzon-wide lockdown, the largest independent film festival in the region is now up and about and it will be purely online. CineKabalen Film Festival …
Astrophotographer captures out-of-this-world images from Mt. Arayat, other places
A majestic photo of Mount Arayat has been making rounds on the internet for quite some time now but it seems there’s a lot of beauty to explore through the lens of Kapampangan astrophotographer John David Guevarra. He started falling in love with photography in 2013 when his brother-in-law gifted him a digital single-lens reflex …
#See360: This hotel in Pampanga is made of shipping containers
Most of us probably have seen and tried dining at food parks made of container vans or shipping containers. But how many of us have already slept inside them? Yes, you read that right. You can actually sleep inside shipping containers– minus of course the fear of getting suffocated. Hotel Snow, located in Angeles City, …