The Museo ni Jose Rizal of Calamba in Laguna, Dapitan in Zamboanga del Norte, and Fort Santiago inside the historical Walled City of Intramuros in Manila are commemorating the Philippine hero’s 159th birth anniversary on June 19, 2020, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic.
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Jose Rizal-inspired Youth Art Contest to launch on hero’s 159th birthday eve
A Youth Artwork Competition inspired by Philippine national hero Jose Rizal is set to launch on the eve of the hero’s birth anniversary in June.
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LOOK: Pinoy Jeepney signboard-inspired designer energy drink cans
The iconic Pinoy jeepney’s colorful signboards have inspired design fonts and mock soda cans for the “King of the Philippine roads”. A Filipino designer based in Laguna province used the Cubao FREE and Quiapo FREE fonts to put together designs for PASADA Energy Drinks as a tribute to the drivers of jeepneys that continue to […]
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ARC is 1st Filipino gin to mix-in pomelo, dalandan, ilang-ilang and sampaguita
ARC (short for Archipelago) Botanical Gin is earning raves as the first Filipino gin drink to mix 28 plants, fruits, and flowers including pomelo, dalandan, and sampaguita. The Laguna-based Full Circle Craft Distillers Co.’s flagship drink in July bagged the Gold at the prestigious 2019 Spirit Awards, besting 977 spirits and mixers in the annual […]
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Google Doodle celebrates Jose Rizal’s 158th birth anniversary
The Google Doodle for June 19 celebrates the 158th birth anniversary of Filipino hero Jose Rizal. The popular internet browser’s home page displays an image of Jose Rizal with his words that inspired the Philippine nationalist movement. The Doodle featuring the 19th century author also includes a quill pen, described by Google as “a powerful […]
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Calamba’s Jose Rizal Museum recaptures history with naturally-derived paints
The Jose Rizal Museum in Calamba hosted an art workshop using naturally-derived paints – much like what the Filipino hero used in 19th century Philippines. The Museo ni Jose Rizal’s two-day “Malikhaing Rizal” Summer Art Workshop and Exhibits featured paintings created with pigments made from scratch using raw materials like coffee, annatto, charcoal, blue ternate, […]
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Calamba leads 11 Philippine Cities in South East Asia’s cleanest
Calamba in Laguna province is leading 11 Philippine cities marked as having the cleanest air in Southeast Asia. The Philippines, recognized by the United Nations for its environmental efforts, was listed in the 2018 World Air Quality Report released by Greenpeace. The March 2019 report studied the measurements of fine particles known as PM2.5, that […]
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