Excellence thrives where it is practiced consistently. Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCPPI)—the exclusive manufacturer of PepsiCo beverages in the country—recently honored three outstanding employees with this year’s Gold Crown Awards. This recognition is awarded to employees for demonstrating professional dedication in line with PCPPI’s ICARE Values, which stands for Integrity and Innovation, Care and Respect, Empowerment and Excellence. The three awardees for this year are (in photo, from left to right) Faith Marie M. Zacal of from PCPPI’s Cagayan De Oro plant, Lucky J. Mallari from the Central Luzon Operations (CLO) and Jona Marie S. Rollan from the Davao manufacturing facility. Of the awardees, PCPPI president and chief executive officer Frederick D. Ong said, “Our people remain at the core of what makes us proud to be part of PCPPI. The Gold Crown Awards allow us as one team to acknowledge the exceptional contributions of our employees.” He added, “Jona, Lucky, and Fa
It’s been 30 years, but Himala the movie by the late Ishmael
Bernal written by Ricky Lee is still an immortal icon in Philippine Cinema, it
star no less but the Superstar Nora Aunor as the iconic Elsa, the lady from
Cupang who brought many changes because of a miracle she witness.
This 2018, Sandbox Collective with 9 Works Theatrical is
bringing once again the intense and dramatic stage version of this film, it
features a new set of cast mostly young and proven powerful in delivering
performance on stage.
Ed Lacson is directing this 2018 stage version, he is
putting a lot of new things in this production that is extremely new to all
theater fanatics.
“We’re trying something very different from typical musical
theater, were experimenting on not using any lapel, not doing choreography,
it’s a big risk and at the same time it excite me as the director as well as
the cast. “ Lacson said.
Master writer Ricky Lee is happy and excited for this year’s
staging of Himala, he find it more dramatic and not far from his movie version.
“Mas gusto ko yung magiging treatment nila sa musical, I
think mas totoo yun sa spirit ng movie, diretso sa puso at kaluluwa yung
connection mo sa audience.” Lee said.
Former Ladiva and the star of Rak of Aegis is playing the
lead role as Elsa, Aicelle Santos find it challenging and complex since it is
an iconic landmark for Nora Aunor.
“We go to rehearsal every day, character analysis because we
know how complex the character of Elsa at kung paano nakapagandang ginampanan
ni Ms. Nora yun at ni Ms. May Bayot sa Musical, hoping we could give justice to
it.” Santos said.
Other cast include
Kakki Teodoro as Nimia, Neomi Gonzales as Chayong, Sandino Martin as Pilo,
Bituin Escalante as her mother Nanay Saling. Part of the cast also are David
Ezra, Floyd Tena, Omar Uddin, Jenny Villegas, Glenda Liao, Cristy Peredo, Matel
Patayon, Sigrid Balbas, Hazel Maranan, Raflesia Bravo, Roxy Aldiosa, Ej Pepito,
Joshua Cabiladas, Kits Falcis, Roby Malubay, Gary Junsay, Mano Domingo, Neil
Tolentino, Jasper Jimenez and so many more.
Himala: Isang Musikal is an original Filipino musical with
book and lyrics by Ricky Lee and music and lyrics by Vince De Jesus, Direction
and set design by Ed Lacson, Jr, musical arrangement by Jed Balsamo, lighting
design by Barbie Tan-Tiongco and costume design by Carlo Pagunaling.
It will be stage at Power MAC Center Spotlight, Circuit
Makati from February 10 to March 4, 2018. For Inquiries and tickets contact
0917.5545560, 586-7105, sab@thesandboxcollective.com
or Ticketworld at 891-9999. For list of show buyer and contact details please
visit TheSandboxCollective & 9WorksTheatrical in Facebook page.
JOIN the Pinoy Readers Toastmasters Club in the online book discussion of Ani 41: Lakbay on June 5, 3pm, via Zoom. A speech club and a book club in one, Pinoy Readers Toastmasters Club was chartered as a club by Toastmasters International on March 29, 2021. Aside from their desire to improve their communication and leadership skills, the 28 members of the club are all passionate lovers of literary works, especially those written by Filipino authors. The Ani 41 book discussion will be moderated by Beverly Siy, club treasurer and head of the CCP Intertextual Division. Edited by award-winning writer and editor Herminio S. Beltran, Jr., with Mia P. Tijam as the special section editor, the latest edition of Ani, the official literary journal of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), features multilingual Philippine literary works on travel. It contains 146 literary works in various literary genres, selected from over thousands of submissions from different parts of the coun
Spoliarium, an opera with libretto by Soprano Fides Cuyugan-Asensio and with music by Ryan Cayabyab was the first production I saw pertaining to the life of Juan Luna. Originally staged at the CCP in 2003 starring Robert Seña at the titular role, the opera was staged in Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York thirteen years later. Philippine Stagers Foundation (PSF) current production of "Obra Ni Juan " was my follow-up. This original Filipino musical entertainment was written by Atty. Vince Tañada, PSF President and Artistic Director and with music by Peter Paul "Pipo" Cifra, president of UST Conservatory of Music Alumni Association Incorporated, marked as my first production I saw from PSF. Established in 2002, PSF is a professional theater company with an objective of helping the poor, elderly, sick and even the forgotten, has been consistently conducting free theater workshop in schools nationwide and continuously organizing outreach programs to va
Princess Laura, Prince Florante, Prince Aladin and Princess Flerida. Amidst innovations and new techniques in presenting play, the Gantimpala Theater Foundation, Inc stand in delivering the Filipino classic story “Florante At Laura” in a traditional way as they open 38 th Season. They use the Komedya complete with majestic marches and grand batalia for the entire run of Florante and Laura. Theater thespian Roeder Camanag told us that they have preliminary talks and briefing with schools on how the classic way of theater production on stage. Camanag direct this year’s Florante at Laura with Paul Jake Paule playing Florante and Ellrica Laguardia as Laura. Ace Urieta is Adolfo, Jeffrey Carpio is Aladin, and Sharlene Rivera and Ira Ruzz is alternating for Flerida. Florante At Laura as well know is written by Francisco Balagtas, it’s one of the most epic and enduring Filipino literary masterpieces. Boni Ilagan write the script for the staging that Camanag claim a very
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