SALCEDO Auctions’ subsidiary Gavel&Block will hold an online benefit auction on its official website on May 23, 2 p.m., to support communities affected by the COVID-19 enhanced community quarantine. The fundraising auction will be for the benefit of the international hunger relief organization Rise Against Hunger (RAH) Philippines.

Filipina alternative R&B singer August Wahh has released a new single titled “Elated” described as a song about recovering one’s self.

LOS ANGELES — The organizers of the Oscars said on Tuesday that films released only on streaming platforms or video on demand while movie theaters are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic would be eligible for Academy Awards next year.

How do you film a soap opera in the age of the coronavirus, when kissing is banned, make-up is scaled back, and extras are seen as a danger to everyone’s health?

THE Board of Commissioners of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) approved a cumulative budget of P63.8 million for an assistance fund for arts and culture workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

ENSURING the unhampered flow of cargo, essential food supplies and medical equipment on the southern expressways is Roberto V. Bontia’s commitment to the public during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) while working from home.

FOR this week’s delivery food list, we’ve got upscale Filipino, pastries, and uncanned food.

YOU can’t possibly think you can just get away with serving corned beef and onions seven times a week, can you? We asked for help from restaurateur, cookbook author, and morning show chef Myke “Tatung” Sarthou on how to convert canned goods and pantry staples into dishes that even you can look forward to serving and eating.

WHEN COVID-19 started to spread across the globe early this year, big public events in the arts industry were either postponed or canceled. As much of the world went under quarantine, the arts moved online with performers, musicians, theater and entertainment companies offering shows via streaming. This led international art fairs, such as this year’s edition of Art Basel Hong Kong and Art Dubai, to cancel the physical fairs but to push through via their respective virtual viewing platforms.

SOME puzzles are solvable in a blink (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SWgSZdSBjc). Others require deeper dives (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-27/eyos-submarine-dive-to-challenger-deep-bottom-mariana-trench). The tale of the prisoners and the light switch is a classic brainteaser that takes several steps to unravel. Are you ready?

THE Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) has launched its YouTube Channel featuring works by and inspired by English poet and playwright William Shakespeare.

Being under quarantine has led Filipinos to watch more TV as global measurement and analytics company Nielsen Media reported that television viewing has increased 27% since the quarantine started.