TWO major cultural groups have announced the cancellations of their performance seasons due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

FORCED to do much of his work at home with the enhanced community quarantine in effect in the National Capital Region and nearby provinces, Ronald Mascariñas, Bounty Agro Ventures Inc. (BAVI) president and general manager, said that the setup is not much of an adjustment to him as he had been working from home on occasion even before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic rendered outside movement limited.

CASA DE MEMORIA, Palacio de Memoria’s auction house, celebrates its fourth anniversary with two online auctions.

THE Unilever-owned Korean beauty brand AHC has launched a new line targeted for those who want brighter skin -- the line can “improve skin pigmentation and reduce [dark] spots in just four weeks,” it promises in a release.

THE COVID-19 pandemic has changed how the world views health, and now, more than ever, it is important to keep healthy -- and health and beauty chain Watsons Philippines has a few suggestions on how to do this.

FILIPINO hip-hop singer LIRAH has released her newest single, “Bakit Hindi,” today. The song is about facing one’s budding romantic feelings for a friend.

PROMINENT Filipino singers have banded together to create a tribute single for the COVID-19 frontliners “who work tirelessly to keep society functioning despite collective struggles.”

PETA’s Rated: PG Liza Magtoto’s Rated: PG, a play on positive discipline, directed by Mae Quesada-Medina, is now available for streaming on PETA’s YouTube channel...

PEQUE Gallaga, the multi-awarded director best known for Scorpio Nights (1982) and Oro, Plata, Mata (1985), died on May 7 due to complications arising from past health conditions. He was 76. The Gallaga family announced his passing on social media. “He was a visionary director and artist; a loving husband, father, and grandfather, and a dear friend. He has brought so much joy to so many people and he will always live in our memories and in his art,” the statement read.

FILM director Peque Gallaga, the man behind Oro, Plata, Mata (1985), Magic Temple (1996), and Scorpio Nights (1985) among many other well-known and well-loved Filipino films, passed away at the age of 76 in a Bacolod City hospital. Upon the announcement of his death, an outpouring of tributes were posted on social media from colleagues and friends. Here are some of them.

AUCTION houses, much as art fairs and galleries, are now selling and exhibiting online, having made a total shift to digital platforms during the quarantine period.

IN line with its 10^th anniversary, the theater group Upstart Productions presents Upstart 10 for 10, an online mini-concert fundraiser on May 9, 8 p.mat its Facebook page.