FEU presents Pundaquit Virtuosi in "The Seven Last Words by Joseph Haydn" on March 31

Far Eastern University through the FEU Center for the Arts presents the Pundaquit Virtuosi from Zambales in Haydn's Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ with reflections in between in the FEU Chapel surrounded by The Stations of the Cross, a National Cultural Treasure by National Artist Carlos "Botong" Francisco.

The FEU Center for the Arts (FCA) continues its Tutti Concert Series with Tutti Strings, featuring the Pundaquit Virtuosi from Zambales in a special Lenten performance of The Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ by Joseph Haydn.

Presented in partnership with the FEU Campus Ministry, this free concert will take place on March 31 at 5 PM at the FEU Chapel, offering the Tamaraw community a moving musical reflection in preparation for Holy Week.

FEU Chapel

Adding a unique dimension to the performance, each of the Seven Last Words will be accompanied by a short reflection delivered by representatives from the FEU Community.

Founded in the quiet coastal village of Pundaquit, San Antonio, Zambales, the Pundaquit Virtuosi is led by internationally renowned Filipino violinist Coke Bolipata. Through his vision, music education has become accessible to children in the community, transforming lives and nurturing young talents through classical training and performance opportunities. What began as a grassroots initiative has grown into a respected ensemble known for its heartfelt performances and advocacy for arts education.

Pundaquit Virtuosi

Stations of the Cross by Carlos "Botong" Francisco

Coke Bolipata

Reflecting on the significance of the featured piece, Bolipata shares, “Haydn’s Seven Last Words is a rare piece of music: one that invites stillness. It does not dramatize Christ’s suffering so much as meditates on it.”

Composed in 1786, Joseph Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ is a deeply contemplative masterpiece originally written for Good Friday services in Cádiz, Spain. The work consists of seven sonatas, each reflecting one of Christ’s final utterances on the Cross, framed by a solemn introduction and a powerful concluding movement. Revered for its emotional depth and spiritual intensity, the piece invites listeners into quiet meditation through expressive melodies and profound musical storytelling.

The concert is open to all but with limited seats available through pre-registration via the QR code on the poster or the registration link below.

Interested attendees may also contact the FEU Center for the Arts through its official platforms for further inquiries.

Reserve your seat through this registration link: https://forms.office.com/r/Tb3m5a9W49.
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Email: fca@feu.edu.ph

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Randy Ortiz Man #Unofficial40 Menswear show set on March 19

The show aptly titled "Randy O. Man" menswear collection is a bridge of the spring- summer and fall-winter for 2026 featuring club, lounge, leisure, and formal fits of various silhouettes using fresh and vibrant hues, cool and soft colors, warm and earthy tones, bold and darker palettes to capture each season.

 

The 'strictly by invitation' event is the 1st major men's show of Randy Ortiz which aims to reintroduce Men's Wear in the retail landscape and to cater to the ever growing vanity of the modern Filipino Man.

Randy O. Man will be staged and directed by Mr. Jackie Aquino of JCA Productions in collaboration with Ms. Angel Ortiz of AF Eventbiz in partnership with The Peninsula Manila.

The collaborators are Eric Maningat for grooming; guest DJ Bombi Balquiedra; furniture by Moodie; Lights and Sounds by Forsc Ink; staging by Ralph&Co; Avignon; Ralph's Wines; Lito Sy Photography; Jason Magbanua Film; video highlights by Amady; Emirates; Belo medical Group; SMB Premium Beers; Pilgrims Coffee; Memovid 360 Studio; MIB photo Studio; FIC Ice Cream; Linkage Inc; Ilumi Cosmetiques.

The sunset show features 30 of the best professional male and female local and international models plus surprise appearances of muses who are celebrities and prime movers in their respective industries.

Ms.Tweetie De Leon Gonzales and Ms.Apples Aberin shall present Randy O in an evening of precision men's and women's sartorial fused with music coming from a saxophonist, a mixture of DJ and reels combined with a live led broadcast and social media streaming.

For almost four decades, RANDY ORTIZ personally have experienced the best tailors in his career doing formal men's clothing as a regular part of their job for grooms, celebrities, top CEO's and public servants.

 

It is lucrative and a worthwhile endeavor but making contemporary, trendy ready to wear and really pushing the men's line of Randy Ortiz brand out there again for everyone is still part of his passion and dream.

Randy Ortiz was able to go mainstream in the 90's via Manila Hotel's Moda Maynila, an all men's collection which catapulted to the consciousness of the who's who of Manila.

The bespoke and off the rack menswear gained so much traction though it was avante garde that time when the Philippine men's Fashion was still confined to basics, classics, and simple outfits.

 

 

He pioneered as the first designer to revolutionize the way Pinoys view grooming and styling through precision men's sartorial and bespoke, putting colors and pieces together, shirts and vests with print on print, and more pieces that go beyond a typical male's comfort zone.

Fast forward to 2026, Randy sees and feel that the time is now - being fashionable is not only for women but for every Pinoy who is a go-getter, a fierce competitor, and a man on a mission.

Being in the industry for more than 38 years, Randy Ortiz noticed that Filipino men's fashion especially for the luxe and lifestyle segment has not been given its due attention in the last 10-15 years. But after the pandemic, a dramatic shift in the psyche of vanity among Pinoy men has expanded to Hair and Skincare, Fitness and exploring the unlimited boundaries of fashion.

Men now are vain - they aspire for dream cars, luxury watches which is a great synergy and partnership of the Randy Ortiz brand with the companies that cater to luxury and lifestyle.

Randy is now going full circle and going back to his roots as a men's designer - his first love and undoubtedly one of our core strengths as a designer.

It's a man's world right now, being boring and conservative is dated, men's penchant for the better things in life and looking great is a thing of the now and the future and Randy's brand is a solid fit for that vanity.

He will still be pushing the buttons and limits of Pinoy masculinity with a healthy restraint with his famous signature "randy dandy" which took retail by storm back then. And very soon, these collection will be available for retail.

The signature Randy O will always be there and his stamp will be a reflection of how the Philippines Men's Scene fashion has also evolved throughout the years.

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ROSÉ leads Levi’s “Behind Every Original” Campaign

Global denim brand Levi's continues to celebrate creativity and individuality with its latest campaign, “Behind Every Original.” At the center of the campaign is Rosé, the global star from BLACKPINK, who joins Levi’s as one of its global brand ambassadors.

 

The campaign highlights a collective of creators whose personal stories shape culture today. Through music, fashion, sports, and art, these individuals embody what it truly means to be original. “Behind Every Original” brings together a diverse group of ambassadors whose creativity continues to influence their respective industries.

“When I create something new, I start with myself. Each project begins with a clear vision—one I carefully shape and bring into the world,” shared Rosé. For her, originality begins with authenticity—something that perfectly aligns with Levi’s legacy of self-expression through denim.

Rosé’s artistry is rooted in intention and self-expression. Known for her distinctive voice and effortless style, she approaches every project with a strong creative vision. Her partnership with Levi’s highlights denim as a timeless staple—one that evolves with the person wearing it. In the campaign, Rosé brings a refined yet relaxed aesthetic, showing how classic denim pieces can feel both personal and modern.

Artist Doechii represents bold creativity. Her fearless approach to music and style reflects the same spirit of individuality that Levi’s has championed for generations.

NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander brings a multidisciplinary perspective to the campaign, drawing inspiration from the world around him and translating it into his personal style.

For musician and producer Questlove, Levi’s is tied to a formative memory—one that ultimately played a role in the early days of The Roots.

Model Stefanie Giesinger represents relaxed authenticity, embracing denim in its most natural form—comfortable, personal, and timeless.

For decades, Levi’s has been more than a denim brand—it has been a symbol of individuality and cultural expression. The “Behind Every Original” campaign continues that legacy by spotlighting creators whose stories inspire others to embrace their own originality.

With Rosé leading the campaign alongside a global roster of artists and innovators, Levi’s reminds us that behind every iconic style is something even more powerful: the person who wears it.

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Dulaang UP’s thriving fresh Talents, returning Alumni and Collaborators

Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (DUP) has been a home for Filipino theatre talent to flourish for almost 5 decades since its founding by National Artist for Theatre Tony Mabesa. Alumni and past collaborators have gone on to pave their own unique paths in the creative and entertainment industry, some taking their learnings to explore other fields as well. Whether the artist performs, directs, writes, designs, researches or manages, passion and out of the box thinking is embedded within the DUP training into each student and colleague.

In their 48th Theatre Season, “Paano umuwi nang may pagpapasya?” Dulaang UP picks up on probing the question of intentionality in coming home through looking back at their humble beginnings building upon the nearing 50th Theatre Season. Sir Tony’s legacy lives on with the university-based company bringing their student-artists, collaborators, and alumni at the forefront, initiated by their recently staged first ever all student-led twin-bill production, Para Kay Tony: Tungo sa Ginintuang Alaala, A Tribute to our National Artist for Theatre Tony Mabesa.

Continuing the discourse on homecoming and widening their student spaces, their production in the works is a revival of UP Playwrights’ Theatre (renamed to DUP Playwrights now on its 29th Theatre Season): Ang Kaliitan ng Kasalukuyan, written and directed by Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature multi-awarded playwright, returning alumni and newly-appointed Artistic Director, Arlo Deguzman.

Written from a place of diasporic experience, this piece is a powerful and contemporary work that tackles the emotional landscape of and an ode to our present day heroes, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). These stories, embodied in movement and lyric, aim to negotiate the melancholically veiled struggles of an OFW: a father’s frustration from unending remittances, a mother seeking to make the sacrifice worthwhile, a sister negotiating the promise of separation, and a son bearing the silence of a deafening burden. DUP invites us to contemplate on our origins and bids for connection and home.

Industry professionals and students will work more closely with each other as alumni, returning and new guest artists lead the ensemble with Sandino Martin, Tess Jamias, Fermin Villegas, Sheryll Ceasico, Marichu Belarmino, Jojo Cayabyab, Hazel Maranan, Domileo Espejo, and Mitzie Lao. Current artist-scholars Kerr Allen, Angel Manansala, Raymond Aguilar, Julianne Quimio, Ralph Onrubia, Janae Delos Santos, and Cy Guerrero craft their own creative footprint alongside the professionals.

The artistic team is likewise a team of alumni, previous guest artists, and artists-in-training — from freshmen to graduating students. Joining Arlo Deguzman are Angel Dayao for Music Direction and Sound Design — together with Neil Shane Alcain and Jisu Jang, siglo for Puppetry Design, Jonas Gabriel Garcia for Dramaturgy, Kirby Dunnzell as Movement Collaborator, Dan Wesley as Associate Movement Collaborator, Aaron Misayah leading the Scenic Design, Tilda Oreta for Costume Design, Third Salamat for Lighting Design, and Jada Bartolome for Projection Design.

The production will run from March 12, 2026 to March 29, 2026 at the IBG-KAL Theater, UP Diliman; Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30PM, and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30PM and 7:30PM. Tickets are available via Ticket2Me.net and direct purchase (https://bit.ly/AKKDirectPurchaseForm) with the following prices:

• Php 1,000 - Regular Price
• Php 800 - PWD / Senior Citizens / Non-UP Students
• Php 700 - OFWs—current and former, ticket is transferable; available via direct purchase
• Php 650 - UP Community (Students and Employees): Friday–Sunday shows; available via direct purchase
• Php 550 - UP Community (Students and Employees): Thursday shows; available via direct purchase

Note that discounts/promos are not stackable on each other.

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PETA’s Control + Shift: Changing Narratives StudioLab A Brave Exploration on Narrative Change

With a decades-long commitment to telling Filipino stories, the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) is once again redefining the power of People’s Theater. This April, PETA’s Control + Shift: Changing Narratives returns to the PETA Studio Theater from April 10 to 19, 2026. Featuring a "StudioLab" of fresh stories and restaging classics, the showcase invites audiences to reclaim the Filipino narrative.

Since its successful 2024 debut, followed by a month-long festival in 2025, Control + Shift: Changing Narratives has been pushing the boundaries of what theater can be. Through a unique collaboration between PETA artists, students, and community partners, this year’s StudioLab continues to tackle the tough questions of our time. It’s a creative space designed for crafting stories that confront the present, hold space for healing, and envision more humane and democratic futures.

This year, Control + Shift: Changing Narratives StudioLab presents two new works, a product of the PETA Artist-Teacher Training, alongside two returning pieces from last year’s festival, including one developed with a theater group from a community partner. The lineup includes:

Set A: When Power Falls into our Hands
In a classroom and a workplace, people discover how easily violence, corruption, and silence can become normalized. But when power falls into our hands, we also face a choice: to comply with the system or to interrupt it.

 

CLEANERS
Playwright: Jhudiel Clare Sosa
Director: Julio Garcia

A group of senior high students discovers that their graduation depends not just on cleaning classrooms but on how far they’re willing to go when violence, power, and truth land in their hands.

MONIT-OH! MONIT-AH! (Restaging)
Playwright: Herlyn Alegre
Director: Norbs Portales

A forum theatre piece that follows Jaylord, a rookie waiter hoping to win his boss’s favor through a Christmas monito-monita gift, only to uncover how seemingly harmless acts can feed into the larger, corrupt palakasan system—until one brave decision challenges the cycle.

Set B: When Care Becomes Survival
In war-torn landscapes and communities living at the edge of disaster, care becomes something embodied… shared through faith, ritual, play, and collective endurance.

 

Tanghalang Bagong Sibol’s AT NAGKATAWANG-TAO ANG VERBO (Restaging)
Playwright: Mikaela Regis
Director: Anthony Cruz

In a small urban fishing community along Ilog Tullahan, religious icons and biblical imagery come alive—not as distant saints, but as reflections of the people themselves—revealing how faith becomes flesh in the daily struggle for dignity, livelihood, and hope.

BAGA NG GUMUGUHONG LANGIT
Playwright: Anj Heruela
Director: Ian Segarra

Amid the chaos of war, orphaned children fight to survive in a world that has forgotten them, begging for care from communities pushed to the fragile edges of survival.

BE PART OF THE SHIFT!

Tickets are now available via Ticket2Me or bit.ly/CS2026Tickets. Rates are at Php 700 per set. For more updates, follow @petatheater on social media.

Complete Show Dates

Set A
Fri, 10 Apr. 2026 - 2:00 PM
Fri, 10 Apr. 2026 - 7:00 PM
Sun, 12 Apr. 2026 - 2:00 PM
Sat, 18 Apr. 2026 - 7:00 PM
Sun, 19 Apr. 2026 - 7:00 PM

Set B
Sat, 11 Apr. 2026 - 2:00 PM
Sat, 11 Apr. 2026 - 7:00 PM
Sun, 12 Apr. 2026 - 7:00 PM
Sat, 18 Apr. 2026 - 2:00 PM
Sun, 19 Apr. 2026 - 2:00 PM

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Shop All-Out at SM City Marikina’s 3-Day Sale

Get ready for an all-out shopping weekend as SM City Marikina brings back its much-awaited 3-Day Sale happening on March 13, 14, and 15. It’s the perfect time to pursue your gala plans, discover exciting promos, and enjoy bigger savings from your favorite stores.

From fashion must-haves and beauty finds to gadgets, home essentials, and everyday favorites, shoppers can enjoy discounts of up to 70% off mall wide. Whether you’re shopping for yourself, looking for gifts, or simply spending a fun day at the mall, this is the moment to max out the deals and enjoy a rewarding shopping experience all for you.

Every ₱1,000 single or accumulated purchase earns you an e-raffle entry for a chance to win exciting prizes. Make the most of your visit by dropping by during the weekend, when shoppers can max out their chances with double e-raffle entries on Saturday and Sunday.

You can also earn more entries while dining or catching a movie. Get one (1) e-raffle entry for every ₱250 single-receipt purchase at the SM Foodcourt, and one (1) e-raffle entry for every purchase of four (4) cinema tickets at SM Cinema—making your mall gala even more rewarding.

Shopping gets even better with exclusive perks at SM Store:

• Up to 50% off on select items
• Exclusive early access with extra 10% off for SM Prestige Cardholders on March 12
• SMAC Weekend with extra 10% off for SMAC Cardholders from March 13 to 15

Round up your shopping crew and go all out this March at SM City Marikina’s 3-Day Sale. With irresistible deals, exciting promos, and rewarding experiences waiting around every corner, it’s a shopping event designed all for you.

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OFW Realities Mirrored Through Theatre in Dulaang UP’s Ang Kaliitan ng Kasalukuyan

For many different reasons, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) courageously make a living abroad for years and oceans away from their loved ones. Most venture far in high hopes of greener pastures for their families. They confront homesickness, loneliness, culture shock, language barriers and (frustratingly) even racism in their everyday lives. Our migrant workers endure this altogether as they are driven by the struggle of life in the homeland.

Deemed as the country’s “modern day heroes”, their remittances play an integral role in the economy. There is then a strong sense of dependence by the government on the taxes collected from our “heroes”. Sensibly, one might expect that currencies entering the country would elevate the collective Filipino way of life, but that is not the case even after decades of waging OFWs.

Their presence (or absence) has been normalized. It has become routine to see them out to the airport and greet them with Duty Free goods — often every Christmas or New Year’s season. Before leaving the country, they treasure moments at home as best as they can through feasting, meaningful conversations, and nostalgia walks. As they prepare to leave again, they take memorabilia and a new set of memories to sustain them in their workplace.

The solution to this cyclic and systemic problem is often grazed upon. Although media representations of their narratives are well-documented and shared through films, news broadcasts, social media sites, and television series, the conversation is lacking in the space of theatre.

Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (DUP) aims to offer treatises in filling this void. Their production in the works, Ang Kaliitan ng Kasalukuyan, was written and directed by Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature multi-awarded playwright and DUP Artistic Director, Arlo Deguzman. A returning alumni, not only does he head home and pay his services forward to his alma mater, but also picks up where he left in the country having been a migrant worker himself for almost two decades across fifty countries.

Written from a place of diasporic experience, the piece is a powerful and contemporary work that tackles the emotional landscape of and an ode to our OFWs. These stories, embodied in movement and lyric, aim to negotiate the melancholically veiled struggles of a migrant worker: a father’s frustration from unending remittances, a mother seeking to make the sacrifice worthwhile, a sister negotiating the promise of separation, and a son bearing the silence of a deafening burden. DUP invites us to contemplate on our origins and bids for connection and home.

Perhaps this allows you to ponder on life in the Philippines or abroad and would lead you to questions or answers sought after. You might even find comfort in knowing some of the cast and crew had been an OFW, had thought (or is thinking) of being one, or longs for a loved one abroad. Whether you are an OFW or not, a story relative to yours will be told live through theatre that will certainly evoke in you a sense of yearning.

With the increasing tensions around the globe, the safety of our OFWs is then at risk — it is Dulaang UP’s hope that fellow countrymen be home safe, live and labor in their homeland with dignity and justice. Ultimately, for that time where all Filipinos are happy at home, without needing to leave, could come.

The production will run from March 12, 2026 to March 29, 2026 at the IBG-KAL Theater, UP Diliman; Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30PM, and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30PM and 7:30PM. Tickets are available via https://bit.ly/AngKaliitanNgKasalukuyan2026 with the following prices:

• Php 1,000 - Regular Price
• Php 800 - PWD / Senior Citizens / Non-UP Students
• Php 700 - OFWs—current and former, ticket is transferable; available via direct purchase
• Php 650 - UP Community (Students and Employees): Friday–Sunday shows; available via direct purchase
• Php 550 - UP Community (Students and Employees): Thursday shows; available via direct purchase

Please note that discounts/promos are not stackable on each other.

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