This Bicolano theater group brings grassroots stories — and disaster relief — to communities

Rappler - Oct 24, 2026

Veteran actor Julie DM Vega of Albay theater group Sining Banwa says it’s time for local governments to invest in their artists and help ‘bring art directly to the masses’

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This Bicolano theater group brings grassroots stories — and disaster relief — to communities

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Senate leaders say no need for House to recall budget

Diesel price hike seen on Oct. 27

LTO to deploy over 100 personnel for ‘Undas’

NBI nabs 16-year-old ‘online groomer’ in Cebu

In Bohol, Loboc River works resume amid renewed concerns

PAS merely a BN 'lackey' in Malacca polls pact - Khalid

South Korea to halt flights, delay work hours for 25-minute English test

Vietnam Airlines to launch direct Da Nang-Singapore flights on Nov 17

11 school sanitation facilities inaugurated in Son La

Pulong Duterte responds to De Lima's remarks on libel, cyber libel raps

No tsunami threat to PH after magnitude 7.2 earthquake near Vanuatu --PHIVOLCS

Vietnam's $13B airport Long Thanh short of skilled workers two months before opening

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