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Published April 20, 2021, 6:32 PM
Noela Amparo
She would have loved to rock out there and promote her debut record with face-to-face audiences. But the ongoing pandemic made sure that singer Noela Amparo will get to do the rounds via virtual performances and online show appearances.
There’s no stopping her though. Besides, she has a record out, currently hosts a live streaming channel, and definitely ready to rock the world with her powerhouse voice.
Her first song available in digital stores is called “Sandalan,” which she recorded with her back-up Apat Band in what is described as an anime-ish Pinoy pop rock track. The recording made it to Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist upon release last December.
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April 21, 2021 | 12:03 am
CCP opens memorial site
THE CULTURAL Center of the Philippines (CCP), through the Office of the Artistic Director and the Intertextual Division, pays tribute to the artists, cultural workers, and media practitioners who died during the COVID-19 pandemic through an online memorial site. Launched on April 9 via the CCP Intertextual Division Facebook page, the
Hanggang sa Muli: Pagpupugay at Pasasalamat sa mga Pumanaw (Until We Meet Again: Honoring and Thanking Those who Passed) memorial website features obituaries with short biographies and photos of the Filipino artists, cultural workers, CCP employees, patrons of arts and culture, and media personalities who passed away from March 2020 to the present. The site will also serve as a bulletin board to inform the general public about the passing of an artist and/or cultural worker. While it primarily aims to preserve the legacy of the departed artists and cultural workers, it
Japan-U S alliance should provide an alternative to China japantimes.co.jp - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from japantimes.co.jp Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Apr 14, 2021
A century-and-a-half ago, Japan was jolted out of strategic complacency following the unwelcome visit of American Commodore Matthew Perry. Soon after, the Asian nation abandoned its 220 years of self-imposed isolation and embraced a traumatic but ultimately successful process of rapid modernization.
Nowadays, it’s instead China’s monstrous warships sailing through the East China Sea with growing impunity that have jolted Japan out of its decades-old strategic passivity. Notwithstanding, Japan’s post-war peace Constitution and the “lost decade” of economic stagnation, the nation is still blessed with the world’s third largest economy and Asia’s most advanced navy.