MANILA, Philippines - Susan Fuentes, who reigned as the “Queen of Visayan Songs†in the ’70s, passed away mid-day yesterday due to complications from colon cancer. She was 58. The singer, whose ...

The tale of how singer-composer Gary Granada came to record his new album Gyud is most disheartening for those concerned with the erosion of Filipino culture amidst the continuous influx of foreign ...

MANILA, Philippines—Queen of Visayan songs Susan Fuentes has passed away after a battle with colon cancer, singer Dulce said Saturday. Fuentes died at 12:20 p.m. on Saturday, said Dulce. She was 58.

Verni Varga (in photo) plays the mythical Rosas Pandan in Si Lapulapu, Si Rosas Pandan: a Bisaya Musical Extravaganza. She will be joined by Cesar Montano, Joey Ayala and Bayang Barrios, Elizabeth ...

There is no better place to hold a music and dance festival in the Philippines than in the Visayas, where music and dance are deeply ingrained in the daily life of the people. It is arguably the ...

“Ipanumpa Ko,” a Visayan hit song by country-pop band Oh! Caraga, has been gaining more streams and topping city musical charts with its festival remix by Davaoeño artist XYNTHESIZE. Prior to its ...

From Tagalog rap, to Vispop, to a Pangasinan folk song – here are just some of the tracks that show the beauty and diversity of Philippine languages We all love our K-pop and our Western music – but ...

PUBLICITY photo for Susan at the height of her fame in the late 1970s. Dulce, José Mari Chan, Aiza Seguerra, Nonoy Zuñiga, Raimund Marasigan and 30 other artists will perform in “Usahay… A Moment for ...

PhilPop, the country’s premier songwriting competition, returns with an eclectic set of new releases from the finalists of the Visayas cluster. The sophomore batch takes regional pride to ...

Book exhibit and sale during the 2012 Taboan literary writers fest. The architectural designs of Islamic mosques and non-Catholic Christian churches, particularly of the Iglesia ni Cristo, will be the ...

As 'Asia’s Phoenix' Morissette enters her 15th year in the music industry, she is gearing up to release her first fully conceptualized album — a compilation of work showcasing who she is as a Cebuana ...

Verni Varga (in photo) plays the mythical Rosas Pandan in Si Lapulapu, Si Rosas Pandan: a Bisaya Musical Extravaganza. She will be joined by Cesar Montano, Joey Ayala and Bayang Barrios, Elizabeth ...