“The goal is to get as many students as possible to watch it,” said actor-director Jun Urbano of his adaptation of “Ibong Adarna.” The 18th-century epic about a magical bird is required reading ...

While Nida Blanca and Nestor de Villa were identified with LVN romance comedy and musical movies in the ‘50s, they also starred in other film genres. One of them is the costume-adventure picture Ang ...

Notable director Jon Red’s upcoming film Adarna Gang is his latest social commentary about crime, politics and family issues. It is based on the epic Ibong Adarna, with a twist and in a different ...

“Ibong Adarna” is the oldest and best-known epic poem in Philippine literature. It is about an enchanted bird, the Ibong Adarna, identified as the Philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens) common in the ...

There is a film that should haunt us after its restoration. But first, the question: Why restore the old film called Ibong Adarna? In 1941, LVN released the film Ibong Adarna. On screen credits are ...

A fantasy story about a group of kids who are fond of listening to fairy tales, their favorite being "Ang Ibong Adarna", which they are able to live when they are mysteriously transported to the magic ...

Elpido Magat devours the space as Don Pedro.—PHOTOS BY KONRAD ONG AND STAN DELA CRUX No other dance company in the Philippines can perform with vigor, zeal and sheer power like Ballet Manila (BM). In ...

"After the successful back-to-back run of the historical dramas Kanser (Noli Me Tangere) and El Filibusterismo, Gantimpala Theater presents the elusive and enchanting Ibong Adarna. This play is based ...

Catriona Gray dons an “Ibong Adarna”-inspired evening gown IG PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Miss Universe Philippines 2018 Catriona Gray donned an “Ibong Adarna”-inspired evening gown as she walked the ...

Miss Filipinas Katrina Llegado at Reina Hispanoamericana 2020 wearing Rocky Gathercole. ROJ MIGUEL; Miss Universe Philippines 2018 Catriona Gray wearing Mak Tumang. MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION; and ...