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Original Pilipino Music is reaching new heights with the rise of Pinoy Pop or P-pop. Last Friday, the SM Mall of Asia Arena became the country’s biggest stage for P-pop as 17 acts performed for the Tugatog Filipino Music Festival. Tugatog, an Ant Savvy Creatives and Entertainment Inc. (ASCEI) production, featured a lineup that included 1st.One, Alamat, Bini, BGYO, Calista, Daydream, Dione, G22, LITZ, MNL48, P-Pop Generation, Press Hit Play, R-Rules, VXON, Yara, The Juans and Zack Tabudlo, offering over six hours of non-stop music collaboration and celebration. “The concert is all that we dreamt of,” said ASCEI Chief Executive Officer Sarah Ruth Matias. “We were ecstatic with how everything went. Big props to our ever-hardworking team, especially our P-Pop and OPM artists who have been working so hard to put forth a great show.” On top of their solo stages, the P-Pop groups were also part of never-before-seen collaborations and mash-ups. Girl group Bini collaborated with multi-...

Come and celebrate two decades of improv joy with Silly People's Improv Theatre (SPIT), Manila’s premiere improvisational theatre group. From performances in New York to Dumaguete, Bali to Baguio, Shanghai to Beijing, offline to online, SPIT brings it back home for one of their biggest shows yet aptly titled BENTEBULOUS. They’ll take your suggestions and create scenes, games, and stories on the spot ! And just between us, we heard there’s a huge surprise in the works too. Bentebulous! SPIT’s 20th Anniversary Improv Show July 9 (Sat), 8PM @ Power Mac Spotlight Center, Circuit Makati. Tickets available at Ticket2Me @P1,000. (Barkada Package/Group discounts available) HOUSE RULES: 1. Guests must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. 2. Guests must wear masks at all times. 3. Drinking and eating are not allowed inside the theatre.