Zambales, Philippines

Anawangin Cove, Capones and Camara Islands, Pundaquit Waterfalls, Subic

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Zambales Coast

Start:	May 30, '09 05:30a
End:	May 31, '09 5:30p
Location:	Zambales, Philippines

Anawangin Cove, Camara Island, Capones Island

Philippines' Brillante Mendoza Wins in Cannes 2009.

After getting violent reactions from his last year's film in Cannes, Serbis, Brillante Mendoza bested the likes of Quentin Tarantino and Pedro Almodovar in this year's competition at the most prestigious film festival in the world. 3 other Filipino films were invited and screened in Cannes - proof that the Independent Cinema in the Philippines is one of the most vibrant if not the hottest in Asia and a force to be reckoned with in the world.



Mendoza wins best director award at Cannes


Agence France-Presse
First Posted 03:24:00 05/25/2009

   

CANNES -- Brillante Mendoza of the Philippines on Sunday picked up the best director prize at the Cannes film festival for his dark movie "Kinatay".

"Kinatay" (meaning "massacre") notably features corrupt cops hacking a prostitute to pieces with blunt kitchen knives.

Mendoza, at Cannes for the second year running, again split the critics, drawing both hisses and applause for "Kinatay".

Last year's "Serbis" was set in a Manila porn-theatre with long close-ups of festering boils and overflowing toilets, as well as the poverty and distress on the streets.

Still determined to portray the social reality around him, Mendoza in "Kinatay" traces 24 hours in the day of a trainee policeman, happily beginning with his wedding in the morning to close with the young man's first outing at night with a band of corrupt colleagues.

To his surprise, fear and anguish, they pick up a prostitute accused of betrayal and wind up torturing, raping, killing and hacking her before disposing of the body parts across Manila.

"This is not just entertainment, these kinds of stories are real," Mendoza said at Cannes.

Last year was the first time since 1984 the Philippines had a film competing for the top prize at Cannes, the Palme d'Or.

http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20090525-206946/Mendoza-wins-best-director-award-at-Cannes



The Cannes 2009 Winners

CANNES, France -- Awards presented Sunday at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, chosen by a jury headed by French Actress Isabelle Huppert:

• Palme d'Or (Golden Palm): "The White Ribbon," by Michael Haneke (Austria)

• Grand Prize: "A Prophet," by Jacques Audiard (France)

• Jury Prize: "Fish Tank," by Andrea Arnold (Britain) and "Thirst," By Park Chan-wook (South Korea)

• Special Prize: Alain Resnais

• Best Director: Brillante Mendoza, "Kinatay" (Philippines)

• Best Actor: Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds" (United States)

• Best Actress: Charlotte Gainsbourg, "Antichrist" (Denmark)

• Best Screenplay: Feng Mei, "Spring Fever" (China)

• Camera d'Or (first-time director): "Samson and Delilah," by Warwick Thornton (Australia)

• Best short film: "Arena," by Joao Salaviza (Portugal)

http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20090525-206956/Cannes-Film-Festival-prize-winners

A walk through the Salcedo Weekend Market

Fresh organic produce and products from the different regions of the Philippines as well as international cuisine represented by Portugal, Italy, Japan, China, Spain, USA, Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, France , Germany and many others are available at the Salcedo Weekend Market, Salcedo Carpark, Salcedo Village, Makati City, Philippines every Saturday morning up until 2-3PM. A similar bustling weekend market of haute and organic products are also available at the Legazpi Weekend Market every Sunday around the same times.


http://www.time.com/time/travel/article/0,31542,1883233,00.html


A Taste of the World in Manila
By Lara Day Thursday, Mar. 05, 2009

If you're in Manila and looking for a culinary experience with a community feel, Salcedo Market is hard to beat. This lively event takes place on Saturdays between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m., and features food from the city's best kitchens, all in one neat, bustling, deliciously tasty location.

Established in 2004 with just 11 stalls, the market, located in the leafy Jaime C. Velasquez Park in the heart of the upscale Bel-Air district, has since developed into a vibrant gourmet gathering of over 140 vendors, all carefully vetted for quality and variety of product. With the exception of cooked-food vendors, everyone is required to offer something unique: for instance, there can only be one wine stall, one florist and one frozen-yoghurt stand.

The fare reflects Manila's cosmopolitan tastes. Authentic renditions of foreign staples include French crepes, German sausages, Malaysian laksa and Indonesian rendang, and people travel from across the metropolis to enjoy them. But they also visit to try Philippine flavors usually found locked inside the country's homes or tucked away in far-flung provinces. Look out for crispy-skinned lechon, or roast suckling pig, from Cebu (Filipinos make an art out of roasting whole animals on spits). Try the rich, fiery-hot Bicol Express from southern Luzon (a pork and vegetable dish with coconut and chili). And don't miss the Filipino-fusion creations, such as pasta sauces in flavors such as mussel adobo and creamy shiitake pesto. If you can manage it, wash it all down with thick, creamy tsokolate, a Spanish-style hot chocolate blended with peanuts and whipped to a heady froth. But be prepared to swap those afternoon sightseeing plans for another great Spanish import: a siesta.

Filipinos Got Talent - Charice Pempengco Launches Album on Oprah

Sights and Sounds of Pahiyas Festival 2009

The annual Pahiyas Festival is a time when the citizens of Lucban decorate their homes with fruit, vegetables and various other things to be blessed by a saint for a bountiful harvest. We wandered the streets for a few hours.

Philippines' Pahiyas Festival 2009

Lucban, Quezon with a sidetrip to Pagbilao, Quezon - Patayan Island and Isla Puting Buhangin