Not November

Maraming salamat sa lahat ng dumalo ng The Callback @ Common Ground !

Brought to you by:
Not November
Dulaang UP Baguio
Ubbog Cordillera Writers
Carmen Art District
Special Thanks To:
Margareth Abando
Fiona Marie Advincula
Louella Artel Ramos
Luchie Maranan
Kora Albano
Aldrin Pentero
Baguio Writers Group
Pitik ni Primo Pasion

Maraming salamat sa lahat ng dumalo ng The Callback @ HornPub!

Brought to you by:
Not November
Dulaang UP Baguio
Ubbog Cordillera Writers
Carmen Art District

Special Thanks To:
Margareth Abando
Fiona Marie Advincula
Louella Artel Ramos
Luchie Maranan
Kora Albano
Aldrin Pentero
Baguio Writers Group

Pitik ni Primo Pasion

From time to time nagiging paru-paro tayo with Lumi and the Butterlies

May tsansa bang.. makita ka sa weekend?

Ito na ang ruta papunta sa The Callback: A Benefit Gig sa Biyernes sa HornPub Baguio (former Concoctions) at sa Sabado naman sa Common Ground .

P300 gets you in with a free drink, (P350 ang walk in kaya reserve a seat na!) plus chances to win APKB merchandise, Japan goodies (wuuut), at kung anu-ano pa, and matutulungan kami para sa recording ng mga kanta! Yey! Tara tara na!

Book your tickets now at: https://tinyurl.com/APKBTheCallback

Brought to you by:
Not November
Dulaang UP Baguio
Ubbog Cordillera Writers
Carmen Art District

Special Thanks To:
Margareth Abando
Fiona Marie Advincula
Louella Artel Ramos
Luchie Maranan
Kora Albano
Aldrin Pentero
Baguio Writers Group

Tune in to iFM Baguio tomorrow and on Wednesday to catch live interviews with Samantha Ignacio and Not November for
The Callback: A Benefit Gig, brought to you by Not November, Dulaang UP Baguio, Ubbog Cordillera Writers, and Carmen Art District.

P300 gets you in with a free drink, (P350 ang walk in kaya reserve a seat na!) plus chances to win APKB merchandise, Japan goodies (wuuut), at kung anu-ano pa, and matutulungan kami para sa recording ng mga kanta! Yey! Tara tara na!

Book your tickets now until January 29 at: https://tinyurl.com/APKBTheCallback

Special Thanks To:
Margareth Abando
Fiona Marie Advincula
Louella Artel Ramos
Luchie Maranan
Kora Albano
Aldrin Pentero
Baguio Writers Group

Catch Malamaya, Mariah Deborah, and Ammin Acha-ur the Igorot Tattoo Artist on Friday at HornPub and on Saturday at Common Ground !

Not November, Dulaang UP Baguio, Ubbog Cordillera Writers, and Carmen Art District present The Callback: A Benefit Gig based on the original play by Trist'n Buenaflor, Ang Pagpapalayas Kay Bakunawa.

P300 gets you in with a free drink, (P350 ang walk in kaya reserve a seat na!) plus chances to win APKB merchandise, Japan goodies (wuuut), at kung anu-ano pa, and matutulungan kami para sa recording ng mga kanta! Yey! Tara tara na!

Book your tickets now until January 29 at: https://tinyurl.com/APKBTheCallback

Special Thanks To:
Margareth Abando
Fiona Marie Advincula
Louella Artel Ramos
Luchie Maranan
Kora Albano
Aldrin Pentero
Baguio Writers Group

Hindi ka ba nakanood ng APKB last year? Well, hindi mo pa rin mapapanood ngayon, pero may tsansa na uli na mapanood ang ilan sa original cast na iperform ang mga kanta dito!

Not November, Dulaang UP Baguio, Ubbog Cordillera Writers, and Carmen Art District present The Callback: A Benefit Gig on January 31 at HornPub Baguio (former Concoctions) and February 1 at Common Ground . Based on the original play by Trist'n Buenaflor Mga Kwentong Santan ni Trist'n Buenaflor, Ang Pagpapalayas Kay Bakunawa.

P300 gets you in with a free drink, (P350 ang walk in kaya reserve a seat na!) plus chances to win APKB merchandise, Japan goodies (wuuut), at kung anu-ano pa, and matutulungan kami para sa recording ng mga kanta! Yey! Tara tara na!

Book your tickets now until January 29 at: https://tinyurl.com/APKBTheCallback

Special Thanks To:
Margareth Abando
Fiona Marie Advincula
Louella Artel Ramos
Luchie Maranan
Kora Albano
Aldrin Pentero
Baguio Writers Group

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For 25 years now, our family in Iloilo has been holding a Christmas party for the children in our community. It wasn’t documented well throughout the years, but since I got to attend one for the first time, I thought to create a small tribute to this family’s small tribute of giving back to the community.
May we be kinder to everyone, including ourselves. Kaya kain ng masarap mamaya! Hahahappy new year, everyone!

Jayme Family Gift Giving Party 2024 For 25 years now, our family in Iloilo has been holding a Christmas party for the children in our community, spearheaded by our Aunties Joy and Mae abroad (I...

APKB Benefit Gig? 👀

I did not expect that this was one of the songs that would make people cry during the play.
How this was originally written in the script — to me it was absolutely absurd (no offense, Trist’n). The characters were saying what they planned to do if they had the P40,000 that a corporation was offering in exchange for the land where their homes stood. It then occurred to me that perhaps people who do not have that kind of money oftentimes don’t understand how much, or rather, how little it can afford, especially today. So I kept the daydreams in the verses (even threw in some even more absurd lines at the end) but I wanted to make it clear that that’s just what they were.
“Wala namang bayad mangarap,
Wala ring bayad maging mahirap”
A couple of people (even before the play dates) said they did not quite understand what these lines meant. So I myself had to ponder upon them again. Why did I write them? I am, truth be told, a very sarcastic person. It doesn’t pay to be poor. And the chorus itself is a big “as if”. Bold of you to assume you will achieve those things when 6 month agendas and promises of a golden age are, well, just that.
But cynicism won’t heal the ills of society. So maybe we should be bold enough to think that we can achieve those things and more - after all, in the play they were able to defeat the fictional Bakunawa, so I hope Manang Ruset’s mom gets to come home to a mansion of their own, and they can both retire with ample pensions, I hope jeepneys don’t get phased out, and drivers and their families always have enough to eat, I hope Leo builds a library for Bulan, and Bulan, without compromising his own happiness, raises Tala to be a strong woman in a world that is more optimistic, less selfish, more peaceful, and just.
So keep dreaming those Shala dreams ~ and don’t stop working towards reaching them, perhaps one day you’d be surprised that you already have.