Culture

Photo: Mandarin Orchard Singapore.

Chef Adrian Løvold showcases his stellar creations which highlight the freshness of premium Norwegian cooking at I'm Angus Steakhouse! Read more

The Ibsen Scholarships award innovative projects in the field of drama and performing arts that act as incentives for critical discourse in regards to existential and society-related subject matters concerning Henrik Ibsen and his plays. Read more

First launched in 2009, KaSaMa is a funding initiative by international partners to support innovative human rights projects the address perennial human rights issues. A total of 25 projects worth a total of 29 million pesos have already been funded since 2009. Proposals were selected primarily based on the innovativeness/creativeness of the projects. Read more

Getting an appointment with the Norwegian master’s degree student Marta Fretheim is not easy. She is either catching waves hitting the Philippine shores, or under water, tumbled-dried and disoriented. But either way the Philippine coastal waters treat her she always walks ashore carrying a big smile and her surfboard. Read more

Photo: Tommy Andresen.

With roots from two different cultures, the Filipino and the Norwegian, these brothers have found their unique way to express themselves through the art of rap. Read more about N-Jin and Denial. Read more

Photo: Ang Babae sa Septik Tank.

The Filipino movie “Ang Babae sa Septik Tank” (The Woman in the Septic Tank) will be screened at the 22th “Films From the South Festival” in Oslo, Norway. – I really hope the Norwegians like my film, director Marlon Rivera says. Read more

“Peace begins with respect. Friendship begins with respect between two people. Respect begins with you and me. Together we can enjoy the world’s most popular sport – as friends” – Handshake for Peace Read more

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The link between soccer and the Philippines might not be clear cut. And what is the relation between soccer and peace? The answer lies with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP). Read more

- It’s nice to know that my movie is living its own life in festivals abroad. And especially wonderful that it has reached my father’s home country, says the Norwegian-Filipino actor Hermann Sabado. Learn more about the talented actor. Read more

Students at the Department of International Studies, Far Eastern University in Manila celebrated the International Humanitarian Law day August 23. On the agenda was information and knowledge about human rights issues in the Philippines. Read more

The organization DAKILA is in these days hosting the Active Vista traveling film festival in several parts of the country to convey human rights matters in the Philippines. The organization aspires to reach a broad audience in order to spark good discussions and spread inspiration to help shape the society into a better one. Read more

Rodolfo Dumantay Jr has been working as a nurse at a nursing home for elders in Oslo since September 2011. Click here to read more about his experience. Read more

26 Year old IO Ada Karmelle Delgado tells us about her experience of doing a bachelor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Read more

Photo: From the Kon-Tiki Museum.

Ten years after his death, the adventurer Thor Heyerdahl receives renewed attention with the coming film 'Kon-Tiki' which will be launched August 24 this year. Learn more about the courageous, Norwegian seafarer Thor Heyerdahl. Read more

A human rights film festival touring the Philippines to spark greater social consciousness and awareness.True revolution begins in the imagination. Read more

The Burmese pro-democracy campaigner, Aung San Suu Kyi has finally given her acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, 21 years after it was awarded. Read more

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The iconic art work The Scream by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch was sold in New York for USD 120m, becoming the most expensive artwork sold at an auction. Read more

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The Ibsen Scholarships award innovative projects worldwide in the field of drama and performing arts and projects that act as incentives for critical discourse in regards to existential and society-related subject matters concerning Henrik Ibsen and his plays . Read more

a1 supporting Younglife, a Norwegian NGO in Cebu. 
Photo: Younglife.

Nearly two weeks were spent in the Philippines by the British-Norwegian boyband a1. A week in Cebu doing charity through Younglife Foundation was great both for a1 and the people in Olango. Their stay in the country was completed with a fabulous concert in Smart Araneta Concert, Manila. Next scheduled concert was in Jakarta, Indonesia, but a1 has already planned their return to the Philippines. Read more

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British-Norwegian boyband A1, together with Blue and Jeff Timmons (of 98 degrees) will be performing live in Manila February 25 (8.00 PM) at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Read more