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In the face of adversity, smile back. When the local sugar industry fell in the late 1970s and made this island’s economy go from riches to rags, the people of Bacolod turned depression into something positive—they created the Masskara Festival in 1981. Coined from two words: “mass” (multitude) and “kara” (face), Masskara not only boosted the morale of the island but also …

It’s in the falling rain, the marching band, the bumpy ride. It can be in a break dance or a pirouette; it’s in a heartbeat, it’s in a song. Rhythm—that thing that measures poetry and motion—is the music produced by our everyday lives, built by cycles and stops, routines and things that shock. Here we …

What makes a good photograph? Is it the scenery? The subject? The photographer? We at Mabuhay magazine love scenes that draw us right into the captured moment—pictures that show something beyond the landscape or ocean view. This month, we sought the meaning of “Anticipation” from you, our readers. Here, we present the best “Anticipation” images that …

Through the ages, it has inspired movies, music and art—this l’heure bleue or blue hour, when the sky turns a deep blue for a while after the sun goes down the horizon. It is that moment in twilight, when there is neither full daylight nor complete darkness, that draws Ozamiz-born Filipino-American Yen Baet, winner of …

High atop the Cordillera mountain ranges, five hours’ drive from Manila, Baguio City keeps cool even in the most sweltering of summers. And come February, the city positively blooms. Culture, too, comes alive at the Panagbenga. The Cañao, a native dance by the Ibaloi and Kankana-ey tribes, is usually performed, and renowned local artists come …