“Ang Embalsamador, Baliw, at Bangkay” (The Embalmer, the Madman, and the Corpse), a short film from Far Eastern University Department of Communication, has been officially selected to vie for awards at the 10th Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival. The film, which was produced as a final project for Sir Nico Hernandez’s Directing and Film Production class and competed at Sinepiyu last year, tries to answer, “What does it mean to truly exist when routine and rigid societal e

Zarrina Fernandez at ACFM in Busan Far Eastern University Department of Communication alumna Zarrina Fernandez recently represented the Philippines as one of the delegates for the Platform Busan in South Korea. Organized as part of the Asian Contents & Film Market during the 31st Busan International Film Festival, which ran from October 10 to 13, Platform Busan serves as a global networking space for emerging filmmakers to collaborate, pitch projects, and learn together with

At midnight last August 24, Aldrich John Ishise was not sitting in front of a computer waiting for the results of the Medical Technologists Licensure Examination (MTLE). He was playing Mobile Legends with a friend who had also taken the exam. The results had already been delayed for almost a week. Rather than stay anxious, Aldrich decided to relax. Then, in the middle of the game, he took a quick look at the list of topnotchers. His name was there. He checked again to make su

For Abdul Haiy “Sir Bob” Sali, preparing future teachers means more than teaching them how to deliver lessons. It means helping them understand the learners behind those lessons and ensuring that different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences have a place in the classroom. As a child, Sali attended Madrasah classes on weekends, as his parents had arranged. He learned to read Arabic text, but there was something he struggled with: understanding what he was reading. It was an

From Left to Right: Mr. Reynaldo M Gener, executive director of PMAP, Mr. Engelbert T. Camasura, FPM, MBA, President of PMAP, Mr. John Oliver Brioso, director of Industry Internship and Instruction, and Ms. Nikki Blas-Olay, coordinator of Industry Internship and Instruction. There comes a point in a student’s college life when the lessons learned in class have to be put to use somewhere else, so a Far Eastern University (FEU) partnership with the People Management Association

Photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Theater’s official Facebook page Christian John “CJ” S. Serrano, chief administrative officer (CAO) of The Metropolitan “MET” Theater in Manila, gives credit to two institutions for his professional and personal growth as an individual: Far Eastern University (FEU), and UST Central Seminary. “It’s from FEU that I learned to become more independent because from preschool until high school I was studying in a private Catholic school that was n

Before placing fourth in the September Psychometrician Licensure Examination, Kyla N. Palla had already imagined telling her parents that she failed. Despite months of studying, attending review sessions, and answering practice questions, she struggled to meet the passing marks in her pre-board examinations. The experience left her questioning whether or not she was prepared for the actual test. From left to right: Elizabeth Palla (Mother), Kyla Palla and Yolly Palla (Siste

The Metropolitan Theater recently turned its Audio-Visual Room into a creative hub for film buffs, students, and young filmmakers for two sessions on the fundamentals of cinema literacy and visual narrative. Led by Seymour B. Sanchez, professorial lecturer at the Far Eastern University Department of Communication, the event at The MET AVR provided participants with practical framework for analyzing and making cinematic works. The morning session, “Read Between the Frames,” in

Entrepreneurship does not always begin with a big business idea. Sometimes, it starts with a familiar product, a local resource, or a simple question: Can this be turned into something people would value? For Far Eastern University (FEU) Tams, these questions took on a practical meaning during the Entrepreneurial Symposium at the FEUture Center Auditorium last Oct. 5. Organized by the Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management (ITHM), the symposium carried the theme “M