Written by: Micky Fenix The name may be unfamiliar to those who live outside Pampanga or haven’t visited Clark Freeport Zone since or even before the pandemic. But for people
MANILA, Philippines — The New Year is looking a little glum for hot air balloon enthusiasts after organizers canceled the annual aerial festival set for February. The Philippine International Hot
Last weekend we had to stop by and take care of some business in Bataan, which seemed a perfect opportunity to also visit Subic Bay. My wife and I had been planning to do that for some time.
The Clark Freeport Economic Zone, a redevelopment of the former US Air Force Base, has become a hub for business, industry, aviation and tourism. Located both in Angeles City and in the municipality of Mabalacat in Pampanga, it has the Clark International Airport as its centerpiece, and attracted hundreds of foreign and domestic investors.
A team of musicians, engineers and wood experts has raised the country’s guitar-making industry octaves higher through a project called “Gitara ni Juan.”
The 19th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta kicked off Thursday for another “Weekend of Everything That Flies.”
In recent years, the music festival scene in the Philippines has been rapidly growing, as international artists fly in and perform before a large audience.
We have a strong feeling that many of the kids who flocked to the recent 7107 International Music Fest in Clark, Pampanga, will comprise the audience at the Closeup Forever Summer dance music fest on April 5 at the Globe Circuit grounds in Makati (the site of the old Sta. Ana racetrack).
We were too young to go to the Antipolo Rock Music Festival in December 1970—just four months after the historic three-day fest Woodstock was held in New York.
The 7107 International Music Festival held from Feb. 22-23 in Clark, Pampanga province, had people posting their “gig hangover” online a week after the festival (#weare7107 on Twitter and Instagram). Inquirer Super attended the two-day event and here are some of our favorite moments.
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