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Co-produced by Viva, The Philippine STAR and Newport World Resorts, with creative direction from Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) Plus, “Bongga Ka, ’Day!: The Annie Batungbakal Musical” will soon reveal its cast members ahead of its mid-September opening at the Newport Performing Arts Theater.
PETA Artist-Teacher Julia Enriquez stars in Lucía Miranda's new work at the Centro Dramático Nacional, Las ultimas. Fellow Artist-Teachers Artistic Director J-mee Katanyag, Eric V. Dela Cruz, and Kabaitan Bautista are also part of this documentary theater piece.
The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) proudly unveils “Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 4: Oh Sh*t! It’s Live Sa Cheter!” a fearless, hilarious, and razor-sharp evolution of a franchise that has defined satire across film, digital, and now live theater. Headlined by Eugene Domingo, the franchise takes a bold leap from screen to stage in this highly anticipated fourth installment.
With a decades-long commitment to telling Filipino stories, the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) is once again redefining the power of People’s Theater. This April, PETA’s Control + Shift: Changing Narratives returns to the PETA Studio Theater from April 10 to 19, 2026. Featuring a "StudioLab" of fresh stories and restaged productions, the showcase invites audiences to reclaim the Filipino narrative.
Bagets the Musical is a stage adaptation of the iconic coming-of-age film that immortalized the Tagalog slang term for “youth,” and has become a cultural touchstone for Filipino Generation X, reimagined to celebrate nostalgia while embracing themes that will resonate with today’s audiences.
Originally released in 2007, Endo became one of the defining films of the independent cinema movement, earning praises for its portrayal of love under economic pressure. It told the story of ordinary Filipinos trying to build relationships while trapped in the instability of contractual labor. Endo has been endowed with awards such as Special Jury Prize, the Gawad Urian Award for Best Screenplay, and the TANGLAW Award for Best Picture for its honest portrayal of ordinary Filipinos navigating love while living paycheck to paycheck under the uncertainty of contractual work.