Komiks has been part of  my childhood and I don't know how many Komiks were there in our house before, all I know is that my Mother loves to read Komiks. I am glad that they allowed me to read some back then. I like reading komiks and I'm amazed how artists express their story through the  drawings and how the conversation was presented.


In line with this, I was invited to attend and cover the opening of the Francisco V. Coching's Centennial Exhibit. The King of Komiks and Philippine National Artist for Visual Arts, Francisco V. Conching opens all his works at SM Aura.







Francisco V. Conching was recognized as Philippine National Artist for Visual Arts in June 2014 for giving for, in words and artwork, to the complex mix of mythology, romance, human drama, legends and heroes that somehow developed the visual consciousness of the ordinary Filipinos from the 1940's up to his retirement in 1973.



 He mesmerized readers with his ink and brush drawings. Fine fluid lines, dramatic compositions and unusual perspectives are the hallmarks of a Coching artwork. He was a master storyteller, who created plots simmering with action, adventure and fantasy. Almost all of his sixty-some serialized novels were made into popular movies. It is believed that Coching's komiks helped promote the national language in the country.


Coching succeeded in bridging the gap between fine art and popular art. He initiated aspiring artists into comics illustration, in fact, his art style is still being emulated by countless artists in contemporary art, painting and animation.





Mommies, the exhibit will last until February 24, 2019 at SM Aura, it will be your time to spend some moment with your loved ones, specially with your kids, and be amazed with the Komiks exhibit and appreciate the artworks of our national artist.

“Galema’ is an exciting TV series that will keep afternoon viewers awake.” This is another Teleserye that will entice viewers to watch more often during siesta time. 



“Galema: Anak ni Zuma” is another special offering of ABS-CBN.  The story is one of the classic Pinoy Komiks hit and this time it will come to life during the afternoon for TV viewers as part of the grand celebration of 60 years of Philippine television and the continuing tradition of sharing well-loved komiks tales that widened the imagination and reflected the true Filipino culture.



Based on the longest-running Pinoy komiks series written by Jim Fernandez, “Galema: Anak ni Zuma” is an extraordinary tale about family and love.  It will revolve around the life of a good-hearted young lady named Galema (Andi) who was born with twin snakes attached to her neck, a curse that she inherited from her beastly father Zuma.



On this project, Andi Eigenmann will play the role of "Galema" and according to her, she is so excited with this teleserye and she is so blessed and honored that the project was given to her.  Portraying the said role is very challenging to Andi, she studied it very well because this is new for her and it was really a different kind of role.  "Andi is a good choice for the role as 'Galema', I chose her for this role because of her beauty and she is a very good actress", Direk Wenn V. Deramas said.





Joining Andi in “Galema: Anak ni Zuma” are Matteo Guidicelli, Meg Imperial, Sunshine Cruz, Sheryl Cruz, Carlos Morales, Divina Valencia, Lito Legaspi, and introducing Derick Hubalde as Zuma.


Discover the captivating charm of “Galema: Anak ni Zuma,” to premiere on September 30 (Monday) in ABS-CBN’s Kapamilya Gold.

For more updates about “Galema: Anak ni Zuma,” visit the show’s official social networking sites: Facebook.com/galemaofficial and Twitter.com/galemaofficial.