Go higher, further, and faster with Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel and Globe.

#PlayItRight and watch it in cinemas starting March 6

Pinoy Marvel fans, rejoice! The highly-anticipated Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel is set to finally arrive in the Philippines on March 6. To celebrate this event, Globe has prepared a grand welcome for the most powerful character in the Marvel universe so Filipino fans can discover Carol Danvers as she soars higher, further, and faster as Captain Marvel.

Globe kicked off its big campaign at the recently concluded Captain Marvel Singapore Fan Event. Lucky Globe Prepaid, Globe Postpaid, and Globe At Home customers got the chance to fly to Singapore and meet Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Gemma Chan and the film directors, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck live at Marina Bay Sands! Celebrating with the winners were Globe ambassadors Alex Diaz and Janina Vela.

Afterwards, Globe Prepaid is heading to different schools all over the country to bring the Captain Marvel fever to students! Exciting prizes and freebies are in store for students at these school tours. They can get a chance to win free drinks, GMovies tickets, and an LTE phone by simply participating in the booth activities and answering movie trivia questions! To find out when Captain Marvel will be landing in your school, check out globe.com.ph/prepaid/captain-marvel.

Globe Prepaid is also bringing the Captain Marvel craze to fans in Ayala Center Cebu and Ayala Abreeza Davao on March 9-10! Shape-shift like the Skrulls and take a holo-foto and answer trivia questions to get a chance to win GMovies tickets.

You can also watch out for #CaptainMarvelPH contests from your favorite Globe ambassadors and influencers and stay tuned to #MakeItMatter news on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more chances to win movie tickets.

Got your tickets already? Head to the cinemas and show off your Marvel pride in style with limited edition pieces from the 0917 Lifestyle Captain Marvel collection! The collection takes off from the movie’s 90s look mixed with elements from military uniforms, all bearing Captain Marvel’s logo or trademark insignia. Get yours today by visiting the Globe Online Shop, or dropping by select Globe Stores.

Set in the 1990s, Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that follows the journey of Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes. While a galactic war between two alien races reaches Earth, Danvers finds herself and a small cadre of allies at the center of the maelstrom. The film stars Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Rune Temte, Algenis Perez Soto, Mckenna Grace, with Annette Bening, with Clark Gregg, and Jude Law.

Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel is produced by Kevin Feige and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Jonathan Schwartz, Patricia Whitcher and Stan Lee are the executive producers. The story is by Nicole Perlman & Meg LeFauve and Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck & Geneva Robertson-Dworet, and the screenplay is by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck & Geneva Robertson-Dworet. Captain Marvel opens in Philippine cinemas on March 6, 2019.

Go higher, further, and faster with Globe and Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel! For more information, follow Globe on Facebook and Twitter.

Free weaving demo, lecture at National Museum Western Visayas on March 23-24.

Celebrate National Women's Month with the National Museum by joining the free weaving demonstration and lectures of Miagao hablon weavers on March 23-24, 2019, 9AM and 2PM,  at the Gallery 4 of National Museum Western Visayas Regional Museum and Satellite Office (former Iloilo Rehabilitation Center), Iloilo Capitol Compound, Bonifacio Drive, Iloilo City.

This event, “Kababainhan, Paghabol, Komunidad: A Hablon Weaving Demonstration and Lecture”, is a tribute to the artistry and craftsmanship of weavers of Panay. Through the event, the National Museum aims to raise public awareness on the issues concerning gender roles, particularly the continuous stereotyping of weaving as an exclusive skill of and job for women. It is also a call to the public to appreciate and learn more about Panay textile heritage, at the same time, inspire the Western Visayas communities to support the revived handwoven textile industry of the region.  

Mother and son weavers from Miagao, Iloilo, namely: Mary Ann and Kim Carlo Montagot of Indag-an Multi-Purpose Cooperative, and Constancia “Connie” and Franco Atijon of Reyden’s Hablon, will conduct the weaving demonstration. Guests weavers from Brgy. Indag-an, Miag-ao will share their journey as weavers - from the first time they sat on a loom and held a thread up to now as they are now travelling abroad and in the Philippines to share and promote their artistry and craftsmanship. 

Weaving is an age-old tradition that once brought fame and fortune to the weavers of Panay Island. In the 1800s, the industry was so lucrative that Iloilo became known as the textile capital of the Philippines. Back then, most households owned a loom and produced traditional textiles woven from indigenous fibers like cotton, abaca, silk, and piña. Contrary to the common belief that weaving is exclusive for women, the weaving processes employed both men and women. The men processed the plants into fibers while the women set up the looms and weaved. When the weaving industry waned due to the shift of capitals to sugar and the entry of cheaper commercialized fibers and fabrics from abroad, weaving was abandoned and only a few communities maintained it. 

In the past years, efforts were made to revive the Philippine traditional textiles. The National Museum and the Office of Senator Loren Legarda are at the forefront of this - the first among their many collaborations is the setting up of Hibla ng Lahing Filipino: The Artistry of Philippine Textile permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Anthropology in Manila and corollary programs like lecture series on indigenous fibers and traditional textiles, traveling exhibition, and weaving demonstrations. Government agencies such as the Department of Trade and Industry, Philippine Fiber Development Authority, local government units, among others, also stepped up initiatives to support the production of indigenous fibers in known weaving communities all over the Philippines. With the demand for handwoven products increasing, men are now also attracted not only to the processing of plants but to weaving as well, thus, breaking the stereotypes and gender-typing of weaving as a skill exclusive for women.

The weaving demonstration and lecture is a NM Gender and Development project spearheaded by its Ethnology Division, in cooperation with Gender and Development Focal Point System and Regional Administration and Operations Division. 

There are four sessions in the two-day event. Guests can attend either the 9-11AM session or the 2-4PM session, either on Saturday or Sunday. The public is also encouraged to support our local weavers by patronizing their products that will be on display at the museum during the two-day event. 

The weaving demo and lecture is FREE but slots are limited. Pre-registration is required. Kindly contact National Museum Western Visayas through telephone number 033-327-3782 or email at nmiloilo@yahoo.com for inquiries and reservations.