CCP, BENCH HOLD TERNOCON WORKSHOP & EXHIBIT IN BINAN CITY, LAGUNA

 

With the mission to preserve and promote the Philippine dress,  the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), in partnership with Bench/Suyen Corporation and the local government of Binan City in Laguna, will hold a terno-making workshop from May 19 to 24, and an exhibition from May 22 to June 28, at the Sentrong Pangkultura ng Binan, Binan City, Laguna.

Billed as “Fashioning the Terno,” the workshop series kicked off in October 2025 with its Mindanao leg in Iligan City, followed by its Visayas leg in Iloilo City last April.

The next series, the Luzon leg, will be participated in by 24 local designers from the National Capital Region and various provinces in Luzon, including Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan,  Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Bulacan, Batangas, Mindoro, and Laguna.  

The exhibition will feature the ternos designed by the Ternocon 2025 winners and finalists, Peach Garde, Bryan Peralta, Ram Silva, and Windell Madis, with pieces by mentors Ezra Santos,  Rhett Eala, and Lulu Tan Gan.  

The Luzon participants will undergo intensive hands-on training on terno making with relevant lectures by experts led by Ternocon founding artistic director Gino Gonzales, Ternocon former mentor Lulu Tan Gan, Ternocon current artistic director Ricardo Eric Cruz, 2020 chief mentor awardee Abdul Gaffar,  Carolina de Leon,  Ternocon 2020 Bronze Medalist Dinnes Obusan, Ternocon 2025 Silver Medalist Bryan Peralta, and Ternocon 2025 Mentors’ Choice Award Windell Madis.

All workshop participants from Mindanao, Visayas, and Luzon are qualified to submit proposals for the competition slated for February 2027.

Taylor Lautner in Manila: Bench brings this gorgeous hunk to SM MOA Arena!

Taylor Lautner for Bench

Who did not fell for his tantalizing gaze? How about his dashboard abs that oozes sexiness? C’mon, admit it. You also fell for Taylor Lautner after you’ve seen him portray the role of Jacob in the movie adaptation of Twilight series. Well, Taylor no longer had to transform into a beastly wolf. We can now see him in his dashing self. If you’ve followed Taylor’s career, you must have seen him in his suspense and action packed solo starrer Abduction. If you haven’t, go and catch it on HBO Asia. For his Filipino fans, here’s a good news: Bench, one of the country’s leading apparel brands will be bringing him live in Manila! Girls, get yourselves ready, as this young lad will surely conquer Manila by storm. Mark the date: August 17, 2013—Bench brings Taylor Lautner live in Manila at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. It will definitely become a red-letter day for shrieking fans of this drop-dead gorgeous actor. How to score tickets to the exclusive one-day-only Meet and Greet Taylor Lautner in Manila event by Bench? Simply make a necessary purchase at any Bench outlet. For more info and how to get hold of the VIP exclusive pass, visit www.benchtm.com or visit a Bench outlet nearest you.

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